1995 contestant just found this site

You're Steve Monk, I imagine? Welcome! ;D You're not only our first contestant member from a much older era of Wheel than our others here, but you were lucky enough to be a 3-day champion! Wow! Much congratulations to you!

And you were on in Season 13, which happens to be my favorite Wheel season, and you were lucky enough to be on one of the few Season 13 episodes that circulates among collectors and traders today.

It must have been an amazing experience, especially getting to be on three shows, now that it's currently "one and done".

Being a big S13 (and classic Wheel) fan, I do have a few questions if you don't mind. First of all, about how long did it take for them to reload the puzzle board for the next puzzle? Second, the Double Play token is rather ambiguous to many Wheel fans today partially due to us not knowing much about its more technical rules since it usually doesn't see much action in the S13 episodes that survive publicly today. Was it used in any of your other episodes, and for anything good? Were you told what would happen if you used it and spun a prize or token? Finally, do you know if it was lost to Bankrupt (some recollections say no)? Also, did anything notable happen on your other episodes?

Thanks for joining this site. It's such an honor to have a big winner from nearly 17 years ago sign up here. Don't forget to check out our other sections. I should also add that there are quite a few pending contestants for the upcoming seasons (hopefully including me. I auditioned less than two weeks ago and I'm still waiting for a letter).

Hi again, y,all
Yes u-r correct...I am Steve MUnk from Sept. 1995 air dates.& yes I did win 86 thou ++.

First, one small minor correction.. In the BR of that transcribed 3rd show of mine, of course I knew the solve from RSTLN AND E. BUT the prize was not as described..l it was 3 different $5000. Gift certificates for Rodeo Dr. Plus a six-night stay @ the Beverly Hilton including all meals, and a gorgeous 2- bedroom suite....total. Value about $ 21,600.
Wish I had picked a better letter,,but Wifey had a great time!!!?,

More to follow.. Of course I have a DVD of all 3 of my shows, and would love to share, but asof now... Still don't know how...I'm sure one of you out there can walk me through the HOW!!!

Will answer more questions as we go along..it's kinda fun being a cyber-celeb!!

Welcome to the boards, Steve. Always nice to hear from another experienced contestant.

Hey Steve(wheeldoc), what bonus prize did you win on the October 20, 1995 episode you were on and/or what bonus prizes were on display on your first appearance on the October 20, 1995 episode and who was the returning champion going into that episode and were you on the same week as the Shannon/Stewart/Greg episode, which pretty much aired on the very same month?

It seems you're having trouble quoting posts. What exactly are you trying to say or respond to?

Steve, if you're trying to respond to a user's questions in particular, maybe you should just type, for example, "MarioGS", "ivoryface86", etc. and ignore the quote button.

OOOO... did it again... no matter how i typed, those letters wound up in the wrong place in the actual POST. To clarify --- two words ... first word - blank-blank-blank-M..... Second word was 9 letters... blank - A - N - blank - S - blank - A - blank - E .

So, wheeldoc, tell Daniel(kingskip) that should you upload your full October 20 and October 23, 1995 appearances complete with fee plugs and closing credits(if it's the original airing, only the closing credits if they're GSN airings) then he should be able to post the first 2 shows of your incredible run on his RuTube account. Now let's go backwards slightly, on the same week, Shannon won the Land Rover and she returned on the next episode, but when Becky was there on the October 18, 1995 episode, was Shannon the returning champ on her first appearance, if she was then was it her 2nd or 3rd show of her run? Also, Greg was on in the last episode of the October 9-13, 1995 week of episodes, but what week did Vanna brought her son Nicholas to the set and the Winnebago was one of the bonus prizes on display wheeldoc?

Yikes!!!Ivory..... I don't have that much info...don't know anything about a Shannon... remember, I was only in studio for taping Oct. 16 - Oct 20. So, all I really remember is Becky"s run and all the lost opportunities at the $25 G. I never was there for Vanna's bringing her son in. Taping day is a total blur... hours of paperwork. must have signed 20 documents of privacy, secrecy, and counter terrorism.. ah the good old days./.. but the contestant security was amazing...bathroom breaks were accompanied !!! couldn't talk to a single soul...
even the bagels were inspected for secret messages !!! just kidding.

Also, to change subjects// I have the complete 3-show DVD minus commercials but I think the closing credits are all there.. Remeber, I originally recorded my shows on VHS, and only 5 years ago converted those to DVD, so the quality is certainly not HD, but pretty damn good!
When I download the ripping software and get everything onto my hard drive, I'll let the Board know and someone can guide me in uploading to U-tube or wherever ! OK ??