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January 24, 1995 recap Mar 21, 2023 23:41:53 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 21, 2023 23:41:53 GMT -5

Airdate: January 24, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Richard Mosier: Building contractor and project manager, from Tarp0n Springs, FL
Betty Baime (returning with a 2-day total of $54,145)
Jerry Pathardi: Performer/payroll clerk "waiting for that big moment", from New York

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

Round 1

FAMILY

RICHARD	Betty	Jerry
$150: R (x3) $250: T (DUD!)	$200: N $700: S (DUD!)	$450: L $450: Y (DUD!)
$450	$200	$450
$300: H (DUD!)	$150: C -$250: E (x2) $800: B -$250: U (x2) $200: Y (Repeat)	$500: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$450	$650	$950

FAMILY

Jerry solves LAURA & BRUCE DERN.

Richard	Betty	Jerry
		$950

Why would Betty want to retire undefeated without at least picking up a Wheel prize? She ought to win a Croton 14-karat gold man's quartz watch with 0.5-karat diamond bezel (labeled WATCH) worth $5,200!

She's had a taste of the $2,500 space before. Maybe this time, she'll find a better letter.

Round 2

PLACE

Richard	BETTY	Jerry
	$300: N (x3) $700: T (x2) -$250: E (x4) $900: H $2,500: R (x2) SURPRISE: Y -$250: O -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x2) $900: W $2,500: K $500: L (x2) $350: M (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$11,600+
$900: D $900: V $900: S Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,700

PLACE

Richard solves ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK.

Hold on a minute! He can take a $1,000 bonus by answering one question:

Whose show now emanates from this theater?

He answers David Letterman ...but he was about a millisecond too late. Pat mistakes this for a normal bonus and says Betty gets a chance, but this is only a one shot bonus.

We'll still check the tape to confirm whether or not he made it in time.

Richard	Betty	Jerry
$2,700		$950

In case our crew was a little late to add the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces to the Wheel, we can just edit them into the broadcast.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Richard	Betty	JERRY
		$500: S (DUD!)

$1,000: R (x3) $200: T (x2) -$250: E (x4) $200: H -$250: O (x2) $200: G (x3) -$250: A (x3) $900: N (x4) Solve: Correct!
$7,050

After the R's are revealed, Pat confirms with Richard that his guess from the previous round was after the buzzer.

BEFORE & AFTER

Richard solves ENGAGEMENT RING AROUND THE COLLAR.

Richard	Betty	Jerry
$9,750		$950

Still gathered around the Wheel, any one of these contestants would love to hit the $5,000 space. We think one of them might also want a DINE prize, whatever that is.

Round 4

THINGS

RICHARD	Betty	Jerry
BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0)	$350: R (DUD!)	$1,500: S (x2) -$250: E (x4) $1,500: D (DUD!)
		$2,750
$900: N (x2) $1,500: V -$250: O (DUD!)	$200: T $250: G
$3,050	$450

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

That's not just Pat's ears. We all heard that, and now he will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... WATCH.

And that just means we watch him try it again, though Pat would've loved such a prize. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Betty: H ($650)

THINGS

Betty solves SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK.

Richard	Betty	Jerry
$9,750	$650	$950

Betty leaves with a 3-day total of $54,795.

BONUS ROUND:

Now we watch as Richard might be due for a true "buzzer beater" solve. Just fast enough to win one of:

Bank Vault Annuity ($20,000)

Home edition with wall coverings and heat-circulating fireplace (over $46,000)
Watch (over $17,000)

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

He doesn't have to rush to the envelopes, at least. He can walk over for the L before staring at this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Keep it going with HMDO.

THING

Not much further. He says LOWER, LEVER, LOUD, and LONER. The buzzer sounds under 9.5 seconds in, though he still wouldn't have solved LOGIC...

...and that was nowhere near enough help to get a home improvement package. Richard stays at $9,750 in cash, but he'll be coming back again.

In the post-game, we get to hear more about the calls for the Red, White & Blue Sweepstakes. Some calls went well, but others?

1. Pat was ready to call Susan Zivich to award a Ford Explorer Limited, but she wasn't there. Someone else was there to take a message. Pat can only say "Um, gee. Uh, golly. Uh..."

2. Another call was for Carol Anderson to award an Alaskan Cruise. The busy signal was all we needed to hear.

3. Next was Nancy Berkheiser for the Alaskan Cruise. No answer at all.

4. Helen Bowman is called for the Alaskan Cruise. Those three beeps tell Pat that the phone number is invalid.

5. Lastly, he reaches Jerry Bondurant to award the Alaskan Cruise. He picks up, Pat asks if he's okay with his voice being put on the air. *CLICK*