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April 27, 1989 recap Aug 10, 2022 22:11:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 10, 2022 22:11:43 GMT -5

Airdate: April 27, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

An Antarctic expedition!
A speed boat and Jeep truck!
A pair of diamond earclips!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $224,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Elaine Wyatt: Cashes checks at a currency exchange, from St. Louis, MO
Dedra Morgan: Grade 4 teacher, from Bartlesville, OK
Kenneth Perk: Independent contractor building factories for major corporations, from Lake Jackson, TX

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

Round 1

PHRASE

ELAINE	Dedra	Kenneth
$200: R (x2) $300: T -$250: A (DUD!)	$200: D (DUD!)	$500: N (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: O $300: G (x2) $250: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$450		$1,350

PHRASE

Kenneth solves FOREIGN INTRIGUE. "See, that's why business is good. You take risks."

Elaine	Dedra	Kenneth
		$1,350

It's not such a foreign idea to us, adding a prize to the Wheel. This is a Lucien Piccard 14-karat gold designer watch (labeled WATCH) worth $3,490.

Take an extra chance here, hit the $2,500 space, and your future will look quite bright!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Elaine	DEDRA	Kenneth
	$700: T $300: S -$250: E -$250: A (x2) $300: R (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($600)	$900: H (x2) $400: N Solve: Correct!
		$2,200

BEFORE & AFTER

Kenneth solves DINAH SHORE PATROL.

Elaine	Dedra	Kenneth
		$3,550

Well, he wanted a watch. Perhaps he also wants us to watch him land on the $3,500 space.

Round 3

PHRASE

Elaine	Dedra	KENNETH
		$250: N (x2) $550: T (x3) -$250: E -$250: I (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,650)

$300: W $600: H -$250: O $1,000: F (x3) $600: M (x3) Solve: Correct!
$5,450

PHRASE

Elaine solves WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF EFFORT.

Elaine	Dedra	Kenneth
$5,450		$3,550

Elaine won't need to put much effort into winning our next prize: a Kimball La Petite grand piano (labeled PIANO) worth $5,898.

Round 4

THING

ELAINE	Dedra	Kenneth
Lose A Turn!	$800: T (DUD!)	$500: S $900: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $200: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $500: L Solve: Correct!
		$2,700

THING

Kenneth solves AMERICAN AIRLINES.

Elaine	Dedra	Kenneth
$5,450		$6,250

You can feel the tension in the studio. It's as if someone needs to hit the $5,000 space before catching a plane!

Round 5

THING

Elaine	DEDRA	Kenneth
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$1,500: N (DUD!)

$900: T (x2) -$250: "E's" (x2) $200: "L's" (DUD!)	$400: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: I $500: P $5,000: X Solve: Correct!
$1,800	$5,800

THING

Dedra solves TEXAS GRAPEFRUIT. And just when you feel ready, it's over.

Elaine	Dedra	Kenneth
$5,450	$5,800	$6,250

BONUS ROUND:

It's not over for Kenneth, though! He's walking to Bonus Land for a nice prize:

Convertible sports car (over $57,000)

Trip to the Antarctic (over $54,000)

Pickup and boat (over $39,000)
Earclips with 11-karat diamond and 8-karat sapphire ($39,000)

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

Kenneth will try to win...

GT 250 convertible ($57,505)

Think this will be an easy puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

The rest is up to DHCI.

PHRASE

Naturally, he solves HITCH A RIDE to keep the convertible! Kenneth drives away with $63,755 in cash and car! Kenneth and his wife look good in the brand new car!