Post by jimhattenwoffan on Aug 25, 2015 19:22:57 GMT -5
(Vanna took some time away from turning letters for her Honeymoon with her then-newlywed husband George Santo Pietro as Tricia Gist stepped in and took Vanna's place at the puzzle board. It's unknown whether or not, Tricia filled in for Vanna on the daytime show with Bob Goen as well and this is probably the one and ONLY episode during Tricia's stint to circulate among traders)
"WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(1989-1992 version of "Changing Keys" theme)
"Frm 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 $126,000, just waiting to be won this week. And now, here's your host, Pat Sajak !"
(Pat makes his entrance as he mentions that Vanna is taking some time off and then he introduces Tricia)
Today's contestants: (3-time undefeated champion retired on previous show)
Ken Palmer: a Businessman & Husband and father of two frm the San Francisco Bay area
Shelly Cripe: frm Chicago, IL, works at a Major accounting Firm
Patti Craggs: frm Seattle, WA, an office assistant at the WA Department State of Transportation.
Top Dollar Value of the Wheel for R1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: (PHRASE)
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Ken kicks the show off with $200 and a T, two T's and $400 in the bank...
- - - ' T - - - -
- - - - - - - - T -
Spins again with $400 and an N, one N up there and $800 in the bank....
- - N ' T - - - -
- - - - - - - - T -
He spins again with $200 and a D, we can give him two D's
D - N ' T - - - D
- - - - - - - - T -
$1200 in the bank and Ken buys an O and there are three of them on the board and $950 left...
D O N ' T - O - D
- O - - - - - - T -
He takes the wheel again with $800 and an S, but we can't give him any.
Shelly takes her first spin with $400 and an L, there is one....
D O N ' T - O L D
- O - - - - - - T -
Another spin with $700 and an R, which we can give her two of and $1800.
D O N ' T - O L D
- O - R - R - - T -
$450 and a Y, one Y and $2250 in the bank.
D O N ' T - O L D
Y O - R - R - - T -
Shelly then buys a U and there's just the one up there, $2,000 left.
D O N ' T - O L D
Y O U R - R - - T -
She buys an E, just the one E and $1750 left.
D O N ' T - O L D
Y O U R - R E - T -
Another spin with $400 and an F, but there are none in the puzzle.
Patti takes the wheel now with BANKRUPT and control goes back to Ken.
He spins $250 and a G, no G's.
Shelly tries it again and she too hits BANKRUPT and she losses the $1750.
Patti goes again with $500 and an H, two H's and $1,000 in the bank.
D O N ' T H O L D
Y O U R - R E - T H
Patti doesn't risk the $1,000 and she solves
D O N ' T H O L D
Y O U R B R E A T H
Prize on the Wheel for R2: Trip to Calgary and a Chinon "Genesis" 35-mil. Camera worth $3,642.
ROUND TWO: (OCCUPATION)
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Shelly will begin the round with the CALGARY Trip and an R, three of them in the puzzle and she gets to take the trip off the wheel....
- - R
- - R R - - - - - - - - -
no money so she has to spin.
$150 and an S, there's one of the board....
- - R
- - R R - S - - - - - - -
only $150 so she must spin again. $900 and an L, there are no L's in the puzzle.
Patti is up next with the big $2500 and a T, there's one T and $2500 in her bank !
- - R
- - R R - S - - - - - - T
Another spin of the wheel with $200 and a C, one of those and $2700 on the scoreboard.
- - R
C - R R - S - - - - - - T
Patti buys an O, two O's in the puzzle and $2450 left in the bank....
- - R
C O R R - S - O - - - - T
Another spin with $200 and a Y, there are no Y's in the puzzle.
Ken steps up to the plate with $700 and a D, one D in the puzzle....
- - R
C O R R - S - O - D - - T
$400 and an N, two times the N's and $1500 in the bank....
- - R
C O R R - S - O N D - N T
Ken buys an E, two of those and $1250 left...
- - R
C O R R E S - O N D E N T
He spins with $200 and a P, one P...
