January 31, 2000 Recap

January 31, 2000 Recap
Las Vegas Week Day 1


Preview Puzzle: Proper Name

MA _ _ / _ AMO _

Click the spoiler to reveal the answer




Contestants

George Lucero: Las Vegas, New Mexico; teacher and technology coordinator for the city school district, married, has 2 children, artiste, paints portraits and oils

Adam Knight: Nashville, Tennessee; attorney, married to his wife Holly, likes to play basketball and skydive, likes entertainment trivia

Dorothy Harivle: Everett, Washington; has 9 children, 16 grandchildren, and one great grandchild, sings with a sweet Adeline group, plays for nursing homes and retirement homes


Round 1 (Puzzler Round): Occupation

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George is the first spinner and he gets 2 R's worth $550 a piece, gets 3 T's worth $400 a piece, gets 1 N worth $800, buys 2 A's, buys 2 E's, buys 1 U, gets 4 S's worth $550 a piece

RESTAURANT

_ _ STESS

George solves RESTAURANT HOSTESS for $4550

Puzzler: Phrase

_ AV _ / A

_ _ AT

George guesses HAVE A SNACK with 1 second left, it was HAVE A SEAT so he does not get $3000 more

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Phrase

Prize on wheel: 5 night stay at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas worth $3500

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Adam spins the wheel and gets 1 S worth $300, gets 3 T's worth $400 a piece, gets no L on $600, Dorothy lands on BANKRUPT on the right side of the $10,000 Wedge, George gets 4 N's worth $300 a piece, buys 5 E's, gets 1 R worth $700, buys 1 A, buys 1 O, gets 1 F worth $300, buys 2 U's

  AN

UNE _ _ E _ TE _

TURN / OF / E _ ENTS

I don't think AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS will happen during this game but George solves for $1200

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Classic TV

Jackpot sponsor: 1-800-flowers.com

Prize on wheel: Yamaha WaveRunner XL700 worth $6599

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Dorothy spins the wheel and gets 1 T worth $800, gets 2 N's worth $550 a piece, buys a bad E, George gets 2 S's worth $300 a piece, buys 8 A's, gets 1 R worth $300, gets 1 D worth $600, gets 1 Y worth $600, buys a bad I, Adam gets 1 L worth $600, gets 1 G worth $600, gets no P on $300, back to Dorothy and she gets 2 K's worth $600 a piece, then she lands on BANKRUPT to lose $2850, back to George and he gets 1 F worth $600

ANDY

KA _ F _ AN / AS

LATKA / GRA _ AS

George IDs ANDY KAUFMAN AS LATKA GRAVAS for $2200

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Thing

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George spins the wheel and gets 1 S worth $700, then he lands on BANKRUPT, Adam gets no P on $600, Dorothy gets no N on $500, back to George and he gets 1 L worth $800, buys 2 E's, buys 1 A, gets 1 C worth $300, gets 1 V worth $900

Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $600

George: 2 D's, Adam: 1 K

DEV _ L'S / _ _ _ D

CAKE

Adam solves DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE for $1600 and avoids going home with parting gifts

Final scores




Bonus Round

George picks the W in WHEEL

The category is Thing

RSTLNE gives us this

_ _ _ N _ _ N

George's picks are C D P O

OP _ N _ ON

In my OPINION, George did very great tonight, and he just made his night greater by winning a Ford Mustang worth $28,805

George's final total is $36,755