December 28, 1979 recap

December 28, 1979 recap Mar 21, 2021 12:37:55 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 21, 2021 12:37:55 GMT -5

Airdate: December 28, 1979

Look at these terrific prizes just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune!

Total retail value over $43,000!

Today's contestants:
Allan Fix (returning with a 1-day total of $3,750)
Mina Brown: Contracts coordinator for the California Institute of Technology
Susan Bruce: Archaeology lab analyst of lithics ("What is the world is that?")

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. 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!

The reveal chime sounds while Chuck is talking, and again as he asks for the puzzle to be revealed.

Round 1

OCCUPATION

ALLAN	Mina	Susan
$150: N (DUD!)	$200: L (DUD!)	$200: R Lose A Turn!
		$200
$200: Y $750: C $200: S $200: P -$250: E $200: F $100: H $175: T Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,575

OCCUPATION

Allan solves PASTRY CHEF.

$1,575 to spend

Tasco telescope and tripod (-$379)
Chinon 35 compact full-frame 35 mm camera (-$85)
Telcon cordless telephone (-$300)
Sir Anthony James books (-$699)
Variflex roller skates (-$50)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$32)

Chuck remembers on time that he went out skating with Jo Ann once, and while they skated in tandem...Chuck fell and blew the crotch out of his leather pants, and emergency services had to come in. It was just awful.

Allan	Mina	Susan
$1,575

Allan won't give up, so the others must get serious. They can try for the $1,000 space, but look out for that extra BANKRUPT. (That's 1,000 "dlollars". So much for serious.)

Round 2

PHRASE

Allan	MINA	Susan
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$700: T $150: N -$250: O $400: H -$250: A -$250: E (x2) $900: S (x2) ... ("Hello?" - Chuck) $200: R (DUD!) Commercial break!
		$2,300

PHRASE

Allan	Mina	Susan
		$2,300
We're back! $400: K (x2) $500: L (x3) $150: C Solve: Correct!
$2,450

PHRASE

Allan solves SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES.

$2,450 to spend

Caloric microwave electric range (-$980)
Gibson refrigerator/freezer (-$829)
Hotpoint family-size dishwasher (-$400)
Washington Forge tableware (-$200)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$41)

Allan	Mina	Susan
$4,025

We might end up selling prizes like hot cakes if someone hits the $2,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

THING

Allan	Mina	SUSAN
		$200: N (x2) $300: S (DUD!)
		$400
$350: C (DUD!)	$2,000: L (DUD!)	$250: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: T (DUD!)
		$650
$200: D $300: P (DUD!)	$300: M $200: G (x2) BANKRUPT! ($700)	BANKRUPT! ($650)
$200
$200: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$400

Allan's letter call was more like D as in "duck, Doug, dog"...or anything else he wants to say.

THING

Allan solves GINGERBREAD MAN.

$400 to spend

Golden West Billiards home-sized pinball machine (-$199)
Fundimensions computer car (-$50)
Petersen magazines subscriptions (-$96)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$55)

Allan	Mina	Susan
$4,425

Not much time left, so Chuck will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we'll play for a Tiffany & Co. gift certificate. Consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

(The slide whistle sounds on Chuck's Lose A Turn.)

Allan could probably play some pinball while he waits. Chuck will try again, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Allan begins.

Round 4

PLACE

Allan: T ($250)
Mina: H (DUD!)
Susan: R ($250)
Allan: N (x2) ($750)
Mina: C (DUD!)
Susan: L (DUD!)
Allan: S ($1,000)
Mina: P (DUD!)
Susan: D (DUD!)
Allan: F (DUD!)
Mina: G (DUD!)
Susan: B (DUD!)
Allan: M (DUD!)
Mina: W (DUD!)
Susan: Y (DUD!)
Allan: V ($1,250)

PLACE

Allan sweeps the game by solving VIENNA AUSTRIA! He scores a $1,250 gift certificate.

Allan	Mina	Susan
$5,675

Again, Allan won't give up. He took everything, leaving Mina and Susan with the nice parting gifts.

Allan now has a 2-day total of $9,425 and is coming back next time.

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