For the record, this episode was also recalled as the last daytime episode w/ regular contestants to air, and it has been rerun few times.
Gitta Elfin: a lady on a broken leg who sells cable TV
Cheyenne Odegaard: 2-day champ w/ $8,437 from Virginia
Ed Brown: financial consultant born and raised in Hollywood
FEATURED PRIZE: Cutco knives, Joyce Chen cooking outfit, and Nakano dressings worth $786 (STIR FRY)
Round 1: PHRASE
Gitta: one S for STIR FRY, $200 R pair, four O’s and two U’s, $200 Y pair, $1K T quartet, one D for Free SPIN, L for loss
Cheyenne: $400 C quartet, $1,600 H quartet, solve…
D O _ ’ T / C O U _ T
Y O U R / C H _ C _ _ _ S
_ _ _ O R _ / T H _ Y
H _ T C H
She solved “DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH” for $2K.
Summer Vacation Sweepstakes Puzzle: PERSON
B I _ G
_ R O _ B Y
A: BING CROSBY
FEATURED PRIZE #2: New Home sewing machine, Magnavox portable TV, and Lonestar phones worth $1,473 (HI-TECH)
Round 2: CLUE
Cheyenne: $400 N pair, five T’s for $750, four E’s, $450 S trio, $300 M, $100 H, $1K W, one I, $2K R pair, $600 F trio, four O’s, solve…
F I R S T / F O _ R
_ O O _ S / O F
T H E / N E W
T E S T _ M E N T
She solved FIRST FOUR BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT for $5,300 — BIG PR! And she correctly said Matthew, Mark Luke & John as the bonus answer.
Gitta: FS/Cheyenne: $7,550/Ed: SPINNING NEXT
FEATURED PRIZE #3: Ashley bedding collection, Whisper Soft satins, and Fredrick Ramond brass lamp worth $3,794 (BEDDING)
Round 3: PEOPLE
Ed: LaT
Gitta: $400 R, Free SPIN was a waste (she said N and then T)
Cheyenne: no S
Ed: LaT
Gitta: $400 L
SPEED-UP
_ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _
_ _ R _
After Bob’s LaT, consonants were worth $750 apiece.
Gitta: C
Cheyenne: H
Ed: 3 D’s
Gitta: K (she said DREADLOCKED for the first word when there’s no R)
Cheyenne: J
D _ _ D L _ C _ _ D
J _ R _
Cheyenne solved DEADLOCKED JURY for $750 and the maingame sweep!
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
Round 1 | L (Gitta) | |||
Round 2 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
Round 3 | N, T (Gitta) S, H (Cheyenne) | Ed 2x |
FINAL SCORES
Cheyenne: $8,300/Others: PARTING GIFTS EACH
NO BANKRUPTS!
Bonus Round
Cheyenne played for the Toyota Tercel 2-door deluxe sedan worth $10,133.
Category: PHRASE
Going away somewhere? You’d be this…
_ _ T / _ _
T _ _ N
FCPO was a pretty good combo…
O _ T / O F
T O _ N
She would be going OUT OF TOWN in that car, giving her a final 3-day total of $26,870 cash & prizes! She brought hubby Roy to her new ride.
MY RATING: 8
According to the timeline, this episode was also stated as being from July 5, August 30, and September 20. Speaking of Sept. 20, that was the day the daytime version of this show would officially end.