Post by mechamind on Mar 5, 2023 23:11:59 GMT -5
Airdate: November 4, 1994
From the Starplex Theatre in Dallas, It's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Bree Guthrey: Recent graduate from University of Texas in Austin with a degree in marketing, and currently works at a golf course serving beverages; from Irving (originally from Arlington)
Greg Shulton (returning with a 1-day total of $18,700)
Harold Audrick: He and his wife are both staff sergeants in the military, and he's an MP; from Arlington, VA
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Harold solves FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH.
Speaking of juxtaposition, compare that small puzzle to this big one. Imagine how much Harold will love the $3,500 space!
So we're back to short puzzles again, but there's a $5,000 space waiting for Bree!
Greg solves LET YOUR HAIR DOWN.
DING DING! DING DING!
He may be disappointed that we're out of time, but Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $700 a piece. Greg begins.
Greg: L (x2) ($1,400)
He quickly says PEARL NECKLACE.
Harold: R (x2) ($1,400)
Bree: Y (DUD!)
Greg: G (DUD!)
Harold: H (DUD!)
Bree: M (DUD!)
Greg: N (DUD!)
Harold: C ($2,100)
Bree: D (DUD!)
Greg: S ($2,100)
Harold: P (DUD!)
Bree: T (x3) ($2,100)
Bree solves CATTLE RUSTLER.
Greg leaves with a 2-day total of $23,700.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From the Starplex Theatre in Dallas, It's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Bree Guthrey: Recent graduate from University of Texas in Austin with a degree in marketing, and currently works at a golf course serving beverages; from Irving (originally from Arlington)
Greg Shulton (returning with a 1-day total of $18,700)
Harold Audrick: He and his wife are both staff sergeants in the military, and he's an MP; from Arlington, VA
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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BREE | Greg | Harold |
| $150: T $300: S (x2) $300: N (DUD!) | SURPRISE: R (x5) $1,000: F (x2) -$250: I $750: M -$250: O -$250: E $150: L $450: D $400: Y -$250: A (x4) $750: C (DUD!) | $750: B (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$750 | $2,750+ | $2,250 |
Greg doesn't know how to pick up the SURPRISE wedge, so Pat does it for him. "We gotta keep it moving! We have Cheerleaders comin' on later!" 
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Harold solves FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH.
Bree | Greg | Harold |
$2,250 |
What if Greg was to pretend that this prize was the Surprise all along? That would be two ways to win a QRS Casablanca player piano (labeled PIANO) worth $6,750.
What if we were to pretend that the $2,500 space could go further when the category is as follows?
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Bree | GREG | Harold |
| $500: R (DUD!) | $400: T (x2) $900: L (DUD!) | |
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| $900: S $500: N -$250: I (x2) $200: P -$250: O (x2) Free Spin: J Solve: Correct! | ||
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Bree solves JUXTAPOSITION. "We love you, Bree!" Would she love a $500 bonus? The only thing left to do is use the word in a sentence.
She says "The words" before the buzzer, so Pat let's her finish. "The words were arranged with juxtaposition." Just give her the money!
Pat: When you look up the Wheel of Fortune rules, you look for this category under the heading "seat of your pants". We just fly by that.
Bree (FS) | Greg | Harold |
$1,600 | $2,250 |
Speaking of juxtaposition, compare that small puzzle to this big one. Imagine how much Harold will love the $3,500 space!
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Bree (FS) | Greg | HAROLD |
| $600: R (x3) $250: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($2,300) | ||
| $200: B (x2) $900: T (x5) PIANO: H (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Pat says there's no B before the "ding" sounds, possibly thinking it was a V.
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Bree solves THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT ? to keep the cash and piano. Her eye might be twinkling, and for an extra $500, she must fill in the blank. (The chimes sound twice.)
She completes it with deep in the heart of Texas.
Bree (FS) | Greg | Harold |
$13,750 | $2,250 |
So we're back to short puzzles again, but there's a $5,000 space waiting for Bree!
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BREE (FS) | Greg | Harold |
| $350: T $200: R (x2) $1,500: Y -$250: O (x2) $300: P (DUD!) | $5,000: L Solve: Correct! | |
$2,000 | $5,000 |
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Greg solves LET YOUR HAIR DOWN.
Bree (FS) | Greg | Harold |
$13,750 | $5,000 | $2,250 |
We don't want to let him down, so we're gonna play another round.
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DING DING! DING DING!
He may be disappointed that we're out of time, but Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $700 a piece. Greg begins.
Greg: L (x2) ($1,400)
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He quickly says PEARL NECKLACE.
(Harold tries to spin on his turn.)
Harold: R (x2) ($1,400)
Bree: Y (DUD!)
Greg: G (DUD!)
Harold: H (DUD!)
Bree: M (DUD!)
Greg: N (DUD!)
Harold: C ($2,100)
Bree: D (DUD!)
Greg: S ($2,100)
Harold: P (DUD!)
Bree: T (x3) ($2,100)
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Bree solves CATTLE RUSTLER.
Bree | Greg | Harold |
| $15,850 | $5,000 | $2,250 |
Greg leaves with a 2-day total of $23,700.
BONUS ROUND:
It's going to be a while for Bree, so she might as well win a bonus prize before the wait. We still have two cars, the annuity, and the $25,000.
Not much to think about besides some envelopes. Bree thinks the second E has something good, and we think this is a good puzzle.
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She accidentally says N second, and after that, it's MYDA.
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She's silent and can only smile. It just popped into her head half a second too late. The answer was LO AND BEHOLD...
...and we've had zero luck at giving away that harvest annuity. Bree stays at $15,850 in cash and piano, and she'll be returning soon.
In the post-game, we get a performance from the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.