October 23, 1996 Recap

October 23, 1996 Recap
South Seas Week Day 3


Contestants

Tom Berger: Houston, Texas; CPA, small business owner, aspiring novelist, owns a tanning salon in Houston

Mark Templeton: Boone, North Carolina; he was found in a contestant search at the Opryland hotel in Nashville, when he is Boone, he plays golf and hangs out with his parents, but he is in Nashville attending Belmont University, studying music business

Peggy Mayer: Yorba Linda, California; travel agent, plays golf, has 6 children and a couple of grandkids


Round 1: Phrase

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Tom is the first spinner and he gets 2 T's worth $900 a piece, gets 1 N worth $250, buys 3 A's, gets 1 D worth $250, buys a bad O, Mark gets 1 S worth $250, then he duds with an R on $450, Peggy gets no B on $600, back to Tom and he buys a bad I, back to Mark and he gets no P on the Free Spin, back to Peggy and she gets 2 M's worth $250 a piece, buys 2 E's, gets no F on $800, Tom decides to solve

_ AME

SET / AND

MAT _ _

Tom solves GAME SET AND MATCH for $1550

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 ($10,000 Round): Fill In The Blank

Prize on wheel: Ties from Tovoli, Shoes from Allen-Edmonds, and sportswear, tailored jackets, dress shirts, and accessories from Perry Ellis all worth $2930

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Mark spins the wheel and gets 4 S's for the Free Spin, then he lands on BANKRUPT on the left side of the $10,000 Wedge and doesn't use his Free Spin, he is not reminded he has a free spin either, Peggy gets no C on $500, Tom gets 1 N worth $2500, buys 5 I's, buys 1 O, gets 2 D's worth $2500 a piece, buys 3 A's, gets 1 M worth $600

? / S _ I _ I _

? / ADMISSION

? / AS / A / _ I _ D

Tom solves ? SPIRIT ? ADMISSION ? AS A BIRD for $7350

Tom correctly guesses Free as the common thread for an extra $2000. His total this round is $9350

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Title/Author

Before the round begins, Pat mentions that if the winner on Friday's episode solves the bonus puzzle, they will win a $13,000 water sports package including zodiac diving watches, scuba equipment, and a Konica waterproof camera

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Peggy spins the wheel and gets 1 B on the Jackpot Wedge, she has to spin again and gets 1 T worth $700, gets 2 S's worth $700 a piece, gets 2 N's worth $450 a piece, gets 2 Y's on the Jackpot Wedge, she can't solve right now so she buys 3 I's, gets 2 G's on the Jackpot Wedge, she still can't solve so she buys 1 E, buys 4 A's, gets 2 C's worth $250 a piece, gets 2 P's worth $600 a piece, buys 2 O's, buys 3 U's

CAPTAINS

COU _ AGEOUS

BY / _ U _ YA _ _

_ IP _ ING

Peggy says CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS BY RAYARD, botches the first syllable of the last word but Pat tells her to start over, she is incorrect with CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS BY RAYARD KIPLING

Tom gets 1 K on the Jackpot Wedge, he decides to solve

CAPTAINS

COU _ AGEOUS

BY / _ U _ YA _ _

KIP _ ING

Tom IDs CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS BY RUDYARD KIPLING for a $7700 jackpot

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Before & After

The round begins with the final spin

Final spin: $600

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Tom: 1 T, Mark: 2 R's, Peggy: 1 N, Tom: 1 D, Mark: 2 S's

D _ _ N _

R _ SS

_ _ R _ T

Mark solves DIANA ROSS PEROT for $2400

Final scores




Bonus Round

Tom picks the W in WHEEL

The category is Thing

RSTLNE gives us this

_ _ _ E _ N

Tom's picks are M D C O

_ _ _ EON

Tom spots a PIGEON for a trip to Bora Bora worth $20,500

Tom's final total is $39,100