December 19, 1989 recap

December 19, 1989 recap Jul 5, 2022 22:55:08 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 5, 2022 22:55:08 GMT -5

Airdate: December 19, 1989

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

Over $128,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants (all female):
Cheryl Giordani: Mother of two who occasionally models and promotes different products (and is a makeup artist), from Santa Barbara, CA
Margaret Takich (returning with a 1-day total of $50,780)
Lynne Hussar: Junior high school teacher, from Carmichael, CA

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

Round 1

PHRASE

CHERYL	Margaret	Lynne
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$700: T (x2) $250: R $750: S $400: N (DUD!)	$500: H (x3) -$250: E (x3) $150: P (DUD!)
	$2,400	$1,250
$150: D (DUD!)	$250: W $1,000: G -$250: O (x2) $150: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$3,550

PHRASE

Margaret solves HALT WHO GOES THERE.

Cheryl	Margaret	Lynne
	$3,550

It's just a prize, and it's clear to enter. We're now ready to award a Kay Jewelers 14-karat gold V-shaped necklace with 33 diamonds (labeled JEWEL) worth $2,595.

For the next few minutes, the $2,500 space is stuck here, but that's how everyone likes it.

Round 2

PHRASE

Cheryl	MARGARET	Lynne
	$750: T $200: R (DUD!)	$200: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $250: L $900: G (DUD!)
	$750	$400
JEWEL! $150: N $900: B (DUD!)	$700: P $200: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,650

PHRASE

Margaret solves PLANT A KISS.

Cheryl	Margaret	Lynne
	$5,200

Lynne can't wait to plant a kiss on the $3,500 space, but she can only do that if she solves this puzzle.

Round 3

PERSON

Cheryl	Margaret	LYNNE
		$3,500: T (DUD!)

$250: N $900: S $3,500: L (x3!) -$250: A (x3) $3,500: H (x2) -$250: E $3,500: M -$250: I (x2) $250: C (x3) $3,500: G -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($25,400)	$700: R $400: D Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn!
	$1,100
$3,500: J Solve: Correct!
$3,500

PERSON

Cheryl solves CHICAGO BULLS' MICHAEL JORDAN. Not quite what she had before a painful spin, but better than zero.

Cheryl	Margaret	Lynne
$3,500	$5,200

Cheryl still has a chance to get back to where she was before. Part of that could come from a Sojin grand piano (labeled PIANO) worth $7,518.

But most of it will have to come from the $5,000 space. Cheryl starts!

Round 4

THING

CHERYL	Margaret	Lynne
$550: T $550: S $550: H $550: C (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: R (DUD!)
$1,650
$900: N $200: G -$250: I (x2) $400: P
$2,900

THING

So much for getting all that money back. We now ask Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $200 a piece.

Cheryl: L ($3,100)
Margaret: M (x2) ($400)
Lynne: D ($200)

THING

Lynne solves HEATED SWIMMING POOL for the minimum amount of cash.

Cheryl	Margaret	Lynne
$3,500	$5,200	$200

BONUS ROUND:

Boy, is Margaret breathing a sigh of relief. She's back here again, up to $55,980, and she's gonna play for another bonus prize...

Chevrolet Lumina all-purpose vehicle (over $18,000)

Trip to St. Moritz in Switzerland (almost $24,000)

Carved coral, 18-karat gold, and 1.87-karat diamond parrot ($16,000)

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

Pat walks to the envelopes again, and she now picks the H. We have a new puzzle on the board!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

Margaret accidentally says L third (and it appears on the chyron).

But she finishes with GHMI...

...which could finish her.

And suddenly, ROBOT. Pat didn't even finish what he had to say! She says "ro-but" at first, but she solves it properly after that to surprise Pat...

...and take the parrot pin from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $16,000! "Robot" is now up to $71,980 and will play one more game!

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