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February 23, 1996 recap Jan 9, 2022 15:43:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 9, 2022 15:43:43 GMT -5

Airdate: February 23, 1996

From the Waikoloa Village in Hawaii, it's America's game! Family Week comes to an end...

Today's finalists:
Janelle & Jeannine (returning with a total of $44,850)
Derek & Frances (returning with a total of $10,750)
Pierre & Kristine (returning with a total of $62,470)

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

Round 1

THING

JANELLE & JEANNINE	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
SURPRISE: N (DUD!)	$400: R (x2) $250: T (x2) -$250: E $400: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,850

THING

Derek & Frances solve PICTURE POST CARD.

Janelle & Jeannine	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
	$1,850

Doesn't Vanna look perfect for a post card as she presents a Magnavox VHS camcorder? We'll throw in a Magnavox large-screen TV. This package (labeled VIDEO) is worth $3,000!

Why not share a memory of how crazy you'll look...after you max out on the cash from both the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces?

Round 2

WHO SAID IT?

Janelle & Jeannine	DEREK & FRANCES	Pierre & Kristine
	$250: T (x2) Lose A Turn!	VIDEO: S (x3) $250: R (x2) -$250: E $3,500: Y (x2) -$250: A (x4) $900: N -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($10,650)
	$500
$3,500: P BANKRUPT! ($3,500)	$500: K (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,500

After the I, Kristine wants to solve, but Pierre thinks they should spin again, so they do. Costly mistake.

Then the audience groans loudly at Pat after he takes away the VIDEO wedge, but Pat insists that he wasn't the one to spin the Wheel.

WHO SAID IT?

Derek & Frances solve SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK together. They'll need to speak loudly for a $1,000 bonus. Now, who said it?

The chimes sound a second time as Pat might have forgotten the bonus.

They guess General Lee, but it was actually Theodore Roosevelt. "General Lee said 'We lost it.'"

Janelle & Jeannine	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
	$3,350

Another chance for a prize as we've added a pair of Klein mountain bikes (labeled BIKES) worth $6,640.

We can easily forgive Pierre if he hits the $5,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 3

QUOTATION

Janelle & Jeannine	Derek & Frances	PIERRE & KRISTINE
		$350: T (x2) $900: H -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (DUD!)
		$1,350
$250: N (x3) $900: D (DUD!)	$1,500: B (x3) Solve: Correct!
$750	$4,500

QUOTATION

Derek & Frances solve TINY BUBBLES IN THE WINE. Then they start singing it along with Pat, and music plays in the background. Pat accidentally throws to commercial before he is corrected, and the music abruptly stops.

Janelle & Jeannine	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
	$7,850

That's tiny money right there. Let's play another round!

Round 4

THING

JANELLE & JEANNINE	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
$1,500: N (DUD!)	$800: R -$250: E (x2) $500: D (DUD!)	$500: T (x3) $250: X -$250: U -$250: I (DUD!)
	$550	$1,250
$5,000: S
$5,000

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

This might get awkward. Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $350 a piece.

Janelle & Jeannine: H ($5,350)

THING

Janelle & Jeannine solve SMOOTH TEXTURE.

Janelle & Jeannine	Derek & Frances	Pierre & Kristine
$5,350	$7,850

Janelle & Jeannine leave with a total of $50,200, while Pierre & Kristine still have their $62,470 from earlier.

BONUS ROUND:

Derek & Frances have $18,600 and one more puzzle ahead of them. They could win a Cadillac or Jimmy, or they could take the $25,000!

A few envelopes remain, so Frances picks the H for "honey". Here's the puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives them:

PLACE

They could fill in more with HCDA.

PLACE

They instantly solve BACKYARD...

...and they find a GMC Jimmy worth $27,542! Derek & Frances leave with $46,142 in cash and prizes!

During the post-game, Pat and Vanna say hello to mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro, and they share thanks for the visit. They also give him two actual puzzle board letters for his initials S and Y, which he could put in his office.