September 27, 1988 recap

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September 27, 1988 recap Feb 3, 2021 21:58:05 GMT -5

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Airdate: September 27, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous and exciting bonus prizes, including:

A PowerPlay ski boat!
A vacation of a lifetime in Europe!
A $41,000 10-karat diamond necklace!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $196,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
David White: Special recreation instructor for the Chicago Park District, from Chicago, IL
Jennifer Schneider: Student at University of Pennsylvania studying systems engineering, from Philadelphia
Ellen Bubin (?): Executive secretary, from Schererville, IN

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

Round 1

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$250: T (x2) $200: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($900)	$300: R (x2) $300: S -$250: E (x5) $1,000: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) $450: D Solve: Correct!
	$2,850

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Jennifer solves PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR.

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	$2,850

Our vote for this round's prize goes to this: A Bayley Luggage set and trip to New York City with a stay at The Drake Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $4,620.

You like the $2,500 space, don't you? Go for that! You'll be happy you did.

Round 2

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David	JENNIFER	Ellen
	$450: T $450: R (DUD!)	$900: S $750: N -$250: I (x3) $300: H (x2) -$250: A (x2) $2,500: W -$250: E $400: M (DUD!)
	$450	$4,000
$150: P $300: C $750: Z (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,950

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David solves PIZZA WITH ANCHOVIES.

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$1,950	$2,850

Try not to bite the $3,500 space, okay? Just spin for that Big Money!

Round 3

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David	Jennifer	ELLEN
		$900: T (x3) $400: H (x2) -$250: E (x5) Lose A Turn!
		$3,250
$550: R -$250: A (x2) $450: N -$250: I $900: F $300: D $550: P Solve: Correct!
$2,250

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David solves DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS.

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$4,200	$2,850

Let's top the Wheel with another prize! We have a new Toyota Tercel (labeled CAR) worth $11,275!

We're now at the best! We have both a $5,000 space and a huge puzzle! Make this round worth it!

Round 4

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DAVID	Jennifer	Ellen
$5,000: T (x2) $550: H -$250: E (x6) $300: N (x2) $250: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $5,000: M $900: S (x2) $350: L (x3) -$250: O (x4) -$250: A $250: V (x2) Solve: O
$18,850*

A scoring error occurred somewhere in the round.

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Perfection! David solves LOVE IS LOVELIER THE SECOND TIME AROUND for all that cash! For David, a lovely way to win.

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$23,050*	$2,850

For Ellen, not so lovely. All she'll feel after this game is from the lovely parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Later on, we find out that he actually won $23,200 before the Bonus Round.

David can follow up his huge win with a huge bonus prize! He could go for...

Pair of Jeeps ($33,259)

Vacation of a lifetime in Europe ($45,576)

Ski boat (over $36,500)

Diamond necklace (around $41,000)

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

David looks at the prizes and picks...

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

Can he solve this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

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It will be LSTRNE. Where has Pat heard these before?

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He instantly solves SIAMESE TWINS to keep the cash! David finishes with a total of $48,200!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna acknowledge the score correction as Vanna holds a pair of cards with the original and corrected scores.

Last Edit: Jan 14, 2023 20:10:02 GMT -5 by mechamind

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jacobr1020 Posts: 519	September 27, 1988 recap Feb 3, 2021 22:33:06 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jacobr1020 on Feb 3, 2021 22:33:06 GMT -5 Very tragically, David died in a motorcycle accident a few days before his episode aired.

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September 27, 1988 recap Feb 3, 2021 22:37:18 GMT -5

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^ Yikes.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Aspiring recappers just need a little spark. Posts: 5,215	September 27, 1988 recap Feb 3, 2021 23:04:02 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2021 23:04:02 GMT -5 I saw that. I would certainly hope he had a lot of fun especially with what he won in his taping, and he was the best player of the night.
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Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2021 23:04:02 GMT -5