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December 2, 2005 Recap Mar 29, 2021 5:20:35 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Mar 29, 2021 5:20:35 GMT -5

APPLICABLE EPISODES: Monday

Did not post a recap yesterday because I had a long day. Thankfully, captainfortune posted one from late '97, so at least yesterday wasn't a day of inactivity.

Man have I've been waiting to do this episode that featured a particularly fun contestant...

Jumpin' straight to the logo.

EPISODE #4350: HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Airdate: 12/2/05

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Scot pinpoints THE RHINE RIVER.

Mark	Sheri	Scot
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He's not the only male here:
Scot Savage: Las Vegas, NV. Internet entrepreneur who loves gameshows, reality shows, movies and owns two pit bulls (Pat: "It's the American Dream.").
Mark Gross: Keego Harbor, MI. Loan officer who loves to play/watch sports. Also has a girlfriend in the audience.
Sheri Robinson: New York, NY. Recent John Jay College graduate (a first from her family) who has a bachelor's in criminal justice, administration and planning (she also graduated Magna Cum Laude). Wants to get a job in law enforcement.

Speaking about gameshows, Scot's been on The Price is Right back in 1999 (he won $7,993 in stuff back then).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Scot appropriately solves GUIDE DOGS.

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FEATURED PRIZE: trip to see Billy Joel live in NYC sponsored by Circuit City and his new box set “My Lives” (marked BILLY JOEL) worth $4,500
GIFT TAGS: BED BATH & BEYOND, SWAROVSKI, KMart

Round 1

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Here's a little boost - this one's a...

PRIZE PUZZLE!

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		Free SPIN: 2 R's $500: 2 T's SWAROVSKI: L -$250: E -$250: 3 A's $550: 3 N's BANKRUPT! ($10K's right) ($2,150 + SWAROVSKI gone) (Free SPIN used) $10,000!: D $800: 2 G's -$250: 4 I's $800: 2 C's $800: 2 S's Solve Attempt...
		$4,550
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Scot wins the sparkly cash and he'll also be CLEARING CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION on his trip to HUNGARY (Budapest via Tradesco Tours, Malev Hungarian Airlines) worth $5,200!

TRIP SPIN ID: BW03964

BANKRUPT: Scot

Mark	Sheri	Scot
		$22,750
		$10,000 HUNGARY

I probably think he should've gone all the way given his spin power. Ah well, $22K+ so far is still awesome.

JACKPOT ROUND

THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: Eggland's Best

Round 2

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MARK	Sheri	Scot
$600 ($3,500): T $300: 2 R's $300: 3 S's -$250: E	$800: N	$400: L
$1,900

$3,500: H $300: 2 C's $450: M -$250: 2 I's -$250: 3 A's No More Vowels! $450: D Solve Attempt...
$6,350

He was "this" close to getting the prize wedge on the last spin.

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Mark solves CHRISTMAS & VISA CARD.

DUDS: E (Mark), N (Sheri), L (Scot)
LEFT BEHIND IN POT: $12,100

Mark	Sheri	Scot
$6,350		$22,750
		$10,000 HUNGARY

MYSTERY ROUND

THIS WEEK'S PRIZE: a $10,000 PriceGrabber shopping spree

Round 3

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	MYSTERY ($900): 2 T's FLIPS...BANKRUPT!	BANKRUPT! ($600)


$400: 2 S's $800: 2 R's -$250: A	BANKRUPT! ($600)	$300: Y (?!)
$2,150

$450: 2 L's $800: 3 N's -$250: 4 E's $300 (LOSE A TURN): M $600 (BANKRUPT): C -$250: 2 I's Solve Attempt...
$5,850

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Mark solves LEMON-SCENTED FURNITURE POLISH.

DUDS: A (Mark), Y (Scot)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Sheri twice, Scot once)

Mark	Sheri	Scot
$12,200		$22,750
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$3,000 Toss-Up

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$12,200	$3,000	$22,750
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $6,000!

Sheri: T ($6,000)
Scot: 2 N's ($12,000)
Mark: C ($6,000)
Sheri: 2 R's ($18,000)
Scot: S ($18,000)
Mark: H
Sheri: L
Scot: 3 F's ($36,000)

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Here's AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE, Scot - a big blowout!

DUDS: H (Mark), L (Sheri)

FINAL SCORES

Mark	Sheri	Scot
$12,200	$3,000	$58,750
		$10,000 HUNGARY

WINNINGS SO FAR: $73,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,150 + $2,000 gamble

BONUS ROUND:

The energetic Scot could spin and win a 2006 Chrysler 300 over here. After introducing his best friend (Tom), Scot's thinking the biggie's hiding under the 1,000's digit that he just spun - we'll see about that.

Bonus Puzzle

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Yes, really.

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DHMI only yields just the obvious vowel...

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The best he could sputter out towards the end of the timer was "BYE BYE BOOK", which is obviously wrong. It was the Irma S. Rombauer book "JOY OF COOKING"...

...and he actually lost the Nissan Murano. Still, Scot is leaving with $58,750 in cash & trip!

It's almost Christmas...and Vanna puts up her decorations ridiculously early.

Last Edit: Mar 29, 2021 18:07:41 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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December 2, 2005 Recap Mar 29, 2021 5:24:05 GMT -5

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About damn time someone uploaded the entire episode. It was also in circulation before, but the video cut off some parts and it only featured the winning contestant.

If you somehow stumble upon this recap, Scot, you did fantastic this night!

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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December 2, 2005 Recap Mar 29, 2021 7:37:27 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this

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Post by mechamind on Mar 29, 2021 7:37:27 GMT -5

This is the only time I've seen one player hit any part of the $10,000 wedge twice in a row (disregarding the Free Spin in between). At least it worked the second time.

And then he's stuck on the orange $800 (assuming that's where the $10K was located, that's an unusual way to hit the space five timea in a row).

EDIT: As others are saying for when Scot was on the show, 6/21/99 was a re-run for TPiR (even the SteveGavazzi timeline only goes up to 6/17/99 for that season). The video includes a wheelchair-bound contestant, and the timeline says the first-ever instance of that was on 9/27/99. I can't be absolutely sure, as I haven't been digging into TPiR history the way I've been doing for Wheel.

Last Edit: Mar 29, 2021 7:55:15 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 2, 2005 Recap Mar 29, 2021 12:27:40 GMT -5

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Mar 29, 2021 7:37:27 GMT -5 mechamind said:

And then he's stuck on the orange $800 (assuming that's where the $10K was located, that's an unusual way to hit the space five timea in a row).

Even stranger: He hit the middle part 4 times in a row.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.