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April 29, 1988 recap Mar 15, 2021 8:25:09 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 15, 2021 8:25:09 GMT -5

Airdate: April 29, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

Build a mountain cabin on a lake front in Maine!
A 34.47-karat royal topaz and 4-karat diamond ring!
A Saab convertible!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $179,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Debra London: Computer operator for a large company, from Landover, MD
Christi Moore: Dental assistant and certified scuba diver, from Plant City, CA FL
Diane Kellogg: Escrow officer with "the biggest and best", lives near Boise, ID

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

Round 1

PHRASE

DEBRA	Christi	Diane
$200: T (x2) $150: N (x3) $800: C (DUD!)	$1,000: W (DUD!)	$150: D (x2) -$250: O $200: R (DUD!)
$850		$50
$150: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,150)	$300: L (DUD!)	$200: M (x2) $150: P -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$350
$400: K $400: G $750: J Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,550

PHRASE

Debra solves DON'T MAKE SNAP JUDGMENTS.

Debra	Christi	Diane
$1,550

If nothing else to you, a prize will improve your score. We'll add a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring pair of large ruby and diamond loop ear clips (labeled JEWEL) worth $5,200.

Why would you suspect any harm from the $2,500 space? It's Big Money! And it's shiny.

Round 2

PHRASE

Debra	CHRISTI	Diane
	JEWEL! $150: T (x3) $200: N $150: R (DUD!)	$900: S (x2) -$250: E -$250: O (x3) $350: C $750: L (x2) -$250: A Free Spin! -$250: I (x3) $200: H (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$650+	$3,250

PHRASE

Diane solves ALL THINGS COME TO HIM WHO WAITS.

Debra	Christi	Diane (FS)
$1,550		$3,250

We now have the $3,500 space on the Wheel. Give it just a little more time, and we'll bring out the "silver".

Round 3

OCCUPATION

Debra	Christi	DIANE (FS)
		$400: R (x3) $250: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (DUD!)
		$1,200
Lose A Turn!	$450: N (DUD!)	$300: W $700: S Solve: Correct!
		$2,200

OCCUPATION

Diane solves SCRIPTWRITER.

Debra	Christi	Diane (FS)
$1,550		$5,450

Jack is ready to read the details about a new prize: a T. Anthony luggage set and Sitmar Cruises Alaskan cruise (labeled ALASKA) worth $6,130.

We've finally reached this point. Now, stick to the script and hit that $5,000 space.

Round 4

THING

DEBRA	Christi	Diane (FS)
$350: T $800: S (DUD!)	$300: S $5,000: R (DUD!)	$250: L (DUD!)
$350	$300
$350: G (DUD!)	$200: M (DUD!)	$500: D (x2) -$250: E (x5) $200: C (x2) $200: F (x4) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$350	$300	$1,950

THING

Diane solves DECAFFINATED COFFEE. We're getting sleepy.

Debra	Christi	Diane (...)
$1,550		$7,400

Christi sure had some rotten luck with her letter choices. She'll leave with the nice parting gifts.

Diane must have skipped the part where she uses her Free Spin.

BONUS ROUND:

Things just worked in Diane's favor later on! Now she's the big winner and will look at...

Backyard furniture, barbecue, and pool (over $29,000)

Land in Maine (over $35,000)

Saab convertible (over $33,000)

Topaz ring

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

That's a lot to think about. After a break, Diane will be playing for...

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

Now to think about this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

She's going to try the usual LNRSTE:

PHRASE

She guesses NOT SO PRETTY, then BUT OR...and she does not solve OUT OF BREATH. Diane leaves with $7,400 in cash.

During the post-game, Pat and Vanna are "in the woods", standing on the "Land in Maine" set and looking at real foliage and rocks and stuff. Vanna has been exercising...and she can pick up a large rock! She'll have to keep holding it until they both say goodbye.