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June 7, 1989 recap Feb 14, 2021 14:06:37 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 14, 2021 14:06:37 GMT -5

Airdate: June 7, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A boat for the summer days!
A recreational vehicle package!
A Chevrolet Lumina!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $218,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Clay Stedman: Programmer analyst for a transportation company, from Sioux Falls, SD
Robin Statfeld: Works for an insurance company as a direct mail analyst, from Philadelphia, PA (originally from New York)
Sandi Thomas: Director of a non-traditional adult education program, soon to have her own radio talk show; from Orlando, FL

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

Round 1

THING

CLAY	Robin	Sandi
$700: T (DUD!)	$450: N (DUD!)	$150: D (DUD!)

$200: L (DUD!)	$250: S (x2) $750: R (x2) -$250: E (x2) $300: V -$250: I $1,000: P -$250: O $400: G -$250: A $200: M (DUD!)	$150: B (DUD!)
	$2,700
$300: J $1,000: Z (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,300

THING

Clay reads what's on the board.

Clay	Robin	Sandi
$2,300

This prize could make you feel better after a rough round. We're adding a U.S. Leisure outdoor patio furniture collection, plus $1,000 worth of flowers (labeled PATIO), totaling $2,899.

With a bigger puzzle like this, the $2,500 space would be a breath of fresh air.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Clay	ROBIN	Sandi
	$450: T $400: R (x2) $250: L (x4) $150: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,550

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Robin solves BILLY CRYSTAL CHANDELIER.

Clay	Robin	Sandi
$2,300	$2,550

From a rough round to a perfect round. Can we do even better? The $3,500 space is waiting nervously...

Round 3

THING

Clay	Robin	SANDI
		$400: T (x2) $400: S (x2) $250: R -$250: E -$250: I (x3) $800: M (DUD!)
		$1,350
$500: L (x2) $250: P $200: H $400: N (x4) $600: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,250

THING

Clay solves LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP.

Clay	Robin	Sandi
$6,550	$2,550

Once again, we're going big! We have a Chevrolet Lumina Euro with Oki Telecom cellular phone (labeled CAR) worth $18,393!

You might as well fill it up with some cash along the way, and the $5,000 space is ready to help.

Round 4

PEOPLE

CLAY	Robin	Sandi
$400: S $900: T (x2) $200: H (DUD!)	$200: N $250: W (DUD!)	$900: R $350: Y $1,500: B -$250: O (x3) Solve: Correct!
$2,200	$200	$2,500

PEOPLE

Sandi solves TORONTO BLUE JAYS.

Clay	Robin	Sandi
$6,650	$2,550	$2,500

The game isn't over yet! We have time for another puzzle!

Round 5

PERSON

Clay	ROBIN	Sandi
	$500: N (DUD!)	$350: S
		$350

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

Sandi almost spun again but stopped, and now Pat gives the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece.

Sandi: T ($700)
Clay: H (x2) ($700)
Robin: R (x2) ($700)
Sandi: L (DUD!)
Clay: P (DUD!)
Robin: C ($1,400)

PERSON

Robin solves SHADY CHARACTER.

Clay	Robin	Sandi
$6,650	$3,950	$2,500

BONUS ROUND:

After an odd game, Clay is our big winner! He gets to look at the following bonus prizes:

Recreational vehicle package (over $31,000)

Safari (over $30,000)

Boat (over $42,000)

Jewelry ($68,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

All nice prizes, but Clay can only pick one! He wants...

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Can he solve this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives him:

EVENT

Trying to keep a straight face, it's HWGO.

EVENT

He solves HOUSEWARMING to keep the cash! Clay leaves with a total of $31,550!

During the post-game:

Vanna: Say "joke" 5 times real fast.

Pat: Joke, joke, joke, joke, joke.

Vanna: No, say it faster.

Pat: (faster) Joke, joke, joke, joke, joke.

Vanna: What do you call the white of an egg?

Pat: Yolk.

Pat realizes the trick immediately after.