Post by mechamind on Jun 25, 2022 20:40:53 GMT -5
Airdate: September 21, 1988 (likely date, possibly 9/29)
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $194,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Elliot Zahn: Works for a major government contractor as an electrical engineer, but is a musician at heart; from Valley Stream, NY
Mary Seaton: Part-time waitress at a family Mexican restaurant, from Portland, OR
Joe Henry: Refinery process operator, from Tulsa, OK
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Joe solves MARASCHINO CHERRY.
Elliot solves DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. "Speaking of that, when did centigrade become Celsius?"
Pat wonders why he should eat up our playing time with his thoughts. The $3,500 space wonders the same.
Elliot solves THE GOLDEN GIRLS.
Mary solves TOM AND CARIBBEAN CRUISE. Don't even think about squeezing in another round.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A high-powered 22-foot ski boat!
A $45,000 European vacation of a lifetime!
A $41,000 Van Cleef & Arpels necklace!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $194,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Elliot Zahn: Works for a major government contractor as an electrical engineer, but is a musician at heart; from Valley Stream, NY
Mary Seaton: Part-time waitress at a family Mexican restaurant, from Portland, OR
Joe Henry: Refinery process operator, from Tulsa, OK
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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ELLIOT | Mary | Joe |
| $400: N Lose A Turn! | $400: S $400: G (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$400 | $400 | |
| $300: T (DUD!) | $300: L (DUD!) | Free Spin! $200: R (x3) -$250: E $500: H (x2) -$250: I $300: C (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$400 | $400 | $1,700 |
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Joe solves MARASCHINO CHERRY.
Elliot | Mary | Joe (FS) |
$1,700 |
Here's a prize that ready to be picked! It's a pair of Lazare Kaplan diamonds (labeled DIAMONDS) worth $5,000!
Pat really wants to give more money away, so maybe it's time to put the $2,500 space on the Wheel.
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Elliot | MARY | Joe (FS) |
| $700: N $700: S $200: T $300: R (x2) -$250: E (x5) $200: L (DUD!) | $200: C (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $200: M (DUD!) | |
$1,950 | ||
| $200: D $200: F $200: G $400: H (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,400 | ||
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Elliot solves DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. "Speaking of that, when did centigrade become Celsius?"
Elliot | Mary | Joe |
$1,400 | $1,700 |
Pat wonders why he should eat up our playing time with his thoughts. The $3,500 space wonders the same.
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Elliot | Mary | JOE |
| $250: T $3,500: H -$250: E (x2) $200: L (x2) $600: N -$250: I $700: S $250: C (DUD!) | ||
$4,950 | ||
| $900: D $200: R $250: G (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,600 | ||
Before calling G, Elliot pounds the rail after just missing $3,500. Pat says to be careful, joking that the set is genuine Naugahyde.
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Elliot solves THE GOLDEN GIRLS.
Elliot | Mary | Joe |
$3,000 | $1,700 |
We need to make sure that Elliot doesn't break this prize out of frustration. He could be the one to win a Sillinger 375 GTX with Suzuki outboard motor, Kawasaki jet ski, and BIC sailboard (labeled WATER) totaling $8,810.
At least we know he's serious about calling a multiple on the $5,000 space.
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ELLIOT | Mary | Joe |
| $400: N (x2) WATER! $300: D -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x2) $900: T -$250: O $350: L (DUD!) | $900: M $250: S $200: R (x2) $500: C (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$1,250+ | $2,550 |
Some unsightly tape stays on the Wheel after Elliot picks up the WATER wedge.
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Mary solves TOM AND CARIBBEAN CRUISE. Don't even think about squeezing in another round.
Elliot | Mary | Joe |
$3,000 | $2,550 | $1,700 |
BONUS ROUND:
So Elliot couldn't get the top dollar, but now he's here in Bonus Land. And he's gonna try for one of our best prizes:
Pair of Jeeps (over $32,000)
Vacation of a lifetime ($45,000)
Complete 270 V8 boat ($36,857)
Diamond necklace ($41,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Naturally, someone who wanted the top dollar will pick...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Is he a natural for this puzzle?
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He wastes no time picking RSTNLE.
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He says STARE and STORE NAVEL, though he does not solve DIME STORE NOVEL. Elliot leaves with $3,000 in cash. Although he lost, his fiancée is invited on stage anyway.
In the post-game chat, Vanna says that something good and something bad happened to her. The bad is that her electric can opener broke. The good is that when she got a new one at the store for $14.99, it was on sale for only $9.99. What a time for it to break. 
