Wheel of Fortune Episode for 5/1/2014

On tonight's episode of America's Game Show, Wheel of Fortune, three new contestants take on the wheel to win fortunes they can take home. As is usual for this game, the first Toss Up puzzle, in which random letters are thrown out until the puzzle is solved, was worth $1000. The Phrase puzzle, You Heard It Here First, went to Moe Johnson from Missouri. Steve Michaels, who is also from Missouri, is a firefighter for the city of Kansas City, MO. Last but not least we met, Shannon Harget from Virginia-who is a competitive ice skater and an accountant.

The next Toss Up, worth $2000 was an Around The House puzzle and it went to, Moe again, with Ceramic Dalmatian. Jim then came on and added a great prize package to the wheel for a wonderful trip to Las Vegas that ran a total worth $7500 dollars! Moe started off on fire, grabbing an N and two vowels; E and A. Just when she thought she'd land on a Bankrupt, she pulled out of it, but when she guessed the letter D there weren't any.

Steve was up next to give his turn a try at the big wheel, giving the Thing puzzle a go at it. Unfortunately the Bankrupt did come up to ruin his chances for his first turn. When it came to Shannon's turn, she was going to give that wheel all it was worth, and boy did it pay her back, her first spin was worth $2500 for each letter and she guessed T of which there were two. She then landed on the Caesar’s Palace trip which she gladly held on to. To top it all off, she was able to solve the puzzle with, Monumental Achievement.

The next spin puzzle was a The 90's puzzle and Steve started things off this time around. Steve was doing great, earning some cash and buying some vowels, until the letter R gave him some trouble and sent the puzzle on to Shannon. Shannon again had a great time picking up a ½ Car symbol, as well as a Caesar's Palace entertainment card worth $1000 dollars. Unfortunately the Lose A Turn piece stopped her short of solving the puzzle. However, Moe was glad to finally get another chance at a spin puzzle. After taking a modest risk on the Mystery game piece (a piece in which you can simply take the $1,000 dollars per correct letter, or risk it on the $10,000/Bankrupt sign on the back) Moe was glad to get the $10,000 and be able to solve the puzzle with Will Smith In Independence Day!

After the break the next spin puzzle was both an Event and a Prize puzzle. Shannon got things off to a hot start, getting both a ½ Car piece and the Million Dollar prize piece, before a Lose A Turn symbol jumped up to give the puzzle to Moe. Moe was off to a good start, before buying an O cost her another turn and passed the game on to Steve. Steve was finally able to get into the game big time when he landed on the $3500 dollar piece. Guessing the letter T he was able to quickly catch Moe and Shannon, and was also able to solve the puzzle with, Private Dining Under The Stars. Solving the prize puzzle also got Steve a wonderful trip to Maui, worth $7,099 dollars!

Coming back from the break brought on the last of the Toss Up puzzles worth, $3000 dollars. Moe was first on the buzzer again with Candy Shop to score the nice addition to her already impressive $13,900. This round of Wheel of Fortune was a true contest for sure!

The next Fun & Games spin puzzle started off great with Moe, until the black abyss of the Bankrupt sign took it all away, passing the puzzle on to Steve. Steve was able to get the letter G in before the Final Spin bell sounded. Consonants became worth $1800 dollars a piece and the puzzle became anyone's to win. Steve got the letter T put up before Shannon was able to guess the letter C and solve the puzzle with Scoring The Winning Goal. Although she finished in third place, Shannon was overjoyed to take home a trip to Las Vegas, as well as, $15, 850 dollars! Moe took home another impressive number with $16,900. But Steve, who was shut out the first part of the game, was the big winner with $17, 349 dollars to take on the Bonus Round.

With help from the regular R, S, T, L, N, and E; Steve was able to solve the puzzle before he ever added his own letters of V, F, Z and O. The firefighter from Kansas City was able to solve the Thing puzzle with, Valiant Effort. For his Valiant Effort he took home an additional $30,000 dollars.