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December 16, 1997 recap May 25, 2022 22:20:09 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 25, 2022 22:20:09 GMT -5

Airdate: December 16, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Scandinavia Week!

We like to call them our players:
Carrie Chance: Secretary and mother of one, has also made her own Wheel with a friend in biology class; from Glendale, AZ
Trenton Quinn: Actor who graduated with a degree in theatre and a minor in chemistry (also admires Carrie for studying biology), also owns a DJ business; from Charleston, SC
Mike O'Connell: Insurance broker and father of three, from Castle Rock, CO

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, which will be more than enough to fill your piggy bank if you solve this puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

CARRIE	Trenton	Mike
$400: T Free Spin: S (DUD!)	$400: S (Repeat)	$500: R $350: L -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $250: C $600: N -$250: O $700: D -$250: I (x2) $250: P (x2) Solve: Correct!
$400		$1,900

Pat says to Trenton after repeating the S, "See, just because you admired her for having studied, you don't have to say what she says!"

PHRASE

Mike solves I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

Carrie	Trenton	Mike
		$1,900

And we couldn't be happier if you won our first prize! It's a David Orgell Rodeo Drive crystal gift certificate (labeled CRYSTAL) worth $2,500!

Pat knows we have a lot of money in our safe, so the staff are not afraid to add a $2,500 space. Do they have second thoughts about the $10,000 prize?

Round 2

WHO IS IT?

Carrie	TRENTON	Mike
	$900: N (DUD!)	$250: T (x5) $250: H -$250: E (x2) $800: L (x5) $900: G (DUD!)
		$5,250
$900: W $250: R (DUD!)	$900: S $300: M (DUD!)	$450: C -$250: I (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)
$900	$900	$5,200
$450: F (x5) -$250: U (x4) $600: D -$250: A $250: B (x4) Solve: Correct!
$4,250

WHO IS IT?

Carrie solves TUBBY LITTLE CUBBY ALL STUFFED WITH FLUFF. She can stuff an extra $2,000 into her pockets if she knows who it is! Hint: It's not Roseanne.

She quickly identifies Winnie the Pooh.

Carrie	Trenton	Mike
$6,250		$1,900

Mike's ready to stuff his own pockets with more cash, and we're sure he's looking at the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Carrie	Trenton	MIKE
		$900: T $250: R (x4) -$250: E (x3) $250: W $600: N -$250: A (x2) $450: L (x2) -$250: O (x3) Lose A Turn!
		$2,900
SURPRISE: Q Solve: Correct!
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BEFORE & AFTER

Carrie solves WE'RE ON A ROLL OF QUARTERS for a prize worth more than that. She's won a trip to Norway and fjord cruises, a prize worth $9,050!

Carrie	Trenton	Mike
$15,300		$1,900

Our final quarter of the main game, but Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $700 a piece. Carrie starts.

Round 4

THING

Carrie: T (DUD!)
Trenton: R (x2) ($1,400)
Mike: S (DUD!)
Carrie: N (x2) ($1,400)
Trenton: L ($2,100)

THING

Trenton breaks the silence and beats the buzzer to solve CANADA DRY GINGER ALE.

Carrie	Trenton	Mike
$15,300	$2,100	$1,900

BONUS ROUND:

Carrie rolls over to Bonus Land, where she will try for one of our great prizes...

Saab convertible (over $43,000)

Volvo wagon (over $39,000)

1998 Volvo S70 GLT (over $34,000)

Trip to Scandinavia (over $29,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

Just a few steps to the envelopes, where Carrie will try the W. She'll also try this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

(The shot of Carrie doesn't appear until the timer.)

Pat thinks KHGI are very nice choices.

THING

She instantly solves ICING...

...and we surprise her again with the $25,000! Carrie finishes with $40,350 and is likely to return on Friday!

In the post-game, Pat talks about the honor of Wheel of Fortune being inducted into the Game Show Hall of Fame. "If you folks haven't visited the hall, you really should! It's...in Kansas, or maybe in Florida." There's a whole Chuck Woolery...whatever.