Nighttime Wheel Recap: 4/28/2008

It's College Week from Chicago, these three college students are ready to win, so here we go.



$1,000 toss-up time, Phrase is the first caegory of the night.



*Leslie rings in*



Leslie tells Pat to CORRET ME IF I'M WRONG, but she isn't, so she won a grand!

Leslie: $1,000
Andrew:
Erika:

Missolves: 0



Let's meet our three college students.

Leslie Alec: Softmore at the University of Illinois, majoring in political science and she's aspiring to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Andrew Cohen: Freshman from the University of Missouri, majoring in journalism.
Erika Kokkinos: A senior, majoring in radio television film making. Also the provider of this episode, thanks.

These are today's students looking to win all of the money, let's get going!



This second toss-up is Fun & Games.



*Leslie pushes the ringer*



She does it again with STREET HOCKEY!

Leslie: $3,000
Andrew:
Erika:

Missolves: 0

Prize on the Wheel: Tonight's trip is a vacation to Australia courtesy of Contiki Holidays valued at $8,000!



That prize is right there along with a glittery wedge in it's light blue form along with a $10,000 golden third. On the Map is the category for this first round.



Leslie has earned the right to start Round 1 and she does by picking three Rs for $1,500. Next come two T for an addtional $1,000 and then a lot of E, FIVE of them. She calls the S before picking up the Wild Card with an H! She buys the I and then hits the green $500 to call a dud D. Andrew takes his first spin of the day and calls $1,000 worth of Gs. He picks the N next and then buys two As. His next spin lands on the blue $600, but there are no Fs to cash in with. Erika takes her first spin tonight and it hits that $10,000 third! She takes it off the wheel with an L...



Erika wins it by solving THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION!

Leslie: $3,000 (Wild Card)
Andrew:
Erika: $10,000

$10,000 WIN!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Leslie - D - $2,400 + WC), (Andrew - F - $1,550)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0



The Jackpot wedge is now on the wheel, it increases with every spin of the wheel. Also on the wheel is this darker pink form of $3,500! Event is the category for this round and it just so happens to be a Prize Puzzle!



Andrew will begin this second round with two Ts for $1,000. He then calls the Ss for an additional $1,600 followed by two As. His next spin is the Jackpot wedge for four Ns! It's too early for him to solve, however, so he'll spin again. He lands on that blue $500 again, but he calls a dud, P. Erika spins the wheel and hits the yellow $400 first for two Fs. She spins again and calls an R for that Australia trip! Not having the best of luck so far, she only lands on $3,500 next! She wants a G, she'll get two of them! Despite her spin power being in favor of hitting the Jackpot, she wants to solve...



She'll be having AN AFTERNOON OF SIGHTSEEING in Reykjavik, Iceland! It's an $8,700 vacation, shewins that along with the $8,000 Australia trip AND $7,800 in cash, that brings her total up to a budget breaking $34,500!

Leslie: $3,000 (Wild Card)
Andrew:
Erika: $34,500

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Andrew - P - $4,350)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,200
Jackpot Hits: 1



Right now, Erika has nearly everything, the only thing se can't have is the Wild Card! She'll be starting this third round which features the mystery wedges AND the Big Money Wedge, which can be $25,000 during some spins of the wheel! Getting into some wordplay here, with Before & After.



Erika starts with two Ns at $600 a piece and then surprisingly hits $3,500... for a single R. She spins it again and hits the mystery wedge covering the green $500. She calls the D and then she decides to risk $5,100 to flip it over. With her luck, it's probably the $10,000... but it ain't! She loses $4,100 to Bankrupt, so it's over to Leslie. Leslie spins up $550, but T is a dud. Andrew calls the S and buys the As, leaving him with $50. He misses the top dollar, but P is a dud anyway. Erika calls the Cs and B...



For a small $1,100, Erika solves BERNIE MAC AND CHEESE.

Leslie: $3,000 (Wild Card)
Andrew:
Erika: $35,600

Bankrupts: 1 (Erika (MW) - $4,100)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Leslie - T - $0), (Andrew - P - $50)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
Big Money Wedge $$ Won/Lost: $0 Gained/$0 Lost because of it.
Big Money Wedge Hits: 0
Mystery Wedge Placements: $10,000 covering the blue $500 and Bankrupt covering the green $500.



A lot has been given away so far and there could potentially be a Toss-up Sweep, so let's get going with a Person!



*Erika hits the buzzer*



$3,000 more for Erika, with KNOW-IT-ALL!

Leslie: $3,000 (Wild Card)
Andrew:
Erika: $38,600

Missolves: 0



Glitter & silver are a great combination, that's where $5,000 comes in! It's on the wheel and on the puzzleboard is a Thing.



Erika has earned the right to start Round 4 and she does it with two Rs on the orange $800. Next come the Ns and then the bells...



It's Speedup time and coming now is a final spin from Pat!



Leslie: (Wild Card)
Andrew:
Erika: $2,400

Final Spin Result:
$550

Well, we know who the winner is!



Here's the activity going on in Speedup mode.



Apparently, Erika thought a correct letter would keep your turn going, I guess. No letter hogging allowed!





Andrew gets on the board by solving GRADUATION PRESENT!

Leslie: $3,000 (Wild Card Waste)
Andrew: $1,550
Erika: $38,600

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Andrew - C - $0), (Erika - L - $2,400)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0

High Maingame Winnings: $43,150



Well, Erika made a huge pay day and it can easily increase here with a Bonus Round win! Cash from $25,000 - $100,000, a car, a lot can be made! All she has to do is spin that wheel.



The N in WIN is what she lands on and Thing is the category of the puzzle she has to solve to win what's inside the envelope.



Reveals will be made, starting with RSTLNE.



Not a lot of help yet, so for help, Erika chooses... four consonants and a vowel? She starts with M and then she chooses N. That's a very good letter, so good, that it's in the original package. All of her picks are MBPO...



More than half of the puzzle is filled in now! For a big total and a good win, can she solve it?



Erika solves MYTHOLOGY... one second too late! That late solve will cost her...



Some more cash. However, that's less than what she won in the maingame, $38,600 in cash and trips is what she won, a ig otl right there!