December 10, 1998 Recap

December 10, 1998 Recap
Winter Sports Week Day 4

Contestants

Judd Hansen: Long Lake, Illinois; married to his wife Susan, been playing golf since he was 12, works at a private country club in Libertyville

Karen Laico: Greenwich, Connecticut; buyer salesperson for a ski and tennis shop, loves to travel, great cook, loves to ski

Jessica De La Rosa: Virginia Beach, Virginia; student at Tidewater Community College, taking a couple of required courses, probably going to go into some kind of criminal justice major when she goes to a university


Round 1 (Puzzler Round): Fictional Character

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Judd is the first spinner and he gets no R on $300, Karen gets 2 N's worth $250 a piece, gets 1 S worth $900, buys 2 E's, gets 2 M's worth $800 a piece, only vowels are left

M _ NN _ E

M _ _ SE

Karen IDs MINNIE MOUSE for $2750

Puzzler: Person

_ I _ LF _ I _ _ _

Karen fails to solve GIRLFRIEND

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Phrase

Prize on wheel: Emerald and diamond flower earrings from the Fred store in the Houston Galleria worth $5000

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Karen spins the wheel and gets 4 N's worth $2500 a piece, gets 1 D worth $550, buys 4 A's, buys 4 I's, gets 2 G's worth $900 a piece, buys 1 O, buys 6 E's, gets 3 T's for the Jewelry prize, gets 1 S worth $300, gets 2 L's worth $400 a piece, gets 2 Y's worth $250 a piece, gets 3 R's worth $700 a piece, gets 2 P's worth $500 a piece

   A / PLA _ E

_ OR / E _ ERYT _ ING

AND / E _ ERYT _ ING

  IN / ITS / PLA _ E

Karen solves A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN IT'S PLACE for $16,050 and the Jewelry prize worth $5000. Her total this round is $21,050

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Things

Jackpot sponsor: University Games

Prize on wheel: Trip to Tanaku Lodge in Elfin Cove, Alaska worth $7100

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Jessica spins the wheel and gets 2 S's worth $300 a piece, gets 1 T on the Jackpot Wedge, she has to spin again and gets 1 R worth $900, buys 2 A's, then she lands on BANKRUPT to lose $1250, Judd gets 2 N's worth $400 a piece, then duds with an L on $250, Karen gets 2 P's worth $250 a piece, buys 5 O's, gets 1 H worth $450

SOAP

SHA _ POO / &

_ ON _ _ T _ ON _ R

Karen solves SOAP SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER for $700

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Rhyme Time

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Judd spins the wheel and gets 2 R's worth $300 a piece, gets 1 T worth $300, then he lands on BANKRUPT to lose $900, Karen gets no P on $900, Jessica gets no B on $350, back to Judd and he gets 2 Y's worth $900 a piece, then duds with a G on $500, back to Karen gets 2 K's worth $250 a piece, buys 2 E's, gets 1 J worth $700, only vowels are left

T _ RKEY

JERKY

Karen solves TURKEY JERKY for $950

Scores after Round 4




Round 5: Place

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Karen spins the wheel and gets 3 N's worth $600 a piece, gets 1 T worth $250, then she lands on Lose A Turn, Jessica gets no G on $600, Judd gets 2 S's for the Alaska trip

Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $450

Judd: 2 R's, Karen: 1 D

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N _ _ SST _ ND

Karen may visit a CORNER NEWSSTAND and she solves for $2500 and finishes with a perfect maingame

Final scores




Bonus Round

Karen picks the L in WHEEL

The category is Things

RSTLNE gives us this

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_ _ _ S

Karen's picks are C P D A

D _ _ ' S

PA _ S

Karen solves DOG'S PAWS for a trip to the Alps and a Saab 9-5 worth $40,990

Karen's final total is $68,490