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Post by mechamind on Feb 22, 2023 0:32:33 GMT -5

Airdate: September 30, 1994

From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Regina Wells: CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) at a nursing home, from Carroll, IL
TJ Stevenson: Account representative for a major telecommunications company, going to Morehouse College in the fall; from Atlanta, GA
Ben Crumpton (returning with a 1-day total of $11,182)

TJ also likes video game consoles and Wheel, but does he like Wheel on Nintendo? Larry from the last show might be listening...

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

CLUE

REGINA	TJ	Ben
Free Spin: F (x2) $500: R (x2) $200: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,400) (Free Spin used) $250: S (x3) $150: P -$250: O (x5) $400: T (x2) $450: M (DUD!)	$400: L (x4) -$250: U (x2) $150: H (x2) $900: B $900: W (DUD!)	$900: Z (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,800)
$1,450	$2,550
-$250: E (x3) $250: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,450

"That's the first time anyone started with F!" But they were ready for the R.

CLUE

Regina solves SHOOT FULL OF HOLES OR BRAIN-TEASING PUZZLE, though Pat's quiet before accepting her response. Maybe he was thinking about the answer to the clue himself, but Pat's not getting the $500 bonus.

Anyway, Regina apologizes for not knowing. Let's see if TJ knows.

He solves this one! The answer is riddle.

Regina	TJ	Ben
$1,450	$500

There's already one mystery on the Wheel, and we're not thinking of shooting holes in the prize wedge. We need an undamaged wedge to award a 52-piece Oneida Silversmiths Sterling flatware service for 8 (labeled SILVER) worth $3,900.

There's no need to be sorry for hitting the $2,500 space! We always encourage it!

Round 2

THING

Regina	TJ	Ben
	SILVER: N (x2) $500: R $400: S -$250: E (x5) $2,500: D -$250: A (x2) $200: C (x3) -$250: I (x2) $2,500: T BANKRUPT! ($9,650)	$150: L $450: F $300: X Solve: Correct!
		$900

TJ briefly steps away from the rail after his BANKRUPT spin. Pat might have kept walking.

THING

Ben solves INCREASED LIFE EXPECTANCY.

Regina	TJ	Ben
$1,450	$500	$900

You might need that for our next puzzle. You're even more likely to need the $3,500 space.

Round 3

MEGAWORD

Regina	TJ	BEN
		$400: T (x2) $400: H (DUD!)
		$800
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: R BANKRUPT! ($500)	$600: N -$250: E $700: S -$250: A -$250: I $450: L (DUD!)
		$1,350
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: M (DUD!)	$400: C $250: P Solve: Correct!
		$2,000

MEGAWORD

Ben solves PROGNOSTICATE. He's good with two types of bonuses, but how about this? He can score $500 more by using the word in a sentence.

"I wouldn't want to prognosticate what the outcome of this game would be." The producer is good with that, and Pat's good, so he takes the money.

Regina	TJ	Ben
$1,450	$500	$3,400

We're "megalate", and we wouldn't want to prognosticate Pat's outcome if he doesn't give a Final Spin right now. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Regina starts.

Round 4

PHRASE

Regina: S ($250)
TJ: N (x4) ($1,000)

PHRASE

TJ quickly solves NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW. The one thing that did stop him was a weak spin from the host.

Regina	TJ	Ben
$1,450	$1,500	$3,400

BONUS ROUND:

Ben got riddled once, but he won't get riddled again. He's going to win this one to add to his $14,582, and we still have the game room, the theatre trip, and the car.

(Before picking an envelope, Ben suggests a T-shirt that says "I survived Megaword".)

Basically the same as yesterday, except Ben now picks the middle E. We also have a new puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

This time, he tries HMDI.

THING

He thinks it's DEADLOCK, and is surprised to be correct! He's broken free...

...and he's taken the London/Paris trip starting with New York's Great White Way, followed by a Concorde flight to Paris for shows at the Lido at the Opera House, and London for Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon, a trip worth $27,670!

Ben now has $42,252 in cash and prizes, and he'll play for one more show next week!