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November 7, 1995 recap Oct 6, 2021 9:59:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Oct 6, 2021 9:59:16 GMT -5

Airdate: November 7, 1995

From the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Darrell Cleckley: Networks trainer; from Mukilteo (Chinook Indian for "the meeting place")
Terry Gosh: Recruiter for the Air Force Reserve in Beaverton; from Hillsboro, OR (originally from South Milwaukee, WI)
Denise Polton (returning with a 1-day total of $22,440)

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

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

DARRELL	Terry	Denise
$150: T BANKRUPT! ($150)	$500: R (x2) $500: N (DUD!)	$200: L (x2) -$250: O $300: S -$250: E (x3) $750: D -$250: A (x2) $800: M $750: C Solve: Correct!
	$1,000	$2,250

The SURPRISE wedge comes slightly loose.

BEFORE & AFTER

Denise solves MICHAEL DOUGLAS FIR TREE.

Darrell	Terry	Denise
		$2,250

Denise has the first round, but Terry is the first to try for our Wheel prize. It's a Panasonic Palmcorder with image stabilizer (labeled PALMCORDER) worth $1,499.

And Terry probably wants more, so he's also the first to try for the $2,500 space.

Round 2

THINGS

Darrell	TERRY	Denise
	$300: R (x4) Palmcorder: S (x2) -$250: E (x5) Double Play: T (x4) $300: B (x2) -$250: U $150: L (x2) -$250: O (x2) $500: N (x2) $750: M -$250: I $400: H $450: W (x2) Solve: Wrong!
	$4,150+

Terry spins almost immediately after the R, and Pat tells Vanna to hurry.

THINGS

Terry says LOBSTER SERVED WITH PRAWN BUTTER & LEMON. The audience groaned when he said PRAWN.

Darrell	Terry (DP)	Denise

		Free Spin: D (x2) $200: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$4,150+	$200

THINGS

Denise solves LOBSTER SERVED WITH DRAWN BUTTER & LEMON. Pat actually likes Terry's recipe better.

Darrell	Terry (DP)	Denise (FS)
		$2,450

How about we wash the taste out of our mouths with another prize? This is a flight with United Airlines for a 1-week holiday in London (labeled FLIGHT) worth $8,000.

Denise needs to make up for Terry's mishap, and she can do with with the $3,500 or one-third $10,000 spaces.

Round 3

FILL IN THE BLANK

Darrell	Terry (DP)	DENISE (FS)
		$1,000: N $600: T (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: I (x4) FLIGHT: L (DUD!)
		$1,700
$10,000!: C (x2) $900: Z $800: H $600: S -$250: A $3,500: M (DUD!)	(Double Play!) $600: F (x2) (+$1,200 D.P.) Solve: Correct!
$2,050+	$2,400

FILL IN THE BLANK

Terry solves ? CHEESE ? GRAFFITI ? CITIZEN. He has a bit of catching up to do, so maybe a $500 bonus for filling in the blank will help.

And he takes the lead with American.

Darrell	Terry	Denise (FS)
	$2,900	$2,450

So close, and yet so far. Maybe Pat can give it a good a Final Spin, but we'll see. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Darrell begins.

Round 4

PHRASE

Darrell: T (DUD!)
Terry: R (DUD!)
Denise: N ($300)
Darrell: S ($300)
Terry: M ($300)
Denise: L (x4) ($1,500)
Darrell: B ($600)
Terry: K (x3) ($1,200)

PHRASE

Terry solves YOU LOOK LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.

Darrell	Terry	Denise (...)
	$4,100	$2,450

Darrell doesn't look like much at all, as it turns out. He's going home with some nice parting gifts.

We can't trade our Free Spin for a million bucks, can we?

Denise leaves with a 2-day total of $24,890.

BONUS ROUND:

Another small total, but Terry has enough to make it to Bonus Land. Time for an extra prize, maybe a car or the $25,000.

Terry will pick the H from the envelopes, and this is his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives them:

THING

He probably has it with BYCA.

THING

Naturally, he solves LULLABY...

...and scores the $25,000! Terry finishes with $29,100 and is coming back tomorrow!