Post by mechamind on Feb 23, 2021 20:48:36 GMT -5
Airdate: November 13, 1987
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A diamond bracelet!
A Sleek Craft boat!
A Mercury sharp new Tracer!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $217,000 just waiting to be won during our Big Bonanza of Cash on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jean Kalanoski: Customer service representative at a major bank, from Mount Clemens, MI
Kathy Leiman: High school algebra teacher, from Del Rio, TX
John Walsh: Supervisor for a large chemical company, from Louisville, KY
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Kathy solves FRONT PAGE NEWS.
Kathy solves TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE.
You'll go far in this game with a $3,500 space on the Wheel!
Kathy solves SATELLITE DISH.
Everyone's still watching as we add another prize. This is a Mercury Tracer automobile (labeled CAR) worth $9,663!
Kathy solves RUBBING ALCOHOL.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A diamond bracelet!
A Sleek Craft boat!
A Mercury sharp new Tracer!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $217,000 just waiting to be won during our Big Bonanza of Cash on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jean Kalanoski: Customer service representative at a major bank, from Mount Clemens, MI
Kathy Leiman: High school algebra teacher, from Del Rio, TX
John Walsh: Supervisor for a large chemical company, from Louisville, KY
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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JEAN | Kathy | John |
| $400: S $400: T $350: L (DUD!) | $350: R $600: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $150: W $400: F Solve: Correct! | |
$800 | $1,850 |
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Kathy solves FRONT PAGE NEWS.
Jean | Kathy | John |
$1,850 |
We turn the page and find a new prize! It's an Edison Greyhound luggage set and trip to Bermuda (labeled BERMUDA) worth $4,460.
Turn another page, and you see we have our $2,500 space ready on the Wheel!
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Jean | KATHY | John |
| Lose A Turn! | $250: R (x2) $400: P (DUD!) | |
$500 | ||
| $450: S (DUD!) | $150: T Free Spin! $300: N $300: L $800: D (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$2,350 |
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Kathy solves TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE.
Jean | Kathy (FS) | John |
$4,200 |
You'll go far in this game with a $3,500 space on the Wheel!
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Jean | Kathy (FS) | JOHN |
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| $200: S (x2) $3,500: T (x2) $500: C (DUD!) | $500: N (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$7,400 | ||
| $500: M (DUD!) | $400: L (x2) -$250: A $3,500: D Solve: Correct! | |
$7,400 | $4,050 | |
Jean asks to buy a vowel after spinning, but Pat stops her.
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Kathy solves SATELLITE DISH.
Jean | Kathy (FS) | John |
$8,250 |
Everyone's still watching as we add another prize. This is a Mercury Tracer automobile (labeled CAR) worth $9,663!
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JEAN | Kathy (FS) | John |
| $800: S (DUD!) | $500: R $900: T (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $900: N $500: G -$250: I -$250: A $1,000: L (x2) $800: B (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$5,000 |
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Kathy solves RUBBING ALCOHOL.
Jean | Kathy | John |
$13,250 |
We can't hide it any longer. There is a $5,000 space on the Wheel!
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Jean | KATHY | John |
| $350: R (DUD!) | $1,500: S $900: T $250: P (x2) $900: C (DUD!) | |
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| $400: F (DUD!) | $200: L $200: D (x2) $250: M (x2) $300: N Solve: Correct! | |
$1,400 |
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Kathy solves IT SLIPPED MY MIND. Wait, that's all the time we have?
That means a sweep for Kathy!
Jean | Kathy | John |
$14,650 |
It seems we forgot there were others playing. Jean and John both end up with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Kathy won't stop there! We have some bonus prizes available! Will it be...
Modern artworks
Cadillac
26-foot boat
Diamond bracelet
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Kathy has had some time to decide. She'll be playing for...
Cadillac Allante convertible ($59,360)
A big prize calls for a bigger puzzle...
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It will still be the common RSTNLE:
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She instantly solves PARKING LOT ATTENDANT to COMPLETE THE SWEEP! Kathy keeps the convertible and leaves with $74,010 in cash and car!