Post by mechamind on May 16, 2021 11:37:22 GMT -5
Airdate: June 9, 1998
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Endless Summer week!
Today's contestants:
Deb Eader: Registered nurse, from Stuart, FL
"Cowboy" Fisher: Graphic artist, from Greensboro, NC
Leslie Grosey: Also a registered nurse, from Indianapolis, IN
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. How much of that cash do you think you can round up from this puzzle?
Perfection! Deb solves NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC to round up the Surprise! It's a trip to Barbados and 1-week stay at Almond Beach Resort worth $5,120.
Leslie has been waiting too long, but now she has a chance to score with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces!
Cowboy solves YOU'LL NEVER GUESS IN A MILLION YEARS.
Was the answer to that last puzzle a bad omen? We'll see in this round. We've also added a $5,000 space to the Wheel.
Deb solves ARMY MESS HALL OF FAME. That's as high as she will go, as we're out of time.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Endless Summer week!
Today's contestants:
Deb Eader: Registered nurse, from Stuart, FL
"Cowboy" Fisher: Graphic artist, from Greensboro, NC
Leslie Grosey: Also a registered nurse, from Indianapolis, IN
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. How much of that cash do you think you can round up from this puzzle?
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DEB | Cowboy | Leslie |
SURPRISE: T $600: L -$250: E $500: R -$250: A (x3) $600: N (x2) -$250: O (x2) $900: G (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,350+ |
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Perfection! Deb solves NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC to round up the Surprise! It's a trip to Barbados and 1-week stay at Almond Beach Resort worth $5,120.
Deb | Cowboy | Leslie |
$8,470 |
So naturally, Cowboy should be able to take this prize: a Guthy-Renker home gym machine, plus some "workout" CDs from Madonna, Van Halen, and Eric Clapton (labeled FITNESS) totaling $3,115.
The $2,500 space is a perfect fit for the Wheel! If only we could say the same about the $10,000 prize...
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Deb | COWBOY | Leslie |
FITNESS: T $450: H (x2) -$250: E -$250: O (x3) $300: R $2,500: S (x2) -$250: I -$250: A (x3) $600: M (x2) $250: Y $900: N (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$9,350+ |
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CLASSIC TV |
Double perfection! Cowboy solves TOM BOSLEY AS HOWARD CUNNINGHAM to keep the money and fitness package.
Surprise! There's that sound! Cowboy can win a $2,000 bonus by answering this question...
The puzzle is from the show Happy Days. Where did Howard Cunningham work?
After a few seconds, Cowboy correctly guesses a hardware store. "For an extra bonus, how much would 3 pounds of 3-inch nails have cost?"
Deb | Cowboy | Leslie |
$8,470 | $14,465 |
Leslie has been waiting too long, but now she has a chance to score with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces!
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$550: T (DUD!) | ||
BANKRUPT! ($0) | $800: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) $700: N (x3) Jackpot: V $600: L (x4) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x3) $400: Y (x2) $250: S (x3) Solve: Correct! | |
$6,900 |
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Cowboy solves YOU'LL NEVER GUESS IN A MILLION YEARS.
Deb | Cowboy | Leslie |
$8,470 | $21,365 |
Was the answer to that last puzzle a bad omen? We'll see in this round. We've also added a $5,000 space to the Wheel.
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$400: T (DUD!) | $900: R $400: N (DUD!) | $5,000: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x3) $250: M (x3) $250: L (x2) $5,000: N (Repeat) |
$900 | $10,750 | |
$250: F (x2) $250: H $600: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,350 |
Leslie's repeated N was not acknowledged as a duplication.
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Deb solves ARMY MESS HALL OF FAME. That's as high as she will go, as we're out of time.
Deb | Cowboy | Leslie |
$9,820 | $21,365 |
Leslie was so close to a comeback, but the repeat knocked her out. She's now stuck with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Pat questions why the contestant calls himself "Cowboy". He's wearing a normal suit...though he is wearing Chaps underwear.
Anyway, the cowboy is in Bonus Land! Can he score one more prize? We have...
Bora Bora holiday (over $20,000)
Sport boat (over $26,000)
Volkswagen convertible (almost $24,000)
New Zealand holiday (over $21,000)
Sport boat (over $26,000)
Volkswagen convertible (almost $24,000)
New Zealand holiday (over $21,000)
"The cash" ($25,000)
All five envelopes in play, and Cowboy will round up the H. Time for his puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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Cowboy picks the ordinary CDMA.
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PLACE |
He guesses YUMA CITY and IOWA CITY...and the second one is correct!
His wild guess scores him the $25,000! Cowboy finishes with a very nice $46,365 and should be back on Friday!
In the post-game, Pat talks about how the cash was given away tonight, but Vanna is taking it easy because she's unable to speak right now.