Post by mechamind on Feb 7, 2021 10:33:38 GMT -5
Airdate: December 19, 1988
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A pair of his-and-hers Eagle cars!
A Baldwin grand piano!
A set of gorgeous diamonds!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $178,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Marilyn Tomlin: Grade 1-5 math teacher who also does math coaching, from Tulsa, OK
Sandi Ornait: Software design consultant
Jon Winegarden: Recent graduate of UC Berkeley
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Jon solves WINDOW AND BEVERLY SILLS. Pat suggests dumping this category as a Christmas present.
Perfection! Sandi solves STRUMMIN' ON THE OLE BANJO to keep the watch.
Marilyn might get another chance, and what good things the $3,500 space could do!
Sandi solves HERD OF ELEPHANTS.
Sandi solves STRING QUARTET.
DING DING! DING DING!
There's our "special" bell, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! An early Christmas?
Jon: H (x2) ($10,600)
Marilyn: N (DUD!)
Sandi: R ($5,000)
Jon: L ($15,600)
Marilyn: S (x3!) ($15,000)
Sandi: C (x2) ($15,000)
Sandi solves THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY to protect her title!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives them:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A pair of his-and-hers Eagle cars!
A Baldwin grand piano!
A set of gorgeous diamonds!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $178,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Marilyn Tomlin: Grade 1-5 math teacher who also does math coaching, from Tulsa, OK
Sandi Ornait: Software design consultant
Jon Winegarden: Recent graduate of UC Berkeley
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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MARILYN | Sandi | Jon |
| $400: N (x2) $1,000: D (x2) $200: S (x2) $400: R -$250: A -$250: E (x2) BANKRUPT! ($3,100) | $200: T (DUD!) | $1,000: L (x3) $1,000: B $500: W (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$5,000 |
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Jon solves WINDOW AND BEVERLY SILLS. Pat suggests dumping this category as a Christmas present.
Marilyn | Sandi | Jon |
$5,000 |
Speaking of present, it's time for us to unwrap a Lucien Piccard 14-karat gold watch (labeled WATCH) worth $3,490.
If we got some good money out of that puzzle, we can do it again. We have a $2,500 space on the Wheel!
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Marilyn | SANDI | Jon |
| WATCH! $150: T (x2) $200: N (x3) $400: H -$250: E (x2) $250: S -$250: O (x3) $400: M (x2) $900: R Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,750+ |
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Perfection! Sandi solves STRUMMIN' ON THE OLE BANJO to keep the watch.
Marilyn | Sandi | Jon |
$6,240 | $5,000 |
Marilyn might get another chance, and what good things the $3,500 space could do!
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Marilyn | Sandi | JON |
| $3,500: T $3,500: N BANKRUPT! ($7,000) | ||
| $500: R $300: S $200: C (DUD!) | $500: L $200: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) $400: D $3,500: P Solve: Correct! | |
$800 | $4,550 | |
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THING | ||||||||||||||
Sandi solves HERD OF ELEPHANTS.
Marilyn | Sandi | Jon |
$10,790 | $5,000 |
Why not throw in another prize? We have a trip featuring Vera Bradley designer bag set and a Caribbean Island hopping vacation in Aruba, Barbados, and St. Martin (labeled TRIP) worth $5,625.
The $5,000 space comes crashing through, because it's time for more of that serious money!
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MARILYN | Sandi | Jon |
| $900: S $800: N $600: T (x3) $500: R (x2) $500: G -$250: I $200: H (DUD!) | $350: Q Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$4,750 | $350 |
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Sandi solves STRING QUARTET.
Marilyn | Sandi | Jon |
$11,140 | $5,000 |
Still going Sandi's way, but we have time for another round!
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Marilyn | SANDI | Jon |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: T (x3) | |
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DING DING! DING DING!
There's our "special" bell, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! An early Christmas?
Jon: H (x2) ($10,600)
Marilyn: N (DUD!)
Sandi: R ($5,000)
Jon: L ($15,600)
Marilyn: S (x3!) ($15,000)
Sandi: C (x2) ($15,000)
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Sandi solves THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY to protect her title!
Marilyn | Sandi | Jon |
| $26,140 | $5,000 |
So much for early Christmas, at least for Marilyn, who will be leaving with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Sandi is our big winner, and she could take home something even better! How about one of...
Baldwin grand piano ($31,500)
Vacation home ($38,250)
His-and-hers Eagle 4-door sedans ($31,520)
Diamond ear clips ($43,000)
Good ol' American cash ($25,000)
Sandi will be playing for...
Good ol' American cash ($25,000)
Can Sandi keep that streak going?
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RSTLNE gives them:
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Without hesitation, it's CDMA.
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She instantly solves PRICE TAG to keep the cash! Sandi is leaving with a total of $51,140!
In the post-game, Pat and Vanna play with some of the Christmas stockings and toy elves.
