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September 11, 1995 recap Mar 17, 2021 8:17:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 17, 2021 8:17:07 GMT -5

Airdate: September 11, 1995

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Bruce Evans (returning with a 1-day total of $38,200)
Janice Hamby: Commander in the U.S. Navy and highest ranking female officer on the Eisenhower, from Burke, VA
Chris Hodges: Part-time student, full-time waiter, and kids' entertainer; from Calgary, AB

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

STAR & ROLE

BRUCE	Janice	Chris
$150: T (DUD!)	$150: R $250: S (x3) $400: N (x4) -$250: A (x2) $200: M (x2) $450: D (x2) -$250: O (x3) -$250: E (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$3,050

STAR & ROLE

Janice solves GLENN CLOSE AS NORMA DESMOND.

Bruce	Janice	Chris
	$3,050

What would this show be without some prizes? We'll start with a Moorings holiday: 4 nights in St. Lucia plus 3 nights on a 50-foot yacht (labeled ST. LUCIA) totaling $4,698.

Did you think we'd forget? There's a $2,500 space on the Wheel.

Something we almost did miss is the recently added Double Play token, which you can use before your next spin to double its value.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Bruce	JANICE	Chris
	$450: S $450: N (x3) $500: R (x2) SURPRISE: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A Solve: Correct!
	$2,300+

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Janice solves HOME RUN IN YOUR PANTYHOSE and takes the Surprise...a trip to Greece with Epirotiki Cruises worth $10,406!

Bruce	Janice	Chris
	$15,756

No, we didn't forget about Chris. We've just been saving the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces for him.

Round 3

THING

Bruce	Janice	CHRIS
		$250: T $200: R BANKRUPT/$10K! ($450)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$200: N (x2) $500: G (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,400)	$900: S (DUD!)

Double Play: L (x3) $700: M (DUD!)	$600: H -$250: I (x3) -$250: E (x2) $300: F $250: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$900

Janice tries to buy a third vowel with only $100, but Pat stops her.

THING

Janice solves FLICKERING CANDLELIGHT.

Bruce (DP)	Janice	Chris
	$16,656

Guess who has a Double Play? Guess who's the first to try for the $5,000 space? Guess what that WAVE RIDER space is supposed to be?

Round 4

OCCUPATION

BRUCE (DP)	Janice	Chris
$900: S (x2) (Double Play!) BANKRUPT! ($1,800)	$200: R (DUD!)	$1,500: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: A $250: C
		$2,500

OCCUPATION

DING DING! DING DING!

Guess what that means? Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin! Consonants will be worth... $300 a piece.

Chris: D (x2) ($3,600)

OCCUPATION

Chris spoils the sweep and solves SYNDICATED COLUMNIST.

Bruce	Janice	Chris
	$16,656	$3,600

Bruce leaves with the $38,200 he won a really long time ago.

BONUS ROUND:

Janice made it look easy. Now she's in Bonus Land to play for one of...

Grand piano with autographed Gershwin quotation (over $27,000)

Trip to New York (over $21,000)

Convertible (almost $40,000)

110-diamond bangle (over $30,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

New prizes means new envelopes! Janice will take the H and try to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

(Janice does not appear in the lower right corner until the 10-second timer.)

CHGO will only give her a vowel.

THING

She instantly solves BLOUSE...

...so she's taking the $25,000! Janice finishes with $41,656 and is coming back tomorrow!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna say they're getting comfortable at the Sony Studio. Pat says he has nectarines in his dressing room.