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October 9, 1989 recap Oct 5, 2021 22:11:42 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Oct 5, 2021 22:11:42 GMT -5

Airdate: October 9, 1989

From Hollywood, it's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Over $154,000 just waiting to be won tonight!

Today's contestants:
Nancy Janess: Commodities trading assistant for an investment firm; from Somerset, NJ
Alan Miller (returning with a 1-day total of $4,800)
Joyce E. Washington: Systems analyst for "America's steel team"; from Gary, IN

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

NANCY	Alan	Joyce
$200: T (x3) $900: H (x4) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A $250: N $900: R (x2) -$250: I (x2) $400: Y $400: G $150: C Solve: Correct!
$6,450

Nancy almost spins one more time before she decides to solve instead.

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Nancy solves PATRICK HENRY THE EIGHTH.

Nancy	Alan	Joyce
$6,450

Will this be a desirable prize for the show? We've added a trip to New York City and stay at the Doral Inn, plus limo service and a day at Kenneth Salon (labeled TRIP) worth $4,952.

Nancy already has Alan's previous score beat, so he's gonna want to hit the $2,500 space at least a few times.

(The "correct letter" ding sounds before the puzzle is revealed.)

Round 2

THING

Nancy	ALAN	Joyce
	$300: N (DUD!)	$200: T (DUD!)

$300: R $200: S $200: H $200: V (DUD!)	$500: C -$250: A (DUD!)	$700: L (DUD!)
$700	$250
$200: M (x2) $400: P (DUD!)	$500: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,100	$750

THING

Alan solves Y CHROMOSOME.

Nancy	Alan	Joyce
$6,450	$750

You call that a puzzle? This is a puzzle! Throw in a $3,500 space, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited!

Round 3

QUOTATION

Nancy	Alan	JOYCE
		$3,500: T $200: S (x2) $900: N (DUD!)
		$3,900
$550: L $200: R (x2) -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (x2) $200: M $900: H (x2) $250: F (DUD!)	$3,500: Y (x3!) Solve: Correct!
$2,450	$10,500

QUOTATION

Alan solves GATHER YE ROSEBUDS WHILE YE MAY to take the lead.

Nancy	Alan	Joyce
$6,450	$11,250

One of many prizes we've gathered for this show, this is an wooden armoire entertainment center with Hitachi's 20-inch color TV and VCR (labeled VIDEO) worth $5,552.

Nancy came here to win, and she may just have her eyes on the shiny $5,000 space.

Round 4

PHRASE

NANCY	Alan	Joyce
$200: R $250: L -$250: E VIDEO! $300: S (DUD!)	$900: M -$250: A (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)	$900: T $300: H $300: W (x2) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$200+	$400	$1,550

PHRASE

Joyce solves VIEW WITH ALARM.

Nancy	Alan	Joyce
$6,450	$11,250	$1,550

Alan might need to stay alert, as we have time for another round.

Round 5

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

And we are short of time, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece. Alan starts.

Alan: T ($800)
Joyce: N ($800)
Nancy: S (x2) ($1,600)
Alan: L ($1,600)
Joyce: P ($1,600) (She says SEALPINT and SELLEPANT.)
Nancy: H ($2,400)
Alan: R (x2 ($3,200)

PLACE

Alan says SHREVESPORT and SHRIVSPORT for the first word, but then he solves SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA.

Nancy	Alan	Joyce
$6,450	$14,650	$1,550

BONUS ROUND:

Alan was probably going to be in Bonus Land anyway due to a small final spin. He has $19,250 and could add one more prize, maybe the $25,000.

Over to this week's new envelopes, and Alan picks the W. Here's his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

BDGA works on the second row.

THING

He has several guesses ending in RANGER, but he does not solve CLIFF-HANGER...

...and after one from Pat, we see Alan couldn't take the watches. He still has $19,250 and one more day.