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January 30, 1991 recap Feb 15, 2021 9:29:59 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 15, 2021 9:29:59 GMT -5

Airdate: January 30, 1991

From Hollywood, it's America's most watched game show!

Over $185,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all male):
Juzar Hosta: Works for a visual database computer manufacturer, from Dallas, TX (Originally from Pakistan)
Joe Montana (returning with a 1-day total of $4,350)
Tom Ensign: Television critic for a newspaper, from Toledo, OH

Pat jokes that because Tom's a TV critic, he's going to savage the show after his experience.

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

Round 1

PEOPLE

JUZAR	Joe	Tom
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: N $450: S (x2) $300: T (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$2,200

PEOPLE

Joe solves DETROIT PISTONS.

Juzar	Joe	Tom
	$2,200

What would be Tom's review of this prize? We're adding a trip to Malaysia and stay at Penang Mutiara, plus a Vivitar Power Zoom compact auto-focus camera (labeled ASIA) worth $3,522.

If he were to downplay the extra cash from the $2,500 space, then who knows what to do?

Round 2

PHRASE

Juzar	JOE	Tom
	ASIA: N Lose A Turn!	$200: T (x5) BANKRUPT! ($1,000)
	+
$900: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) $350: R $2,500: S (x2) -$250: U (x2) -$250: A $500: W -$250: I (DUD!)	$200: Y (x2) $300: D $200: M $400: L (x4) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$7,000	$2,500+

PHRASE

Joe solves DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH to keep the trip.

Juzar	Joe	Tom
	$8,222

Do you swear to give it your best shot? The $3,500 space is staring at you...

Round 3

EVENT

Juzar	Joe	TOM
		$900: N (x2) $550: T -$250: E (x3) $1,000: R -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$2,850
$400: G $450: M -$250: I (x2) $600: D (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	Solve: Correct!
$600		$2,850

EVENT

Tom solves MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT.

Juzar	Joe	Tom
	$8,222	$2,850

Another prize shines bright! We have a West Wight Potter 15-foot sailboat and trailer (labeled BOAT) worth $6,280!

What's important is that the TV critic wins something. Now it's Juzar's turn, and the $5,000 space awaits!

Round 4

THINGS

JUZAR	Joe	Tom
BOAT: S (x4) BANKRUPT! ($6,280)	$800: N (x2) $800: D -$250: A -$250: E -$250: I (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$1,650
$700: R $250: C $600: T (DUD!)	$500: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
$950	$2,650

THINGS

Joe solves SKULL AND CROSSBONES.

Juzar	Joe	Tom
	$10,872	$2,850

Everyone's still alive as we have time for another round!

Round 5

PHRASE

Juzar	JOE	Tom
	$350: T (x2) $700: N (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$700
$700: R $350: S $400: M Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,450

PHRASE

Juzar solves TRUST ME. They won't trust Pat to spin the Wheel this time.

Juzar	Joe	Tom
$1,450	$10,872	$2,850

BONUS ROUND:

Joe wins again and has $15,222 in cash and prizes. Let's give the Bonus Round another chance and look at...

Mercedes 300 E (over $47,000)

Recreational vehicle (over $46,000)

1991 Nissan 300 ZX (over $31,000)

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

Joe does have to trust the envelopes. This time, it's the W, and this is his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives him:

PLACE

Was he toying with Pat? He picked CFMA and smiles immediately.

PLACE

Yeah, he solves AFRICA. That makes up for his last puzzle!

For that, he takes the sports car: the 1991 Nissan 300 ZX sports coupe worth $31,675! Joe finishes with $46,897 and has one more day!