Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2012 21:21:17 GMT -5
September 11, 1990 Recap
From our studios in Hollywood, it's America's Most Watched Game Show! The famous Wheel is spinning your way, with lots of cash and an assortment of fabulous and exciting prizes! Over $206,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Tonight's contestants are:
Dede Metheni: Greeting card writer
Don Elliot: From Massie, Maryland, retired schoolteacher
Gemini Blumenthal: Returning champion, 1-day total $5,800 all cash.
ROUND 1:
$1,000 is the top dollar value for the first round. We're playing for cash.
Free Spin location: Purple $400 near $1,000
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Category is THING
Letters called:
Dede: R ($500 ×3), T ($1,000), E (-$250), I (dud, -$250), A (-$250),
Don: N (dud, would've been $200)
Gemini: C ($200), H ($200), O (-$250), Y (dud, would've been $300),
T_R_OCHAR_ER
With this much up there, after buying the A, Dede solves TURBOCHARGER for $1,750.
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $0
Gemini: $
ROUND 2:
We now have a $2,500 space on the Wheel, and also added a trip to Ar-r-r-uba (marked ARUBA), worth $3,037
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PEOPLE (no disclaimer)
Letters called:
Dede:
Don: S ($250 ×3), T ($300 ×2), R ($2,500), N ($500 ×2), O (×3, -$250), I (×5, -$250), A (×3, -$250)
Gemini:
AIR_IN_
_I_OTS
ASSO_IATION
Don dominates this round and solves AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION for $4,100.
PERFECT ROUND!
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $4,100
Gemini: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $3,500
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BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Dede:
Don:
Gemini: N ($1,000 ×2), T ($250 ×2), H ($450), R ($550 ×4), E (×8, -$250), U (-$250), D ($400 ×3), A (×3 -$250), C ($1,000), I (-$250, no more vowels), M ($900 ×2), S ($450 ×3)
A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE
UNDER THE
E_MS
Gemini dominates this round, buys all the vowels, and with one letter left, solves A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS for $9,750.
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $4,100
Gemini: $9,750
ANOTHER PERFECT ROUND!
ROUND 4
We've put a $5,000 space out on the Wheel for this round, and also added a diamond squirrel pin (marked PIN) worth $11,500!
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THING
Letters called:
Dede: R ($550), T ($550), N ($500), E (-$250),
Don: S ($400 ×2), L ($300, also picked up PIN), I (×2, -$250)
Gemini:
Bankrupts: Dede ($1,350)
_ _ _LT
S_ _ER_ISI_N
After Don buys the I, he solves ADULT SUPERVISION for $850 in cash and the PIN, bringing his total for this round to $12, 350.
We have time for another round, so here are the scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $16,450
Gemini: $9,750
ROUND 5:
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OCCUPATION
Letters called:
Dede (pre-Speed-Up):
(Speed-Up):
Don (pre-Speed-Up): R ($1,500), T ($300 ×3), S ($500), A (×2, -$250), N ($200 ×3)
(Speed-Up): L,
Gemini (pre-Speed-Up):
(Speed-Up): C
_AR_ _T_N_
_ _NS_ _TANT
After the N's come up, with this much on the board, time's running out, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. The remaining consonants are going to be worth $500 apiece (so close to the $5,000 though!)
_AR_ _T_N_
C_NS_LTANT
After Gemini calls the C, she solves MARKETING CONSULTANT for $500.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $16,450 (WINNER)
Gemini: $10,250 (leaving with 2-day total of $16,050)
It's Tuesday, and since the Bonus Round wasn't won yesterday, Pat goes over the five available prizes with Don, including the $35,000 annuity; a sports car worth over $33,000; a $22,000+ fishing boat; a greenhouse home improvement package worth over $47,000, and of course, the $25,000 cash.
BONUS ROUND
Don picks the second E, and here's the puzzle he has to solve:
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_ _ _
EVENT
The RSTLNE gives just:
ES_ _ _ _
_ _E
Don's choices of C, D, M, and O give him:
ES_ _MO
_ _E
but will it be enough for him?
Right at the start of the timer, Don nails ESKIMO PIE, and wins the Nissan 300 ZX Twin Turbo SPORTS CAR, worth $35,175! That brings his total tonight to $51,625 in cash and prizes, and he gets to come back tomorrow!
After the Bonus Round, Pat and Vanna are with Don in his newly-won car and Pat asks him if he had ever been in a parade after seeing his wave, in which Don replies that he drives fire trucks in parades.
