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November 1, 1988 recap Mar 1, 2021 21:11:22 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 1, 2021 21:11:22 GMT -5

Airdate: November 1, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A $35,000 Flexible Advantage Annuity!
A 14-day vacation of a lifetime!
A Toyota Tercel!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $218,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Connie Burns: Sales manager for an international vacation resort, from Orlando, FL
Chris Escutrere (?): Homemaker and make-up artist, from Aiea, HI
Jani King: Works for an investment advisory firm, from Petaluma, CA

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

Round 1

SAME NAME

CONNIE	Chris	Jani
Lose A Turn!	$150: N (x2) $250: D -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT! ($300)	$1,000: L (DUD!)

$500: S (DUD!)	$300: C (DUD!)	Free Spin! Free Spin! Free Spin! $200: R $300: C (Repeat)
		$200
$200: T (x2) $450: M -$250: E (x2) $150: B (x2) -$250: U $350: H -$250: O (DUD!)	$750: G (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$750	$1,500

SAME NAME

Chris solves TAB AND BIG GAME HUNTER.

Connie	Chris	Jani (3 FS)
	$1,500

You're probably on the hunt for a prize. This time, it's a Jenn-Air electric downdraft grill range plus Townecraft cookware and Kenwood kitchen mixer (labeled CHEF'S PACKAGE) worth $2,803.

Just be careful not to get scorched by a bad spin as you try for the $2,500 space.

Round 2

PLACE

Connie	CHRIS	Jani (3 FS)
	Chef's package! $150: T (DUD!)	$400: N -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $450: W -$250: A (x2) $200: S (x2) $300: L (x2) -$250: O (x3) $400: M (x2) $300: C $500: X Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	+	$2,700

PLACE

Jani solves LOS ALAMOS NEW MEXICO.

Connie	Chris	Jani (2 FS)
	$1,500	$2,700

Guess who still has some Free Spins? Guess who is the first to try for the $3,500 space? Can you guess how big this puzzle is?

Round 3

QUOTATION

Connie	Chris	JANI (2 FS)
		$250: T (x4) $250: H (x5) -$250: E (x7) -$250: O (x3) $900: S (x3) $200: P $400: N (x3) $900: R $250: C (x2) $250: W (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$7,750

QUOTATION

Perfection! Jani solves THE SHEEP'S IN THE MEADOW THE COW'S IN THE CORN. She didn't even need those Free Spins this time!

Connie	Chris	Jani (2 FS)
	$1,500	$10,450

This prize has just returned from hiding. We now have a Toyota Tercel 3-door (labeled CAR) worth $11,275!

Connie's really going to need to hold on to her turn if she wants the most from the $5,000 space.

Round 4

PHRASE

CONNIE	Chris	Jani (2 FS)
$350: S (DUD!)	$700: N
	$700

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Well, Connie might actually get to play again. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $400 a piece.

Chris: G (x2) ($1,500)
Jani: R (x2) ($800)
Connie: T (x2) ($800)

PHRASE

Connie solves WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

Connie	Chris	Jani (...)
$800	$1,500	$10,450

Is it worth fighting to do more with your remaining Free Spin tokens in the Bonus Round?

BONUS ROUND:

Jani's on her own now. She's the big winner, and she'll play for one of...

Flexible Advantage Annuity ($35,000)

Convertible (over $43,000)

Cruises in Europe/vacation of a lifetime

Motorhome (over $55,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

She doesn't need the extra time to pick a prize! She's playing for...

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Let's look at this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

I think she has it with WCHA!

PHRASE

Jani reads what's on the board to keep the cash! Jani leaves with $35,450 in total, with no catch!