Post by mechamind on Apr 24, 2023 23:55:45 GMT -5
Airdate: June 6, 1995
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jeff Yan: In the cargo service department for a major airline, and he and his wife are expecting a third child in the next 2-3 months; from Eagan, MN
Natasha Thompson: Junior at UCLA in premed, from Culver City, CA
David "Willie" Wilkoff: Recent grad at University of Texas in Austin, soon moving to Chicago to work for an advertising agency
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Willie solves JUNE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.
The $3,500 space is alive! Willie could also find himself married to the $10,000 prize, but if he just misses it, he'll have to put himself back together again.
Jeff solves I'M HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY. Imagine if he was in Norfolk a while ago!
Good thing Jeff won't have to worry about strong winds in our studio, but the $5,000 space can never be blown off our Wheel. Still, a CAMPER space could come loose, so we'll keep the doors shut just to be safe.
DING DING! DING DING!
If this is what it takes for Natasha to call even one letter, so be it. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $350 a piece.
Natasha: W ($350)
Willie: G ($1,000)
Jeff: P (DUD!)
Natasha: O (DUD!)
Willie: Q ($1,350)
Willie solves SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jeff Yan: In the cargo service department for a major airline, and he and his wife are expecting a third child in the next 2-3 months; from Eagan, MN
Natasha Thompson: Junior at UCLA in premed, from Culver City, CA
David "Willie" Wilkoff: Recent grad at University of Texas in Austin, soon moving to Chicago to work for an advertising agency
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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CLUE | ||||||||||||||
JEFF | Natasha | Willie |
| $150: T (x3) $500: H $900: S -$250: E -$250: O (x4) Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,350 | ||
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Perfection! Jeff solves GOOD TO THE LAST DROP. There's one last cup of cash from this puzzle, specifically a $500 bonus if Jeff can answer the clue.
He guesses coffee. Pat needs him to be more specific, but Folgers is incorrect, so Natasha has permission to speak.
She takes the last drops! The clue is referring to Maxwell House.
Jeff | Natasha | Willie |
$1,350 | $500 |
A new trio, a few cups of coffee...can we say Happy Monday? Nope, it's Tuesday. But any day is a good day to win a Sanyo 31-inch stereo TV with surround sound plus 4-head Hi-Fi VCR (labeled VIDEO) worth $1,350.
Why not drink up the whole pot? Why not win a nice pot of cash from the $2,500 space?
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Jeff | NATASHA | Willie |
| Lose A Turn! | Free Spin: F (x2) $750: K $200: D -$250: I (x2) $500: S -$250: E (x4) $750: R (x2) -$250: A $750: N (x4) Solve: Correct! | |
$5,200 |
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Willie solves JUNE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Jeff | Natasha | Willie (FS) |
$1,350 | $500 | $5,200 |
Before the break, Pat asks where that K call came from early in the round.
The $3,500 space is alive! Willie could also find himself married to the $10,000 prize, but if he just misses it, he'll have to put himself back together again.
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Jeff | Natasha | WILLIE (FS) |
| $450: M $500: T (DUD!) | ||
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| $400: N $200: G $400: R -$250: I (x3) -$250: A (x5) $900: H (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,300 | ||
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Jeff solves I'M HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY. Imagine if he was in Norfolk a while ago!
Jeff | Natasha | Willie (FS) |
$3,650 | $500 | $5,200 |
Good thing Jeff won't have to worry about strong winds in our studio, but the $5,000 space can never be blown off our Wheel. Still, a CAMPER space could come loose, so we'll keep the doors shut just to be safe.
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JEFF | Natasha | Willie (FS) |
| $250: T (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $900: S -$250: E (x2) $400: R (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $200: M (DUD!) |
$650 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $350: N (DUD!) |
$650 | ||
| $500: H (x2) -$250: I (x2) $350: L (x2) $800: D BANKRUPT! ($2,250) | ||
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DING DING! DING DING!
If this is what it takes for Natasha to call even one letter, so be it. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $350 a piece.
Natasha: W ($350)
Willie: G ($1,000)
Jeff: P (DUD!)
Natasha: O (DUD!)
Willie: Q ($1,350)
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Willie solves SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT.
Jeff | Natasha | Willie |
$3,650 | $500 | $6,550 |
BONUS ROUND:
We'd love to hear Willie's squeal after he wins one of our bonus prizes! We still have everything: a trip to Holland, an Acura, a shopping spree, a watch, and the $25,000!
No wonder Willie won, as he had a good-luck charm that Pat's holding right now. Said good-luck charm is a restroom token...so Pat gives it back.
Willie will have to hold it in until the envelope is opened, and Pat will hold the W that he picked. Vanna is delighted to offer him a puzzle!
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RSTLNE gives him:
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(The "dings" do not sound for the R or E. They sound twice for the N as it briefly shuts off before Vanna can turn it.)
Will DKMO be his lucky letters?
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Good enough, as he quickly solves GARDEN...
...to pull out the 1996 Acura 2.5 TL worth $30,370! Willie finishes with $36,920 in cash and prizes, and he's gonna come back, you know!
In the post-game chat, Pat reminds the viewers to mark their calendars and get their alarm clock snooze buttons greased. Next week is Alaskan Cruise Week. We get another video sample from the cruise.