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June 4, 1990 recap Jul 22, 2022 18:48:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 22, 2022 18:48:00 GMT -5

Airdate: June 4, 1990

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

Over $219,000 just waiting to be won this week!

Today's contestants:
Stacy Urban (male): In the automobile business, from Garland, TX
Judy Van Dyke (returning with a 1-day total of $32,650)
Jeanine Anderson: Works at a magic club at night, and a cat hotel during the day; she's also an aspiring actress

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

Round 1

PHRASE

STACY	Judy	Jeanine
$250: R (x2) $250: N (x2) -$250: E $200: T (x2) Lose A Turn!	$350: H $300: S (x2) -$250: I (x3) Free Spin! $500: G (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: K Solve: Correct!
$1,150	$1,950

PHRASE

Judy solves THE STORK IS BRINGING A BABY. "Oh! That's how it works!"

Stacy	Judy (FS)	Jeanine
	$1,950

It's a miracle that Charlie doesn't get furballs. He'll be extra careful around a pair of Krementz 18-karat yellow gold pierced earclips with 18 diamonds (labeled EARCLIPS) worth $3,800.

They grow up so fast. One of those spaces suddenly grew into a $2,500 space!

Round 2

PHRASE

Stacy	JUDY (FS)	Jeanine
	$750: N $300: R (x3) -$250: E (x2) $500: T (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $250: S (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$1,400
$900: G (DUD!)	$300: D $500: F (DUD!)	$500: B Lose A Turn!
	$1,700	$500
$500: H -$250: I (DUD!)	$200: Y -$250: O (x3) EARCLIPS! $150: L $250: C -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($5,600)	$300: P $300: M Solve: Correct!
$250		$1,100

The camera appeared to zoom out from a close-up of Judy as she was using the Free Spin.

PHRASE

Jeanine reads what's on the board.

Stacy	Judy	Jeanine
	$1,950	$1,100

"Somebody get the phone, please!" The $3,500 space wants a word with Jeanine.

Round 3

PHRASE

Stacy	Judy	JEANINE
		$900: N $500: T (x2) -$250: O (x3) -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$1,400
$500: G (DUD!)	$450: S (DUD!)	$1,000: H (x2) $200: W -$250: A (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,350

PHRASE

Jeannine solves I HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU.

Stacy	Judy	Jeanine
	$1,950	$4,450

After some behind-the-scenes trouble, we're ready with our prize: A trip to Queensland with Great Barrier Reef tour and stays at Hyatt Regency on the Gold and Sunshine coasts (labeled AUSTRALIA) worth $9,700.

Stacy might have a bone to pick with us if he doesn't hit the $5,000 space.

Round 4

SAME NAME

STACY	Judy	Jeanine
$200: S $200: T (x3) $200: C -$250: O -$250: E (x2) $400: R $200: L (x3)
$1,500

SAME NAME

DING DING! DING DING!

Not the best of timing, but Pat will now give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $400 a piece.

Stacy: F (x2) ($2,300)

SAME NAME

Perfection! Stacy solves ELLA & F SCOTT FITZGERALD.

Stacy	Judy	Jeanine
$2,300	$1,950	$4,450

Judy leaves with a 2-day total of $34,600.

BONUS ROUND:

Jeanine hopes to be on good terms with the puzzle writers, because she's walking to Bonus Land for one of these prizes:

Avanti Touring sedan (over $48,000)

Trip to Egypt ($17,450)

Motorhome (over $46,000)

Burmese ruby ring ($21,000)

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

All the prizes are loaded up, and Jeanine could win the one in the second E envelope. Time for that puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

CDMO leaves the middle word untouched.

PHRASE

She's stuck on the last word, and she cannot solve NO WAY JOSE on this "international program"...

...so no way is she getting the Avanti. Jeanine remains at $4,450 in cash, and she'll have to try again on the next show.

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about how the show likes to travel from time to time to find contestants. They stayed at the Hotel Pontchartrain in Detroit, and they think they can see Vanna waving in the high-rise photo. Yeah, right.