WOF Recap: 12/22/89

Here is a Wheel recap from 12/22/89. 

Contestants:
Red: Joseph Spencer, an LA Valley College student majoring in theater arts
Yellow: Dimitri Christie, 1-day champ w/$8,900 
Blue: Meg Butier, a CPA for an accounting firm 

Round 1 ($1,000) - THING 

TR_FFIC 
SIGN_L 

TRAFFIC SIGNAL - solved by Meg for $1,150.

DUDS: U (Dimitri)
BANKRUPTS: 1 (Joseph for $200)

Round 2 prize - Somper Lowell mink jacket worth $6,000 (marked "FUR" on the wheel)

Round 2 ($2,500) - QUOTATION 

PETER  P_PER 
P_ _ _E_  _  PE_ _
_ _  P_ _ _ _E_
PEPPER_

PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS - solved by Meg for $3,350 and the mink jacket, for a total of $9,350!

DUDS: N (Dimitri)

Round 3 ($3,500) - SAME NAME 

_ _ _SY  & 
DIANA
ROSS

BETSY & DIANA ROSS - solved by Meg for $1,950. 

DUDS: L (Joseph), P, C (Dimitri), M (Meg)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Joseph for $600, Meg for $0)

Round 4 prize - Gold cuff bracelet from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $8,300 (marked "GOLD" on the wheel)

Round 4 (still w/$3,500) - EVENT 

SH_C_ING 
CORN

SHUCKING CORN - solved by Dimitri for $6,150!

DUDS: T (Joseph)

Round 5 ($5,000) - PLACE 

TR_ _ _ _ _ _
R_ _ _
_ _REST 

DUDS: M (Dimitri)

At this point, the bell sounds and the round becomes a speed round with Pat's final spin being worth $500.

TR_ _ _ _ _ _
R_ _N 
_ _REST 

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST - solved by Meg for $2,200.

Final scores:
Joseph: $0 (parting gifts)
Dimitri: $6,150
Meg: $14,650 (winner)

The two remaining bonus round prizes (in either the 2nd E or L) were:
A trip to Switzerland worth over $23K 
The usual $25K cash 

Meg picks the L. 

Bonus round category - THING 

_N_T_ _ _

Meg picks D, C, M, and A as her four letters. 

ANAT_M_

Meg easily solves ANATOMY and wins $25,000 as a result! This gives her a 1-day total of $39,650!