StrangerCoug's Wheel of Fortune (Game over)

[StrangerCoug]

I'll do a proper catchup with images later, but there is no I. pablito's turn.

[pablito]

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (9) = 9

[StrangerCoug]

Acknowledged; will get it tomorrow.

[StrangerCoug]

Three hundred dollars.

[pablito]

C?

[StrangerCoug]

Yes, three of them

LETTERS LEFT:

A

B _ D

_

F G H

_

J K _ M _

_

P Q _ _ _

U

V W X Y Z

Nine hundred. All options apply.

[pablito]

Buy A

[StrangerCoug]

A triplet of those as well.

LETTERS LEFT:

_

B _ D

_

F G H

_

J K _ M _

_

P Q _ _ _

U

V W X Y Z

If you had JerryArr's money, too, you'd be able to buy another vowel; unfortunately, stealing from your opponents is illegal

[pablito]

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (70) = 70

[StrangerCoug]

Seven hundred dollars.

[pablito]

K

[StrangerCoug]

...Yep. It's in the obvious spot, all right

LETTERS LEFT:

_

B _ D

_

F G H

_

J _ _ M _

_

P Q _ _ _

U

V W X Y Z

All options apply now.

[pablito]

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (57) = 57

[StrangerCoug]

Three hundred dollars.

[pablito]

D

[StrangerCoug]

One D.

LETTERS LEFT:

_

B _ _

_

F G H

_

J _ _ M _

_

P Q _ _ _

U

V W X Y Z

Up to $1,400.

[pablito]

solve: ? Clause ? Clock ? Paradox

[StrangerCoug]

That is correct


Now, for an extra $2,500, can you tell me the common word that goes in each of those blanks?

[pablito]

doomsday?

[StrangerCoug]

Nope

But that's OK You still won $1,400 from this round, giving you $3,900 total and everyone else plenty of opportunities to catch up with you.

Radja will be starting our next round soon

[StrangerCoug]

A Google search reveals that, while GRANDFATHER was the intended answer, DOOMSDAY does fit all of the blanks as well. If there are no objections, I will award the $2,500 anyway.

[Radja]

I'm fine with pabs winning fake money

[JerryArr]

Sure, I'm fine with that.

[StrangerCoug]

All right, it's being given to him


Now he has $3,900 from the round and $6,400 total, and the puzzle writers are blushing in embarrassment.

Round 2 most likely tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

[StrangerCoug]

For Round 2, we have a

BOOK AND AUTHOR

for you to figure out.


Radja starts this round. Hiding behind one of the two Mystery Wedges on the wheel is an

APPLE iMAC PRO W/2.3GHz 18-CORE INTEL XEON W PROCESSOR, TURBO BOOST UP TO 4.3GHz, 128GB 2666MHZ DDR4 ECC MEMORY, 4TB SSD, RADEON PRO VEGA 64 WITH 16GB OF HBM2 MEMORY, MAGIC MOUSE 2, MAGIC KEYBOARD WITH NUMERIC KEYPAD, & HP ENVY PHOTO 7155 ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER

, all together worth $13,349