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January 18, 1990 recap Jul 7, 2022 23:51:18 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 7, 2022 23:51:18 GMT -5

Airdate: January 18, 1990

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

Over $131,000 given away so far this week!

Today's contestants:
Judith Garwood (returning with a 2-day total of $70,718)
David Moore, Sr.: Works for a major bottling company, from Houston, TX
Michel Dumas: Medical student in his last year, from Ottawa, ON

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

Round 1

NICKNAME

JUDITH	David	Michel
$150: T (DUD!)	$150: S $500: N (DUD!)	$400: R (x2) $300: C (DUD!)
	$150	$800
$250: D (DUD!)	$400: L (DUD!)	$200: M (DUD!)
		$800
$200: P (DUD!)	$500: W (DUD!)	-$250: A (DUD!)
		$550
$200: G (x4) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$800

NICKNAME

Judith solves GORGEOUS GEORGE. Maybe a wrestler sometime in the 1950's, or something like that, as Pat claims to have read about.

Judith	David	Michel
$800

Charlie has been bottled up for a while, but we'll let him out so that he can award us a Jean d'Eve 18-karat gold maple watch (labeled WATCH) worth $5,200.

We won't disclose if we had to wrestle that $2,500 space onto the Wheel.

Round 2

PHRASE

Judith	DAVID	Michel
	$400: S (DUD!)	$2,500: N (x2) $400: G (x2) BANKRUPT! ($5,800)

$450: T (x2) $500: R (x4) -$250: I (x2) -$250: O $2,500: P -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,400

PHRASE

After stalling, Judith finally solves REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.

Judith	David	Michel
$5,200

Michel won't lose his cool, because we'll give him another chance to cash in with a $3,500 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

HUSBAND & WIFE

Judith	David	MICHEL
		$500: N (x2) -$250: A (x5) $900: D (x2) $400: J $700: L BANKRUPT! ($3,650)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: P -$250: E (x3) $700: Y (x2) $250: R (x3) $250: T $400: H (DUD!)	$200: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$2,650	$200

HUSBAND & WIFE

Michel solves GARRY TRUDEAU AND JANE PAULEY. Well, you have to start somewhere. And it's in US dollars.

Judith	David	Michel
$5,200		$200

Our next prize is worth considerably more than "something". It's a Haviland golden quail porcelain service (labeled CHINA) worth $5,662.

If Judith's going to retire a champ, she'd better hit the $5,000 space before she leaves.

Round 4

PLACE

JUDITH	David	Michel
$500: R (DUD!)	$500: T (x3) $250: R (Repeat)	$350: L (DUD!)
	$1,500
$550: N (x3) $200: M (x2) -$250: A (x3) $600: H -$250: O Solve: Correct!
$2,150

David's repeated R was not acknowledged as a duplication.

PLACE

Judith solves MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. We can't afford to keep her here any longer.

Judith	David	Michel
$7,350		$200

So close, and yet so far for David. Throw in some unlucky letter calls, and he's stuck with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Judith retires undefeated! She'll be taking home $78,068 and possibly an extra prize from Bonus Land! We're down to...

Chevrolet compact van with all wheel drive (over $24,000)

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

Judith has one last choice of envelopes. She'll go for the H, and this is her last puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

MDPI gives her a very helpful vowel.

THING

She instantly solves INSOMNIA...

...and she's taking $25,000 more! Judith leaves with a final total of $103,068!

In the post-game, Pat notes that excess winnings over $100,000 will be donated to charity.

Vanna knows what the cure for insomnia is. It's a good night's sleep! Nicely done, Vanna.