Post by mechamind on Jun 25, 2022 7:10:42 GMT -5
Maybe 4:30 AM isn't the smartest time to start a recap...but here goes. 
Airdate: November 27, 1989
From Hollywood, It's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Over $131,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Today's contestants:
Randy Evert (returning with a 2-day total of $49,690)
Brenda Boules: Mother and student (dramatic arts major) at Rose State College in Oklahoma, also a member of the Naval Reserves
Robin Dreyfus: Graduate assistant at the University of Southern California teaching English as a second language (also at L.A. City College), previously a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Brenda solves BIRTHDAY CAKE.
Robin solves PORKY PIG IN A POKE.
That's not all, folks! We still have plenty of game and plenty of letters, with a $3,500 space offering plenty of money!
Brenda solves PHIL DONAHUE AND MARLO THOMAS. Takes a little luck and a little skill, doesn't it?
Robin solves BETHESDA MARYLAND.
We'll need time to think about those letters. Maybe Pat can give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $1,500 a piece.
Brenda: N ($2,100)
Robin quietly says SWEET'N LOW. "Yeah. You've just said it." She's also just scored the house minimum.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From Hollywood, It's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Over $131,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Today's contestants:
Randy Evert (returning with a 2-day total of $49,690)
Brenda Boules: Mother and student (dramatic arts major) at Rose State College in Oklahoma, also a member of the Naval Reserves
Robin Dreyfus: Graduate assistant at the University of Southern California teaching English as a second language (also at L.A. City College), previously a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa
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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THING | ||||||||||||||
RANDY | Brenda | Robin |
| $700: N (DUD!) | $450: T $200: S (DUD!) | $400: R $400: M (DUD!) |
$450 | $400 | |
| $500: L (DUD!) | $450: D -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn! | $200: B Lose A Turn! |
$650 | $600 | |
| $400: H $750: Y -$250: I $150: W (DUD!) | $900: C Solve: Correct! | |
$900 | $1,550 |
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Brenda solves BIRTHDAY CAKE.
Randy | Brenda | Robin |
$1,550 |
It's Brenda's turn for some presents right now. How about a Buffalo Mini Boat (labeled BOAT) worth $2,454?
This party's just getting started! We've even invited the $2,500 space to join in!
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Randy | BRENDA | Robin |
| $450: N $200: R $400: T (DUD!) | $250: S (DUD!) | |
$650 | ||
| $700: L (DUD!) | $450: F (DUD!) | $200: M (DUD!) |
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| $500: C (DUD!) | $200: D (DUD!) | $400: P (x3) $300: G Solve: Correct! |
$650 | $1,500 |
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Robin solves PORKY PIG IN A POKE.
Randy | Brenda | Robin |
$1,550 | $1,500 |
That's not all, folks! We still have plenty of game and plenty of letters, with a $3,500 space offering plenty of money!
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Randy | Brenda | ROBIN |
| $900: D (x2) $550: N (x2) -$250: A (x4) BANKRUPT! ($2,650) | ||
| $800: S $500: L (x2) $900: R BANKRUPT! ($2,700) | $400: P $550: M (x2) $550: H (x3) Solve: Correct! | |
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Brenda solves PHIL DONAHUE AND MARLO THOMAS. Takes a little luck and a little skill, doesn't it?
Randy | Brenda | Robin |
$4,700 | $1,500 |
It sometimes takes a little help from another prize, and we've just added a Somper Lowell brown leather jacket reversible to ranch mink (labeled FUR) worth $5,000.
We wiped out a few fortunes last time, so we've gotta play catch-up with the $5,000 space.
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RANDY | Brenda | Robin |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: N $900: S $250: T -$250: E (x3) FUR! $300: H -$250: O (DUD!) | $900: B $300: D (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$1,150+ | $1,500 |
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Robin solves BETHESDA MARYLAND.
Randy | Brenda | Robin |
$4,700 | $3,000 |
Brenda still has a chance to hit the big money in this next round!
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Randy | BRENDA | Robin |
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DING DING! DING DING!
We'll need time to think about those letters. Maybe Pat can give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $1,500 a piece.
Brenda: N ($2,100)
Robin: E (x2)
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Robin quietly says SWEET'N LOW. "Yeah. You've just said it." She's also just scored the house minimum.
Randy | Brenda | Robin |
$4,700 | $3,200 |
Randy leaves with his previous winnings of $49,690.
BONUS ROUND:
Our "birthday girl" (or at least the one to solve that puzzle) has a chance at one of the best gifts of all in Bonus Land! This week, we have...
1990 Audi Quattro (over $31,000)
African safari (over $30,000)
Van (over $21,000)
Van Cleef & Arpels diamond ring ($17,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
You might not like the taste of the envelopes, but you'll like the prize. Brenda would like the middle E, and she'd like to solve this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She's in good shape with BCPO.
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She instantly solves UNION BOSS...
...and her last present for the day is a sports car, the Audi Quattro worth $31,035! Brenda finishes the day with $35,735, and there's plenty to look forward to in the next game!
