January 14, 1991 (NBC Return) recap

Airdate: January 14, 1991

The famous Wheel is spinning! Contestants will be winning! Thousands just waiting to be won on...Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Now back home on NBC!

Today's giants (all male):
Chuck Schmidt: Electrician and operating engineer, Pittsburg, CA (yes, California)
Jim Riley (Returning with a *CLICK* 1-day total of $7,495)
Tony Besser: Originally in jewelry business, wants to start own business, Dallas, TX (originally from England)

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $500. We are playing for cash.

But we begin by adding a prize for the Wheel. Our first prize is a trip to New Orleans and stay at Maison Dupuy (labeled TRIP) worth $3,052.

We begin with this puzzle:



(After the BANKRUPT, Bob asks Tony if he has been to New Orleans, to which he responds he's been once. Maybe he didn't need the trip that badly?)


Chuck solves DANCES WITH WOLVES.

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Tough break, but maybe another prize will meet its match. We add a Lane fine cedar chest and Whisper Soft bedding (labeled CHEST) worth $1,230.

Even for this trio, the sky's the limit. We begin another puzzle:



Tony solves CHICKEN POT PIE-SHAPED.

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A small recovery. Maybe we could make it even better by adding a Lloyd/Flanders picnic setup (but no basket, Bob) with Little Debbie cakes (labeled PICNIC) worth $1,875.

Of course, a top-dollar value of $1,000 can also contribute.




Jim solves LIMITED EDITION to keep the picnic package.

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And our next prize is a pair of Krementz 18-karat gold, diamond, and ruby earrings (labeled JEWELRY) worth $4,000.

We have added that $1,250 space for this round:



Perfection! Chuck solves MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

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And more time than we thought, so let's play another round:


DING DING! DING DING!

But you never know what to expect. Now Bob must give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth...$750 a piece. It's back to Jim.

Jim: T ($750)
Tony: N (DUD!)
Chuck: R ($750)
Jim: F ($1,500)
Tony: M ($750)


Tony solves FROM A TO Z.


Jim leaves with $9,570 in cash and prizes.





BONUS ROUND:

That Final Spin made it interesting but Chuck made it here. We have:
Chevrolet
Winter wonderland package
Piano
$5,000 cash

Now he picks...

1991 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Coupe ($10,542)

The final puzzle is...


RSTLNE gives him...


Is he confident in his letter choices of CMDA? (with an accidental E call before the A)

He does not solve POST OFFICE, but he's at $2,250 and coming back tomorrow.

In the post-game chat, Vanna welcomes "new kid" Bob Goen to NBC.