Post by mechamind on Jul 23, 2022 9:09:31 GMT -5
Airdate: January 1989?
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A $55,000 hand-carved pineapple necklace!
A $59,000 log home kit!
A Saab 9000 Turbo sedan!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $260,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jim Jaramillo: Grade 10 history teacher, from Orem, UT
Debbie Phaph (?): Financial analyst at a major coal company, from St. Louis, MO
Ken Joy: Freelance writer who writes about consumer electronics (what VCRs are good to buy)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Ken solves STOP THE MUSIC.
Perfection! Debbie reads what's on the board and keeps the money for herself.
Now, it's time for Ken to keep the puzzle board and the $3,500 space all to himself.
Debbie solves WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU TALK.
DING DING! DING DING!
Yeah, we shouldn't force them. Instead, we'll force Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! It was safer for Pat.
Jim: N ($5,500)
Debbie: R (x2) ($10,000)
Ken: L (DUD!)
Jim: C ($10,500)
Debbie: H ($15,000)
Ken: G (x2) ($10,000)
Jim: E (x2) ($10,500)
Jim solves GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES to cross into Bonus Land!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
CDGI will be helpful.
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A $55,000 hand-carved pineapple necklace!
A $59,000 log home kit!
A Saab 9000 Turbo sedan!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $260,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Jim Jaramillo: Grade 10 history teacher, from Orem, UT
Debbie Phaph (?): Financial analyst at a major coal company, from St. Louis, MO
Ken Joy: Freelance writer who writes about consumer electronics (what VCRs are good to buy)
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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JIM | Debbie | Ken |
| $200: N (DUD!) | $1,000: T (x2) -$250: E $300: S (x2) -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($2,100) | BANKRUPT! ($0) |
| $700: H $300: P -$250: I -$250: A (DUD!) | $300: M BANKRUPT! ($300) | $1,000: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$500 | $1,000 |
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Ken solves STOP THE MUSIC.
Jim | Debbie | Ken |
$1,000 |
Let's turn that music back on for M.G. and show everyone our Wheel prize: a Krementz 14-karat yellow gold ring with 3 oval topaz center stones and 4 full-cut diamonds (labeled RING) worth $2,725.
Okay, that's enough music. Let's just focus on the $2,500 space!
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Jim | DEBBIE | Ken |
| $200: T $200: S -$250: I (x4) $800: L -$250: E $350: R $900: N $250: D (x3) -$250: A $450: V -$250: U (x2) $200: G (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,050 |
Debbie nearly gets buzzed out a few times near the end of the round.
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Perfection! Debbie reads what's on the board and keeps the money for herself.
Jim | Debbie | Ken |
$3,050 | $1,000 |
Now, it's time for Ken to keep the puzzle board and the $3,500 space all to himself.
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Jim | Debbie | KEN |
| $250: T $200: S $200: R (DUD!) | ||
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| $200: N $700: L Lose A Turn! | $800: G -$250: I $250: D (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$900 | $550 | $450 |
| $900: C (DUD!) | $900: H -$250: A (x4) $200: K (x2) $200: M -$250: O (x2) $600: F -$250: E (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$900 | $1,900 | |
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Debbie solves WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU TALK.
Jim | Debbie | Ken |
$4,950 | $1,000 |
Solving is our way of making M.G. talk again, and we have ways of making someone win a Kimball La Petite grand piano (labeled PIANO) worth $5,898.
One way for Jim to take the lead is to make him try and spin the $5,000 space.
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JIM | Debbie | Ken |
| $500: S Lose A Turn! | $350: T (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
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DING DING! DING DING!
Yeah, we shouldn't force them. Instead, we'll force Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! It was safer for Pat.
Jim: N ($5,500)
Debbie: R (x2) ($10,000)
Ken: L (DUD!)
Jim: C ($10,500)
Debbie: H ($15,000)
Ken: G (x2) ($10,000)
Jim: E (x2) ($10,500)
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Jim solves GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES to cross into Bonus Land!
Jim | Debbie | Ken |
| $10,500 | $4,950 | $1,000 |
BONUS ROUND:
Pat likes guys who wait until the last second, but Jim should solve our bonus puzzle as soon as possible to win a prize.
Jim is ready to win...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Is he ready for this puzzle?
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RSTLNE gives him:
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CDGI will be helpful.
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He instantly solves TECHNICOLOR to keep the cash! Jim leaves with a total of $35,500!
In the post-game chat, Pat acknowledges that Jim's dad wanted to meet Vanna, so he comes onstage to say hello. He's been in love with Vanna since the first day she came on television. Pat's also a fine guy.