Post by mechamind on Mar 8, 2021 21:55:31 GMT -5
Airdate: May 9, 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A $50,000 Born Free motor coach!
A $50,000 Jumbo annuity!
A pair of new automobiles!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $229,000 just waiting to be won during Family Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's teams:
David & Irene (husband/wife): David is a computer consultant in Waukegan, IL. Irene is a freelance textbook editor and teaches English part time at a local college. They have two kids and are from Chicago.
Debbie & Vickie (sisters): Debbie is a mother of three from Michigan. Vickie is a mother of one who publishes a weekly newspaper from Minnesota.
Shirley & LaToucha (mother/daughter): Shirley is a substitute teacher and mother of four: LaToucha and her three brothers, who don't really get along with her. LaToucha's currently in Grade 11. They are from Deerfield Beach, FL.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Debbie & Vickie solve BUDDING GENIUS.
David & Irene solve MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA for the house minimum.
We're halfway through and we barely even won anything. The $3,500 space is laughing on the inside...
David & Irene solve THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK for a real total.
Those first two rounds took forever, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. The red team begins.
David & Irene: T (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: N ($300)
Shirley & LaToucha: S (DUD!)
David & Irene: R (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: G (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: D (DUD!)
David & Irene: L (x2) ($600)
Debbie & Vickie: M (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: E (x2)
David & Irene: B ($900)
Debbie & Vickie: H (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: U
David & Irene: S (Repeat)
Debbie & Vickie: P (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: F (DUD!)
David & Irene: W (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: K (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: C (DUD!)
David & Irene: J ($1,200)
David & Irene solve BLUE JAY LENO.
BONUS ROUND:
Quickly! Solve this puzzle!
RSTLNE gives them:
They instantly solve GRAB BAG to keep the cash! David & Irene leave with $29,500 in total!
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A $50,000 Born Free motor coach!
A $50,000 Jumbo annuity!
A pair of new automobiles!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $229,000 just waiting to be won during Family Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's teams:
David & Irene (husband/wife): David is a computer consultant in Waukegan, IL. Irene is a freelance textbook editor and teaches English part time at a local college. They have two kids and are from Chicago.
Debbie & Vickie (sisters): Debbie is a mother of three from Michigan. Vickie is a mother of one who publishes a weekly newspaper from Minnesota.
Shirley & LaToucha (mother/daughter): Shirley is a substitute teacher and mother of four: LaToucha and her three brothers, who don't really get along with her. LaToucha's currently in Grade 11. They are from Deerfield Beach, FL.
The team that wins the most this week will also win a family vacation for any size family! They will also receive a Family Week trophy.
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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DAVID & IRENE | Debbie & Vickie | Shirley & LaToucha |
| $500: R (DUD!) | $400: T (DUD!) | $200: S $300: D (x2) $400: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) $400: G (x2) $500: L (DUD!) |
$2,150 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $250: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$250 |
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Debbie & Vickie solve BUDDING GENIUS.
David & Irene | Debbie & Vickie | Shirley & LaToucha |
$250 |
We just had the genius idea of offering this prize! It's a Nature's Window handcrafted glass aviarium (labeled AVIARY) worth $4,175.
Anyone could've said that we should add a $2,500 space to the Wheel. Big Money is always nice!
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David & Irene | DEBBIE & VICKIE | Shirley & LaToucha |
| $500: T (DUD!) | $400: S (DUD!) | |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $250: N $250: R (DUD!) | $900: D (DUD!) |
$250 | ||
| Lose A Turn! | AVIARY! $150: L (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$250+ | ||
| $400: C (x2) $2,500: F (DUD!) | $200: P (DUD!) | $2,500: G (DUD!) |
$800 | $250+ | |
| $750: M BANKRUPT! ($1,550) | -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT! ($4,175) | $750: X -$250: E -$250: I (x2) $350: H (x3) Only vowels left! -$250: O (DUD!) |
$1,050 | ||
| Solve: Correct! | ||
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David & Irene solve MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA for the house minimum.
David & Irene | Debbie & Vickie | Shirley & LaToucha |
$200 | $250 |
We're halfway through and we barely even won anything. The $3,500 space is laughing on the inside...
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David & Irene | Debbie & Vickie | SHIRLEY & LATOUCHA |
| $3,500: S (x2) $200: T (x5) $500: H (x3) -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x4) $200: N (DUD!) | ||
$9,000 | ||
| $700: C (x2) $150: K (x2) $700: R (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,100 | ||
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David & Irene solve THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK for a real total.
David & Irene | Debbie & Vickie | Shirley & LaToucha |
$3,300 | $250 |
Those first two rounds took forever, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. The red team begins.
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David & Irene: T (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: N ($300)
Shirley & LaToucha: S (DUD!)
David & Irene: R (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: G (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: D (DUD!)
David & Irene: L (x2) ($600)
Debbie & Vickie: M (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: E (x2)
David & Irene: B ($900)
Debbie & Vickie: H (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: U
David & Irene: S (Repeat)
Debbie & Vickie: P (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: F (DUD!)
David & Irene: W (DUD!)
Debbie & Vickie: K (DUD!)
Shirley & LaToucha: C (DUD!)
David & Irene: J ($1,200)
The repeated S was not acknowledged as a duplication.
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David & Irene solve BLUE JAY LENO.
David & Irene | Debbie & Vickie | Shirley & LaToucha |
| $4,500 | $250 |
Imagine what the third puzzle could've done. Instead, Shirley & LaToucha leave with some nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
After such a weird game, David & Irene are the big winners! It's time for them to try and win...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Quickly! Solve this puzzle!
Bonus Puzzle | ||||||||||||||
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RSTLNE gives them:
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They will try to fill in more with BCDA...
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They instantly solve GRAB BAG to keep the cash! David & Irene leave with $29,500 in total!