- - R
C O R R E S P O N D E N T
With $1450 in front of him, Ken buys the A...
- A R
C O R R E S P O N D E N T
$1200 left and Ken solves
B A R
C O R R E S P O N D E N T
but that's not correct and he losses his turn.
Shelly, with the trip to Calgary in front of her, solves the puzzle correctly
W A R
C O R R E S P O N D E N T
With the $150 cash and the trip to Calgary Trip, Shelly is flying high with $3,792 in cash and prizes.
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R3: $3500
ROUND THREE: (CLUE)
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Patti will begin this round with $250 and an N, we can't give her any.
Ken is up next with $250 and an S, there is one in the puzzle...
S - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Another spin with $400 and a T, two times the T's and $1,050.
S - T - - -
T - - - - - - -
$550 and an N, which was already called and he losses his turn....
Shelly takes the wheel with $3500 and an L, one of them on the board....
S - T - - -
T - - - L - - -
Shelly buys an E, two of them and $3250 left
S - T E - -
T - E - L - - -
Another spin with BANKRUPT and Shelly is stripped of her $3250.
Patti is up again with $700 and an R, none of which appear in the puzzle.
Ken goes again and his turn quickly ends after he too hits the BANKRUPT
Shelly goes up again with a LOSE A TURN
Patti tries this again with $600 and an H, there is one...
S - T E - -
T H E - L - - -
She spins again with $550 and an F, we can give her one and $1150
S - T E - F
T H E - L - - -
She spins with $900 and an M
S - T E - F
T H E - L - M -
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP
Only vowels left and $2,050 in the bank, Patti solves
S I T E O F
T H E A L A M O
and she can now win an extra $500 if she can guess the CLUE, she instantly guesses
SAN ANTONIO TX
and her total jumps up to $2,550, all together she's still in second place with $3,550.
Prize on the Wheel for R4: 1.58 Karat Diamond & Emerald Ring worth $7,000.
ROUND FOUR: (PHRASE)
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Ken will start off this round with $400 and a T, we don't have any T's for him.
Shelly goes now with $900 and an S, five times the S's and $4500 in the bank....
- - - S S
- S - S - - - -
- S - - - - -
She buys an I, three I's on the board and $4250 left.
- - I S S
I S - S - - - -
- S - - - - -
Shelly then buys an A and we have four of those for her and $4,000 left.
A - I S S
I S A S - - - -
A S A - - - -
She spins again with $350 and a K but there are no K's in the puzzle.
Patti spins $500 and an M, which there are two of and $1,000
A M I S S
I S A S - - - -
A S A M I - -
She spins again and hits BANKRUPT and losses the $1,000 she accumulated.
DING-DING DING-DING
The bell sounds as time is running short as Pat gives the wheel a final spin. Vowels worth nothing and consonants will be worth: $500
Ken: R, none.
Shelly: L, one & $500 for $4500
A M I S S
I S A S - - - -
A S A M I L -
Shelly solves it with
A M I S S
I S A S G O O D
A S A M I L E
In total of Cash & Prizes, Shelly is today's big winner with $8,292 and now she moves on to the Bonus Round for a fabulous Prize !
BONUS ROUND:
Only three Prizes remain:
Home Improvement Package
Sapphire & Diamond Earrings
Motorhome
Three letters remain: W H & the second E, Shelly picks the W
THING:
- - - - - -
- - - - -
(there's a Hyphen in the puzzle)
Now onto the RSTLNE
- - - - - -
- - R S E
Shelly picks MCW & O
- O - - - -
- O R S E
Shelly starts making guesses before she nails it with
H O B B Y -
H O R S E
and her prize: The Dolphin Motorhome worth $27,900 for a Grand total of $36,192 in Cash and Prizes ! Shelly is accompanied by her Mom and Grandparents as they head over to join Tricia and their new Motorhome.
"All of this week's contestants will receive the new 5th Edition "Wheel of Fortune" Box Game to play at home by Pressman"
Total Winnings:
Shelly: $36,192 (includes the Motorhome and the Trip to Calgary)
Patti: $3,550
Ken: $0
