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September 23, 1988 recap Jun 26, 2022 8:15:37 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 26, 2022 8:15:37 GMT -5

Airdate: September 23, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A once-in-a-lifetime vacation!

A Spectra ski boat!

A pair of Jeeps!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

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

Wheel of Fortune!

Pat removes "a piece of extra furniture" from his spot.

Today's contestants:
Mary Swinger: Coordinating manager at an alcoholism treatment center, and she's writing a book on smoking cessation; from Brooklyn, NY
Karen Block: Kindergarten teacher who returned to teaching 3 years ago, from Pittsburgh, PA
David Kirkeby: Portfolio analyst for a major brokerage company, from Honolulu, HI

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

Round 1

PHRASE

MARY	Karen	David
$800: T $300: R (DUD!)	$150: H (x2) $250: S -$250: E (x3) $500: N Lose A Turn!	$200: V $200: L (DUD!)
$800	$800	$200
$200: M Free Spin! Free Spin! $700: C Solve: Correct!
$1,700

PHRASE

Mary solves TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

Mary (2 FS)	Karen	David
$1,700

Some things never change, like throwing in a Wheel prize. For this show, we start with a Krementz 14-karat yellow gold ring with opal topaz center stones and full-cut diamonds (labeled RING) worth $2,725.

People just need more money nowadays, and we have a $2,500 space to show that we want to give it away.

Round 2

THING

Mary (2 FS)	KAREN	David
	$400: N (x2) $350: D (x2) $200: R (x3) -$250: A (x3) RING! $150: H -$250: E (x3) $150: S (x3) $300: D (Repeat)	$800: W (x2) $800: C (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$2,200+	$4,800

THING

David solves CUCUMBER AND WATERCRESS SANDWICH.

Mary (2 FS)	Karen	David
$1,700		$4,800

If that's too green for David, he'll be glad to know we've added a $3,500 space to the Wheel.

Round 3

THING

Mary (2 FS)	Karen	DAVID
		$250: S $900: T (x2) $200: R (x2) -$250: A (x3) $500: L (DUD!)
		$2,200
$1,000: P (DUD!)	$200: H $250: N (x2) $300: G -$250: E $500: D -$250: I (x2) $250: Y $250: B -$250: O (x2) $450: F Solve: Correct!
	$1,700

THING

Karen solves FROSTING ON A BIRTHDAY CAKE.

Mary (2 FS)	Karen	David
$1,700	$1,700	$4,800

To go with that birthday celebration, how about some Happy Birthday on a Yamaha Clavinova CVP 10 keyboard (labeled PIANO) worth $6,238?

Now that everyone has had a slice, Mary can keep the $5,000 space all to herself with those Free Spins.

Round 4

PERSON

MARY (2 FS)	Karen	David
$200: T $250: R (x3) -$250: E (x3) $400: L $400: P (DUD!)	$700: D $500: V $600: C $400: K -$250: I -$250: U
$1,100	$1,700

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

We need to pull out of the studio soon, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... BANKRUPT!

We need to pull out of that ditch, so Pat will spin again. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Karen: N (DUD!) (The buzzer sounds.)
David: M ($500)

PERSON

David solves FEMALE TRUCK DRIVER. "Gee, it opens up a lot of new puzzles for us, doesn't it?"

Mary (...)	Karen	David
$1,700	$1,700	$5,300

When you don't play too much, you might not think about those Free Spins.

BONUS ROUND:

Speaking of new puzzles, David might face a whole different puzzle in Bonus Land. But first, we'll hear about...

Pair of Jeeps ($32,359)

Vacation of a lifetime (over $45,000)

Ski boat (over $36,000)

Diamond necklace ($41,000)

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

David will take a break, and then he'll play for...

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

Don't be nervous! Just solve this puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PEOPLE

Pat has heard NSTLRE before.

PEOPLE

He's silent, though he says CASTING EXTRAS with a few seconds left. David does not solve HOUSTON ASTROS, so he goes home with $5,300 in cash.