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September 21, 1983 recap Feb 25, 2021 21:28:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 25, 2021 21:28:43 GMT -5

Airdate: September 21, 1983

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

A state-of-the-art home video electronics package!
A pair of sparkling diamond star earrings!
An $11,000 six-passenger speed boat!

Over $86,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

After Vanna walks out, Pat is wearing sunglasses. Too many sparkles?

Today's contestants:
Kathy Granados: Mother of two, soon to be three
Janet Tamisian: Accounting clerk (who really wants a boat from this show!)
Barry Schulman: Account executive (who likes visiting old graveyards and collecting risque postcards)

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

PERSON

KATHY	Janet	Barry
$150: T Lose A Turn!	$400: N $250: H $250: W $400: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
$150	$1,700

PERSON

Janet solves BOB NEWHART.

$1,700 to spend

Tappan double oven range with microwave (-$1,670)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$30)

Kathy	Janet	Barry
	$1,700

We're adding a prize to the Wheel in this round! How'd you like five crisp new $100 bills (labeled NEST EGG) adding up to $500?

The top-dollar value is now $1,000, and there's a bigger puzzle ahead so you can try for some of that money!

Round 2

QUOTATION

Kathy	JANET	Barry
	$400: T (x4) $250: R -$250: E (x3) $250: L (x2) -$250: I (x3) $400: H (x2) $800: S (x2) -$250: O $700: N (DUD!)	$700: B $400: G $300: F $300: P Lose A Turn!
	$4,000	$1,700
$400: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$400

QUOTATION

Kathy solves THIS LITTLE PIG HAD ROAST BEEF.

$400 to spend

Texas Instruments electronic learning games (-$225)
Graceful swan table planter (-$169)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$6)

Kathy	Janet	Barry
$400	$1,700

Well, here's another chance at some money. We have a $5,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

THINGS

Kathy	Janet	BARRY
		$300: S (x3) $1,500: T (DUD!)
		$900
$200: R (DUD!)	$300: N (DUD!)	$200: D (DUD!)
		$900
Lose A Turn!	$600: P (DUD!)	-$250: A (x2) $500: L (x2) $300: C (DUD!)
		$1,650
$300: F $200: H $200: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$700

THINGS

Kathy solves FALSE EYELASHES.

$700 to spend

Vitamaster his-and-hers exercise cycles (-$480)
Conair beauty appliances (-$170)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$50)

Kathy	Janet	Barry
$1,100	$1,700

There's a bit of time for an extra round, but Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece. Kathy begins.

Round 4

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Kathy: R (DUD!)
Janet: C (DUD!)
Barry: N (x2) ($700)
Kathy: T (DUD!)
Janet: K (x2) ($700)

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Janet solves KING KONG.

$700 to spend

Hitachi 13-inch "table muddle (Oops!)" color TV (-$370)
Moss Manufacturing 52-inch ceiling fan (-$269)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$61)

Kathy	Janet	Barry
$1,100	$2,400

Not such a high scoring game, but Barry could've at least gotten something. He's taking home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Janet's score is enough to make her the big winner of the day. Now she can play for...

Grand alpine tour in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany ($4,678)

There's just one more puzzle to solve:

Bonus Puzzle

TITLE

How far will TRSNCE go?

TITLE

She thinks ROPER AND...but she does not solve ROMEO AND JULIET. Janet leaves with $2,400 in prizes.

In the post-game, Pat mentions that Vanna is nice and sparkly. Her dress isn't heavy at all!

Pat explains that he tries not to aim for a specific amount, and he said there was a lot to be determined in the last game.

As for the Bonus Round? Players can pick any prize marked with a star to win by solving a bonus puzzle.