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May 16, 1990 recap Jul 20, 2022 6:43:30 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 20, 2022 6:43:30 GMT -5

Airdate: May 16, 1990

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

Over $125,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Sandy Rhinehart: Works for a tour operator (a subsidiary of a major international airlines) and does tours between the U.S. and Great Britain, from Clermont, FL
John Gary: Retired digging service officer who operated in the northeast, but had to leave because of too many weddings; from Scarsdale, NY and Palm Beach, FL (he splits his time)
Tom Pitek (returning with a 1-day total of $30,616)

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

Round 1

THING

SANDY	John	Tom
$200: T $400: N (DUD!)	$250: R (DUD!)	$900: S (x3) -$250: I -$250: A (x3) $200: C $400: K $300: H -$250: E -$250: O (x2) -$250: U $350: P (x2) $400: W (DUD!)
$200		$3,050
$400: D (DUD!)	$900: F $900: G Solve: Correct!
$200	$1,800

THING

John was nearly buzzed before the last letter, and now he reads what's on the board. "It didn't come in."

Sandy	John	Tom
	$1,800

Let's just get the weird puzzles out of the way early. Through the pea soup, we can see an RCA 46-inch stereo monitor receiver with Video Treasures VHS library (labeled TV) worth $2,849!

It's a lot easier to see the $2,500 space through the pea soup.

Round 2

TITLE

Sandy	JOHN	Tom
	$900: R BANKRUPT! ($900)	$250: S $400: T (x5) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$1,750

TITLE

"Let's put it out of its misery. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES." Pat couldn't agree more.

Sandy	John	Tom
	$1,800	$1,750

We'll give the choice of pizza toppings to the first contestant who hits the $3,500 space.

Round 3

PEOPLE

Sandy	John	TOM
		$400: T (x2) BANKRUPT! ($800)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$900: N (x2) $3,500: H (x2) -$250: E (x6) $3,500: S (x2) $400: R $500: D -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($16,200)	$200: B $200: Y Solve: Correct!
		$400

PEOPLE

Tom solves THE REBELS AND THE YANKEES.

Sandy	John	Tom
	$1,800	$2,150

We're gonna need a much better prize after how that round ended. Let's make it a pair of Fred Joaillier his-and-hers steel and 18-karat gold sport watches (labeled WATCHES) worth $6,900.

There's one more thing. "Why are directors paid a lot of money? Here's why." The $5,000 space!

Round 4

THING

SANDY	John	Tom
$1,500: S (x2) $250: T BANKRUPT! ($3,250)	$500: N Lose A Turn!	$800: R (DUD!)
	$500
$300: L $200: C (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$300: W (DUD!)
$300	$500
$800: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,100

THING

Sandy solves ITALIAN SAUSAGE.

Sandy	John	Tom
$1,100	$1,800	$2,150

We've still got room for more, so let's play another round.

Round 5

PERSON

Sandy	JOHN	Tom
	$5,000: N (DUD!)	$1,500: S (DUD!)

DING DING! DING DING!

We can't keep our players overnight. Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $900 a piece.

Sandy: T (DUD!)
John: L (x2) ($1,800)
Tom: P ($900)
Sandy: M (DUD!)
John: R (DUD!)
Tom: A (x3) ($900)

PERSON

Tom guesses PAULA ATTUL and PAULA AGGUL.

Sandy: D ($900)

PERSON

Sandy solves PAULA ABDUL.

Sandy	John	Tom
$2,000	$1,800	$2,150

BONUS ROUND:

Well, let's look at it this way. Tom is up to $32,766 in cash and prizes so far. He could bump up that score with a car, a necklace, or the $25,000!

Let's keep solving puzzles this week! Tom will pick the W, and here's his next test:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

RSTLNE gives him:

EVENT

GDWA gives him the important consonants.

EVENT

Smiling already, he solves WEDDING NIGHT...

...and he's hitched with the necklace, a Van Cleef & Arpels 9.16-karat diamond bow surrounded by three strands of white pearls worth $32,000! This gives Tom $64,766, and we'll see what happens in his last game!

In the post-game chat, Pat wonders how well the material in Vanna's dress shows up. Pat thinks it looks like a coconut. He's also able to feel the dress as long as he doesn't go too high.