March 17, 1987 recap

Airdate: March 17, 1987

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

An apartment showcase!
A pair of black onyx and diamond ear clips!
A 4-wheel drive RAM truck!

Over $104,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Therese Madden-Connor: Working mom with a career in special education and another in psychotherapy, from San Diego, CA
Ed Sonney: Works as a bookkeeper for a major wholesale electrical supplier, from Richmond, VA
Rodger Hoffman: Going to school in "boring Honolulu", studying political science and speech, hopes to go to law school next year

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!




Ed solves RULE OF THUMB.

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It's hard to agree on whether to keep spinning, but a prize could get you ahead! We have a 1-week holiday at Vale Beaver Creek in Colorado (labeled TRIP) worth $2,340.





Perfection! Ed solves PLEASE DON'T FEED THE ANIMALS.

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Everyone's hungry for some of that money. Would the $5,000 space be enough, or will they want even more?




Therese solves CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

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We can just barely squeeze in another round. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we play for a Gucci gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Therese starts.


Therese: T (DUD!)
Ed: R (DUD!)
Rodger: D (DUD!)
Therese: S ($250)
Ed: N ($250)
Rodger: C (DUD!)
Therese: L (x2) ($750)
Ed: G ($500)




That second round was a bad sign for Rodger, and now he's stuck with the nice parting gifts.

Pat notes that Rodger's twin brother was actually on the show, and he fared a little better (meaning he actually won something).





BONUS ROUND:







He instantly solves TOASTMASTER to keep the car! Ed leaves with $17,415 in prizes!