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February 7, 1995 recap Mar 25, 2023 11:48:06 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 25, 2023 11:48:06 GMT -5

Airdate: February 7, 1995

From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Welcome to My Favorite Teacher Week!

Today's teams:
Luann & Rhonda: Luann is a 6th Grader at Viking Elementary from Dent, MN. Rhonda is...Luann's sister-in-law's sister in law. Luann started taking piano lessons from Rhonda two months ago, and Rhonda's from Detroit Lakes, MN.
Melissa & Debbie: Melissa is an 8th Grader at Blanchard Middle School from Western Massachusetts. Debbie is her social studies teacher and has been one for 22 years and counting.
Stephen & Susan: Stephen is an 8th Grader at Fort Myers Christian School. Susan is his science teacher, who likes canoeing and fossil hunting while taking her kids on trips to do those things. Both are from Fort Myers, FL.

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

Round 1

THINGS

LUANN & RHONDA	Melissa & Debbie	Stephen & Susan
$900: S $1,000: T (DUD!)	$400: R (x3) $750: N (DUD!)	SURPRISE: M (DUD!)
$900	$1,200
$200: L (DUD!)	$200: D (DUD!)	$200: C (DUD!)
$900	$1,200
$150: W (x2) -$250: O (x2) $800: B $500: V $200: Q Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,450

THINGS

Luann & Rhonda solve BOW ARROWS & QUIVER.

Luann & Rhonda	Melissa & Debbie	Stephen & Susan
$2,450

Keep trying, and you'll hit that prize wedge eventually. It's worth the effort for a Panasonic Palmcorder camera (labeled PALMCORDER) valued at $1,499.

You might need some extra cash from the $2,500 space to replenish all those arrows.

Round 2

CLUE

Luann & Rhonda	MELISSA & DEBBIE	Stephen & Susan
	$300: T (x3) SURPRISE: S (x2) $900: N (x4) -$250: I (x5) $2,500: R (x3) -$250: E $450: L -$250: A $250: G (x2) -$250: O (x5) $400: F (x3) Lose A Turn!	$800: P Solve: Correct!
	$13,150+	$800

CLUE

Stephen & Susan solve GROUP OF FISH OR INSTITUTION OF LEARNING. Show us what you've learned, and you can have a $500 bonus. Are you ready to answer the clue?

They are ready for school.

Luann & Rhonda	Melissa & Debbie	Stephen & Susan
$2,450		$1,300

Now they need to show us what they've learned about the game. We like big totals, and the $3,500 space and $10,000 prize exist for big totals.

Something we didn't learn yet is that the gold prize, despite technically being a prize, will still be doubled if won!

Round 3

PEOPLE

Luann & Rhonda	Melissa & Debbie	STEPHEN & SUSAN
		$250: R (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($500)

$550: S $500: T (x2) -$250: A $300: M (DUD!)	$900: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	$550: G -$250: E (x3) -$250: I $250: L (DUD!)
$1,300	$1,800	$50
$800: D (DUD!)	$550: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,300	$2,350

PEOPLE

Melissa & Debbie solve FUTURE GENERATIONS to make up for a small piece of that last round.

Luann & Rhonda	Melissa & Debbie	Stephen & Susan
$2,450	$2,350	$1,300

We need to make time for future generations to play, so these generations will wait for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece. Luann & Rhonda begin.

Round 4

PLACES

Luann & Rhonda: T (x3) ($4,500)
Melissa & Debbie: H (x3) ($4,500)
Stephen & Susan: S ($1,500)
Luann & Rhonda: N ($6,000)
Melissa & Debbie: R (x4) ($10,500)
Stephen & Susan: D (DUD!)
Luann & Rhonda: F (x2) ($9,000)

PLACES

Luann & Rhonda solve THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH.

Luann & Rhonda	Melissa & Debbie	Stephen & Susan
$11,450	$2,350	$1,300

BONUS ROUND:

They're so excited, and we've got a prize for every corner of the stage! We'd like to give away a New York trip, Hawaii trip, pair of cars, or a Piggy Bank annuity! The $25,000 is somewhere in the center of the stage.

These "rich women" are ready to pick an envelope. Luann tries the H, and they'll both try this puzzle together.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives them:

THING

They each get some choices, and we end up with BMCA.

THING

They instantly solve OATMEAL...

...and they're even more excited that they've won $25,000! Luann & Rhonda finish the game with $36,450 in cash, and that almost guarantees them a spot on Friday!

In the post-game, Vanna still wonders how the cash and prizes are split. The main game cash is doubled so they each get it, but the Wheel prizes are their normal value for the student, and the bonus prizes can be shared. In this case, Luann gets $23,950 in cash, and Rhonda gets the same amount. It's confusing, isn't it?