June 7, 1996 (SEASON 13 FINALE ...sort of) recap

June 7, 1996 (SEASON 13 FINALE ...sort of) recap Aug 24, 2021 22:04:49 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 24, 2021 22:04:49 GMT -5

Airdate: June 7, 1996

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Jeannette Russo (returning with a 1-day total of $37,550)
Dwight Berg: Financial analyst, also a former L.A. Kings mascot...who got booted after one season; from Tustin, CA
Chet Zyczkowski: Retired on-call pharmacist, from Woodstock, IL

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PEOPLE

JEANNETTE	Dwight	Chet
$1,000: R (DUD!)	$200: T $200: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: N (DUD!)	$500: M (DUD!)
	$350
$300: S Lose A Turn!	$500: L (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$300	$350
$750: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,800

PEOPLE

Jeannette solves THE BEACH BOYS.

One more day, and Pat and Vanna plug the opening ceremonies for the Atlanta Olympic Games, encouraging everyone to purchase the Wheel Olympic T-shirt.

Jeannette	Dwight	Chet
$1,800

Good prizes ought to give you some good vibrations. How'd you feel about some Variflex inline rollerskates with helmet, plus a holiday at the Malibu Beach Inn (labeled MALIBU) totaling $3,436?

I get around, and I'd better stop on the $3,500 space...or maybe smack dab in the middle for a nice $10,000 prize!

Round 2

PHRASE

Jeannette	DWIGHT	Chet
	$550: N (x5) -$250: O (DUD!)	Double Play: T (x2) (Double Play!) $400: G (+$400 D.P.) -$250: A $500: H -$250: I (x6) $300: Y (x2) MALIBU: V (x2) -$250: E (x7) Solve: Correct!
	$2,500	$1,150+

PHRASE

Chet solves I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE to keep the Malibu trip and skates.

Jeannette	Dwight	Chet
$1,800		$4,586

So much for Jeannette's sweep, and now Chet has a chance to take the gold. The $5,000 space is waiting, so why not stick to silver?

Round 3

THINGS

Jeannette	Dwight	CHET
		$1,500: T (x2) $400: S (DUD!)
		$3,000
$250: N (x5) -$250: E $500: G (x3) -$250: I (x6) $350: D $550: R $1,500: C -$250: O (x2) -$250: A (x2) $5,000: H $600: B -$250: U Solve: Correct!
$9,500

THINGS

Jeannette solves PLUMBING HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING.

Jeannette	Dwight	Chet
$11,300		$4,586

We can't cool down, yet! There's time for another round!

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

JEANNETTE	Dwight	Chet
$900: R (DUD!)	$5,000: N $500: S (DUD!)	$900: T -$250: E SURPRISE: H (x2)
	$5,000	$650+

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING! DING DING!

Did that bell surprise Chet? It's time for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece!

Chet: D ($5,650+)

BEFORE & AFTER

Chet guesses HOLD...and nothing else.

Jeannette: L (x2) ($10,000)
Dwight: C (x2) ($15,000)

BEFORE & AFTER

Dwight guesses HOLD THE DOOR on the buzzer.

Chet: I (x2) ($5,650+)

BEFORE & AFTER

Chet says HOLD THE OPEN CLINIC.

Jeannette: M ($15,000) (She tries to solve first.)

BEFORE & AFTER

Now, it's time for Jeannette to solve HOLD THE MAYO CLINIC.

Jeannette	Dwight	Chet
$26,300		$4,586

Hold it! We forgot about Dwight! Looks like he's taking home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Jeannette had another good day, and now she's up to $63,850 in cash and prizes! Can she add a car, a trip, or the $25,000?

Another trip to the envelopes where Jeannette will grab the L. Here's another puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

CPDA can only get her so far.

THING

She guesses AUCTION, and then she quickly solves FICTION...

...to score an extra $25,000! Jeannette finishes with $88,850 and has one more day!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna invite a guest from the Baskin-Robbins company to promote a July salute to Wheel with a new Flavor of the Month called Choco-Letter Crunch. The duo will be the first to try the new flavor!

There are chocolate-covered pretzels that spell PAT on one cup of ice cream and VANNA on the other. There's a "spin" of caramel in the ice cream. There's also enough for the audience!

Baskin-Robbins is also promoting the Wheel game at their stores, and Wheel watchers could win some great prizes.