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April 27, 1995 recap Apr 13, 2023 23:25:58 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 13, 2023 23:25:58 GMT -5

Airdate: April 27, 1995

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

Today's contestants:
Denise Goodman (returning with a 1-day total of $5,450)
Dan Larkin: Radio announcer working at a light FM station and does a love songs program from 9 to midnight, from Plymouth, MN
Peter Varga: Optician who owns his own business on Staten Island, and he collects Tweety Birds (he even has one from his son in his pocket); from Woodmere, NY

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

Round 1

PERSON

DENISE	Dan	Peter
$500: N (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$700: S (DUD!)

$200: R $500: T $700: W (DUD!)	$500: P -$250: E (x2) SURPRISE: M (DUD!)	$500: L $250: F $250: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$700	$250	$1,000

PERSON

Peter solves PETER FALK.

Denise	Dan	Peter
		$1,000

Just try hiding our first prize under a "rumpled" trench coat. Maybe you could hide a Fred Joaillier 18-karat gold snooty poodle pin (labeled PIN) worth $3,100.

Just try stuffing all that cash from the $2,500 space in your coat!

Round 2

PHRASE

Denise	DAN	Peter
	Lose A Turn!	$500: T $750: N -$250: O $250: S (DUD!)
		$1,000
$450: D (x3) $450: R (DUD!)	$200: M (DUD!)	Free Spin: L (x4) $2,500: Y (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,350		$6,000

PHRASE

Peter solves DON'T DILLY-DALLY.

Denise	Dan	Peter (FS)
		$7,000

Peter can't just stand there or wander around the studio. Someone has to hit the $3,500 space or win the $10,000 prize in this round.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Denise	Dan	PETER (FS)
		Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $3,500: N (DUD!)

$200: T $900: H $900: S (DUD!)	$3,500: M -$250: E (x5) $250: C (x3) -$250: I -$250: A (x2) $900: R $200: L (DUD!)	SURPRISE: F (x3) Lose A Turn!
$1,100	$4,400	+
BANKRUPT! ($1,100)	Solve: Correct!
	$4,400

BEFORE & AFTER

Dan solves COFFEE ICE CREAM OF WHEAT.

Pat: And I want to point out he did it without any poultry in his pants. If you're just joining us, you have no idea what I'm talking about.

Denise	Dan	Peter
	$4,400	$7,000

With what happened to Jean earlier in the week, Denise should have some idea what the $5,000 space could do for her. She does not know how much a trip to POLAND will be worth.

Also, Pat accidentally called Poland the land of his birth rather than the land of his ancestors. Pat was actually born in Chicago.

Round 4

TITLE

DENISE	Dan	Peter
$550: T (DUD!)	POLAND: S $900: R $400: L (x2) -$250: E (x3) $400: P $200: M Solve: Correct!
	$2,050+

TITLE

Dan solves MELROSE PLACE. That trip should be enough for the lead, but exactly how much? We're talking about a trip to Warsaw and stay at the Marriott 5-star luxury hotel worth $5,000!

We'll end here and offer the others some coffee ice cream before they leave.

Denise	Dan	Peter
	$15,000	$7,000

Denise leaves with the $5,450 from her previous appearance.

BONUS ROUND:

Dan has a bigger total than the last three winning scores combined. That's a step up, but the next step is to win one of these in Bonus Land:

Spa/gazebo (over $19,000)
Chrysler Sebring (over $19,000)
Canadian Rockies rail trip (over $14,000)
QE2 cruise to England (over $15,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Now, let's actually win one of these! Dan will reach for the L from the envelopes, and one of these puzzles will be solved:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

(Dan does not appear until after the first letter.)

PHCO leaves the middle to be filled in.

THING

He sounds like he was going to say something, but he's silent and does not solve THIMBLE, which he jokingly "solves" late.

Still a late "solve", so he's not getting a Canadian rail trip. But Dan had a good game with $15,000 in cash and prizes, and he's returning to finish the week.

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna remind us about Celebrity Award Winner's Week once again. Stars from the worlds of film, television, sports...and federal corrections facilities.