March 24, 1995 recap

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March 24, 1995 recap Apr 5, 2023 23:41:45 GMT -5

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Airdate: March 24, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Jennifer Fox: Former Marine who met her husband there, and she's now a homemaker; from Shelbyville, IL (just moved there from Connecticut, so she doesn't know what it's near)
Lucille Young: Retired and a grandmother, relocated to Las Vegas, NV (and loves slot machines)
Gene Jansen (returning with a 1-day total of $28,900)

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

Round 1

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PHRASE

JENNIFER	Lucille	Gene
$250: T (x3) BANKRUPT! ($750)	SURPRISE: H (x2) $900: R (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,800+

After Lucille's first spin, it's clear that she wants to buy a vowel, but Pat has trouble talking her into spinning (since she has no money).

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Lucille solves ON THE RIGHT TRACK. She's been on track for the SURPRISE, and now she has a trip to Atlantic City and stay at Merv's Resorts Casino Hotel worth $3,150.

Jennifer	Lucille	Gene
	$4,950

We'll let Lucille think about the possibilities for that trip, and she'll be distracted as we add a Lalique Dove of Peace (labeled CRYSTAL) worth $2,650.

She might earn a fortune from the $2,500 space faster than she can win at the slot machines.

And we should've guessed that she'd also be the type to try and spin the Wheel before the puzzle is even revealed.

Round 2

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PERSON/TITLE

Jennifer	LUCILLE	Gene
	$200: R Lose A Turn!	$250: N (x3) $900: T (x3) -$250: O (x3) -$250: I (x3) $350: J $750: H -$250: A (x2) $300: L (x2) $200: V -$250: E (DUD!)
	$200	$4,350
$2,500: K (DUD!)	$250: P (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$700

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Lucille solves JOHN TRAVOLTA IN PULP FICTION.

Jennifer	Lucille	Gene
	$5,650

We dare Gene to try and touch that Wheel before the puzzle is revealed. We double-dare him to do it before the $3,500 or one-third $10,000 spaces are even added.

Round 3

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Jennifer	Lucille	GENE
		$550: T (x4) -$250: I (x3) $900: N -$250: O (x2) $3,500: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$9,600

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Perfection! Gene solves IF YOU'VE GOT IT FLAUNT IT.

Jennifer	Lucille	Gene
	$5,650	$9,600

We love to flaunt our $5,000 space like nobody else can, but we're not ready to show you everything about a trip to GREECE until someone wins it.

Round 4

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EVENT

JENNIFER	Lucille	Gene
Lose A Turn!	$900: T (x2) $350: S $900: N (x2) $500: L -$250: I (x2) -$250: E -$250: O $200: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$3,900

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Lucille solves SILENT AUCTION.

Jennifer	Lucille	Gene
	$9,550	$9,600

Her bid comes up just short, but she's in luck, because we have time for another round!

Round 5

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SLANG

Jennifer	LUCILLE	Gene
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$800: S $5,000: T (DUD!)
		$800
$250: L (DUD!)	CRYSTAL: P (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($800)

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DING DING! DING DING!

This one's really asking for trouble. Time for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $550 a piece.

Jennifer: D (DUD!)
Lucille: C ($550)

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Lucille guesses SCORN on the buzzer.

Gene: R ($550)

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Gene "hisses" before saying SCRIP.

Jennifer: B (DUD!)
Lucille: W (DUD!) (The other two and some audience members laugh.)
Gene: K (DUD!)
Jennifer: M ($550)

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Jennifer solves SCRAM to run off with some money.

Jennifer	Lucille	Gene
$550	$9,550	$9,600

Pat: Well, Lucille, as the cat said when he was being romantic with the skunk...

Lucille: Sorry.

Pat: Said, "I've enjoyed this, but I've enjoyed about all I can take."

BONUS ROUND:

Gene must stay put in the studio. Only two more prizes remain on the final day of the week, and they are:

Private villa holiday in the West Indies (over $15,000)

Johnson Matthey gold and silver bars ($30,000)

Both sound like great prizes, but which one he gets is pretty much a coin toss. Gene will grab the middle E before facing the board:

Bonus Puzzle

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PLACE

RSTLNE gives him:

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We know he's gonna get this with MCKO.

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We still have to start the clock, and then Gene reads what's on the board.

For following the rules, he gets the precious metals package worth $30,000! Gene finishes the week with $68,500 in cash and prizes, and he'll play his last game on Monday!

In the post-game chat, Pat's happy that Spring is finally here. It's Vanna's favorite season! The birds start singing, the flowers start blooming. "What do the birds do the rest of the year? Hum?" Okay, there are more birds singing. Pat has another old joke about birds, but we're out of time.

Last Edit: Apr 27, 2023 21:55:31 GMT -5 by mechamind

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mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Recaps can feel like a behemoth task. Posts: 5,169	March 24, 1995 recap Apr 5, 2023 23:49:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Apr 5, 2023 23:49:16 GMT -5 Lucille was fun to watch from beginning to end, another one of those contestants I just have to root for. However, I still would not have expected a W to slip out of her mouth in the Speed-Up if I was watching first-run.
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jacobr1020 Posts: 518	March 24, 1995 recap Apr 6, 2023 1:27:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jacobr1020 on Apr 6, 2023 1:27:02 GMT -5 ^ Yeah. That should have ended up on a game show blooper show.

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