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September 15, 1999 recap Apr 12, 2022 9:45:30 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 12, 2022 9:45:30 GMT -5

Airdate: September 15, 1999

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Great Getaways Week!

Today's contestants:
Sharon Stringfellow: Runs a roommate referral service with her husband; from West Palm Beach, FL
Ryan Aday: Part-time waiter who just recently graduated from Point Loma University in San Diego, also plays in a band called "Cobra Kai"; from Mission Viejo, CA
Adam Cox: Member and provider services representative at a major health network, also a student at IUPUI and is taking up computer engineering; from Indianapolis, IN (so must legally be a Pacers fan)

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, and someone's gonna get into legal trouble if we don't hit it at least once. This round is your chance:

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

PLACE

SHARON	Ryan	Adam
$300: N (DUD!)	$1,000: T -$250: E (x2) $300: R (x2) -$250: A $300: L (DUD!)	$1,000: S $300: C (DUD!)
	$1,100	$1,000
$900: P $600: M Solve: Correct!
$1,500

PLACE

Sharon solves SUPERMARKET. She's now shopping for a $3,000 Puzzler...

Puzzler

THINGS

...and she scores one with COUPONS.

Sharon	Ryan	Adam
$4,500

In case you're searching for that little extra, we've snuck in an Italjet USA Formula 50 LC scooter (labeled SCOOTER) worth $3,399.

So we did hit top-dollar, but let's actually solve with the help of the $2,500 space or $10,000 prize.

Round 2

PHRASE

Sharon	RYAN	Adam
	SCOOTER: N $700: M (DUD!)	$450: R $800: S $400: T (x3) -$250: E (x5) $250: V $250: D (x2) $10,000!: H (x3) Solve: Correct!
	+	$2,950+

PHRASE

Adam carefully solves I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY to see pure gold.

Sharon	Ryan	Adam
$4,500		$12,950

Ever think you'd see a prize like this? Maybe you did. It's a trip to Mexico and stay at the 5-star Fiesta Americana Cozumel (labeled MEXICO) worth $4,012.

Boy, Charlie spoke quickly. Let's follow that with some quick cash from the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces!

Round 3

SAME NAME

Sharon	Ryan	ADAM
		$600: N (x2) $600: T (DUD!)
		$1,200
$900: L (x2) -$250: E (x4) $300: R MEXICO: S (DUD!)	$250: M $900: C (x3) $300: H BANKRUPT! ($3,250)	$250: P -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x2) $250: D (DUD!)
$1,850		$950
-$250: O BANKRUPT! ($1,600)	Lose A Turn!	$700: B $300: W $450: Y Solve: Correct!
		$2,400

SAME NAME

Adam reads what's on the board.

Sharon	Ryan	Adam
$4,500		$15,350

Sharon doesn't need those coupons! We have a $5,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 4

ON THE MAP

SHARON	Ryan	Adam
$250: H (DUD!)	$300: N (x2) $400: S $300: C $300: L $300: D
	$1,900

ON THE MAP

DING DING! DING DING!

This might be Ryan's last chance after Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece.

Ryan: G ($2,200)

ON THE MAP

Ryan solves SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA.

Sharon	Ryan	Adam
$4,500	$2,200	$15,350

BONUS ROUND:

Adam does indeed finish with the gold, and now he walks to Bonus Land for a chance at one of...

New Hampshire plus Saab (over $39,000)
Canada plus Mercedes (over $44,000)
Seattle plus Sea Ray 190 Cuddy Cabin (over $30,000)
Vermont's countryside holiday plus 1999 Mustang Coupe (over $21,000)
"The cash" ($25,000)

Will someone finally get away with a prize? Adam grabs the middle E, and here comes his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

DCMI lights up a few obvious spots.

PHRASE

He guesses I'M HEXED UP and I'M FIRED UP. He does not solve I'M KEYED UP...

...so after all that, no Vermont & Mustang prize for Adam. He'll be taking home $15,350 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat comments that people follow Vanna's life and times. She had two cats, and one of them passed away a year ago, and the other one during the summer. They still lived a long happy life at almost 18 years.