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November 28, 1988 recap Jul 5, 2022 9:25:44 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 5, 2022 9:25:44 GMT -5

Airdate: November 28, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A 26-foot Travelcraft motorhome!
A Dicker & Dicker full-length $40,000 fur coat!
A pair of his-and-hers Buicks!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

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

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Karol Deegan: Mother of one, from Lindenhurst, NY
Sandra Mason: Real estate sales agent in Washington and California, from Woodinville, WA
Tim Wiltsey: Doing his law degree from Northwestern University but finishing in from San Diego (there's a fiancée involved)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

KAROL	Sandra	Tim
BANKRUPT! ($0)	Free Spin! $450: T $900: R $500: S -$250: E $200: L $250: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,300

PHRASE

Sandra solves CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR.

Karol	Sandra (FS)	Tim
	$2,300

We don't want someone to "almost win" our prize. We're going to award someone a Tappan double oven, washer and dryer, refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, and trash compactor (labeled KITCHEN) totaling $4,075.

We take a moment to remember all the players who came close to the $2,500 space but couldn't actually hit it.

Round 2

PLACE

Karol	SANDRA (FS)	Tim
	KITCHEN! $150: T (DUD!)	$300: N $2,500: R (x3) $350: L (DUD!)
	+	$7,800
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$700: P (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x4) $250: D $300: M (DUD!)	-$250: O (DUD!)
	$1,150+	$7,550
$300: S (x2) $700: C $150: K $300: G $300: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,050

PLACE

Karol solves RESERVED PARKING SPACE.

Karol	Sandra (FS)	Tim
$2,050	$2,300

Anyone can park their arrow on the $3,500 space, no reservation required. And Pat knows that our director can zoom in on the shiny space.

Round 3

PHRASE

Karol	Sandra (FS)	TIM
		$550: N (x2) $200: T (DUD!)
		$1,100
$150: R (DUD!)	$550: S (x5) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (x3) $400: L (DUD!)	$200: D (x3) -$250: I $600: B (DUD!)
	$2,250	$1,450
$450: C (DUD!)	$400: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,050

PHRASE

Sandra solves HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES.

Karol	Sandra (FS)	Tim
$2,050	$5,350

Our director still knows what to do! We'll have a look at a Kreiss bedroom ensemble with bed, dresser, mirror, nightstand, and accessories (labeled ROOM) totaling $15,415!

Our handsome host promised a $5,000 space on the Wheel, and there it is!

Round 4

PERSON

KAROL	Sandra (FS)	Tim
$400: R (x2) $550: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)	$700: S (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $350: L (DUD!)	$5,000: H (x3!) BANKRUPT! ($15,000)
$1,400
$300: K
$1,700

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

Karol was hoping to catch up, but now it's time for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.

Karol: G ($2,000)

PERSON

Karol guesses KING HENRY THE EIGHTH and KING HENRY THE NINTH before solving KING HENRY THE FOURTH. She doesn't know her kings.

Karol	Sandra	Tim
$4,250	$5,350

Tim was close to feeling like royalty himself. He certainly has guts, and he also has some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Sandra held on, and she has made it to Bonus Land to look at our royal prizes!

His-and-hers Buicks (over $50,000)

6.9-acre estate in Maine ($35,700)

Motorhome (almost $48,000)

Chinchilla coat ($40,000)

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

Sandra has chosen...

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

She's looking at one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives her:

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CMDO lights up a few letters.

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She quickly solves CHARIOTS OF FIRE to keep the money! Sandra leaves with an all-cash total of $30,350!