Wheel of Fortune Episode for 4/8/2014

In this episode of Wheel of Fortune, we met three unique contestants in the Wheel of Fortune College challenge. In the first Toss Up puzzle-a puzzle in which random letters are flipped until an answer is given, Emily-a junior from Northwestern answered first. The Quotation puzzle answer was, “It's All Greek To Me.” Pat Sajak then spent some time getting to know the contestants, and even got a beat-box performance from, Omari Williams, a senior from Baylor University. Marissa Hulley is attending UCLA and is a senior.

The next puzzle, also a Proper Name toss up for $2000 was taken by, Omari, with F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Before the first “spin” was taken by any of the contestants, a lovely trip to Peru worth $7500 dollars, was placed on the wheel, courtesy of Lonely Planet-a web based travel content site.

During the first spin puzzle on College Life, Omari got off to a great start, winning both a “Free Play” pass, as well as, the ½ a car slot. He then solved the puzzle with Grade Point Average. The next spin puzzle, a Before and After one, was started by Marissa. She got off to a good start with the guess of the letter N, but lost out with an S, of which there weren't any. During Emily's turn she got a little tongue-tied trying to remember whether she was spinning and guessing a letter or buying a vowel. But she managed to stumble through and solve the puzzle with, The Merchant of Venice Beach.

After the break the prize puzzle was Event, which Omari started. Landing on Lose a Turn, the game was passed to Marissa, who needed a good spin to get her game going. With the guess of an N, she was able to pick up a $1000 gift card to Dick's Sporting Goods. After a brief go round, Marissa also landed on a Lose A Turn, passing the game to Emily. Emily then landed on a Bankrupt and lost it all. Omari then took over, guessing letter after letter, and nailing all the vowels before finally solving the puzzle with, Embarking On A Voyage. With the solving of the puzzle Omari also won a trip to the Mediterranean, worth $7,199.

After the break, the $3000 Toss Up went to Emily with March Madness. Phrase was the category of the next spin puzzle. Emily started the puzzle well but couldn't hold on, guessing an R when there weren't any. The puzzle then passed to Omari, and he skated by a Bankrupt space, only to later be caught by it to lose just over a thousand dollars, before the bell for the Final Spin.

Pat gave the wheel a final spin, which added a $1000 to make the consonants worth $1300 a piece. Emily was able to solve the puzzle which read, Sitting On A Gold Mine. Omari was the big winner for the day, with Emily a close second. Marissa walked away with a nice $1000 prize.

Omari spun and landed on the & sign. The puzzle was an Event, but with little help from the offered letters, and those he guessed; Omari wasn't able to guess the answer. Public Apology, was hard to come by, and Omari gave up a very nice Ford Escape.