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February 15, 1990 recap Jul 12, 2022 9:24:28 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 12, 2022 9:24:28 GMT -5

Airdate: February 15, 1990

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

Over $133,000 given away so far this week!

Today's contestants:
Christy Pond (returning with a 1-day total of $49,732)
J D Davis: Works for a major marketing firm during the week, and is a DJ on weekends; from Las Vegas, NV
Tiffany Messias: Mother of one with one on the way

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

Round 1

PHRASE

CHRISTY	J D	Tiffany
$400: T (DUD!)	$450: N $150: R -$250: E (x6) $500: B $400: L (x3) Solve: Wrong!
	$2,050

PHRASE

J D adds a word to make it WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE.

Christy	J D	Tiffany

		BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$2,050
$800: H (x2) $1,000: Y (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,600

PHRASE

Christy solves WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE.

Christy	J D	Tiffany
$3,600

Where have we been? Looking all around and deciding on prizes, including a pair of Yamaha Zuma sports scooters (labeled SCOOTERS) worth $2,498.

We're often at our vaults, because the money you win for hitting the $2,500 space has to come from somewhere.

Round 2

EVENTS

Christy	J D	Tiffany
	$2,500: T (x2) $400: S (x4) -$250: E (DUD!)	$250: R $400: N (x5) -$250: A (x3) $400: D (x2) -$250: O (x2) $450: M (DUD!)
	$6,350	$2,550
Lose A Turn!	$500: Y -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$6,600

EVENTS

J D solves WASHINGTON'S AND LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYS. "What a comeback, ladies and gentlemen!"

Christy	J D	Tiffany
$3,600	$6,600

Let's wish a happy birthday to the $3,500 space! Okay, it's a really late birthday by more than 4 months, but it's the thought that counts.

Round 3

THING

Christy	J D	TIFFANY
		$250: T $550: S -$250: E (x5) $1,000: R -$250: A (x2) $450: N (x4) $800: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$4,700

THING

Perfection! Tiffany solves TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINE.

Christy	J D	Tiffany
$3,600	$6,600	$4,700

BEEP! Oh, that call was just Charlie with a Fred Hayman Beverly Hills shopping spree (labeled SHOP) worth $5,500.

Round 4

EVENT

CHRISTY	J D	Tiffany
$450: T $600: N (DUD!)	$450: S (x2) $900: R (x2) -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,450)	$600: M (x2) Lose A Turn!
$450		$1,200
$250: W $800: H $300: L (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,100

EVENT

Christy solves MARSHMALLOW ROAST.

Christy	J D	Tiffany
$5,700	$6,600	$4,700

We must warn you that the $5,000 space is not meant for sticky hands.

Round 5

THING

Christy	J D	Tiffany
	SHOP! $300: H (DUD!)	$200: T (x3) -$250: A (DUD!)
	+	$350
$200: N (x2) $350: S -$250: A (Repeat)	$550: R (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($350)
$500	+
$500: C -$250: I (x2) $250: L (DUD!)	$400: M (DUD!)
$750	+

A ring (possibly a timer) can be faintly heard in the background before J D gets buzzed for the M call.

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

Let's get serious about those last two letters. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Tiffany: G ($250)

THING

Tiffany solves GUT INSTINCT. She was smiling before the Speed-Up, but she was also hoping for a better number from Pat.

Christy	J D	Tiffany
$5,700	$6,600	$4,950

Christy leaves with a 2-day total of $55,432.

BONUS ROUND:

The "birthday boy" J D is heading to Bonus Land for an incredible present! It will be between the furs, the music room, or the $25,000.

His present is a surprise, hidden inside the middle E envelope. Here's his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

He has his mind made up with CMDA.

THING

He says BADMINTON with about zero confidence. Four seconds later, Pat says he's correct. He pronounced it "so precisely"...

...but it's good enough to win the furs, a Dicker & Dicker chinchilla for her and natural ranch mink for him worth $32,500! J D has won $39,100 in one day, and there's more to come!

In the post-game chat, J D and his wife are both wearing the furs as they stand with Pat and Vanna. "They look great, don't they?"