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September 9, 1988 recap Mar 5, 2021 10:08:21 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 5, 2021 10:08:21 GMT -5

Airdate: September 9, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A Corvette convertible!
A Zero Coupon Bond!
A snappy pickup truck!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $267,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Judy Sanders: Stay-at-home mother of three, from Baltimore, MD
Bob Canuso: In the greenhouse building business, from San Diego, CA (recently moved from New Jersey)
Lynne Crawford: Public school teacher for special ed, a university adjunct, and in her third year of law school at New York Law; from Staten Island

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

Round 1

TITLE

JUDY	Bob	Lynne
$250: T $400: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $250: R $200: N (DUD!)	$400: Y -$250: O (x3) Free Spin! $1,000: F -$250: U $300: S (x2) $200: L $300: M Solve: Correct!
$1,050	$2,000

Pat accidentally said yes to Judy's N call before he was corrected.

TITLE

Bob solves THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE. Pat wonders if he's excited about the New York trip coming up.

Judy	Bob (FS)	Lynne
	$2,000

Maybe you'll be excited about our prize coming up? We're adding a signed and numbered LeRoy Neiman serigraph (labeled ART) worth $4,750.

We're sure you're gonna smile if you can cash in with the $2,500 space!

Round 2

EVENT

Judy	BOB (FS)	Lynne
	$2,500: T $200: S (x3) $300: R (DUD!)	$800: N (x2) $250: G $250: D Lose A Turn!
	$3,100	$2,100
$300: L $300: H (DUD!)	-$250: E (x3) $300: C Solve: Correct!
$300	$2,850

EVENT

Bob solves STEALING SECOND BASE.

Judy	Bob (FS)	Lynne
	$4,850

...and then while the he's not thinking, a competitor will suddenly catch up with the $3,500 space! Maybe.

Round 3

THING

Judy	Bob (FS)	LYNNE
		$400: T (x4) $600: H (DUD!)
		$1,600
$300: R (DUD!)	$600: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) $1,000: D $300: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,550

THING

Bob freezes, but then he solves TEN MOST WANTED LIST.

Judy	Bob (FS)	Lynne
	$7,400

We're always on the hunt for some good prizes! Let's add a Jeep Comanche Pioneer (labeled TRUCK) worth $9,579.

Just so Bob doesn't run away with the game, Judy or Lynne should try for the $5,000 space.

The biggest news of all? This week's most recent category!

(Trumpets play in the background to introduce the category.)

Round 4

SAME NAME

JUDY	Bob (FS)	Lynne
$400: N (x5) $200: D -$250: A (x5) BANKRUPT! ($1,950)	$500: T $700: S (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: I (x2) $900: D (Repeat)	$900: B $200: R (x2) $500: J
	$250	$1,800

SAME NAME

DING DING! DING DING!

(Lynne spun over the Final Spin bells in her last spin.)

Now that she's had her turn, Pat will give the "Whirl" a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Lynne: F ($2,300)

SAME NAME

Lynne ends the sweep and solves BENJAMIN AND ARETHA FRANKLIN.

Judy	Bob	Lynne
	$7,400	$2,300

Judy might have been the one to score if not for a bad spin. Now she leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Bob is our big winner, and there are many really good prizes available! We look at...

Zero Coupons bond ($100,000)
Chevrolet Corvette (over $42,097)
Diamond earrings ($39,500)
Regal Ambassador 255 XL boat (over $46,000)
"25,000 light bulbs" ($25,000)

Bob will make up his mind, and then he will play for...

Chevrolet Corvette Roadster (over $42,097)

We give him this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

Well, it's more of the classic TSRNLE.

THINGS

He quickly solves SUMMER RERUNS to keep the car! Bob leaves with a total of $49,497!

In the post-game, Pat reads that "Next week the station contests begin, M.G. What's the grand prize?"

M.G. announces that they'll fly the grand prize winner and a guest to watch Wheel at Radio City Music Hall!

"A really great trip to win, V.I.P. treatment all the way. Remember, the station contest starts next Monday. See you then."