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January 10, 1995 recap Mar 19, 2023 22:33:03 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 19, 2023 22:33:03 GMT -5

Airdate: January 10, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Sheba Williams (returning with a 1-day total of $22,698)
Doug Carisian (?): Attorney involved in criminal defense, from Lowell, MA
Paula Sherino: Health care communications consultant, from Randolph, NJ

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

Round 1

THINGS

SHEBA	Doug	Paula
Lose A Turn!	SURPRISE: R (x2) $500: S (x4) -$250: E (x4) -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,500) (Surprise lost)	Free Spin: D $1,000: N $1,000: M (DUD!)
		$1,000
$200: L (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: T (x2) $300: P BANKRUPT! ($700)	$800: H (x2) $300: G Solve: Correct!
$400		$2,900

The buzzer sounds on the L call, possibly misheard as a repeated M.

THINGS

Paula solves LIONS TIGERS CHEETAHS & LEOPARDS.

Sheba	Doug	Paula (FS)
		$2,900

We think Doug's more than ready to claw another prize wedge off our Wheel, and he could win a Ross-Simons tennis bracelet with diamonds set in 14-karat gold (labeled BRACELET) worth $3,000.

Does he have those bad spins out of his system? Then he's ready to take in something good from that $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Sheba	DOUG	Paula (FS)
	$200: R $200: T -$250: O (x2) $250: S (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0) (Free Spin used) $350: N (x2) $400: D (x3) $400: G (DUD!)
	$150	$1,900
$500: H (DUD!)	$300: W -$250: E (x3) $750: P -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn!	$450: B Solve: Correct!
	$700	$2,350

PHRASE

Paula solves OWNED AND OPERATED BY.

Sheba	Doug	Paula
		$5,250

Paula's operating that Wheel right now! She might be hard to catch after a $3,500 spin, and she could soon own a $10,000 prize!

Round 3

CLUE

Sheba	Doug	PAULA
		$200: T (x3) $300: N (DUD!)
		$600
Lose A Turn!	$900: H -$250: A (x2) -$250: O (x2) $500: W -$250: E (x3) $700: V (DUD!)	$300: D (DUD!)
	$650	$600
$800: S (x3) BRACELET: R (x2) $450: M $600: L $200: F $600: K (DUD!)	$300: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,650+	$950

CLUE

Doug solves HALF A SEMESTER OR TWO BITS. Still less than halfway to the lead, so how about a boost from that $500 bonus for answering the clue?

He narrows the gap with quarter.

Sheba	Doug	Paula
	$1,450	$5,250

About a quarter of a show remains, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Sheba starts.

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

Sheba: S (x3) ($1,500)
Doug: R ($500)
Paula: T (x3) ($1,500)
Sheba: H (DUD!)
Doug: O (x7) ($500)

BEFORE & AFTER

Doug solves TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE CONFESSIONS. Pat will soon confess about a slightly weak spin, and the Big Money was a few inches away.

Sheba	Doug	Paula
	$1,950	$5,250

Sheba leaves with the $22,698 from her earlier show.

BONUS ROUND:

Paula may soon have to confess that she likes one bonus prize more than the other, but we promise that they're all great! There's a motorhome, a 4x4, a Corvette, and the $25,000!

Pat doesn't know what's inside each envelope, however. Paula will just pick the W and look at our puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

The other half could use some CMPA.

THING

She instantly solves SQUARE...

...and that rectangle in Pat's hand hides the motorhome, a Jayco Eagle series worth $46,027! Paula suddenly has $51,277 in cash and prizes, and she'll return tomorrow!

In the post-game chat, Pat's thinking about the Round 3 puzzle, and two bits for a quarter. How about some other slang? A "fin" for a five? What's a "sawbuck"? A twenty? Charlie has never seen a $20 bill, though he says it's two sawbucks. Pat assumes $30 would be three sawbucks.