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October 19, 1994 recap Mar 20, 2021 18:42:21 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 20, 2021 18:42:21 GMT -5

Airdate: October 19, 1994

From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Janice Washington (returning with a 1-day total of $4,450)
Susan Perlin: Legal secretary, from Smyrna, GA (new from Florida)
Ted Cooper: Mortgage banker, from Hawthorne, CA

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JANICE	Susan	Ted
$400: S (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,200)	$500: T (x4) $150: N $300: G (x2) Free Spin: H -$250: O (x6) $200: P (x3) $900: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,100

PHRASE

Susan solves PLACES TO GO THINGS TO DO PEOPLE TO SEE.

Janice	Susan (FS)	Ted
	$4,900

Oh, the prizes you can win! To start, we have a pair of Hammerman "Compatibles" rings with your choice of gold/platinum, gold/diamond, or all diamond (labeled JEWELRY), a prize worth $7,300.

Think about the $2,500 space on the Wheel right now, because we might run into something we wish we hadn't...

Round 2

MEGAWORD

Janice	SUSAN (FS)	Ted
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$350: R (DUD!)

$350: T $800: N $500: L (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$700: S (DUD!)
$1,900
$700: D (DUD!)	JEWELRY: C (DUD!)	$200: P (DUD!)
$1,900
$250: M -$250: A (x2) $350: H (DUD!)	$500: Y (x2) $700: B -$250: O Solve: Correct!
$1,900	$1,450

Susan seems to be too happy to land on BANKRUPT or Lose A Turn.

MEGAWORD

Susan solves FLAMBOYANTLY. "Megaword!" will give Susan a chance to earn a $500 bonus by using the word in a sentence.

She has nothing. Pat gives her a hint that the word means "showy" or "ornate".

Janice	Susan (FS)	Ted
	$6,350

With Megaword out of the way, the $3,500 space is breathing a sigh of relief. However, this puzzle is also a bit short.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Janice	Susan (FS)	TED
		$500: T $600: D -$250: A (DUD!)
		$850
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$250: R $400: S (x2) $700: N (x2) $500: G -$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$2,700

BEFORE & AFTER

Susan solves SEEING RED SKELTON.

Janice	Susan (FS)	Ted
	$9,050

It's becoming harder for Janice, but she might be happy again if she hits the $5,000 space. She could also pick up a RANCH prize if she's lucky.

Round 4

TITLE

JANICE	Susan (FS)	Ted
RANCH: T (x3) $200: H $350: S (x2) $500: L (x3) Solve: Correct!
$2,400+

TITLE

Perfection! Janice solves THE LITTLE RASCALS to take the RANCH prize: a dude ranch adventure at Roseland Ranch in New York worth $3,140.

Janice	Susan (FS)	Ted
$5,540	$9,050

There's still more she needs to do, and we have time for another round.

Round 5

PHRASE

Janice	SUSAN (FS)	Ted
	$200: T (x2)
	$400

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Whoops, that was quick. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $300 a piece. One Wheatie too many.

Susan: H ($700)
Ted: D (x3) ($900)
Janice: N (x2) ($600)
Susan: G (x2) ($1,300)

PHRASE

Susan solves GOOD NIGHT AND SWEET DREAMS.

Janice	Susan (...)	Ted
$5,540	$10,350

A bad vowel certainly didn't help Ted much. With nothing on his board, he leaves with the nice parting gifts.

Susan was laughing a lot, but the Free Spin wasn't.

Janice leaves with a 2-day total of $9,990.

BONUS ROUND:

Will Susan laugh even more after the Bonus Round? We have plenty of prizes available!

Trip to Istanbul ($26,000)

Caribbean cruise (over $16,000)

Hand-carved tourmaline bracelet (over $37,000)

His-and-hers automobiles (over $41,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Five great prizes, but Susan must pick an envelope! She'll take the second E and face this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

(Vanna is laughing for some reason.)

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

Her choices of YPMA are somewhat helpful.

THING

She instantly solves MUSTARD...

...and she quickly scores the $25,000! Susan finishes with $35,350 and will be returning on the next show!

In the post-game, Pat says he noticed in the Bonus Round that Vanna was giggling like crazy. Her little one was babbling behind the puzzle board! It was so loud over there!