Post by mechamind on Apr 19, 2023 22:36:33 GMT -5
Airdate: May 22, 1995
From the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Michael Carson: Works at an independent car dealership, from Palm Bay, FL
Victoria Bergquist: Has done modeling for 22 years and counting, from Coral Springs, FL
Valerie Walker: Works in Virginia Beach as a real estate appraiser, from Newport News
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Victoria solves AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN.
Michael solves IT WAS RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE.
The answer might be on the tip of Valerie's tongue, but she needs to actually say it in order to make a $3,500 spin or the $10,000 prize count!
He's taking even more money than that if he can find a letter on the $5,000 space. And let's throw in a LONDON trip just to be funny.
Victoria solves WINNING THE LOTTERY for a good jackpot. And when she least expects it, she's also getting a Lalique Virginia crystal bowl worth $2,215.
Just a little too late for Valerie to get one more chance. She's going home with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Michael Carson: Works at an independent car dealership, from Palm Bay, FL
Victoria Bergquist: Has done modeling for 22 years and counting, from Coral Springs, FL
Valerie Walker: Works in Virginia Beach as a real estate appraiser, from Newport News
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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MICHAEL | Victoria | Valerie | |
| $900: S (DUD!) | $300: R $250: N (x4) -$250: A (x4) $800: D -$250: E (x3) $700: T Solve: Correct! | ||
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Victoria solves AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN.
Michael | Victoria | Valerie |
$2,300 |
They don't dare do anything criminal off-camera while we're adding a prize, do we? We need the break to add an authentic reproduction Williamsburg Governor's Office chandelier (labeled CHANDELIER) worth $3,300.
Okay, they've been good, so they'll get the $2,500 space for this round after all.
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Michael | VICTORIA | Valerie |
| $200: N (x2) $450: T (x5) -$250: I (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,400) | $2,500: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: G (x2) $500: L (DUD!) | |
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| $800: S $250: F Solve: Correct! | ||
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The High Rollers "bonus" chime accidentally sounds (albeit quietly) after the slide whistle on Victoria's BANKRUPT.
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Michael solves IT WAS RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE.
Michael | Victoria | Valerie |
$1,050 | $2,300 |
The answer might be on the tip of Valerie's tongue, but she needs to actually say it in order to make a $3,500 spin or the $10,000 prize count!
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Michael | Victoria | VALERIE |
| $400: T (x2) $250: R (DUD!) | ||
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| Lose A Turn! | $500: N $900: S (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: I (x3) Lose A Turn! | $700: K (x2) -$250: O $200: C $600: Y $500: W (DUD!) |
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$300 | ||
You can hear the pain in Pat's voice before Valerie called a letter on her last spin, followed by an immediate "No..." on the W call.
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Michael reads what's on the board. A $500 bonus is on the tip of our finger, and we'll toss it to him if he can fill in the blank.
He's taking some more money by answering high.
Michael | Victoria | Valerie |
$1,850 | $2,300 |
He's taking even more money than that if he can find a letter on the $5,000 space. And let's throw in a LONDON trip just to be funny.
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MICHAEL | Victoria | Valerie |
| $250: N (x3) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (DUD!) | $5,000: T (x3!) SURPRISE: H -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
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Victoria solves WINNING THE LOTTERY for a good jackpot. And when she least expects it, she's also getting a Lalique Virginia crystal bowl worth $2,215.
And when this trio least expects it, we're stopping.
Michael | Victoria | Valerie |
$1,850 | $19,265 |
Just a little too late for Valerie to get one more chance. She's going home with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Victoria feels like a champion right now, but we want to start the week by giving her something more. We have a Camaro, twin Yamahas, a van, a savings bond, and the $25,000.
Our second set of envelopes is ready for someone who's actually been on her second aircraft carrier. Victoria takes the second E, and Vanna has an extra puzzle set up:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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We have the common CMDA for the common short puzzle...
...but it's not so common for Vanna to just stand there.
She guesses FACT and MINT, and she does not solve GIFT...
...a puzzle too difficult for her to take the van (Pat forgot to open the envelope until after announcing her total). She stays at $19,265 in cash and prizes and comes back tomorrow.
In the post-game chat, Pat talks about how mothers worry about rough housing as a kid, telling kids to stop or they'll poke someone's eye out. Vanna actually played with sharp sticks when she was little, and Pat laughs. But they weren't that sharp. Pat handed Victoria his handkerchief...which had a safety pin in it. Imagine what could've happened! 
