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December 6, 1994 recap Mar 18, 2023 17:06:05 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 18, 2023 17:06:05 GMT -5

Airdate: December 6, 1994

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

Today's contestants:
Kathy Lano: Mother and a nursing student, from Hamden, CT
Dr. Bob Fagelson: Does "ear, nose, and throat", also writes a weekly column for the local newspaper; from Brattleboro, VT
Brian Revell (returning with a 1-day total of $34,993)

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

Round 1

SLANG

KATHY	Bob	Brian
Free Spin: T (x2) $700: S (DUD!)	$200: N (DUD!)	$800: H -$250: A (x3) $250: D (DUD!)
		$550
$200: L (x2) $250: J $900: Z (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,450

SLANG

Kathy reads what's on the board.

Kathy (FS)	Bob	Brian
$2,450

It's time for more of that good stuff we have to offer, starting with an Enesco 7-foot decorator design friendship-themed tree (labeled YULE TREE) worth $2,500.

This is a time for giving, and the $2,500 space has a lot to give!

Round 2

CLUE

Kathy (FS)	BOB	Brian
	$450: T $200: N (x2) $200: R (x3) -$250: I (x3) YULE TREE: G -$250: E $450: S -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$1,150+

CLUE

Perfection! Bob solves MALARIA-CARRYING INSECT for the cash and the tree, and Pat finds the applause for the puzzle hilarious. We can gift him $500 more if he answers the clue.

He tops it off by answering mosquito. He'd better know that.

Kathy (FS)	Bob	Brian
$2,450	$4,150

We need to be extra careful with the $3,500 space so we don't infect it. You'd better know how to hit the one-third $10,000 space without dropping dead yourself.

Then again, the category alone could prove to be deadly...

Round 3

MEGAWORD

Kathy (FS)	Bob	BRIAN
		$800: T (DUD!)

$150: N $200: R $550: S (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: E (DUD!)	SURPRISE: L (DUD!)	$600: C (x2) $450: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$100		$1,650

MEGAWORD

Brian solves CORNUCOPIA. We emerge mostly unscathed, and now we move to the $500 bonus! Brian must use the word in a sentence.

"Hopefully, I'll be taking a cornucopia prize home with me today." We don't know about that, but he'll be taking the bonus.

Kathy	Bob	Brian
$2,450	$4,150	$2,150

Now, this is the good stuff! We've got a big puzzle and a $5,000 space! Can we hear about a trip to POLAND later on?

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

KATHY	Bob	Brian
$250: N (x2) $350: T (x2) -$250: E (x3) $800: S -$250: A (x2) $600: G -$250: I (x3) $400: R (x2) $900: B $300: D -$250: U Lose A Turn!	$350: H $500: M (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,600	$1,350

BEFORE & AFTER

Bob solves HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

Kathy	Bob	Brian
$2,450	$5,500	$2,150

Bob gets another round to climb higher than he has ever climbed before.

Round 5

PLACE

Kathy	BOB	Brian
	$200: T $1,500: N $500: L Solve: Correct!
	$2,200

PLACE

Perfection! Bob solves BANK VAULT. It's time to lock ours.

Kathy	Bob	Brian
$2,450	$7,700	$2,150

Brian goes home with a 2-day total of $37,143.

BONUS ROUND:

While we're done with the Wheel, Bob's not done winning! He can solve one more puzzle to win any of these:

Oriental cruise including Singapore and Borneo (over $19,000)

Sport boat ($18,000)

Man's 18-karat white gold and 3-karat diamond watch ($35,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

We've unlocked the envelopes. Bob will take the W for "Why not?", and we'll now see the puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives him:

PERSON

(The second trilon quickly shuts off before lighting up again, and it dings a second time.)

He's asking for a good time from PMDA.

PERSON

He instantly solves DEMI MOORE...

...who has scored him an Orient adventure across the South China Sea on a Pearl cruise ship, heading to Singapore, Borneo, Kuala Lumpur, and Hong Kong, all on a 23-day journey worth $19,900!

Bob finishes with $27,600 in cash and prizes, and he's returning tomorrow!