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November 22, 1989 recap Jun 13, 2022 22:20:55 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 13, 2022 22:20:55 GMT -5

Airdate: November 22, 1989

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

Over $112,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Karen Osborne (returning with a 1-day total of $35,147)
Keith Stewart: Manages an automotive repair shop by day, and works at a gas station by night; from Bakersfield, CA
Suzanne Bailey: Nuclear medical technologist for a group of cardiologists, also from Bakersfield (and met Keith at the same contestant search at the Red Lion Inn)

(Pat originally forgot to include the $8,000 that Karen won in her main game when reading her total. He corrects himself later on.)

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

KAREN	Keith	Suzanne
$200: T $750: H (x2) -$250: E (x5) $200: C (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: K (x2) $700: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,600

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Karen solves GREGORY PECK ON THE CHEEK.

Karen	Keith	Suzanne
$3,600

Time for Karen to let someone else play...though Karen may still be the one to pick up an Ashley marble wall unit with Emerson 20-inch TV/VCR combo (labeled VIDEO) worth $2,399.

Someday, we might watch Keith hit the $2,500 space on that same TV.

Round 2

PERSON

Karen	KEITH	Suzanne
	$200: N (DUD!)	$500: T $200: R (x3) VIDEO! $150: S (DUD!)
		$1,100+
$450: Y (DUD!)	$200: D $300: L -$250: E (x3) $800: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,850

PERSON

Keith solves FILM CRITIC REX REED.

Karen	Keith	Suzanne
$3,600	$1,850

We won't know if Suzanne can impress the critics when she hits the $3,500 space, but she can do her best.

Round 3

PHRASE

Karen	Keith	SUZANNE
		$250: T (x2) $800: R -$250: E (x4) $300: L BANKRUPT! ($1,350)

$500: G (DUD!)	$200: N (x2) $800: W (x2) -$250: I $400: H -$250: O (x2) $900: C (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$4,600

PHRASE

Keith solves WHOLE NEW SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

Karen	Keith	Suzanne
$3,600	$6,450

Will this prize get a thumbs up from the critics? It's a Starcraft Nova Camper with indoor/outdoor gas range, refrigerator, and hot water system (labeled CAMP) worth $7,019.

Round 4

TITLE

KAREN	Keith	Suzanne
CAMP! $300: T (DUD!)	$800: S (x3) $250: R (DUD!)	$400: L (x2) $250: D (x2) -$250: E (x3) $150: N (x2) $300: B (x4) Solve: Correct!
+	$2,400	$2,550

TITLE

Suzanne solves BAUBLES BANGLES AND BEADS.

Karen	Keith	Suzanne
$3,600	$6,450	$2,550

And now, our beloved $5,000 space will steal the show!

Round 5

PLACE

Karen	KEITH	Suzanne
	$300: S (DUD!)	$1,500: T (DUD!)

$900: R (x2) $1,500: D -$250: A (DUD!)	$900: N (DUD!)	$500: L $300: P (DUD!)
$3,050		$500
$500: Y -$250: E (x2) -$250: I -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,800

PLACE

Karen solves DELIVERY ROOM, appropriate since she's expecting. But she was not expecting the game to end here.

Karen	Keith	Suzanne
$6,400	$6,450	$2,550

Karen leaves with a 2-day total of $41,547.

BONUS ROUND:

We can deliver Keith a grand prize now that he's in Bonus Land! We have...

Sports car (over $44,000)

Sedan...just a sedan, Charlie not included (over $33,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Keith must pick the envelope himself. It will be the middle E, and Vanna will deliver this puzzle to us:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

CDGA are useful letters.

THING

He instantly solves COCKTAIL...

...so we can deliver him the sports car, the Porsche 944 sports coupe worth $44,565! Keith has won $51,015 in cash and prizes, and he's playing again!

In the post-game chat, we talk to Keith inside his new car, and it looks like it was made for him. Pat thinks we're going to have another win tomorrow.