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May 4, 1995 recap Apr 14, 2023 22:31:59 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 14, 2023 22:31:59 GMT -5

Airdate: May 4, 1995

From Hollywood, It's America's game! This is Celebrity Award Winners Week!

Today's stars:
Villainess Sheila Carter Forrester on The Bold and The Beautiful, Kimberlin Brown! (playing for Ronald McDonald House)
Emmy Award winning sportscaster and Monday Night Football voice Al Michaels! (playing for Starlight Foundation of Los Angeles)
And holder of 6 American records, 3 world records, and 42 National Titles, gold medal swimmer Janet Evans! (playing for the American Diabetes Association)

Pat comments how nice they are despite being introduced in the wrong order every time.

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

Round 1

EVENT

KIMBERLIN	Al	Janet
$350: S (DUD!)	$300: T (DUD!)	$400: R $350: F (DUD!)
		$400
$250: L (DUD!)	$200: D (DUD!)	$500: M -$250: E (x3) $200: G (DUD!)
		$650
$700: H (DUD!)	$150: V (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($650)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: N $700: C (x2) -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$1,550

After the H, Al asks to borrow money to buy a vowel. Nice try.

EVENT

"According to Hoyle", Al should solve CAMEO APPEARANCE.

Kimberlin	Al	Janet
	$1,550

We need to introduce the sparkly wedges in the correct order every time. Since it's a short game, we'll get to the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces right away.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Kimberlin	AL	Janet
	$200: M $500: S (DUD!)	$700: T (x4) $1,000: N (DUD!)
	$200	$2,800
$300: H (x3) -$250: O (x3) $1,000: R -$250: I (x2) $600: F (x3) -$250: E (x4) $200: Y (x2) $900: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) $250: P $700: D Solve: Correct!
$5,850

BEFORE & AFTER

Kimberlin solves WE REALLY HIT IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

Kimberlin	Al	Janet
$5,850	$1,550

With the size of that last puzzle, we could've found a better time for you to hit it off with the $5,000 space.

Round 3

EVENT

Kimberlin	Al	JANET
		$200: S $500: R (DUD!)
		$200
Lose A Turn!	$250: M (DUD!)	$700: T (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: R (Repeat)
		$1,350
$500: H (DUD!)

Janet tries to change from a repeated R to P, but even celebrities must be held to it. The buzzer sounds, but who knows if it was because of the P call...

EVENT

DING DING! DING DING!

The stars can't speed this up, so Pat will have to do it by giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece.

Al: N (x3) ($900)
Janet: D ($1,650)
Kimberlin: G ($300)
Al: V ($1,200)

EVENT

Al solves STANDING OVATION.

Kimberlin	Al	Janet
$5,850	$2,750

Janet will be getting a bit of money for her charity.

BONUS ROUND:

We're ready to give Kimberlin a standing ovation if she can score the $25,000 by solving this last puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives her:

EVENT

After worrying about just the category, she'll take KCHA.

EVENT

She's mostly silent and does not solve AUDITION, so she stays at $5,850 for her charity.

As usual, Pat and Vanna thank all the celebrities for playing with us. Al asks if the trio can come back tomorrow, but it doesn't work like that. Pat briefly talks with Al about the baseball strike, and they hope it ends by the time the show airs.