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January 29, 1990 recap Mar 20, 2021 8:06:08 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 20, 2021 8:06:08 GMT -5

Airdate: January 29, 1990

From Television City in Hollywood, it's one of America's most loved shows! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Mark Owens (returning with a 1-day total of $12,830)
Jeff Wyle: Pharmacy technician for a major hospital in Chicago, plans to go to med school; from "The Windy City"
Kristin Hendershot: Pharmacy administrator for a major drug wholesale company

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $500. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

MARK	Jeff	Kristin
$150: S $100: N (x2) $175: R $200: D $200: W BANKRUPT! ($925)	$250: H $250: Y Lose A Turn!	$100: T $100: M Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$500	$200

PHRASE

Kristin solves WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.

Mark	Jeff	Kristin
		$200

There's a prize we were thinking about. We now add a vacation in California at the Bel-Air Summit Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $1,984.

Round 2

SAME NAME

Mark	JEFF	Kristin
	$100: R (x2) $500: T (DUD!)	$400: S -$200: E (x3) $200: N (x2) -$200: I BANKRUPT! ($400)
	$200
$200: D $150: W $150: V -$200: A -$200: O (DUD!)	$150: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$100	$350

SAME NAME

Jeff solves DENNIS & RUG WEAVER.

Mark	Jeff	Kristin
	$350	$200

(Due to a video cut, the prize details are unknown, but the next space is labeled "BOAT".)

Let's make every consonant worth it. We're adding a $1,000 space to the Wheel.

Round 3

PHRASE

Mark	Jeff	KRISTIN
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$200: N $250: D (x2) -$200: A (x4) $600: S (DUD!)	TRIP! $200: T (x3) $150: R -$200: E (x3) $100: H -$200: I Solve: Correct!
$500	$450+

PHRASE

Jeff solves A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH to keep the trip.

Mark	Jeff	Kristin
	$2,784	$200

(The next prize is labeled "SPA".)

Even in the worst times, the $1,250 space will bring you to life.

Round 4

PHRASE

MARK	Jeff	Kristin
$1,250: N (x2) -$200: O -$200: E (x3) $750: R (x2) -$200: A (x2) $100: T (DUD!)	$1,250: S (x3) $100: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,400	$3,950

PHRASE

Jeff solves NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Mark	Jeff	Kristin
	$6,734	$200

Here comes a free puzzle, and maybe some more free money with it.

Round 5

PHRASE

Mark	JEFF	Kristin
	$200: R (DUD!)	$100: S (DUD!)

$200: T (x2)
$400

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Almost out of time, so Bob will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece.

Mark: L (x2) ($1,000)
Jeff: H (DUD!)
Kristin: N (x3) ($900)
Mark: C (DUD!)
Jeff: M (DUD!)
Kristin: W ($1,200)
Mark: D ($1,300)

PHRASE

Mark solves WELL-INTENTIONED.

Mark	Jeff	Kristin
$1,300	$6,734	$200

Mark leaves with a 2-day total of $14,130.

BONUS ROUND:

Jeff put on a pretty good show, and he's the big winner! He may now win a kitchen package, a ring, a piano, a car, or the cash.

Jeff decides to play for...

$5,000 cash

Let's look at this bonus puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives him:

PLACE

His quick picks of CDHA only light up the last letter.

PLACE

After some silence, he suddenly solves LIBYA to keep the cash! Jeff finishes with $11,734 and has only started the week!