November 15, 1988 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

November 15, 1988 recap Jul 2, 2022 15:40:35 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Jul 2, 2022 15:40:35 GMT -5

Airdate: November 15, 1988

From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's #1 game show! Wheel of Fortune!

Celebrate with a $49,000 shipboard party!
Wear a diamond heart necklace with matching earclips!
Win the Porsche 911 Cabriolet!

Over $306,000 in cash and prizes just waiting to be won as the Wheel takes Manhattan!

Today's contestants:
Andy Savitts: Owns a bar and restaurant in Philadelphia Center City, from Philadelphia, PA
Shari Moore: Flight attendant for a major airline in Chicago, IL (originally from Clearwater, FL)
Sonia Love: Staff accountant with a real estate management construction company, also a Girl Scout leader; from the Bronx

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

Round 1

THING

ANDY	Shari	Sonia
$900: T $450: R (x2) $300: N (DUD!)	$200: S (DUD!)	$150: L $200: D -$250: E (x3) Free Spin! $200: P (x2) -$250: A $700: C -$250: O $450: B -$250: I (DUD!)
$1,800		$1,150
$250: M (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,300

THING

Andy solves CHROME-PLATED BUMPER.

Andy	Shari	Sonia (FS)
$2,300

This prize is coming along for a ride! Don Pardo welcomes a Van Cleef & Arpels green ball pin accented with diamonds (labeled PIN) worth $4,900.

The $2,500 space shines brighter than any bumper you'll ever see!

Round 2

PERSON

Andy	SHARI	Sonia (FS)
	$150: N BANKRUPT! ($150)	$400: T (DUD!)

$200: R (DUD!)	$900: L BANKRUPT! ($900)	$200: P $500: Y $500: J Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$900	$1,200

PERSON

Sonia solves JANE PAULEY...and she makes an appearance on the New York stage! Not much time right now, but she'll stick around after the show.

Andy	Shari	Sonia (FS)
$2,300		$1,200

No, we're not trying to brush off Jane Pauley. We did, however, brush the dust off the $3,500 space just for our New York audience.

Round 3

EVENT

Andy	Shari	SONIA (FS)
		$150: N (x2) $600: T (x2) -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($1,250)

$900: W $550: R (x2) $600: Y (x2) Lose A Turn!	$1,000: M Solve: Correct!
$3,200	$1,000

The "ding" sounds twice for the one W.

EVENT

Shari solves NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. "Yeah, why fool around at this point?"

Andy	Shari	Sonia (FS)
$2,300	$1,000	$1,200

Why fool around? Because one of our contestants might like to win a Skyway luggage set and a Sitmar Mexican cruise (labeled CRUISE) worth $6,653.

We're not fooling around with the cash, as the $5,000 space is back again...though the category is a bit silly.

Round 4

SAME NAME

ANDY	Shari	Sonia (FS)
$350: N (x2) $700: D (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x5) $600: R
$2,200

SAME NAME

DING DING! DING DING!

We need some extra time for Jane Pauley, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece!

Andy: W (x2) ($12,200)

SAME NAME

Perfection! Andy solves PEE-WEE AND WOODY HERMAN for a big win!

Andy	Shari	Sonia (...)
$14,500	$1,000	$1,200

Don't even think about throwing that Free Spin on the sidewalk.

BONUS ROUND:

Already a good show for Andy, and there's still more to look at!

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

Porsche 911 Cabriolet ($64,431)

We must give him a good puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

TITLE

RSTLNE gives him:

TITLE

CDMA should fill in enough spaces.

TITLE

He instantly solves FOR ME AND MY GAL to keep the Porsche! Andy goes back home with $78,931 in cash and car!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna talk to Jane Pauley, as promised. Is Jane good at Wheel? She at least knows how to read the fully-revealed board. Anyway, Jane works and lives across the street from the Music Hall, and her neighbors are terrific.