November 27, 1998 recap

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November 27, 1998 recap Jan 11, 2022 20:31:47 GMT -5

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Airdate: November 27, 1998

From the Las Vegas Hilton, it's America's game! This is the end of Family Week...

Today's teams (all female):
Johanna & Melissa (sisters): Johanna is originally from New Jersey but now attending UNLV graduate school for a Master's in elementary education. Melissa is a medical assistant at a rehabilitation hospital in Vegas.
Pat & Shari (sisters): Pat is an insurance broker and licensed pilot from Pahrump. Shari has been a performer in Nevada most of her life, and she's from Chatsworth, CA.
Ona & Iruka (also sisters!): Ona speaks 5 languages and attends UNLV, likely to be a communications major. Iruka currently works for a community college and attends UNLV for a Master's in communication. Both are originally from Munich, Germany.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. "Big Money" is a language that anyone who watches this show ought to understand as we begin our game...

Round 1

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$450: T $550: S $800: N -$250: A (DUD!)	$300: D (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
$1,550
$300: P (DUD!)	$900: J $600: V (DUD!)	$900: L (x2) -$250: I $300: M (DUD!)
$1,550	$900	$1,550
$700: R (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,650

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Johanna & Melissa solve BEN & JERRY STILLER.

Johanna & Melissa	Pat & Shari	Ona & Iruka
$3,650

Just a few more prizes left for Vegas, and now we'll try to give away a pair of KHS Fleetwood bicycles (labeled BIKES) worth $2,796.

Even on this last day, it is Vegas. You gotta try to max out the cash with the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces.

Round 2 (Puzzler Round)

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Johanna & Melissa	PAT & SHARI	Ona & Iruka
	$500: T (x3) $400: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x6) $300: D Free Spin: N $300: R (x3) $900: W $450: S (x3) -$250: O -$250: A (x2) $400: C Solve: Correct!
	$5,150

It just won't end. After picking up the Free Spin, Pat & Shari can't make up their minds, and they think they can call a letter before spinning.

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Perfection! Pat & Shari solve YANKEES CAPTURE WORLD SERIES TITLE. Can these sisters capture a $3,000 Puzzler bonus?

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And they complete it by solving PARADE.

Johanna & Melissa	Pat & Shari (FS)	Ona & Iruka
$3,650	$8,150

Marching into this studio with one last prize, we have a trip to Hawaii and stay at Hilton Waikoloa Village (labeled HAWAII) worth $8,798.

Can we throw a parade for Ona & Iruka if they hit both the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces?

Round 3

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The chimes can faintly be heard when the blanks are revealed too early. They sound again with the category strip.

Johanna & Melissa	Pat & Shari (FS)	ONA & IRUKA
		$300: T $900: R -$250: A $300: H $600: S (x3) $300: L (DUD!)
		$3,050
$900: M (x2) $300: F -$250: O (x4) $300: C -$250: E (x2) BIKES: N Jackpot: Y Solve: Correct!
$1,900+

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JACKPOT! Johanna & Melissa scream MANY SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM for the bikes and an $8,900 pot! And we've officially run out of cash.

Johanna & Melissa	Pat & Shari (...)	Ona & Iruka
$17,246	$8,150

We couldn't share any of it with Ona & Iruka, and now they leave with the nice parting gifts.

Another day that the Free Spin just never had a chance.

BONUS ROUND:

Let's finish with one more Bonus Round win! We still have the silver bars and the $25,000!

To finish off, Johanna picks the L. Now for the last puzzle of the week:

Bonus Puzzle

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Vanna is accidentally standing in front of the left blanks, but she moves out of the way. "There's the entire phrase!"

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They quickly go with BHPO.

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They try SILVER AND GOLD, but they do not solve FLUFF AND FOLD...

...so they missed their chance at the silver. Johanna & Melissa still leave with $17,246 in cash and bikes.

In the post-game, Pat is surprised that the two weeks are up already. Vanna's so sad, but they had a great time in Vegas.

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November 27, 1998 recap Jan 11, 2022 23:55:43 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 11, 2022 23:55:43 GMT -5

2nd time this season the game ended in a Jackpot win.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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Post by mechamind on Jan 11, 2022 21:27:42 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Jan 11, 2022 23:55:43 GMT -5