April 30, 1997 recap

April 30, 1997 recap May 16, 2021 19:49:51 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 16, 2021 19:49:51 GMT -5

Airdate: April 30, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Wheel Across America!

At the middle of the road:
Terry Jones: In the U.S. Air Force for over 7 years and counting, works as a communications radio operator; from Tampa, FL
Ray Rogers: Disciple of PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), from Carlsbad, NM
Megan McGinn: Junior at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and majoring in psychology; from Evansville

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are wheeling towards the Big Money, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

LANDMARK

TERRY	Ray	Megan
$250: T $250: N -$250: E (x3) $600: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn!	$250: P (DUD!)	Free Spin: M (x3) $450: L $500: S (x2) $300: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,200		$2,050

LANDMARK

Megan solves THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL.

Terry	Ray	Megan (FS)
		$2,050

We pull aside so we can introduce a prize: a pair of Zodiac Gold Point sports watches (labeled WATCHES) worth $2,390.

Pay your respect to the Wheel, and it'll pay you nicely. All you need to do is cash in with the $2,500 space or $10,000 prize, maybe both.

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Terry	RAY	Megan (FS)
	$600: N (x2) $250: D (DUD!)	$700: S (x2) $250: L (DUD!)
	$1,200	$1,400
$2,500: T (x5!) -$250: E (x5) -$250: I (x3) $300: H $300: R (x3) -$250: A -$250: O (DUD!)	$500: P (x2) Solve: Correct!
$12,700	$2,200

FILL IN THE BLANK

Ray solves ? THE PUMP ? MINISTER ? INTEREST RATE. Is he interested in a $2,000 bonus? He'll need to fill in the blank.

His answer of prime is correct.

Terry	Ray	Megan (FS)
	$4,200	$2,050

Try your best to go for the $3,500 space, and remember that every good spin will help that Jackpot grow.

Round 3

SHOW BIZ

Terry	Ray	MEGAN (FS)
		$400: S (x2) Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $600: T (x2) $900: H -$250: E (x2) $250: L (DUD!)
		$2,650
$300: N $300: G (x3) -$250: I $400: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O (x5) Solve: Correct!
$1,250

SHOW BIZ

Terry solves THE OSCAR GOES TO CUBA GOODING JR.

Terry	Ray	Megan
$1,250	$4,200	$2,050

Now that Terry has some money on the board, he might be tempted to keep going. There's a $5,000 space waiting for him!

Round 4

SAME NAME

TERRY	Ray	Megan
WATCHES: T (DUD!)	$250: N (DUD!)	$250: S $600: R (x2) $550: L $500: M (DUD!)
		$2,000
$900: C (DUD!)	WATCHES: D (x3) $600: W (x3) -$250: O -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x3) $900: P Solve: Correct!
	$1,950+

SAME NAME

Ray solves WORLD WIDE & SPIDER WEB to keep the watches. It's time to log off.

(Pat accidentally throws to commercial break before recapping the scores until he is corrected from offstage.)

Terry	Ray	Megan
$1,250	$8,540	$2,050

BONUS ROUND:

What does Pat do? He takes Ray to Bonus Land to look at our bonus prizes...and Ray will read the prize values:

Harley-Davidson motorcycles ($17,990)
Amtrak Trip ($15,770)
Jeep Wrangler ("just about $16,000")
"The cash" ($25,000)

From this point, Ray must do all the work. He'll grab the second E, and he'll face this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

He could fill in the middle with PMCO.

THING

He guesses REGION, ROMAN, and RIGHT ON. The audience laughs at the last one. He does not solve RIBBON...

...so he says goodbye to the pair of Harleys. Ray finishes this game with $8,540 in total.

In the post-game, Pat notices all the street/traffic signs on the set. There's a store in Glendale run by the city that sells old street signs. If you want a "ROAD CLOSED" for your room, you can do that.

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