Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 21:20:19 GMT -5
January 11, 1991 - the CBS daytime finale.
From Television City in Hollywood-one of America's most loved shows! The famous Wheel is spinning your way, with lots of cash and an assortment of sumptuous prizes!
Today's contestants are:
Brenna Anderson: Mother of two in Hemet, California
Jim Riley: Manager of a landscape warehouse
Sonja Kenman: Returning champion, 1-day total $4,350 in cash and prizes
ROUND 1:
$500 is the top dollar value for the first round. We're playing for cash.
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Category is THING
Letters called:
Brenna: N (dud, would've been $400), R ($100 ×3), S ($400 ×2), E (3, -$100), C ($175),
Jim: T (dud, would've been $100)
Sonja: (None yet)
Lose A Turns: 1 (Sonja)
_RESS_RE
C_ _ _ ER
Brenna solves PRESSURE COOKER for $1,175 in cash!
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,175
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 2:
We still have $500 as the top value on the Wheel, but we've added a Service Merchandise gift certificate (marked 'SHOP') worth $400.
_ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ - _ _ -
_ _ _ _ _
SAME NAME
Letters called:
Brenna: M ($100)
Jim: N ($150 ×2), T (dud, would've been $300),
Sonja: S ($150), O (-$100), H ($100 ×3), G ($400), D (×2, picked up SHOP wedge), W ($100), U (-$100), R (dud, would've been $100)
HUGH &
H_ND-M_-
DOWNS
Only vowels remain, so Brenna solves HUGH & HAND-ME-DOWNS for $100.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,275
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $1,000, and we add a NEW MAN (as marked on the wedge) package worth $2,045
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BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Brenna: T ($150), S ($100), A (2, -$100), K ($250), E (-$100), G ($100 ×2),
Jim: (none)
Sonja: N ($150 ×2), D (dud, would've been $150),
_ _ _GEN
TANK
_ _ GAS
With this much up on the board, Brenna solves OXYGEN TANK OF GAS for an additional $500.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,775
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
PHRASE
Letters called:
Brenna:
Jim: T ($100), S (dud, would've been $150), N ($300), A (-$100), H ($150), L (picked up NEW MAN wedge)
Sonja: P ($100), U (-$100), R ($100), E (-$100), C (dud, would've been $250)
Bankrupts: 2 (Brenna, $0 both times)
LATHER_N_
UP
After picking up the NEW MAN package, Jim solves LATHERING UP for $450 cash and the NEW MAN package, puts him at $2,495.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,775
Bud: $2,495 cash and prize
Sonja: $0
ROUND 5:
We now have $1,250 as the top dollar value for this round. $750 is also present, and we've added a package of a Malaysia Trip plus Pegasus Luggage, worth $3,244! (Marked 'TRIP')
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_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Brenna (pre-Speed-Up): T (dud, would've been $600), M (dud, would've been $200)
(Speed-Up): C
Jim (pre-Speed-Up): R ($500) D ($100 ×2), Y (picked up TRIP wedge),
(Speed-Up): (none)
Sonja (pre-Speed-Up): N ($750), S (dud, would've been $100), E (-$100), V (dud, would've been $200), H (dud, would've been $100)
(Speed-Up): (none)
Bankrupts: 3 (all Jim, $0 the first time, second by him claims $700, third claims the TRIP wedge.)
NOTE: Jim tries to buy a vowel after picking up the TRIP wedge, but Bob stops him as he does not have any cash at this point.
Also, the Speed-Up bells ring just as Sonja starts to spin, after Jim hands in the TRIP wedge. She is allowed to complete the turn, after which the bells ring again, so Bob can make the Final Spin.
R_ _E
_ _DDY
_ _ _ _N
At this point, the Speed-Up bells sound again (see note above), and Bob's final spin is worth $150.
R_CE
_ _DDY
_ _ _ _N
Brenna calls a C, (shown above), and then solves RICE PADDY WAGON for $150.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Brenna: $1,925
Jim: $2,495 cash and New Man prize (WINNER!)
Sonja: $0 (leaving with $4,350 cash and prizes from previous game)
BONUS ROUND
Of the prizes available: a $8,100+ trailer, a Carribean Trip, a car, and the $5,000 cash. Jim chooses to play for the cash.
Here's the puzzle he has to solve:
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_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
TITLE
The RSTLNE gives him:
_ _N_
_ _ T_E
R_ _ _
Jim chooses H, M, D, and O, which gives him
_ _N_
O_ THE
RO_D
At first Jim says LONG ON THE ROAD, but a couple of seconds later comes up with the correct answer, KING OF THE ROAD-so he wins the $5,000, taking his total for today to $7,495 in cash and prizes!
All Bob and Vanna have time for is to say goodbye, even though this is the last CBS daytime episode.
