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May 5, 1989 recap Aug 13, 2022 23:10:15 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 13, 2022 23:10:15 GMT -5

Airdate: May 5, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A four-seasons greenhouse solarium!
A Jumbo annuity!
A $46,000 Regal Ambassador boat!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $211,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Dawne Grantham: Account executive at a major financial institution, from Brooklyn, NY
Joyce Preston: Flight attendant supervisor for "the proverbial major airline", and her 7-year daughter has a crush on Pat
John Nelson: Agency sales manager for a major insurance company, from Dubuque, IA

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

Round 1

PHRASE

DAWNE	Joyce	John
$250: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: N (DUD!)

$500: F $200: R (DUD!)	Free Spin! Free Spin! $700: S (x2) -$250: A (x3) $200: H $300: L -$250: I $200: M (DUD!) (Free Spin used) Free Spin! $200: C $200: D (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $150: P (DUD!)	$400: Q $250: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$500	$1,600	$650

PHRASE

John solves QUICK AS A FLASH.

Dawne	Joyce (FS)	John
		$650

Maybe someone will have a crush on Charlie! Let's slow down for a pair of Jean Roulet brass and 18-karat gold clocks (labeled TIME) worth $3,290.

But those clocks are ticking, so it's time to score some cash in a flash with our $2,500 space!

Round 2

OCCUPATION

Dawne	JOYCE (FS)	John
	$700: R (x3) $300: T -$250: A $200: S (x2) $200: L -$250: I (DUD!)	$450: P (x2) TIME! $150: C (DUD!)
	$2,500	$900+
$200: D (DUD!)	$200: F $450: H Solve: Correct!
	$3,150

OCCUPATION

Joyce solves ANTHROPOLOGY PROFESSOR.

Dawne	Joyce (FS)	John
	$3,150	$650

Professor Sajak would like to explain the history behind the $3,500 space...but then we might not have time for a Speed-Up or even a Bonus Round.

Round 3

PEOPLE

Dawne	Joyce (FS)	JOHN
		$900: T $900: N (x5) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x2) $250: D (x2) -$250: O (x3) $200: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$5,550

PEOPLE

Perfection! John solves DON JOHNSON AND MELANIE GRIFFITH.

Dawne	Joyce	John
	$3,150	$6,200

We didn't have to add our next prize in a flash, though we could've done so. The prize? How about a trip to the Hawkeye Hunting Club in Texas (labeled FISH) worth $8,360?

We could've put "horse", "hunt", or "trip" on that wedge. Too bad we couldn't put $5,000 a second time.

Round 4

PHRASE

DAWNE	Joyce	John
$400: T $900: N (DUD!)	$250: R (DUD!)	$1,500: S (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x4) $350: V (DUD!)
$400		$2,500
$400: M (x3) $550: P Solve: Correct!
$2,150

PHRASE

Dawne solves SAME TIME SAME PLACE.

Dawne	Joyce	John
$2,150	$3,150	$6,200

Same Wheel, same host. But same puzzle? I think not!

Round 5

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

And just to make things different, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $600 a piece. Joyce starts.

Joyce: T ($600)
John: N ($600)
Dawne: R (x2) ($1,200)

THING

Dawn talks out MINIATURE HORSE...and she's right!

Dawne	Joyce	John
$3,350	$3,150	$6,200

BONUS ROUND:

Why should John stop at a miniature haul? He's taking the walk to Bonus Land for an even bigger prize!

RBP Jumbo Annuity ($50,000)

His-and-hers Chevys (over $30,000)

Solarium (over $48,000)

Boat (over $46,000)

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

John would like...

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

He's not getting a miniature puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

We think BCPA could do it.

THING

He instantly solves BANK OF AMERICA for the extra cash! John will be able to deposit a total of $31,200!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna think about the fishing trip prize. Vanna had a tradition of bringing in fishing pictures, but she's been slacking off lately. Still, she did go fishing in Mexico and caught a red snapper, pompano, and mackerel. She went out at 7 AM and fished for a couple of hours and did get a little queasy, but she felt better by noon. Pat's also happy that the fish didn't eat Vanna.