Post by mechamind on Aug 17, 2022 23:00:11 GMT -5
Airdate: May 23, 1989
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A 22-day Oriental vacation!
A Born Free motor coach!
A Jaguar XJ6!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $203,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Kevin Fry: In the real estate investment department for a major bank in the southeast, from Winston-Salem, NC
Nicole Bradley: Student at University of Miami majoring in musical theatre, and she's an aspiring actress
Steve Erico: Account representative, from Las Vegas, NV
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Steve solves SIR WALTER AND GEORGE C SCOTT.
Nicole was probably thinking "six" with that X call. Steve could think six figures if he wins the game, but the $3,500 space will only get him partway there.
Nicole solves PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION.
We're not trying for low scores, so adding a $5,000 space shouldn't be a problem.
DING DING! DING DING!
Maybe Pat shouldn't have said "dime", because now he has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Steve: R (x3) ($1,950)
Kevin: N ($250)
Nicole: O (x4)
Nicole solves LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW for the house minimum.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:
A 22-day Oriental vacation!
A Born Free motor coach!
A Jaguar XJ6!
Plus thousands of dollars in cash!
Over $203,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Kevin Fry: In the real estate investment department for a major bank in the southeast, from Winston-Salem, NC
Nicole Bradley: Student at University of Miami majoring in musical theatre, and she's an aspiring actress
Steve Erico: Account representative, from Las Vegas, NV
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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| $800: T (x2) $250: N -$250: A (x3) $150: L $200: R -$250: E (x2) $200: B $200: K $250: Y (DUD!) | $350: D $750: S Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,100 | $1,100 | ||
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Nicole solves BREAK OUT IN A COLD SWEAT.
(The trilons don't light up until after all the letters are revealed.)
Kevin | Nicole | Steve |
$1,100 |
We're only warming up for the real game! How about a real prize like a holiday? This one is a 4th of July holiday at Hawkeye Hunting Club in Texas (labeled TRIP) worth $3,455.
So Nicole broke through with some money, but the $2,500 space laughs at that total. Nicole must try for more!
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Kevin | NICOLE | Steve |
| $700: N $200: D -$250: A (x2) $200: T (x3) -$250: I TRIP! $150: S (x2) -$250: O (x2) $150: C (x2) $150: X (DUD!) | $300: R (x3) $750: L Solve: Correct! | |
$1,350+ | $1,650 |
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Steve solves SIR WALTER AND GEORGE C SCOTT.
Kevin | Nicole | Steve |
$1,100 | $1,650 |
Nicole was probably thinking "six" with that X call. Steve could think six figures if he wins the game, but the $3,500 space will only get him partway there.
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Kevin | Nicole | STEVE |
| $200: R (x2) $200: S (x5) -$250: E (x2) $800: L (x2) BANKRUPT! ($2,750) | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $600: N (x2) -$250: I (x3) $200: C $1,000: T -$250: O (x5) $600: F (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$3,100 | ||
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Nicole solves PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION.
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$4,200 | $1,650 |
We're sure this prize is up to par! Someone can win a Chromcraft dining furniture group, Haviland gold-trimmed porcelain service for 12 with ribbons and bows, and Orrefors crystal stemware (labeled DINE) totaling $8,094.
We're not trying for low scores, so adding a $5,000 space shouldn't be a problem.
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KEVIN | Nicole | Steve |
| Lose A Turn! | Lose A Turn! | $500: S $350: T (x2) |
$1,200 |
Come on, $5,000! Come on, $1,500. Come on..."dime"? That's what Pat thinks he heard from Steve as the Wheel was slowing down. 
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DING DING! DING DING!
Maybe Pat shouldn't have said "dime", because now he has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece.
Steve: R (x3) ($1,950)
Kevin: N ($250)
Nicole: O (x4)
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Nicole solves LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW for the house minimum.
Kevin | Nicole | Steve |
$4,400 | $1,650 |
There's no "tomorrow" for Kevin in this game. We wish he could stay, but we have to send him home with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Nicole now takes the trip to Bonus Land, and wouldn't one of these bonus prizes be perfect to end the day?
Jaguar "XJ7" (over $48,000)
Trip to the Orient (almost $39,000)
Born Free motor coach (over $50,000)
Diamond earclips ($29,000)
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
(Pat acknowledges his mistake for the Jaguar XJ6.)
Nicole is playing for...$26,000? Maybe tomorrow, but today, it's this much:
"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)
Nicole must solve this puzzle today!
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She forgot her letters after the second pick, but she finishes with CDMO.
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She says CALIVATION and CORRELATION, and she does not solve CIVILIZATION. "I needed an I!" You never know around here. Nicole goes home with $4,400 in cash.
In the post-game chat, Pat says that the contestants say hello to everyone, but Vanna never does. She decides to say hello to her cats, and they're licking the TV screen!