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March 20, 1991 recap Feb 21, 2021 13:27:45 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 21, 2021 13:27:45 GMT -5

Airdate: March 20, 1991

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

Over $99,000 given away so far this week on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Carla Wheeler: Junior at Ohio State majoring in elementary education, from Whitehall
Bob Greer (returning with a 1-day total of $43,250)
Winston Thomas: In the Navy, from San Diego, CA (originally from Jamaica)

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

Round 1

PERSON

CARLA	Bob	Winston
$900: T (DUD!)	$800: N (x2) $500: S (DUD!)	$200: R $500: L (x4) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A $200: G -$250: O $900: C BANKRUPT! ($2,550)
	$1,600
$200: P $500: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$700

PERSON

Carla solves GENERAL COLIN POWELL.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$700

Before "what we call the second one", here's what we call a prize! Try for a CustomCraft armoire with Symphonic 19-inch TV/VCR combo (labeled VIDEO) worth $5,790.

We don't simply call it Big Money. It is Big Money! We have a $2,500 space on the Wheel with a big puzzle!

Round 2

PHRASE

Carla	BOB	Winston
	$400: T (x6) $400: S $150: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) $150: R (x3) -$250: I (x2) $900: N (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$5,750

PHRASE

Perfection! Bob solves NOT WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$700	$5,750

Here's a little something that's worth your time! We have a $3,500 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

THINGS

Carla	Bob	WINSTON
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$250: S $200: T $900: N (x2) $250: G (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: O (x3) $200: R $200: L (x3) -$250: E (x2) -$250: U -$250: A (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,300

THINGS

Carla solves FOOD LABELING REGULATIONS.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$3,000	$5,750

It's time to add a trip to Ireland and 7-day stay at Michael McGinn's Mallow Castle, labeled IRELAND and worth $11,792. We wouldn't label it "pin" or "carrot", would we?

If we label it as a $5,000 space, it had better be a real $5,000 space, and there must not be a catch.

Round 4

PHRASE

CARLA	Bob	Winston
$900: T $700: N (DUD!)	$800: S (x3) $700: M -$250: A (x3) $800: R (DUD!)	$300: H (x2) $800: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
$900	$2,850	$2,200

PHRASE

Winston solves AS OLD AS METHUSELAH.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$3,000	$5,750	$2,200

We're still young, and we have time for another round!

Round 5

THING

Carla	BOB	Winston
	$500: N (DUD!)	$700: T (DUD!)

$5,000: L IRELAND: R (DUD!)	$550: M (DUD!)	$250: D $250: S $900: P -$250: I -$250: A $350: H (DUD!)
$5,000		$900
BANKRUPT! ($5,000)	$300: Y (DUD!)	$300: C $800: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$2,000

THING

Winston solves KALEIDOSCOPE.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$3,000	$5,750	$4,200

Nobody was expecting this, but we have time for yet another round!

Round 6

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Still, it must end soon, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece. It's Winston's turn!

Winston: S (DUD!)
Carla: B (DUD!)
Bob: R (x2) ($700)
Winston: D (DUD!)
Carla: T ($350)

PHRASE

Carla quickly solves RARING TO GO.

Carla	Bob	Winston
$3,350	$5,750	$4,200

BONUS ROUND:

Quite the game, and now Bob is in Bonus Land! He's up to $49,000 and could at an Andy Warhol artwork, a Hawaii trip, or a watch.

Bob picks the W, and he will try to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

He's got interesting picks with MJWA.

PHRASE

Trying to talk it out, he does not solve HANDS OFF...

...and he can't get his hands on the art. Bob still has $49,000 and is returning for one more day!

In the post-game, Vanna is amazed that Bob has that much cash. That means another trip to the ATM for Merv Griffin...