Total won today by contestants: $9,420
From Television City in Hollywood-one of America's most loved shows! The famous Wheel is spinning your way, with lots of cash and an assortment of sumptuous prizes!
Today's contestants are:
Brenna Anderson: Mother of two in Hemet, California
Jim Riley: Manager of a landscape warehouse
Sonja Kenman: Returning champion, 1-day total $4,350 in cash and prizes
ROUND 1:
$500 is the top dollar value for the first round. We're playing for cash.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Category is THING
Letters called:
Brenna: N (dud, would've been $400), R ($100 ×3), S ($400 ×2), E (3, -$100), C ($175),
Jim: T (dud, would've been $100)
Sonja: (None yet)
Lose A Turns: 1 (Sonja)
_RESS_RE
C_ _ _ ER
Brenna solves PRESSURE COOKER for $1,175 in cash!
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,175
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 2:
We still have $500 as the top value on the Wheel, but we've added a Service Merchandise gift certificate (marked 'SHOP') worth $400.
_ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ - _ _ -
_ _ _ _ _
SAME NAME
Letters called:
Brenna: M ($100)
Jim: N ($150 ×2), T (dud, would've been $300),
Sonja: S ($150), O (-$100), H ($100 ×3), G ($400), D (×2, picked up SHOP wedge), W ($100), U (-$100), R (dud, would've been $100)
HUGH &
H_ND-M_-
DOWNS
Only vowels remain, so Brenna solves HUGH & HAND-ME-DOWNS for $100.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,275
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $1,000, and we add a NEW MAN (as marked on the wedge) package worth $2,045
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Brenna: T ($150), S ($100), A (2, -$100), K ($250), E (-$100), G ($100 ×2),
Jim: (none)
Sonja: N ($150 ×2), D (dud, would've been $150),
_ _ _GEN
TANK
_ _ GAS
With this much up on the board, Brenna solves OXYGEN TANK OF GAS for an additional $500.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,775
Jim: $0
Sonja: $0
ROUND 4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
PHRASE
Letters called:
Brenna:
Jim: T ($100), S (dud, would've been $150), N ($300), A (-$100), H ($150), L (picked up NEW MAN wedge)
Sonja: P ($100), U (-$100), R ($100), E (-$100), C (dud, would've been $250)
Bankrupts: 2 (Brenna, $0 both times)
LATHER_N_
UP
After picking up the NEW MAN package, Jim solves LATHERING UP for $450 cash and the NEW MAN package, puts him at $2,495.
Scores so far:
Brenna: $1,775
Bud: $2,495 cash and prize
Sonja: $0
ROUND 5:
We now have $1,250 as the top dollar value for this round. $750 is also present, and we've added a package of a Malaysia Trip plus Pegasus Luggage, worth $3,244! (Marked 'TRIP')
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Brenna (pre-Speed-Up): T (dud, would've been $600), M (dud, would've been $200)
(Speed-Up): C
Jim (pre-Speed-Up): R ($500) D ($100 ×2), Y (picked up TRIP wedge),
(Speed-Up): (none)
Sonja (pre-Speed-Up): N ($750), S (dud, would've been $100), E (-$100), V (dud, would've been $200), H (dud, would've been $100)
(Speed-Up): (none)
Bankrupts: 3 (all Jim, $0 the first time, second by him claims $700, third claims the TRIP wedge.)
NOTE: Jim tries to buy a vowel after picking up the TRIP wedge, but Bob stops him as he does not have any cash at this point.
Also, the Speed-Up bells ring just as Sonja starts to spin, after Jim hands in the TRIP wedge. She is allowed to complete the turn, after which the bells ring again, so Bob can make the Final Spin.
R_ _E
_ _DDY
_ _ _ _N
At this point, the Speed-Up bells sound again (see note above), and Bob's final spin is worth $150.
R_CE
_ _DDY
_ _ _ _N
Brenna calls a C, (shown above), and then solves RICE PADDY WAGON for $150.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Brenna: $1,925
Jim: $2,495 cash and New Man prize (WINNER!)
Sonja: $0 (leaving with $4,350 cash and prizes from previous game)
BONUS ROUND
Of the prizes available: a $8,100+ trailer, a Carribean Trip, a car, and the $5,000 cash. Jim chooses to play for the cash.
Here's the puzzle he has to solve:
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
TITLE
The RSTLNE gives him:
_ _N_
_ _ T_E
R_ _ _
Jim chooses H, M, D, and O, which gives him
_ _N_
O_ THE
RO_D
At first Jim says LONG ON THE ROAD, but a couple of seconds later comes up with the correct answer, KING OF THE ROAD-so he wins the $5,000, taking his total for today to $7,495 in cash and prizes!
All Bob and Vanna have time for is to say goodbye, even though this is the last CBS daytime episode.
Total won today by contestants: $9,420