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October 28, 1996 recap May 22, 2021 14:38:20 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 22, 2021 14:38:20 GMT -5

Airdate: October 28, 1996

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We now begin Southwestern Week!

Today's contestants:
Kimberly Thompson: Administrative assistant (also did some bungee jumping), from Kaysville, UT
Darren McCarrell Jones: Health education, also a minister of music at his church; from Oceanside, CA
Linda Patty: Mother of two, from San Gabriel, CA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Nothing too risky right now - just spin and rack up the money with this puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

KIMBERLY	Darren	Linda
$250: N $250: T (x2) SURPRISE: R -$250: E (x6) $450: V -$250: O -$250: I $1,000: D (DUD!)	$600: M (x2) $450: C Solve: Correct!
$450+	$1,650

PHRASE

Darren solves IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME.

Kimberly	Darren	Linda
	$1,650

We're always amazed about the prizes we can find, such as a dude ranch holiday at Tucson's Lazy K Bar Ranch in Arizona (labeled TUCSON) worth $3,400.

Let's add even more to our "lovely multi-colored wheel". Wouldn't you want to hit the $2,500 or one-third $10,000 space and solve this "lovely" puzzle?

Round 2

HEADLINE

Kimberly	DARREN	Linda
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$600: S (x4) $250: T (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x4) $500: R (x3) -$250: I (x3) $300: H (DUD!)
		$3,650
$700: L (DUD!)	TUCSON: N (x3) $250: W BANKRUPT! ($3,650)	$700: G -$250: O -$250: U $10,000!: D (x2) $250: M (x3) Solve: Correct!
		$4,600+

Darren tries to immediately spin again after hitting BANKRUPT on his first spin.

HEADLINE

Linda solves ER WINS OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES EMMY to keep the cash prize! Pat jumps up and down with her!

"Higher! Higher! You can go higher!" "The neighbors downstairs are complaining."

Kimberly	Darren	Linda
	$1,650	$14,600

Pat plugs the Friday Finals prize, a $12,000 fantasy golf package which includes an Andiamo 3-piece luggage set. If you make it to Friday and win, then solve the bonus puzzle, the golf package is yours!

We'd be crazy to put the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces on the Wheel after Linda's reaction, but we gotta award some more money.

Round 3

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Kimberly	Darren	LINDA
		$250: T $300: H $800: R (x4) -$250: A (x4) -$250: E (x5) $600: L (x3) -$250: I (x2) $250: M (DUD!)
		$4,800
$500: D (x2) $900: P $400: S (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,100

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Kimberly solves DARTH VADER PRINCESS LEIA & LUKE SKYWALKER. She pronounces "Leia" with an E sound, and it is accepted.

Pat jokes that they also would've accepted "Leon" for some reason.

Kimberly	Darren	Linda
$3,100	$1,650	$14,600

May the force be with you as you aim for the $5,000 space on the Wheel...

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

KIMBERLY	Darren	Linda
$5,000: R $900: N (x3) -$250: E (x3) $250: T Solve: Correct!
$7,700

Kimberly almost spins again but changes her mind.

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Kimberly solves JANET RENO NEVADA. That's enough gambling for the day.

Kimberly	Darren	Linda
$10,800	$1,650	$14,600

BONUS ROUND:

Linda might be lucky that she's the one in Bonus Land. Now for one more shot at a big prize!

1997 Chevrolet Cavalier LS convertible (over $20,000)

Gold package ($20,000)

Chevy pick-up (over $23,000)

Sailboat (over $20,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

And Linda doesn't have to pay for any of her floor damage. She's just picking the second E and facing this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

She carefully chooses HGPA.

THING

She guesses DAIRY...which is painfully close. It was DIARY. Now she doesn't want to look at it, but she does it anyway.

After that, the sailboat goes back in the mix. Linda still finishes with $14,600, and she could be back on Friday.

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna admit they felt that one with the bonus puzzle. Vanna says that she kept a diary, but she says someone later told her not to write anything that you don't want everyone else to know.