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September 26, 1988 recap Jun 26, 2022 9:39:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jun 26, 2022 9:39:01 GMT -5

Airdate: September 26, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A fine home furniture showcase!
A BMW convertible!
A gold and diamond jewelry collection!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $182,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Susan Higgins: In the U.S. Air Force for 8 years and currently a captain; formerly a nanny in England, and currently in transit from Hawaii to upstate New York
Michael Grittani: Computer programmer analyst for a major health insurance company
Carolyn Smith: With the meat and poultry division in the USDA, from Tennessee (couldn't catch the city name)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

SUSAN	Michael	Carolyn
Lose A Turn!	$800: T (x3) $300: H (x2) -$250: E Lose A Turn!	$400: N Lose A Turn!
	$2,750	$400
$300: G $500: R (DUD!)	-$250: I (x2) $450: F (DUD!)	$700: S $300: P $500: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$300	$2,500	$1,900

PHRASE

Carolyn solves IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Susan	Michael	Carolyn
		$1,900

We've got a special prize that wants the spotlight! You'll want to win a custom-made Pacific Marquis Grand Teton spa (labeled SPA) worth $5,050!

We try not to shine the light directly on the $2,500 space so our contestants don't go blind.

Round 2

OCCUPATION

Susan	MICHAEL	Carolyn
	$400: N (x2) $350: T -$250: E (x2) $500: R SPA! $150: S (x2) $250: P (x2) -$250: A -$250: I $350: W Solve: Correct!
	$2,050+

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Michael solves NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST to keep the spa.

Susan	Michael	Carolyn
	$7,100	$1,900

Michael probably won't make headlines for dropping the $3,500 space in his new spa, because Carolyn is starting this round.

Round 3

PHRASE

Susan	Michael	CAROLYN
		$400: T (x3) $400: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) $200: N (x2) $300: L $600: G (x2) $300: S $1,000: W Solve: Correct!
		$4,950

PHRASE

Double perfection! Carolyn solves WEIGHING THE ALTERNATIVES.

Susan	Michael	Carolyn
	$7,100	$6,850

What else could we have considered for a prize? Don't think about that, and let's give away a T. Anthony luggage set and holiday at Hotel Zurich Switzerland (labeled TRIP) worth $6,932.

Susan does need an alternative to the parting gifts, like maybe some cash from the $5,000 space.

Round 4

QUOTATION

SUSAN	Michael	Carolyn
$200: T $600: H Lose A Turn!	$500: N (x2) $400: W (x3) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x4) TRIP! $300: D -$250: A $1,500: S BANKRUPT! ($10,182)	$1,500: L $250: V $550: R Solve: Correct!
$800		$2,300

QUOTATION

Carolyn reads what's on the board. Let's not stay up too late.

Susan	Michael	Carolyn
	$7,100	$9,150

Susan would've loved a big payday, but now there is no alternative to the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Good thing Carolyn just keeps going, because she's now taking the walk to Bonus Land! Let's look at our prizes:

Grand piano (over $35,000)

Decorators' showcase (over $41,000)

BMW ($35,753)

Jewelry collection ($32,500)

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

What prize interests Carolyn the most?

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

She looks at one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

How many times can we call LNRSTE?

EVENT

She instantly solves RELAY RACE to keep the cash! Carolyn leaves with a total of $34,150!

Pat won't spoil too much, but we're introducing a new element to the Bonus Round next week. Carolyn didn't mind our "crummy old elements".