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November 17, 1989 recap Feb 6, 2023 0:47:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 6, 2023 0:47:13 GMT -5

Airdate: November 17, 1989

From Television City in Hollywood, it's one of America's most loved shows! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Robin Sandburg: Court reporter, from Plantation, FL
Maureen Nichols-Dieguez (returning with a 1-day total of $5,150)
Nancy Christian: Started a business in printing

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $500. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

ROBIN	Maureen	Nancy
$200: N (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$250: S (x2) $175: T (DUD!)
		$500
$175: R (DUD!)	$150: Y (DUD!)	$400: L (DUD!)
		$500
$300: D (DUD!)	$400: H $175: C $250: K Solve: Correct!
	$825

PHRASE

Maureen solves AW SHUCKS.

Robin	Maureen	Nancy
	$825

Oh, Charlie, you shouldn't have! He's nice enough to help us win a Royal Prestige crystal stemware set with 45-piece fine china (labeled DINE) worth $1,990.

Round 2

THING

Robin	MAUREEN	Nancy
	$150: S (DUD!)	$100: T (x2) $100: R -$200: E $100: N (x2) $100: L (DUD!)
		$300
DINE! $250: C (x2) $125: H Solve: Correct!
$625+

THING

Robin solves HYPNOTIC TRANCE to win the dining collection.

Robin	Maureen	Nancy
$2,615	$825

We don't know what came into us, but this is the next prize we've added: a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring dog fancier's 18-karat gold pendant (labeled JEWEL) worth $2,500.

It's harder than you think to hypnotize contestants into getting stuck on our $1,000 space.

Round 3

PHRASE

Robin	Maureen	NANCY
		Lose A Turn!

Lose A Turn!	$200: T $100: H -$200: E $150: N (x3) $100: D (DUD!)	$300: S (x2) -$200: O (DUD!)
	$550	$400
$300: R (DUD!)	$150: L (x2) -$200: I (x3) $600: F Solve: Correct!
	$1,250

PHRASE

Maureen solves IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS.

Robin	Maureen	Nancy
$2,615	$2,075

We had one last check that our next prize meets the standards. It's a Lane wooden entertainment wall unit with Emerson 20-inch stereo TV, stereo VCR, and Hitachi compact disc changer (labeled MEDIA) worth $2,890.

We've also made our final upgrades to the Wheel, and these include adding a $1,250 space.

Round 4

THING

ROBIN	Maureen	Nancy
$300: N BANKRUPT! ($300)	$200: T $150: L (DUD!)	$500: G -$200: I (x2) $200: S (DUD!)
	$200	$300
MEDIA! $100: K (DUD!)	$300: R (DUD!)	$100: P (x2) JEWEL! $200: H -$200: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($3,000)
+	$200
$750: D (DUD!)	$750: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
+	$1,600

Bob doesn't ask Nancy to return her prize wedge after the BANKRUPT.

THING

Maureen solves PIPING HOT COFFEE to take back the lead.

Robin	Maureen	Nancy
$2,615	$3,675

They can all have some after our next round...unless we can get to a sixth one.

Round 5

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

Yeah, that's not happening. Bob will now give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $200 a piece. Maureen begins.

Maureen: N (x2) ($400) (The audience applauds.)
Nancy: S (DUD!)
Robin: R ($200)
Maureen: T (DUD!)
Nancy: H (DUD!)
Robin: L (DUD!)
Maureen: D (DUD!)
Nancy: M (DUD!)
Robin: C (DUD!)
Maureen: V (DUD!)
Nancy: Y ($200)
Robin: B (x3) ($800)

PERSON

Robin solves NEWBORN BABY. She'd have won if Bob spun a better number.

Robin	Maureen	Nancy
$3,415	$3,675

In the final analysis, we failed our mission, as we couldn't satisfy everyone on the stage. Nancy goes home with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Maureen is still here, with $8,925 in her two days! She could still play for a car if she wants!

She is ready to play for...

Eagle Summit DL 4-door sedan ($9,822)

And the final puzzle goes on the board.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

She's halfway there after CDMO.

THING

She can't think of any full words, and she does not solve PROPHECY. Maureen stays at $8,925 and will play for one more show.

In the post-game chat, Bob talks about the photos from his Bahama trip. Look at the size of his left cheek! Did he smuggle coconuts off the island?