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June 3, 1997 recap May 22, 2021 10:55:04 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 22, 2021 10:55:04 GMT -5

Airdate: June 3, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Far Away Places!

Today's contestants:
Hal Klein: Equity trader, from Boca Raton, FL
Sina Sonaji: Graduate at University of Illinois, mastering in public health and business administration, and wants to go into healthcare consulting
Karen Trimby: Plans to return to school for a BA in fine arts, hopes to own a studio art gallery; from Thornhill, ON

Sina also wrote a poem for Pat!

I've been a Wheel Watcher since day one,

so let me play and have some fun.

Cars, money, Surprises, and more!

Chicago's got what you're looking for!

After the applause, Pat clarifies that the poem isn't actually how she got on the show. No "Nantucket" stuff, please!

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Remember that the Big Money is a lot closer than you think! Here's our first puzzle.

Round 1

LANDMARK

HAL	Sina	Karen
$500: T $300: S -$250: E $600: N -$250: A $250: D $250: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) $250: B Solve: Correct!
$1,650

LANDMARK

Perfection! Hal solves LIBERTY ISLAND.

Hal	Sina	Karen
$1,650

We have an island of prizes we must choose from, and today it will be this: a NordicTrack complete home fitness center (labeled FITNESS) worth $2,500.

Even the man from Nantucket wants some cash in his bucket. The $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces can make it happen.

Round 2

THE 80's

Hal	SINA	Karen
	$500: T (x2) $900: R (x3) -$250: E (x3) $300: N (x3) -$250: I (x3) $250: H (DUD!)	$450: M (x2) $400: S (x3) -$250: A (x5) $250: C (x2) $250: F $250: P -$250: U (DUD!)
	$4,100	$2,600
$250: D (DUD!)	Solve: Correct!
	$4,100

THE 80's

Sina solves FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TRAVELS IN SPACE.

Where did that sound come from? Well, we do know that Sina can score a $2,000 bonus by answering a bonus question...

Who was the woman to travel in space?

It's stuck in there, but she can't speak it. The name was Sally Ride.

Hal	Sina	Karen
$1,650	$4,100

Who'd have thought your score could climb so high? It can happen with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces!

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Hal	Sina	KAREN
		$900: T (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$1,800
FITNESS: N (x3) Jackpot: G BANKRUPT! ($2,500)	$500: R $3,500: S (x3!) -$250: I (x2) -$250: U $900: H -$250: E (x3) $350: W -$250: A (x3) $550: F $250: L $500: P SURPRISE: C BANKRUPT! ($12,550) (Surprise lost)	$500: M $600: Y Solve: Correct!
		$2,900

BEFORE & AFTER

Karen reads what's on the board. Oh, what could've been, as she was close to the Jackpot...

Hal	Sina	Karen
$1,650	$4,100	$2,900

We have trouble cashing in, but that still makes it easier for the $5,000 space to save the day.

Round 4

THING

HAL	Sina	Karen
$600: R BANKRUPT! ($600)	$400: T
	$400

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

After an exciting but long round, it's time for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $900 a piece.

Sina: N (DUD!)
Karen: L (DUD!)
Hal: S ($900)
Sina: H (DUD!)
Karen: M (DUD!)
Hal: D ($1,800)
Sina: Y ($1,300) (She talks to herself for a few seconds.)
Karen: C ($900)
Hal: P (DUD!)
Sina: A (x2) ($1,300)

THING

Sina solves FIVE-DAY FORECAST.

Hal	Sina	Karen
$1,650	$5,400	$2,900

BONUS ROUND:

Sina is the big winner, and she has a chance to recover from Round 3 with one more prize. It could be a trip to Tahiti or Bangkok, a RAV4, a speed boat, or the $25,000!

No more spinning! It's just the envelopes, and Sina will take the L. We have one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives her:

EVENT

Sina will stick to CMDA.

EVENT

She guesses PLAY-OUT GAME, which was very close. She does not solve PLAY-OFF GAME...

...and she couldn't hold on to the speedboat. Sina finishes with $5,400, and we'll have to wait and see if it's enough for Friday.

In the post-game, Pat thinks that clothing choices for pregnant women might have been more limited just a few years, and Vanna agrees. Now, she's much more fortunate, and she thanks all the designers for the clothes she has worn on the show.