Wheel of Fortune Recap: 10/11/1989

I would do the October 9th episode... but the volume's too low. So you'll have to enjoy reading this 11th recap instead.

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New week and most likely some more money and merchandise available today! Over...



...in fabulous cash and prizes will be won tonight on Nighttime Wheel of Fortune with a Full Stock! Here are today's trio of contestants.

Rodney Albert: He's a senior majoring in political science and wants to go to law school when he's done with that.
Cindy Athkins: Mother of two and also a bartender.
Tom Lantos: Manufactory supervisor for an air foil forging company. Not as technical as it sounds, has to do with airplanes and such.

Three players looking to win a fortune, here we go with the first round!



There's a pink wedge out on the wheel, we know it as $1,000. Cash is what these players are playing for this first round and the first puzzle is a Thing.



Rodney has won that backstage draw so he'll be the first spinner. He's also the first dudder, with an L on the pink $250. Cindy has a turn now and she lights up the first letters in the puzzle, the Ts. Next, she spins again and thinks that there might be a Y because of the ending, but there's not. Tom lands on $150 and calls the N that's nowhere to be seen. Rodney has control of the wheel ad puts up a couple of letters before he duds again with an F on the purple $200. Cindy's back, but she calls another dud, an H on the purple $250. It's back to Tom and he also duds with a D on the red $400! Rodney has his turn back again, but he loses it quickly with a bad B on $800. Cindy calls a good C on $750 and she may be onto something with the Z...



Cindy gets us out of this Round of Duds with CREPE SUZETTE for $1,650.

Rodney:
Cindy: $1,650
Tom:

MINI ROUND OF DUDS!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 7 (Rodney (3) - L, F, B - $0, $1,300 $1,300), (Cindy (2) - Y, H - both with $500), (Tom (2) - N, D - both with $0)
Missolves: 0



Heading right into Round 2 where a $2,500 wedge is sparkling on the wheel and a ring is making its appearance. From Krementz, it's a yellow gold ring weighing in at 1.05 karats, valued at $3,350 (marked RING)! Now we have a Phrase for this round.



Cindy gets to start this second round and like last time, the round is started with a dud, a T on the orange $200. Tom puts a triple pack of Ns in the puzzle before he also duds with a dud R on the purple $400. Rodney gets a bunch of more letters up there...



However, he ain't going to make $2,650 with this solve FLASHING A WINNING SMILE doesn't fit and it's incorrect. Cindy goes for the rest of the consonants...



She FLASHED A WINNING SMILE as she solved for$1,500 more!

Rodney:
Cindy: $3,150
Tom:

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Cindy - T - $0), (Tom - R - $2,100)
Missolves: 1 (Rodney - FLASHING A WINNING SMILE - $2,650)



There's a $3,500 wedge showing on the wheel next to its fellow big wedges. This category is one we don't see very often, not at all today. Person/Title has appeared!



Tom will start this round and his first call is not a dud, it's a lot better than that... a $3,500 T! Right after that, he hit it again for the H! He buy the E and then for the THIRD TIME IN A ROW, he lands on $3,500 and he gets an R! On his fourth spin, he won't get $3,500, but $900 is still great, for three Ns! He's doing some shopping now, with O, I, and A dropping his score down to $12,200. He puts a $500 F in there, but then disaster strikes... BANKRUPT attacks and he loses $12,700! Rodney calls the pair of Ds and then the fourth time this round, $3,500 is hit and he calls THREE Ss, for $10,500! He goes on to call the M...



...and he is the collector of big cash, Rodney solves JULIE ANDREWS IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC for $12,600!

Rodney: $12,600
Cindy: $3,150
Tom: Painful Bankrupt Victim

Bankrupts: 1 (Tom - $12,700)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0



Well, last round was very exciting, but this round may even be more exciting, now that this silvery $5,000 wedge is on the wheel! Also comes a camper, frm Starcraft, the 1989 Starcraft Comet worth $5,719! That prize is marked CAMPER and I can't believe the price is that low. And here comes a People puzzle.



Rodney started Round 1, so he's starting Round 4. He gets the S, R, and L in the puzzle, but then duds with a D on the blue $250. Time is getting short, so a Final Spin is going to be taken...



The wheel will be given one last spin, hope for a high amount!



Rodney: $1,650
Cindy:
Tom:

Final Spin Result:
$300

Just a little too fast, but vowels are freely nothing and consonants are $300.



Tracking what happens in Round 4 with the table.





After all of those duds, Cindy gets us out of this with MONTREAL EXPOS for $600.

Rodney: $12,600
Cindy: $3,750
Tom: Unlucky

MINI ROUND OF DUDS STRIKES AGAIN!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 8 (Rodney (5) - D, J, F, H, B - all with $1,650), (Cindy - W - $600), (Tom - G, C - both with $0)
Missolves: 0



Rodney won the game, so he's moving on up to Bonus Land, all five prizes are still available and all five cards are in reach.



Rodney doesn't even have to move to grab the L card, hopefully it's something nice. Phrase is thecategory of the puzzle he has to solve to win the prize.



As usual, RSTLNE are displayed before any calling is done.



Well! That package was very helpful this time around, maybe FDMO can also be helpful.



That supplies just the O. There are still a lot of letters up there, can he win this one?



All he can figure out is HORSE, therefore, he loses out on that car. Albeit, he has $12,600 in cash and he will return again on the next episode.