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March 5, 1990 recap Jul 13, 2022 9:26:34 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 13, 2022 9:26:34 GMT -5

Airdate: March 5, 1990

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

Over $140,000 just waiting to be won this week!

"We're home!" Pat says it's nice to be back in L.A.

Today's contestants (all female):
Cornelia Hamilton (returning with a 1-day total of $26,237)
Debby Luzenski: Electrical engineer for a major car company, from Lansing, MI
Kimberly Delenardo: Multi-level marketing representative

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

Round 1

PHRASE

CORNELIA	Debby	Kimberly
$200: R (DUD!)	$400: T (DUD!)	$800: N (DUD!)

$750: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) $800: C -$250: I (DUD!)	$200: L (x2) $1,000: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,800	$2,400

PHRASE

Debby solves PLACES PLEASE.

Cornelia	Debby	Kimberly
	$2,400

We'd say this prize followed us home, but we can't really say that about a trip to Curaçao and stay at the Princess Beach Hotel & Casino (labeled TRIP) worth $3,605.

We'll make sure that the $2,500 finds its place on the Wheel before we start.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Cornelia	DEBBY	Kimberly
	$700: T (DUD!)	$200: N (x2) $150: R (x2) $250: S (x3) -$250: O (x4) $750: L (DUD!)
		$1,200
$250: B BANKRUPT! ($250)	$300: C $300: M $300: K $200: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,100

BEFORE & AFTER

Debby solves SMOKEY ROBINSON CRUSOE.

Cornelia	Debby	Kimberly
	$3,500

Lucky for us, the $3,500 space was able to make the long journey back here from Florida!

Round 3

PHRASE

Cornelia	Debby	KIMBERLY
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$250: N $250: T (x3) $900: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: I $900: G (x3) Solve: Correct!
$5,000

PHRASE

Cornelia solves GETTING THE GO-AHEAD to get ahead.

Cornelia	Debby	Kimberly
$5,000	$3,500

We'll give Charlie the go-ahead to speak again, because it's time to give away a Van Cleef & Arpels pavé diamond-scalloped heart on gold chain (labeled HEART) worth $11,000!

Round 4

PERSON

CORNELIA	Debby	Kimberly
$150: R (x3) $150: S (DUD!)	$700: T $200: L (x2) -$250: E (x2) $200: V -$250: A $200: D $1,000: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$450	$2,000

PERSON

Debby solves WORLD TRAVELER to take back the lead.

Cornelia	Debby	Kimberly
$5,000	$5,500

Debby will need a lot more money to travel the world, and the $5,000 space is ready to give it to her!

Round 5

PLACE

Cornelia	DEBBY	Kimberly
	$300: T $500: R (DUD!)	$200: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($400)
	$300
Lose A Turn!	$350: S (DUD!)	$200: M BANKRUPT! ($200)
	$300
$350: L Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn!	$500: P (DUD!)
$350	$300
$600: C
$950

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

We have a feeling another bad spin is coming, so instead, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece.

Cornelia: H ($1,300)

PLACE

Cornelia solves FLINT MICHIGAN to remain the champion!

Cornelia	Debby	Kimberly
$6,300	$5,500

Easy come, easy go. Kimberly couldn't get very far, and now she's taking home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

It's another historic moment on Wheel!

Cornelia plays the Bonus Round both on the road and at home! Now to add to her $32,537 in cash and prizes...

Cadillac 1990 Seville (over $36,000)

African Safari (over $26,000)

Watch (almost ($17,000)

4x4 (over $21,000)

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

Some new envelopes to start the week, and Cornelia will try the H (which Pat takes for her). Time to face a bonus puzzle on our home board!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

She slowly picks CMDI, but that gives her just a vowel.

THING

She says FENCING and talks to herself before guessing PENSION. She does not solve PENGUIN...

...and it slides away with the Cadillac. Cornelia still has $32,537 and one more game.

In the post-game chat, Pat is consoling Vanna for a nightmare she had last night. She was in a jungle like what's on the "African Safari" set behind her, and then she started running after hearing some loud footsteps. She turned around, and it was "killer letters" attacking her! The M was going strong! "That's a sick woman we have here."