Post by mechamind on Jul 23, 2022 18:13:40 GMT -5
Airdate: Jan-Feb 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes!
Over $236,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Ellen Naughton: Mother of one, from North Arlington, NJ
James Mitchell: Works for an insurance company as a claims adjuster, from Dallas, TX
Robert Drake: Tour manager for a children's theatre and sometimes works as a performer
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
James solves DONNA AND THE LONG HOT SUMMER.
James solves WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE.
Now that Robert has had some experience, he might know how to hit the $3,500 space and when to call the perfect letter.
James solves A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
After a thousand letter calls, we're almost out of time. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece. Ellen starts.
Ellen: T (x3) ($4,500)
James: L (DUD!)
Robert: H ($1,500)
Ellen: N (x2) ($7,500)
James: R (x2) ($3,000)
Robert: I (x2) ($1,500)
Ellen: O ($7,500)
James: S ($4,500)
Robert: D ($3,000)
Robert recovers a little by solving TARNISHED REPUTATION. It still wasn't enough for a victory.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
GMDA includes some good choices.
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes!
Over $236,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Ellen Naughton: Mother of one, from North Arlington, NJ
James Mitchell: Works for an insurance company as a claims adjuster, from Dallas, TX
Robert Drake: Tour manager for a children's theatre and sometimes works as a performer
James also does "all kinds of leisure stuff" when he's not working. Pat asks what he'd be doing if the crew just barged in one day...but he wouldn't be able to say on TV. 
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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SAME NAME | ||||||||||||||
"You know it. You love it."
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| $200: N (x4) $200: D (x2) -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($950) | $400: M (x2) $450: S -$250: U -$250: O (x3) $1,000: L $250: H (x2) $450: T (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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James solves DONNA AND THE LONG HOT SUMMER.
Ellen | James | Robert |
$3,150 |
We made sure to find a prize that we can describe on TV, and we found an Easy Rest sofa bed with Borroni glass-top cocktail table (labeled ROOM) worth $3,076.
You know about the $2,500 space, and you really do love it.
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Ellen | JAMES | Robert |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $350: T $250: R ROOM! $150: M (DUD!) | |
$600+ | ||
| $150: N $400: S (DUD!) | $200: P $300: C $350: K (DUD!) | $400: F -$250: A -$250: O $450: H $200: D (DUD!) |
$150 | $500 | $950+ |
| $400: L $300: W -$250: E (x5) Lose A Turn! | $300: X Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$600 | $800 |
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James solves WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE.
Ellen | James | Robert |
$3,950 |
Now that Robert has had some experience, he might know how to hit the $3,500 space and when to call the perfect letter.
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Ellen | James | ROBERT |
| $200: S (x3) $1,000: T (x3) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E $150: R (x3) -$250: I -$250: O (x3) $900: H (x2) $400: W (x2) $600: N $150: D (x2) $400: B (DUD!) | ||
$6,550 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: P Solve: Correct! | |
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James solves A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
Ellen | James | Robert |
$4,150 |
After a thousand letter calls, we're almost out of time. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece. Ellen starts.
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Ellen: T (x3) ($4,500)
James: L (DUD!)
Robert: H ($1,500)
Ellen: N (x2) ($7,500)
James: R (x2) ($3,000)
Robert: I (x2) ($1,500)
Ellen: O ($7,500)
James: S ($4,500)
Robert: D ($3,000)
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Robert recovers a little by solving TARNISHED REPUTATION. It still wasn't enough for a victory.
Ellen | James | Robert |
$4,150 | $3,000 |
There wasn't much that Ellen could do about some bad spins, and now she's stuck with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
We need to protect our reputation as a show with some of the best bonus prizes ever!
After the break, James picks...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
This could test our reputation for writing bonus puzzles:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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GMDA includes some good choices.
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He instantly solves ASPARAGUS to take the money! James goes home with an all-cash total of $29,150!
In the post-game chat, Pat notices that the sequins are coming off of Vanna's dress, though the audience can't see them. But Vanna looks lovely nonetheless.