Post by mechamind on Mar 3, 2021 22:00:35 GMT -5
Airdate: September 7, 1988
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A Zero Coupon Bond that matures to $100,000!
A $42,000 Corvette convertible!
A Kimball La Petite grand piano!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $262,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Ellen Straffe: Real estate agent and mother, from Livingston, NJ
Gayle Collins: Works at a psychiatric facility, also works at a bar on weekends; from Louisville, CO
Richard Martin: Retired security worker with a big family, from Owasso, OK
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Ellen reads what on the board for her reward!
Perfection! Gayle solves TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM.
After that, let's look at the puzzle- make that the Wheel, the- whatever...as long as you don't forget the $3,500 space!
Ellen solves FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.
Gayle solves NAME BRAND MERCHANDISE.
DING DING! DING DING!
Not much time, though. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Gayle starts.
Gayle: T ($250)
(Richard moves the Wheel two pegs before being told to call a letter.)
Richard: N ($250)
Ellen: S ($250)
Gayle: R (x2) ($750)
Gayle quickly solves WHISPER IT IN MY EAR.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A Zero Coupon Bond that matures to $100,000!
A $42,000 Corvette convertible!
A Kimball La Petite grand piano!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $262,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Ellen Straffe: Real estate agent and mother, from Livingston, NJ
Gayle Collins: Works at a psychiatric facility, also works at a bar on weekends; from Louisville, CO
Richard Martin: Retired security worker with a big family, from Owasso, OK
Ellen might have been close to missing the show, as she mentions her husband locked the keys in the car today before she got here!
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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ELLEN | Gayle | Richard |
| $250: S $300: R -$250: E $700: N (x3) -$250: O (DUD!) | $200: G (DUD!) | Free Spin! $500: T (DUD!) |
$2,150 | ||
| $400: D -$250: A (x3) $450: C (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,650 | ||
Ellen's scoreboard briefly changes to $26 before it blanks, then it returns to normal.
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Ellen reads what on the board for her reward!
Ellen | Gayle | Richard (FS) |
$3,650 |
Thankfully, we didn't actually lock this prize anywhere. We've got a Lucien Piccard 14-karat gold time piece (labeled WATCH) worth $3,490.
We've unlocked some more money on the Wheel, and there's the $2,500 space as well!
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| $700: T (x4) $200: H -$250: E $400: R (x2) $2,500: N (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: Y (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$8,900 |
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Perfection! Gayle solves TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM.
Ellen | Gayle | Richard (FS) |
$3,650 | $8,900 |
Pat mentions that the Wheel is headed to New York for some special shows.
After that, let's look at the puzzle- make that the Wheel, the- whatever...as long as you don't forget the $3,500 space!
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Ellen | Gayle | RICHARD (FS) |
| $400: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($800) (Free Spin used) $700: G (DUD!) | ||
| $200: S $200: T $250: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: I (x2) $500: C $150: P $700: F $600: H $1,000: D Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,350 | ||
After buying an E, the third one doesn't light up. Vanna waits, but then she turns it anyway.
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Ellen solves FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.
Ellen | Gayle | Richard |
$7,000 | $8,900 |
Pat accidentally reads Ellen's score as $5,700 but corrects himself (the scoreboard displays $6,700).
With what's going on, we should make sure we have the correct prize. You might like a Kimball La Petite grand piano (labeled PIANO) worth $5,898!
What shouldn't require much thought from us is putting a $5,000 space on the Wheel. Now, go for that Big Money!
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THING | ||||||||||||||
ELLEN | Gayle | Richard |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $350: T (DUD!) |
| $1,500: N (x3) -$250: O (DUD!) | $1,500: S PIANO! $300: R (x2) -$250: I -$250: E (x3) $200: C -$250: A (x3) $200: M (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$4,250 | $1,950+ |
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Gayle solves NAME BRAND MERCHANDISE.
Ellen | Gayle | Richard |
$7,000 | $16,748 |
She's got more money, and we've got more time!
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DING DING! DING DING!
Not much time, though. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Gayle starts.
Gayle: T ($250)
(Richard moves the Wheel two pegs before being told to call a letter.)
Richard: N ($250)
Ellen: S ($250)
Gayle: R (x2) ($750)
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Gayle quickly solves WHISPER IT IN MY EAR.
Ellen | Gayle | Richard |
$7,000 | $17,498 |
Maybe Richard would rather not be quiet about his feelings. He didn't have a chance, and now he leaves with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Gayle's the big winner, and now she has a chance at a bonus prize! We look at...
Zero Coupon Bond ($100,000)
Chevrolet Corvette ($42,097)
Loop earrings (over $39,000)
Cabin cruiser boat (over $46,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Now that Gayle has had some time, she's playing for...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Here's the last puzzle:
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Gayle is putting in TSNRLE:
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She talks it out, but she does not solve SIBLINGS. Gayle leaves with $17,498 in cash and prizes.