Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 16, 2015 10:19:15 GMT -5
Vanna: "I Love New York !"
"New YOOOOOOOOOOORRRRK, New York-New York New York-New York New York-New York ! It's a Wonderful Town ! New York-New York's a wonderful town, the Bronx is up and the battery's down, The People ride in a hole in the ground, New York-New York, it's a wonderful TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN !!!"
"Frm Radio City Music Hall in New York City, it's America's Number One Game Show !"
"WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(Organ Music of the 1983-1989 "Changing Keys" theme)
"This Regal Valarsity 230-XL High Performance Boat ! Plus Gorgeous, Sparkling Diamonds in 18 Karat Gold Jewelry ! And this Fantastic $64,000 Racing Porsche Convertible ! Over $312,000 in Cash and Prizes, just waiting to be won tonight as the "Wheel" takes Manhattan ! And now, here's your host, Pat Sajak !"
Here are our contestants:
Alan Cohen: Sales Rep, Husband & Father of two sons frm Forest Hills, NY
Karl Leuwig: Electronics Engineer & a Musician frm Stokke, IL
Nikki Henley: a Student frm University of TX
Top Dollar Value of the Wheel for R1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: (PEOPLE)
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Alan will start things off with $400 and an S, one S & $400
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- - - S
Another spin with $400 and a T, one T & $800
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- - T S
Another turn of the wheel and it's not good: BANKRUPT as Alan is stripped of his $800
Karl gets his first crack at the wheel with $400 and an L but we can't give him any.
Nikki gives it go with $500 and an N, one N and $500 in the bank
N - - - - - -
- - T S
Another spin with $200 and a W, there's one & $700 thus far
N - W - - - -
- - T S
Nikki goes again with $400 and a Y, one Y and $1100 on the scoreboard
N - W Y - - -
- - T S
$200 and a K, one K and $1300 in the bank
N - W Y - - K
- - T S
She goes for it with $400 and an M, one M on the board & $1700 in the bank.
With that $1700, Nikki cashes in with
N E W Y O R K
M E T S
Featured Prize on the Wheel for R2: Dicker & Dicker of Beverly Hills' White Mink Coat worth $5,000
ROUND TWO: (TITLE)
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Karl will start this round with $450 and a T, one T & $450
- - - - - - T - -
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Another spin with the FUR & $150 underneath and an H, two H's & $750 on the scoreboard
- - - - - - T H -
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H - - - - - -
Karl buys an E, we have three E's for him & $500 left
- E - - - - T H E
- - - E
H - - - - - -
$300 and an R, one R on the board & $800 in the bank
- E - - - - T H E
- - - E
H - R - - - -
Karl buys an A but we have none to give him and he's left with $550 in the bank.
Nikki goes now with $200 and an N, double the N's & $400....
- E - - N - T H E
- - - E
H - R - - - N
Another spin of the wheel and Nikki hits BANKRUPT
Alan takes control with $200 and an L, one L & $200 in his bank
- E - - N - T H E
- L - E
H - R - - - N
Another spin with $150 and an M, no M's.
Karl tries it again with $300 and a P, there are no P's either.
Nikki goes again with $250 and a G, we don't have any G's for her.
Alan goes $300 and an S, no S's
Karl spins $500 and a C, nada
Nikki is up with $450 and a D, one D and she gets $450 back
- E - - N D T H E
- L - E
H - R - - - N
Another spin with $400 and a Y, one Y & $850
- E Y - N D T H E
- L - E
H - R - - - N
Nikki goes for it and once again she's shot down by BANKRUPT
Alan goes with $450 and a B, two times the B's and $1100 in the bank and with that, Alan doesn't want to spin anymore and solves
B E Y O N D T H E
B L U E
H O R I Z O N
and he's in second place with that $1100 while Nikki still leads with $1700 and Karl yet to score.
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R3: $3500
ROUND THREE: (PHRASE)
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Nikki will start with $450 and a T, one T
- - - - - ' T
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Another spin with $200 and an N, two N's & $850 in the bank
- - - - N ' T
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- - N -
$400 and an S, there's one & $1250 on the scoreboard
- - - - N ' T
S - - - - -
- - - N -
Yet another spin and Nikki keeps getting caught in the web of the BANKRUPT and she losses the $1250 she accumulated.
Alan is up next with $500 and an L, one L for him & $500
- - - - N ' T
S L - - - -
- - N -
Another spin with $1,000 and an R but unfortunately he couldn't cash in.
Karl gives it a go with $600 and a P, there's one
- - - - N ' T
S L - - P -
- - N -
He buys an I, there are three of them & $350 left in the bank
I - I - N ' T
S L - - P -
- I N -
Karl spins again and he's tripped up by the LOSE A TURN
Nikki tries it again with $600 and a W, there is one & $600 in the bank
I - I - N ' T
S L - - P -
W I N -
$250 and a K, one & $850
I - I - N ' T
S L - - P -
W I N K
She goes for it with $500 (almost hit with another BANKRUPT) and the D, double the D's & $1850 and goes two for two with
I D I D N ' T
S L E E P A
W I N K
(there is a brief pause as it sounded like she might've said I DIDN'T SLEEP A WEEK but Pat gets the nod frm producer Nancy Jones and it is accepted so Nikki wins)
With her two rounds, Nikki climbs higher up the ladder with $3550.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for R4: Satin-finished Gold Bracelet frm Fred's Jewelers worth $13,000
ROUND FOUR: (THING)
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(there are two hyphens in the puzzle)
Alan will start with $200 and a T, two T's & $400
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- - - - - - - T
- - - - T
Another spin with $5,000 and an N, we can TWO of them for him & $10,400 in the bank
- N - - - - - - - N
- - - - - - - T
- - - - T
$350 and an R, one R & $10,750
- N - - - - - - - N
- R - - - - - T
- - - - T
Alan buys an E but there is none in the puzzle,
Karl is up next with $250 and an S, there are no S's either.
Nikki spins the wheel just as the bell sounds so Pat allows her spin with $800 and an L, no L's.
Pat takes control of the wheel now as vowels worth nothing and consonants will be worth $900
Alan: D, two & $12,300
- N - - - - D - - N
D R - - - - - T
- - - - T
Karl: W, one & $900
- N - - - - D - W N
D R - - - - - T
- - - - T
Nikki: O, three & no money
- N O - - - D O W N
D R - - - O - T
- - - - T
Alan: M, none
Karl: C, one & $1800 and he grabs it with
K N O C K - D O W N
D R A G - O U T
F I G H T
wiping out Alan's $12,300 and he manages to walk away with something: $1800 worth. Today's big winner is Nikki with $3550 and she can win a whole lot more in the Bonus Round !
BONUS ROUND:
Nikki plays the Bonus Round for the Porsche 911 Convertible worth $64,431.
THING:
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RSTLNE
- L - N -
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Nikki picks MCD (for Dustin she says) & A
- L A N -
C - E C -
Time limit starts as Nikki smirks and nails it with
B L A N K
C H E C K
as the large audience is literally screaming and Nikki will driving around town in style in her new Porsche as her Grand Total comes up to $67,981 as she's greeted by her Mother, Sue and the mom's fiancée', Lloyd as Pat leads them over to check out the New Porsche with Vanna following them behind.
Total Winnings:
Nikki: $67,981
Karl: $1800
Alan: $1100
