October 10, 1983 recap

Airdate: October 10, 1983

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

A $17,000 guest room showcase!
A $9,950 gold watch!
A $60,000 classic Speedster!

Over $133,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Pattie Torello: Flight attendant for a "major airline", from Des Plaines, IL
Dave Luvar: Consultant who teaches people how to cut metal, from Grass Valley, CA
Anne Tulio: Secretary/bookkeeper

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. 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!





Pattie solves FILM CRITIC.

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This round is nothing without that special prize! We offer a House of Commons 1.4-karat gold lady's dinner ring with sapphire and diamond (labeled RING) worth $1,029.




Pattie solves GONE WITH THE WIND.

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Now you suddenly start caring! There's a $5,000 space on the Wheel, so get that money before someone else does!




Pattie solves JOLLY GREEN GIANT.

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There's still time to win something, but Pat will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Pattie begins!


Pattie: T (x2) ($600)
Dave: R ($300)
Anne: N ($300)
Pattie: L (DUD!)
Dave: D ($600)


Dave spoils the sweep and solves DETROIT MICHIGAN.








BONUS ROUND:







She gets SOUTHERN, but she does not solve SOUTHERN-FRIED CHICKEN. Pattie leaves with $4,900 in prizes.