December 4, 1995 recap

This is a recap from 12/4/95

Contestants

Sandy Franks: Massage therapist from Safety Harbor, FL
Ben Spielman: Mortgage banker originally from Brooklyn, NY
Wayne Adams: 1 day total of $48,656

Round 1: Title

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Sandy:
* $300: L (x2) ($600)
* $300: T ($900)
* $500: N ($1,400)
* $500: S ($1,900)
* $700: W ($2,600)

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W _ N _ _ _ _ _ L
L _ _ _

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for Sandy since she dominated and earned $2,600.

Perfect round!

Round 2 prize: Park City Ski Holiday worth $3,057 (marked Park City)

Round 2: Fill in the Blank

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Ben:
* Surprise wedge: T (x2)
* $200: S (x2) ($400)
* $350: R ($750)
* -$250: E (x2) ($500)
* $400: N (x2) ($1,300)
* -$250: O (x2) ($1,050)
* $200: M ($1,250)
* -$250: A (x3) ($1,000)
* $2,500: B ($3,500)
* -$250: I ($3,250) (Vowels are gone)
* $250: K ($3,500)

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? / STEAK
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ROBINSON

Ben dominated and solved ?CHALET ?STEAK ?FAMILY ROBINSON for $3,500 and earned $500 more for guessing Swiss and a trip to Malibu worth $4,208 giving him a total of $8,208.

Perfect round 2!

Round 3: Artist/Song

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Wayne:
* $10K wedge: S
* $200: N (x4): ($800)
* -$250: E (x2) ($550)
* $1,000: T (DUD!)

Sandy:
* Park City: D (DUD!)

Ben
* $800: R (x3) ($2,400)
* $500: H ($2,900)
* Double Play: Y
* $600 (Double Play worth $1,200): M (x2) ($5,300)

HENRY
M _ N _ _ N _ 'S
M _ _ N / R _ _ ER

Ben solved HENRY MANCINI'S MOON RIVER for $5,300.

Round 4: Phrase

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Sandy:
* $500: N (x2) ($1,000)
* $5,000: T ($6,000)
* $500: R (x3) ($7,500)
* $250: M (x2) ($8,000)
* -$250: E (x3) ($7,750)
* -$250: I ($7,500)
* -$250: O ($7,250)
* $250: F ($7,500)

The bell sounded and the round became a speed round worth $800

Sandy:
* L (DUD!)

Ben:
* S (x3): $2,400

Wayne:
* B: $800

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EMB_RR_SSMENT
OF / RI _ _ ES

Wayne solved AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES for $800.

Final scores:
Ben: $13,508
Sandy: $2,600
Wayne: $800 (2 day total of $49,456)

The non cash prizes were
* Jeep grand cherokee Laredo ($25K+)
* Southwest Adventure pkg ($17K+)
* Winnebago ($41K)
* Gold coins ($19K+)

Ben picked the 2nd E.

Thing

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RSTLNE gave him

_ R _ _ _ SE

Ben's choices of PMDI gave him

PR_MISE

Ben kept his PROMISE to his wife and friends to win the gold coins worth $19,500! This gives him a 1 day total of $33,008 and returned for the next show!