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October 18, 1995 recap Oct 3, 2021 10:36:29 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Oct 3, 2021 10:36:29 GMT -5

Airdate: October 18, 1995

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Nancy Mellario (returning with a 1-day total of $15,700)
Becky Dobbs: Full-time mother of three, from Forney, TX
Robin Aeho (?): Supervisor at the annuity department of a major insurance company; from Largo, FL

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

Round 1

THINGS

NANCY	Becky	Robin
$150: S (x2) Free Spin: T (x2) $700: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: I (x2) $200: B $400: R (x2) -$250: O $300: G (DUD!)	$1,000: W (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,950	$2,000

THINGS

Becky solves THE BRITISH CROWN JEWELS. "Not bad for one little spin."

Nancy (FS)	Becky	Robin
	$2,000

This might be pretty good for "one little spin". You could land on a trip to Tucson and stay at Sheraton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort (labeled ARIZONA) worth $3,625.

Here's another possibility for "one little spin". You could land on the $2,500 space!

Round 2

THING

Nancy (FS)	BECKY	Robin
	$500: N (DUD!)	$500: R $400: S (DUD!)
		$500
BANKRUPT! ($0) (Free Spin used) $750: T (x2) $250: L -$250: I (x3) -$250: E (x3) $250: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,750

When Nancy hands in her Free Spin, Pat comments that it would make a nice tattoo.

THING

Nancy solves LIMITED-TIME OFFER.

Nancy	Becky	Robin
$1,750	$2,000

For a limited time only, you could cash in by hitting the $3,500 space or winning the $10,000 prize!

Round 3

EVENT

Nancy	Becky	ROBIN
		$600: T $200: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) $600: N (x3) $700: L (x2) -$250: O -$250: A (x2) ARIZONA: W $800: Y (DUD!)
		$3,450+
$400: P (x2) $600: R Solve: Correct!
$1,400

EVENT

Nancy solves CARVING THE HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN.

Nancy	Becky	Robin
$3,150	$2,000

We didn't mean to spook you! We've just added a $5,000 space and a ST. LUCIA trip to the Wheel!

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

NANCY	Becky	Robin
$1,500: T (x2) Double Play: H -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (DUD!)	$900: S -$250: O (x5) -$250: I $1,500: R (x3) $800: D $300: C $500: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,500	$7,000

BEFORE & AFTER

Becky solves THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW OR NEVER. "In some offices, that's a Phrase. It's not Before & After."

Nancy (DP)	Becky	Robin
$3,150	$9,000

It's now or never for Robin. We have time for one more round, and she's hoping for a turn!

Round 5

PLACE

Nancy (DP)	BECKY	Robin
	$500: R (DUD!)	$250: T (DUD!)

DING DING! DING DING!

We didn't have much time to begin with. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $300 a piece.

Nancy: N (x2) ($600)
Becky: L (DUD!)
Robin: G (DUD!)
Nancy: S (DUD!)
Becky: M ($300)
Robin: Y (DUD!)
Nancy: D (DUD!)
Becky: C (DUD!)
Robin: P (DUD!)
Nancy: H (DUD!)
Becky: W (DUD!)
Robin: I
Nancy: Z (x2) ($1,200)

PLACE

Nancy solves MEZZANINE.

Nancy (...)	Becky	Robin
$4,350	$9,000

Looks like it was "never" for Robin. She's taking home the nice parting gifts.

Maybe if Nancy considered using her Double Play, she wouldn't have been beaten by twice as much.

Nancy leaves with a 2-day total of $20,050.

BONUS ROUND:

Now is the time for Becky to try for a bonus prize! We have plenty of possibilities, including the $25,000.

Now is also the time to pick an envelope. Becky goes with the W, and here's her last puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

PMDA can only reveal a vowel.

THING

She says BIG LEAD and BIG LEAF, which is painfully close. She does not solve FIG LEAF...

...and it's not close enough for the $25,000. Becky finishes with $9,000 and is coming back tomorrow.

In the post-game, Vanna loves how her dress is so versatile. Pat's suit, not so much.