Post by mechamind on Jun 28, 2022 9:17:39 GMT -5
Airdate: October 14, 1988
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $206,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Les Shepherd: Just got his M.B.A. from U.S.C. ("good for Y.O.U."), is a mortgage broker now and plans a career in real estate finance
Colleen Schmidt: Elementary school teacher, and she's expecting her first baby in April; from Denver, CO (moved from Boise, ID)
Julie O'Connor: Works in sales for a major dress manufacturer, from The Bronx, NY
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Perfection! Les solves RINGO AND BRENDA STARR.
Double perfection! Colleen solves SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
Let's make it clear that Julie still hasn't had a turn. We'll let her spin now, and we have a $3,500 space for her.
Julie solves ELVIS IMPERSONATOR.
Les solves HOMEMADE RAVIOLI.
DING DING! DING DING!
Also, we should have expected that Pat would have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Colleen starts.
Colleen: T (DUD!)
Julie: N (x2) ($500)
Les: S (DUD!)
Colleen: M ($250)
Julie: G (x2) ($1,000)
Les: R (DUD!)
Colleen: C ($500)
Julie: L ($1,250)
Julie solves COMING UNGLUED.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A $12,000 black diamond mink coat!
A vacation on the island of Jamaica!
A home entertainment video package!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $206,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Les Shepherd: Just got his M.B.A. from U.S.C. ("good for Y.O.U."), is a mortgage broker now and plans a career in real estate finance
Colleen Schmidt: Elementary school teacher, and she's expecting her first baby in April; from Denver, CO (moved from Boise, ID)
Julie O'Connor: Works in sales for a major dress manufacturer, from The Bronx, NY
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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LES | Colleen | Julie |
| $800: N (x3) $400: D (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E $400: T $400: R (x4) $150: B $400: S -$250: O Solve: Correct! | ||
$5,000 | ||
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Perfection! Les solves RINGO AND BRENDA STARR.
Les | Colleen | Julie |
$5,000 |
M.G. knows that our Wheel prize would also be "good for Y.O.U.", so why not win an RCA Dimensia audio/video system with TV, VCR, speakers, and RCA/Columbia films on video (labeled VIDEO) totaling $3,589?
Colleen lives in the yellow position, maybe with a shiny $2,500 space. We now give her a chance to play.
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Les | COLLEEN | Julie |
| $250: T (x4) $350: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) $750: R (x3) $200: S (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$4,100 |
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Double perfection! Colleen solves SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
Les | Colleen | Julie |
$5,000 | $4,100 |
Let's make it clear that Julie still hasn't had a turn. We'll let her spin now, and we have a $3,500 space for her.
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Les | Colleen | JULIE |
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| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $150: R (x2) $600: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x2) $600: L -$250: A $500: D (DUD!) | $200: P $900: V $250: M Solve: Correct! |
$1,350 | $1,850 | |
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Julie solves ELVIS IMPERSONATOR.
Les | Colleen | Julie |
$5,000 | $4,100 | $1,850 |
M.G. is feeling so lonely and heartbroken over there. Let's invite him back, as he's offering us an Evans Furs full-length black diamond mink coat (labeled FUR) worth $12,000!
This is no impersonation. This is the real $5,000 space on the Wheel, and you know you want it.
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LES | Colleen | Julie |
| $1,500: T (DUD!) | $500: S (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
| $350: R $250: C (DUD!) | $600: L -$250: E (x2) $500: N (DUD!) | $200: G (DUD!) |
$350 | $350 | |
| $200: M (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O (x2) $200: H $800: D $800: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,050 | ||
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Les solves HOMEMADE RAVIOLI.
Les | Colleen | Julie |
$7,050 | $4,100 | $1,850 |
The way things are going, we can expect Colleen to solve this next puzzle.
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DING DING! DING DING!
Also, we should have expected that Pat would have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Colleen starts.
Colleen: T (DUD!)
Julie: N (x2) ($500)
Les: S (DUD!)
Colleen: M ($250)
Julie: G (x2) ($1,000)
Les: R (DUD!)
Colleen: C ($500)
Julie: L ($1,250)
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Julie solves COMING UNGLUED.
Les | Colleen | Julie |
| $7,050 | $4,100 | $3,100 |
BONUS ROUND:
Les made it to Bonus Land, and he'll try to keep it together when he plays for one of our big prizes!
After a break, Les decides to play for...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
We put this puzzle together for him:
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We'll start with RSTLNE for free...
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...and he'll give us CDMA.
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He whispers some words to himself, but he does not solve THE PLOT THICKENS. Les goes home with $7,100 in cash.
Wipeout Week begins next week! We'll see how it works on Monday.