Nighttime Wheel Recap: 1/21/2008

One of the coldest months of Winter is here and it's on Wheel of Fortune's Golden Season!



Let's get started right now with a Rhyme Time puzzle.



*Michelle rings in*



She gets the first money of the day with SNUG AS A BUG!

Ashley:
Jimmy:
Michelle: $1,000

Missolves: 0



Now, let's meet these three players who surely want all of the cash and prizes they can get.

Michelle Zibiki: She volunteers at a local animal shelter and she work for a chemical company as an international logistics representative.
Ashley Rich: Sixth grade math teacher.
Jimmy Nisson: Pursuing a degree in film production.

Three contestants pursuing big money & prizes, let's go to the $2,000 tossup now!



People is the category this time.



*Jimmy pushes the buzzer*



Jimmy earns $2,000 with BOY SCOUTS.

Ashley:
Jimmy: $2,000
Michelle: $1,000

Missolves: 0

Prize On the Wheel: It's a vacation to Whiteface Lodge located in Upstate New York valued at $5,975!



There's a sparkly light blue $2,500 wedge on the wheel or this first round along with a $10,000 golden third. Now we have an Event, a hyphenated one.



Jimmy won the right to start Round 1 and he does it with an S and T for $900. Next, he buys the I and calls two pairs of Rs on the blue $600! He buys the E, but then he calls a bad L on the red $300. Michelle does a couple spins and a couple buys...



And for $400, she solves FOUR-COURSE GOURMET DINNER. That $400 is raised to the $1,000 house minimum.

Ashley:
Jimmy: $2,000
Michelle: $2,000

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Jimmy - L - $2,800)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0

Wheel of Fortune Flashback: Back in 2004, with numerous failed openings of "Highlight your nightlife!", eventually Vanna got there though!



Tonight's Jackpot Round is brought to you by Eggland's So-Called Best Eggs. This game is a tie game right now but things can change in an instant. There's now the Jackpot wedge on the wheel along with the top dollar amount of $3,500! Onto the puzzle, it's Proper Name.



Michelle immediately picks up the Free Spin with three Ts, but they aren't wasted since they're worth $300 a piece. Her next call is a dud H on the blue $300, so she hands Pat the Free Spin she's carrying. Michelle buys the Es next and she spins on right after. She calls the Rs and that allows her to pick up the Wild Card! Next, she lands on the Jackpot and calls the Ss at $500 each...



Michelle solves ACTRESS NATALIE PORTMAN and she wins $1,400 as well as the Jackpot valued at $6,100!

Ashley:
Jimmy: $2,000
Michelle: $9,500

JACKPOT WIN!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Michelle - H - $900 + FS)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Jackpot Won: $6,100
Jackpot Hits: 1



A low scoring game at this point, but a big round ahead! The Big Money Wedge is on the wheel, it can be worth $25,000 at one time as well as the mystery wedges, one holds $10,000! Let's get started with this big round, the category's Phrase and I have a sneaking suspicion that it's also a Prize Puzzle!



Ashley will start and she finally has a chance to spin! Her first spin hits that New York trip, but her first call is a dud, R. Jimmy spins and he also calls a dud, S on $450. Michelle has a turn and her first spin is the mystery wedge covering the green $500! She calls the T and she's going to gamble her Wild Card for that $10,000... it proves to be a good move, she got $10,000! She calls the Ns and then buys every vowel (E, A, and I). She does some more spinning and she his the Big Money Wedge... which BANKRUPTs away her $3,550, the $10,000 mystery wedge and the Wild Card! Ashley tries to rack up some money and all but one consonant is left...



Ashley's going to LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND in Belize, that vacation is a $7,320 value! She won that and $900 in cash that round!

Ashley: $8,220
Jimmy: $2,000
Michelle: $9,500

Bankrupts: 1 (Michelle (Big Money Wedge) - $3,550 + $10,000 MW + WC)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Ashley - R - $0), (Jimmy - S - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Big Money Wedge $$ Won/Lost: $0 Gained/$3,550 + $10,000 MW + Wild Card Lost because of it.
Big Money Wedge Hits: 1
Mystery Wedge Placements: $10,000 on the green $500 and Bankrupt on the blue $500.



More money to be made now, the category this time is Place.



*Jimmy hits the buzzer*



Jimmy gets $3,000 more by solving COSTUME SHOP!

Ashley: $8,220
Jimmy: $5,000
Michelle: $9,500

Missolves: 0



Jimmy now has $5,000 and speaking of $5,000, that's the top dollar amount this round. Around the House is the category...



...and there's little to no time left, so the bells kick in.



Pat will give this spin the best he has!



Ashley:
Jimmy: Will start the round.
Michelle:

Final Spin Result:
$600

Close to the big one, but it isn't. Vowels are free and consonants are $1,600 each.



Anyone's game at this point, take a look at this table.





Michelle grabs $11,200 with WALL-MOUNTED SHELVES!

Ashley: $8,220
Jimmy: $5,000
Michelle: $20,700

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Jimmy (2) - R, F - both with $1,600)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0

High Maingame Winnings: $33,920



Michelle is today's big winner! Now she's going to play the Bonus Round in hopes to win a cash amount from $25,000 - $100,000 or a new car! All she has to do is spin the Bonus Wheel.



That fifth zero is what she lands on. Now she's going to have to solve a Thing to win it.



Now showing are RSTLNE, all you can see.



A bit of help to start, now she must choose three more consonants and a vowel. BFMA...



...do NOT help at all... well, she has ten seconds to try and get the solution.



Michelle can't get it, she doesn't solve CLOGGED PIPE and she doesn't win...



...that Equinox. But $20,700 in cash isn't a bad day's work! This concludes another recap of one of the best seasons of Wheel of Fortune.