Post by mechamind on Aug 14, 2022 12:12:22 GMT -5
Airdate: May 10, 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A Wellcraft sports cruiser!
A pair of his-and-hers Buicks!
A swimming pool!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $231,000 just waiting to be won during Family Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's doubles:
Ross & Bill (father/son): Ross is an actor and singer, and has two other sons and a daughter. Bill is a high school freshman in Santa Barbara.
Dorothy & Susan (grandmother/granddaughter): Dorothy is a mother of 4, grandmother of 12, and great grandmother of 12. Susan is a teacher of the gifted and member of "Tall Clubs International". Both are from Boca Raton, FL
Becky & Dick (sister/brother): Becky and her sister own a single title publishing company in Texas. Dick is a financial consultant from Lake City. They have another brother (who along with the other sister were apparently the troublemakers)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and...oops! We're out of time!
Dorothy & Susan solve GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Becky & Dick solve DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN RAIN MAN.
They each did their part. How about if Becky calls her own letters on the $3,500 space, and Dick does the same?
Ross & Bill solve THE VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR.
DING DING! DING DING!
It was all too good to be true. We now let Pat give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Ross & Bill: S (DUD!)
Dorothy & Susan: N ($250)
Becky & Dick: G ($250)
Ross & Bill: R (x2) ($2,000)
Dorothy & Susan: W (x2) ($750) (They try to buy an E after that.)
Becky & Dick: H ($500)
Becky & Dick solve WHITE WATER RAFTING to win this race!
BONUS ROUND:
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
RSTLNE gives them:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A Wellcraft sports cruiser!
A pair of his-and-hers Buicks!
A swimming pool!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $231,000 just waiting to be won during Family Week on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's doubles:
Ross & Bill (father/son): Ross is an actor and singer, and has two other sons and a daughter. Bill is a high school freshman in Santa Barbara.
Dorothy & Susan (grandmother/granddaughter): Dorothy is a mother of 4, grandmother of 12, and great grandmother of 12. Susan is a teacher of the gifted and member of "Tall Clubs International". Both are from Boca Raton, FL
Becky & Dick (sister/brother): Becky and her sister own a single title publishing company in Texas. Dick is a financial consultant from Lake City. They have another brother (who along with the other sister were apparently the troublemakers)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and...oops! We're out of time!
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ROSS & BILL | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
| $750: T (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,250) | Free Spin! $900: N $400: S Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) -$250: I $350: R -$250: O $300: G $200: X Solve: Correct! | |
$1,650 |
It sounded like Dorothy & Susan called two letters, and they went with the X. (The other one was unclear.)
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Dorothy & Susan solve GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Ross & Bill | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
$1,650 |
We've been expecting some great Wheel prizes this week! This time, take a look at a collection of 23 RCA/Columbia VHS films and RCA dimensia audio/video system (labeled TV) worth $3,589!
We don't think it's a tall order for Susan to hit the $2,500 space.
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Ross & Bill | DOROTHY & SUSAN | Becky & Dick |
| $900: R $400: N (x5) -$250: A (x3) -$250: I (x3) $400: M (x2) -$250: E (DUD!) | $150: D $450: S $700: "The F's." (x2) $400: "The T." $200: "The H." Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$2,950 | $2,600 |
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Becky & Dick solve DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN RAIN MAN.
Ross & Bill | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
$1,650 | $2,600 |
They each did their part. How about if Becky calls her own letters on the $3,500 space, and Dick does the same?
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Ross & Bill | Dorothy & Susan | BECKY & DICK |
| $900: T $250: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $550: S BANKRUPT! ($1,700) | ||
| $700: N (x2) $1,000: R -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x2) $300: V $300: B $300: C Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,800 | ||
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Ross & Bill solve THE VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR.
Ross & Bill | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
$2,800 | $1,650 | $2,600 |
Each round better than the last, and the same for each prize. Next is a San Juan 12'-by-16' backyard pool (labeled POOL) worth $9,300.
When it comes to cash, we can't get much better than the $5,000 space!
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ROSS & BILL | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
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DING DING! DING DING!
It was all too good to be true. We now let Pat give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Ross & Bill: S (DUD!)
Dorothy & Susan: N ($250)
Becky & Dick: G ($250)
Ross & Bill: R (x2) ($2,000)
Dorothy & Susan: W (x2) ($750) (They try to buy an E after that.)
Becky & Dick: H ($500)
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Becky & Dick solve WHITE WATER RAFTING to win this race!
Ross & Bill | Dorothy & Susan | Becky & Dick |
$2,800 | $1,650 | $3,100 |
BONUS ROUND:
Well, the trophy will have to wait. Becky & Dick will just take a walk to Bonus Land to win a nice prize.
We have one more break, then Becky & Dick will play for...
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Two players against one puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives them:
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At the third pick, they stop caring. Just light up HMZA already. 
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And they already know it's A HIT OR A MISS to take the money! Becky & Dick leave with a final total of $28,100!
In the post-game chat, we get another look at the Wheel of Fortune Family of the Year trophy. It will be really valuable after Vanna puts her fingerprints on it! 
