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October 31, 1988 recap Jul 1, 2022 14:46:33 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 1, 2022 14:46:33 GMT -5

Airdate: October 31, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A trip for four around the world!
A charming gold and diamond bracelet!
A new Corvette!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $220,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Donna Caldwell: Freelance writer who has interviewed famous people
Harry Williams: Bartender at a major stadium for two major sports teams, from Huntington Beach, CA
Suzie Karjala: Telephone salesperson for a large food company, from Las Vegas, NV

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

Round 1

PHRASE

DONNA	Harry	Suzie
Lose A Turn!	Free Spin! $200: T $400: N -$250: A $500: D $200: S (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	$250: L $800: R (DUD!)
	$1,000	$250
$800: C (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($1,000) (Free Spin used) $300: H $500: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,300

PHRASE

Harry solves SPIT AND POLISH. If only his score hadn't been cleaned out earlier...

Donna	Harry	Suzie
	$1,300

We give the Wheel a deep cleaning, and now we are ready to add a Hollywood encore film collection and RCA Dimensia audio/video system with VCR and speakers (labeled VIDEO) worth $3,589.

We must be careful so that the $2,500 space doesn't lose any of its glitter.

Round 2

OCCUPATION

Donna	HARRY	Suzie
	$400: T $750: R (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)
	$400
$300: L (x2) $300: D -$250: E $200: N -$250: A $400: G -$250: I (DUD!)	$200: P (DUD!)	$150: B (DUD!)
$750	$400
Lose A Turn!	$400: M (DUD!)	$200: C (DUD!)
$750	$400
$200: W $750: H Solve: Correct!
$1,700

OCCUPATION

Donna solves HOLLYWOOD AGENT.

Donna	Harry	Suzie
$1,700	$1,300

It's time for Suzie to be a star! We have the $3,500 space on the Wheel, and a big puzzle could lead to a big payday!

Round 3

PHRASE

Donna	Harry	SUZIE
		Lose A Turn!

$400: Y (x2) Lose A Turn!	$250: T (x4) -$250: E (x3) $3,500: H -$250: O (x6) $3,500: F -$250: U (x2) $250: V (DUD!)	$250: R $800: N $300: D $1,000: S Solve: Correct!
$800	$7,250	$2,350

Pat was ready to say that there was a V in the puzzle before catching himself. He wasn't expecting that to be called.

PHRASE

Suzie solves YOU'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

Donna	Harry	Suzie
$1,700	$1,300	$2,350

Everyone still has a chance to escape to Bonus Land, and someone could even pick up a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a diamond hexagon and 18-karat gold link bracelet (labeled BRACELET) worth $12,600!

Back to Donna who needs to spin something good for once, like maybe the $5,000 space.

Round 4

QUOTATION

DONNA	Harry	Suzie
$900: T (x2) BRACELET! $300: H -$250: E (x3)
$1,850+

QUOTATION

DING DING! DING DING!

Spinning isn't Donna's only problem. So is time, meaning it's Pat's turn for the Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Donna: R ($2,100+)
Harry: N ($250)
Suzie: D ($250)
Donna: C (x3) ($2,850+)
Harry: S ($500)
Suzie: B (DUD!)
Donna: V ($3,100+)

QUOTATION

Donna solves JACK JUMP OVER THE CANDLESTICK on the buzzer to keep the bracelet and become the big winner!

Donna	Harry	Suzie
$17,400	$1,300	$2,350

BONUS ROUND:

Donna should consider the buzzer a warning that she needs to be quick, now that she's in Bonus Land for one of our best prizes.

We'll give her a break, after which she'll pick...

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

Here comes that last puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

Donna gets RSTLNE for free.

THINGS

(The L dings first but only lights up last, just after Pat asks for three and a vowel.)

We squeeze CMGA from her.

THINGS

She whispers words like STAR and FLAGS, but she does not solve SPARK PLUGS. Donna still goes home with $17,400 in cash and bracelet.

In the post-game chat, Vanna shows us a trick with her dress. It "blooms" like a flower, and it's quite impressive. Vanna is surprised that the trick worked.