Post by mechamind on Apr 25, 2023 22:45:07 GMT -5
Airdate: June 7, 1995
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
David "Willie" Wilkoff (returning with a 1-day total of $36,920)
Bill Clarkson: In sales with one of the world's largest corporate office supply companies, from Scottsdale, AZ
Donna Sennarth (?): Flight attendant and a graduate from Duquesne University, from Pittsburgh, PA (and is a Steelers fan)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Willie solves FRANK BARBARA NANCY TINA & FRANK JR.. "Collectively, of course, known as the Liebowitzes."
Who says we're not ready to put another big puzzle on the board? The Wheel's getting even better with a $3,500 and one-third $10,000 space, and there are plenty of letters for Donna to take the lead.
Perfection! Donna solves THERE'S MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE.
It turns out we've exhausted all our long puzzles today, but with a $5,000 space, even this round could give Willie the win. A trip to GREECE is making this Wheel so crowded that Pat might suggest an addition.
DING DING! DING DING!
This could've happened a lot earlier with those big puzzles! Now that we've heard it, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.
Donna: D ($1,500)
Willie: M (DUD!)
Bill: K ($200)
Bill solves HAND-KNIT SWEATER.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From Hollywood, It's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
David "Willie" Wilkoff (returning with a 1-day total of $36,920)
Bill Clarkson: In sales with one of the world's largest corporate office supply companies, from Scottsdale, AZ
Donna Sennarth (?): Flight attendant and a graduate from Duquesne University, from Pittsburgh, PA (and is a Steelers fan)
Pat announced Willie's total as $35,770 for some reason.
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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FAMILY | ||||||||||||||
And for the first time on the show ...a period! "Who says we're not ready for the 21st century, huh?"
WILLIE | Bill | Donna |
| $200: T $200: S (DUD!) | $900: R (x5) -$250: E (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) |
$200 | $4,250 | |
| $200: N (x5) -$250: A (x7) $300: B (x2) $200: K (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,950 | ||
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Willie solves FRANK BARBARA NANCY TINA & FRANK JR.. "Collectively, of course, known as the Liebowitzes."
Willie | Bill | Donna |
$1,950 |
Here's a prize that you'll love in the 21st century...but also the last few in the 20th. It's a Water Ventures Toobie Boat with 2.5 HP motor (labeled TOOBIE BOAT) worth $2,395.
In the 21st century, $2,500 won't be big enough for this round, but you won't have to worry with a big puzzle like this!
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Willie | BILL | Donna |
| $300: S (x3) $250: N (x3) $500: T (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: O -$250: A (x2) $350: F -$250: I (x5) Lose A Turn! | $250: D (DUD!) | |
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| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $450: C (x2) $300: L (x2) $400: H $500: G Solve: Correct! | |
$4,400 |
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Bill solves PAINTER OF SISTINE CHAPEL'S CEILING. Good enough for the lead, and if he's good enough to answer the clue, he'll get a $500 bonus.
He is good enough. He answers Michelangelo.
Willie | Bill | Donna |
$1,950 | $4,900 |
Who says we're not ready to put another big puzzle on the board? The Wheel's getting even better with a $3,500 and one-third $10,000 space, and there are plenty of letters for Donna to take the lead.
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"It's just a punctuation festival here, tonight."
Willie | Bill | DONNA |
| $550: T (x6) $200: H (x4) $900: R (x2) -$250: E (x8) $250: S (x3) $900: M (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! Donna solves THERE'S MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE.
Willie | Bill | Donna |
$1,950 | $4,900 | $8,200 |
It turns out we've exhausted all our long puzzles today, but with a $5,000 space, even this round could give Willie the win. A trip to GREECE is making this Wheel so crowded that Pat might suggest an addition.
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WILLIE | Bill | Donna |
| Toobie Boat: N (x2) $500: R -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn! | $1,500: G (DUD!) | $500: T (x2) $300: S |
$250+ | $1,300 |
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DING DING! DING DING!
This could've happened a lot earlier with those big puzzles! Now that we've heard it, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.
Donna: D ($1,500)
Willie: M (DUD!)
Bill: K ($200)
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Bill solves HAND-KNIT SWEATER.
Willie | Bill | Donna |
$1,950 | $5,100 | $8,200 |
Willie heads out with a 2-day total of $38,870.
BONUS ROUND:
Already looking very comfortable right now...we have to pull Donna out of her comfort zone so she can win a trip to Holland, a shopping spree, a watch, or the $25,000.
There's no punctuation among the envelopes. Only letters, and the one Donna wants is the L. Vanna should be happy that the punctuation is out of the way.
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She's trying DPAM, and the chyron isn't the only place where the A is displayed last.
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She tries COROLLA, and she says UMBRELLA after the buzzer. She does not solve GORILLA...
...which is running off with the $25,000. From her reaction, you could tell what was inside. Donna remains at $8,200 in cash, but she could get a chance to play for it again!
In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna talk about Alaskan Cruise Week again. Pat was a little under the weather, which is why he couldn't come to say hello. He was in his cabin the whole week, and he looked out the window frequently. But it was beautiful. Pat was just a stowaway. 
