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October 26, 1988 recap Jul 1, 2022 9:41:28 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 1, 2022 9:41:28 GMT -5

Airdate: October 26, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A warm and wonderful fur stroller coat!
A pair of his-and-hers Toyota sports cars!
Interior designer living room furniture!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $218,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Manuel Toginud (?): Transit supervisor, from Martinez, CA (originally from the Philippines)
Cathy O'Callaghan: Does retail merchandising for a major lip care product, from Cincinnati, OH
Claire Bridgewater: Legal secretary in Los Angeles, also works with Big Brothers and Big Sisters as well as the singles ministry at her church; from Anderson, IN

Pat took a guess on how to pronounce Manuel's last name. "Pronounced like a native, Pat."

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

Round 1

PHRASE

MANUEL	Cathy	Claire
$800: T $800: R (DUD!)	$300: L Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn!
$800	$300
$700: N -$250: E (x3) Free Spin! $200: D $700: S (x3) $200: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,750

PHRASE

Manuel solves NEEDLESS TO SAY. "What's the Philippine word for guts?"

Manuel (FS)	Cathy	Claire
$3,750

We'll give Manuel a little break after that first win, and M.G. can show us a Krementz 18-karat yellow gold and platinum stars pendant with 12 full-cut diamonds (labeled JEWEL) worth $3,000.

Needless to say, you want more money, so here's a $2,500 space and another puzzle.

Round 2

PHRASE

Manuel (FS)	CATHY	Claire
	$200: N (x6) $250: D $800: G (x2) -$250: A Solve: Correct!
	$2,800

PHRASE

Perfection! Cathy solves MORNING NOON AND NIGHT. Not as brave as Manuel, is she?

Manuel (FS)	Cathy	Claire
$3,750	$2,800

We wish we could give away money all day instead of just for the half hour. You only have one round to hit the $3,500 space!

Round 3

PHRASE

Manuel (FS)	Cathy	CLAIRE
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$400: T (x2) $500: N -$250: E $450: R -$250: O $450: D -$250: A $150: S Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $900: P $200: M (x2) $900: C $400: Y (x2) $200: L Solve: Correct!
$4,800

After the P, Manuel is confused about whether there are any more vowels in the puzzle.

PHRASE

Manuel can't spin anymore, so he reads what's on the board.

Manuel	Cathy	Claire
$8,500	$2,800

Manuel's so excited that Pat may have to hold him down. We have to be careful with a Dicker & Dicker ranch mink stroller coat (labeled FUR) worth $6,500.

Pat's ready to let go, and Manuel is ready to hit the $5,000 space and fill in another puzzle by himself.

Round 4

SAME NAME

MANUEL	Cathy	Claire
$500: N (x2) $300: D (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x2) $1,500: L (x2) $200: R $200: T (DUD!)	$900: G $800: C -$250: I -$250: O (x2) Lose A Turn!	$350: W $5,000: Y Solve: Correct!
$4,300	$1,200	$5,350

SAME NAME

Claire reads what's on the board.

Manuel	Cathy	Claire
$8,550	$2,800	$5,350

We're not finished! Can we completely fill in another puzzle?

Round 5

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Probably not, because Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece. Cathy begins.

Cathy: N ($350)
Claire: T ($350)
Manuel: R (x2) ($700)
Cathy: H ($700)

PHRASE

Cathy says CONSIDER THE just after the buzzer, but she stops herself.

Claire: S (x2) ($1,050)

PHRASE

Claire solves CONSIDER THE SOURCE.

Manuel	Cathy	Claire
$8,550	$2,800	$6,400

BONUS ROUND:

Manuel is done spinning! He's now in Bonus Land looking at our best prizes!

We take a break, then Manuel will play for...

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

He's got a small puzzle in front of him.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

He also gets RSTLNE for free.

THING

CMDA almost fills it in.

THING

He instantly solves OATMEAL to keep the cash! Manuel is running off with $33,550 in total!

In the post-game chat, Pat knows that Vanna's TV movie is coming up! It's called Goddess of Love, and Vanna plays Venus.