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January 27, 1989 recap Jul 6, 2022 22:16:03 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 6, 2022 22:16:03 GMT -5

Airdate: January 27, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A vacation to Europe and flight on the Concorde!
A 34-karat topaz ring!
A pair of his-and-hers Toyotas!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $236,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Susan Higginbotham: Assistant producer for a major internationally known jazz festival in Jacksonville, FL
Tom Lanham: Software developer, from Temple, TX
Tama Viola: In the Army reserves as a patient administration specialist, from Scranton, PA

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

Round 1

THING

SUSAN	Tom	Tama
$700: T $450: S -$250: E (x4) $150: R -$250: O (DUD!)	$450: N $200: D (DUD!)	$150: C (DUD!)
$800	$450
-$250: A $450: L -$250: I Lose A Turn!	$450: P (x3) Solve: Correct!
$750	$1,800

THING

Tom solves PINEAPPLE SHERBET. He says "sherbert", but that is acceptable. We might have even accepted "sherboot".

Susan	Tom	Tama
	$1,800

And "Part" is ready to ask M.G. for a "sure bet" to add to the Wheel. He has a LeRoy Neiman Great Dane serigraph (labeled ART) worth $3,250.

Fortunately, $2,500 is just a number...but it's a very good number!

Round 2

SAME NAME

Susan	TOM	Tama
	$400: N $900: D -$250: A (x3) $250: L -$250: E (DUD!)	$300: R (x3) $700: C Lose A Turn!
	$1,050	$1,600
$300: T (DUD!)	$200: K -$250: I (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)
	$1,000	$1,600
$200: G $300: M -$250: E (Repeat)	$200: H Solve: Correct!
$250	$1,200

SAME NAME

Tom solves KARL AND GROUCHO MARX.

Susan	Tom	Tama
	$3,000

Once again, your letter choices may not be a sure bet with a puzzle of this size. You can always hope the $3,500 space takes you far.

Round 3

THING

Susan	Tom	TAMA
		$500: N (DUD!)

$400: T (DUD!)	$200: R (x3) -$250: E (x4) $200: D $900: F Solve: Correct!
	$1,450

THING

Tom solves RADIO FREE EUROPE.

Susan	Tom	Tama
	$4,450

We will talk about this next prize no matter what it takes! We want someone to take a 2-week vacation in Hawaii, starting in Maui and moving to Kauai (labeled TRIP), a prize worth $5,924.

Susan is waiting to "erupt" after she hits the $5,000 space!

Round 4

PHRASE

SUSAN	Tom	Tama
$550: T (DUD!)	TRIP! $300: N (x2) -$250: I -$250: A (x2) $1,500: R -$250: E (x3) -$250: O $800: P (DUD!)	$350: L (x3) Lose A Turn!
	$1,100+	$1,050
$300: F
$300

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Even though Susan was ready to grab it again, it's Pat turn to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece.

Susan: D (x2) ($1,900)

PHRASE

Susan breaks the sweep and solves REKINDLE AN OLD FLAME.

Susan	Tom	Tama
$1,900	$4,450

The way it went, at least one of them would be snuffed out. It's Tama who leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Not too much money right now, but Tom's here in Bonus Land, and he could finish strong with one of our prizes:

His-and-hers Toyotas

Trip to Europe with Concorde, QE2, and Orient Express

Boat (over $60,000)

Topaz and diamond ring ($45,000)

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

Actually, we have something new. Pat can do a song, or Tom can play for his prize, which will be...

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

Tom will have to try this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

RSTLNE gives him:

THINGS

CDPA are all on the board.

THINGS

He instantly solves ACHES AND PAINS to keep the cash! Tom is going home with a total of $29,450!

In the post-game chat, Pat comments that the staff does a lot of traveling. They were recently in Boise, and they stayed at the Red Lion Inn and were treated nicely.

Vanna wonders if they make potatoes in Idaho. They grow them, but they don't manufacture them or anything.

Her recent movie went well. She asks if Pat's doing any movies...and The God of Love is a possibility. Vanna could do something about potatoes!