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May 31, 1990 recap Jul 21, 2022 22:30:11 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 21, 2022 22:30:11 GMT -5

Airdate: May 31, 1990

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

Over $50,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants (all male):
Harvey Bradshaw (returning with a 2-day total of $83,698)
Rolland Delafuente: Professional singer (from standard to Top 40) and sings at parties, nightclubs, and everything; also a part-time courier
Neil Flynn: Part-time dispatcher for a chimney sweep company, and has lately been teaching school

Pat reminds us that the birds on the "greenhouse" bonus prize set are driving him nuts. Maybe Rolland could sing something to drown them out.

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

Round 1

PHRASE

HARVEY	Rolland	Neil
$500: T (x3) $500: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn!	$450: S $500: L -$250: A $1,000: R BANKRUPT! ($1,700)	$150: N $150: F $200: G $500: K Solve: Correct!
$2,250		$1,000

PHRASE

Neil solves WORKING THE LATE SHIFT.

Harvey	Rolland	Neil
		$1,000

It took all night, but we settled on a prize. We're giving away a Dale Tiffany reproduction Wisteria table lamp (labeled LAMP) worth $2,000.

We can drown out the sound of those birds with cheering if someone hits the $2,500 space.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Harvey	ROLLAND	Neil
	$500: R (x3) Free Spin! $400: T $300: S (x4) -$250: O $250: C $200: L (DUD!)	$250: G $400: D (x2) $500: N Solve: Correct!
	$3,100	$1,550

BEFORE & AFTER

Neil solves DRESSED IN RAGS TO RICHES.

Harvey	Rolland (FS)	Neil
		$2,550

Neil may need to go all the way to find those riches. He can only stop early if he hits the $3,500 space.

Round 3

THING

Harvey	Rolland (FS)	NEIL
		$400: T (x3) $700: H $800: S -$250: E (x4) $900: R (DUD!)
		$2,450
$250: L (x2) $500: F $450: N -$250: O (x4) $700: C (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,300

THING

Harvey solves THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION. Aren't we a week too late for that one?

Harvey	Rolland (FS)	Neil
$3,300		$2,550

Of course, it's never too late for a Wheel prize! Even these contestants could enjoy a 14-day Epirotiki Cruises European cruise (labeled EUROPE) worth $5,380.

It's just a small puzzle, but the $5,000 space will get you closer to paying off those costs.

Round 4

SAME NAME

HARVEY	Rolland (FS)	Neil
$200: N (DUD!)	$200: R $350: S (x2) $300: T (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $700: L -$250: E (x3) EUROPE! $300: T (Repeat)	$900: P $300: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,350+	$1,200

SAME NAME

Rolland solves SPIKE & SARA LEE.

Harvey	Rolland	Neil
$3,300		$3,750

Who says Rolland doesn't like spinning Wheels? Besides, he still has to spin some money, and we'll play another round so he can do exactly that.

Round 5

OCCUPATION

Harvey	ROLLAND	Neil
	$500: R (x3) $250: S $300: T (x2)
	$2,350

OCCUPATION

DING DING! DING DING!

We don't know if Rolland wanted this, but Pat needs to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece.

Rolland: N (x2) ($3,950)

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Rolland solves RESTAURANT OWNER for the surprise win!

Harvey	Rolland	Neil
$3,300	$3,950	$3,750

Harvey leaves with a 3-day total of $86,998.

BONUS ROUND:

Pat wants to break out into song...just not bird song. Rolland now walks to Bonus Land for one of:

Jaguar (over $40,000)

Four Seasons greenhouse edition (over $47,000)

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

Rolland becomes the owner of one envelope, and it's gonna be the W. This will be his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

GBMA (Pat wasn't sure of his second choice) fill in most of it.

THING

He talks out SAGEBRUSH, and he's right! He picked the right letters...

...and he just picked up the room addition: a Four Seasons greenhouse edition including Porcelanosa European ceramic tile and Lloyd Flanders outdoor/indoor cushion day chaise, a prize package worth $47,673!

Rolland has taken $51,623 in cash and prizes on his first day, and he'll be back!