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April 2, 1991 recap Mar 14, 2021 9:08:15 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2021 9:08:15 GMT -5

Airdate: April 2, 1991

The famous Wheel is spinning! Contestants will be winning! This is...Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Rick Montaldo (returning with a 1-day total of $13,925)
Cindy Darling: Legal secretary, from Woodinville, WA
Maureen McFadden: Full-time student at Chapman College studying English and philosophy, also works part-time at a major bakery

After Rick says he's a golfer, Bob asks his "handicap", which is 14, apparently about the same as Bob. Cindy's is 32...which is also about the same, as Bob jokes. Maureen probably doesn't golf (at least not regularly), as she says 100 or so; she doesn't really know.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $500. We are playing for cash.

By the way, do you think you can score this prize in just one spin? We have a Konica Z-UP 80 RC camera, MCE electronics phone with answering machine, and Ray-Ban precious metal sunglasses (labeled TRAVEL) totaling $1,362.

Round 1

THING

RICK	Cindy	Maureen
$175: S $250: N (DUD!)	$150: R Free Spin: L (x2) $200: D (DUD!)	$100: T (DUD!)
$175	$150
$175: W (DUD!)	$200: P -$100: A TRAVEL: F -$100: O (x3) -$100: I Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $125: M (DUD!)	$200: J $100: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$175	$50+	$200

THING

Maureen solves APRIL FOOL'S JOKE.

Rick	Cindy	Maureen
		$300

It's no joke! We've got another nice prize: a trip to San Diego and 1-week stay at Marriott Mission Valley (labeled TRIP) worth $1,540.

Round 2

PHRASE

Rick	CINDY	Maureen
	$300: S (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)

$100: T (x6) -$100: O (x3) $100: H (x2) -$100: E (x3) $300: N $100: D $100: L $300: C $200: F $175: B $100: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,875

PHRASE

Rick solves DON'T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

Rick	Cindy	Maureen
$1,875		$300

It's time to let the secret out! We're now adding a Broyhill dining room group with tables, chairs, and china; plus Landes 5-piece serving set; and Idahoan Complete Mashed Potatoes (labeled DINE); a prize totaling $3,198.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is now $1,000 for someone who just wants to keep spinning.

Round 3

PHRASE

Rick	Cindy	MAUREEN
		$250: R (x3) -$100: E (x3) $100: Y $100: M (x2) -$100: O $100: N $100: B $400: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$1,850

PHRASE

Perfection! Maureen solves YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME.

Rick	Cindy	Maureen
$1,875		$2,150

Oh, don't feel bad! If you land on it, you can pick up a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring 18-karat gold necklace with diamond loops (labeled JEWEL) worth $3,750.

The top-dollar value is $1,250. Just try not to pick a wrong letter at the end of the road...

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

RICK	Cindy	Maureen
$100: R (x4) Lose A Turn!	$1,250: M (DUD!)	$100: Y (DUD!)
$400
$150: N (DUD!)	$100: S (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
$400
$100: T JEWEL: W (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$600: D (DUD!)
$500
$100: L (x2)
$700

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING! DING DING!

With all those wrong letters, it's better that Bob gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... BANKRUPT!

Do we need a lot of bad spins too? Bob will do it again, and consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

Well, it wasn't a "perfect rotation", but let's do it one more time. Consonants are worth... $100 a piece.

Rick: B (x2) ($900)
Cindy: F (DUD!)
Maureen: P ($100)
Rick: E (x3) ($900)
Cindy: K ($100)

BEFORE & AFTER

Maureen solves ROOT BEER BARREL POLKA.

Rick	Cindy	Maureen
$1,875	$100	$2,150

Rick leaves with a 2-day total of $15,800.

BONUS ROUND:

Maureen certainly won't be embarrassed now! She's the big winner, and she could grab an office package, a river rafting trip, a car, a pair of watches, or the cash.

She's gonna try for...

$5,000 cash

Here comes her puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

Think about Thing, and think about DCMA.

THING

She instantly solves DYNAMITE to keep the cash! Maureen finishes with $7,150 and is coming back!