June 4, 1999 (SEASON 16 FINALE) recap

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June 4, 1999 (SEASON 16 FINALE) recap Aug 24, 2021 23:08:21 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 24, 2021 23:08:21 GMT -5

Airdate: June 4, 1999

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Time to finish up World Class Dining...

Our final trio of the season:
Kate Demetrius: Part-time law firm worker, also a mother of two with her 7th anniversary tomorrow; from Windsor, CT
Marq Smith: Studying film and television, and a video manager for a multimedia entertainment superstore; from Rio Rancho, NM
Sandy Britton: Clinical staff co-ordinator, also going to be a grandmother in two weeks; from Panorama City, CA

Pat wonders why people never rewind their videotapes, and Marq finds it really frustrating.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Ready for a few more bites before we close for the summer?

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

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OCCUPATION

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$400: T (x2) $800: S (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$600: R $900: N Solve: Correct!
$800		$1,500

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Sandy solves ATTORNEY. If she's innocent, she'll easily score this $3,000 Puzzler bonus...

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She instantly solves I OBJECT.

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		$4,500

We're putting this prize on trial: a holiday at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Arkansas' Hot Springs National Park (labeled SPA) worth $4,324.

Who can object to extra cash? Should we put the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize on the Wheel?

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Kate	MARQ	Sandy
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$600: T (x2) $400: H -$250: E (x5) $400: R (x2) $600: S (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: A (x5) $400: M -$250: O $400: C (x2) $300: F $250: H (Repeat)
		$4,100
$250: B Free Spin: N (x3) $300: W $450: Y Solve: Correct!
$1,000

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Kate solves #### WAS THE YEAR OF AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL. With a $2,000 bonus available, can she triple her score by filling in the number?

She can! The number is 1976. (The normal puzzle-solve cue plays.)

Kate (FS)	Marq	Sandy
$3,000		$4,500

200 years ago, we couldn't have offered prizes like this, could we? It's a 1-week stay at Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki's Best Beach (labeled HAWAII) worth $6,240!

Maybe Sandy wants to do more than triple her own score. There's a $3,500 space and a Jackpot available!

Round 3

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Kate (FS)	Marq	SANDY
		$3,500: R (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x2) $550: T (x2) HAWAII: H (x3) $300: N (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: O (x2) $300: F $450: M $250: "Buy a P." $250: Y -$250: U $600: S Solve: Correct!
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Perfection! Sandy solves THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY to keep the cash and trip!

Kate (FS)	Marq	Sandy
$3,000		$20,040

Imagine how far Kate could go! Can she triple her score? Quadruple? Whatever comes from the $5,000 space!

Round 4

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BEFORE & AFTER

KATE (FS)	Marq	Sandy
$5,000: T (x2) $550: S (x2) -$250: A -$250: E BANKRUPT! ($10,600) (Free Spin used) $800: K $5,000: R -$250: I (x2) $300: P Lose A Turn!
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DING DING! DING DING!

Bad time for that to happen. Pat now gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $600 a piece.

Marq: N (DUD!)
Sandy: H (DUD!)
Kate: L (DUD!)
Marq: D (DUD!)
Sandy: F (DUD!)
Kate: M ($6,450)

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Kate solves COMIC STRIP STEAK.

Kate	Marq	Sandy
$9,450		$20,040

Marq should've had a chance to light up his scoreboard. It was not to be, and he's stuck with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

"The Cardiac Kid" is racing to Bonus Land for one last puzzle, and she could take home one of a trip, car, or the $25,000!

She's had some time to breathe, and now Sandy picks the W from the envelopes. We picked this puzzle for her:

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She is one letter off with WORK IT OVER. It was FORK IT OVER...

...and we can't fork over the $25,000. Sandy is still leaving with $20,040 in cash and trip.

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna just can't wait for summer. Pat jokes that it's the 47th year of Wheel.

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2024 1:05:33 GMT -5 by mechamind

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June 4, 1999 (SEASON 16 FINALE) recap Aug 24, 2021 23:13:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 24, 2021 23:13:16 GMT -5

47th year of Wheel...sure. Coincidentally, this aired in June 1999, and there was actually a CBS show called Wheel of Fortune that debuted in late 1952. They weren't related, though.

I wonder if the theming might have helped with the first word to the bonus puzzle? It's not a themed puzzle, but it could've helped. I got it with RSTLNE.

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June 4, 1999 (SEASON 16 FINALE) recap Aug 24, 2021 23:32:23 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Aug 24, 2021 23:32:23 GMT -5

^ Seconded on the bonus puzzle (although WORK was my other guess).
Too bad she didn’t get the right one after that guess.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.