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January 25, 1991* Nighttime 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 $108,000 given away so far this week!
*NOTE: The copy of this episode used for this recap was from a rerun on 7-19-91. See the Pat and Vanna talk at the end of this recap for more information on how the OAD was determined.
Tonight's contestants are:
Bruce Florence: Fitness instructor and singer in a rock 'n roll band in Morgantown, Weset Virginia.
Doug Hubbell: Returning Champion, 1-day total $23,565 in cash and prizes, from Levitown, PA
Kim Couch: Sales manager for an electronics distrubutor, student at San Diego State, from San Diego, CA.
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 BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Bruce: T (×2, picked up Free Spin), R ($500 ×2), S (dud, would've been $200)
Doug: L ($500 ×2), Y ($500), O (×3 -$250), P ($200), N ($800), I (-$250), U (×2, -$250), B ($350 ×2)
Kim:
B_ _ _ _LOR
BUTTON
YOUR LIP
With this up on the board, Doug solves BACHELOR BUTTON YOUR LIP for $2,450.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $2,450
Kim: $0
ROUND 2:
We've put out a $2,500 space on the Wheel for this round, and also added a Sectora Watch worth $4,500 (marked WATCH).
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PHRASE
Letters called:
Bruce:
Doug: T ($450 ×2), S ($500 ×2), H ($450), R ($500), A (-$250), O (×2, -$250), Y ($700), U (-$250), E (×2, -$250)
Kim:
_HAT's
YOUR
E_TE_S_O_
Doug dominates this round, and after buying the Es, solves WHAT'S YOUR EXTENSION for an additional $2,550.
PERFECT ROUND!
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $5,000
Kim: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $3,500.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Letters called:
Bruce: M ($400), L ($200), C ($700 ×2),
Doug: S ($900 ×3)
Kim: N ($500 ×3), D ($900 ×3), A (×5, -$250), E (×5, -$250),
Bankrupts: 2; Kim ($3,700), Bruce ($600, turns in Free Spin)
Lose A Turn: Bruce (no Free Spin to save him this time)
_C_A_ _D
C_ANE AND
_ _E _EADLESS
_ _ _SEMAN
After Doug's sole letter call (S) this round, he solves ICHABOD CRANE AND THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN for $2,700 more, making him three-for-three.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $7,700
Kim: $0
ROUND 4
We still have the $3,500 space out there, but added a player piano worth $7,315 (marked PIANO) for this round!
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THING
Letters called:
Bruce: R (picked up WATCH), N ($250 ×2), F ($400 ×2), T ($900), S ($900 ×2), H ($3,500), L ($200), E (-$250, ×2) O (-$250, ×2),
Doug: B ($500), K ($200)
Kim: D (dud, would've been $800), W ($200, last consonant)
Bankrupts: 3; Bruce ($1,300 + WATCH), Doug ($0 first time, $700 second time),
Lose A Turn: Bruce
FRESH
BL_NKET
OF SNOW
The "only vowels remain" signal beeps, so Kim solves FRESH BLANKET OF SNOW for $200, which puts her up on the board.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0 (parting gifts alert!)
Bud: $7,700
Kim: $200
ROUND 5 (full Speed-Up):
$5,000 and $1,500 are out on the Wheel, but there's not much time for this round, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. All consonants will be worth $350 each.
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THINGS
Letters called:
Bruce: H (×2), N (×2),
Doug: S (×2), R, M
Kim: T (×3), G,
NOTE: With just the S, T, and H on the board, Bruce attempts to solve DEAREST THOUGHTS, but that's incorrect, and time runs out for him. After Doug calls the R, he attempts to solve as SCARIEST THOUGHTS, but that's also incorrect.
_NN_R_ _ST
TH_ _GHTS
NOTE: At this point, with $1,400, Bruce says the correct answer, INNERMOST THOUGHTS, but the buzzer appears to have beaten him, so the turn passes to Doug, who calls the M, and then solves immediately afterward for $1,400.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Bruce: parting gifts, but the tape will be checked to see if his Speed-Up call was valid.
Doug: $9,100 (2-day total, $32,665; plus whatever the ruling is on Bruce's solve, Doug is going to the Bonus Round anyway.)
Kim: $200
BONUS ROUND
Things have been checked during break, and the buzzer indeed beat Bruce, so the final scores listed above stand.
For the Bonus Round, Doug picks the L envelope. Here's the puzzle he has to solve:
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THING
The RSTLNE reveals:
_R_ _ _ _L_
Doug's choices of CDMO give him:
_ROCCOL_
Doug clears his throat when the timer starts, and then says BROCCOLI, winning the Mercedes-Benz 300E (LUXURY CAR) worth $47,580! He finishes this episode with $56,680 in cash and prizes, which takes his 2-day total to $80,245, plus he gets to come back "tomorrow" (actually Monday) for his third and final time.
At the end of the show, Pat and Vanna talk about the Cruise Week set to air a week from Monday.
*NOTE: Dating of this episode was determined from Pat mentioning the Cruise Week (listed as wk/of Feb 4, 1991 on the History Wiki's timeline) as happening "a week from Monday".
Total won tonight by contestants: $56,880
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 $108,000 given away so far this week!
