Post by mechamind on Apr 17, 2021 11:55:11 GMT -5
Airdate: November 23, 1988
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's #1 game show! Wheel of Fortune!
With a deluxe high-performance boat!
Georgeous emerald and diamond jewelry!
And a pair of Cadillacs!
Over $276,000 in cash and prizes just waiting to be won as the Wheel takes Manhattan!
Today's contestants:
Joseph Ruby: Student at Lehman College CUNY majoring in communications and computer science, from The Bronx
Charlie Hampton: Public school teacher, from Swoyersville, PA
Lesia Leonardo: Recent graduate also at Harvard for summer school, now looking for work; from Lake Zurich, IL
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Lesia solves LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM.
Pat says he feels like Art Fleming for some reason.
Joseph solves STEREOPHONIC SOUND.
How does this sound? You could win even more money with a lavender $3,500 space on the Wheel...or is it fuchsia? Pat's not too sure.
Perfection! Lesia solves NEW YORK RANGERS.
Double perfection! Joseph solves SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK.
DING DING! DING DING!
We're runnin' out of time, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $400 a piece.
Lesia: T (x2) ($800) (The ding sounds on both T's.)
Joseph: L (DUD!)
Charlie: N (DUD!)
Lesia: F (x2) ($1,600)
Lesia solves COMMUTER TRAFFIC. Not quite enough for the win.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
BMDA is quite helpful on the bottom.
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's #1 game show! Wheel of Fortune!
With a deluxe high-performance boat!
Georgeous emerald and diamond jewelry!
And a pair of Cadillacs!
Over $276,000 in cash and prizes just waiting to be won as the Wheel takes Manhattan!
Today's contestants:
Joseph Ruby: Student at Lehman College CUNY majoring in communications and computer science, from The Bronx
Charlie Hampton: Public school teacher, from Swoyersville, PA
Lesia Leonardo: Recent graduate also at Harvard for summer school, now looking for work; from Lake Zurich, IL
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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JOSEPH | Charlie | Lesia |
| $900: S (DUD!) | $900: N $400: D -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn! | $750: L (x2) -$250: E (x5) $700: V (x2) $400: M (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$1,050 | $3,450 |
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Lesia solves LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM.
Joseph | Charlie | Lesia |
$3,450 |
You don't want to leave this prize behind! You could score a Reed & Barton Stirling Silver flatware service for 8 (labeled SILVER) worth $4,465.
Pat says he feels like Art Fleming for some reason.
You'll really love some extra cash! We have a $2,500 space on the Wheel!
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Joseph | CHARLIE | Lesia |
| $700: S (x2) $400: R -$250: E (x2) $750: T $400: N (x2) -$250: O (x3) Lose A Turn! | BANKRUPT! ($0) | |
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| $250: L (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! | BANKRUPT! ($0) |
| $200: H $300: C $350: P Solve: Correct! | ||
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Joseph solves STEREOPHONIC SOUND.
Joseph | Charlie | Lesia |
$850 | $3,450 |
How does this sound? You could win even more money with a lavender $3,500 space on the Wheel...or is it fuchsia? Pat's not too sure.
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Joseph | Charlie | LESIA |
| $250: S $800: N (x2) $450: Y $300: W -$250: O -$250: E (x2) $300: R (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,000 | ||
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Perfection! Lesia solves NEW YORK RANGERS.
Joseph | Charlie | Lesia |
$850 | $6,450 |
Keep your eye on this prize! It's a Dicker & Dicker bright red fur trench coat (labeled FUR) worth $7,500.
The game's not over yet! We have a $5,000 space and a huge puzzle!
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JOSEPH | Charlie | Lesia |
| $200: N (x4) $800: T (x6) -$250: O (x3) -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (x2) $900: S (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
$7,550 | ||
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Double perfection! Joseph solves SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK.
Joseph | Charlie | Lesia |
$8,400 | $6,450 |
Charlie still has another chance, as we have another puzzle coming!
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Joseph | CHARLIE | Lesia |
| $800: R (x2) $350: S (DUD!) | ||
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DING DING! DING DING!
We're runnin' out of time, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $400 a piece.
Lesia: T (x2) ($800) (The ding sounds on both T's.)
Joseph: L (DUD!)
Charlie: N (DUD!)
Lesia: F (x2) ($1,600)
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Lesia solves COMMUTER TRAFFIC. Not quite enough for the win.
Joseph | Charlie | Lesia |
| $8,400 | $8,050 |
Charlie just kept crashing early on, and now all he has is the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
There's nothing rotten about Joseph's luck. He's the big winner, and he's ready to play for...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Is he ready for this puzzle?
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RSTLNE gives him:
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BMDA is quite helpful on the bottom.
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He quickly solves GOING BANANAS to keep the cash! Joseph leaves with $33,400 in total!