"Wheel of Fortune" 2/20

I do see that classic Dalmatian to the right of the smaller on-stage video screen.

$1K T-U: Around the House

L _ _ T H E R

C O L L _ _

Aundrea gets LEATHER COLLAR. Playing this evening:

Aundrea Rue (Conway, SC)- A Science teacher at Carolina Forest HS w/ two rescue Greyhounds (Agape & Boaz)
Priscilla Kahlig (New Braunfels, TX)- A lady finishing her Master's Degree in Accounting & a part-time worker at her future sisters-in-laws' cupcake shop engaged to Troy; she has two Yellow Labs (Sandy & Kink)
Tim Hundley (Friendsville, TN)- A self-employed comic book seller married to HS sweetheart Ashley who has an Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler mix rescue dog named Figaro

$2K T-U: Show Biz

R _ C O R _ I N G

A / _ _ _ _

Aundrea says RECORDING A SONG...as Roy Walker might say, "It's good, but it's not right".

R E C O R D I N G

A / D _ E T

Tim solves RECORDING A DUET.

meineke Jackpot R: Title/Author

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Tim: R ($300), M ($550)
Aundrea: B (MDW), D ($350), BANKRUPT (next to $650)
Priscilla: 4 T's ($800)

T _ _ / _ _ T

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B _ / D R . / _ _ _ _ _

She solves THE CAT IN THE HAT BY DR. SEUSS to take the early lead.

SOLE DUD: M (Tim)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Aundrea
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7K

Current Scores:

Aundrea: $1K/Priscilla: $3,200/Tim: $2K

Mystery R: Same Name

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Aundrea: 3 N's ($900), 4 A's, D ($800), S ($500 + GT)
Priscilla: LaT
Tim: 2 L's ($300), B ($900)
Aundrea: R ($500 + WC), 2 I's, P ($800)
Priscilla: G ($650), 2 T's ($500 + 1/2 CAR next to $300), E
Tim: 2 C's ($700), M ($800)

M A T I N G / A N D

C _ R T A I N

C A L L

He solves MATING AND CURTAIN CALL to take first place over himself w/ that $2,800 response, at least temporarily. The Prize Wedge for tonight that was never landed on was the $5K bonus courtesy of Natural Balance.

DUDS: B (Tim), E (Priscilla), P (Aundrea), S (Aundrea)
SOLE LaT: Priscilla

Current Scores:

Aundrea: $1K WC/Priscilla: $3,200/Tim: $4,800

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #86 (1/10/89- Rolf Benirschke's first daytime episode as host)(Place)(HDMA):

T H E

H _ M A L A _ A S

Karen Nelson solved THE HIMALAYAS & won a Corolla LE worth $14,779, for a GT of $19,379 in prizes.

Jami Gertz of "The Neighbors" does a shout-out.

PP: Song Lyrics

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Priscilla: 3 S's ($550), 3 T's ($650), A
Tim: R ($500), 2 N's ($300), 4 E's, 2 H's ($900), O, 2 I's, 2 B's ($800)

T H E R E ' S

N O T H I N _ / B _ T

B _ _ E / S _ I E S

He solves "THERE'S NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES" from "I Can See Clearly Now" (& he sang the last word) for 3,750 more clams & a Hotwire trip to the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago W.I. valued at $6,200.

SOLE DUD: Priscilla

Current Scores:

Aundrea: $1K WC/Priscilla: $3,200/Tim: $14,750 in cash & trip

$3K T-U: Fictional Character

D _ _ _ Y

D _ C K

This probably won't be used as a bonus puzzle anymore, but Tim IDs DAFFY DUCK.

R4: Phrase

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Tim: R ($300)
Aundrea: S ($700), T ($600)
Priscilla: 2 N's ($800), A
Tim: OTHER BANKRUPT
Aundrea: SAME BANKRUPT
Priscilla: L ($500)- S-U
FS: $1,800

_ _ N _ _ _ / S _ _

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NEXT LETTER(S): 2 M's

M _ N _ _ _ / S _ _

M _ N _ _ _ / _ _

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO- Tim has the added $3,600.

DUDS (before final bell): A (Priscilla), L (Priscilla) R (Tim), T (Aundrea)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Tim & Aundrea)

Final Scores:

Aundrea: $1K/Priscilla: $3,200/Tim: $21,350 in cash & Caribbean
GT: $25,550

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (WC or MDW not included): $350

$100K BR #107: He's spun the S in SPIN.

Prompt: Person

Not too bad RSTLNE help on this one-wordy:

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TIM HAS TAKEN: HMCI

H _ M E _ _ N E R

I thought he was toying w/ us for a second or two, but that might not have been necessarily the case...well, this HOMEOWNER's $30K richer anyway, bringing him to $51,350 in cash & trip!

$5K SPIN ID #103: NS1205740

The Stella cat video's shown again by popular demand.

EPISODE RATING: 7