*NOTE: The copy of this episode used for this recap was from a rerun on 7-19-91. See the Pat and Vanna talk at the end of this recap for more information on how the OAD was determined.
Tonight's contestants are:
Bruce Florence: Fitness instructor and singer in a rock 'n roll band in Morgantown, Weset Virginia.
Doug Hubbell: Returning Champion, 1-day total $23,565 in cash and prizes, from Levitown, PA
Kim Couch: Sales manager for an electronics distrubutor, student at San Diego State, from San Diego, CA.
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 BEFORE & AFTER
Letters called:
Bruce: T (×2, picked up Free Spin), R ($500 ×2), S (dud, would've been $200)
Doug: L ($500 ×2), Y ($500), O (×3 -$250), P ($200), N ($800), I (-$250), U (×2, -$250), B ($350 ×2)
Kim:
B_ _ _ _LOR
BUTTON
YOUR LIP
With this up on the board, Doug solves BACHELOR BUTTON YOUR LIP for $2,450.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $2,450
Kim: $0
ROUND 2:
We've put out a $2,500 space on the Wheel for this round, and also added a Sectora Watch worth $4,500 (marked WATCH).
_ _ _ _ ' _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PHRASE
Letters called:
Bruce:
Doug: T ($450 ×2), S ($500 ×2), H ($450), R ($500), A (-$250), O (×2, -$250), Y ($700), U (-$250), E (×2, -$250)
Kim:
_HAT's
YOUR
E_TE_S_O_
Doug dominates this round, and after buying the Es, solves WHAT'S YOUR EXTENSION for an additional $2,550.
PERFECT ROUND!
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $5,000
Kim: $0
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $3,500.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Letters called:
Bruce: M ($400), L ($200), C ($700 ×2),
Doug: S ($900 ×3)
Kim: N ($500 ×3), D ($900 ×3), A (×5, -$250), E (×5, -$250),
Bankrupts: 2; Kim ($3,700), Bruce ($600, turns in Free Spin)
Lose A Turn: Bruce (no Free Spin to save him this time)
_C_A_ _D
C_ANE AND
_ _E _EADLESS
_ _ _SEMAN
After Doug's sole letter call (S) this round, he solves ICHABOD CRANE AND THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN for $2,700 more, making him three-for-three.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Doug: $7,700
Kim: $0
ROUND 4
We still have the $3,500 space out there, but added a player piano worth $7,315 (marked PIANO) for this round!
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
THING
Letters called:
Bruce: R (picked up WATCH), N ($250 ×2), F ($400 ×2), T ($900), S ($900 ×2), H ($3,500), L ($200), E (-$250, ×2) O (-$250, ×2),
Doug: B ($500), K ($200)
Kim: D (dud, would've been $800), W ($200, last consonant)
Bankrupts: 3; Bruce ($1,300 + WATCH), Doug ($0 first time, $700 second time),
Lose A Turn: Bruce
FRESH
BL_NKET
OF SNOW
The "only vowels remain" signal beeps, so Kim solves FRESH BLANKET OF SNOW for $200, which puts her up on the board.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0 (parting gifts alert!)
Bud: $7,700
Kim: $200
ROUND 5 (full Speed-Up):
$5,000 and $1,500 are out on the Wheel, but there's not much time for this round, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. All consonants will be worth $350 each.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THINGS
Letters called:
Bruce: H (×2), N (×2),
Doug: S (×2), R, M
Kim: T (×3), G,
NOTE: With just the S, T, and H on the board, Bruce attempts to solve DEAREST THOUGHTS, but that's incorrect, and time runs out for him. After Doug calls the R, he attempts to solve as SCARIEST THOUGHTS, but that's also incorrect.
_NN_R_ _ST
TH_ _GHTS
NOTE: At this point, with $1,400, Bruce says the correct answer, INNERMOST THOUGHTS, but the buzzer appears to have beaten him, so the turn passes to Doug, who calls the M, and then solves immediately afterward for $1,400.
Here are the end-of-game scores:
Bruce: parting gifts, but the tape will be checked to see if his Speed-Up call was valid.
Doug: $9,100 (2-day total, $32,665; plus whatever the ruling is on Bruce's solve, Doug is going to the Bonus Round anyway.)
Kim: $200
BONUS ROUND
Things have been checked during break, and the buzzer indeed beat Bruce, so the final scores listed above stand.
For the Bonus Round, Doug picks the L envelope. Here's the puzzle he has to solve:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THING
The RSTLNE reveals:
_R_ _ _ _L_
Doug's choices of CDMO give him:
_ROCCOL_
Doug clears his throat when the timer starts, and then says BROCCOLI, winning the Mercedes-Benz 300E (LUXURY CAR) worth $47,580! He finishes this episode with $56,680 in cash and prizes, which takes his 2-day total to $80,245, plus he gets to come back "tomorrow" (actually Monday) for his third and final time.
At the end of the show, Pat and Vanna talk about the Cruise Week set to air a week from Monday.
*NOTE: Dating of this episode was determined from Pat mentioning the Cruise Week (listed as wk/of Feb 4, 1991 on the History Wiki's timeline) as happening "a week from Monday".
Total won tonight by contestants: $56,880
