February 5, 1996 Recap

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February 5, 1996 Recap Feb 2, 2022 18:53:54 GMT -5

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New month means a new theme in recaps from me. This time, we'll look at the Sweethearts shows not yet recapped here.

S13, EPISODE #2446: SWEETHEARTS WEEK

Airdate: 2/5/96

First engaged couples this week:
Jon Anderson & Nicky Painter: Los Angeles. They met on a layover in D.C. are getting married May 12th.

Jon: Aspiring actor.
Nicky: Flight attendant based in San Francisco. She enjoys hiking and arts & crafts.

Dave Freeman & Cindy Truman: Not exactly love at first sight for the 2, but they're getting married on the last day of '96; they're from the Huntington Beach area.

Dave: Writer of an ad agency.
Cindy: Director of the same ad agency.

Steve Klein & Lisa Lipton: They met at a Christmas Party and are getting married September 1st.

Steve: Originally from Minnesota, he worked in advertising back there. Now in California, he's getting his Master's in Business.
Lisa: She has an identical twin sister and guessed Steve's name at that party.

Free Spin is on the red $200.

Round 1

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QUOTATION

JON/NICKY	Dave/Cindy	Steve/Lisa
$700: T	FS: N $500 ($1,000): N -$250: 3 E's $300: S -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($300 gone) (keeps FS)	$350: 2 L's $200: G
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$400: 3 M's $200: D -$250: 2 O's $750: 2 Y's BANKRUPT! ($2,650 gone)	$350: 2 C's $250: P $300: W No More Consonants! Solve Attempt...
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Cindy says SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME (from Snow White).

DUDS: T (Jon/Nicky), G (Steve/Lisa)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (yellow & red teams)

Jon/Nicky	Dave/Cindy	Steve/Lisa
	$1,250
	FREE SPIN

PRIZE ADDED TO WHEEL: California Culinary Academy classes (incl. merch & cookbook) + Fairmont Hotel accommodations (marked SAN FRANCISCO), $4,095

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Jon/Nicky	DAVE/CINDY	Steve/Lisa
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	$400: 3 T's -$250: 2 E's $200: R -$250: 5 A's SURPRISE: 2 S's $450: 3 F's $500: 2 B's $700: 2 N's $200: 2 D's $450: K Solve Attempt...
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PERFECTION! Cindy solves BED AND BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S...and after a whole bunch of gambling, they've won some sterling silver flatware (Wallace Silversmiths; $4,090).

Jon/Nicky	Dave/Cindy	Steve/Lisa
	$10,840
	DINING FREE SPIN

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WHO IS IT?

Jon/Nicky	Dave/Cindy	STEVE/LISA
		$600: 2 T's -$250: 5 E's $250: 3 S's $3,500: Y -$250: 2 A's BANKRUPT! ($10K's left) ($4,950 gone)

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$300: L $300: 2 D's $300: M $300: 3 N's -$250: 3 O's $700: 2 R's Solve Attempt...
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Nicky solves VIOLET EYES OSCAR WINNER WHITE DIAMONDS. Elizabeth Taylor is correct for the bonus.

BANKRUPT: Steve/Lisa

Jon/Nicky	Dave/Cindy	Steve/Lisa
$4,250	$10,840
	DINING FREE SPIN

We've done enough gambling for the day, so it's time for Pat to take his spin. He sets the consonants at $800 apiece.

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PLACE

Jon/Nicky	2 T's	$1,600
Dave/Cindy	3 N's	$2,400
Steve/Lisa	S
Jon/Nicky	L	$3,200
Dave/Cindy	D	$3,200
Steve/Lisa	3 R's	$2,400
Jon/Nicky	2 I's	$2,400
Dave/Cindy	P	$4,000

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Dave IDs the HEATHROW AIRPORT IN LONDON.

DUD: S (Steve/Lisa)

FINAL SCORES

Jon/Nicky	Dave/Cindy	Steve/Lisa
$4,250	$14,840	P.G.
	(...) DINING	Parting Gifts

WINNINGS SO FAR: $19,090
BANKRUPT TRASH: $7,900

BONUS ROUND

PRIZES

His/Her Diamond Wedding Bands ($26,300)
Mall of America Shopping Trip ($7,994) + $10K GC
A $20,000 Happily Ever After annuity from The Thomas Group
His/Her Mustangs ($48,285)
$25,000

LETTER PICKED (Dave): W

Bonus Puzzle

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Appropriate for this week, Cindy gets BRIDAL VEIL for the Wedding Bands! She also brought her parents.

FINAL TOTAL FOR DAVE/CINDY: $41,140 ($10,750, dining and wedding bands; eligible for Final)

OVERALL THOUHGTS: Pretty decent start to what probably will be a huge week for this show. 7/10

On another note, that’s a lot of shows I’ve covered recently to have R4 begin with the Final Spin.

Last Edit: Feb 3, 2022 23:17:21 GMT -5 by logicman27

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.

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Recaps can feel like a behemoth task. Posts: 5,169	February 5, 1996 Recap Feb 3, 2022 21:38:46 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2022 21:38:46 GMT -5 I had to do a double take, because I thought the Free Spin token was permanently placed on the purple $200 starting this season (except in Round 2 during a three-round game).
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February 5, 1996 Recap Feb 4, 2022 2:08:26 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 4, 2022 2:08:26 GMT -5

^ This was my first recap on this season, so I really wasn’t under the influence that the Free Spin was just on one spot.

Go figure that the one I cover first had the FS in the wrong wedge.

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.

Post by logicman27 on Feb 2, 2022 18:53:54 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2022 21:38:46 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Feb 4, 2022 2:08:26 GMT -5