Nighttime Wheel Recap: 4/24/2008

Alright, I don't know the language, so let's go!



Food & Drink is the category of this first toss-up.



*Kim pushes buzzer*



She solves this Mexican snack, NACHOS SUPREME, for her first $1,000!

Courtney:
Kim: $1,000
Dan:

Missolves: 0



Three contestants are here to win more than just pesos.

Kim Scaruba: She's a kinesiotherapist, which means that Kim is a rehab specialist.
Dan Desrosiers: College professor and also the provider of this episode. (thanks!)
Courtney Foscitt: A phlebotomist and was expecting. You know what I mean.

A professor and two scientific sounding occupations... that seem more interesting than gameplay, but we must go on!



$2,000 can go to whoever solves this Place.



*Dan rings in*



Dan grabs that $2,000 with GLASS ELEVATOR!

Courtney:
Kim: $1,000
Dan: $2,000

Missolves: 0

Prize on the Wheel: Tonight, there's a trip to Cozumel, Mexico valued at $5,698!



There's a $10,000 third on the wheel and also, a full $2,500 light blue wedge on the wheel! First category of the night is the then-new What Are You Doing?



Dan earned the right to start this first round. He begins by filling in that -ING ending. With $750 left, he spins again to find that there are no Ts. Courtney puts up a bunch of singles and the first multiple, the Es. She picks up that Cozumel trip with a Y, but then she buys a dud A. Kim takes her first spin and it ends up on $2,500! Her letter choice of D is a dud, though. Dan spins and escapes Bankrupt, but his turn escapes too since he calls a bad F on the green $500 Courtney buys another vowel, but it ain't a good call, it's a dud U. Kim Bankrupts immediately after so it's back to Dan, he calls a bad L on the blue $500, so it's back to Courtney! She buys the Os, leaving the vowel department with an empty stock. She calls the Hs on the red $900...



...and she solves CHECKING MY HOROSCOPE for $2,550 and Cozumel!

Courtney: $8,248
Kim: $1,000
Dan: $2,000

Bankrupts: 1 (Kim - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 6 (Courtney (2) - A, U - $1,250 + Cozumel, $1,000 + Cozumel), (Kim - D - $0), (Dan - (3) - T, F, L - all with $750)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1



The sponsor for tonight's Jackpot Round is unknown, probably not one to bother mentioning. Along with that Jackpot, $3,500 is now on the wheel! This time, Before & After's the category.



Courtney will start the round this time. She hits the 25 wedge on her first spin and she picks it up with two Ts! The 25 wedge has 25 $50 gift certificates to buy.com! She puts up a couple more pairs of letters before she duds with an H while on that Free Spin. Kim starts with two Ns for $1,200. She buys the A and U, before calling the M. Her next call is a dud, however, a K on the red $800. Dan spins and hits the top dollar amount, he calls the three Ss! Setup at the moment...



Dan makes $10,500 by solving TINA TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES!

Courtney: $8,248
Kim: $1,000
Dan: $12,500

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Courtney - H - $1,550 + 25 Wedge), (Kim - K - $1,000)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,400
Jackpot Hits: 0



A lot of money to be won this round since it's the Big Money Mystery Round, featuring the Big Money Wedge which can be worth $25,000 during a spin of the wheel and the mystery wedges have arrived, one holding $10,000! Thing is this round's category and it's also a Trip Puzzle!



This time, Kim will be starting. She calls the FOUR Hs first, before she even lands on the blue $300, and then buys the Es. Her next call is the quadrupled amount of Ts, but her I call will end her turn. Dan & Courtney Bankrupt back to back, so it's back to Kim now. She puts up a few more letters before her M call lets her pick up the Free Spin. After the Os are bought...



Kim will be hearing THE RHYTHM OF THE TANGO in Buenos Aires, that vacation is valued at $6,500! Altogether, she has won $10,200 that round.

Courtney: $8,248
Kim: $11,200
Dan: $12,500

Bankrupts: 2 (Courtney - $0), (Dan - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Kim - I - $2,500)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Big Money Wedge $$ Won/Lost: $0 Gained/$0 Lost because of it.
Big Money Wedge Hits: 0
Mystery Wedge Placements: Unknown.



Fun & Games is what the $3,000 toss-up's category is, here we go!



*Dan hits the ringer*



Dan solves THRILL RIDES for $3,000 more!

Courtney: $8,248
Kim: $11,200
Dan: $15,500

Missolves: 0



Now there's some silver glitter on the wheel, known as $5,000. Phrase is the category this time.



Dan earned the right to start Round 4, but he starts it with a dud T on the orange $800. Courtney lands on that $800 too and she also duds with an R. Kim calls an interesting beginning choice of M, but she duds with an L on the red $800. She's ready to hand Pat her Free Spin, but the bells won't let her.



After Pat takes the Free Spn anyway, he gives the wheel the final spin.



Courtney:
Kim: $300
Dan:

Final Spin Result:
$350

Not a lot, but vowels are without charge and consonants are $1,350 a piece. $1,350 Pat, not $350!



It's Dan's turn and here's the table.





Courtney is up to five figures with BUSINESS IS BOOMING! That solve was worth $2,700, but not enough for the win.

Courtney: $10,948
Kim: $11,200
Dan: $15,500

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 4 (Courtney (2) - R, D - both with $0), (Kim - P - $0), (Dan - T - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0

High Maingame Winnings: $37,648



Dan won a lot of cash, $15,500 in total! Now he'll play the Bonus Round for possibly $100,000!



The first zero, that is what he hits. Tonight's Bonus Round puzzle's category is a Thing.



Nothing's free on Wheel of Fortune... except RSTLNE and vowels in Speedup.



A trio of them in there. We need more calls, four calls. Three more consonants and a vowel, Dan's selections are MCBA.



Not really a lot of help. He hs ten secods to figure this one out...



Very quickly - FORMAL GOWN is what he solves and what he wins is...



More money, $25,000 in cash, now he has $40,500 and that's an all-cash total! Not bad for one day!