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December 6, 1995 recap Apr 4, 2022 23:51:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 4, 2022 23:51:14 GMT -5

Airdate: December 6, 1995

From Sony Pictures Studio, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Judy Bourdon: Works for a major insurance company; also a mother and grandmother, and her husband would love to meet Pat at the end of the Bonus Round; from West Hartford, CT
Paul McWhorter: Works for a realty marketing company that sells property at auction in five western states, and grew up everywhere as his dad was in the Air Force; from Portland, OR
Rosemarie Ranieri (returning with a 1-day total of $19,088)

Not mentioned last time when Rosemarie's astrology was a popular subject, but Pat's a Scorpio, and this time, Rosemarie recommended that he stay home with the Cancer (Johnny Gilbert).

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

THING

JUDY	Paul	Rosemarie
$500: N (DUD!)	$200: T $400: R $450: S $500: L -$250: E (x3) $1,000: C (x2) $800: B (DUD!)	$500: H $400: P (x3) $800: D (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$3,300	$3,300

THING

Rosemarie solves HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER.

Judy	Paul	Rosemarie
		$3,300

Holy ravioli! Now we gotta add a prize to the Wheel? Maybe we should throw in a set of his-and-hers Hart F14 freestyle snow skis with matching poles (labeled SKIS) worth $2,000.

Forget the last round. Paul might want some bigger money, like a $2,500 space we've added to the Wheel. Would he also like a bigger puzzle?

Round 2

CLUE

Judy	PAUL	Rosemarie
	SURPRISE: T (x4) $500: R -$250: E (x2) $900: N (x2) Free Spin: H (x2) -$250: O (x3) $700: W (x3) -$250: A (x3) $750: D (x2) Solve: Incomplete.
	$5,150+

CLUE

Paul says WHAT THE COWARDLY LION WANTED ...but gets stuck on the last word.

Judy	Paul (FS)	Rosemarie

		$200: C $400: L (x2) $2,500: F (DUD!)
	$5,150+	$1,000
$500: S $200: Y Solve: Correct!
$700

CLUE

Judy completes WHAT THE COWARDLY LION WANTED MOST. Actually, she's not finished until she scores the $500 bonus for answering the clue.

She says courage ...but just after the buzzer. We move to Paul.

Paul says courage to take the money.

Judy	Paul (FS)	Rosemarie
$700	$500	$3,300

Rosemarie is no coward. She'll certainly try for the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces.

Round 3

SAME NAME

Judy	Paul (FS)	ROSEMARIE
		$500: T (x2) $700: S $200: H (DUD!)
		$1,700
$550: N (DUD!)	$1,000: R (x3) $800: F $250: B $900: J -$250: O (x2) Double Play: C (Double Play!) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($4,700) (Free Spin used) $600: K -$250: E $700: L (DUD!)	$200: D (x2) $500: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$350	$2,600

SAME NAME

Rosemarie solves DAVID ROBERT & JACK FROST.

Judy	Paul	Rosemarie
$700	$500	$5,900

Now it's time for Judy to be brave. The reward is even greater, as we have a $5,000 space and a trip to BARBADOS on the Wheel!

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

JUDY	Paul	Rosemarie
$500: T Lose A Turn!	$250: N (x2) $700: R
$500	$1,200

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING! DING DING!

Did that scare you? With that sound, Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $900 a piece.

Paul: Y ($2,100)
Rosemarie: D (x2) ($1,800)
Judy: K ($1,400)
Paul: F (DUD!)
Rosemarie: S ($2,700)

BEFORE & AFTER

Rosemarie solves SLAM DUNK YOUR DOUGHNUT.

Judy	Paul	Rosemarie
$700	$500	$8,600

BONUS ROUND:

Rosemarie is up to $27,688, and she gets another try in Bonus Land. We have the same prizes as before, and they're a Southwestern trip, a Jeep, a Winnebago, and the $25,000.

Same envelopes as before. Rosemarie picks the L again, and here's a new puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

This time, the vowel comes last, and it's PCDI.

THING

She starts with an A, but changes to OPULENT. She does not solve APOLOGY...

...and we're sorry that she couldn't take the $25,000, her spending money for a TV. Rosemarie stays at $27,688 and has one more day.

In the post-game, Vanna asks if Pat is ready for Christmas. He's not anywhere close to it. Around July 3, Vanna has everything done for the special day almost half a year later.