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May 4, 1989 recap Aug 17, 2022 22:14:35 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 17, 2022 22:14:35 GMT -5

Airdate: May 4, 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

An Oriental cruise!
A Jaguar!
A pearl and diamond ring!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $207,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Karen Pataki: Works for a major airline catering company
Cathy Grosso: Grade 2 teacher, from Burlington, ON
Larry Friedman: Mail carrier and part-time aerobics and children's karate teacher, from Carol Stream, IL

Apparently, Karen and Larry both have a world of people to say hello to. When Karen goes on, Pat shouts "That's enough, Karen!" after she gets it all in.

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

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

KAREN	Cathy	Larry
Lose A Turn!	$900: R $800: N (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: S (DUD!)	$1,000: T $200: M (x3) $200: D -$250: E -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,250	$1,300

BEFORE & AFTER

Larry solves JIMMY DEAN MARTIN.

Karen	Cathy	Larry
		$1,300

For the world of people watching, we have a world of prizes to be won, starting with a trip to Florida and stay at Sonesta Beach Hotel Key Biscayne, plus a Snark Suncatcher Sailboat (labeled TRIP) totaling $4,317.

We expect that our teacher has studied the Big Money spaces, starting with the $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Karen	CATHY	Larry
	$450: T (x2) $400: H (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)
	$900
Lose A Turn!	$150: R (x3) -$250: O (x2) -$250: E $900: M $350: F -$250: U (x2) $300: N (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$2,750

PHRASE

Cathy solves RUNNING TRUE TO FORM.

Karen	Cathy	Larry
	$2,750	$1,300

Someday, it will be true to form to see our contestants hit only the spaces like the $3,500 space. We can clean up with a puzzle this size!

Round 3

PHRASE

Karen	Cathy	LARRY
		$250: T (x2) $400: S $550: R (x2) $500: N (x3) -$250: A (x3) $550: C (DUD!)
		$3,250
$600: L (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x3) $450: W $150: D (x2) $400: H $250: Y -$250: E (x2) $200: M Solve: Correct!
$2,050

Karen was almost buzzed out before the M.

PHRASE

After nearly scaring us, Karen solves IT WILL MAKE YOUR HAIR STAND ON END.

Karen	Cathy	Larry
$2,050	$2,750	$1,300

You can exhale, as this prize isn't too scary at all. It's just a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a freshwater pearl and diamond octagon entourage ring (labeled RING) worth $11,000.

We don't want Karen to be afraid after she hits the $5,000 space.

Round 4

THINGS

KAREN	Cathy	Larry
$200: R $900: T $250: N $250: D (x2) -$250: A -$250: O (DUD!)	$350: S BANKRUPT! ($350)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$1,350
RING! $300: L (DUD!)	$350: C BANKRUPT! ($350)	$350: H (DUD!)
$1,350+
-$250: E (x4) $250: X Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,350+

THINGS

Karen solves DIET AND EXERCISE to keep the ring. Don't forget about sleep!

Karen	Cathy	Larry
$14,400	$2,750	$1,300

BONUS ROUND:

Every step counts, including the steps that Karen took to Bonus Land. Stay healthy, and stay happy with any of these prizes:

Jaguar XJ6 (over $48,000)

Oriental trip (almost $39,000)

Motor coach (over $50,000)

Diamond earclips ($29,000)

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

Karen thinks this prize will work out.

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

And now, here's a "skinny" puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

Four more to find, but will those four be CHPA?

THING

She whispers LILAC, but she does not solve LOGIC. She was thinking of saying G, too. Karen leaves with $14,400 in cash and ring.

In the post-game chat, Vanna hears that we have a couple of exciting weeks coming up. What is Family Week? We have two members of families in each position, still playing our usual game. As if that weren't enough, College Week is the week after that!