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October 19, 1988 recap Apr 15, 2021 21:50:06 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 15, 2021 21:50:06 GMT -5

Airdate: October 19, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A 33-day escorted RV tour of Alaska!
A $32,000 Acura Legend!
A lady's watch!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Only $180,000 left to be won during Wipeout Week on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Pat notices that somebody "spray-painted" the $25,000 sign. The cash prize has been "wiped out", leaving only four prizes to be won!

Today's contestants:
Anne Leong: Student at University of Pennsylvania majoring in finance, looking for work; from McLean, VA
Greg Chimenko: Works for a telecommunications firm in the finance department, will have an MBA in finance; from Mount Vernon, NY (originally from Riverdale)
Peggy Bielski (returning with a total of $39,050 in cash...including the $25,000 prize)

Here's our first puzzle- Oh, and the top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, and we are playing for cash. Let's do things in order.

Round 1

PERSON

ANNE	Greg	Peggy
$250: N $750: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x2) $300: L (DUD!)	$200: M (DUD!)	$150: S $250: R -$250: I (x2) $200: C (x2) $300: H $450: G Solve: Correct!
$1,250		$1,300

PERSON

Peggy solves QUICK-CHANGE ARTIST.

Anne	Greg	Peggy
		$1,300

Watch as some small money is transformed into a much better Wheel prize! We now have an oriental bazaar of an Emser rug, celadon vase, and temple bell chest (labeled BAZAAR) totaling $3,460.

While you weren't looking, another one of these spaces suddenly turned into a $2,500 space.

Round 2

SAME NAME

Anne	GREG	Peggy
	$300: N (x4) $400: D -$250: A (x3) $2,500: R (DUD!)	$200: S Lose A Turn!
	$1,350	$200
$250: T $750: M $500: J -$250: O (x2) -$250: E BAZAAR! $150: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,050+

Greg accidentally said $25,000 instead of $2,500. It didn't end up mattering since there was no R.

SAME NAME

Anne solves JOE AND BILLINGS MONTANA to keep the bazaar package.

Anne	Greg	Peggy
$4,510		$1,300

Even though it's "only" a $3,500 space, you can still score some big money if you keep spinning.

Round 3

THING

Anne	Greg	PEGGY
		$250: T $600: H -$250: E (x2) $550: N (x2) -$250: A (x3) $3,500: D (x3!) -$250: O -$250: I (DUD!)
		$11,450
$900: L (x2) $150: P (x2) $200: F Solve: Correct!
$2,300

THING

Anne solves THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

Anne	Greg	Peggy
$6,810		$1,300

Might Anne be demanding another prize? We could give her a Riverside Furniture office desk, plus Stiffel desk lamp, Zenith data systems portable computer, and Encyclopedia Brittanica package (labeled OFFICE) totaling $5,578.

Anne can never have too much of that money, and she'll be happy if she hits the $5,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 4

THING

ANNE	Greg	Peggy
$1,500: T (x2) -$250: E (x2) $300: R $600: L -$250: A (DUD!)	$200: S (x2) $5,000: P $800: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,400	$6,200

THING

Greg solves POLYESTER SUIT.

Anne	Greg	Peggy
$6,810	$6,200	$1,300

Greg's a bit short, but we have time for another round!

Round 5

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

Though there won't be much time, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Greg begins.

Greg: T ($250)
Peggy: R (x2) ($500)
Anne: E (x4)
Greg: L ($500)
Peggy: N (DUD!)
Anne: S (x2) ($500)

PLACE

Anne solves EXPRESS ELEVATOR to stay at the top!

Anne	Greg	Peggy
$7,310	$6,200	$1,300

Peggy leaves with a total of $40,350.

BONUS ROUND:

How "bazaar" is that? Anne is the big winner, and now she can win a car, a motorhome, a boat, or some jewelry...but the cash is wiped out!

So it's just four prizes, and for Anne, it will be...

Acura Legend sedan LS ($32,129)

This is her puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

CDMA doesn't reveal that much.

THING

But with just that, she instantly solves POGO STICK to wipe out the car! Anne finishes with $39,439 and is coming back tomorrow!

In the post-game, Pat reminds you not to forget...it's Wipeout Week!