March 11, 1994 recap

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March 11, 1994 recap Jan 4, 2014 1:32:44 GMT -5

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This was my first ever recap...but now you can hardly tell.

Airdate: March 11, 1994

From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Bob Pivarnik: A freelance news and feature writer; from Bridgeport, CT
Dan Beta: Plans to go to med school in Boston; currently in Los Angeles, CA
Robin MacFadden (female): Member of the United States Navy; from Virginia Beach, VA (1-day total of $36,949)

Top dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

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SLANG

BOB	Dan	Robin
$500: T (x2) -$250: I -$250: O $200: C (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: S -$250: E (DUD!)
$500		$250
$400: L $700: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,600

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SLANG

Bob solves SLUG IT OUT.

Bob	Dan	Robin
$1,600

Before Round 2, we have to add a prize to the Wheel. Tonight is Sterling Silverware (labeled SILVER) worth $4,090.

And a $2,500 spaces goes on the Wheel. Here's the next puzzle:

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

Bob	DAN	Robin
	$500: T -$250: E (x2) SURPRISE: L $500: S $200: B -$250: A -$250: I $200: R (x2) $400: F (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$2,050+

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BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Dan solves LET'S BE FRANK GIFFORD for $2,050 and the Surprise: A golf excursion worth $4,354, giving him $6,404 and the lead.

Bob	Dan	Robin
$1,600	$6,404

For Round 3, we have a $3,500 space and the following puzzle:

Round 3

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CLUE

Bob	Dan	ROBIN
		$500: T (DUD!)

SILVER: N (x5) $700: R -$250: O (x4) $250: F -$250: A -$250: I $3,500: C (x2) -$250: E Solve: Correct!
$6,950+

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CLUE

Bob solves NICKNAME FOR A LONDON POLICEMAN for the SILVER and $6,950 in cash, giving him the lead! But there's also a $500 bonus for answering the Clue...

...and Bobby is correct! (...although they also would have accepted Peeler)

Bob	Dan	Robin
$13,140	$6,404

Round 4, but we introduce another prize first: On goes a "Shopper's Dream" spree (labeled SHOP) worth $8,100!

...and it is time for the $5,000 space! We also have the following puzzle:

Round 4

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THING

BOB	Dan	Robin
$350: R (DUD!)	$5,000: T -$250: E (DUD!)	$200: N (x2) $500: S (DUD!)
	$4,750	$400
$500: L -$250: I (x2) -$250: A (x2) SHOP: P $600: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,200+

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THING

Bob solves COCKTAIL NAPKIN for the SHOP and $1,200 more to extend his lead!

Bob	Dan	Robin
$22,440	$6,404

And we have time for another round.

Round 5

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PLACE

Bob	DAN	Robin
	$400: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($800)	$200: S $250: T (x2) $350: C $1,500: W $1,500: M $350: G $900: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$5,300

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PLACE

Robin solves TACOMA WASHINGTON to get on the board.

Bob	Dan	Robin
$22,440	$6,404	$5,300

But we have time for a Round 6! Here it is:

Round 6

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PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Almost out of time. Pat gives the Wheel the Final Spin for $500. Robin will begin:

Robin: R ($500)
Bob: N (DUD!)
Dan: S ($500)
Robin: D ($1,000)
Bob: T ($500)
Dan: H (x2) ($1,500)
Robin: G ($1,500)

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PHRASE

Robin is incorrect with HOGS THE ROAD, but corrects herself to HUGS THE ROAD.

Bob	Dan	Robin
$22,440	$6,404	$6,800

Robin leaves with a total of $43,749.

BONUS ROUND:

When we left off in Bonus Land, there were two prizes remaining:
Car
Trip to Italy

Which will it be? Bob picks the L. And here is his final puzzle for the day:

Bonus Puzzle

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THING

RSTLNE gives him...

...NOTHING!

His choices of PDMA give him a decent shot:

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Late in the timer, his only guesses are ARCADE and ACADEMY. He does not solve AVOCADO (oddly, he gets a "triple-buzz" instead of the usual "double-buzz" due to a sound problem, probably a freeze).

He loses the CAR, but he still has $22,440 without the help of the bonus puzzle.

And Bob's coming back again...

Last Edit: Feb 11, 2023 14:50:07 GMT -5 by mechamind

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March 11, 1994 recap Jan 4, 2014 1:56:23 GMT -5

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Yeah. At my first post, I forgot the word "recent" (I sometimes miss a word in the post, and it can be an important one like that). The latest one with a known date is A DAY OFF from October 1, 1999. It is known that there haven't been any since the beginning of Season 22, at the latest.

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tenpoundhammer Made It and Played It VIP "Can she give it to me?" "No. Hush." GOURMET CUPCAKES Posts: 6,849 Airdate: 12/08/2017 Winnings: $45,353	March 11, 1994 recap Jan 4, 2014 2:09:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 4, 2014 2:09:12 GMT -5 Actually, the last known RSTLNE-free BR is PIKACHU sometime in 2001.
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