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May 10, 1985 recap Mar 7, 2021 11:57:56 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2021 11:57:56 GMT -5

Airdate: May 10, 1985

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

A $15,000 sports car!
A $4,400 diamond wedding band!
A $27,000 Lincoln Town Car!

Over $112,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Jeanette Kamedis: Homemaker and mother of one, from Oak Lawn, IL
Lorraine Allen: Mother of two and grandmother of six, from San Jose, CA
Randy Risack: Student/produce clerk, in management and finance and wants to get into the insurance industry; from Lincoln, NE

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!

Round 1

QUOTATION

JEANETTE	Lorraine	Randy
$400: T (x5) $700: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) Lose A Turn!	$400: L (x4) -$250: I (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,350)	$900: W (x2) $700: K (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,150		$3,200

QUOTATION

Randy solves TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR.

$3,200 to spend

Gucci GG Mignon Africa luggage * (-$1,130)
Bassett Parkville bedroom set (-$1,067)
Sharp 13-inch portable color TV (-$399)
Simon & Schuster hard cover books (-$180)
Stiffel brass desk lamp (-$295)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$129)

(Randy may pick the luggage as part of a Gucci gift certificate.)

Jeanette	Lorraine	Randy
		$3,200

Keep spinning big, and don't forget to pick up a prize! We have a Van Cleef & Arpels man's Concord gold and diamond dress watch (labeled WATCH) worth $7,990.

Round 2

THING

Jeanette	LORRAINE	Randy
	Lose A Turn!	$500: T (DUD!)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: S WATCH! $150: R (x4) $150: N $150: C -$250: E (x3) Lose A Turn!	$400: P $200: H $400: D Solve: Correct!
	$1,150+	$1,000

THING

Randy solves PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER.

$1,000 to spend

Tappan microwave oven (-$499)
Hamilton Beach kitchen appliances (-$309)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$192)

Jeanette	Lorraine	Randy
		$4,200

Lorraine might have another chance at something good. Can she spin for the $5,000 space?

Round 3

THING

Jeanette	Lorraine	RANDY
		$300: R (DUD!)

$500: N (DUD!)	$200: S (DUD!)	$5,000: T -$250: E (x2) $200: D $300: L (DUD!)
		$4,950
$400: H (x3) -$250: I (x3) $550: G $200: P $300: V Solve: Correct!
$2,000

THING

Jeanette solves HIGH-PITCHED VOICE.

$2,000 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels gold/black onyx ring with diamond * (-$1,300)
Ashley oak finish chevron design tables (-$500)
Reproduction wormwood wall mirror (-$199)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$1)

Jeanette may choose the ring as part of a gift certificate.)

(Jeanette joking asks to put the last dollar on account.)

And that's the end of our little game.

Jeanette	Lorraine	Randy
$2,000		$4,200

Lorraine was innocent, but this is what sometimes happens. She leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Randy might be lucky that Jeanette stopped there. Anyway, he's the big winner and will play for...

Gucci gift certificate featuring ring with black/white pearl and diamonds ($10,000)

He must solve an extra puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

He's learned well, and he picks RSTLNE:

PHRASE

Those letters are enough to solve TICKLED PINK and keep the ring! Randy leaves with $14,200 in prizes!