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February 7, 1989 recap Feb 20, 2021 21:41:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 20, 2021 21:41:43 GMT -5

Airdate: February 7, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A sports ticket package!
A pearl, ruby, and emerald necklace!
A custom Countach coupe!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Just $193,000 left waiting to be won as we continue Wipeout Week on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Susan Fullerton: Pharmacist, formerly a professional golfer; from Plano, TX
Ken Hymes: Runs a magic club at night in Newport Beach, from Anaheim, CA
Sue Elie (?) (returning with a total of $37,100, and wiped out the $25,000 prize)

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

Round 1

THING

SUSAN	Ken	Sue
$150: T Lose A Turn!	$400: R BANKRUPT! ($400)	$350: Y $900: N -$250: E (DUD!)
$150		$1,000
$200: S (x2) $800: H $500: D Lose A Turn!	$300: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,850	$300

THING

Ken solves DANISH PASTRY.

Susan	Ken	Sue
	$300

This isn't your morning pastry, but a prize is still nice. We have a General Instruments satellite system with Emerson 27-inch stereo color TV (labeled VIDEO) worth $3,195.

There's a very good chance that the $2,500 space will wake you up!

Round 2

TITLE

Susan	KEN	Sue
	$800: T (x2) $400: R (DUD!)	$900: N (x4) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E -$250: O (x2) -$250: A (x3) $250: H $400: G (x2) VIDEO! $150: L (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$1,600	$4,100+

TITLE

Sue solves JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL to keep the TV/video system.

Susan	Ken	Sue
	$300	$7,295

Sue is still a very strong player! Can someone else catch up to her with the $3,500 space?

Round 3

QUOTATION

Susan	Ken	SUE
		$900: T (x2) $550: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) $200: R -$250: A (DUD!)
		$2,600
$300: S (x2) $600: B $200: C $900: K Solve: Correct!
$2,300

QUOTATION

Susan solves THE BUCK STOPS HERE.

Susan	Ken	Sue
$2,300	$300	$7,295

We must bring in another prize as only we can do best. Here comes a Fred Joaillier man's watch with stainless steel and gold plus diamond accents (labeled WATCH) worth $11,500.

Susan has had enough of those bad spins. She has money now, but a $5,000 hit in this round would be perfect!

Round 4

THING

SUSAN	Ken	Sue
$400: T (DUD!)	$550: R -$250: E (x5) Lose A Turn!	$350: N (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)
	$300	$450
Lose A Turn!	$300: D (x2) $5,000: S (x2) $250: P $500: C $500: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$12,150

THING

Ken solves ENDANGERED SPECIES for all that money. The game stops here!

Susan	Ken	Sue
$2,300	$12,450	$7,295

Sue leaves with $44,395 in cash and prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

Ken is the new champion, and he's coming back tomorrow! Plenty of prizes remain!

California Countach coupe (over $58,000)
Front row sports seats (over $36,000)
Pickup and boat (over $48,000)
Pearl necklace (over $35,000)

With the cash wiped out, Ken must pick a different prize. He'll be playing for...

California Countach coupe ($58,843)

Can he solve this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives him:

PERSON

After picking N third, he goes with CDOM.

PERSON

He instantly solves SLOWPOKE to keep the car! Ken finishes with $71,293 in cash and prizes, and he gets to come back tomorrow!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna discuss the prize situation. By the end of the week, the show might just be wiped out of business. Actually, it's easy to find more prizes.