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April 10, 1990 recap Jul 15, 2022 18:55:39 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 15, 2022 18:55:39 GMT -5

Airdate: April 10, 1990

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

Over $168,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Mike Enriquez: Student at the University of Oklahoma majoring in organizational communications (meaning he'll go to grad school), from Newkirk, OK
Joe Murphy (returning with a 2-day total of $45,000)
Wilma Foster: Mother and grandmother, also a volunteer librarian; from Rockwall, TX

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

Round 1

SAME NAME

MIKE	Joe	Wilma
$300: S (DUD!)	$300: T (x2) Free Spin! $500: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) $1,000: L -$250: O (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: I (DUD!)	$150: N (x3) $250: H -$250: A (x3) $350: K (x2) $1,000: P Solve: Correct!
	$1,850	$2,150

SAME NAME

Wilma says PANCAKE, but she starts over and solves KATHLEEN & PANCAKE TURNER.

Mike	Joe	Wilma
		$2,150

On one side of this wedge...it's blank. On the other side, it's a pair of Krementz 18-karat yellow gold and platinum pierced earrings with 26 full-cut diamonds (labeled JEWEL) worth $3,100.

Joe will happily trade his two bad $250 vowels for two good $2,500 spins.

Round 2

THING

Mike	JOE	Wilma
	$400: T (DUD!)	$2,500: R (x2) $200: N (x2) $400: D -$250: E (x3) $200: G Solve: Correct!
		$5,750

THING

Wilma solves RED WINE VINEGAR.

Mike	Joe	Wilma
		$7,900

The pancake turner woman could be a real head turner, as she's looking at the $3,500 space herself.

Round 3

PHRASE

Mike	Joe	WILMA
		$150: T (x3) $200: H $200: R (x2) -$250: E (x5) $500: N (x3) $300: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$2,900

PHRASE

Perfection! Wilma solves KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE.

Mike	Joe	Wilma
		$10,800

Keep your nose off the cardboard, but hands are okay. You will need to pick up the wedge for a Tamar Arts furnished limited-edition Simbari lithograph (labeled ART) worth $7,500.

Round 4

PERSON

MIKE	Joe	Wilma
$250: R (x2) $500: T (x2) -$250: E $300: S (DUD!)	$1,000: Q (DUD!)	$250: N (DUD!)
$1,250
$200: P (DUD!)	$200: L (DUD!)	$900: F $400: G -$250: I (x2) -$250: U (x2) $600: Y $550: C (DUD!)
$1,250		$1,400
$450: M (DUD!)	$450: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,250	$450

PERSON

Joe solves AUTHORITY FIGURE.

Mike	Joe	Wilma
	$450	$10,800

We've got our eye on this trio, waiting to intervene if nobody can hit the $5,000 space.

Round 5

PHRASE

Mike	JOE	Wilma
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$350: S $500: T (x2) ART! $300: H
		$1,650

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

It's not like Wilma's far behind, but she might worry that Pat's giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Wilma: W ($1,850+)

PHRASE

Wilma says WHAT'S MY but nothing else.

Mike: P ($200)

PHRASE

And Mike says WHAT'S UP but nothing else.

Joe: R (DUD!)
Wilma: N ($2,050+)

PHRASE

Wilma solves WHAT'S UP NEXT to keep the art.

Mike	Joe	Wilma
	$450	$20,350

What's this? Mike didn't come here just to stare at his competition, but now he stares at some nice parting gifts.

Joe leaves with a 3-day total of $45,450.

BONUS ROUND:

What's up next for Wilma now that she's the champion? We've got a car, a camping package, an annuity, a Caribbean trip, and the $25,000!

Wilma must now pick an envelope. She wants Pat to grab the W, and Pat wants her to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PEOPLE

RSTLNE gives her:

PEOPLE

Wow. It's mostly up to her with CGHA.

PEOPLE

She talks out JIGJAGS and BIGWIGS. Apparently, her second guess is correct...

...so she'll be taking the sedan, an Audi 100 sport worth $28,660! Wilma already has $49,010 in cash and prizes, and there's more to look forward to! Her husband doesn't even know she just won a car.