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Post by mechamind on Jan 12, 2022 0:23:31 GMT -5

Airdate: May 12, 1998

From the George R. Brown Center in Houston, it's America's game! Welcome to College Week!

Our next class:
James Wyatt III: Student at Jackson State University majoring in biology and chemistry, hopes to attend physician assistant school in Galveston; from Jackson, MS
Kelley Astolfo: Junior at University of Houston studying psychology and occupational therapy, and works at a community center and volunteers at a hospital
Trey Hamilton: Junior at Rice University studying mechanical engineering, hopes to work in the aerospace industry when he's done next year, and maybe become an astronaut; from Greenville, AL

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. This won't quite send your score into outer space, but maybe later on? For now, let's begin our first round:

Round 1

THE 80's

JAMES	Kelley	Trey
$250: S (DUD!)	$700: N $900: T (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	$500: W $450: V BANKRUPT! ($950)
	$2,250
$250: M (x2) Solve: Correct!
$500

THE 80's

James starts with I WENT, but corrects to I WANT MY MTV. "Don't scare me, James!"

Pat: Their new slogan is "Just try to find a music video on our network, now!".

James	Kelley	Trey
$500

We don't mean to scare you. We're just adding a pair of Klein mountain bikes (labeled BIKES) worth $3,800.

I want that big money! Bring me the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize!

Round 2

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

James	KELLEY	Trey
	$250: T (x3) $250: S $10,000!: N -$250: A $900: M (DUD!)	$250: R (x4) -$250: E (x3) $300: D (x2) -$250: O (x3) $250: L -$250: I (x2) $900: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$750+	$2,900

Pat helps Kelley pick up the $10,000 prize, flip it over, and place it on her arrow. "Let a trained technician do this."

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Trey solves CARTOON FIGURES DILBERT & DOGBERT.

James	Kelley	Trey
$500		$2,900

Yeah, that's funny. Now, would it be funny to see you react to the $3,500 or Jackpot spaces?

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

James	Kelley	TREY
		$800: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) $300: S (DUD!)
		$1,350
$250: F $250: T (DUD!)	$450: N $250: L BIKES: W -$250: A (x4) $250: C BANKRUPT! ($4,500)	-$250: I $400: B -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,250)
$250
$250: J Solve: Correct!
$500

BEFORE & AFTER

James solves JOEY LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.

James	Kelley	Trey
$1,000		$2,900

Here on "Three Students and a Dropout", we've just added a $5,000 space. That ought to help cover tuition, especially if the puzzle's big enough.

Round 4

EVENT

JAMES	Kelley	Trey
$300: S (DUD!)	$250: T (x2) $450: N $550: L (x2) -$250: E (x3)
	$1,800

EVENT

DING DING! DING DING!

Oh, how the time just flew. The "dropout" will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $900 a piece. Still anyone's game.

Kelley: R ($2,700)
Trey: D ($900)
James: C ($900) (He says I WANT before getting buzzed. "You can tell us later.")
Kelley: F (x2) ($4,500)
Trey: B (DUD!)
James: W (DUD!)
Kelley: Y ($5,400)

EVENT

Kelley guesses A POP FLY TO CENTER FIELD. The second word is a bit short.

Trey: O ($900)

EVENT

Trey solves A HIGH FLY TO CENTER FIELD to defend his win.

James	Kelley	Trey
$1,000		$3,800

Not such a high scoring game, but Kelley could have at least won something. Instead, she's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Trey didn't need too much to win this one, but he can certainly improve his score if he solves the bonus puzzle. We have some Chevys and an annuity available!

Still plenty of envelopes remaining, and Trey will take the middle E. Here's his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Again, quick choices of CDMA.

THING

He says GAME, HEAD GAME, BED GAME, and TEA TIME. He does not solve WEB PAGE...

...which keeps him from the Camaro. Trey finishes with $3,800, and we can't be too sure that it's enough for Friday.

In the post-game, Vanna asks if Pat wants to see her in a spacesuit. He likes seeing her in anything. Vanna toured with NASA, and they put her in a real suit!