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March 3, 1989 recap Jul 28, 2022 18:40:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 28, 2022 18:40:13 GMT -5

Airdate: March 3, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A luxurious Winnebago!
New appliances and furniture!
A pair of sapphire and diamond earclips!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $228,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Malcolm Brashear: Part-time insurance agent and freelance musician, from Norristown, PA
Jane Stone: Secretary at Iowa State University, from Ames
Jan Barker: School administrator, from Little Rock, AR

If you recognize Jan, he was invited back in fairness, because the last time he was on the show...the staff screwed up.

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

Round 1

EVENT

MALCOLM	Jane	Jan
$250: T (x3) $400: H -$250: E (x2) $250: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) Lose A Turn!	$250: R (x2) $400: D -$250: I $250: N (x2) $150: G -$250: O -$250: U (x2) $400: C Solve: Correct!
$1,150	$1,200

EVENT

Jane solves CAMPING OUT UNDER THE STARS.

Malcolm	Jane	Jan
	$1,200

If Jan doesn't recognize our prizes, that's not our responsibility. But he might still like to win some reproduction model cars: an Imperial limo of the 1920's, and a Porsche 911 Carrera (labeled CARS), a pair worth $2,890.

Brighter and more beautiful than a starry night, it's the $2,500 space!

Round 2

THING

Malcolm	JANE	Jan
	$200: F (x2) -$250: O $700: T (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	$150
$300: N $300: T (Repeat)	$200: R $200: S (DUD!)	CARS! $150: L $450: W (DUD!)
$300	$350	$150+
$300: D (x2) $200: Y -$250: I (x3) $400: V -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x2) $400: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,550

THING

Malcolm solves A FRIENDLY PIECE OF ADVICE.

Malcolm	Jane	Jan
$1,550	$1,200

We recommend that Jan make his return worthwhile with a $3,500 spin. If he fails, he could always "recreate the strangulation" as Pat was originally planning.

Round 3

PHRASE

Malcolm	Jane	JAN
		$400: N (DUD!)

$400: T $200: S (x2) $200: R (x4) -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (DUD!)	$200: L $400: Y (x3) -$250: I $200: N (Repeat)	$400: M (x4) Solve: Correct!
$1,100	$1,150	$1,600

PHRASE

Jan solves IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY.

Malcolm	Jane	Jan
$1,550	$1,200	$1,600

A good memory would never have helped you predict our next prize! We're offering a Jeep Wrangler (labeled JEEP) worth $11,213!

That's a terrific prize, and there's a terrific $5,000 space, so how about a terrific category?

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

Pat's example is CHICKEN ON A SPIT BALL. The actual puzzle is "something like that, but not that".

MALCOLM	Jane	Jan
$500: T (DUD!)	$550: N (x2) -$250: I $200: G (x2) -$250: A (x3) $500: M
	$1,500

Right off the bat, Pat says it wasn't "spit ball" after the dud T.

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING! DING DING!

Sorry if you spit out that pink lemonade. We just need Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.

Jane: C ($1,750)

BEFORE & AFTER

Jane guesses AMAZING GRACE JONES ...and she's going to Bonus Land!

Malcolm	Jane	Jan
$1,550	$2,950	$1,600

BONUS ROUND:

Look at these amazing prizes! Jane is our big winner, and she must show it by winning one of:

Avanti convertible ($51,524)

Decorators' showcase with furniture, glassware, and a wooden fish (over $40,000)

Winnebago (just one, but it's over $55,000)

Diamond earrings ($42,000)

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

Jane will play for...

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

Here's an amazing bonus puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

CPDI could get her there!

THING

She instantly solves DELAYED REACTION to keep the cash! No delayed reaction from Jane, and she finishes with $27,950!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna don't have much time left, so they just tell each other that they look great. It's bowling night tonight!