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Post by mechamind on Mar 20, 2023 20:03:51 GMT -5

Airdate: January 12, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Paula Sherino (returning with a 2-day total of $58,021)
Melanie Kazarian: Audiologist and speech therapist, and a former belly dancer; from Philadelphia, PA
Chris Primozich: Video game tester ("It's not a very special job, Pat."), from Austin, TX

Pat realized he was making fun of someone who plays games for a living, yet here stands Pat at the Wheel.

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

Round 1

PHRASE

PAULA	Melanie	Chris
$700: N $300: T (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$450: R (x2) $200: G -$250: I (x3) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $1,000: L $250: S SURPRISE: Y $300: M $200: P $1,000: D (DUD!)
$700		$2,100+
$900: Q Solve: Correct!
$1,600

PHRASE

Paula solves MY LIPS ARE QUIVERING.

Paula	Melanie	Chris
$1,600

Charlie's lips were sealed...until now! This is the part where we add a prize, so they'll be playing for a Krementz cocktail ring with 9 diamonds and 9 sapphires set in 18-karat gold (labeled RING) worth $3,700.

We'll soon get to the part where someone lands on the $2,500 space and wants the right letter to pop out of their mouth.

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Paula	MELANIE	Chris
	$250: N (x3) $750: R (DUD!)	$250: T Lose A Turn!
	$750	$250
$300: S (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$500: L $800: D (DUD!)
	$750	$750
$250: G (DUD!)	$750: K -$250: A (x2) -$250: E $2,500: C (DUD!)	Free Spin: Y $900: M $500: B -$250: O (x4) $2,500: F Solve: Correct!
	$1,000	$4,400

FILL IN THE BLANK

Chris reads what's on the board. Can he win a $500 bonus by filling in the blank before the moon rises?

He's not quite there, as he thinks it's half. Maybe we'll ask Paula.

That's more like it as Paula answers full. "Paula's more optimistic than you are."

Paula	Melanie	Chris (FS)
$2,100		$4,400

Chris could soon find his wallet overflowing with cash! Moving on, we add the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces to the Wheel.

Round 3

QUOTATION

Paula	Melanie	CHRIS (FS)
		$400: T (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I $1,000: Y (DUD!)
		$300
Lose A Turn!	$600: W $1,000: L Solve: Correct!
	$1,600

QUOTATION

Melanie solves I WANT TO BE ALONE.

But she's not alone! We're ready for her with a $1,000 bonus, and here's a bonus question!

Who's famous for saying this?

She guesses Gloria Swanson. This was actually from Greta Garbo. (Melanie got Garbo from the first name.)

Paula	Melanie	Chris (FS)
$2,100	$1,600	$4,400

The $5,000 space has been waiting on its own for too long. It joins our Wheel, and so does a trip to LONDON.

Round 4

PHRASE

PAULA	Melanie	Chris (FS)
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$200: T (DUD!)	$500: N
		$500

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

We wanted to play longer, but we heard the bells, so Pat's gonna give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Chris: R ($1,000)
Paula: W ($500)

PHRASE

Paula quickly solves HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Paula	Melanie	Chris (...)
$2,600	$1,600	$4,400

Paula leaves with a 3-day total of $60,621.

Meanwhile, the Free Spin token never wanted to be alone.

BONUS ROUND:

Happy New Year to Chris! Why not celebrate it with a bonus prize? Which prize will it be?

Chevrolet 2-door Tahoe 4x4 (over $29,000)

Corvette ($49,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

After comparing this experience to the Wheel video game, Chris will pick a real L envelope. Here's one more real puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives him:

EVENT

He can't replay this moment. He has one shot with CMPI...

...which means a "game over" is near.

But luck was on his side! He instantly solves RODEO...

...and he'll be rushing to a Corvette convertible worth $49,004! Chris has $53,404 in cash and car, and he's going to play a second game with us tomorrow!

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about how he saw Vanna's son Nicholas the other day. He's not a baby anymore! He has two teeth already! Pat says that if you want a real Hollywood child, you should have them capped. Get them right over there, and don't waste any time on that! But he's adorable, of course.