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February 3, 1995 recap Mar 24, 2023 23:22:51 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 24, 2023 23:22:51 GMT -5

Airdate: February 3, 1995

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

Today's contestants (all male):
David Wine: Senior at Georgia Tech studying industrial engineering, and will probably be an engineer after graduation; from Boca Raton, FL
Michael Van Hook: (returning with a 1-day total of $30,450)
Patrick Shusman: Financial analyst for a major brokerage firm, from Canyon Country, CA

David's also part of a band whose name we can't say on television. He whispers it to Pat's ear...and he's right that he can't say it. Pat can't even say it at home.

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

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

DAVID	Michael	Patrick
$150: N (x2) SURPRISE: T $750: S (DUD!)	$400: L (x3) $400: V (x2) -$250: E (x4) $300: F -$250: O (x4) $250: M (x2) -$250: U $200: Y $300: R (DUD!)	$450: B (DUD!)
$300+	$2,250
Solve: Correct!
$300+

BEFORE & AFTER

David solves TUNNEL OF LOVE ME LOVE MY DOG, and it didn't take much effort for him to win the SURPRISE...

...which is a Shopping spree in Hawaii with a $1,000 gift certificate to the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki, plus a stay at the Royal Outrigger Reef, a holiday package worth $5,090!

David	Michael	Patrick
$5,390

And because we love our announcer so much, we'll invite him to speak again! Besides, who else can tell us about a skier's vacation at Smugglers' Notch Vermont with Hart F16 snow skis and matching poles (labeled SKI) worth $4,460?

Michael would love some more cash, wouldn't he? There's a $2,500 space that might have his name on it. We don't think his name's in the puzzle itself.

Round 2

MEGAWORD

David	MICHAEL	Patrick
	$200: T (DUD!)	$200: S (DUD!)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	Lose A Turn!	$400: N Lose A Turn!
		$400
Free Spin: R (DUD!)	SKI: D (DUD!)	$400: C SKI: Y (DUD!)
		$800
$700: L -$250: E (x2) -$250: I $300: P (DUD!)	$350: G (DUD!)	$800: B Solve: Correct!
$200		$1,600

MEGAWORD

Patrick solves AMBIVALENCE. For surviving the category whose name we can't say on TV, Patrick is also eligible for a $500 bonus by using the answer in a sentence.

"I certainly did not have ambivalence toward appearing on the show." Pat likes that, and he'll like the extra money.

David	Michael	Patrick
$5,390		$2,100

When we meant extra money, this is the extra money he'll like! It comes from our upgraded Wheel which includes a $3,500 space and a $10,000 prize!

Round 3

WHERE ARE WE?

David	Michael	PATRICK
		$200: N (x3) $200: R (x3) -$250: E (x5) $600: S (x5) -$250: I -$250: A (x3) $200: T (x2) -$250: U (x3) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($3,600)

$800: G Solve: Correct!
$800

WHERE ARE WE?

David solves SURGEON ANESTHESIA SCRUB NURSE TABLE. He knows someone who's a registered nurse who would've killed him (though it was drowned out by the solve fanfare). We put a $500 bonus on the table, and he just has to tell us where we are.

He must have needed to know that it's an operating room.

David	Michael	Patrick
$6,690		$2,100

Everybody must now stand back, because Pat needs to give the Wheel a Final Spin! Consonants are worth... $350 a piece. David begins.

Round 4

PHRASE

David: N (DUD!)
Michael: S ($350)
Patrick: T (x2) ($700)
David: R ($350)
Michael: G (DUD!)
Patrick: I ($700)
David: D (DUD!)
Michael: B (DUD!)
Patrick: C (DUD!)

David: L ($700)

PHRASE

David quietly solves KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. He almost did just that.

David	Michael	Patrick
$7,390		$2,100

Michael leaves with the $30,450 from his first game.

BONUS ROUND:

David doesn't need to keep his choice of prize to himself, but it doesn't matter anyway, because it's a blind choice between a bangle or a shopping spree.

His prize is in the E, but which one? He'll take the second one, but he has to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

SLANG

RSTLNE gives him:

SLANG

The other half could use a little CPBI.

SLANG

(Vanna slides the B trilon too far, and the letter slides out before she fixes it.)

He guesses THE BLUES, THE BLAH, THE BLOYS, and THE BLANDS. He was painfully close the second time, but he couldn't finish the answer of THE BLAHS.

We all have them now as we have to see that there's a bangle inside. David remains at $7,390 in cash and prizes, and he'll return some time later...in Florida!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna tell us about what's going on over the next few weeks. Two of the weeks are the My Favorite Teacher and the new Some of the Greats! special. Pat can't wait to see old pal Raymond Taylor that week. Everyone will be playing for their favorite charities!