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November 7, 1988 recap Jul 2, 2022 10:33:32 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 2, 2022 10:33:32 GMT -5

Airdate: November 7, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A Jaguar automobile!
A $35,000 grand piano!
A designer furniture showcase!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $212,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Rob Rostotski: Paralegal in the corporate department of a law firm in downtown L.A. who does "what the attorneys don't want to do"
Valerie Black: Operations officer for a national bank, also a professional cake decorator
Martha Roy: Secretary and a part-time instructor at Cincinnati Technical College, also an evening student at the University of Cincinnati

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

Round 1

THINGS

ROB	Valerie	Martha
$350: S $250: T $400: R (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: N (x2) $150: D (x2) -$250: A $250: C BANKRUPT! ($900)
$600
$250: G Lose A Turn!	$900: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$850	$1,800

THINGS

Valerie solves COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS.

Rob	Valerie	Martha
	$1,800

They could use some after a rough round. We're also serving a Ventura luggage set with a trip to Bermuda and stay at Elbow Beach Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $4,188.

Don't you dare spill any coffee on the $2,500 space, and don't even think of getting crumbs all over it!

Round 2

PHRASE

Rob	VALERIE	Martha
	$400: R (x3) $900: T $300: S (x2) $700: N $250: D (DUD!)	$350: L $800: P (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$3,400	$2,750

PHRASE

Martha solves PROMPT PERSONAL SERVICE.

Rob	Valerie	Martha
	$1,800	$2,750

We're not quite there. Yes, we're letting Martha try for the $3,500 space, but there are still some dangerous spots on the Wheel that she has to worry about.

Round 3

PHRASE

Rob	Valerie	MARTHA
		$400: T (x3) Lose A Turn!
		$1,200
$900: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) $500: N (x2) $600: S (DUD!)	$600: R (x2) -$250: A $550: P (DUD!)	$250: D (x2) -$250: O (x3) $900: M (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,550	$950	$3,250

PHRASE

Martha solves FROM THE MINUTE I WALKED IN THE DOOR.

Rob	Valerie	Martha
	$1,800	$6,000

Through the big doorway, a big prize rolls into our studio! It's a Jeep Comanche Pioneer (labeled TRUCK) worth $9,579!

Rob wants to walk out the door with something, at least. Could that "something" come from the $5,000 space?

Round 4

THING

ROB	Valerie	Martha
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$200: T $900: S (DUD!)	$700: R (DUD!)
	$200
$550: N $600: L -$250: A $500: D (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($200)	$200: H (DUD!)
$900
$250: P BANKRUPT! ($1,150)	$5,000: M (x2) -$250: I (x2) $200: V -$250: A (Repeat)
	$9,700

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

...that's a new one. If only Pat took the Wheel a few seconds earlier. He'll do it now, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Martha: C ($500)

THING

Martha solves VITAMIN B COMPLEX.

Rob	Valerie	Martha
	$1,800	$6,500

As much as that miscall hurt for Valerie, she still has some money. Rob doesn't, so he will be taking home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

There's nothing complicated about our Bonus Prizes. Martha just has to pick one of these:

1989 Jaguar XJ6 ($47,912)

Decorators' showcase (over $49,000)

Piano (almost $36,000)

10.12-karat diamond necklace ($41,000)

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

Martha will try for...

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

She could still overcomplicate this puzzle, but hopefully not.

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

To make it easier, she'll get RSTLNE from us.

PLACE

Martha will now pick MDWI.

PLACE

(The last I in the top word doesn't reveal until after Pat says 10 seconds, and the timer does not start. Someone can be heard saying "Another I." over the speaker system, and it does not "ding" when it lights up.)

Martha instantly solves MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA to take the money! She leaves with an all-cash total of $31,500!

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about the voice we heard from out of the blue. It's the associate director Mark Corwin! He's "buried" somewhere in the studio, and he will be exhumed for the next show.