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December 13, 1989 recap Jul 2, 2022 23:02:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 2, 2022 23:02:07 GMT -5

Airdate: December 11, 1989

From Hollywood, It's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Over $114,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Joanne Kaiser-Smith: Physician, also an assistant professor of medicine at a major medical school; from Voorhees, NJ
Sue Craig: Broadcast arts student, also works part-time at a major health club; from Calgary, AB (but is a fan of the L.A. Kings, which could get her in trouble)
John Rawdanowicz: Retired police officer, now a real estate developer; from Southern Shores, NC (formerly from New Jersey)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JOANNE	Sue	John
$200: R (x2) $500: N (x3) $200: L (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$350: Y (x2) $150: M -$250: E (x4) Free Spin! $700: T (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,900		$2,000

PHRASE

John solves YOU'RE GETTING ON MY NERVES.

Joanne	Sue	John (FS)
		$2,000

Try not to strike a nerve with the prize department. Only a nice contestant will get a Jules Jurgensen lady's quartz watch in 14-karat white gold with fiery diamonds (labeled WATCH) worth $4,440.

At least it's hard to get on the bad side of the $2,500 space.

Round 2

SAME NAME

Pat knows there's an ampersand, but he forgets the apostrophe. Vanna doesn't forget.

Joanne	SUE	John (FS)
	$250: T (DUD!)	$200: L (DUD!)

$200: S (x2) $150: N (DUD!)	$800: H (DUD!)	$400: R (DUD!)
$400
$400: C (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$900: G (DUD!)
$400
$250: D -$250: E (x2) $150: P (x2) -$250: A $250: M (DUD!)	$200: K (x2) -$250: O $300: B (DUD!)	$300: W (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$450	$150	$600

SAME NAME

John solves WIDOW'S & PIKES PEAK.

Joanne	Sue	John (FS)
		$2,600

That first puzzle was a warning about the difficulty of the second. The third should be much better, and the $3,500 space is ready for this.

Round 3

PLACE

Joanne	Sue	JOHN (FS)
		$400: T (x4) $200: H Lose A Turn!
		$1,800
$400: S (x5) -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x2) $250: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	$600: D $500: M (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: U $250: R (DUD!)	$400: B -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,000	$1,100	$1,950

PLACE

John solves THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN MOSCOW.

Joanne	Sue	John (FS)
		$4,550

We sent away a champ last week. Maybe we could send one of our own contestants away on a holiday in Copley Plaza in Boston, and to Captain Lord Mansion in Kennebunkport, Maine (labeled TRIP), a vacation worth $6,496.

Catching up shouldn't be so hard when there's a $5,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 4

THINGS

JOANNE	Sue	John (FS)
$200: S $900: R $900: T (DUD!)	$500: N (DUD!)	$1,500: L (x2) -$250: E (x3) $250: M (DUD!)
$1,100		$2,750

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

We'll need a vacation after this game. First, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, then consonants will be worth... $250 a piece.

Joanne: C (x2) ($1,500)
Sue: D (DUD!)
John: H ($3,000)

THINGS

John solves ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES and sweeps the game!

Joanne	Sue	John (...)
		$7,550

This was a rather sobering result for both Joanne and Sue. They'll take home the nice parting gifts.

We take so much trouble to print up those Free Spins, and John doesn't even use his.

BONUS ROUND:

Pat doesn't have to take such a long walk anymore, because John is already in Bonus Land to play for one of...

Car (over $19,000)

Regal 225 sport cruiser boat (over $36,000)

Trip to Australia (over $23,000)

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

Those envelopes had better be worth printing up. John will try the second E, and this is for the sweep:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

MCHA gives two very important letters.

PHRASE

He solves AIRTIGHT before the timer start to COMPLETE THE SWEEP! We unseal the envelope...

...to find the $25,000! John finishes his game with $32,550 in cash, and he returns tomorrow!