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January 30, 1985 recap Feb 17, 2021 16:03:11 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 17, 2021 16:03:11 GMT -5

Airdate: January 30, 1985

Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:

A 2-week Miami and Bahamas holiday!
An $11,000 strand of pearls!
A $6,900 Australian holiday!

Over $97,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Maryann Dugan: Owns a beauty salon, from Nanticoke, PA
Linda Linn: "Executive secretary" (called that because she's the only non-executive in her office), from Akron, OH
Joel Israel: Student at Tulane University in New Orleans, from Coral Springs, FL

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. 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!

Round 1

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

MARYANN	Linda	Joel
Lose A Turn!	$150: R (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)

$900: T $250: H $350: L -$250: E $800: N (DUD!)	$200: G $1,000: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,250	$2,200

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Linda solves THE BIG BAD WOLF.

$2,200 to spend

Sharp 19-inch color TV (-$749)
Vitamaster multi-action gym (-$191)
Konica VC-301 color video camera (-$599)
Helbros his-and-her watches (-$495)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$166)

Maryann	Linda	Joel
	$2,200

Avoid that extra "wolf" on the Wheel, and you might take this prize: A Gucci gift certificate featuring 18-karat gold pocket watch with bit design (labeled WATCH) worth $2,100.

(The camera does not zoom in on the prize wedge.)

Round 2

QUOTATION

Maryann	LINDA	Joel
	$800: N (DUD!)	$500: T (x3) $400: R (x3) -$250: E (x4) $550: D (DUD!)
		$2,450
$300: H $300: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($900)	$250: K $500: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$750

"Oh! I just lost myself!" ...when Linda's name tag falls off before the K call.

QUOTATION

Linda solves THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT.

$750 to spend

Gibson portable dishwasher (-$469)
Conair beauty appliances (-$193)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$88)

Maryann	Linda	Joel
	$2,950

There's no "three strikes" rule on this show, so you'll want to be careful after hitting the $5,000 space.

Round 3

PHRASE

Maryann	Linda	JOEL
		$800: T (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,600)

$800: H (DUD!)	$5,000: R (DUD!)	$5,000: S (DUD!)

$300: N (x3) $500: L (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: A $350: Y -$250: E (x3) -$250: U (DUD!)	$600: C (x2) $200: V Solve: Correct!
$1,250	$1,400

PHRASE

Linda solves CONVENIENTLY LOCATED.

$1,400 to spend

Alsy-Cycle II table lamps (-$350)
Yamaha portable electronic piano (-$279)
Oriental style crafted silver chest (-$339)
Waverly wool hooked rug (-$400)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$32)

Game set! Linda sweeps the game!

Maryann	Linda	Joel
	$4,350

That ending was inconvenient for Maryann and Joel, and they will be taking home some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Linda has been waiting 10 years to play, and now she's the big winner! Now to play for...

Mazda RX-7 ($14,193)

One final puzzle stands in the way...

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

She hopes that NRSTLE will score the win.

PHRASE

And before the timer starts, she solves SPLIT SECOND to COMPLETE THE SWEEP! Linda takes the car and leaves with $18,543 in prizes! That long wait paid off!

In the post-game, Pat says that Linda saw the blanks before playing and whispered BAKED POTATO in Pat's ear. She was already guessing. Regardless, she won.