May 3, 1989 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

May 3, 1989 recap Aug 13, 2022 10:19:52 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Aug 13, 2022 10:19:52 GMT -5

Airdate: May 3, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes for couples!

A pair of his-and-hers Toyotas!
A pair of Van Cleef & Arpels diamond watches!
For the duet, a Schafer & Sons Lucite Piano!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $242,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Carol Kisada: Cocktail waitress, but is studying in school and hopes to open her own preschool
Paula Irwin: Mother of two, from Simi Valley, CA
Marvin McCoy: Automobile salesman (both new and used)

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

Round 1

PHRASE

CAROL	Paula	Marvin
$700: L (x2) $900: R (DUD!)	$800: V -$250: E (x2) -$250: I (x2) $1,000: T (DUD!)	$400: N $1,000: D (x2) -$250: A $300: G $800: H (x2) -$250: O (x3) Solve: Correct!
$1,400	$300	$3,800

PHRASE

Marvin solves I'VE LOOKED HIGH AND LOW...

...and we found a microphone! It fell out of a hole in his jacket. Was he trying to steal it?

Carol	Paula	Marvin
		$3,800

Marvin can just take some money or even a prize. We've looked for prizes, and we found a Carson's of High Point room with sofa and glass/brass étagère (labeled ROOM) worth $4,044.

Good luck trying to hide the cash you took from the $2,500 space in your jacket.

(How about a little more? There's a bumblebee in the studio! As long as it doesn't give Vanna any trouble...)

Round 2

SAME NAME

Carol	PAULA	Marvin
	$200: N (x3) $400: D -$250: A (x4) $400: M (DUD!)	$200: T (x2) $700: L -$250: I -$250: O $400: S -$250: E $2,500: R (x2) $300: P BANKRUPT! ($6,050)
	$750
$750: B $300: K Solve: Correct!
$1,050

SAME NAME

Carol reads what's on the board.

Carol	Paula	Marvin
$1,050		$3,800

Even though he's ahead, Marvin is looking to recover from that last round. A $3,500 spin could help him.

Round 3

TITLE

Carol	Paula	MARVIN
		$400: T $600: H (x3) -$250: E (x3) -$250: I $700: G $500: N (x2) -$250: O (x2) $3,500: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $200: R $550: L (DUD!)
		$10,100
$200: C $250: M Solve: Correct!
$450

TITLE

Again, Carol reads what's on the board.

Carol	Paula	Marvin
$1,500		$3,800

After looking for another prize you'll absolutely love, we think we've found it! We have a holiday at Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville, New York (labeled TRIP) worth $7,204.

Carol's tired of being stuck with two letters, though it won't hurt as much if she can hit the $5,000 space.

Round 4

PHRASE

CAROL	Paula	Marvin
$250: R (DUD!)	TRIP! $300: L
	$300+

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

See, if we fill in whole puzzles, that happens. Pat must now give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $900 a piece.

Paula: M ($1,200+)
Marvin: T ($900)
Carol: S (DUD!)
Paula: N (x2) ($3,000+)
Marvin: G ($1,800)
Carol: C ($900)
Paula: D (DUD!)
Marvin: P ($2,700)

PHRASE

Marvin solves QUIT COMPLAINING.

Carol	Paula	Marvin
$1,500		$6,500

Paula has a good reason to complain about this outcome, because she's now leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

It's been "a roller coaster ride" for Marvin, but it's over, and now he's in Bonus Land for one of our nice prizes!

We take a break, then Marvin will pick...

Toyota Cressida for him and Supra for her ($51,789)

Don't complain about this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

NICKNAME

RSTLNE gives him:

NICKNAME

CGDO can only give him the vowel.

NICKNAME

He says JOT, and then he solves HOT LIPS with two seconds left to keep the cars! Marvin leaves with $58,289 in cash and prizes! He's one of the most interesting players Pat's ever seen.