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May 23, 1995 recap Sept 8, 2021 22:08:23 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Sept 8, 2021 22:08:23 GMT -5

Airdate: May 23, 1995

From the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Victoria Bergquist (returning with a 1-day total of $19,265)
Tabatha Berry: Cashier at a grocery store, from Austin, TX (but raised in Virginia Beach)
James Williams, Jr.: Accounting technician for a contracting firm, also a pastor; from Suffolk

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

Round 1

PLACES

VICTORIA	Tabatha	James
$1,000: S $450: T (x3) $250: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) $1,000: N (x3) Solve: Correct!
$5,600

PLACES

Perfection! Victoria solves THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES. "Virginia, New York...Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy..."

Victoria	Tabatha	James
$5,600

Who better than the original announcer to plug this prize? We add a Wallace Silversmiths tea service (labeled SILVER) worth $1,563.

Not bad for a first round, but someone could top that with help from the $2,500 space.

Round 2

EVENT

Victoria	TABATHA	James
	$300: T (x2) SURPRISE: N (x4) -$250: A (x2) $350: S -$250: I (x3) $500: G (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: R (DUD!)
	$1,450+
$700: D $400: P -$250: E (x5) Solve: Correct!
$850

EVENT

Victoria solves SPENDING A QUIET EVENING AT HOME.

Victoria	Tabatha	James
$6,450

James will not keep quiet in this round. We've added the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces to the Wheel, and he wants some money!

Round 3

QUOTATION

Victoria	Tabatha	JAMES
		$450: T (x5) $400: H (DUD!)
		$2,250
$800: N (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)	$200: R (DUD!)
		$2,250
$200: L (DUD!)	$400: C (DUD!)	-$250: O (DUD!)
		$2,000
$450: D (x2) -$250: A (x4) $200: P Solve: Correct!
$850

QUOTATION

Victoria solves I TAWT I TAW A PUDDY TAT. "Thath dethpicable!"

Victoria	Tabatha	James
$7,300

Silly game, not-so-silly prizes. Actually, we have good prizes, such as a trip to AUSTRALIA. There's good money from the $5,000 space, too!

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

VICTORIA	Tabatha	James
$200: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	SILVER: S (DUD!)

$900: N (x2) $700: R -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x2) $5,000: D (DUD!)	$400: L $350: P $250: M (x2) $550: J Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,000	$1,800

BEFORE & AFTER

Tabatha solves MINNIE PEARL JAM.

Victoria	Tabatha	James
$7,300	$1,800

Lucky for her, we have time for another round...

Round 5

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

...but there's a catch. We're short on time, and Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Tabatha begins.

Tabatha: S (DUD!)
James: T (DUD!)
Victoria: N (DUD!)
Tabatha: L ($250)
James: M (DUD!)
Victoria: D (DUD!)
Tabatha: B (x2) ($750)
James: R ($250)

THING

James solves PEACH COBBLER for a little bit of money.

Victoria	Tabatha	James
$7,300	$1,800	$250

BONUS ROUND:

Victoria's hungry for more! She's up to $26,565 and is ready to play for a bonus prize, possibly a car or the $25,000!

All five envelopes are in play, and Victoria picks the L. Will she like this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives her:

PLACE

MDCA does fill in some spaces.

PLACE

She talks it out and then solves BALCONY. See? Talk it out...

...and you take the U.S. Savings Bonds valued at $30,000! Victoria is up to $56,565 and will play one more game!