Nighttime WOF Recap - 12/20/1994 (Xmas/Family Wk.)

Been a while since I did a retro recap...so let's do a Season 12 episode!

Wheel of Fortune "Christmas/Family Week"
Airdate: 12/20/1994

(NOTE: I may have horribly mangled the spelling of the last names...if any of the contestants on this episode see this and I've made a mistake, please let me know, and please accept my sincerest apologies. )

All this week, the set is decorated for the Christmas holiday, and we have teams of families playing. The top three teams of the week get to return for the Friday Finals. Tonight's teams are:
Carine Bayez/Patricia LaFeur (C/P), mother/daughter from Tampa, Florida, originally from Haiti
David and Mark Kamisek (D/M), high school brothers from Palos Park, Illinois
Judy and Diane Alden (J/D), sisters from Honolulu, Hawaii

ROUND 1:
Category: TITLE
_ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

C/P:
$700 - no R

D/M:
LOSE A TURN

J/D:
$900 - 3 T's
$250 - 2 H's
4 E's
$750 - 1 G
1 I
$200 - 2 L's
$500 - 2 N's

_ _ N / _ _ _
_ E E L / T H E
L _ _ E
T _ N I G H T

The sisters come up with the Lion King number, CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT, and they're certainly feeling the love tonight with a quick $4850!

Carine/Patricia: $0
David/Mark: $0
Judy/Diane: $4850


Prize Added: Bulova Miniature Collectible Quartz Clocks valued at $4050.
ROUND 2:
Category: OCCUPATION
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

D/M:
$350 - no R

J/D:
$200 - 3 T's
$2500 - 2 N's
2 A's
$400 - 3 L's
FREE SPIN - 2 C's

_ _ L _ T _ C A L
C _ N _ _ L T A N T

Judy and Diane must know a POLITICAL CONSULTANT, as they've scooped up another $6550!

Carine/Patricia: $0
David/Mark: $0
Judy/Diane: $11400 + Free Spin


ROUND 3:
The $10K space is on the wheel for this round.
Category: PHRASE
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

J/D:
SURPRISE! - no T

C/P:
$400 - 2 N's
$400 - REPEAT T!

D/M:
$450 - 3 S's
5 E's
$700 - 3 H's
$300 - 3 R's
$300 - 1 L
2 I's
$1000 - 1 D
3 O's
$200 - 1 P
$200 - 1 F
BANKRUPT (to the left of the $10K wedge) PAIN - $5300 LOST

J/D:
$400 - 1 G
$400 - 1 C
$250 - 1 K

S H E / P R I D E S
H E R S E L F / O N
H E R / C O O K I N G

All the sisters have to do is read it off, and they've got another $1050!

Carine/Patricia: $0
David/Mark: $0
Judy/Diane: $12450 + Free Spin


Prize Added: Trip to Washington, DC (no price given)
ROUND 4:
Category: EVENT
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

C/P:
$800 - 4 N's
$500 - 2 T's
3 E's
$200 - 1 R
4 I's
SURPRISE! - 2 V's

_ I V I N E
I N T E R V E N T I _ N

The mother/daughter team needs no DIVINE INTERVENTION to get themselves on the board, grabbing $3900 in cash, and the surprise! The surprise is a trip to Great Falls, Montana for a Miller Outfitters Trail Ride valued at $4922!

Carine/Patricia: $8822
David/Mark: $0
Judy/Diane: $12450 + Free Spin


ROUND 5:
Category: BEFORE & AFTER
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

FINAL SPIN: $250
D/M - 1 N
J/D - 3 T's
C/P - 1 S
D/M - 3 R's
J/D -no D ("as in David")
C/P - no M
D/M - 1 L
J/D - 1 C
C/P - 1 B
D/M - 1 G

_ B S T R _ C T
_ R T
G _ R _ _ N _ _ L

The brothers solve ABSTRACT ART GARFUNKEL to salvage the game, saving them from getting goosegged and winning $1500 in cash!

Final Scores:
Carine/Patricia: $8822
David/Mark: $1500
Judy/Diane: $12450 + unused Free Spin


BONUS ROUND:
There are four prizes remaining- a station wagon, silver, the annuity, and of course, the $25,000 cash. W - E E L remains to be chosen; the sisters choose the first "E".

Category: THING
_ E _ T _ _ E

Chooses MDCA...
_ E D T _ M E

The sisters quickly know it's BEDTIME, allowing them to claim the Christmas Family Annuity, valued at $30,000 at maturity! In total, they leave with $42,450, and could return for the Friday Finals!