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March 31, 1995 recap Apr 7, 2023 22:47:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 7, 2023 22:47:14 GMT -5

Airdate: March 31, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Herb Hillend: Video pinball repair technician, from Austin, TX
Wilda Doven: Retired executive secretary, from Salem, IL
Brian Mino (returning with a 1-day total of $32,205)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

HERB	Wilda	Brian
$200: R (x3) $1,000: T -$250: A (DUD!)	$250: Y (DUD!)	$200: S $750: N (DUD!)
$1,350		$200
-$250: E -$250: O (x2) $150: W Free Spin: P (x2) SURPRISE: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,000+

PHRASE

Herb solves POWER CORRUPTS, and that extra spin for the SURPRISE was worth it...because he's now won a trip to Singapore and stay at Hyatt Regency Resorts worth $7,889!

Herb (FS)	Wilda	Brian
$8,899*

Herb is accidentally credited an extra $10 for his prize.

You have the power to win another great prize from our Wheel. This one's a trip to the Big Apple and stay at the historic Waldorf-Astoria Hilton plus Kenneth Salon service and products (labeled NEW YORK) worth $4,025.

If there's any corruption we want to see, it's from hitting the $2,500 space so often that you manage to break the scoreboards.

Round 2

PHRASE

Pat asks Wilda to start spinning, but he's reminded about the apostrophe after a "ding" sound.

Herb (FS)	WILDA	Brian
	$2,500: S (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: R $750: T (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: O (x3) $400: G (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$5,000	$2,400

PHRASE

Brian solves KEEPING ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

Herb (FS)	Wilda	Brian
$8,899*		$2,400

What's going on, now? We've made upgrades to the Wheel which include adding our $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces, and Brian has the power to take the lead.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Herb (FS)	Wilda	BRIAN
		$250: N $1,000: R (x4) -$250: O -$250: E (x5) $900: S -$250: A (x2) $450: T (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($5,300)

$700: H (x2) -$250: I (x3) $700: F (x3) $450: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,150

BEFORE & AFTER

Herb solves FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND OF THE BRIDE'S.

Herb (FS)	Wilda	Brian
$13,039		$2,400

After the break, Herb's $10 scoring error is finally corrected. By the way, Pat's actual name is Bill. Furthermore, the show is called "Spinning Wheel", not "Wheel of Fortune".

That Free Spin token probably cost $10 to make, but it's worth it if it helps him cash in a $5,000 spin! Will there be some hidden value in a shopping spree that we've labeled SHOP?

Round 4

SLANG

HERB (FS)	Wilda	Brian
SHOP: R $250: S $600: T -$250: E (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: A Solve: Correct!
$350+

SLANG

(Sort of) Perfection! Herb solves STICK AROUND, and we'll do just that so we can hear about a Beverly Hills shopping spree with accommodations from Merv's Beverly Hilton and $3,000 Fred Hayman gift certificate worth $8,056!

Herb	Wilda	Brian
$21,455		$2,400

Pat swats a gnat with the SHOP wedge.

Wilda will stay right where she is, because we have time for another round!

Round 5

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

And the Wheel will stay right where it is after Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Wilda starts.

Wilda: N (DUD!)
Brian: T ($300)
Herb: R ($300)
Wilda: S ($300)
Brian: P ($600)

THING

Brian solves MOVIE SCRIPT.

Herb	Wilda	Brian
$21,455		$3,000

Wilda finishing with a blank scoreboard wasn't in our script, but there's nothing we can do now, so she's stuck with the nice parting gifts.

Brian leaves with a 2-day total of $35,205.

BONUS ROUND:

Now for the big finish. We only get one take for this, and Herb must win a van in the Bonus Round.

Herb will finish off the envelopes by picking the middle E, and we'll finish the week with this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

Not very helpful, so he'll need CDMO to do most of the work.

PHRASE

With just that, he solves WAY OFF BASE before the timer to give us a perfect Bonus Round week!

Of course, we all knew the envelope would have the van, which is a 1995 Chevrolet Lumina minivan worth $18,645! Herb had a great day with $40,100 in cash and prizes, and he'll be playing for even more next week!

In the post-game chat, Vanna is excited that all the bonus prizes were won this week. It was like a clearance sale, and Pat said that if we had to play another day, we'd have to start giving away our wardrobe and stuff. There's nothing left on the stage.