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October 25, 1988 recap Jul 1, 2022 9:05:18 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 1, 2022 9:05:18 GMT -5

Airdate: October 25, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A 10-karat $41,000 diamond necklace!
A $35,000 concert grand piano!
Your own swimming pool!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $211,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Pam Tyrell: Grade 4 teacher, from Phoenix, AZ
Kathi Zainer: Part-owner of a restoration and cast stone company, from Kailua, HI
Neal Herman: Children's dentist, from New York

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

Round 1

PERSON

PAM	Kathi	Neal
$500: R Free Spin! $200: T (x3) $900: S (x3) -$250: E (x4) $300: N (x3) $300: J (DUD!)	$200: B $450: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,450	$1,100

PERSON

Kathi solves SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN OF TEXAS for some "negotiable currency".

Pam (FS)	Kathi	Neal
	$1,100

Deep in the heart of Burbank, people are busy winning prizes like a holiday at Mountain Lake Resort in Virginia to where Dirty Dancing was filmed (labeled TRIP) worth $3,248.

We negotiated for something bigger, and we got a $2,500 space...in exchange for a small puzzle.

Round 2

PHRASE

Pam (FS)	KATHI	Neal
	$200: T (DUD!)	$300: R (x2) $300: S (DUD!)
		$600
$800: N $400: L (DUD!)	$700: G (DUD!)	$2,500: D (DUD!)
$800		$600
$500: C $300: V (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$200: K (DUD!)
$1,300		$600
$700: F (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$700: P (DUD!)
$1,300		$600
$300: M (DUD!)	$900: B Solve: Correct!
$1,300	$900

After Kathi's second Lose A Turn, Pat describes this as "a round from Hell".

PHRASE

Kathi solves BRONX CHEER. We're cheering that this round is finally over.

Pam (FS)	Kathi	Neal
	$2,000

A loud knock (or more likely a bursting balloon) can be heard just after the music starts.

Let's just pretend that was the $3,500 space knocking on our door, ready to give away even more money.

Round 3

PHRASE

Pam (FS)	Kathi	NEAL
		$200: T $450: R $900: N (DUD!)
		$650
$250: S $250: L $450: C (DUD!)	$600: H (x2) -$250: I (x2) $600: W -$250: E (x2) $500: D (x2) -$250: U Solve: Correct!
$500	$2,050

PHRASE

Kathi solves FLUSHED WITH PRIDE.

Pam (FS)	Kathi	Neal
	$4,050

We are very proud of our crew and the prizes they find for us! It would be great to see you win a San Juan 12' by 16' fiberglass patio pool (labeled POOL) worth $9,300!

Let's hope Pam remembers her Free Spin now, because we do have a $5,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 4

PHRASE

PAM (FS)	Kathi	Neal
$1,500: N $300: R (DUD!)	$500: T $250: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: D $500: G (DUD!)	$1,500: C (x2)
$1,500	$1,250	$3,000

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Don't say another word, because Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Neal: S ($3,200)

PHRASE

Neal solves SCANTILY CLAD. Pat apologizes for making him say that on national TV.

Pam (...)	Kathi	Neal
	$4,050	$3,200

Pam could've easily been the one to stop the near-sweep. Instead, she's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

Don't say another word about the Free Spin that never came into play.

BONUS ROUND:

We hope this bonus puzzle is safe for national TV, because it will lead Kathi to one of our bonus prizes!

Jaguar (over $47,000)

Decorators' showcase ($49,060)

Piano (over $35,000)

Diamond necklace ($41,000)

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

Kathy plays for...

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

Now for our "safe-for-TV" puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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Just to be safe, she gets RSTLNE for free.

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She's feeling good about HVIB!

(The "dings" are out of sync with the reveals.)

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She instantly solves THE INVISIBLE MAN to keep the money! Kathi leaves with an all-cash total of $29,050!

In the post-game chat, Pat asks if Vanna has ever seen The Invisible Man. "How did you see him? He was invisible!" That always cracks Pat up.