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September 20, 1983 recap Mar 3, 2021 21:05:17 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 3, 2021 21:05:17 GMT -5

Airdate: September 20, 1983

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

A $6,600 compact car!
A $4,000 gold and diamond hummingbird pin!
A family camper/trailer!

Over $68,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Lisa Baker: Senior at UCLA majoring in English, wants to get a law degree and MBA; from Los Angeles, CA
Bob Gudykunst: Enjoys camping and fishing, from Pahrump, NV
Nancy Schumacher: Flight attendant for a major airline, from St. Louis, MO

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

LISA	Bob	Nancy
$250: T (DUD!)	$600: S $250: L (x3) $200: B (DUD!)	$400: R (DUD!)
	$1,350
$250: B (Repeat)	$150: M (DUD!)	$400: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($800)
	$1,350
$600: K (DUD!)	$250: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,600

PERSON

Bob solves WILLIE NELSON.

$1,600 to spend

Custom country French oak chair (-$798)
Mini-component stereo system (-$550)
Maple-framed duck print (-$120)
Round oriental-style rug (-$60)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$72)

Lisa	Bob	Nancy
	$1,600

We're adding a bonus prize to the Wheel, and you must spin for it! This is a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring gold and diamond hummingbird pin (labeled PIN) worth $4,000!

How about some extra shopping money? The top-dollar value is now $1,000.

Round 2

PHRASE

Lisa	BOB	Nancy
	$1,000: S (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: T BANKRUPT! ($200)
	$2,000
$200: H (DUD!)	$700: L $450: G $400: N Commercial break!
	$3,550

PHRASE

Lisa	Bob	Nancy
	$3,550
	We're back! $300: M (DUD!)	$400: R (x3) PIN! $150: C (x2) Lose A Turn!
	$3,550	$1,500+
$400: W (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($3,550)	$500: D (DUD!)
		$1,500+
$550: P (DUD!)	$900: Y (DUD!)	-$250: E (x4) -$250: O (x3) $400: V $400: B Solve: Correct!
		$1,800+

At the $500 spin, Nancy asks to buy a vowel, but Pat stops her.

PHRASE

Nancy solves CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING to keep the pin!

$1,800 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels lady's gold and stainless steel watch (-$1,775)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$25)

Lisa	Bob	Nancy
	$1,600	$5,800

That last round just ran way too long! Pat will now have to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... BANKRUPT!

This is going to stretch it even longer. Pat spins again, and consonants are worth... $600 a piece. Nancy begins!

Round 3

THING

Nancy: T (x3) ($1,800)
Lisa: H ($600)
Bob: D (DUD!)
Nancy: S (DUD!)
Lisa: M (DUD!)
Bob: N (DUD!)
Nancy: R (x2) ($3,000)
Lisa: N (Repeat)
Bob: B ($600)

THING

Bob says A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, and it is accepted. Pat says that A is accepted at the beginning of puzzles.

$600 to spend

French baker's rack (-$550)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$50)

Lisa	Bob	Nancy
	$2,200	$5,800

Lisa could have had a better time here. Nothing for her, so she's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Nancy is the big winner of the night! Many prizes already but she could pick one more!

Looking at all the bonus prizes, she picks...

Pontiac Trans Am ($12,506)

Can she solve one more puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

Nancy's letter choices will be TRSNLE:

PHRASE

Nancy tries words like STRENGTH, STREET, and STRONG. She does not solve STAGE-STRUCK, so she leaves with $5,800 in prizes.