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February 10, 1989 recap Jul 25, 2022 22:21:23 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 25, 2022 22:21:23 GMT -5

Airdate: February 10, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes! Take a look at these...

A $58,000 custom car...
A $48,000 truck/boat combo...

A $35,000 evening necklace...

...all wiped out!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $251,000 given away! We now finish Wipeout Week on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Lynne Plant (returning with $56,285, and wiped out the necklace)
Dana Ko: Programmer analyst with a major marketing research firm, from Indianapolis, IN
Linda Abdon: Mother of three and officer/choir singer with her church, also from Indianapolis!

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

Round 1

SAME NAME

LYNNE	Dana	Linda
$800: N (x4) $750: D (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O $300: R $750: T -$250: E (x2) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,750

SAME NAME

Perfection! Lynne solves DONNA AND MINUTE RICE.

Lynne	Dana	Linda
$4,750

We'll have a minute with M.G., because he would like to see one of our contestants win a trip to Hawaii and stay at Sheraton Maui (labeled TRIP) worth $3,304.

A big payday only takes a few seconds with the $2,500 space.

Round 2

PEOPLE

Lynne	DANA	Linda
	$700: T (x2) $200: H -$250: E (x2) $200: M (x2) -$250: I (x2) $200: N -$250: O (x2) $2,500: F -$250: A (x4) $800: L $350: B $350: D $350: R Solve: Correct!
	$5,550

PEOPLE

Double perfection! Dana solves THE CRIMSON TIDE OF ALABAMA.

Lynne	Dana	Linda
$4,750	$5,550

Linda has spent several minutes as a spectator, but the tide could turn if she hits the $3,500 space!

Round 3

PHRASE

Lynne	Dana	LINDA
		$250: T (x2) $250: N (x2) $200: R -$250: O (x3) $400: S -$250: A (x3) $200: L (x4) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E $300: M -$250: U (x3) $150: P BANKRUPT! ($1,600)

$200: D $200: F Solve: Correct!
$400

PHRASE

Lynne reads what's on the board. "I guess that's where 'snafu' comes from."

Lynne	Dana	Linda
$5,150	$5,550

We fouled up the end of that round, but not our prize selection. You'll love an Emser International 100% silk oriental rug (labeled RUG) worth $5,800!

Not like we got much from those previous spins, so we'll have to play catch up with a $5,000 spin.

Round 4

PHRASE

LYNNE	Dana	Linda
$200: N (x3) $500: T -$250: O -$250: I $500: D (x2) $200: H (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E Solve: Correct!
$1,700

PHRASE

Perfection! Lynne solves THEY GO HAND IN HAND.

Lynne	Dana	Linda
$6,850	$5,550

We have time for another round, and Dana knows what to do...

Round 5

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

...which is why we had to sound that fouled up bell. Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! Dana begins.

Dana: N ($5,000)

PHRASE

Dana says SHOOTING THE BREEZE, which doesn't quite fit.

Linda: T (x3!) ($15,000)

PHRASE

Linda unexpectedly solves LETTING OFF STEAM to steal the ticket to Bonus Land!

Lynne	Dana	Linda
$6,850	$5,550	$15,000

Lynne leaves with a total of $63,135 in cash and prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

Four days, four wins! Linda's here, and we have only one more prize to wipe out! Pat "accidentally" spoils it before the break, but it's gonna be...

Sports holiday with tickets to the World Series, Masters Tournament, Kentucky Derby, Indy/Daytona, and Super Bowl tickets, plus $10,000 in cash ($36,300)

Linda can complete our mission if she solves this:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives her:

PERSON

The final picks of the week will be MCDO...

...and we saved all the wrong letters for this.

She's silent and does not solve FATHER FIGURE, so no total wipeout. Linda still leaves with $15,000 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat is holding the red W and O used for "wiped out" prizes, while Vanna borrows a W and O from the puzzle board. Because it's Wipeout Week. The week's like Jason, because it keeps coming back.

This week, we gave away over $278,000 in cash and prizes!