Post by mechamind on Feb 19, 2021 22:26:50 GMT -5
Airdate: January 17, 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
An ankle-length mink cape!
A $77,000 annuity!
A $47,000 Jaguar sedan!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $241,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Eunice Bullock: Bank teller since the beginning of time, from Casa Grande, AZ
Polly Brown: Co-owner of a bridal shop and women's boutique with her parents, from Jacksonville, FL
Michelle Latur (?): Student at SMU and has an exam on Monday morning, from Houston, TX
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Michelle solves FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
Michelle solves CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
The people are watching as you try for the $3,500 space, but do not panic!
Perfection! Michelle solves PECAN PIE WITH ICE CREAM.
Would Michelle like a little extra on top of that cash? She could take a Dicker & Dicker ankle-length mink cape (labeled FUR) worth $15,000!
Polly solves DAVID AND WINTER FROST.
DING DING! DING DING!
Just one letter? Really? Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Polly: W ($250)
Polly reads what's on the board.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
An ankle-length mink cape!
A $77,000 annuity!
A $47,000 Jaguar sedan!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $241,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Eunice Bullock: Bank teller since the beginning of time, from Casa Grande, AZ
Polly Brown: Co-owner of a bridal shop and women's boutique with her parents, from Jacksonville, FL
Michelle Latur (?): Student at SMU and has an exam on Monday morning, from Houston, TX
As Pat notes, Michelle is actually back due to a mistake in her first appearance.
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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EUNICE | Polly | Michelle |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $300: T $400: S (DUD!) | $350: N (x2) -$250: O (x4) $800: M -$250: I (x2) $1,000: R (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$300 | $4,000 |
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Michelle solves FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
Eunice | Polly | Michelle |
$4,000 |
For your information, this is a nice prize! We have a decorated porcelain service for 12 trimmed with 24-karat gold (labeled CHINA) worth $5,290!
Make sure you try for the $2,500 space! It's for the best!
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Eunice | POLLY | Michelle |
| $350: N (x2) $500: R (DUD!) | $200: S (DUD!) | |
$700 | ||
| $200: T (x2) $300: H (DUD!) | $700: L $200: F (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) |
$400 | $1,400 | |
| $500: G -$250: I (x3) $250: B (DUD!) | $750: D (DUD!) | $300: M $700: C (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$650 | $1,400 | $2,400 |
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Michelle solves CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Eunice | Polly | Michelle |
$6,400 |
The people are watching as you try for the $3,500 space, but do not panic!
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Eunice | Polly | MICHELLE |
| $250: T $450: H $600: W -$250: I (x3) $1,000: C (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$4,050 | ||
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Perfection! Michelle solves PECAN PIE WITH ICE CREAM.
Eunice | Polly | Michelle |
$10,450 |
Would Michelle like a little extra on top of that cash? She could take a Dicker & Dicker ankle-length mink cape (labeled FUR) worth $15,000!
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EUNICE | Polly | Michelle |
| $1,000: N (x2) $900: D (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E $250: V $600: R (x2) -$250: O $200: G (DUD!) | $250: S $600: T (x2) $500: W Solve: Correct! | |
$5,150 | $1,950 |
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Polly solves DAVID AND WINTER FROST.
Eunice | Polly | Michelle |
$1,950 | $10,450 |
There's still one more chance to catch up with the $5,000 space on the Wheel!
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Eunice | POLLY | Michelle |
| $200: T (DUD!) | $400: F (DUD!) | |
| $900: N (x2) $700: R (DUD!) | $250: S (DUD!) | $500: C -$250: E (x2) $400: D -$250: I $900: L (x2) -$250: O (DUD!) |
$1,800 | $1,950 | |
| -$250: A (x2) $350: V Lose A Turn! | ||
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DING DING! DING DING!
Just one letter? Really? Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Polly: W ($250)
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Polly reads what's on the board.
Eunice | Polly | Michelle |
$2,200 | $10,450 |
Mostly, Michelle was just too good. Eunice didn't have many chances, so she will be getting some nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Second time was the charm, I guess! Now Michelle could win one of...
Multi-Bonus Annuity ($77,000)
Jaguar (over $47,000)
Gemstone package ($40,000)
Baldwin SD10 concert grand piano (over $31,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Michelle needs to look like she's thinking. After that, she'll pick...
Multi-Bonus Annuity ($77,000)
Let's try one last puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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Can she do it with CMFO?
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She can! Before the timer starts, she solves HANDCUFFS to keep the annuity! Michelle leaves with a total of $87,450!
In the post-game, Pat mentions that Vanna's dress kinda looks like a fairy dress. She likes the hot pink color.