Post by mechamind on Jan 10, 2022 22:55:11 GMT -5
Airdate: April 30, 1996
From the Fox Theater in Atlanta, it's America's game! It's an early Olympic Games Week!
Today's contestants:
Jim Harrison: High school government/economics teacher, from Houston, TX
Donna Gist-Coleman: Part-time journalism instructor at Northwestern University, also a freelance editor; from Evanston, IL
Santresa Ragsdale: Student at Georgia State University majoring in marketing, also works as a sales assistant for a manufacturing company; from Jonesboro
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Perfection! Jim solves STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.
Donna solves POODLE SKIRTS PENNY LOAFERS ELVIS DRAFTED.
Donna caught up, and now it's Santresa's turn! She gets to try for the $5,000 space!
Jim solves LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES JUBILEE.
Luckily (or possibly unluckily in Jim's case), we have time for another round.
DING DING! DING DING!
That's enough time with the Wheel. Pat will now give it a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! We've got a game!
Donna: L ($5,250)
Santresa: C ($5,000)
Jim: H (DUD!)
Donna: Y (DUD!)
Santresa: P ($10,000)
Jim: K ($5,000)
Donna: M (x2) ($15,250)
Donna solves COMPLETE MAKEOVER to steal the victory!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From the Fox Theater in Atlanta, it's America's game! It's an early Olympic Games Week!
Today's contestants:
Jim Harrison: High school government/economics teacher, from Houston, TX
Donna Gist-Coleman: Part-time journalism instructor at Northwestern University, also a freelance editor; from Evanston, IL
Santresa Ragsdale: Student at Georgia State University majoring in marketing, also works as a sales assistant for a manufacturing company; from Jonesboro
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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JIM | Donna | Santresa |
| $400: S $200: T (x4) -$250: E (x2) $350: H (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: I $400: R (x3) -$250: O $500: G Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,950 | ||
Jim actually grabs the Wheel before asking to solve.
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Perfection! Jim solves STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.
Jim | Donna | Santresa |
$2,950 |
Straight from our secret prize box comes a Speedo gift certificate (labeled SPORTSWEAR) worth $1,500.
So now Donna gets a chance to play, and lucky her! We've added a $3,500 space, a $10,000 prize, and a big puzzle!
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Jim | DONNA | Santresa |
| $600: T (x2) $250: H (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! | |
$1,200 | ||
| $250: S (x4) $400: R (x3) -$250: O (x3) -$250: E (x5) $600: M (DUD!) | $250: P (x2) $250: L (x3) $700: D (x3) -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($4,300) | $200: K $250: F (x2) BANKRUPT! ($700) |
$1,700 | ||
| BANKRUPT/$10K! ($1,700) | $3,500: N (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$7,000 |
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Donna solves POODLE SKIRTS PENNY LOAFERS ELVIS DRAFTED.
Jim | Donna | Santresa |
$2,950 | $7,000 |
Donna caught up, and now it's Santresa's turn! She gets to try for the $5,000 space!
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Jim | Donna | SANTRESA |
| $350: S (x3) $500: N (DUD!) | ||
$1,050 | ||
| $5,000: T -$250: E (x5) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x4) -$250: A -$250: U (x2) $800: L (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$6,150 | ||
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Jim solves LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES JUBILEE.
Jim | Donna | Santresa |
$9,100 | $7,000 |
Luckily (or possibly unluckily in Jim's case), we have time for another round.
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JIM | Donna | Santresa |
| $900: T $500: S (DUD!) | $1,500: N (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$900 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($900) | $250: R | |
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DING DING! DING DING!
That's enough time with the Wheel. Pat will now give it a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! We've got a game!
Donna: L ($5,250)
Santresa: C ($5,000)
Jim: H (DUD!)
Donna: Y (DUD!)
Santresa: P ($10,000)
Jim: K ($5,000)
Donna: M (x2) ($15,250)
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Donna solves COMPLETE MAKEOVER to steal the victory!
Jim | Donna | Santresa |
$9,100 | $22,250 |
Santresa had a lot of problems with the Wheel, so all she has now is the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Can Donna steal something else from Bonus Land? We have an Explorer, a sailboat, the savings bond, and the Caribbean trip.
We have plenty of envelopes. Donna picks the second E, and she must solve this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She'll be playing with CDMO...
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Initially quiet, she suddenly solves INVOICE...
...and we'll be giving her a Caribbean trip with The Moorings worth $22,425! Donna finishes with $44,675 and may be returning on Friday!
