Post by mechamind on Feb 10, 2014 15:11:35 GMT -5
Airdate: February 26, 1998
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Althea Stewart: Vice president of operations for terminally ill children, from ON
Steve Dee: Married, is a computer consultant, Houston, TX
Tammy Mlecko: Married, pilot for small Maryland charter company, Reston, VA (originally from Chicago, IL)
Pat said he met Tammy, but realized he forgot to mention it was a contestant search.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, which we happily don't need to expand on to save our skin. Your first puzzle awaits:
Althea accidentally called N when she hit Lose A Turn. Then Steve tried to steal said N.
Althea solves WELCOME BACK KOTTER.
Welcome this prize: It's a Sears home office gift certificate (labeled SEARS) worth $3,500.
Welcome back the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces. Keep the door shut on the one-third Bankrupts. Approach this puzzle with caution:
There appears to have been a scoring error, as Tammy should have lost $2,600. Her score was correctly stated after the E but not the S, so it is possible she was not given $250 for the N. There was no indication of a cycle of lost turns.
Chickening out, Althea solves KEEP ME APPRISED OF THE SITUATION.
There's a $3,500 and Jackpot space on the Wheel now, but Althea is two for two, so no more cowardice in this round!
Tammy reads and leads.
Even a single letter from $5,000 could still change things at this time. Rolling in another puzzle:
Tammy solves FELIX THE CAT.
We have time for another round, so we bring out a little more black and white:
DING DING! DING DING!
Someone signaled to Pat that we're out of time, so he gives the Wheel a Final Spin. We play for...$600 a piece.
Tammy: S (x2) ($1,900+)
Althea: D ($600)
Steve: H ($1,100)
Tammy: G ($2,500+)
Tammy solves HAND GESTURES for the cash and the gift certificate.
Steve was on the edge, but couldn't quite break through. He leaves with some nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
What will happen in Bonus Land? There are still five prizes for Tammy to choose from. Worst case, she's still guaranteed in the Friday Finals.
She takes the second E. This won't be her final puzzle of all, but still for a bonus:
RSTLNE gives her...
She relies on BPMA:
Finally. Tammy instantly solves BAGEL...
...and she's earned $25,000 more! She's already got $39,300, but she can win more tomorrow!
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Althea Stewart: Vice president of operations for terminally ill children, from ON
Steve Dee: Married, is a computer consultant, Houston, TX
Tammy Mlecko: Married, pilot for small Maryland charter company, Reston, VA (originally from Chicago, IL)
Pat said he met Tammy, but realized he forgot to mention it was a contestant search.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, which we happily don't need to expand on to save our skin. Your first puzzle awaits:
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CLASSIC TV | |||||||||||||||
ALTHEA | Steve | Tammy |
| $900: T (x2) Lose A Turn! | $350: N (Gotcha!) | $600: R -$250: E (x3) $1,000: L -$250: I (DUD!) |
$1,800 | $1,100 | |
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$1,800 | ||
Althea accidentally called N when she hit Lose A Turn. Then Steve tried to steal said N.
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Althea | Steve | Tammy |
$1,800 |
Welcome this prize: It's a Sears home office gift certificate (labeled SEARS) worth $3,500.
Welcome back the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces. Keep the door shut on the one-third Bankrupts. Approach this puzzle with caution:
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| Lose A Turn! | $450: T (x3) $300: H -$250: E (x5) $250: N -$250: I (x3) $600: S (x2) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($2,350*) | |
| $250: R BANKRUPT! ($250) | Lose A Turn! | $700: L (DUD!) |
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There appears to have been a scoring error, as Tammy should have lost $2,600. Her score was correctly stated after the E but not the S, so it is possible she was not given $250 for the N. There was no indication of a cycle of lost turns.
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Chickening out, Althea solves KEEP ME APPRISED OF THE SITUATION.
Althea | Steve | Tammy |
$3,600 |
There's a $3,500 and Jackpot space on the Wheel now, but Althea is two for two, so no more cowardice in this round!
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Althea | Steve | TAMMY |
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| $600: N $900: L (DUD!) | $500: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) Surprise: S (x2) $800: Y (x2) -$250: A (DUD!) | $600: B (x2) -$250: O (x2) $250: P -$250: I (x2) $250: K $3,500: M |
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Althea | Steve | Tammy |
$3,600 | $4,700 |
Even a single letter from $5,000 could still change things at this time. Rolling in another puzzle:
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ALTHEA | Steve | Tammy |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $250: N (DUD!) | $900: T (x2) $900: F $900: C Solve: Correct! |
$3,600 |
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Althea | Steve | Tammy |
$3,600 | $8,300 |
We have time for another round, so we bring out a little more black and white:
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Althea | STEVE | Tammy |
| $500: T Lose A Turn! | SEARS: N $700: R | |
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Someone signaled to Pat that we're out of time, so he gives the Wheel a Final Spin. We play for...$600 a piece.
Tammy: S (x2) ($1,900+)
Althea: D ($600)
Steve: H ($1,100)
Tammy: G ($2,500+)
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Althea | Steve | Tammy |
$3,600 | $14,300 |
Steve was on the edge, but couldn't quite break through. He leaves with some nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
What will happen in Bonus Land? There are still five prizes for Tammy to choose from. Worst case, she's still guaranteed in the Friday Finals.
She takes the second E. This won't be her final puzzle of all, but still for a bonus:
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...and she's earned $25,000 more! She's already got $39,300, but she can win more tomorrow!