Post by mechamind on Aug 7, 2022 10:00:05 GMT -5
Airdate: Mar-Apr 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A customized Kellogg van!
A diamond ruby bow pin!
A commuter package with Buick Reatta!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $202,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
John Clark: Supervisor for "the major federal law enforcement agency", and looks for fugitives (Pat tells the staff to scatter); from San Diego, CA
Greg Carian: Civil engineer with a major defense contractor in the area, from Cupertino, CA
Diana LeBlanc: Legal secretary in southern California
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Perfection! John solves TOOTSIE ROLL.
Diana solves ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
Diana must have felt the pressure to take the lead. It won't get any easier until she can hit the $3,500 space and solve this puzzle!
Greg solves MORE THAN DOUBLED.
More than double, indeed. Let's see how far you can go with a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a ruby and diamond bow tie pin (labeled PIN) worth $14,000!
Greg solves THE FRENCH FRANC to keep the pin.
DING DING! DING DING!
Well, Greg no longer has to fear bad luck with the Wheel, because Pat will give it a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece.
John: V (x2) ($700)
Greg: G ($15,900)
Diana: B (x3) ($1,050)
Diana solves BOBBY AND MOVING VAN.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
CDHA will only light up a vowel.
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A customized Kellogg van!
A diamond ruby bow pin!
A commuter package with Buick Reatta!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $202,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
John Clark: Supervisor for "the major federal law enforcement agency", and looks for fugitives (Pat tells the staff to scatter); from San Diego, CA
Greg Carian: Civil engineer with a major defense contractor in the area, from Cupertino, CA
Diana LeBlanc: Legal secretary in southern California
John is also engaged, and he suggests that what happens next depends on how well he does on the show. Everyone laughs, and Pat says he'll check in around Round 4.
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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JOHN | Greg | Diana |
| $700: T (x2) $1,000: S -$250: O (x3) $250: R Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! John solves TOOTSIE ROLL.
John | Greg | Diana |
$2,400 |
Making sure that our prizes are in good taste like our puzzles, we'd love to give away a Sillinger 375 GTX boat with Suzuki 15 HP outdoor motor (labeled BOAT) worth $4,502.
That engagement money is just a start. The $2,500 space has even more!
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John | GREG | Diana |
| $200: T $200: S (x3) $750: N (DUD!) | $250: R (x3) $250: P (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: U $200: M $300: H $200: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$800 | $1,450 |
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Diana solves ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
John | Greg | Diana |
$2,400 | $1,450 |
Diana must have felt the pressure to take the lead. It won't get any easier until she can hit the $3,500 space and solve this puzzle!
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John | Greg | DIANA |
| $200: N $500: R $600: T -$250: O (x2) $150: M -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $500: S (DUD!) | ||
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| $200: H $600: F (DUD!) | $1,000: L $300: D (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$200 | $1,600 | |
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Greg solves MORE THAN DOUBLED.
John | Greg | Diana |
$2,400 | $1,600 | $1,450 |
More than double, indeed. Let's see how far you can go with a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a ruby and diamond bow tie pin (labeled PIN) worth $14,000!
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JOHN | Greg | Diana |
| $250: T BANKRUPT! ($250) | $600: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $1,000: N (x2) PIN! $150: C $800: F (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$4,850+ |
So much for doubled, as Pat accidentally said Greg picked up a $1,400 pin instead of a $14,000 one. 
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Greg solves THE FRENCH FRANC to keep the pin.
John | Greg | Diana |
$2,400 | $20,450 | $1,450 |
The 10,000's digit flickers on Greg's score display, showing $_0450.
How many Francs can we get out of a $5,000 spin? We'll find the exchange rate later.
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John | GREG | Diana |
| $5,000: N (x3!) $700: D -$250: A (x2) $350: M -$250: E (DUD!) | $250: T (DUD!) | |
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DING DING! DING DING!
Well, Greg no longer has to fear bad luck with the Wheel, because Pat will give it a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $350 a piece.
(The upper camera in the Speed-Up splitscreen is positioned too high for the scoreboards.)
John: V (x2) ($700)
Greg: G ($15,900)
Diana: B (x3) ($1,050)
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Diana solves BOBBY AND MOVING VAN.
John | Greg | Diana |
$2,400 | $20,450 | $2,500 |
BONUS ROUND:
Let's give Greg one more shot at the cash in Bonus Land, unless he wants one of our other prizes! We have...
Cellular phone, Zenith portable computer, and Buick Reatta (over $33,000)
Decorators' showcase (over $37,000)
Chinchilla coat ($40,000)
Grand Touring Coach ($47,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
It's gonna be...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
It's just Greg and this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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CDHA will only light up a vowel.
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He says KEEPAWAY, but he doesn't solve PEEKABOO. Pat detects hostility in the audience, or maybe the puzzle just has "boo" in it. Greg still has $20,450 in cash and pin.
Peekaboo! Vanna sees you! Pat wonders if there was a game called "Peekaboo", and Vanna says if so, you wouldn't want to mention it on the air. Really, she's not familiar with it, either.