April 21, 1998 Recap

April 21, 1998 Recap
California Dreamin' Week Day 2


Contestants

Marjorie O'Neill: Waikoloa, Hawaii; structural integrationist, has a windsurfing school on the beach in Waikoloa, has 3 kids aged 29, 19, and 9, has a grandson who will be 2

Craig Steinfeld: East Brunswick, New Jersey; getting married soon to a former Wheel contestant named Dawn, attorney, has a 3 year old son named Zachary, big Knicks fan, loves sports

Pam Bellinger: Las Vegas, Nevada; originally from Queens, corrections officer, worked for an airline


Round 1: Proper Name

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Marjorie is the first spinner and she gets no N on $900, Craig lands on BANKRUPT, Pam gets 1 S worth $700, gets 1 T worth $250, gets no R on $500, back to Marjorie and she gets 1 M worth $250, gets 2 L's worth $1000 a piece

T _ M

S _ LL _ _ _

Marjorie IDs TOM SELLECK for $2250

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Phrase

Prize on wheel: Autographed framed picture of Marilyn Monroe worth $3750

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Craig spins the wheel and lands on Lose A Turn, Pam lands on BANKRUPT on the right side of the $10,000 Wedge, Marjorie gets 5 T's worth $550 a piece, buys 3 I's, gets 4 H's worth $900 a piece, gets 1 W for the Marilyn Monroe prize, buys 1 A, gets 1 R worth $600, gets 2 G's worth $250 a piece, buys 5 O's, buys 1 U, gets no D on $800, back to Craig and he gets 1 F worth $2500

GO / THROUGH

IT / WITH / A

FI _ _ - TOOTH

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Craig solves GO THROUGH IT WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB for $2500

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Thing

Jackpot sponsor: Tiger's electronic Jeopardy handheld game

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Pam spins the wheel and gets 3 T's worth $400 a piece, gets 2 R's for the Surprise, gets 3 N's worth $3500 a piece, buys 3 E's, gets no S on $900, Marjorie gets 1 L worth $900, gets 2 D's worth $450 a piece, buys 2 A's, buys 4 I's, then she lands on BANKRUPT to lose $1300, Craig gets 2 C's worth $400 a piece

INDI _ ID _ AL

RETIRE _ ENT

ACC _ _ NT

Craig solves INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT for $800

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Same Name

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Marjorie spins the wheel and gets 1 T worth $500, then she duds with an R on $300, Craig gets 2 N's worth $250 a piece, then he lands on BANKRUPT, Pam gets no F on $450, back to Marjorie and she gets 1 V worth $600, buys 2 A's, buys 1 I, buys 2 E's, gets 1 W worth $400, gets 1 H worth $400, gets 2 G's worth $450 a piece

VANNA / &

EGG

WHITE

Marjorie reads off VANNA & EGG WHITE for $2050

Scores after Round 4




Round 5: Place

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Craig spins the wheel and gets 1 N worth $5000, gets 3 R's worth $250 a piece, buys 2 A's

RA _ _ R _ A _

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Craig solves RAILROAD CROSSING for $5500

Final scores




Bonus Round

Craig picks the L in WHEEL

The category is Phrase

RSTLNE gives us this

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Craig's picks are M W D I

I'M

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I'M BUSHED because Craig just won a trip to Palm Springs and a Convertible worth $31,520. Not really, I'm actually just happy for him

Craig's final total is $40,320