Post by mechamind on Feb 15, 2021 19:53:44 GMT -5
Airdate: April 14, 1987
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $9,000 outdoor fun showcase!
A $7,400 compact car!
A family vacation in Hawaii!
Over $57,000 just waiting to be won during Teen Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Guru Gurudevan: 13-year old at Irvine's University High School, interested in genetic engineering
Chad Phipps: 15-year old who likes studying math, from San Diego, CA
Lisa Jacob: 10th grader who wants to be a dermatologist, from Kingwood, TX
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. Try not to hit Bankrupt, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
Lisa solves HORN-RIMMED GLASSES.
No, it's not vision problems. There really is a $1,000 space on the Wheel, and you ought to spin for it.
Chad solves THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY COLUMBUS.
Will you discover a whole new way to shop with the $2,000 space?
DING DING! DING DING!
We're running just a bit long, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $1,500 a piece.
Guru: H ($2,250)
Guru solves UPSET STOMACH to suddenly become the big winner!
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $9,000 outdoor fun showcase!
A $7,400 compact car!
A family vacation in Hawaii!
Over $57,000 just waiting to be won during Teen Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Guru Gurudevan: 13-year old at Irvine's University High School, interested in genetic engineering
Chad Phipps: 15-year old who likes studying math, from San Diego, CA
Lisa Jacob: 10th grader who wants to be a dermatologist, from Kingwood, TX
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. Try not to hit Bankrupt, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
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GURU | Chad | Lisa |
| $100: T (DUD!) | Free Spin! $200: S (x3) -$250: E (x2) $450: R (x2) -$250: E (Repeat) (Free Spin used) -$250: O $150: N $100: C (DUD!) | $150: D $100: L $450: M (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$900 | $1,150 |
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Lisa solves HORN-RIMMED GLASSES.
$1,150 to spend |
| Gordon's his-and-her quartz watches (-$700) Columbia his-and-her Premier bikes (-$370) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$80) |
Guru | Chad | Lisa |
$1,150 |
No, it's not vision problems. There really is a $1,000 space on the Wheel, and you ought to spin for it.
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Guru | CHAD | Lisa |
| $400: T BANKRUPT! ($400) | $1,000: S (x2) $200: H -$250: E (x3) $250: N (DUD!) | |
$1,950 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: R (x2) $300: L -$250: I (x2) $300: D $250: C (x3) -$250: O (x3) -$250: A (x2) Commercial break! | |
$1,000 |
"Yes, there is no N. Sorry about that. (buzzer) I don't know why I said it that way, I'm sorry. It just slipped out."
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$1,000 | $1,950 | |
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Chad solves THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY COLUMBUS.
$2,100 to spend |
| Stiga tennis table (-$805) Schafer & Sons drum set (-$629) John N. Hansen games of chance (-$160) Ceramic dalmatian! (-$154) Swensen's Ice Cream (-$300) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$52) |
Pat: And we're very proud, ladies and gentlemen! We've just given this 15-year old young man Poker chips!
Guru | Chad | Lisa |
$2,100 | $1,150 |
Will you discover a whole new way to shop with the $2,000 space?
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Guru | Chad | LISA |
| $700: T (x2) $600: N (DUD!) | ||
$1,400 | ||
| $350: S (x2) -$250: E $200: N (DUD!) | $300: R (DUD!) | $1,500: P -$250: U $500: L (DUD!) |
$450 | $2,650 | |
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DING DING! DING DING!
We're running just a bit long, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $1,500 a piece.
Guru: H ($2,250)
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Guru solves UPSET STOMACH to suddenly become the big winner!
$2,250 to spend |
| Component stereo system (-$600) Swan Brass Beds glass office desk (-$1,270) Karl-Lorimar video assortment (-$300) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$80) |
Guru | Chad | Lisa |
$2,250 | $2,100 | $1,150 |
BONUS ROUND:
Guru probably didn't think he'd get here, but he did! Now he can play for...
Trip to Hawaii and stay at Pacific Beach Hotel in Honolulu ($5,976)
Will he solve one more puzzle?
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Guru sticks to the usual RSTLNE:
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He instantly solves CLOSE CALL to keep the trip! Guru finishes with $8,226 in prizes!
In the post-game, Pat talk about a 15-pound chocolate bunny that they have with them right now. Vanna likes the ear, and she takes a bite! Pat bites the tail. It's all good!