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February 14, 1996 recap Jan 9, 2022 13:37:44 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 9, 2022 13:37:44 GMT -5

Airdate: February 14, 1996

From the Waikoloa Village in Hawaii, it's America's game! We love Wheel of Fortune!

Falling in love today:
Matthew Reimink (returning with a 1-day total of $34,250)
Michelle Valentine: Works for two radio stations (news and greatest 70's hits), and loves songs from Grease (not to be confused with Greece); from Portland, OR
Lisa Smith: Assistant executive director for a scientific organization that attracts science/tech oriented people on the Pacific Rim, from Honolulu

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

Round 1

PHRASE

MATTHEW	Michelle	Lisa
$300: T (x2) $300: N (x4) -$250: I (x2) Lose A Turn!	$800: L $500: P (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$1,550	$800
$200: C -$250: O (x2) $500: M -$250: A (x4) $400: B (x3) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,950

PHRASE

Matthew solves AN UNBEATABLE COMBINATION.

Matthew	Michelle	Lisa
$2,950

Think you'll fall in love with love this prize? We've got a Joan Blackshear design gift certificate (labeled FASHION) worth $2,500.

Matthew thinks he's unbeatable, but Michelle begins this round, and she could take some cash from the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces.

Round 2

QUOTATION

Matthew	MICHELLE	Lisa
	$10,000!: N (x2) $900: R -$250: E (x7) -$250: A $450: T (x3) $400: H (x2) -$250: I Lose A Turn!	SURPRISE: W (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$2,300+	+

QUOTATION

Lisa solves WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE SWEET LOVE, and she needs to know what the Surprise is! It's a tour of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River worth $8,136!

Matthew	Michelle	Lisa
$2,950		$8,136

Lisa needs some extra cash to go with it, so we have a $5,000 space on the Wheel. Would she love a trip to AUSTRALIA?

Round 3

THINGS

Matthew	Michelle	LISA
		$400: S (x3) $500: R (DUD!)
		$1,200
$800: N AUSTRALIA: G (x2) -$250: E $400: P (x2) -$250: I (DUD!)	$500: D (DUD!)	$900: K (DUD!)
$1,100+		$1,200
$250: M $800: Y -$250: A (x6) Solve: Correct!
$1,900+

THINGS

Matthew solves PAPAYAS GUAVAS & MANGOES, and Pat threatens Charlie to talk about a trip to Sydney and stay at the Park Hyatt worth $8,323.

Matthew	Michelle	Lisa
$13,173		$8,136

We'd love to play another round, wouldn't we?

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

MATTHEW	Michelle	Lisa
$200: R $200: T $900: H (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: S (DUD!)
$400
$300: N (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x3) $600: P (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: B (DUD!)
$500

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING! DING DING!

Uh oh. We might need to clear outta here, so Pat should give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $600 a piece.

Matthew: M (x3) ($2,300)

BEFORE & AFTER

Matthew says MINUTE MART MARIAN.

Michelle tries to spin before Pat stops her.

Michelle: D

BEFORE & AFTER

Michelle solves MINUTE MAID MARIAN.

Matthew	Michelle	Lisa
$13,173	$600	$8,136

BONUS ROUND:

Matthew's loving this game, isn't he? He's got $47,423 and could win even more! The $25,000 is still there, the car is still there, and the pearls are there. What will it be?

Matthew's gotta pick an envelope, so he goes for the W. Here's his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

GHPA help with the second word.

THING

After a quick silence, he solves BUSY SIGNAL. Sure, sure...

...he's won the convertible, a Firebird Trans Am worth $28,834! Matthew is now at $76,257 and has one more day! Pat's tearing up that he didn't win a car of his own.

In the post-game, Vanna is amazed that Hawaii is treating the duo so nicely. It's the first time Wheel has taped in Hawaii.

Pat also brings up that you can do something in Hawaii but nowhere else in the world, and that is swim with the dolphins. A video plays of Vanna playing with a dolphin at the beach.