October 15, 1984 recap

Airdate: October 15, 1984

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

A $6,300 mini car!
A $5,900 diamond star pin!
A $14,000 sports car!

Over $84,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Kathy (last name not given): Housewife and mother of one (soon to be two), from Kirkwood, MO
Dean Ricka: Disc jockey at a nightclub, from Phoenix, AZ
Rita Noel: School bus driver, also a grandmother; from Somerset, OH

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!





Dean solves STANDARD OF LIVING.

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We have standards for our prizes, and we hope you'll like this Ceralene Raynaud earthenware decorated fine china set (labeled CHINA) worth $1,080.





Rita solves MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER MAKE ME A MATCH.

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Who's going to be a match for the $5,000 space this time?




Dean solves MONEY IN THE BANK.

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Kathy has one more chance at some money, but Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Kathy will start.


Kathy: T (DUD!)
Dean: N (x2) ($1,000)
Rita: S ($500)
Kathy: B ($500)


Kathy guesses ROBBIE BENSON.

Dean: R ($1,500)


Dean just barely beats the buzzer and solves GEORGE BENSON. "You had a microsecond to spare."








BONUS ROUND:







He says TONGUE, and halfway through, he solves CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE to keep the car! Dean leaves with $17,906 in prizes!