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Post by mechamind on May 11, 2022 22:42:34 GMT -5

Airdate: May 16, 1994

From Walt Disney World in Orlando, It's America's game! Time for College Week!

This weeks competitors are UCLA, University of Arkansas, Georgia Tech, and University of Pittsburgh!

Today's contestants (all female):
Michelle Miller: First-year student at UCLA majoring in sociology, also an honor student and alumni scholar; from Studio City
Jennifer Hawbaker: Senior at Georgia Tech graduating in June, studying management science and hoping to find a job; she's also an Alpha Gamma Delta alumnus; from Norcross
Andrea Snyder: Junior at University of Pittsburgh majoring in psychology, from Huntingdon Valley

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

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

MICHELLE	Jennifer	Andrea
$1,000: T (x2) $200: N (x3) $800: S -$250: E $500: C (DUD!)	$200: L (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$3,150
$200: R (DUD!)	$700: D (DUD!)	$150: J $300: M (DUD!)
$3,150		$150
$300: F -$250: O (x4) -$250: I (x2) -$250: U -$250: A $250: W Solve: Correct!
$2,700

BEFORE & AFTER

Michelle solves WIN BY A NOSE OUT OF JOINT.

Michelle	Jennifer	Andrea
$2,700

You could win by a mile with the help of our first prize: a framed autograph of Charles Darwin (labeled DARWIN) worth $2,750.

But why limit yourself to one mile? You might be looking at that $2,500 space on the Wheel!

Round 2

PHRASE

Michelle	JENNIFER	Andrea
	$350: T (x3) $350: T (Repeat)	$300: N (x2) $450: H $900: G (x2) $200: B (DUD!)
	$1,050	$2,850
$200: M (DUD!)	-$250: E (x3) $200: C $500: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,500

PHRASE

Jennifer solves ON THE CUTTING EDGE. "A happy ending!"

Michelle	Jennifer	Andrea
$2,700	$1,500

A happier ending if you call a good letter on the $3,500 space and solve this puzzle!

Round 3

FILL IN THE BLANK

Michelle	Jennifer	ANDREA
		DARWIN: T (DUD!)

$200: S (DUD!)	$600: R (x2) $200: N -$250: E BANKRUPT! ($1,150)	$900: D (DUD!)

$800: M (DUD!)	$200: C $1,000: L -$250: A (x2) $600: H (DUD!)	$400: P $500: K $450: G -$250: I $600: B (x3) -$250: U $200: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$950	$2,850

FILL IN THE BLANK

Andrea solves ? BEARING ? BOY ? CLUB ? PARK. She's on the board, and she can take a $500 bonus by filling in the blank.

She does by filling in ball.

Michelle	Jennifer	Andrea
$2,700	$1,500	$3,350

We hope you hit it out of the park by hitting our famous $5,000 space!

Round 4

PHRASE

MICHELLE	Jennifer	Andrea
$500: S $900: T (x3) $500: R $550: N (x2) -$250: O
$4,550

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

We hate to interrupt Michelle, but Pat needs to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Michelle: D (x2) ($5,050)

PHRASE

Perfection! Michelle solves DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME. Unsurprisingly, she won.

Michelle	Jennifer	Andrea
$7,750	$1,500	$3,350

BONUS ROUND:

We certainly won't underestimate Michelle in Bonus Land. We have plenty of prizes, plus there's an annuity to be won on Friday!

Because of the annuity, the middle E is out of play.

With four envelopes, Michelle picks the L and looks at this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

DPMI is very limited.

THING

She guesses PET DOG and OUT DIG. She does not solve HOT DOG...

...and she was only halfway to the Chevy Blazer. Michelle finishes with $7,750 for the university. That could come in handy for Friday.

In the post-game, Pat comments that the best thing about wearing a jacket is that you don't have to worry about how you tie your tie. As long as it's just long enough, it doesn't matter. Pat's tie is also a clip on.