Wheel of Fortune Recap: 10/23/1989

An October episode of Wheel, with the Free Spin disc now on the wheel!

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Just over a week from Halloween and as a treat, there's over $182,000 just waiting to be claimed by these three players, it's no trick!

Michelle Krauss: Michelle is a relocation director for a real estate company.
Shelly Cochrane: A flight attendant who enjoys playing tennis in her free time.
Diane Lander: Returning champion whose two day winnings total... get this... $105,170!

And here we go with Round 1.



As usual, $1,000 is the top dollar amount for Round 1, we're playing for cash, and the category is Same Name, with an ampersand.



Michelle is the first one to spin... and she's also the first one to spin a Lose a Turn. Shelly starts her turn and on her second spin, she calls two Ts for $2,000! After a lot of work... she buys a bad I which likely cost her a big amount of money. For now, Diane spins and gets to pick up the Free Spin and calls a B for the amount under that, $300. She uncovers the D...



A slow start, but she solves BERMUDA & SHORT SHORTS for $600.

Michelle:
Shelly:
Diane: $600 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 1 (Michelle - $0)
Duds: 1 (Shelly (I - $5,600))
Missolves: 0



On the wheel now is the $2,500 wedge and on the other side of the wheel is a 46-inch television from RCA worth $2,399 (marked TV on the wheel). And this puzzle is a big Phrase!



Shelly doesn't get to call a letter yet though... she got a Bankrupt. Diane gets to spin and does a lot of work. After having a few close calls with $2,500, she hits it and uncovers... FOUR Ss! After that...



She is going to solve... GETTING YOUR SIGNALS CROSSED for $14,250! They don't call them returning champions for nothing.

Michelle:
Shelly:
Diane: $14,850 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 1 (Shelly - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0

Note: The dollar sign in Diane's total didn't show up.



After that exciting round, there's a $3,500 wedge on the wheel and Diane might be able to have fun with that. Let's find out. For now, the next puzzle is a very large People.



Diane immediately spins and lands on Bankrupt. She was saying thank you... and didn't use the Free Spin. And then Michelle LATs right after that Bankrupt. After putting up the N and D, Shelly Bankrupts. I'm not even sure if Diane wanted her turn back, but she has it. And she controls this round as well...



For $4,500, she solves MALCOLM FORBES AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

Michelle:
Shelly:
Diane: $19,350 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 2 (Diane - $0), (Shelly - $1,400)
Lose a Turns: 1 (Michelle - $0)
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0



The $5,000 wedge arrived as well as an 11-day cruise of South America worth $40 over $5K. Michelle wants to try and win some dough with a Phrase.



Michelle has complete control this round.



And she said she had to solve... SOFT TO THE TOUCH for $3,300 and she's on the board.

Michelle: $3,300
Shelly:
Diane: $19,350 (Free Spin)

PERFECTION!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0



$5,000 is still on the wheel for the next round and maybe Shelly can make some money with a Thing.



Shelly lands on the yellow $900 to start, but calls an S that is not in the puzzle. Diane gets to spin, lands on the red $300, but calls a dud N. She decides to use her Free Spin, which incidentally was on the red $300 in Round 1. After filling in half of the puzzle, it's time for Pat to spin. And all consonants during Speedup are worth $900 a piece. Diane lights up the Fs...



She says FREEDOM, but quickly corrects herself with FREEWAY TRAFFIC for $4,850 and a big win!

Michelle: $3,300
Shelly: Unlucky
Diane: $24,200

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Shelly (S - $0)), (Diane (N -$0))
Missolves: 0



Diane has won the game again, the third time in a row, with $129,370 cash and prizes so far! All five prizes are available, and she picks the W. The category is a Thing.



RSTLNE will give Diane...



CMP and A are what Diane wants and they...



And she had no clue what this one was... quite a tough one.



And the puzzle was another Wheel of Fortune category! She missed out on a dog collar according to Pat, but the card says she lost the annuity. But her 3-day total is $129,370, a HUGE amount, and she will be an undefeated champion!