Post by mechamind on Jul 16, 2022 18:46:56 GMT -5
Airdate: April 24, 1990
From Hollywood, It's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Over $195,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Today's contestants:
Don Agers (?): Does public relations work for the United American Indians of the Delaware Valley (and anyone else who will hire him), from Philadelphia, PA
Sheri Risher (returning with a 1-day total of $19,250)
Bernd Leuts: Self-employed grandfather (and has an "instant granddaughter" because his son married a woman with a child), from Calgary, AB (originally from Berlin, Germany)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Sheri solves FACE THE NATION.
Sheri solves PICK A NUMBER FROM ONE TO TEN.
Just 1 to 10? We can't go as high as 35? We don't want the $3,500 space to feel lonely.
Don solves HONEYMOON COTTAGE CHEESE to end Sheri's streak.
Bernd will "guess the puzzle" and say MERYL STREEP.
DING DING! DING DING!
This will be the winning round! Pat now gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $550 a piece.
Don: R (x2) ($1,650)
Sheri: L ($550)
Bernd: C (x2) ($10,850)
Don: P (DUD!)
Sheri: D (DUD!)
Bernd: B (x2) ($11,950) (He starts saying BRITISH after the buzzer.)
Don: U ($1,650) (He whispers to himself.)
Sheri: A (x2) ($550)
Bernd: H ($12,500)
Bernd solves VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA for a big win!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
From Hollywood, It's America's most watched game show! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Over $195,000 just waiting to be won this week!
Today's contestants:
Don Agers (?): Does public relations work for the United American Indians of the Delaware Valley (and anyone else who will hire him), from Philadelphia, PA
Sheri Risher (returning with a 1-day total of $19,250)
Bernd Leuts: Self-employed grandfather (and has an "instant granddaughter" because his son married a woman with a child), from Calgary, AB (originally from Berlin, Germany)
Pat reminds Sheri that we can't carry over Free Spins from the previous game. 
Pat also thinks he can hear some of that Canadian sound from Bernd, but it's actually a German accent.
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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DON | Sheri | Bernd |
| $200: T (x2) $800: H -$250: E (x2) $900: S (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | BANKRUPT! ($0) |
$950 | ||
| $450: M (DUD!) | $150: R (DUD!) | $450: L (DUD!) |
$950 | ||
| -$250: A (x2) $1,000: D (DUD!) | $300: N (x2) $250: C $150: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$700 | $1,850 |
And with the instant BANKRUPT, the returning champ loses her turn for only the first time.
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Sheri solves FACE THE NATION.
Don | Sheri | Bernd |
$1,000 |
Our contestants now face our first Wheel prize! Someone will take home a Symphony Exercycle bike (labeled EXERCISE) worth $3,395. Vanna White workout videos cost extra.
It's time for the sparkles that our nation loves, starting with the $2,500 space!
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Don | SHERI | Bernd |
| $400: T (x2) $450: N (x3) $300: S (DUD!) | $150: R (x2) $450: M (x2) -$250: E (x3) $200: F $200: B -$250: O (x3) -$250: U -$250: A $200: L (DUD!) | |
$2,150 | $600 | |
| $500: G (DUD!) | Solve: Correct! | |
$2,150 |
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Sheri solves PICK A NUMBER FROM ONE TO TEN.
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$3,150 |
Just 1 to 10? We can't go as high as 35? We don't want the $3,500 space to feel lonely.
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Don | Sheri | BERND |
| $900: T (x2) $3,500: N (x2) -$250: E (x5) -$250: A -$250: O (x4) BANKRUPT! ($8,050) | ||
| $200: C (x2) $800: H (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,000 | ||
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Don solves HONEYMOON COTTAGE CHEESE to end Sheri's streak.
Don | Sheri | Bernd |
$2,000 | $3,150 |
Someone thinks Sheri needs a worthy opponent, but what she really needs is another prize. We're ready with a Van Cleef & Arpels man's 18-karat gold and stainless steel watch (labeled WATCH) worth $5,750.
Don will have to do better to beat Sheri. He'll want a better cash space, so will $5,000 be enough?
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DON | Sheri | Bernd |
| Lose A Turn! | Lose A Turn! | $200: N (DUD!) |
| $350: T $200: S $200: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) $200: D (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! | $600: M Solve: Correct! |
$700 | $600 |
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Bernd will "guess the puzzle" and say MERYL STREEP.
Don | Sheri | Bernd |
$2,000 | $3,150 | $600 |
A little slower, and we could've stopped there. Guess what, Sheri? We have time for another round!
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Don | SHERI | Bernd |
| $5,000: N (DUD!) | $5,000: T (x2) -$250: E (DUD!) | |
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DING DING! DING DING!
This will be the winning round! Pat now gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $550 a piece.
Don: R (x2) ($1,650)
Sheri: L ($550)
Bernd: C (x2) ($10,850)
Don: P (DUD!)
Sheri: D (DUD!)
Bernd: B (x2) ($11,950) (He starts saying BRITISH after the buzzer.)
Don: U ($1,650) (He whispers to himself.)
Sheri: A (x2) ($550)
Bernd: H ($12,500)
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Bernd solves VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA for a big win!
Don | Sheri | Bernd |
$2,000 | $3,150 | $13,100 |
Sheri leaves with a 2-day total of $22,400.
BONUS ROUND:
Bernd biting his tongue for a long time was worth it! After that Speed-Up puzzle, the northerner is in Bonus Land for a car, a vacation, a ring, or the $25,000!
Which envelope does Bernd want? Apparently the nearest one, the L. The puzzle is all the way over there:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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He almost immediately picks BCDA.
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Nothing's coming to him, and he does not solve OOHS AND AHS...
...so we won't be able to stare at the $25,000 sign. Bernd remains at $13,100, but he's playing again on our next show.