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April 16, 1990 recap Jul 16, 2022 9:33:06 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 16, 2022 9:33:06 GMT -5

Airdate: April 16, 1990

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

Over $232,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Shelley Beats: Works as an operations analyst at a big hotel and casino, from Reno, NV
Laura (returning with a 1-day total of $45,500)
David Escalante: Administrative assistant for a major computer company, from San Jose, CA

David has also been on 110 roller coasters so far, and he plans to ride about 10 more in the summer. Pat asks if he wants to hop on the Wheel for a couple of times around.

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

Round 1

PHRASE

SHELLEY	Laura	David
$250: T (DUD!)	$500: S $450: R $250: N (x2) $500: L (x2) $450: Y $250: G -$250: I (x2) $1,000: D (DUD!)	$500: W $200: K $450: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$2,900	$1,150

PHRASE

David solves WALKING IN YOUR SLEEP.

Shelley	Laura	David
		$1,150

Charlie's so good that he can announce prizes in his sleep, such as a trip to Singapore and stay at the Mandarin Hotel including Ventura luggage (labeled TRIP) and valued at $4,123.

We suspect you're wide awake now that you've had a look at the $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Shelley	LAURA	David
	$250: S (DUD!)	$900: T $250: H $250: R -$250: E (x3) $150: N (DUD!)
		$1,150
Free Spin! $400: P (DUD!)	$2,500: F $200: L (DUD!)	$200: D $400: B Solve: Correct!
	$2,500	$1,750

PHRASE

David solves BEWARE OF THE DOG.

Shelley (FS)	Laura	David
		$2,900

We'll take a break to get that dog under control, and then we'll add a $3,500 space to the Wheel.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Shelley (FS)	Laura	DAVID
		$3,500: R (x3!) $250: T (DUD!)
		$10,500
$250: N (x2) $400: S (x5) -$250: E $800: B -$250: I $450: P (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $300: M (DUD!)	$200: D (x2) $500: H (x3) $450: K (x2) BANKRUPT! ($2,800)	Solve: Correct!
$2,800		$10,500

BEFORE & AFTER

One too many for Laura, so David solves HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS.

Shelley	Laura	David
		$13,400

It was tough for Shelley to lose that token and Laura to take an extra spin. Can we help one of them recover with a Prestige pedestal ring with center stone weighing 1.76 karats (labeled RING) worth $5,200?

You might need some extra money from the $5,000 space if you want that higher education.

Round 4

THING

SHELLEY	Laura	David
$250: N (DUD!)	$300: R $200: S (x2) $400: T (x3) $1,500: L -$250: O (DUD!)	$350: M Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$3,150	$350

THING

David solves MARITAL STATUS.

Shelley	Laura	David
		$13,750

The bright side for his competitors is that we still have time for another round.

Round 5

THING

Shelley	LAURA	David
	$700: N (DUD!)	$300: T (DUD!)

DING DING! DING DING!

We could call wrong letters all day, so we'll just ask Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece.

Shelley: R (x2) ($3,000)
Laura: S (DUD!)
David: L ($1,500)
Shelley: P (DUD!)
Laura: D (DUD!)
David: C (x2) ($4,500)

THING

David guesses CHARCOAL TRAY.

Shelley: H ($4,500)
Laura: G ($1,500)

THING

Laura solves CHARCOAL GRAY.

Shelley	Laura	David
	$1,500	$13,750

That was too many wrong letters for Shelley to even have a chance. She's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

Laura leaves with a 2-day total of $47,000 in cash.

BONUS ROUND:

Sure, David felt good there, but he can't actually "graduate" without first solving a bonus puzzle. We'll try to award a sports car, a motor coach, a boat, an Orient tour, or the $25,000.

How will the envelopes surprise David? After he takes the middle E, we look at our puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Just like everyone else, it's CDMA.

THING

At least he's coming back tomorrow, as he's unable to solve PHOTOCOPY...

...and we can't simply copy a sport boat for him. David stays at $13,750 in cash and will play again.