Total won tonight by contestants: $63,625
From our studios in Hollywood, it's America's Most Watched Game Show! The famous Wheel is spinning your way, with lots of cash and an assortment of fabulous and exciting prizes! Over $206,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Tonight's contestants are:
Dede Metheni: Greeting card writer
Don Elliot: From Massie, Maryland, retired schoolteacher
Gemini Blumenthal: Returning champion, 1-day total $5,800 all cash.
ROUND 1:
$1,000 is the top dollar value for the first round. We're playing for cash.
Free Spin location: Purple $400 near $1,000
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category is THING
Letters called:
Dede: R ($500 ×3), T ($1,000), E (-$250), I (dud, -$250), A (-$250),
Don: N (dud, would've been $200)
Gemini: C ($200), H ($200), O (-$250), Y (dud, would've been $300),
T_R_OCHAR_ER
With this much up there, after buying the A, Dede solves TURBOCHARGER for $1,750.
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $0
Gemini: $
ROUND 2:
We now have a $2,500 space on the Wheel, and also added a trip to Ar-r-r-uba (marked ARUBA), worth $3,037
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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PEOPLE (no disclaimer)
Letters called:
Dede:
Don: S ($250 ×3), T ($300 ×2), R ($2,500), N ($500 ×2), O (×3, -$250), I (×5, -$250), A (×3, -$250)
Gemini:
AIR_IN_
_I_OTS
ASSO_IATION
Don dominates this round and solves AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION for $4,100.
PERFECT ROUND!
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $4,100
Gemini: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $3,500
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BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Dede:
Don:
Gemini: N ($1,000 ×2), T ($250 ×2), H ($450), R ($550 ×4), E (×8, -$250), U (-$250), D ($400 ×3), A (×3 -$250), C ($1,000), I (-$250, no more vowels), M ($900 ×2), S ($450 ×3)
A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE
UNDER THE
E_MS
Gemini dominates this round, buys all the vowels, and with one letter left, solves A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS for $9,750.
Scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $4,100
Gemini: $9,750
ANOTHER PERFECT ROUND!
ROUND 4
We've put a $5,000 space out on the Wheel for this round, and also added a diamond squirrel pin (marked PIN) worth $11,500!
_ _ _ _ _
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THING
Letters called:
Dede: R ($550), T ($550), N ($500), E (-$250),
Don: S ($400 ×2), L ($300, also picked up PIN), I (×2, -$250)
Gemini:
Bankrupts: Dede ($1,350)
_ _ _LT
S_ _ER_ISI_N
After Don buys the I, he solves ADULT SUPERVISION for $850 in cash and the PIN, bringing his total for this round to $12, 350.
We have time for another round, so here are the scores so far:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $16,450
Gemini: $9,750
ROUND 5:
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OCCUPATION
Letters called:
Dede (pre-Speed-Up):
(Speed-Up):
Don (pre-Speed-Up): R ($1,500), T ($300 ×3), S ($500), A (×2, -$250), N ($200 ×3)
(Speed-Up): L,
Gemini (pre-Speed-Up):
(Speed-Up): C
_AR_ _T_N_
_ _NS_ _TANT
After the N's come up, with this much on the board, time's running out, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. The remaining consonants are going to be worth $500 apiece (so close to the $5,000 though!)
_AR_ _T_N_
C_NS_LTANT
After Gemini calls the C, she solves MARKETING CONSULTANT for $500.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Dede: $1,750
Don: $16,450 (WINNER)
Gemini: $10,250 (leaving with 2-day total of $16,050)
It's Tuesday, and since the Bonus Round wasn't won yesterday, Pat goes over the five available prizes with Don, including the $35,000 annuity; a sports car worth over $33,000; a $22,000+ fishing boat; a greenhouse home improvement package worth over $47,000, and of course, the $25,000 cash.
BONUS ROUND
Don picks the second E, and here's the puzzle he has to solve:
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
EVENT
The RSTLNE gives just:
ES_ _ _ _
_ _E
Don's choices of C, D, M, and O give him:
ES_ _MO
_ _E
but will it be enough for him?
Right at the start of the timer, Don nails ESKIMO PIE, and wins the Nissan 300 ZX Twin Turbo SPORTS CAR, worth $35,175! That brings his total tonight to $51,625 in cash and prizes, and he gets to come back tomorrow!
After the Bonus Round, Pat and Vanna are with Don in his newly-won car and Pat asks him if he had ever been in a parade after seeing his wave, in which Don replies that he drives fire trucks in parades.
Total won tonight by contestants: $63,625