EPISODE #3147: EUROPEAN VACATION
Preview Puzzle: PLACE
_ U P L E _
A: DUPLEX (Pat thought it was a FUPLED)
Jenny Oliver: a 25-yr.-old worker for a mortgage company who was going to attend six weddings this year (none of them are hers) from Dallas (orig. from Greenville, TX)
Bill Kruse: U.S. Navy for 17 years (all on submarines) who makes the air and water usable for humans and married to Grace w/ one son (Efren) from San Diego (orig. from Illinois)
Ana Baez: worker for the school district of Palm Beach County as an ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) coordinator married to Juan w/ two kids (daughter in college and son in high school) from Belle Glade, FL
Round 1: PROPER NAME
Jenny: insta-dud of T on $1K
Bill: L for lost turn
Ana: $700 M, $900 S trio, two E’s and A, $450 R, bad I buy
Jenny: $600 N pair, solve…
S _ _ A N N E
S _ M E R S
She IDed actress SUZANNE SOMERS (she played Chrissy Snow on “Three’s Company” and also invented the ThighMaster) for $600.
FEATURED PRIZE: SONY stereo system worth $3,550 (STEREO)
Round 2: QUOTATION (PUZZLER)
Bill: $700 L, $2,500 S, one E and four A’s, $1,200 R pair, $2,400 N trio, four O’s, $1,600 Y quartet, solve…
_ _ / Y O _ ‘ R E
_ A _ _ Y / A N _ / Y O _
_ N O _ / _ _ / _ L A _
Y O _ R / _ A N _ S
…but he blew the $7,650 solve w/ “IF YOU’RE READY AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS”, not counting his R’s carefully.
Ana: one F for STEREO, lost right back to $10K’s right side
Jenny: $1,650 P trio, solve…
_ F / Y O _ ‘ R E
_ A P P Y / A N _ / Y O _
_ N O _ / _ _ / _ L A P
Y O _ R / _ A N _ S
She solved “IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS”. Now for PLACE…
P _ E _ C H _ _ L
That song’s sung in a PRESCHOOL, and Jenny’s correct.
Jenny: $5,250/Others: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: 7n Costa Caribbean Cruise on either the Costa Romantica or Costa Victoria worth $4,450 (CRUISE)
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Ana: insta-dud of S
Jenny: $700 T pair, NULL CYCLE? (the Jackpot jumped by $1,350), five E’s, $1,200 M pair, one A and four I’s, $900 N trio (she originally got buzzed on this call), solve…
M E _ I _ I N E
_ A _ I N E T
M E E T I N _
There’s no such thing as a MEDICINE CABINET MEETING, but she’s right for $2,050.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,200
Jenny: $7,300/Others: ZERO a head
Round 4: RHYME TIME
Jenny: insta-dud of N
Bill: $400 S, one E, T for turnover
Ana: no L
Jenny: $1,200 R pair, two A’s, C for crud
Bill: $300 F, $700 H, solve…
F A _ R
S H A R E
Bill finally got his FAIR SHARE of money in the amount of $1,150.
Jenny: $7,300/Bill: $1,150/Ana: ZERO
Round 5: PLACE (only six letters in this one)
Bill: NULL CYCLE?, P for phooey
Ana: also struck out w/ L
Jenny: NULL CYCLE?, one D for CRUISE, N for nothing
Bill: $550 M
M _ _ D _ _
The last consonant was worth the next best thing at $1,900.
Bill: C (DUD)
Ana: F (DUD)
Jenny: W
M _ _ D _ W
Jenny solved MEADOW for $1,900 and the cruise.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | T (Jenny), L (Bill), I (Ana) | |||
| Round 2 | Ana | Bill‘s blown solve | ||
| Round 3 (aired) | S (Ana) | |||
| Round 4 | N, C (Jenny) T (Bill) L (Ana) | |||
| Round 5 (aired) | P, C (Bill) L, F (Ana) N (Jenny) |
FINAL SCORES
Jenny: $13,650 cash & cruise/Bill: $1,150/Ana: PARTING GIFTS
GT: $14,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,550 stereo
Bonus Round
Jenny chose the W.
Category: THING
This is an oval-shaped prize they introduced later this season on the wheel and still use today…
_ _ _ T / T _ _
MGHA filled in all but two blanks…
G _ _ T / T A G
She scared us a bit w/ GOAT and GAIT, but she got GIFT TAG and won the trip to London (St. James Court) and INFINITI I30L worth $37,613, giving her a final total of $51,263 cash & prizes! She took her parents to her new car.
MY RATING: 7
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 