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October 10, 1994 recap Feb 25, 2023 14:26:15 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 25, 2023 14:26:15 GMT -5

Airdate: October 10, 1994

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

Today's contestants:
Jamila White: Public relations specialist for a communication and satellite services company, from Washington, D.C.
Steve Barrett: Software developer for a large government contractor in upstate New York, from Endwell
Connie Delahanty (returning with a 1-day total of $39,350 in cash)

Pat reminds Connie that she could actually win the $25,000 prize a second time as this is a new week.

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JAMILA	Steve	Connie
$200: T $450: S (DUD!)	$450: N -$250: A Free Spin: R (DUD!)	$250: C (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500)
$200	$200
$350: D (DUD!)	$350: L -$250: O (x2) $150: Y (x2) SURPRISE: K Solve: Correct!
$200	$600+

PHRASE

Steve solves HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET. Lucky him! With the SURPRISE wedge, he's just won a home theater package with Sanyo 31-inch Closed Captioned TV with Hi-Fi VCR, plus Klipsch speaker system, adding up to $3,099.

Jamila	Steve	Connie
	$3,699

Pat: You know, Charlie mentioned Closed Captioning, and we're proud to- this show is Closed Captioned, so that anything we say is typed and run across the screen, so no matter what we say, some person has to type- if I say "loobie doobie dubbie wubbie", somebody has to figure out how to spell that and run that across the screen. I just thought I'd make that person's day.

Do you feel lucky that you have a chance at this prize, too? "Chucky Lucky Wucky" introduces a Martin Lawrence Galleries limited-edition Reflections of Imperial Gardens serigraph (labeled ART) worth $1,800. "That was nifty wifty..."

We ought to remind Steve that he could score $25,000 "the hard way". He'll just need enough letters from the $2,500 space.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Jamila	STEVE	Connie
	$200: T (x3) -$250: O (x2) Free Spin: S $800: R -$250: E (x4) ART: H (x2) Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) -$250: A -$250: U (x2) $200: F $200: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,000+

BEFORE & AFTER

(Sort of) Perfection! Steve solves BEHIND ONE'S BACK TO THE FUTURE to win the art.

Jamila	Steve	Connie
	$6,499

As you turn your backs, we'll put another puzzle on the board and a $3,500 space on the Wheel. We see a big round in the future!

Round 3

CLUE

Jamila	Steve	CONNIE
		$800: T (x3) $600: R -$250: I $200: G $250: H -$250: A $500: S -$250: E (x2) $800: N (DUD!)
		$3,200
$150: M (DUD!)	$500: B Solve: Correct!
	$500

CLUE

Steve solves RIGHT OBTUSE & ACUTE. Not as big as his first two rounds, though Steve can still score a $500 bonus by answering the clue.

His score keeps growing. He answers angle (displayed as "angles").

Pat: Did you know that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the square of the remaining two sides?

Steve: Something like that.

Pat: That's all I remember from high school. That and Joanne Mihajlovic's legs, the only two things I can remember.

Jamila	Steve	Connie
	$7,499

We can't really "square" a zero score. The only way for Jamila to catch up may very well be to hit the $5,000 space, and maybe even a SILVER tea service.

Round 4

PLACE

JAMILA	Steve	Connie
$700: T (DUD!)	$200: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: S $900: R $900: L (DUD!)
	$400	$1,100
$200: D (x2) -$250: E (x2) $200: C (x2)
$550

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

By the way, did you know we were running out of time? Pat will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Jamila: P (x4) ($1,350)

PLACE

Jamila solves HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE to reserve some money for herself.

Jamila	Steve	Connie
$1,350	$7,499

Connie leaves with the $39,350 from the last week.

BONUS ROUND:

Steve is now parked in Bonus Land, and we can now take a look at our prizes that can be won:

Steinway handmade grand piano (over $33,000)

Netherlands holiday ($20,000)

Automobile (over $39,000)
Hammerman fantasy watch (over $17,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

After the break, Pat will try to solve the mystery of why in the background of the Netherlands trip...a cow has both horns and udders. Charlie laughs.

We'll never know the results of the mystery, but we'll know what's in the W after this puzzle is fully revealed.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Gee, how will this go after he picks BKCA?

THING

Steve just reads what's on the board...

...and has taken the jewelry, a Hammerman fantasy watch with diamonds and a caramel-colored crocodile strap worth $17,500! Steve finishes the day with $24,999 and plays again tomorrow!

"What a show!" "We gave away almost $25,000 to the winner, met a confused cow, and a man named Frank. What a night. We'll see you next time."