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September 19, 1988 recap Jun 25, 2022 17:38:42 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 25, 2022 17:38:42 GMT -5

Airdate: September 19, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A 10-karat diamond necklace!
A 22-foot ski boat!
A pair of Jeeps!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $189,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Pam Dennison: Grade 6 teacher, from Wheatland, IA
Marlene Gneiss: Part-time secretary, from Cincinnati, OH
Gary Mascri: Letter carrier with the local post office, from Blairsville, PA

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

Round 1

QUOTATION

PAM	Marlene	Gary
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: T (x3) $450: S (x2) $400: H (x2) -$250: E -$250: A $800: W -$250: O (x3) -$250: I $300: R (x3) $150: Y (x2) $900: P (DUD!)	$150: D (DUD!)
	$3,600
$700: N (x2) $200: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,800

QUOTATION

Pam solves WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY.

Pam	Marlene	Gary
$1,800

You might have a story to tell if you come home with a pair of custom craft country pine finished chairs (labeled CHAIRS) worth $2,827.

Make yourself comfortable while you wait for someone to hit that $2,500 space.

Round 2

OCCUPATION

Pam	MARLENE	Gary
	$200: R (x3) $250: T $200: S -$250: O (x4) $300: H $200: C $200: K Solve: Correct!
	$1,500

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Marlene solves SHORT-ORDER COOK.

Pam	Marlene	Gary
$1,800	$1,500

Gary loves the thought of the $3,500 space cooking up a nice score for him.

Round 3

THING

Pam	Marlene	GARY
		$1,000: T (DUD!)

$500: S $200: R (DUD!)	$250: N (x2) $450: L $600: M (DUD!)	$150: D (DUD!)
$500	$950
$450: C (DUD!)	-$250: O $200: P (DUD!)	$150: B (DUD!)
$500	$700
-$250: E (x3) Lose A Turn!	$200: G (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: U $400: W (DUD!)	$600: K (DUD!)
$250	$600
$600: H (DUD!)	$200: V -$250: I $500: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$250	$1,550

The "ding" sounds on the incorrect D, confusing Pat before the buzzer sounds.

THING

Marlene reads what's on the board.

Pam	Marlene	Gary
$1,800	$3,050

Let's keep the offensive language to a minimum, and let's have M.G. show us a Royal Cruise Line trip from New York to Montréal (labeled CRUISE) worth $6,068.

The $5,000 space might spew some offensive stuff if nobody even comes close to hitting it.

Round 4

PHRASE

PAM	Marlene	Gary
$900: T (DUD!)	$800: N $350: S (x3) -$250: E (x6) $500: R (x2) $900: D (x2) BANKRUPT! ($4,400)	$500: M (DUD!)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$200: P $900: C $700: H Solve: Correct!
	$1,800

PHRASE

Marlene solves RENDERED SPEECHLESS. Our players must now quiet down.

Pam	Marlene	Gary
$1,800	$4,850

Not just scoreless, but Gary couldn't light up his scoreboard at all. He might try to ask for more than just parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Will our list of prizes leave Marlene speechless? She could take one of...

Pair of Jeeps ($32,000)

European vacation with QE2 cruise, Concorde, and Orient Express

Boat (over $36,000)

Diamond necklace ($41,000)

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

Marlene asks for...

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

We ask her to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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Our favorite combo of TRSNLE is very helpful.

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She instantly solves THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS to keep the cash! Marlene leaves with a total of $29,850!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna hug for what is probably the first time. Pat says they've never done it on-air.