September 29, 1988 recap

September 29, 1988 recap Feb 4, 2021 22:28:24 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 4, 2021 22:28:24 GMT -5

Airdate: September 29, 1988 (likely date, possibly 9/21)

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

A $45,576 vacation of a lifetime in Europe!
A $41,000 trinket!
A pair of Jeeps!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $190,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Varda Rosenblum: Recent graduate from New York University of Business School, from NYC
Sam Sinfrano (?): Elementary school principal in a large school district, opening a new K-6 school in the fall; from Scottsdale, AZ
Kathy Gebossie (?): Insurance rater (Did she find a good rate on a new home she just got?)

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

Round 1

QUOTATION

VARDA	Sam	Kathy
$350: T (DUD!)	$750: S (x2) $350: R -$250: E (x2) $900: L (x2) $400: N -$250: A $250: Y (x2) Lose A Turn!	$400: M $250: W -$250: O (x3) $250: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$4,050	$650

QUOTATION

Kathy solves DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

Varda	Sam	Kathy
		$650

We swear we shall search for only the best quality prizes big or small. We now add a General Instrument satellite system, Colortyme TV and VCR, and AVD Video HAL programming system (labeled VIDEO) totaling $3,368.

It's clear that the $2,500 space is a favorite...yeah, just spin for it, already.

Round 2

PHRASE

Varda	SAM	Kathy
	$400: T (x4) $500: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $800: R -$250: U (x2) -$250: A $300: C (DUD!)	$200: B $200: S $2,500: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$2,650	$2,900

PHRASE

Kathy solves THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

Varda	Sam	Kathy
		$3,550

Our next "puzzle amount" is $3,500. That might be true, but we should go for more than just that. By the way, Pat has "only been doing this 19 years".

Round 3

THING

Varda	Sam	KATHY
		$900: T $200: N (x2) $550: S (DUD!)
		$1,300
$900: R (x3) $250: L -$250: E (x4) $300: C (x2) -$250: O $200: D (DUD!)	$550: F (x2) $500: P $400: M $550: G Solve: Correct!
$3,050	$2,550

THING

Sam solves ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE.

Varda	Sam	Kathy
	$2,550	$3,550

Give it your best effort, and you might get this prize! It's a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring a carved coral and diamond ring (labeled RING) worth $6,000.

You might also hit our best, the $5,000 space! It knows no limits!

Round 4

PHRASE

VARDA	Sam	Kathy
$900: T (x2) $500: N (DUD!)	$500: S (x4) -$250: E (x3) $300: R -$250: I (x2) $5,000: H (x2) $500: W Solve: Correct!
$1,800	$12,300

PHRASE

Sam solves SMOTHERED WITH KISSES.

Varda	Sam	Kathy
	$14,850	$3,550

Looks like we have time for another round!

Round 5

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

But we have to be quick, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Sam: R (x2) ($500)
Kathy: T (x2) ($500)
Varda: N (DUD!)
Sam: S ($750)
Kathy: D (DUD!)
Varda: H (DUD!)
Sam: Y (DUD!)
Kathy: W (DUD!)
Varda: L (DUD!)
Sam: C ($1,000)
Kathy: M ($750)

Only vowels left!

Varda: E (x2)

PERSON

Varda says IRATE CUSTOMER ...but adds "AN" before it.

Sam just solves IRATE CUSTOMER properly.

Varda	Sam	Kathy
	$15,850	$3,550

I guess a bit of bad luck with common letters can do that. Varda leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Sam has won, but he doesn't have enough cash yet! He's playing for...

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

Let's look at one more puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

OCCUPATION

The good ol' RSTLNE gives him:

OCCUPATION

He says LOAN, but he does not solve LION TAMER. Sam will be leaving with $15,850 in cash.

(Recapper note: Corrected airdate.)

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