Post by mechamind on Mar 27, 2023 22:45:47 GMT -5
Airdate: February 15, 1995
From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Lisa Venn (returning with a 1-day total of $11,890)
Sandi Minkler: Junior high school physical education teacher, from Kingman, AZ
Beth Langcamp: Registered Nurse, from Bethel Park, PA
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Lisa solves GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, and she gets away with the SURPRISE! Actually, she'll keep the wedge here so that we can give her a holiday at The Homestead Hot Springs in Virginia worth $5,000.
We bring Beth back to life after an unfortunate first spin so that she can bounce back with a $3,500 spin. She might be daring enough for a $10,000 spin!
Sandi solves THE KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE. "I'm such a chicken."
Lisa stands guard again. She's protecting her lead, and the $5,000 space could help her out. Will a POLAND trip make a landing on her arrow?
Sandi solves MADE MY HAIR STAND ON END to win the pearls.
Lisa exits with a 2-day total of $17,132.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Lisa Venn (returning with a 1-day total of $11,890)
Sandi Minkler: Junior high school physical education teacher, from Kingman, AZ
Beth Langcamp: Registered Nurse, from Bethel Park, PA
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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LISA | Sandi | Beth |
| $150: N (x4) Free Spin: S (x2) -$250: I (x4) -$250: O SURPRISE: W (DUD!) | $400: T (x3) Solve: Correct! | |
$100 | $1,200 |
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Sandi solves RIN TIN TIN LASSIE & BEETHOVEN. Where did that come from?! Maybe that's a sign she'll take the $500 bonus by answering the clue.
It is. She answers famous dogs/show dogs (the chyron says show business dogs).
Lisa (FS) | Sandi | Beth |
$1,700 |
Not much time for the crew to fetch a prize for us, but they've found one! Here's a Michael C. Fina opera-length cultured pearl necklace (labeled PEARLS) worth $3,995.
Another way for Sandi to impress us is by saving the best letter for the $2,500 space.
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Lisa (FS) | SANDI | Beth |
| $400: T (x3) $450: N -$250: I (x2) $250: G (x2) -$250: E (x2) $2,500: H -$250: O (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! | |
$3,900 | ||
| $250: W (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500) (Free Spin used) $200: M $300: R (x2) SURPRISE: D Solve: Correct! | ||
$800+ | ||
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Lisa solves GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER, and she gets away with the SURPRISE! Actually, she'll keep the wedge here so that we can give her a holiday at The Homestead Hot Springs in Virginia worth $5,000.
Lisa | Sandi | Beth |
$5,242 | $1,700 |
We bring Beth back to life after an unfortunate first spin so that she can bounce back with a $3,500 spin. She might be daring enough for a $10,000 spin!
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Lisa | Sandi | BETH |
| $3,500: T (x2) -$250: E (x5) $800: H -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x3) $200: S (DUD!) | ||
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| $600: R (x2) $250: V (DUD!) | $450: N (x2) $200: M $900: L Solve: Correct! | |
$1,200 | $2,000 | |
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Sandi solves THE KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE. "I'm such a chicken."
Lisa | Sandi | Beth |
$5,242 | $3,700 |
Lisa stands guard again. She's protecting her lead, and the $5,000 space could help her out. Will a POLAND trip make a landing on her arrow?
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LISA | Sandi | Beth |
| Lose A Turn! | $250: T $800: N (x3) -$250: A (x3) $600: S PEARLS: D (x3) -$250: E (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$2,750+ |
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Sandi solves MADE MY HAIR STAND ON END to win the pearls.
Lisa | Sandi | Beth |
$5,242 | $10,445 |
She scared Lisa with that one. Even better for Sandi, she starts our next round!
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"Ha ha! You thought it was Megaword, didn't you, Sandi?" 
Lisa | SANDI | Beth |
| $5,000: T (x2) $500: R -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $900: N -$250: U Solve: Correct! | ||
$10,650 |
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Perfection! Sandi solves UNFORGETTABLE. Let's not forget to end our game.
Lisa | Sandi | Beth |
$5,242 | $21,095 |
We didn't remember to let Beth even speak for most of these rounds, and now we're forced to give her only the nice parting gifts.
Lisa exits with a 2-day total of $17,132.
BONUS ROUND:
Here's something that will make this an unforgettable experience for Sandi! We've still got some prizes to give away, and she'll be getting an around-the-world trip, a boat, a diamond watch, or the $25,000.
She's a good solver, but how's her luck with the envelopes? Her favorite prize could be in the H. Her favorite hostess has a puzzle ready.
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RSTLNE gives her:
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No more spinning, and just simple letter picking with MHDO.
No more letter turning from Vanna, either.
She has LIKE A, but she does not solve CRY LIKE A BABY...
...and Pat's crying that it's the second time failing to award a boat. Sandi has $21,095 in cash and prizes, and she'll be playing again.
In the post-game chat, Pat thinks about how he and Vanna were talking about tuna and laughing. She had a tuna fish sandwich for lunch, and Pat wonders why people say "tuna fish", because tuna is a fish. "We don't say steak cow. Why do we say tuna fish?" Vanna doesn't know how to explain it.