February 26, 1988 recap

Airdate: February 26, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous prizes! Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $199,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Marj Woodhouse: Married, is a secretary for a cosmetic surgeon, Farmington Hills, MI
Paula Ricker: Married, is an employment representative for the major communications corporation in New Jersey, is from Garwood, NJ
Denia Holland: Co-ordinator for a teen pregnancy program, from Washington, D.C.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, and we are playing for cash, so let's get to a puzzle:


(Paula and Denia were each looking at the wrong arrow on their first spin.)

Denia solves POLLY WANT A CRACKER.


Want a prize? Try 400 ounces of Johnson Matthey silver bars (labeled SILVER) worth $2,912.

We have added a $2,500 space to the Wheel!


(Paula placed the SILVER wedge on the railing instead of the arrow at first, but Pat fixed it.)

Denia solves YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.


The top-dollar value is now $3,500!


Denia solves NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY.


In our search for another prize, we've got a white Schafer and Sons piano (labeled PIANO) worth $8,337.

How about some silver that's always there? A $5,000 space for Round 4:



DING DING! DING DING!

We seem to have overslept, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth...$550 a piece.

Paula: T ($550)
Denia: N (x2) ($1,100)
Marj: R (DUD!)
Paula: L (x2) ($1,100)
Denia: P (x2) ($2,200)

Denia SWEEPS THE GAME with a solve of BALL-POINT PEN.


No room for progress from the opposition. Marj and Paula will leave with some nice parting gifts.

No room for the Free Spin token either.





BONUS ROUND:

Well, she got it all, and now she could ice the cake with...
His/hers cars ($41,600)
A Chinese rug ($45,000)
A motorhome ($50,000)
A sapphire and diamond ring ($27,000)
Even more cash ($25,000)

Denia wants more cash. This puzzle will determine if she gets it...

A slight adjustment with LNSRTO:

She quickly solves OUT OF STEP to COMPLETE THE SWEEP and leave with $40,850 in cash!