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March 8, 1995 recap Mar 29, 2023 23:41:41 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 29, 2023 23:41:41 GMT -5

Airdate: March 8, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Dennis Frasier (returning with a 1-day total of $29,025)
Jenny Chuck: Pregnant with her third child, and she's a Registered Nurse with maternity; from Whippany, NJ
Doreen Mercer: Intermediate school teacher, from Staten Island, NY

Dennis says that the Picasso he won will replace a family portrait over the fireplace...though he could've chosen some better words.

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

DENNIS	Jenny	Doreen
$400: T (DUD!)	Free Spin: S (DUD!)	$400: L (DUD!)

SURPRISE: R (DUD!)	$350: D (x2) $1,000: N -$250: A (x3) $450: M (DUD!)	$800: H (DUD!)
	$1,450
$250: W $400: Y $250: P (x2) -$250: U (x2) $250: G (x2) -$250: E $400: B (DUD!)	Solve: Correct!
$1,150	$1,450

BEFORE & AFTER

Jenny almost spins one more time, but instead she solves UP UP AND AWAY.

Dennis	Jenny	Doreen
	$1,450

As fogged up as it might be for Charlie, even that won't stop him from talking about an Acer multimedia computer with CD-ROM drive and stereo sound (labeled COMPUTER) worth $2,500.

Jenny's gonna have to spin now, and that's a good enough excuse for a $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Dennis	JENNY	Doreen
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$700: S BANKRUPT! ($700)

$400: N $400: T (x2) $400: R (DUD!)	Free Spin: C (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
$1,200
$700: M (DUD!)	$250: L (x2) $400: F (DUD!)	$400: Y -$250: O (x2) Free Spin: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,200	$500	$150

PHRASE

For the house minimum, Doreen solves ABSOLUTELY NOT...though of course Pat thought she turned down his prompt.

Dennis	Jenny	Doreen (FS)
	$1,450	$200

Is Doreen the kind to stop early before a $3,500 spin? Absolutely not! But we'll understand if she's scared to approach the one-third $10,000 space.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Dennis	Jenny	DOREEN (FS)
		$500: T (x5) $600: H (x3) -$250: E (x5) -$250: I (x6) $500: G -$250: O (x3) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($3,450*) (Free Spin used) $900: Y -$250: U $600: R (x2) $3,500: N (x3!) $300: D (x2) $3,500: C $300: M (x2) $900: P Solve: Correct!
		$17,950

Doreen was only credited for two H's instead of three, though it didn't end up mattering.

BEFORE & AFTER

Slowly and steadily, Doreen eventually solves YOU MISSED THE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. "Well, that was easy!" She didn't even realize what she had won.

Dennis	Jenny	Doreen
	$1,450	$18,150

We can't play every round as slowly as we did. Pat will speed this up by giving the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $500 a piece. Dennis starts.

Round 4

THINGS

Dennis: S (x2) ($1,000) ("I have no idea.")
Jenny: T ($500)
Doreen: R ($500)
Dennis: N (DUD!)
Jenny: D (DUD!) (Vanna starts walking anyway.)
Doreen: L ($1,000)
Dennis: G (x2) ($2,000)
Jenny: H (DUD!)
Doreen: P ($1,500)

THINGS

Doreen solves GUEST PRIVILEGES.

Dennis	Jenny	Doreen
	$1,450	$19,650

Dennis leaves with the $29,025 from his first day.

BONUS ROUND:

Our guest Doreen has earned the privilege to play for a bonus prize! She's ready to play for a pair of cars, a ring, or the $25,000.

We'll point Doreen in the direction of the envelopes, and she'll pick the L. Now to point her to the puzzle board:

Bonus Puzzle

TITLE

RSTLNE gives her:

TITLE

She's a little faster to pick CDMA.

TITLE

She instantly solves BLACK BEAUTY...

...and this is where we point her to the his & her cars, a 1005 Chrysler Cirrus and Eagle Talon TSi adding totaling $39,300! A great day for Doreen with $58,950 in cash and prizes, and that's just one day!

In the post-game chat, Vanna counted 38 letters in the Round 3 puzzle. Pat thinks that may be a record...and he will look at tapes of all the old shows to confirm if it is a record.