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February 26, 1990 recap Mar 7, 2021 18:02:51 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2021 18:02:51 GMT -5

Airdate: February 26, 1990

From Walt Disney World in Orlando, it's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Terri-Jo Byardi: Student at American International College majoring in accounting, also has a part-time job at a car dealership, and is a modeling instructor; from Easthampton, MA
Bill Hoover: Manages a computer department for a major electric company, from Homosassa, FL
Susie Parton (returning with a 1-day total of $35,845)

(Pat says $34,845 for Susie's total by mistake.)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

TERRI-JO	Bill	Susie
$250: T (x2) $200: H (x2) -$250: E $200: F (DUD!)	$250: S BANKRUPT! ($250)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$650
$350: W -$250: A (x3) $750: R (x2) $800: L (x2) BANKRUPT! ($3,850)	$1,000: D (DUD!)	$1,000: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$1,000

PHRASE

Susie solves WHAT'S ALL THE UPROAR.

Terri-Jo	Bill	Susie
		$1,000

Nothing suspicious, just a Wheel prize that you might enjoy. It's a Van Cleef & Arpels gold "fantasy" cat pin (labeled PIN) worth $3,200.

Promise you won't cause too much trouble if you hit the $2,500 space, okay?

Round 2

STAR & ROLE

Terri-Jo	BILL	Susie
	Lose A Turn!	$900: N (x2) $2,500: S (x2) -$250: A (x3) $300: T (DUD!)
		$6,550
$200: Y (x2) $300: P -$250: E $200: R (x5) Lose A Turn!	$250: D $900: M (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,450	$2,050

STAR & ROLE

Bill solves RAYMOND BURR AS PERRY MASON.

Terri-Jo	Bill	Susie
	$2,050	$1,000

Maybe Terri-Jo can make a comeback from those previous spins if she hits the $3,500 space.

Round 3

PHRASE

Terri-Jo	Bill	SUSIE
		$400: N (x4) Lose A Turn!
		$1,600
$250: S (x2) $800: T (x3) -$250: E $450: R (DUD!)	$500: W (x2) $550: K -$250: O (x2) -$250: A $500: L (DUD!)	$150: P (DUD!)
$2,650	$1,050	$1,600
-$250: I (x5) Solve: Correct!
$2,400

PHRASE

Terri-Jo finally solves one with INQUISITIVE MINDS WANT TO KNOW.

Terri-Jo	Bill	Susie
$2,400	$2,050	$1,000

You were waiting to know what this prize is? It's an Addictor 333 Bambino boat (labeled BOAT) worth $7,985.

Everyone's happy, though the scores are still close enough for the $5,000 space to change things!

Round 4

THINGS

TERRI-JO	Bill	Susie
$900: S $800: T -$250: E (x3) $5,000: N (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: F (x2) -$250: I (x3)
$1,450		$550

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Well, there's the bell. It's time for Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.

Susie: C ($1,050)

THINGS

Susie guesses CELEBRATIONS and CELEBRITIES for the first word.

Terri-Jo: L (x2) ($2,450) (Her scoreboard briefly displays $2,550 instead.)
Bill: R (DUD!)
Susie: A (DUD!)
Terri-Jo: M ($2,950)

THINGS

Terri-Jo guesses CAMELITIES OF LIFE.

Bill: P ($500)

THINGS

Bill solves COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE to take the win!

Terri-Jo	Bill	Susie
$2,400	$2,550	$1,000

Susie leaves with a 2-day total of $36,845.

BONUS ROUND:

Bill is the new winner, and we have some new prizes! We look at...

Pair of automobiles (over $32,000)

15-day European dream vacation (over $17,000)

Pair of watches (over $21,000)

Motorhome (over $36,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

We'd be happy to start this week with a win! Bill takes the H, and we give him this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives them:

THING

CDMO will give him a little bit.

THING

He instantly solves RHINOCEROS...

...and he takes the motorhome, a 1990 Fleetwood Jamboree Rallye worth $36,758! Bill finishes with $39,308 and has more to come!

In the post-game, Pat says that Vanna has been out in Florida doing everything. She's been modeling a lot of prizes. There are also some recent contest winners from all over that are in the audience!