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September 23, 1996 recap May 17, 2021 21:26:08 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 17, 2021 21:26:08 GMT -5

Airdate: September 23, 1996

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Let's begin our African Safari!

Today's contestants:
Kim Marvel: Grade 4 teacher, from Westland, MI
Gary Tateyama: Veterinarian in California, former student at Colorado State University Vet School; from Fort Collins
Tammy Saro: Student at San Diego State University majoring in communicative disorders studies, from Coronado, CA

Gary also has two talents, but they only have time for one. Should he recite the alphabet backwards, or should he bend his fingers all the way back?

They go for the "gross" one. He bends his fingers back. He must have some interesting times hitchhiking.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Try not to slip into the darkness, or you might scare it away, and you'll have to do it all over again.

Round 1

THINGS

Pat: Somebody left a piece of black tape in my area. In rehearsal. Don't ever let that happen.

KIM	Gary	Tammy
$900: S (x2) $700: R $550: T (x2) $250: L (DUD!)	$900: N $250: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,600	$1,150

THINGS

Gary solves FRUITS & NUTS.

Kim	Gary	Tammy
	$1,150

"He did it!" Can we say that about Gary and our Wheel prize? He could take an RCA 4-head S-VHS VCR with 52-inch home theater stereo projection TV (labeled VIDEO) worth $3,598.

You might go nuts if you land on the $2,500 or one-third $10,000 space. Should we be worried?

Round 2

CLUE

Kim	GARY	Tammy
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$800: T $300: N (x2) -$250: A (x2) $250: S (x2) -$250: E (x4) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($1,400)

$900: H (x2) $800: R (DUD!)	$450: L -$250: O (x4) $700: D (x2) $450: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,800	$2,500

CLUE

Gary solves THEY SAILED OFF IN A WOODEN SHOE. Will he sail towards a $2,000 bonus by answering the clue? He was afraid of that...

...and he guesses "the wooden hush puppy". A funny guess, but it was Wynken Blynken & Nod. "Linken Binken bo-binken Banana-fana-fo-finken."

Kim	Gary	Tammy
	$3,650

Pat announces that the winner of the Friday Finals will receive a $12,000 fantasy golf package if he/she wins the Bonus Round. The package includes an Andiamo 3-piece luggage set.

No more bananas or nuts or anything. We'll just have you try for the $3,500 space and our recently added Jackpot space.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Kim	Gary	TAMMY
		$600: T (DUD!)

$550: R (x2) $800: S (x2) $600: F (x2) -$250: O (x3) BANKRUPT! ($3,650)	Lose A Turn!	Jackpot: N $3,500: D (x2) -$250: E -$250: A $600: L -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct!
		$6,850

BEFORE & AFTER

Tammy solves DIVING FOR PEARLS OF WISDOM.

Kim	Gary	Tammy
	$3,650	$6,850

Don't tell Kim...but she might hit the $5,000 space on the Wheel! Actually, it's okay to tell her.

Round 4

PERSON

KIM	Gary	Tammy
$250: R (DUD!)	$900: C (x3) -$250: O (DUD!)	SURPRISE: S $800: T $450: N (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x5) Solve: Correct!
	$2,450	$1,200+

PERSON

Tammy solves CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE and takes the Surprise...a trip to Hawaii and stay at Kona Village Resort worth $6,480!

Kim	Gary	Tammy
	$3,650	$14,530

We'll just casually move on to another round...

Round 5

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

...though it seems we're short of time, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Gary starts.

Gary: R ($300)

THING

Gary immediately guesses FRIEND SHIP.

Tammy: T (DUD!)
Kim: S ($300)

THING

Kim tries CRUISE SHIP.

Gary: C (DUD!)
Tammy: N ($300)
Kim: F (DUD!)
Gary: G ($600)
Tammy: E ($300)
Kim: A (x2) ($300)

THING

Kim solves ORANGE SODA for the house minimum.

Kim	Gary	Tammy
$500	$3,650	$14,530

Garry and Tammy's final scores do not appear for a few seconds, possibly because of the house minimum adjustment (after which Kim's score says $300 again).

BONUS ROUND:

Now the big winner, Tammy might be hungry for one of one of our bonus prizes...

1996 Chrysler Sebring convertible (over $25,000)

Jeep Cherokee (over $36,000)

African safari ($29,000)

Precious gems package ($30,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

Would any of these prizes be okay? After that, Tammy picks the H and faces this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

DCGA is just as helpful.

THING

She says BANG and FANG, but she does not solve BANJO...

...and she let the $25,000 get away. Tammy finishes with $14,530 and will hopefully return on Friday.

In the post-game, Pat says it's the first day of autumn. Vanna's from the east, the leaves change color. In L.A., the pigeons turn brown and fall to the ground. Why's the water running? Because it's autumn!