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October 26, 1984 recap Mar 7, 2014 10:51:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2014 10:51:14 GMT -5

Airdate: October 26, 1984

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

A $12,000 garden center
A $9,000 gold coin and diamond necklace
A $28,000 van motorhome

Over $100,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Dave Roberts: Operations manager for a fast food chain, Northford, CT
Joan Mihalovich: Real estate agent, Kirkwood, MO
Kathy Fayson: School library book salesperson, San Diego, CA

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!

Round 1

PHRASE

DAVE	Joan	Kathy
$750: T (x3) $150: N $200: C (DUD!)	$150: D Lose A Turn!	$450: R (x2) $100: S $100: M (DUD!)
$2,400	$150	$1,000
$350: G (DUD!)	$200: L (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,400	$650

PHRASE

Joan solves DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

$650 to spend

Telephone center (-$400)
Desk clock (-$169)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$81)

Dave	Joan	Kathy
	$650

Time to try for a little more than that, so we'll add a prize: a Tiffany furnished sterling silver cow creamer (labeled SILVER) worth $950. Now make this round count!

Round 2

PHRASE

Dave	JOAN	Kathy
	MOOOOOOO! $150: T (x3) $150: D (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	$450+
$300: N (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($1,400)	BANKRUPT! ($0)

$600: L (DUD!)	$200: R (DUD!)	$400: R (Repeat)

$700: S (x2) Lose A Turn!	$1,000: M (DUD!)	$600: W (x2) $250: H (x2) $250: Y (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,400		$2,200

Even Pat referred to the $1,000 hit as possibly making up for "lost time".

PHRASE

Kathy solves WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.

$2,200 to spend

TV/video package (-$2,198)
$2 on account

Dave	Joan	Kathy
	$650	$2,198
		OA: $2

This is how you make up for "lost time"...with the $5,000 space in Round 3:

Round 3

PLACE

Dave	Joan	KATHY
		OA: $2
		$800: T $800: N (x3) $700: S (x3) Solve: Correct!
		$5,300
		OA: $2

PLACE

Perfection! Kathy solves NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. She claims her on-account quickly for $5,302.

$5,302 to spend

Computer center (-$2,794)
Mexico City trip (-$1,650)
Decorated lamps (-$688)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$170)

Our main game comes to a close.

Dave	Joan	Kathy
	$650	$7,500

Round 3 practically sealed the outcome. Therefore, Dave must settle with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

For that last round, Kathy earned her trip here. Now, she picks...

Champion Trans Van mini motorhome ($28,837).

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

The default strikes again. It's STRNLE:

PHRASE

She does not solve HELP WANTED, but she still leaves with $7,500 in prizes.