December 4, 1997 Recap

I'm back. Another instance I was unable to recap for a while. Ugh. Anyways I'm back. Hopefully this doesn't happen again this summer


December 4, 1997 Recap
European Vacation Week Day 4


Contestants

Tim Helfinstine: Port Richey, Florida; engaged, his fiancé's name is Melissa Fortune, licensed massage therapist, attending registered nursing school at St. Petersburg Junior College

Bruce Brown: Manhattan Beach, California; single dad raising his 14 year old daughter Brittany, they participate in a lot of activities together including soccer, soccer referee for AYSO, attorney, was a fighting gator in Vietnam

Robin Hubbard: Charlotte, North Carolina; shoe distributor at a major shoe store in Concord, enjoys doing all different kinds of crafts such as crocheting and basket making, plays the piano and violin, works on her car when it is necessary


Round 1: Event

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Tim is the first spinner and he gets no D on $250, Bruce gets 1 N worth $450, gets 1 T worth $350, gets 1 R worth $600, gets 1 S worth $600, buys 2 A's, gets 1 F worth $250, buys 2 O's, gets no L on $250, Robin gets 1 C worth $250, gets 1 H worth $400, then she lands on BANKRUPT to lose $650, back to Tim and he gets 1 M worth $1000, only vowels are left

AN / ACT

OF / H _ RO _ SM

Tim solves AN ACT OF HEROISM for $1000

Scores after Round 1




Round 2: The 70's

Prize on wheel: 6 day alaskan adventure featuring a dog race worth $4900

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Bruce spins the wheel and gets 3 T's worth $700 a piece, gets 7 S's worth $250 a piece, buys 4 E's, gets 1 H worth $250, buys 1 I, buys 1 O, gets 4 R's worth $250 a piece, buys 3 A's, buys 1 U, gets 4 L's worth $800 a piece

SEARS / _ UIL _ S

THE / _ ORL _ ' S

TALLEST

S _ _ S _ RA _ ER

Bruce remembers that SEARS BUILDS THE WORLD'S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER for $7050

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Jackpot Round): Same Name

Jackpot sponsor: University Games

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Robin spins the wheel and gets 1 T worth $550, gets 1 S worth $900, gets 1 R worth $800, buys a bad E, Tim gets 1 N worth $400, then he lands on BANKRUPT, Bruce gets no L on $250, back to Robin and she lands on Lose A Turn, back to Tim and he gets no C on $550, back to Bruce and he gets 2 G's for the Surprise, then he duds with an M on the Jackpot Wedge, back to Robin again and she gets no D on $400, back to Tim again and he gets no K on $450, back to Bruce again and he gets 1 B worth $600, buys 2 I's, gets 1 F worth $400

GR _ _ _ / &

FIS _ ING

B _ _ T

Bruce solves GRAVY & FISHING BOAT for $750 and the Surprise which is a trip to Carmel, California worth $5515. His total this round is $6265

Scores after Round 3




Round 4: Thing

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Tim spins the wheel and gets no N on $900, Bruce gets 2 T's worth $500 a piece, then he buys a bad A, Robin gets no R on $700, back to Tim and he gets 1 S worth $300, then he lands on BANKRUPT, back to Bruce and he gets 1 L worth $550

Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $250

Bruce: 1 C, Robin: 1 H, Tim: 2 G's

T _ GGL _

S _ _ TCH

Tim solves TOGGLE SWITCH for $500

Final scores




Bonus Round

Bruce picks the first E in WHEEL

The category is Phrase

RSTLNE gives us this

T _ _ N _ / _ T

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Bruce's picks are C D P I

T _ IN _ / IT

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Bruce knew he had to THINK IT OVER in order to solve the puzzle and he does for a trip to Austria worth $25,300

Bruce's final total is $38,615