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January 30, 1995 recap Mar 23, 2023 19:27:29 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 23, 2023 19:27:29 GMT -5

Airdate: January 30, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Janet Schleimer: Assistant office manager in a medical office who does acting on the side, from Phoenix, AZ
Jan Sherman: Writes and produces murder mystery parties and has "killed" over 500 people in her career, from Lancaster, CA
David Overland: Teaches martial arts, kickboxing, and thai boxing, and he skydives and motorcycles; from Hollywood, CA

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JANET	Jan	David
$700: N (DUD!)	$200: T (x2) $400: H (DUD!)	$500: R (x2) -$250: E $300: W -$250: O (x4) $400: L (DUD!)
	$400	$800
$300: F -$250: A (DUD!)	$300: C $500: D Solve: Correct!
$50	$1,200

PHRASE

Jan shouts TOO CUTE FOR WORDS.

Pat: Well, I will never have to speak the words during the show, "Speak up, Jan".

Janet	Jan	David
	$1,200

Charlie's too bashful for the camera right now, almost adorable, maybe as much as someone hugging the wedge for a trip to New Orleans and stay at the Hilton and Flamingo Casino (labeled NEW ORLEANS) worth $3,796.

We might even adore someone's reaction to their $2,500 spin.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Janet	JAN	David
	$400: T -$250: E (x2) $400: H (x2) Lose A Turn!	$400: N (DUD!)
	$950
$250: S $300: R (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)	$200: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: O (x3) $500: D $700: B $450: W $500: F (x2) $200: C Solve: Correct!
$600	$3,700

BEFORE & AFTER

Jan solves BLOW THE LID OFF HIS ROCKER.

Janet	Jan	David
	$4,900

As we ask the crew to add the $3,500 space to the Wheel, we want to make sure they don't blow the lid off about why the $10,000 space is so small.

Round 3

WHERE ARE WE?

Janet	Jan	DAVID
		$200: T (x2) $600: S $700: H (DUD!)
		$1,000
$600: R (DUD!)	$1,000: N -$250: O (DUD!)	$600: L (x4) -$250: I (x4) $700: G $450: M (DUD!)
	$750	$3,850
$600: C (DUD!)	-$250: A (x5) -$250: E (x3) $600: W (x2) -$250: U $600: D (x2) $600: V (x2) $1,000: P (DUD!)	$10,000!: Z SURPRISE: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,600	$3,850+

WHERE ARE WE?

After thinking about it, David says KIBBUTZ WAILING WALL TEL AVIV DEAD SEA. Due to his pronunciation, there's some silence, but his answer is accepted.

Big puzzle, big payoff, and a big question...but for a small $500 bonus: Where are we?

He says it's the Middle East, but that is not accepted. Let's go back to Janet.

She finally scores some cash with a more specific answer of Israel.

So he shares the wealth. And all for himself, David gets the gold and the SURPRISE...a trip to Belize and stay at Journey's End Caribbean Club worth $3,802.

Janet	Jan	David
$500	$4,900	$17,652

After dragging out an already long round and puzzle, it's clear that Pat should give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Janet starts.

Round 4

THINGS

Janet: N ($300)
Jan: S ($300)
David: T (x2) ($600)
Janet: M (DUD!)
Jan: R (x3) ($1,200)
David: C (DUD!)
Janet: L ($600)
Jan: P (x2) ($1,800)
David: H (DUD!)
Janet: I ($600)
Jan: Y (DUD!)
David: F (DUD!)
Janet: D (DUD!)

Jan: B ($2,100)

Only vowels left!

David: O (x2) ($600)

THINGS

David solves ELABORATE PREPARATIONS just before the buzzer.

Janet	Jan	David
$500	$4,900	$18,252

BONUS ROUND:

New week, new players, and now a new champion playing for new prizes. There's a car, shopping spree, piano, and jewelry. Of course, we still have the same old $25,000 with it.

We've elaborately prepared some envelopes for David, who will pick the H. First bonus puzzle of the week:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

He only needs one or two letters from CDPU...

...but he can't get either of them.

He guesses CHIN and SWAN. He does not solve SKIN...

...a puzzle too difficult to win the N.Y. shopping spree. David still had a good first night with $18,252 in cash and prizes, and he'll play tomorrow.