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November 8, 1989 recap Jun 11, 2022 14:58:12 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 11, 2022 14:58:12 GMT -5

Airdate: November 8, 1989

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

Over $190,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Jeannie Mrazek: Homemaker, from Melbourne, FL
Marcia Policastri: Voice over artist for phone systems, from Ramsey, NJ
Matt Shayda (returning with a 1-day total of $11,420)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JEANNIE	Marcia	Matt
$1,000: N (x2) $700: G $500: T (x2) $200: R (DUD!)	$400: H (DUD!)	$450: S (x2) $500: C -$250: I -$250: A $1,000: B $350: L $250: D -$250: E (x6) $150: V Free Spin! $300: F (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $300: Y (DUD!)
$3,700		$2,400
Solve: Correct!
$3,700

PHRASE

Jeannie almost spins, but changes her mind and solves EXPECTING A BLESSED EVENT.

Jeannie	Marcia	Matt
$3,700

Maybe our voice over artist should've done some announcing work for our first prize, which is a Hitachi 50-inch projection TV with built-in surround sound (labeled TV) worth $3,200.

We can leave "Chuckles" Charlie to find a better way to introduce the $2,500 space on the Wheel.

Round 2

SAME NAME

Jeannie	MARCIA	Matt
	$250: N (x2) $800: D (DUD!)	$250: L (x2) $200: G $200: S BANKRUPT! ($900)
	$500
$250: J $350: R $750: H (x2) $250: V Solve: Correct!
$2,350

SAME NAME

Jeannie solves LONG JOHN & HI-YO SILVER.

Jeannie	Marcia	Matt
$6,050

Suddenly, it's just not Matt's day...unless he can call a good letter on the $3,500 space!

Round 3

PHRASE

Jeannie	Marcia	MATT
		$400: T $500: N (x3) $1,000: Y (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,900

PHRASE

Perfection! Matt solves MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS. He'll be happy once he catches his bus, as Pat would think after a quick round.

Jeannie	Marcia	Matt
$6,050		$3,900

It's just the money that's like this, so win a prize to find some happiness! We add a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring diamond, onyx, and gold penguin pin (labeled PIN) worth $9,500.

Back to Ms. Silver and the $5,000 space...even though she's headed for gold.

Round 4

PEOPLE

JEANNIE	Marcia	Matt
$250: T $250: H (x2) $250: N $400: S (DUD!)	$900: R $800: M (DUD!)	$700: C PIN! $300: L $400: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,000	$900	$1,800+

PEOPLE

Matt solves THE UPPER ECHELON to keep the pin and take back the lead.

Jeannie	Marcia	Matt
$6,050		$15,200

We still have some time left, so let's charge towards another puzzle!

Round 5

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

We do need to be quick, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Marcia will start.

Marcia: T ($250)
Matt: R (x4) ($1,000)

PERSON

Matt quickly solves ROVING REPORTER.

Jeannie	Marcia	Matt
$6,050		$16,200

Voice work isn't going to save Marcia from this. She had some tough competition, and now she has some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

We report that Matt has another chance in Bonus Land and $27,620 in cash and prizes! We investigate these prizes:

Mercedes (over $41,000)

Camper's package plus motorcycles and Jeep Grand Wagoneer (over $36,000)

Boat (over $28,000)
Watches (over $46,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Matt will now investigate some envelopes again. He'll pick the W and try this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives him:

PLACE

Some quick picks of CDMA are helpful.

PLACE

He instantly solves COLOMBIA...

...and he's packing the Wheels & Wilderness package: an Academy Broadway tent with sleeping bags/air mattress/travel packs, his-and-hers Kawasaki Ninja EX250 motorcycles, and a Jeep Grand Wagoneer, a prize package worth $36,676! "Good luck!"

Good luck to Matt on his final show, when he'll try to add to his $64,296 in total!