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December 10, 1997 recap Apr 3, 2022 11:36:52 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 3, 2022 11:36:52 GMT -5

Airdate: December 10, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Puerto Rico Week!

They're here to play Wheel!
Jana Lathrop: Student and mother, a senior nursing student at Research College of Nursing; from Kansas City, MO
Morgan Moon: First-class cadet at the Air Force Academy looking to go to pilot training next year, from Okemos, MI
Brenda Larkin: Works as a help desk analyst at a major car manufacturer; from Inglewood, CA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, one of many sparklies for those who really are here to play Wheel. This puzzle will test them.

Round 1

SAME NAME

JANA	Morgan	Brenda
$550: L (x3) -$250: E (DUD!)	$400: G -$250: A (x2) $500: D -$250: I (x2) $500: Y $250: P $1,000: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,400	$3,150

SAME NAME

Morgan solves LILY & LAUNCHING PAD.

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
	$3,150

And landing in the Sony studio are a Swintec SW800 copier, 1000 portable word processor, and fax machine, plus Motorola Startac cellular phone (labeled HI-TECH) totaling $3,993.

Morgan's just getting ready to launch, and the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces are there to give him a boost.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Jana	MORGAN	Brenda
	$500: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (DUD!)	$600: L (x2) $250: S -$250: I (x2) $250: N (x3) $500: T -$250: O (x3) $450: G Solve: Wrong!
	$500	$2,650

BEFORE & AFTER

Brenda isn't quite there, guessing I WON'T BE HERE LONG JOHN SILVER.

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
	$500	$2,650
$2,500: V (x2) Solve: Correct!
$5,000

BEFORE & AFTER

Jana starts with I WANT and I DON'T, but she soon solves I WON'T BE VERY LONG JOHN SILVER. She took so long for a "before" segment like that?

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
$5,000	$3,150

After we untangle, Brenda has a second chance as we introduce the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces for this round!

Round 3

PLACE

Jana	Morgan	BRENDA
		$250: T $250: H (x2) -$250: E HI-TECH: S $3,500: R -$250: A -$250: I (x2) $500: C -$250: O (x2) $900: L (x3) -$250: U BANKRUPT! ($10,693)

SURPRISE: Y (DUD!)	$350: B (DUD!)	$600: J $550: D Solve: Correct!
		$1,150

Pat doesn't take away the HI-TECH wedge, but he comments that it's out of play.

PLACE

Brenda reads what's on the board. If only she knew before a dreaded spin...

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
$5,000	$3,150	$1,150

Jana has $5,000, and we have $5,000. A perfect match?

Round 4

PHRASE

JANA	Morgan	Brenda
$500: R (x4) $900: N (DUD!)	$900: D (x3) -$250: A (x3) $400: S (DUD!)	SURPRISE: H $600: L (DUD!)
$2,000	$2,450	+
$5,000: V -$250: E (x3) $400: Y (x2) -$250: O -$250: U $400: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$7,850

PHRASE

Jana solves HAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD READY.

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
$12,850	$3,150	$1,150

But wait! There's more, as we have another puzzle!

Round 5

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

By the way, you gotta solve in the next 2 minutes after Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $450 a piece. Morgan begins.

Morgan: R ($450)
Brenda: D (DUD!)
Jana: N (DUD!)
Morgan: T (DUD!)
Brenda: L (DUD!)
Jana: S (x2) ($900)
Morgan: G (DUD!)
Brenda: B (DUD!)
Jana: H ($1,350)
Morgan: O ($450) (He says ROSE but stops.)
Brenda: C ($450)
Jana: P (DUD!)
Morgan: K ($900)

THINGS

Morgan solves ROSY CHEEKS.

Jana	Morgan	Brenda
$12,850	$4,050	$1,150

BONUS ROUND:

Is Jana ready for this? Now in Bonus Land, she could play for a car or the $25,000!

After the break, Jana takes the L. Her final puzzle is on the board:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

CMPI does a little bit.

THING

She says KITTY, but she does not solve WITTY REMARK...

...meaning that Pat can't remark about the Buick Park Avenue. Jana stays at $12,850, but that could still be enough for Friday.