February 21, 2000 Recap (College Week From New Orleans)

So I did 28 Season 18 episodes in a row. Well with Christmas break almost over I am going to call it with that season. I am going to jump backward a season and conclude my Christmas break recaps with Season 17 episodes


February 21, 2000 Recap
College Week From New Orleans Day 1


Preview Puzzle: On The Map

_ AT _ _ / R _ UG _

Click the spoiler to reveal the answer



Contestants

Matt Montz: Chalmette, Louisiana; Freshman at Delgado Community College, business major, hopes to be a lawyer one day, likes to play golf, likes to watch football, baseball, and Wheel

Jessica Landry: Terrytown, Louisiana; Freshman at the University of New Orleans, majoring in secondary English education, she is in a Mardi Gras crew, two years ago she was the maid of the Choctaw parade

Melissa Bye: Walker, Louisiana; sophomore at LSU, majoring in Kinesiology, plans to get a degree in physical therapy, likes to play piano in her spare time


Round 1: People

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _

Matt is the first spinner and he gets no N on $900, Jessica gets 1 T worth $450, gets 1 R worth $1000, gets 1 Y worth $400, gets 3 S's worth $600 a piece, gets 1 L worth $450, buys 1 A, buys 1 E

_ _ E _ _ STRY

_ LASS

Jessica could be in a CHEMISTRY CLASS as a college student and she solves for $3600

Puzzler: Things

_ ES _ / _ _ BES

With a second to go Jessica solves TEST TUBES for an extra $3000. Her total this round is $6600

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Event

Prize on wheel: Books from The Princeton Review worth $3000

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

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Jessica spins the wheel and gets 2 T's worth $600 a piece, then she lands on BANKRUPT on the right side of the $10,000 Wedge, Melissa lands on BANKRUPT, Matt gets 4 S's worth $500 a piece, gets 3 R's for the Free Spin, buys 1 A, then he lands on BANKRUPT to lose $1750 and decides not to use his Free Spin, back to Jessica and she gets 1 H for the Scholarship prize, gets 3 L's worth $2500 a piece, gets no M on $550, back to Melissa and she gets 3 D's worth $300 a piece, gets 3 G's worth $300 a piece, buys 4 E's, gets 3 N's worth $300 a piece, buys 1 O, gets 1 V worth $350, buys 4 I's

  LIN _ OLN

DELIVERING / HIS

GETT _ S _ _ RG

  ADDRESS

Melissa may have learned about LINCOLN DELIVERING HIS GETTYSBURG ADDRESS in college and she solves for $2300

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Phrase

Jackpot sponsor: Cheeseburger Hot Pockets

Prize on wheel: Tour of Canada and the Rockies courtesy of Contiki.com worth $5450

_ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ ?

Melissa spins the wheel and gets no N on $600, Matt gets 1 S worth $900, gets 1 T for the Canada trip, then he lands on Lose A Turn but uses his Free Spin, he lands on Lose A Turn again, Jessica gets 2 R's worth $700 a piece, gets 1 H worth $300

_ H _ T'S / _ _ _ R

_ _ _ _ R ?

WHAT'S YOUR MAJOR?, Jessica asks. I don't know but she solves for $1700

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Same Name

_ _ _ _ _ / &

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Matt spins the wheel and gets no N on $350, Jessica gets no T on $300, Melissa gets 1 M worth $900

Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $300

Melissa: No R, Matt: No H, Jessica: 3 S's, Melissa: No L, Matt: 1 G, Jessica: No C, Melissa: 2 P's, Matt: 1 D, Jessica: No F, Melissa: 1 B, only vowels are left

G _ _ S _ / &

SP _ _ D

B _ MPS

Melissa solves GOOSE & SPEED BUMPS for $4800

Final scores




Bonus Round

Jessica picks the L in WHEEL

The category is Phrase

RSTLNE gives us this

_ _ / _ _ R

_ R _ _ S

Jessica's picks are H D C A

_ _ / _ _ R

_ RA _ S

Jessica is silent the whole time and the Mitsubishi Eclipse is what was UP FOR GRABS but she does not win that.

Jessica's final total is $8300