Post by mechamind on Mar 28, 2023 23:37:16 GMT -5
Airdate: March 3, 1995
From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jean Hall (female): Mother and grandmother who also manages a family business, from Orlando
Leigh Luft: Mother of one and one on the way in 8 weeks, and she just finished a stint as a morning broadcaster; from Orlando
Alan Backe: (returning with a 1-day total of $30,299)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Alan solves CHICKEN OUT.
It's not plagiarism if you repeat your own success. Then again, Alan could take a different route by hitting the $3,500 and/or one-third $10,000 spaces while actually solving.
Jean solves HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART.
We've had a change of heart about the money, and a big puzzle is on the board in anticipation of a $5,000 spin. We wouldn't change our mind about adding a NECKLACE to the Wheel, would we?
Alan solves NO SMOKING & GRAPEFRUIT SECTION, and those extra spins gave him the lead.
DING DING! DING DING!
And now that we're close to the end of the half hour, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Leigh begins.
Leigh: N ($250)
Leigh immediately says ROCK AND ROLLING and FUNK AND WAGNALLS. "Both fine guesses."
Alan: D ($250)
Jean: R ($250)
Leigh: S ($500)
How about TURN AND SITTING?
Alan: F (DUD!)
Jean: T (DUD!)
Leigh: L ($750)
Next will be FIRE AND STABLE.
Alan: E (x2) ($250)
Alan solves PURE AND SIMPLE.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
HCMA will reveal a pretty good consonant.
From Walt Disney World, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jean Hall (female): Mother and grandmother who also manages a family business, from Orlando
Leigh Luft: Mother of one and one on the way in 8 weeks, and she just finished a stint as a morning broadcaster; from Orlando
Alan Backe: (returning with a 1-day total of $30,299)
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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JEAN | Leigh | Alan |
| Free Spin: T $200: N Lose A Turn! | $350: R (DUD!) | $400: C (x2) $400: K $800: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$200 | $2,000 |
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Alan solves CHICKEN OUT.
Jean (FS) | Leigh | Alan |
$2,000 |
This will give our players some time to take it all in and be brave. We're pausing to add a Psion Series 3a handheld computer (labeled COMPUTER) worth $3,940.
Someone's too chicken to give away a lot of money, because even with a $2,500 space, this is our category:
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Jean (FS) | LEIGH | Alan |
| $250: N (DUD!) | $400: T (DUD!) | |
| COMPUTER: R $800: S $200: C (DUD!) | $450: L $250: M -$250: I (x2) $250: P $2,500: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$800+ | $3,200 |
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Leigh solves PLAGIARISM. She actually likes this category! She'll love a $500 bonus for using the word in a sentence.
Her sentence is "Copying someone else's work and claiming it for your own is plagiarism." for the $500 in cash. (Oddly for this category, the solve cue plays again.)
Jean (FS) | Leigh | Alan |
$3,700 | $2,000 |
It's not plagiarism if you repeat your own success. Then again, Alan could take a different route by hitting the $3,500 and/or one-third $10,000 spaces while actually solving.
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Jean (FS) | Leigh | ALAN |
| $150: T $3,500: S (DUD!) | ||
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| $900: "$900." \ Try again: N (x2) Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) -$250: E (x2) $600: R $500: C $250: H (x3) -$250: A (x4) $400: G (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Jean solves HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART.
Jean | Leigh | Alan |
$3,950 | $3,700 | $2,000 |
We've had a change of heart about the money, and a big puzzle is on the board in anticipation of a $5,000 spin. We wouldn't change our mind about adding a NECKLACE to the Wheel, would we?
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JEAN | Leigh | Alan |
| $350: N (x3) SURPRISE: T (x2) $900: R (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,350) (Surprise lost) | $250: S (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($500) | $300: C $250: P $200: G (x2) $700: K $550: M Solve: Correct! |
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Alan solves NO SMOKING & GRAPEFRUIT SECTION, and those extra spins gave him the lead.
Jean | Leigh | Alan |
$3,950 | $3,700 | $4,200 |
A close spin from Leigh last time, and a close game as she begins this round.
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DING DING! DING DING!
And now that we're close to the end of the half hour, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Leigh begins.
Leigh: N ($250)
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Leigh immediately says ROCK AND ROLLING and FUNK AND WAGNALLS. "Both fine guesses."
Alan: D ($250)
Jean: R ($250)
Leigh: S ($500)
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How about TURN AND SITTING?
Alan: F (DUD!)
Jean: T (DUD!)
Leigh: L ($750)
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Next will be FIRE AND STABLE.
Alan: E (x2) ($250)
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Alan solves PURE AND SIMPLE.
Jean | Leigh | Alan |
$3,950 | $3,700 | $4,450 |
BONUS ROUND:
Alan had to solve that one eventually with Leigh guessing everything possible. He has $34,749 and can now win another prize in Bonus Land.
He'll try and clear out the top level by picking the second E and solving another puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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HCMA will reveal a pretty good consonant.
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"Oh my- I can't remember what it is. Is it...ah! MEMORY!" Pat remembers what to do...
...and that is to open the envelope with a convertible, a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 worth $27,367! "It's all mine!" Alan has now won $62,116 in cash and prizes and will return to Hollywood for one more show! He'll have to work on the seat in his new car, though.
In the post-game chat, Alan has taken the passenger's seat of the Camaro, and Pat says goodbye from the driver's seat.