Post by woffan9821 on Jul 22, 2022 18:52:48 GMT -5
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From the Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's Game!
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
DESERT SOUTHWEST
EPISODE #3277
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Pat has no clue. Pat then thinks that those are just Hazelnuts, so he's confused on if there's a difference.
Here are today's contestants!
Jack Baker is from Metairie, LA. He got engaged last weekend to Dawn. He's a facilities engineer for a major oil company in New Orleans. He was a forest firefighter in Colorado for four summers.
Lashan Arsenau is from San Jose, CA. She's expecting her first child on the Fourth of July. She's a homemaker making candles and soap, and she's also engaged.
Diane Wise is from Suwanee, GA. She's a nurse midwife at a hospital in Atlanta. She delivered her own grandson a year ago on March 22nd. She also does some community theater and her theater in Church. She has two children: a daughter who's 22 and a son who's 20.
There's an eBags gift tag out on the wheel to start.
| Puzzler Round: $1,000 TDV | |||||||||||||||
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| JACK | Lashan | Diane |
| Free Spin ┐: R $350 ┌: M $600 (near TDV) ┬: S (DUD!) | $300 ($900) ┌: T (x2) $400 ($600) ┌: N (DUD!) | $600 (near TDV) ┐: P $800 ┐: H $600 (near BANKRUPT) ┌: D *NMC* Solve... Correct! |
| $350 | $600 | $2,000 |
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Diane finds MR. POTATO HEAD for $2,000! She can make it $5,000 if she solves this Puzzler:
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Diane knows he rocks that MUSTACHE!
Round 2 adds a Fire Magic BBQ from Robert H. Peterson worth $3,988!
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| Jack (FS) | LASHAN | Diane |
| $2,500 ┌: T (x6) $400 ($550) ┌: S (x3) BANKRUPT! ($16,200) ($600) ┐ | $700 ┐: R (x3) -$250: E (x6) -$250: A $550 ┌: N (x3) -$250: O (x3) BANKRUPT! ($3,000) ($600) ┬ | |
| $900 ┐: C (x3) -$250: I (x2) BBQ ┌: M (x2) Solve... Correct! | ||
| $2,450 | ||
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Jack, forget about the COSMETICS COUNTER IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE - you've got $2,450 and a BBQ!
| Jack (FS) | Lashan | Diane |
| $6,438 | $0 | $5,000 |
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Round 3 adds the Jackpot and a trip to Modena, ITALY! It's a trip to Monari Federzoni, a balsamic vinegar bottling plant! They might stay at the Hotel Central Park, check out some vineyards, and Pavarotti Restaurant Europa '92. It's worth $9,590!
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| Jack (FS) | Lashan | DIANE |
| BANKRUPT! ($600) ┌ | ||
| ITALY ┐: S (x3) $3,500 ┐: T $300 ($900) ┬: N (DUD!) Free Spin used! BANKRUPT! ($3,500 + ITALY) ($600) ┬ | $300 ┐: R (x2) $400 ($550) ┬: L (x3) -$250: O (x2) $600 (near BANKRUPT) ┬: Y -$250: U (x2) $300 ┌: W -$250: E (x5) Solve... Correct! | |
| $1,950 | ||
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Lashan, SWEET ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, because you've got another $1,950.
| Jack | Lashan | Diane |
| $6,438 | $1,950 | $5,000 |
| BBQ |
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| JACK | Lashan | Diane |
| BANKRUPT! ($600) ┬ | $900 ┌: T $800 ┬: S (DUD!) | $500 ┌: C $500 ┬: Y -$250: I (x3) $300 (LAT) ┌: W (x2) *NMC* Solve... Correct! |
| $900 | $1,350 |
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Diane knows IOWA CITY IOWA for $1,350, and is trailing by just $88.
| Jack | Lashan | Diane |
| $6,438 | $1,950 | $6,350 |
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DING-DING! DING-DING!
This Speed-Up is really important. Vowels are worth nothing, but consonants... well, it hits BANKRUPT! ($600) first, but after a null cut, $450 ┌ + $1,000 = $1,450.
Lashan: T (DUD!)
Diane: S ($1,450)
Jack: R ($1,450)
Lashan: N (x3 - $4,350)
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Lashan picks up the ANSWERING MACHINE for $4,350 and a very close third-place finish!
| Jack | Lashan | Diane |
| $6,438 | $6,300 | $6,350 |
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9821 note: that's the closest first to third place total I've ever seen. The timeline says it's the closest out of recorded episodes.
Jack won this battle, and he's got a chance to win:
A 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport worth over $21,000!
Free airfare for a year worth $15,000!
A 2000 Mustang GT worth over $28,000!
A 2000 Explorer XLT worth over $29,000!
...and $25,000 cash!
W H E E L
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RSTLN E bookends the puzzle...
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CHD I... does nothing. Jack tries LICENSE and LICORICE, but can't pack his LUGGAGE with $25,000. He mentions that he lost it on the way here, and got it back at 3AM in the morning. Jack leaving with $6,348 is nothing to cry about, though!
Pat Chat: Vanna talks about the wheeloffortune (dot) com sweepstakes that's coming up soon.
