December 1, 1998 Recap

December 1, 1998 Recap
Cruise Week Day 2


Contestants

Linda Thomas: Irwin, Pennsylvania; self-employed, helps people start home-based businesses, married for 11 years to her husband David, has a 5 year old son named Jonathan

Pat Nolan (female): Tempe, Arizona; attorney, married, workaholic, reads a lot

Scott Griffin: Houston, Texas; junior at Rice University, majoring in computer science, does artificial intelligence research, knows a lot about computers


Round 1: Phrase

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Linda is the first spinner and she gets 1 T for the Free Spin, then she lands on Lose A Turn but uses her Free Spin, she gets no N on $600, Pat gets 1 R worth $250, gets 2 L's worth $700 a piece, gets 1 S worth $400, buys 1 I, buys 1 A, gets 1 D worth $800, buys 1 O, gets 1 W worth $600, gets 1 P worth $250

IT / WO _ LD / _ _

_ _ / PL _ AS _ R _

IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE to congratulate you on winning $2950, Pat

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 and Puzzler Round): Fictional Characters

Prize on wheel: Trip to Catalina Island worth $3001

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Pat spins the wheel and gets 2 R's worth $300 a piece, gets 2 T's worth $250 a piece, gets 1 S for the Catalina prize, buys 2 E's, buys 2 I's, then she lands on BANKRUPT on the right side of the $10,000 Wedge to lose $600 and the Catalina trip, Scott gets 2 L's worth $500 a piece, buys 4 A's, buys 1 O, gets 3 N's worth $250 a piece, gets 1 H worth $550, gets 1 P worth $400, buys 1 U, gets 1 C worth $400, gets no M on $400, Linda gets 3 D's worth $300 a piece

LITTLE

ORPHAN / ANNIE

& / DADD _

_ AR _ UC _ S

Linda IDs LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE & DADDY WARBUCKS for $900

Puzzler: Title

_ OMO _ _ O _

Linda instantly solves TOMORROW for an extra $3000

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Event

Jackpot sponsor: University games

Prize on wheel: 2.17 carat weight diamond bracelet from Borsheims worth $5400

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Scott spins the wheel and gets 2 S's worth $300 a piece, gets 2 T's worth $300 a piece, buys 2 A's, buys 1 E, gets 4 R's worth $900 a piece, gets 2 P's worth $900 a piece, gets 1 P worth $300

T _ R _ _ _ _ _ / A

S _ RPR _ SE

PARTY

I don't know if Scott will be THROWING A SURPRISE PARTY soon but he solves for $6400

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Before & After

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Linda spins the wheel and gets 1 N worth $600, gets 1 D worth $900, buys 2 A's, gets no R on $300, Pat lands on BANKRUPT, Scott gets 2 S's worth $900 a piece, then he duds with a T on $550, back to Linda and she gets no L on $300, back to Pat and she gets 1 C worth $350, then she lands on BANKRUPT, back to Scott and he buys a bad E, back to Linda again and she lands on Lose A Turn, back to Pat again and she gets 3 H's worth $250 a piece, gets 1 F worth $250, gets 1 P worth $300

F _ SH / AND

CH _ PS

AH _ _

Pat solves FISH AND CHIPS AHOY for $1300

Final scores




Bonus Round

Scott picks the H in WHEEL

The category is Place

RSTLNE gives us this

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Scott's picks are H C P A

_ _ LLA _ E

LAID, JALADA, WALLACE, and MALLACE are incorrect, it was VILLAGE which he does not get for the Sailboat

Scott's final total is $6400