Nighttime Wheel Recap: 10/10/2007

We're right back there again. This game's been made in the USA and so is cash & prizes, so here comes the gameplay.



Let's start things off with an Event.



*Aaron hits the buzzer*



Complete silence will get you nowhere.



Kate is able to solve NEW ENGLAND CLAMBAKE.

Kate: $1,000
Allison:
Aaron:

Missolves: 1 (Aaron - *silence*)



Now we're going to meet the contestants in the USA and see what they're all about.

Kate Taylor: Works at a health food store.
Allison Livingston: Working to get her masters degree in health care administration.
Aaron White: Financial analyst and ice hockey coach.

Let's move on to more of America's game with a second toss-up!



Let's take a look at a Place.



*Allison rings in*



Allison won't be receiving the $2,000 in a POLICE PRECINCT, she'll have it right here.

Kate: $1,000
Allison: $2,000
Aaron:

Missolves: 0

Prize on the Wheel: VacationCompare.com offers a trip to Washington D.C., the most patrotic city in the USA valued at $5,000!



The lighter than light blue $2,500 wedge is now being looked at on the wheel and a $10,000 wedge is also out there. Early wordplay has arrived, it's Same Name.



Allison has solved that second toss-up, so she'll be beginning this first round and she makes $1,200 via two Rs. She then returns right back to the blue $600 for a single T. She then buys the first vowel tonight, a couple Es. Right back to that wedge again for an N, then she buys a triple A. She spins again and this time it's the green $500 were she will have two Ss. Alison continues the spinning-buying pattern by buying the I, followed by a spin of $500 for an M. Then she buys again, but it's a dud O. Aaron lands on the red $300 where he will make a bit of money with a P. Then he spends the majority of it buying the last vowel, U. He spins twice more hitting the orange & blue $300 for a K & D. He goes on, but his next spin hits Bankrupt. Kate calls the Y for $900 and she goes one more time...



Kate solves DAISY & SUPERMARKET CHAIN for $1,200.

Kate: $2,200
Allison: $2,000
Aaron:

Bankrupts: 1 (Aaron - $650)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Allison - O - $2,950)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$10,000 Wedge Hits: 1

Flashback Moment (1992): Pat & Vanna decide to try out one of the prizes, the hot tub. Before anyone gets all excited, Pat says that he & Vanna are fully clothed and Vanna wants the tub to be filled with water.



The very eye catching $3,500 is now on the wheel, as well as the Jackpot wedge that increases with every cash spin! We get a welcomed visit from Landmark this round.



Aaron will be starting this time, but it's a bad one with a dud T on the purple $600. Kate also duds with an R on the blue variant of $600. Allison is able to make some money and it's a good call of four Ns on the orange $800! Then she makes a purchase but surprisingly, there are no Os. Aaron has his turn back and he puts a lot of letters up there to start, four Ls on the red $300 followed by four Is and a collection of five Es. Then he spins up the red $800 and puts the C up there, followed by him picking up the Free Spin and getting $500 $300 for each one. He then tries to solve...



Aaron's guess of INDEPENDENCE HILL OF PHILADELPHIA will make him pass on the Free Spin. He wants to solve again...



This time, Aaron makes a better guess of INDEPENDENCE HALL OF PHILADELPHIA and that's the right solution.

Kate: $2,200
Allison: $2,000
Aaron: $2,400

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 3 (Kate - R - $0), (Allison - O - $3,200), (Aaron - T - $0)
Missolves: 1 (Aaron - INDEPENDENCE HILL OF PHILADELPHIA - $2,400 + FS)
Top Dollar Hits: 0
Unclaimed Jackpot: $8,400
Jackpot Hits: 0



Only $400 separates these three player and I think it's unarguable that there needs to be more money. As $3,500 remains on the wheel, the Big Money Wedge & mystery wedges join in! Show Biz is the category and look out because it's a Prize Puzzle!



Kate will start this third round and she immediaely grabs the Wild Card with a pair of Ts. Then she lands on $550, but there aren't any Rs. Allison hits the mystery wedge on the blue $500 and she lights up the S, the decision is clear that she's going for it...



...but it's Bankrupt! That takes things over to Aaron and he'll begin with a couple Ns for $1,100. Then he goes into Shopping Mode - buying E, A, and I. Aaron gives the wheel another spin and he hits the now-gone $700 for a triple C. Pat asks him what he thinks and Aaron thinks U will help him, but I'm not sure they will help as there are only two. His next spin both escapes Lose a Turn and avoids the Big Money Wedge at Bankrupt. He calls the H and then the last multiple of two Ms for the AA.com Gift Tag. He spins one last time for the F...



Aaron wants to hear this AUTHENTIC FLAMENCO MUSIC in New Orleans, but Pat's going to send him to Spain instead! That's a vacation also from VacationCompare.com and it's worth $5,000 and along with his $3,100 & the Gift Tag, that extends his lead.

Kate: $2,200 (Wild Card)
Allison: $2,000
Aaron: $11,500

Bankrupts: 1 (Allison (MW) - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Kate - R - WC)
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: Bankrupt covering the blue $500 and $10,000 underneath the green $500.
Green $500 Mystery Wedge Hits: 0
Blue $500 Mystery Wedge Hits: 1



$3,000 will be given away to whoever solves a Living Thing.



*Allison pushes the ringer*



Allison gets a bit more toss-up money with A CLUCKING HEN.

Kate: $2,200 (Wild Card)
Allison: $5,000
Aaron: $11,500

Missolves: 0



As the $5,000 silvery glittery wedge is not shown, the next category is a Phrase.



The bells are clanging before anybody can spin that wheel.



Let's see if Pat can give the players the luxury of a $6,000 Speedup round.



Kate: (Wild Card)
Allison: Will start the round.
Aaron:

Final Spin Result:
$300

Well... he was close, at least give him that. Vowels do not containa price tag and consonants are $1,300 for every one.



Time to bring in the table.





Kate solves THE SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT and that quick solve gives her an additional $5,200!

Kate: $7,400 (Not-So-Useful Wild Card)
Allison: $5,000
Aaron: $11,500

PERFECTION!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0

Low-Medium Maingame Winnings: $23,900



Aaron has racked up $11,500 in cash & prizes so far tonight and he might be able to win cash from $25,000 - $50,000, a new Chevrolet van, or possibly even the $100,000! All of those items are located on the wheel he'll have to spin.



That S right on the end. Aaron will now try to solve a Phrase.



Aaron isn't going to start empty-handed, RSTLNE will be put up first.



Not a lot of help so far, he's going to need some help. MPHI are his choices...



Not a lot of help for him. Still, it can be done, he has ten seconds...



...but he can't figure out any part of this. He'll have to see what he didn't win...



The $30,000 in cash. He still has $11,500 in cash and prizes, though.