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March 10, 1995 recap Mar 30, 2023 19:27:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 30, 2023 19:27:14 GMT -5

Airdate: March 10, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Doreen Mercer (returning with a total of $107,509)
Matt Phillips: Senior at Northwestern College studying to be an accountant, from St. Paul, MN
Amy Lance: Has been a Miss North Dakota in 1994, and is currently a student at University of North Dakota studying international business and public relations; from Fargo

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

Round 1

SLANG

DOREEN	Matt	Amy
$250: S $300: T -$250: E -$250: A $700: H $900: W $500: G Solve: Correct!
$2,150

SLANG

Perfection! Doreen solves WHAT GIVES.

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$2,150

So...where the heck is Charlie? Oh, wait. He's there, but the home viewer just can't see him. He still has a pair of Pierre Cardin 23-karat gold-plated dress watches (labeled WATCHES) worth $1,190.

Matt would know something's wrong if he couldn't see a $2,500 space anywhere right now.

Round 2

THE THIRTIES

Doreen	MATT	Amy
	$200: T $400: H -$250: E (x2) $250: R -$250: A (x2) $400: N WATCHES: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$750+

THE THIRTIES

Double perfection! Matt solves THE BIG BAND ERA to keep the watches.

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$2,150	$1,940

Miss North Dakota finally has a chance to become Miss Wheel of Fortune! The Big Money Era really begins with the $3,500 space and the $10,000 prize.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Doreen	Matt	AMY
		SURPRISE: R $400: N (DUD!)
		+
$400: T (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x2) $200: B -$250: U $3,500: P $150: W Solve: Correct!
$3,900

BEFORE & AFTER

Doreen solves WAFFLE BATTER UP.

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$6,050	$1,940

Doreen's ready for another home run with the $5,000 space! Much like she won't let go of the Wheel, she won't let go of a nearly $10,000 NECKLACE, either.

Round 4

PLACE

DOREEN	Matt	Amy
Lose A Turn!	$600: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x2) $200: N $200: R (x3) $550: F Solve: Correct!
	$2,050

PLACE

Matt solves TROPICAL RAIN FOREST.

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$6,050	$3,990

The home viewers didn't know what a rush we were in to put another puzzle on the board.

Round 5

THINGS

Doreen	MATT	Amy
	$550: S (x2) -$250: E -$250: A $250: T (DUD!)	$800: N (DUD!)
	$600
$350: P -$250: O $900: D (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($600)	$250: R (DUD!)
$100
$600: L BANKRUPT! ($700)	$250: B (x3) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$750

Pat said this round was the first time for Amy to call a letter, forgetting she picked up the SURPRISE in the third round but didn't solve.

THINGS

Matt solves SOAP BUBBLES.

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$6,050	$4,640

Even that couldn't slow us down too much, because we're playing a sixth round!

Round 6

THINGS

Doreen	Matt	AMY
		$10,000!: S $400: R (DUD!)
		+

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Amy can make it interesting just before Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Doreen: T (DUD!)

Matt: L ($250)

THINGS

Matt blurts out BLADES, FLAKES, and then GLOVES. To his shock, the last guess is correct!

Doreen	Matt	Amy
$6,050	$4,890

The mystery is whether Amy would've been able to solve the puzzle herself. It never got back to her, and now she's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Even with her current $113,559 in cash and prizes, this would be a great way for Doreen to finish! All we have left is the $25,000!

Only two more things for her to do: take the middle E envelope, and solve this puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives her:

PLACE

She got a lot from the six, but CDMO won't get her much further.

PLACE

She's silent, so no perfect week this time. She does not solve GENOA ITALY...

...and just to confirm, there was $25,000 in that envelope. Doreen is still happy to leave with a total of $113,559 in cash and prizes!

In the post-game chat, Pat asks if Vanna is sick of the Vegas thing, still thinking about Regis and Kathie Lee. She's actually finding it very interesting. Kathie Lee and Vanna both sing, while Pat and Regis both became managed to get to the top of their professions despite having no discernible abilities. Pat tried impressions and ventriloquism, and now he'll try to sing!

To dream the impossible dream

To fight the unbeatable foe

To watch an unbearable television program

-okay, that's all we can take.