Post by mechamind on Apr 1, 2023 18:50:46 GMT -5
Airdate: March 16, 1995
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Patty Mariner: Works for an investment management and natural resource company, also recently engaged and to be married in October; from Dedham, MA
Joe Berino, Jr. (returning with a 1-day total of $9,292)
Gary Blanner: Works for a major transportation area in New York City (railroad), and is a payroll supervisor; from Yonkers
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Joe solves POET MAYA ANGELOU. There's a pause due to his pronunciation of "Angelou", but his answer is accepted.
Our future announcer deserves a load of cash from the $3,500 or one-third $10,000 spaces. However, he also deserves better than this category.
Another chance at a big fortune with a $5,000 space, but no Free Spin this time. We traded it for a RING.
DING DING! DING DING!
Did we lie about the time remaining? Even if we did, Pat's will giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece.
Patty: N ($800)
Joe: P ($10,950)
Gary: C (DUD!)
Patty: E (x4) ($800)
Joe: L (x2) ($12,550)
Gary: M (x2) ($1,600)
Gary solves SIMPLE SIMON LEGREE.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
PMCI can leave him feeling good.
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Patty Mariner: Works for an investment management and natural resource company, also recently engaged and to be married in October; from Dedham, MA
Joe Berino, Jr. (returning with a 1-day total of $9,292)
Gary Blanner: Works for a major transportation area in New York City (railroad), and is a payroll supervisor; from Yonkers
Pat thinks Gary has the perfect voice, so maybe he could be a game show announcer. Pat asks Charlie about it, and he agrees.
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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CLUE | ||||||||||||||
PATTY | Joe | Gary |
| $500: T (x4) Free Spin: S (x2) $400: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) $700: H -$250: A (x7) $400: R (x4) BANKRUPT! ($4,600) (Free Spin used) $300: L (x2) $200: B -$250: O (x4) Solve: Correct! | ||
$550 | ||
Patty asks if she can keep her Free Spin token...and then she tries to spin again. Pat stops her to take the token. "You can't have it both ways!" She hands it over. "Did you try to scam me?" 
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Patty solves TARTAR HOLLANDAISE BEARNAISE OR TOMATO. At least we wouldn't try to scam her out of a $500 bonus for answering the clue.
An easy clue for Patty as she answers sauce.
Patty | Joe | Gary |
$1,050 |
Where was the Free Spin when Joe needed it last time? But if he needs a different kind of prize, we could give him four Fendi Swiss-made quartz watches, his-and-hers evening and active (labeled WATCHES) worth $2,580.
The big puzzle's out of the way, but the Big Money is coming in starting with a $2,500 space.
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Patty | JOE | Gary |
| $500: T $250: S (DUD!) | SURPRISE: R (DUD!) | |
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| $200: N SURPRISE: L $450: H (DUD!) | $2,500: M -$250: A (x3) -$250: I (DUD!) | $2,500: P -$250: E (x2) $200: F (DUD!) |
$200+ | $2,500 | $2,250 |
| $800: Y $400: W (DUD!) | -$250: O (x2) $900: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$1,000+ | $3,150 |
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Joe solves POET MAYA ANGELOU. There's a pause due to his pronunciation of "Angelou", but his answer is accepted.
Patty | Joe | Gary |
$1,050 | $3,150 |
Our future announcer deserves a load of cash from the $3,500 or one-third $10,000 spaces. However, he also deserves better than this category.
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Patty | Joe | GARY |
| $700: N WATCHES: T -$250: E $250: F (DUD!) | ||
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| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: S (DUD!) | BANKRUPT/$10K! ($3,030) |
| $200: C BANKRUPT/$10K! ($200) | $250: R $600: M (DUD!) | $300: P (DUD!) |
$250 | ||
| $700: L $1,000: D -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,450 | ||
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Patty solves VALEDICTORIAN. Certainly a better Megaword than last time, and even easier to score $500 by using the word in a sentence.
"Because she graduated Magna Cum Laude, she gave a valedictorian speech." She even used the exact word, so give her the cash!
Patty | Joe | Gary |
$3,000 | $3,150 |
Another chance at a big fortune with a $5,000 space, but no Free Spin this time. We traded it for a RING.
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PATTY | Joe | Gary |
| $900: T (DUD!) | $5,000: S (x2) $400: R -$250: A (DUD!) | BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0) |
$10,150 |
Pat accidentally says there are four A's in the puzzle as the buzzer sounds. "Nope? I lied."
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DING DING! DING DING!
Did we lie about the time remaining? Even if we did, Pat's will giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece.
Patty: N ($800)
Joe: P ($10,950)
Gary: C (DUD!)
Patty: E (x4) ($800)
Joe: L (x2) ($12,550)
Gary: M (x2) ($1,600)
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Gary solves SIMPLE SIMON LEGREE.
Patty | Joe | Gary |
$3,000 | $3,150 | $1,600 |
BONUS ROUND:
Almost like how past competitor Glenn started, Joe is at $12,442 in cash and prizes. He's got another chance at a ski holiday, a ring, a Porsche, or the $25,000.
Joe will try picking an envelope again, but he's sticking to the L. We've got a new bonus puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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(Joe doesn't appear onscreen until picking his first consonant.)
PMCI can leave him feeling good.
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He instantly solves PEACE OF MIND, not for a Hawaii trip...
...but for a Porsche 968 sports car worth $44,403! Joe has taken $56,845 in cash and prizes from us, and he's playing one more time!
In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna talk about how Vanna's son Nicholas is now crawling and standing up and walking around holding on. Pat says that Vanna's husband George does that sometimes...not even knowing why he said that. "I'm sorry, George! You're just fodder for humor when we have 10 seconds to kill out here."