Season 2 - (Larry/Diane/Howard) recap

Airdate: September 1984 (after Anita/Paula/Wayne)

Look at this studio filled with glamorous and imaginative gifts! Fabulous merchandise including...

An electric mini-car
A $3,500 ruby accented rings
A $14,000 sportscar

Over $84,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Larry (no last name given): Investor and musician, new father, Prescott, AZ
Diane Cooper: Clerk for an advertising company, Spokane, WA
Howard Rodenstein: Works in public relations, now in southern California

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Try not to hit Bankrupt, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!


Larry solves NAVY-BEAN SOUP.



We pull out, from our little mix of prizes, a GE portable VCR and camera (labeled VIDEO) worth $1,498.


Howard cleans up the puzzle board and reads the answer.


The Wheel just barely flipped over to $700, but Howard was too quick, so that extra money is going right on a gift certificate.


Don't show Howard the $5,000 space; he might pass out. Just say we're starting Round 3:


Larry just solves ROCK-AND-ROLL STAR for the house minimum. But it's not enough for shopping, so it goes straight on a gift certificate.


With very little time, Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and Round 4 will be played for a Tiffany gift certificate. Consonants are worth...$1,500 a piece. Larry begins:


Larry: N (DUD!)
Diane: T ($1,500)

Diane guesses STATE CAPITAL.

Howard: S ($1,500)
Larry: R (DUD!)
Diane: H ($3,000)

Diane makes a comeback with SOUTH PACIFIC for $3,000 towards a gift certificate.






BONUS ROUND:

How about something a bit more creative? Now Diane can make a choice, and it's...

Mazda 626 sport coupe ($13,625).

The final puzzle is...

Diane will call NRSTLE:

She instantly solves NEEDLEPOINT to keep the car and finishes with a total of $16,625!