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April 26, 1995 recap Apr 13, 2023 22:54:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 13, 2023 22:54:16 GMT -5

Airdate: April 26, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Denise Goodman: Business inquiry representative "for the most prestigious long distance company...in the world", from Middletown, NJ
Jean Iselin (returning with a 2-day total of $9,000)
Paul Canales: Works sales and service for a pest elimination company, from Kihei Maui, HI

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

Round 1

THING

DENISE	Jean	Paul
$500: N $700: D (DUD!)	$450: T $450: S $450: P (DUD!)	SURPRISE: R $200: L (DUD!)
$500	$900	+
$1,000: H -$250: E (x2) $1,000: Y Solve: Correct!
$2,250

THING

Denise solves SONG OF THE YEAR.

Denise	Jean	Paul
$2,250

Our contender for announcer of the year has a prize for us! He'll make sure you love a pair of Fred Joaillier 18-karat gold braid bracelets (labeled BRACELETS) worth $2,400.

Jean's luck could turn around for the better with a $2,500 spin and the right letter from this puzzle:

Round 2

TITLE

Denise	JEAN	Paul
	$400: T (DUD!)	$450: R (x3) $500: S (DUD!)
		$1,350
$200: N $200: M (DUD!)	$700: D $500: P (DUD!)	$500: F $500: C -$250: E (x3) -$250: U -$250: I $500: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$200	$700	$2,100

TITLE

Paul solves GRACE UNDER FIRE.

Denise	Jean	Paul
$2,250		$2,100

Paul knows that the $3,500 space is safe to hit, but he still has no clue how to eliminate those little pests around the $10,000 space.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Denise	Jean	PAUL
		BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0)

$200: T (DUD!)	$500: R (x2) $500: S (x4) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($2,500)	$200: N $200: P (x3) -$250: O (x2) $450: C Lose A Turn!
		$1,000
$900: P (x3) Solve: Correct!
$2,700

BEFORE & AFTER

Denise solves CAMPAIGN PROMISES PROMISES.

Denise	Jean	Paul
$4,950		$2,100

It's never just a promise that there will be a $5,000 space on our Wheel. It's here now, and so is a trip to CHINA.

Round 4

PHRASE

DENISE	Jean	Paul
$300: R (DUD!)	$250: T (DUD!)	$5,000: S $800: N (x2) $1,500: D (x2) -$250: A -$250: O (x4) BRACELETS: L $900: H (DUD!)
		$9,100+
$550: G (DUD!)	$550: B $500: X Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,050

PHRASE

Jean solves LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS.

Denise	Jean	Paul
$4,950	$1,050	$2,100

Only nice words for Pat, and you'll get another round.

Round 5

PEOPLE

DING DING! DING DING!

Well, just nice enough. Pat has only enough time to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Jean begins.

Jean: S (DUD!)
Paul: T (DUD!)
Denise: N ($250)
Jean: R (DUD!)
Paul: L ($250)
Denise: T (Repeat)
Jean: D ($250)
Paul: M (DUD!)
Denise: W (DUD!)
Jean: H (DUD!)
Paul: P ($500)
Denise: C ($500)
Jean: F (DUD!)
Paul: K (DUD!)

Denise: E (x3) ($500)

PEOPLE

Denise solves ENGAGED COUPLE.

Denise	Jean	Paul
$5,450	$1,050	$2,100

Jean heads out with a 3-day total of $10,050.

BONUS ROUND:

Charlie expects some nice words from Denise. If she makes that promise, she can win a spa/gazebo, a car, a Canadian Rockies trip, a cruise to England, or the $25,000!

Will Denise find her favorite prize in her chosen envelope? She's picking the second E, and maybe she can solve a bonus puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives her:

PLACE

DGCA give her only one consonant, but maybe it's okay.

PLACE

She tries to think of a word, and she does not solve KENTUCKY...

...and this time, it was the spa/gazebo package. Denise finishes with $5,450 in cash, but like Jean before her, she's coming back.

In the post-game chat, Vanna asks if Pat has ever been to Kentucky. His first job was there, specifically at a 250-watt radio station years ago, and now here he is as a host. They plug Celebrity Award Winner's Week again.