November 2, 1992 recap

Airdate: November 2, 1992

From the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Richard "Richie" Cunningham: Accountant, from New York City
Donna Ahlstrand: Full-time student at Sonoma State University taking English/creative writing, from Petaluma
Jim Katella (Returning with a total of $14,550)

(Note that due to a glitch, the dollar signs do not display on the scoreboards at all. They will still be displayed in the recap.)

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here is the bay's first puzzle:


Perfection! Richie solves ROGER OVER AND OUT.


In good taste, maybe? We add a Ghirardelli Square gift certificate (labeled SHOPPING) worth $1,000.

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Inexplicably to some viewers, Round 2 is edited out. Instead, we are treated to a three-minute video about the San Francisco tapings. The "home base" board currently reads:

However, based on Pat's later comment, the round was played entirely by Donna, and she picked up the Free Spin but did not use it, so...

Double perfection!

(The edited out puzzle was VANNA'S PREGNANT. I won't get into any more detail.)

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We might not be able to beat it, but we can at least try to match the flavor with a $3,500 space in this round:


Donna stumbles, but then solves I'M BOILED BAKED SCALLOPED & FRIED. I'm a $500 bonus. Can Donna take me off Pat's hands?

She's richer by answering potato. (Oddly, this chyron's color does not match the rest)


Another prize! But you were expecting that anyway. We have an England bike trip (labeled TOUR) worth $7,475.

It browns to perfection like no other...although I don't know if that's what it's for. The $5,000 space is here!


Perfection! Richie solves COME ON BABY LIGHT MY FIRE HYDRANT to keep the bike trip and cash. And thus, the game ends.


Shut out tonight, but Jim still leaves with a total of $14,550 from earlier.





BONUS ROUND:

After all that spinning, Richie can possibly rest easy. But we still have Bonus Land to deal with.

Five prizes. Richie picks L. The final puzzle is:

RSTLNE gives him...

His choices will be MPDO:

And before the timer starts, he solves DEPUTY SHERIFF...

...and he's running off with a Buick Park Avenue ultra sedan worth $33,600! A pretty good night with $55,675, but he will continue...