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April 3, 1995 recap Apr 8, 2023 13:03:26 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 8, 2023 13:03:26 GMT -5

Airdate: April 3, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Rocky Higgins: Daytime sales manager and nighttime bartender, from Honolulu, HI
Carolyn Blaine (today...): Onside event coordinator internationally, looking forward to the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo in May; from Atlanta, GA
Herb Hillend (returning with a 1-day total of $40,100)

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

Round 1

THING

ROCKY	Carolyn	Herb
$400: N (x2) -$250: A (x3) Lose A Turn!	$900: D $250: T (DUD!)	$250: G (DUD!)
$550	$900
$500: L (DUD!)	$500: R -$250: O -$250: I $450: M Lose A Turn!	$500: C (x2) Free Spin: H Solve: Correct!
$550	$1,350	$1,000

THING

Herb solves MACARONI AND CHEESE.

Rocky	Carolyn	Herb (FS)
		$1,000

Just enough time for Charlie to finish his meal! He's now ready to hype a mid-America holiday in South Dakota from Ramada Hotels including national park tours (labeled SOUTH DAKOTA) worth $2,310.

They love Charlie in South Dakota. The state had better love the $2,500 space, too!

Round 2

PLACE

Rocky	CAROLYN	Herb (FS)
	$400: T (DUD!)	$250: S $900: T (Repeat)
		$250
SURPRISE: N (x2) $400: H -$250: O (x3) $400: M -$250: E $500: G -$250: I $300: C $350: K $400: L $400: J -$250: A $200: R (DUD!)	$200: W $250: Y Solve: Correct!
$1,750+	$450

When Rocky gets a turn, Pat accidentally calls him "Ricky" before catching himself. He should watch the tags.

PLACE

Carolyn reads what's on the board.

Rocky	Carolyn	Herb (FS)
	$450	$1,000

Pat can take comfort that he's not the only one to butcher names. He can forget that as Herd tries for some real winnings with a $3,500 space and a $10,000 prize on the Wheel.

Round 3

PERSON

Rocky	Carolyn	HERB (FS)
		South Dakota: R (x3) $500: T (x2) -$250: A -$250: E (x3) $550: N (x3) $700: S (x5) -$250: U -$250: I (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$5,150+

PERSON

Perfection! Herb solves RUSSIAN PRESIDENT BORIS YELTSIN.

Rocky	Carolyn	Herb (FS)
	$450	$8,460

For Rocky...this has been a rocky start. He needs to get off the ground with a $5,000 spin, or appropriately he could push his luck to win a LAS VEGAS trip.

Round 4

THINGS

ROCKY	Carolyn	Herb (FS)
$250: N (x2) -$250: A (x2) $600: D (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)	$200: S (DUD!)	$900: R -$250: E (x3) $200: T (x2) $600: G
$1,200		$1,650

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Things could get rough with our affiliates if Pat doesn't give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece.

Herb: H ($1,950)

THINGS

Herb solves TIRED AND ACHING FEET.

Rocky	Carolyn	Herb (...)
	$450	$10,410

Rocky has still "won" a one-way trip to Hawaii with a side of some nice parting gifts.

Aren't we getting tired of players leaving behind their Free Spin token?

BONUS ROUND:

We'll never get tired of Bonus Round wins! Herb's already had a great time with $50,510, and we have some new bonus prizes to start the week!

Mall of America shopping spree (over $21,000)

Acura Legend (over $40,000)

Cruise the Orient including Singapore and Hong Kong ($20,000)

United States Savings Bonds ($30,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

"Speaking of tired and aching feet, it's Vanna!"

She'll have to walk back to the puzzle board, and Herb will have to walk over to the envelopes for a H, but Pat will simply have to point Herb at the board:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

He might already have the answer with his picks of FCDA.

PHRASE

He instantly solves FACT OR FICTION, because he did know the answer after all!

Here's a fun fact: Herb has taken the Acura Legend L Coupe worth $39,820! His total suddenly soars to $90,330, and he'll be appearing for one more game!

In the post-game chat, Pat says that it's at least 6 Bonus Rounds in a row (we're actually up to 8), and at this rate, by the end of the season, we'll be giving away 8-track cassettes.