October 8, 1999 Recap

Jumping into a season I did only one recap of last summer. Season 17


October 8, 1999 Recap
Great Outdoors Week Day 5


Preview Puzzle: Thing

_ _ ICHE

Click the spoiler to reveal the answer



Contestants

Chris Martin: Sherman Oaks, California; originally from New Mexico, goes to UCLA, in the MBA program there, plans on getting married at midnight on New Year's Eve

Helen Ann Gallop: Scottsdale, Arizona; lighting consultant, sells lighting fixtures, has 3 children, has 4 grandchildren, golfer, has hit a hole in one

Deborah Macbeth: Indianapolis, Indiana; optician, has 2 children named Kendra and Jordan, coaches a cheerleading team of 114 cheerleaders


Round 1 (Puzzler Round): Event

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Chris is the first spinner and gets 1 R worth $600, gets 2 N's worth $800 a piece, buys a bad O, Helen gets no M on $300, Deborah gets 1 W worth $900, gets 1 B worth $300, gets 1 C worth $900

B _ _ _ N _ / _

N _ W / C _ R

Deborah could be BUYING A NEW CAR in the future and she solves for $2100

Puzzler: Thing

_ ARRA _ _ _

She guesses FERRARI and CARERRA but it was WARRANTY which she does not get so she doesn't win $3000 more

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Where Are We?

Prize on wheel: Luggage and outerwear from the High Sierra Sport Company worth $2500

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Helen spins the wheel and gets 3 S's worth $400 a piece, gets 3 T's worth $450 a piece, gets 1 N worth $500, buys 4 E's, gets 2 H's worth $600 a piece, gets 2 L's worth $900 a piece, gets 2 D's worth $300 a piece, buys 4 A's, gets no B on $600, Deborah gets 3 R's worth $800 a piece, buys 3 O's, gets 1 F worth $450, buys 3 I's, gets 1 P worth $900, gets 1 V worth $300

A / TV / SERIES

OR / THE

_ APITAL / OF

RHODE / ISLAND

Deborah solves A TV SERIES OR THE CAPITAL OF RHOSE ISLAND for $3550

Deborah says she doesn't know when she is asked what that place is. The correct answer is Providence

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Rhyme Time

Jackpot sponsor: Zatarain's

Prize on wheel: A week stay at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Squaw Valley worth $6042

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Deborah spins the wheel and gets no B on $400, Chris gets no L on $900, Helen 1 D worth $300, then she duds with a J on $600, back to Deborah and she gets no p on the Squaw Valley prize, back to Chris and he gets 2 K's worth $800 a piece, buys 2 O's

OK _ _ -

DOK _ _

Chris solves OKEY-DOKEY for $1350

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Phrase

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Chris spins the wheel and gets 3 T's worth $300 a piece, then duds with an R on $500, Helen gets 1 H worth $450, then duds with an M on $900, Deborah gets no N on $5000, back to Chris and he lands on BANKRUPT to lose $900, back to Helen and she gets 1 G worth $450, gets 1 C worth $500, gets 2 L's worth $5000 a piece

_ / T _ _ GH / _ CT

T _ / _ _ LL _ _

There is not A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW on this show but Helen solves for $11,400 and for the win

The final spin bell went off after she called the L's but Pat asked her what she wanted to do at that time and she decided to solve so Pat let her solve and not worry about the final spin

Final scores




Bonus Round

Helen picks the first E in WHEEL

The category is On The Map

RSTLNE gives us this

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Helen's picks are C D M A

_ A _ R _ AN _ S

Helen fails to locate FAIRBANKS which is in Alaska for $25,000

Helen's final total is $11,400