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April 12, 1985 recap Feb 23, 2021 22:16:58 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 23, 2021 22:16:58 GMT -5

Airdate: April 12, 1985

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

A cozy country kitchen!
A pink sapphire and diamond ring!
An 18-foot 6-passenger boat!

Over $62,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

The blue contestant is unsure whether he should be interviewed. Pat will get to him eventually.

Today's contestants:
Debbie Tonas: Visiting family and had the chance to play here, from South Chatham, MA
Teri Smale (returning with a 1-day total of $10,050)
Chuck DeFalco: Partner at a restaurant lounge, from Salisbury, NC

Pat remembers yesterday that Teri solved the bonus puzzle STRIKE UP THE BAND just ahead of the buzzer. She will never forget that.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. 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

PHRASE

DEBBIE	Teri	Chuck
Lose A Turn!	$150: N (DUD!)	$250: R BANKRUPT! ($250)

$250: K (DUD!)	$175: S $175: T $750: C -$250: E (x3) $350: F (DUD!)	$200: D BANKRUPT! ($200)
	$850
$150: B $400: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$550

PHRASE

Debbie solves BARE-CHESTED.

$550 to spend

RCA Playmate 5 TV/radio (-$180)
Lord Elgin quartz man's watch (-$325)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$45)

Debbie	Teri	Chuck
$550

That was a short puzzle. Let's do better with a longer one and the $1,000 space!

Round 2

THING

Debbie	TERI	Chuck
	$200: N (x3) $900: S -$250: I $400: L $300: R -$250: O (x5) $600: T (x2) $1,000: G (DUD!)	$1,000: G (Repeat) Commercial break!
	$2,900

THING

Debbie	Teri	Chuck
	$2,900
We're back! $700: M (x3) Solve: Correct!
$2,100

THING

Debbie solves LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.

$2,100 to spend

Berkline Dallas sofa and loveseat! (-$2,030)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$70)

Debbie	Teri	Chuck
$2,650

Debbie got really lucky, but the others can still catch up with a $2,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 3

PHRASE

Debbie	Teri	CHUCK
		$900: N (x2) $400: T (x2) $250: H -$250: E (x3) $300: R (DUD!)
		$2,600
$700: G -$250: I (x2) $300: L -$250: A $2,000: V (DUD!)	$250: D $500: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
$500	$1,250

PHRASE

Teri solves LEADING THE WITNESS.

$1,250 to spend

Excel exercise bench (-$407)
Palm Springs weekend (-$225)
Kangaroo athletic wear/shoes (-$350)
Sony Walkman FM stereo cassette (-$150)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$118)

(Jack reads the Kangaroo wear before the Palm Springs weekend despite the Palm Springs trip being less expensive.)

Looks like that's all for today!

Debbie	Teri	Chuck
$2,650	$1,250

I guess it helps to pay attention. Chuck slipped, and now he only gets some nice parting gifts.

Teri leaves with a 2-day total of $11,300 in prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

Debbie is the new champion, but can she win a little more? She's going to play for...

18½-foot pleasure boat with 125 HP engine and trailer ($13,225)

And a little puzzle stands in the way...

Bonus Puzzle

THING

What can we fill in with RSTDNE?

THING

She says FREE, but she does not solve FREE SAMPLE. Debbie finishes with $2,650 in prizes and will be coming back on Monday.

In the post-game, Pat clarifies that on April 1, Pat and Vanna announced that they were getting married before...April Fools! Apparently they're getting a lot of presents in the mail! They clarify that it was an April Fools joke.