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March 29, 1989 recap Aug 7, 2022 7:48:39 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 7, 2022 7:48:39 GMT -5

Airdate: March 29, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A $40,000 chinchilla coat!
A $37,000 furniture and appliance showcase!
A Buick Reatta!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $194,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Bobby Keller: Student at Montgomery County Community College who also works part-time at an income tax preparation service, from Norristown, PA
Linda Duran: Works for the postal service as a letter carrier, from Roseville, CA
Bill Plaster: Retired chemical engineer for "the major oil company", from Bartlesville, OK

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

Round 1

PHRASE

BOBBY	Linda	Bill
$200: N (DUD!)	Free Spin! Free Spin! $500: T $200: R (x2) -$250: E $800: L (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($400)	$750: N (Repeat)

$200: S $200: D (x2) $400: F $800: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,600

PHRASE

Bobby solves IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS.

Bobby	Linda (FS)	Bill
$2,600

We'd rather offer you a trip as our first prize this time, so enjoy a holiday at the Oasis Water Resort Villa Hotel in Palm Springs, and we'll add a Jantzen and Sea Fashions swimwear collection (labeled TRIP), this prize worth $3,656.

We think Linda would rather keep her turn this time since we've added a $2,500 space.

Round 2

PLACE

Bobby	LINDA (FS)	Bill
	$200: N $200: T $300: R (x2) -$250: E $400: H -$250: O (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $200: L $2,500: G (DUD!)	$200: C $200: D $200: B (DUD!)
	$1,100	$400
$250: S $200: W $300: Z (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,050

PLACE

Bobby solves ZURICH SWITZERLAND.

Bobby	Linda	Bill
$3,650

Let's get those rare letters out of the way now so Bill has an easy time on the $3,500 space.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Bobby	Linda	BILL
		$250: N $900: R $250: T (x2) $3,500: H (DUD!)
		$1,650
$1,000: S $150: W -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($900)	$900: F $250: L (x2) -$250: O (x3) $900: V -$250: E (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,800

Bill nearly gets buzzed out before calling the H.

BEFORE & AFTER

Linda solves OLIVER TWIST OF LEMON.

Pat worries that Linda's long hair is going to get caught on the Wheel itself. "Are we indemnified against this?"

Bobby	Linda	Bill
$3,650	$1,800

We don't want Charlie to pucker up right now, because he needs to tell us about a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring a man's white and yellow gold chain link bracelet (labeled GOLD) worth $7,200.

If you want some more, not to worry! We just brought in a $5,000 space for you!

Round 4

PHRASE

BOBBY	Linda	Bill
$600: T (x3) $300: H
$2,100

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Are you saying we can't ask for more time? Sounds like Pat will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece. Have some more!

Bobby: L (x4!) ($22,100)

PHRASE

Perfection! Bobby solves PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS to pull off a huge win!

Bobby	Linda	Bill
$25,750	$1,800

Bill did what he could to score something, but nothing worked, so he's stuck with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Yeah, Bobby has $25,000 already, but he could win it again in Bonus Land. Alternatively, he could pick another other prize from these:

Commuter dream package with car, phone, and computer (over $33,000)

Chinchilla coat ($40,000)

Decorators' showcase (over $37,000)

Grand Touring Coach (over $47,000)

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

Bobby sticks to...

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

We'll pull out all the stops to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives him:

PERSON

Let's take care of the other half with CDMA.

PERSON

He instantly solves CLERGYMAN to nearly double his total! Bobby escapes with an all-cash total of $50,750!

In the post-game chat, Vanna has to wipe a "lip print" from Bobby's left cheek, left from the celebration of his Bonus Round win.