Post by mechamind on Jul 12, 2022 23:09:03 GMT -5
Airdate: January 12, 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A chance of a lifetime to attend the biggest sporting events in the world!
A $59,000 log home!
A Chevrolet corvette!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $264,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Monica Blahoviak (?): Nursing student and nursing assistant (you're supposed to study for 4 years, but she did it in 7), from Madison, WI
Sheila Brooks: Graduate of USC, also a counselor for a major weight loss firm, and currently working on her Master's at Pepperdine
Alec McPhail: Yacht club manager for the best yacht club on Lake Ontario, from Mississauga, ON
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Alec solves CAIN AND ABEL.
Monica solves TOTALLY AWESOME for the minimum $200 in cash and the awesome trip to Amsterdam.
If Alec wants a totally awesome round of his own, he's going to need to hit the $3,500 space to catch up to Monica.
Alec solves EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY.
Perfection! Monica solves WORLD-CLASS ATHLETE.
Monica solves CHINESE FOOD.
Your future has endless possibilities...and endless puzzles. Let's play another round!
DING DING! DING DING!
Pat has almost endless possibilities as he gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.
Monica: D ($750)
Sheila: G (DUD!)
Alec: M ($1,300)
Alec says GOLD ENAMELS and BOLD ENAMELS.
Monica: W ($1,250)
Monica solves WILD ANIMALS.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A chance of a lifetime to attend the biggest sporting events in the world!
A $59,000 log home!
A Chevrolet corvette!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $264,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Monica Blahoviak (?): Nursing student and nursing assistant (you're supposed to study for 4 years, but she did it in 7), from Madison, WI
Sheila Brooks: Graduate of USC, also a counselor for a major weight loss firm, and currently working on her Master's at Pepperdine
Alec McPhail: Yacht club manager for the best yacht club on Lake Ontario, from Mississauga, ON
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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| $400: N (x2) $400: D -$250: A (x3) $250: R (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $750: L $250: B Solve: Correct! |
$950 | $1,000 |
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Alec solves CAIN AND ABEL.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
$1,000 |
We don't think your prize includes a yacht, but you could be taking a trip to Amsterdam for a stay at the Sonesta International Hotel (labeled TV) worth $6,239.
Also, we doubt you'll return with more money than the $2,500 space can offer in this round.
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| $200: N (DUD!) | $400: T (x2) Lose A Turn! | |
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| TRIP! $150: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn! | $150: Y $350: C (DUD!) | $800: B (DUD!) |
$50+ | $150 | $800 |
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Again, some "debris" got stuck on the Wheel after Monica picked up the TRIP wedge.
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Monica solves TOTALLY AWESOME for the minimum $200 in cash and the awesome trip to Amsterdam.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
$6,439 | $1,000 |
If Alec wants a totally awesome round of his own, he's going to need to hit the $3,500 space to catch up to Monica.
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Monica | Sheila | ALEC |
| $3,500: T $900: S -$250: E $250: R (DUD!) | ||
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| $250: N (x2) $800: L (DUD!) | $300: C -$250: O (x2) $600: G (DUD!) | $550: D -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct! |
$500 | $50 | $4,450 |
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Alec solves EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
$6,439 | $5,450 |
Ain't this prize worthy of a photograph? We add a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring an 18-karat textured gold Black Panther Pawprint bangle (labeled BANGLE) worth $6,000!
Monica's still the awesome one here...but not by much without the $5,000 space!
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| $200: R $200: T (x2) $200: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $900: L (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! Monica solves WORLD-CLASS ATHLETE.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
$9,889 | $5,450 |
Sheila's hoping to pull off a world-class performance in this next round!
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Monica | SHEILA | Alec |
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| $900: C $250: H -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Monica solves CHINESE FOOD.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
$10,539 | $5,450 |
(A commercial break is taken before another puzzle is played.)
Your future has endless possibilities...and endless puzzles. Let's play another round!
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DING DING! DING DING!
Pat has almost endless possibilities as he gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.
Monica: D ($750)
Sheila: G (DUD!)
Alec: M ($1,300)
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Alec says GOLD ENAMELS and BOLD ENAMELS.
Monica: W ($1,250)
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Monica solves WILD ANIMALS.
Monica | Sheila | Alec |
| $11,789 | $5,450 |
Sheila just got trampled by these puzzles, and when the dust settles, she ends up with some nice parting gifts.
At least Sheila has a huge fan club in the audience.
BONUS ROUND:
Is Monica ready to go crazy in Bonus Land? We'll take a look at all the bonus prizes:
Log cabin (over $59,000)
Convertible
Sporting tickets, accommodations, and $10,000 in spending cash ($36,000)
Saab
Necklace ($55,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Monica knows what she wants!
Chevrolet Corvette convertible ($41,280)
A wild puzzle appears...
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She's already caught it with CKMA...
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...and she solves LUMBERJACK to keep the car! Monica finishes with $53,069 in cash and prizes! She and her friend hop in the car as Pat and Vanna wave goodbye.