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September 17, 1984 recap Mar 15, 2021 9:15:32 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 15, 2021 9:15:32 GMT -5

Airdate: September 17, 1984

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

A $25,000 games galore showcase!
A $2,500 crystal flower pin!
A $7,000 grand piano!

Over $93,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Eileen Inciagian (?): Hired as a receptionist a few hours before her appearance on Wheel
Bob Fournier: Middle school teacher, also a baseball umpire and football/soccer/basketball referee; from Nashua, NH
Kathy Nelson: Elementary school librarian, from Houston, TX

Pat hinted just before the interviews that he would have trouble with the first two contestant names.

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!

Round 1

THINGS

EILEEN	Bob	Kathy
$750: S $300: T $200: N (DUD!)	$200: R (DUD!)	$500: H (x2) $300: C (x4) -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,950)
$1,050
$150: N (Repeat)	$400: L $400: P Free Spin! $200: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,050	$1,000

THINGS

Bob solves CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

$1,000 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels lady's rolex watch (-$995)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$5)

Eileen	Bob (FS)	Kathy
	$1,000

We reach into our jar of prizes, and we have this: a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring man's ring with 9 diamonds set in platinum in a gold-ribbed band (labeled RING) worth $2,800.

Round 2

PLACE

Eileen	BOB (FS)	Kathy
	$400: S $900: T $200: N (x3) -$250: O -$250: I (x3) $700: R (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,800

PLACE

Perfection! Bob solves INDIAN RESERVATION.

$2,800 to spend

Galaxy carpeting (-$1,000)
1-week Mexico City holiday (-$1,650)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$150)

Eileen	Bob (FS)	Kathy
	$3,800

It's a perfect time for a bigger puzzle, as there's a $5,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

PHRASE

Eileen	Bob (FS)	KATHY
		$800: T (x3) $700: H -$250: E $550: F (DUD!)
		$2,850
$400: L (DUD!)	$400: R $350: N (x3) -$250: A (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: O (x4) $800: M (DUD!)	-$250: I (x5) $500: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$950	$3,600

PHRASE

Kathy solves GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

$3,600 to spend

Mini component stereo system (-$800)
General Electric 19-inch color TV (-$675)
Golden West Billiards solid oak bar (-$1,344)
Round Trampoline (-$758)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$23)

Eileen	Bob	Kathy
	$3,800	$3,600

We have time for another round, and Eileen has another chance to score.

Round 4

THINGS

EILEEN	Bob	Kathy
$300: S $550: T (x2) $200: R (DUD!)
$1,400

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Maybe it'll get back to her. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

Maybe Pat will learn how to spin properly. Another try, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Bob: H ($500)

THINGS

Bob guesses HORSE TEETH and HORSE TOOTH.

Kathy: F ($500)

THINGS

Kathy solves FALSE TEETH.

$500 to spend

Nikko fine quality dinnerware (-$320)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$180)

Eileen	Bob	Kathy
	$3,800	$4,100

Every chance Eileen got, it suddenly went in the opposite direction. She takes home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Kathy just barely won this! Now she's going to play for...

Isuzu Impulse sedan ($11,887)

It's time for one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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Kathy will try NRTDLE:

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She says IN BLUE, but she does not solve RHAPSODY IN BLUE. Kathy leaves with $4,100 in prizes.