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November 5, 1987 recap Mar 9, 2021 22:45:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 9, 2021 22:45:16 GMT -5

Airdate: November 5, 1987

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

A $7,000 cash Jackpot!

A $1,700 golf package!
A $7,800 hatchback!
A $13,000 pop-up camper!

Over $69,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Mike Sudeau (?): Financial analyst for a healthcare R.E.I.T. (who enjoys knife throwing...and can "go through girlfriends pretty often")
Diana Fitzpatrick (returning with a 1-day total of $16,040)
Jacie Blackwell (pronounced "Jackie"): Mother of seven and grandmother of eighteen, from Howell, MI

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. 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!

"And just before the show, we drew numbers to see who would start the game...and obviously, Mike won, because he drew a weapon."

Round 1

PHRASE

MIKE	Diana	Jacie
$500: S $400: L -$250: A (DUD!)	$350: T (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: H (x2) -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct!
$650	$1,200

PHRASE

Diana solves WITH LIGHTNING SPEED.

$1,200 to spend

Frigidaire washer/dryer (-$880)
Harvest Savor dehydrator (-$130)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$190)

Mike	Diana	Jacie
	$1,200

And just like that, we have a $1,000 space on the Wheel! Can she solve this one quickly?

Round 2

THING

Mike	DIANA	Jacie
	$450: T (DUD!)	$450: N $450: R (DUD!)
		$450
$900: L $550: P (DUD!)	$250: D (x2) -$250: E (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: A -$250: O (x3) $200: H (x2) $200: Y $300: G $300: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$900	$1,550

THING

Diana solves HIGHLY SEASONED FOOD.

$1,550 to spend

Benrus lady's gold and diamond watch (-$400)
Ricoh FF-90 "auto-everything" 35 mm camera (-$300)
James David cocktail and corner table (-$500)
Alsy table lamps (-$340)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$10)

Mike	Diana	Jacie
	$2,750

Diana can taste that victory coming, but someone else might surprise her with the $2,000 space and a Jackpot of $7,000.

Round 3

QUOTATION

Mike	Diana	JACIE
		JACKPOT! $300: T (x2) $250: H $300: S (DUD!)
		$850+
Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT! ($0)	-$250: O (x2) $400: L (DUD!)
		$600+
$300: W -$250: E (DUD!)	$2,000: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$50	$4,000

QUOTATION

Diana solves WHO CAN I TURN TO for some quick money!

$4,000 to spend

Pinseeker golf clubs and bag with carrier * (-$1,741)
Skyway luggage set (-$910)
Da Hon folding bicycle (-$500)
Paul & Associates handcrafted plush bears (-$349)
Variflex scooter and skateboard (-$240)
Rollerblade skates (-$200)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$60)

(Vanna not included with the golf package.)

Mike	Diana	Jacie
	$6,750

Looks like the others must turn to Pat, who will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece. Mike begins.

Round 4

THING

Mike: R (DUD!)
Diana: T (x2) ($3,000)
Jacie: N (DUD!)
Mike: L ($1,500)
Diana: D ($4,500)
Jacie: C ($1,500)
Mike: S (x2) ($4,500)
Diana: B (DUD!)
Jacie: H ($3,000)

THING

Jacie ends the sweep and solves SCOTTISH PLAID. Her $3,000 will go on a Lyn Deutsch gift certificate.

Mike	Diana	Jacie
	$6,750	$3,000

Jacie was not as close to a win as Mike, but Mike is the one who ends up with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Diana got lucky, and she's now up to $22,790 in prizes! This time, she wants to win...

Trip to Aruba and stay at D.V. Tamarijn Beach Hotel ($3,332)

Time to solve another puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

Like everyone else, she's picking TSRNLE:

THING

She instantly solves LOCAL NEWSPAPER to keep the trip! Diana is now up to $26,122 and has one more day to go!

In the post-game, Vanna mentions that you press a button on the golf bag, and it moves. Turn it up more, and it goes faster.