Post by mechamind on Apr 14, 2023 0:04:13 GMT -5
Airdate: April 28, 1995
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Rita Cambruzzi-Miller: Lighting designer and recently married, from Greensburg, PA (Greensburg with an S, Pat.)
Dan Larkin (returning with a 1-day total of $15,000)
Kurt Carr: Musician and gospel singer, also a music director at his local church; from Culver City, CA
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Rita solves PRESSING ENGAGEMENT RING.
Dan solves RIGHT BRAIN & LEFT BRAIN. Just like that, he's got a pair of Krieger his-and-hers watches with steel and 18-karat gold, also scratch and water resistant, and worth $2,190.
If you have half a brain, you'll think to try and take the lead with a $3,500 or $10,000 spin. You'll be testing the other half of your brain with this category...
We shouldn't see that category again for weeks. Happily, we see the $5,000 space every single day, though this could be our last NECKLACE for a while.
DING DING! DING DING!
We're not feeling that magnanimous about our time right now, so Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $700 a piece.
Kurt: K ($1,250)
Rita: U ($2,750)
Dan solves WICHITA KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Rita Cambruzzi-Miller: Lighting designer and recently married, from Greensburg, PA (Greensburg with an S, Pat.)
Dan Larkin (returning with a 1-day total of $15,000)
Kurt Carr: Musician and gospel singer, also a music director at his local church; from Culver City, CA
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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RITA | Dan | Kurt |
| $250: R (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500) | $250: T $250: N (x4) -$250: A -$250: E (x4) $250: G (x4) $150: M -$250: I (x2) $150: C (DUD!) | SURPRISE: D (DUD!) |
$1,650 | ||
| $300: S (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$600 | ||
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Rita solves PRESSING ENGAGEMENT RING.
Rita | Dan | Kurt |
$600 |
We press Charlie to say something so that Pat can have a little break. Is it okay if he talks about a Caldwell Snyder Galleries signed/numbered limited edition of Mason Con Frutas (labeled ART) worth $1,500?
It's absolutely okay to hit the $2,500 space more than once in this round!
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Rita | DAN | Kurt |
| $400: T (x2) $200: S (DUD!) | $500: R (x3) -$250: O (DUD!) | |
$800 | $1,250 | |
| $300: G $200: H -$250: I (x3) $200: N (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: D (DUD!) | SURPRISE: B (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$400 | $800+ |
Rita almost falls off when she calls the D.
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Dan solves RIGHT BRAIN & LEFT BRAIN. Just like that, he's got a pair of Krieger his-and-hers watches with steel and 18-karat gold, also scratch and water resistant, and worth $2,190.
Rita | Dan | Kurt |
$600 | $2,990 |
If you have half a brain, you'll think to try and take the lead with a $3,500 or $10,000 spin. You'll be testing the other half of your brain with this category...
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Rita | Dan | KURT |
| $300: T (DUD!) | ||
| Lose A Turn! | ART: S $300: P (DUD!) | $150: N (x2) $500: R (DUD!) |
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| $3,500: Y (DUD!) | $500: C (DUD!) | $900: L (DUD!) |
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| $400: M (x2) -$250: A (x2) $200: D (DUD!) | $900: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$550 | $900+ | |
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Dan solves MAGNANIMOUS to keep the art. He'll need a full brain just to score a $500 bonus by using that word in a sentence.
Well, "He was feeling very magnanimous." could go any way, but a valid sentence gives him the extra cash. Pat explains that it means generous.
Rita | Dan | Kurt |
$600 | $5,890 |
We shouldn't see that category again for weeks. Happily, we see the $5,000 space every single day, though this could be our last NECKLACE for a while.
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RITA | Dan | Kurt |
| $500: T (x2) $800: N $300: S (x4) -$250: E (DUD!) | $250: R $250: L (DUD!) | $800: M -$250: A (x3) |
$2,750 | $250 | $550 |
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DING DING! DING DING!
We're not feeling that magnanimous about our time right now, so Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $700 a piece.
Kurt: K ($1,250)
Rita: U ($2,750)
Dan: I (x5) ($250)
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Dan solves WICHITA KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.
Rita | Dan | Kurt |
$600 | $6,140 |
We went this long without an empty-handed contestant, but it had to happen eventually. Kurt's leaving with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
We admit that $21,140 is a good total so far, but Dan deserves a bonus prize, and the viewers deserve to watch a win. Let's give away a spa/gazebo, a car, a Canadian Rockies trip, a cruise to England, or the $25,000!
The envelope that's gonna go missing after this game is the H, thanks to Dan...if he can solve this puzzle.
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RSTLNE gives him:
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With MCDA, it's another day that we only get the vowel.
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He thinks for a few seconds, and then he solves BEAGLE!
As our thanks to Dan, he'll get the car, a Chrysler Sebring luxury sports coupe worth $19,335! Dan's up to an even more respectable $40,475 in cash and prizes, and he'll play one more game in just over a week!
In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna are ready for the celebrity award winners next week. It should be fun, as there will be 15 familiar faces playing for charity!