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September 15, 1988 recap Jun 25, 2022 13:55:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 25, 2022 13:55:01 GMT -5

Airdate: September 15, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A precious metals package!
A pair of gold and diamond leaf earclips!
A Cadillac Seville!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $173,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Pat plugs the contest and New York trip.

Today's contestants:
Susan Stevens: Assistant director for a major Phoenix preschool, from Tempe, AZ
Connie Zire: Former teacher and now a full-time mom, recently took a part-time job as an educational consultant for a toy company; from Oak Park, IL

Louis Impellizzeri: Full-time legal assistant in a major international law firm, from North Richmond Hill, NY

Pat hopes to hear someone say that they work for a "crummy insignificant" law firm, but nobody ever does it.

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

Round 1

PERSON

SUSAN	Connie	Louis
$150: R $200: S $150: T $150: N (DUD!)	$200: P $200: C $150: K $150: W Solve: Correct!
$500	$700

PERSON

Connie solves PATRICK SWAYZE.

Susan	Connie	Louis
	$700

There's nothing crummy or insignificant about our Wheel prizes. We think you'd like to win a Thermal-Gard custom built bay window (labeled WINDOW) worth $4,200.

There's a $2,500 space on the Wheel so you don't finish with a "crummy insignificant" score.

Round 2

PHRASE

Susan	CONNIE	Louis
	$200: T (x3) $200: S $400: N (x2) $200: R (x2) -$250: O (x3) $200: G $750: H (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x3) $350: B Solve: Correct!
	$3,300

The A's on the board light up on the O purchase, and they shut off along with the bottom R before Vanna can turn anything. She turns the O's even though the trilons are off, and they eventually light up without the "dings".

PHRASE

Perfection! Connie solves THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.

Susan	Connie	Louis
	$4,000

Having only watched for the first two rounds, Louis might as well be brave and aim for that $3,500 space.

Round 3

TITLE

Susan	Connie	LOUIS
		$300: N (x2) $250: D $1,000: S Lose A Turn!
		$1,850
$900: R $250: L (x2) $400: G Solve: Correct!
$1,800

TITLE

Susan solves HANSEL AND GRETEL.

Susan	Connie	Louis
$1,800	$4,000

We're not trying to trap you! It's just another prize we have for you, and it's a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a pair of diamond leaf earclips (labeled JEWEL) worth $7,800!

Susan needs to find her way to Bonus Land, and the $5,000 space can get her there.

Round 4

OCCUPATION

SUSAN	Connie	Louis
$200: R (x2) $600: S (x2) $350: T (x2) $300: N (x2) $800: D $1,500: C $350: P $900: L (DUD!)	JEWEL! $300: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
$5,550	$600+

OCCUPATION

Connie solves WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT to keep the jewelry.

Susan	Connie	Louis
$1,800	$12,400

Connie's score displays as $15,400 by mistake, but it is quickly corrected.

After the correction, we can play another round.

Round 5

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Though that correction must have taken a long time, as Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

Pat could take a while with the Wheel. He spins again, and consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! Connie thought she had it easy...

(But suddenly, a new puzzle appears on the board.)

Round 5

PEOPLE

Connie: S (x3!) ($15,000)

PEOPLE

Connie quickly says SUPERSTARS ...but that's not the answer.

Louis: T ($5,000)
Susan: R ($5,000)
Connie: N (DUD!)
Louis: M (DUD!)
Susan: L (DUD!)
Connie: H ($20,000)

PEOPLE

Connie solves SIGHTSEERS for some extra cash with to go with those clips.

Susan	Connie	Louis
$1,800	$32,400

Having only watched for most of the game, Louis got stuck with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

We watch as Connie tries to solve one more puzzle in Bonus Land and win one more nice prize:

Cadillac Seville (over $32,000)

Precious metals package (over $30,000)

Van ($35,000)

Diamond and gold bow clip ($39,000)

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

Connie wants to win...

Johnson Matthey pure gold, silver, and platinum bars ($30,483)

Here's comes the puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

Here comes the usual RSTNLE!

THING

She says THE and SISTER, then SYSTEM, but she does not solve TWO-PARTY SYSTEM. Connie's not too upset, as she's still leaving with a great total of $32,400.