April 24, 1995 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

April 24, 1995 recap Apr 13, 2023 19:20:17 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Apr 13, 2023 19:20:17 GMT -5

Airdate: April 24, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Jean Iselin: Mother of two and full-time employed, from Riverside, CA
Lou Skidmore (returning with a 1-day total of $30,150)
Manny Smith: Economist with the Education Department in Washington, D.C. and is a barbershop singer; from Chevy Chase, MD

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

Round 1

PERSON

JEAN	Lou	Manny
$450: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	$150: R (x2) $900: T -$250: E (x3) $150: C $400: B Solve: Correct!
$900	$1,500

PERSON

Lou solves BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.

Jean	Lou	Manny
	$1,500

Baby we were born to win! Well, the contestants will win, and those winnings may include a Rosenthal Studio porcelain dinnerware set (labeled CHINA) worth $4,140.

Lou hasn't lost his step, and he's not gonna lose control with a $2,500 space on the Wheel.

Round 2

PHRASE

Jean	LOU	Manny
	$250: N (x2) $350: T (DUD!)	$350: R (DUD!)
	$500
CHINA: S $150: L (DUD!)	$250: M (DUD!)	$350: C (x2) -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($450)
+	$500
$400: F $900: Y (DUD!)	-$250: E (x4) $900: D (x2) $400: X Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$400+	$2,450

PHRASE

Lou solves EXUDES CONFIDENCE.

Jean	Lou	Manny
	$3,950

Some of us are extremely confident that we can spin the $3,500 or one-third $10,000 space, not thinking that we'll ever spin ourselves into danger.

Round 3

PHRASE

Jean	Lou	MANNY
		$500: T (x2) $200: N $550: R (x2) -$250: E -$250: O $900: Y -$250: U (x2) $900: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$4,250

PHRASE

Perfection! Manny solves QUENCH YOUR THIRST.

Jean	Lou	Manny
	$3,950	$4,250

Some of us need a glass of water before we continue. Good thing the staff didn't learn the hard way about spilling water on the $5,000 space or our Prize Wedge offering a trip to POLAND.

Round 4

THINGS

JEAN	Lou	Manny
$700: S (x2) $800: T (DUD!)	$350: N (DUD!)	$350: R (x3) Lose A Turn!
$1,400		$1,050
$300: Y -$250: E (x3) $800: H $300: C -$250: A $800: L BANKRUPT! ($3,100)	Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT! ($1,050)

$5,000: F Solve: Correct!
$5,000

THINGS

Jean solves CHERRY LIFE SAVERS.

Jean	Lou	Manny
$5,000	$3,950	$4,250

That may prove to be a life saver for Jean, though Lou doesn't need too much more in this next round.

Round 5

PHRASE

Jean	LOU	Manny
	$350: R (DUD!)	$10,000!: T (DUD!)

$500: N (x3) $5,000: S (DUD!)
$1,500

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

We've got some close scores and a lot of blanks to fill. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $300 a piece.

Lou: L (DUD!)
Manny: C (DUD!)
Jean: M (DUD!)
Lou: F (x2) ($600)
Manny: D (DUD!)
Jean: P (DUD!)
Lou: O (x2) ($600)
Manny: B (DUD!)
Jean: W (DUD!)
Lou: H (DUD!)
Manny: G (x2) ($600)

PHRASE

Manny solves ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN.

Jean	Lou	Manny
$5,000	$3,950	$4,850

Lou leaves with a 2-day total of $34,100.

BONUS ROUND:

One spin was a life saver, after all! One more puzzle could bring Jean a spa/gazebo, a car, a Canadian Rockies trip, a cruise to England, or the $25,000!

On her way to the envelopes, and Jean takes the middle E. Back to Pat for this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

DMPO doesn't give her much more.

PHRASE

She tries MIND OVER MAST and WIND OVER FAST. She does not solve HAND OVER FIST...

...and no such luck taking the $25,000 from Pat. Jean stays at $5,000 in cash, but she's coming back tomorrow.

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna talk about how the baby is 10 months old now. Also, Vanna's been looking really spiffy here! Mostly, because there's something you can't really see. Underneath her dress, she has some black knee-high stockings. Pat asks if the audience would like to see them, and after some pressure...she reveals the stockings! That reminds Pat that he's gotta write his grandma, as it's been a long time.