Post by mechamind on Mar 23, 2023 22:42:54 GMT -5
Airdate: January 31, 1995
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Howard Lockhart: Changing careers from a police officer and entering law school in the fall, from Sarasota, FL
Cortney Valotti: Recruiter for a major insurance company, from New Orleans, LA (originally from Winter Park, FL)
David Overland (returning with a 1-day total of $18,252)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Cortney solves LET THERE BE LIGHT MY PIPE.
Let there be cash, and more than just a bowlful of cash with a $2,500 space on the Wheel!
After a long silence, Cortney guesses TAKEN THE LION'S SHARE. Pat wants to confirm what she said, and it isn't taken.
David solves TAKING THE LION'S SHARE. He doesn't yet know what SURPRISE he'll be taking from us. We'll tell him that it's a trip to Aruba and stay at Sonesta Hotel, Beach Club & Casino worth $4,386.
If David wants to make sure he can take the lion's share, he will need to lock onto the $3,500 space. Maybe he'll take the $10,000 prize for the second day in a row!
Howard says to himself that he can still win this. He can land on the $5,000 space and maybe pick up some earrings with DIAMONDS in the same round.
Perfection! Howard solves OKAY NO MORE MR NICE GUY and steals the lead!
DING DING! DING DING!
Maybe she'll have to be nice to Pat, because he's giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Cortney begins.
Cortney: S ($300)
David: R (DUD!)
Howard: N ($300)
Howard tries I HAVE AN ANSWER on the buzzer. "No, you don't."
Cortney: T ($600)
David: F ($300)
Howard solves A MEAL IN ITSELF.
BONUS ROUND:
Is this too much for Howard to chew? He's taking the trip to Bonus Land to look at these prizes:
RSTLNE gives him:
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Howard Lockhart: Changing careers from a police officer and entering law school in the fall, from Sarasota, FL
Cortney Valotti: Recruiter for a major insurance company, from New Orleans, LA (originally from Winter Park, FL)
David Overland (returning with a 1-day total of $18,252)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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HOWARD | Cortney | David |
| $700: N (DUD!) | $400: T (x3) $400: S (DUD!) | $900: D (DUD!) |
$1,200 | ||
| $250: L (x2) $900: R $350: P (x2) -$250: E (x5) BANKRUPT! ($1,850) | $500: G $500: H (x2) -$250: I (x2) $500: B $250: M Solve: Correct! | |
$3,200 |
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Cortney solves LET THERE BE LIGHT MY PIPE.
Howard | Cortney | David |
$3,200 |
Relax, light up or something. After that, take a spin for a Lalique Virginia crystal peacock bowl (labeled CRYSTAL) worth $2,050.
Let there be cash, and more than just a bowlful of cash with a $2,500 space on the Wheel!
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Howard | CORTNEY | David |
| $350: T (x2) $300: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $2,500: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: R Solve: Wrong! | ||
$6,100 |
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After a long silence, Cortney guesses TAKEN THE LION'S SHARE. Pat wants to confirm what she said, and it isn't taken.
Howard | Cortney | David |
| SURPRISE: K $700: N (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$6,100 | $1,400+ | |
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David solves TAKING THE LION'S SHARE. He doesn't yet know what SURPRISE he'll be taking from us. We'll tell him that it's a trip to Aruba and stay at Sonesta Hotel, Beach Club & Casino worth $4,386.
Howard | Cortney | David |
$3,200 | $5,786 |
If David wants to make sure he can take the lion's share, he will need to lock onto the $3,500 space. Maybe he'll take the $10,000 prize for the second day in a row!
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Howard | Cortney | DAVID |
| $300: T (x2) CRYSTAL: R (x2) $450: N (x4) -$250: O (x6) $700: H -$250: E (x2) -$250: A -$250: I (x2) $300: C (DUD!) | ||
$2,100+ | ||
| $300: G $600: D (x2) $400: S (DUD!) | $400: P (DUD!) | $300: F (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$1,500 | $3,000+ | |
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David solves FOUND ON THE FOOT OR GROWN IN A FIELD for the crystal bowl. His score will grow by $500 if he's found the answer to this clue.
His guess of wart makes everyone laugh. Howard gets a chance.
He's silent. Maybe it belongs to Cortney.
It does. The clue refers to corn.
Pat: You know, when you look out at those amber waves of wart, you say to yourself...
Howard | Cortney | David |
$3,700 | $10,836 |
Howard says to himself that he can still win this. He can land on the $5,000 space and maybe pick up some earrings with DIAMONDS in the same round.
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HOWARD | Cortney | David |
| $900: R (x2) -$250: O (x3) $700: N (x2) $5,000: M (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! Howard solves OKAY NO MORE MR NICE GUY and steals the lead!
Howard | Cortney | David |
$12,950 | $3,700 | $10,836 |
Cortney can't be the "nice girl", either. She'll want to take the lead in this next round.
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DING DING! DING DING!
Maybe she'll have to be nice to Pat, because he's giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Cortney begins.
Cortney: S ($300)
David: R (DUD!)
Howard: N ($300)
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Howard tries I HAVE AN ANSWER on the buzzer. "No, you don't."
Cortney: T ($600)
David: F ($300)
Howard: L (x2) ($900)
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Howard solves A MEAL IN ITSELF.
Howard | Cortney | David |
$13,800 | $3,700 | $10,836 |
David leaves with a 2-day total of $29,088.
BONUS ROUND:
Is this too much for Howard to chew? He's taking the trip to Bonus Land to look at these prizes:
Wurlitzer grand piano (over $15,000)
Bangle ($20,000)
"Big Apple" shopping spree (over $13,000)
Riviera automobile (over $31,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Riviera automobile (over $31,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Have a bite! Howard could probably bite the H for luck if he wanted. Now, good luck with this puzzle!
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RSTLNE gives him:
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(The shot of Howard doesn't appear until after the first two consonants are picked.)
Quick picks of CDMO should be good.
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He instantly solves COP OUT, and he shouldn't worry about that from us...
...because we're happy to give him a grand piano from Wurlitzer with $5,000 for piano lessons, both adding up to $15,190! "Victor Borge must be coming to the house!"
Howard has $29,040 in cash and prizes for one day, and he has another game tomorrow!
In the post-game chat, Pat reminds us that contestants need not be discouraged when playing up there. Howard had nothing for a while, and then he was the big winner.