Something rare from S5 has shown up, which you can watch HERE.
EPISODE #817*
Over $242K waiting to be won during their Big Bonanza of Cash including…
- $74K diamond necklace
- pair of Harleys ($25,846)
- 26’ boat
Terry Brinkerhoff (female): food scientist for a major food manufacturer on the East Coast and working on her Master’s in food science from Wayne, NJ
Paul Larocque: former butler turned actor and author (he wrote a book on butler’s methods of entertaining in the home) from Toronto, Canada
D.J. Smith: computer business analyst for a company out of Philadelphia who has four boys and is on the arts commission from Garland, TX
Round 1: PHRASE
Terry: $300 R pair, $300 S pair, two E’s, $200 P, one I, bad O buy
Paul: $200 N, $1K T, $900 B, solve…
T _ _ E N / B _
S _ R P R I S E
The host may be TAKEN BY SURPRISE from time to time, depending on what the player does in the game, and Paul solved for $2,100.
FEATURED PRIZE: Fred Joaillier GC used to buy a ring (made of inverted crowns of diamonds, sapphires, and gold beads) worth $4,700 (RING)
Round 2: THING
Fair warning: this is about to get ugly.
Paul: $700 N, two I’s, $5K G pair (he tried to solve, but changed his mind), BANKRUPT (lost $5,450)
D.J.: RING acquired but no B on $150
Terry: R for rats
Paul: $200 L, D for dud (just missed the big one)
D.J.: $300 P, $750 S (very close call), one U…
S _ U _ _ L I N G
P I G
…but he BOMBED OUT thinking the last remaining consonant is a C — really, sir?! -__-
Others: no T and no F, respectively
D.J.: Free Spin, ANOTHER CRITICAL DUD OF H (and he doesn’t use the FS — UGH -__-)
Terry & Paul: BANKRUPT and no W, respectively
D.J.: STILL MISSED W/ M
Terry: FOOLISH DUD OF K
Paul: FOOLISH DUD OF Y on $2,500
D.J.: FOOLISH DUD OF V on $2,500
Terry: $350 A (NMC; thank you)
S Q U _ _ L I N G
P I G
I’m sounding like a SQUEALING PIG who’s agonizing over this ugly round, and she got the job done.
Terry: $350/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: FS
Round 3: OCCUPATION
D.J.: instant dud of T
Terry: $4K N quartet, E for end of turn
Paul: R for rats (he looked at Terry’s arrow on LaT)
D.J.: LaT and used FS, $500 L pair, $500 C, three A’s, $450 B, solve…
H _ _ A N
C A N N _ N _ A L L
He made like a HUMAN CANNONBALL and blasted off to get $1,200.
Terry: $350/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: $1,200
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Dodge Ram 50 Sport w/ 4WD worth $12,131 (TRUCK)
Round 4: THING
Terry: $400 R pair, $1K N pair, $400 T pair, five E’s, A for awful
Paul: $5K S, $1,500 D, one O, TRUCK acquired and $300 M, PAINFUL DUD OF P ($6,550 + TRUCK at risk — oh brother)
D.J.: G for goof
SPEED-UP
_ E _ E _ R _ T Y
E N D O R S E M E N T
The leftover consonants were worth $300 each. She then said L…
_ E L E _ R _ T Y
E N D O R S E M E N T
…and solved CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT for $1,600.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | O (Terry) | |||
| Round 2 | B, C, H, M, V (D.J.) R, T, K (Terry) D, F, W, Y (Paul) | 2 (Paul, Terry) | ||
| Round 3 | T (D.J.), E (Terry), R (Paul) | |||
| Round 4 | A (Terry), P (Paul), G (D.J.) |
FINAL SCORES
Terry: $1,950/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: $1,200
GT: a pitiful $5,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,450
Bonus Round
Paul chose the $$$.
Category: TITLE
NTSLRE was his combo…
_ / _ _ _ R _ S
L _ N E
He knew it was the musical “A CHORUS LINE” for the cash and a final total of $27,100.
MY RATING: 5
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 