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February 14, 1995 recap Mar 26, 2023 11:54:50 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 26, 2023 11:54:50 GMT -5

Airdate: February 14, 1995

From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Lisa Venn: Interpreter for the deaf, and she's trying to practice "signing" Wheel; from Sandy, UT
Mike Mack (returning with a 1-day total of $49,662)
Bob Sterns: Flight attendant, from Phoenix, AZ

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

LISA	Mike	Bob
$500: N (DUD!)	$200: R (DUD!)	$700: S $200: T (DUD!)
		$700
SURPRISE: L $900: C (DUD!)	$400: G $250: H (DUD!)	$250: D Free Spin: B (DUD!)
+	$400	$950
$150: V $300: P (DUD!)	$1,000: J (DUD!)	$500: K -$250: I (x2) -$250: O -$250: E $1,000: M (DUD!)
$150+	$400	$700
$500: F (DUD!)	$400: W (DUD!)	-$250: A (DUD!)
$150+	$400	$450
Solve: Correct!
$150+

BEFORE & AFTER

Lisa almosts spins again, but she decides to solve QUIZ KID GLOVES to put the round out of its misery. Her SURPRISE is a trip to St. Thomas and stay at Bluebeard's Castle Hotel worth $4,590.

Lisa	Mike	Bob
$4,740

Mike has had enough practice picking up prizes, so he'll know how to pick up the wedge for a shopping spree holiday with Mall of America in Minnesota (labeled SHOP) worth $4,192.

He's spun the prizes, but can he spin the best cash? We add the $2,500 space before this round starts.

Round 2

PHRASE

Lisa	MIKE	Bob
	Free Spin: N (x4) $400: G -$250: I (x2) $200: F (DUD!)	(Stopped spin) (Resume at Lose A Turn) $400: T $200: H (x2) $250: M (x2) $250: C $400: D Solve: Correct!
	$150	$1,950

Pat stopped Bob because he thought Mike was going to use his Free Spin token. Apparently, Mike was just moving it around to a more convenient spot.

"Don't kid with the host, Mike! You almost threw Bob's arm out of joint! And don't hit Mike, Bob! I gotta keep these players under control. You just don't pay any attention to them, Lisa."

PHRASE

Bob solves WE HAD NOTHING IN COMMON.

Lisa	Mike (FS)	Bob
$4,740		$1,950

We know that the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces have a bit in common, but those spots surrounding the latter are simply incompatible with the good stuff.

Round 3

FILL IN THE BLANK

"We have some question marks, and we'll show you those right away. We reveal them right away now in an effort to further streamline Wheel of Fortune as it goes cascading headlong into the 21st century. Although I just wasted all the time we saved by doing that. What are you gonna do?"

Lisa	Mike (FS)	BOB
		BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0)

$550: N $900: S Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) Lose A Turn!	SHOP: T $450: D $150: H (x2) -$250: A (x4) $450: L (x2) -$250: E (x4) Lose A Turn!
$1,450		$1,150+
$450: R (x4) $500: C (x5) Solve: Correct!
$5,750

"Don't touch that Free Spin unless you mean to use it, pal!" And then his second spin is just as bad. "Hardly worth the effort."

FILL IN THE BLANK

Lisa solves SEARCH ? DEMOCRATIC ? REPUBLICAN ? BACHELOR ?. We're thinking she'll get the vote for the $500 bonus, but she needs to fill in the blank.

She finds the extra cash by answering Party.

Lisa	Mike	Bob
$10,990		$1,950

Thanks in part to a bit of fighting during our party (we're looking at you, Mike and Bob), Pat needs to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Lisa begins.

Round 4

THINGS

Lisa: N ($300)
Mike: S ($300)
Bob: T (DUD!)
Lisa: L (DUD!)
Mike: R (x2) ($900)
Bob: B (DUD!)
Lisa: C ($600)
Mike: H ($1,200)
Bob: D ($300)
Lisa: G ($900)
Mike: F ($1,500)
Bob: P ($600)

THINGS

Bob guesses PRIZE CORN-FED HOGS.

Lisa: E (x2) ($900)

THINGS

Lisa says PRIDE CORN-FED HOGS before solving PRIME CORN-FED HOGS.

Lisa	Mike	Bob
$11,890		$1,950

Mike leaves with his previous $49,662.

BONUS ROUND:

If we can have a more normal Bonus Round this time, we'll have no trouble giving away an around-the-world trip, a boat, a diamond watch, or the $25,000.

She's hogging the spotlight, and she's also hogging the middle E from the envelopes. She must solve a nice short puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

CMPA are only helpful on the bottom row.

THING

She can think of BOARD SOAP, but she does not solve IVORY SOAP...

...which she definitely wouldn't have used to clean the boat. Lisa finishes with $11,890 in cash and prizes and is returning on the next show.

In the post-game chat, Pat asks what Vanna did. She brought a heart-shaped box of Perugina chocolates for Valentine's Day. She does this every year, and Pat can never remember. He didn't finish his bagel this morning, so Vanna can have that. "The poppy seeds are moving! Be careful!"