12/10/1996 recap

Here is a Wheel recap from December 10, 1996. This was night 2 of Beverly Hills Week.

Contestants
Red: Charlene
Yellow: Ward
Blue: Joyce

Round 1: PHRASE

_ A _ I N G / A
F I E L D / D A Y

HAVING A FIELD DAY solved by Charlene for $1,650.

DUDS: T (Charlene), R (Ward), M (Joyce)

Round 2's prize: 2 Rodeo shopping trip worth $2,500

Round 2: FILL IN THE BLANK

? - K I _ K E R
? S E T T I N G
? Y _ _ R / B E T S

?KICKER ?SETTING ?YOUR BETS solved by Joyce for $1500. She filled in the blank by saying place for $2,000 more giving her $3,500 that round.

DUDS: H, D, M (Ward), L (Joyce)
BANKRUPTS: Charlene (for $0)

Gameplay note: The free spin was picked up by Ward with 2 S's and used it after calling the H.

Round 3 (Jackpot round): Title/Author

_ _ _ C _ T _ V _
O R _ _ R S / B Y
T O _ / C _ _ _ C Y

EXECUTIVE ORDERS BY TOM CLANCY solved by Joyce for $1,400 and a $9,200 jackpot giving her $10,600 for this round.

DUDS: H (Ward)
LOSE A TURNS: Joyce
BANKRUPTS: Charlene for $2,500

Side note: Pat mentioned that an $11k jackpot was won on the episode before this.

ROUND 4: Place

_ _ E _ E C
C I T Y

QUEBEC CITY solved by Joyce for $1,700.

DUDS: R (Charlene), S (Ward)

ROUND 5: OCCUPATION (full speed up round for $600).

D R _ _ _ N _
_ N _ T R _ C T _ R

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR solved by Ward for $2,400

Final scores:
Joyce: $15,000
Ward: $2,400
Charlene: $1,650

Bonus round
4 prizes are left in every letter except the L.

THING:

_ _ _ _ _ E R

Joyce's choices of P, M, C, A gave her.

_ _ _ C _ E R

Joyce was not able to receive her VOUCHER for the QE2. But she still won a total of $15,800 for this episode!