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January 20, 1998 recap May 24, 2021 11:23:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 24, 2021 11:23:00 GMT -5

Airdate: January 20, 1998

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to NFL Players Week!

Today's contestants:
Trudy Cody: Bartender, from Minneapolis, MN
Chris Morgan: Works for a "Big Six" public accounting firm, from Seattle, WA
Terra Jones: Sophomore at Penn State University, from Pittsburgh, PA

And your NFL players:
From the Minnesota Vikings, Brad Johnson! (playing for the Evelyn Foundation to buy pharmaceutical supplies for families)
From the Seattle Seahawks, Chad Brown! (playing for Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf)
And from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jerome Bettis! (playing for The Bus Stops Here Foundation for children in need)

The contestant who wins on Friday will win a Sports Fantasy package: A 5-day trip to San Diego for the PlayStation NFL Players Party and Bowl XXXII. It includes four day VIP passes, player autographed merchandise, Players Inc. branded apparel, and a Sony PlayStation with NFL GameDay 98 and 15 other games.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Will we bring in some good money before you can say touchdown? We'll see with this puzzle:

Round 1

PERSON

TRUDY & BRAD	Chris & Chad	Terra & Jerome
Free Spin: T $800: R $1,000: N (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $550: S SURPRISE: L (x3) -$250: O $450: D (DUD!)	$600: M $250: P $300: Y $300: V Solve: Correct!
$1,100+	$1,450

PERSON

Chris & Chad solve MOST VALUABLE PLAYER.

Trudy & Brad	Chris & Chad	Terra & Jerome
	$1,450

One nice prize coming right up! We start with a Sony PlayStation with NFL GameDay 98 and 35 additional games; plus a 27-inch Sony Trinitron TV with VCR, AV receiver, and Surround Sound (labeled PLAYSTATION) totaling $3,500.

You'll need to score to become among Wheel's most valuable! We have a $2,500 space and $10,000 prize to get you to the top!

Round 2

CLASSIC TV

Trudy & Brad	CHRIS & CHAD	Terra & Jerome
	$700: T (x4) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($2,800)	$250: S (x2) $250: N -$250: E (x3) -$250: A $550: R (x2) $250: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,600)

Lose A Turn!	$2,500: H (x2) -$250: O (x2) $400: B $250: J Solve: Correct!
	$5,400

CLASSIC TV

Chris & Chad solve LITTLE JOE BEN & HOSS CARTWRIGHT.

Trudy & Brad	Chris & Chad	Terra & Jerome
	$6,850

As part of our ongoing "Bonanza of Cash", the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces will now join in!

Round 3

EVENT

Trudy & Brad	Chris & Chad	TERRA & JEROME
		$250: N (DUD!)

$400: T $900: S $900: H (x2) $450: L Solve: Correct!
$3,550

EVENT

Trudy & Brad solve HALF-TIME SHOW.

Trudy & Brad	Chris & Chad	Terra & Jerome
$3,550	$6,850

We're far beyond half-time. We now ask Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $5,000 a piece! This is gonna be a close one...

Round 4

PHRASE

Trudy & Brad: T ($5,000)
Chris & Chad: N ($5,000)
Terra & Jerome: W ($5,000)

PHRASE

Terra & Jerome solve NO SWEAT.

Trudy & Brad	Chris & Chad	Terra & Jerome
$3,550	$6,850	$5,000

Brad and Jerome will each receive $5,000 for their charities.

BONUS ROUND:

Sometimes, an early lead can be helpful! Chris is in Bonus Land for a chance to win a nice prize.

Chris will pick the L from the envelopes. We pick this puzzle for the team:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives them:

EVENT

An okay start, but what can CDBA do?

EVENT

They guess BALL LANE, and then they say BOWL LANE after the buzzer. They do not solve BOWL GAME...

...and they're just short of the Chevy Tahoe. Chris finishes with $6,850 in total, and Chad takes the same amount for his charity.

Pat and Vanna thank all three NFL players for spending time on the show.