Wheel of Fortune Recap: 12/13/1989

The middle of the week has a more than average total you can win this episode, over...



...in fabulous cash and merchandise may be won tonight, on Wheel of Fortune! Yes, it's right. (and no, I didn't forget to change the total)

Ron Jones: A $7,800 winner in his first day, facing two new opponents on his second episode.
Jana Cheet: She works for a ajor insurance company.
Dorothy Parker: Retired educator.

These contestans are here to rack p some big cash and prizes, so let's go.

Free Spin Location: $300



$1,000 is on the wheel, top dollar amount for this round and dollars are what the main focus is right now. First puzzle of the night is yet another Phrase.



Ron will start the fist round, thanks to the backstage draw. He starts with a T and then hits the top dollar for three Ns! He does a bunch of shopping, buying O, U, E, and I. That drops his score down to $2,150 and it will stay there for now since he duds with an R on the purple $250. Jana's a gambler, she calls every last consonant!



For this taping, Jana's will probably be IN BY NINE OUT BY FIVE, she solves it for $1,850 and that Free Spin!

Ron:
Jana: $1,850 (Free Spin)
Dorothy:

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Ron - R - $2,150)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1



Round 2 as arrived and so has this green wedge, it has ART on it, must be some new artwork from Makk Studios valued at $1,550! There's also a sparkly dark blue $2,500 covering that $1,000. The plural form of Thing is this round's category.



Jana will start Round 2 and she starts it with a dud S on $150. Now, for the first time in thi game, we hear from orothy and she starts with a T, R, and L before hitting that big $2,500! She calls an N... and she gets a quarter dozen of them! That brings her to over $8,600 and she buys a half a dozen Es! She spins it again as well as buying again before she hits that Art! She puts the B and As up there...



Dorothy solves AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER for $8,800 and that Art, bringing her total to over $10,000, and it's only Round 2!

Ron:
Jana: $1,850 (Free Spin)
Dorothy: $10,350

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Jana - S - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1



Very big night already, but it can only get bigger from here with a $3,500 wedge on the wheel. Star & Role is the category this round.



Dorothy's the third player, so she's going to start. Her first call though, is a dud T on the yellow $900. Over to Ron, who we haven't heard from since Round 1. He gives the wheel a powerful spin, and it ends up on $3,500! His S call gives him $7,000! Ron does more shopping, buying A, E, and I and almost another vowel, but he decided not to. After calling the Ls, he then buys the O, making buying a vowel no longer an option. He puts up the R and N, but then hits Lose a Turn, potentially costing him $7,850! Jana fills in the C and Gs...



Jana earns $1,300 more by reading LESLIE CARON AS GIGI.

Ron:
Jana: $3,150 (Free Spin)
Dorothy: $10,350

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 1 (Ron - $7,850)
Duds: 1 (Dorothy - S - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,000 Hits: 0



So far, the top dollar amount has been hit every single round and maybe it can happen again with $5,000 on the wheel! There's also another green wedge on here, it reads EGYPT, which is an 8-day tour of Egypt from Jolley's Travel and a 4-day cruise of the Nile valued at $7,140! There's a Fictional Character in this puzzle.



Ron will start the round and like the last three, he starts it with a dud: N on $400. Jana lights up a trio of Ts, but then Bankrupts to end her Free Spin holding, she gives it to Pat, so she'll keep her turn. But right after that, her turn ends with a dud R on the pink $300. Dorothy calls the H on $800, but that goes into Bankrupt. Ron tries it again and he tries pretty good with two Ls on that silver $5,000! Right after that, the bells are kicking in.



This is going to be one heck of a finish if $5,000 is hit again!



Ron: $10,000
Jana:
Dorothy:

Final Spin Result:
$300

Not as big as it seemed, $300 a piece for consonants, $0 for all vowels.



These tables are getting shorter and shorter, I tell you...





Jana knew it was THIS LITTLE PIGGY, she's getting $600 more.

Ron: Unlucky (2-day total: $7,800)
Jana: $3,750
Dorothy: $10,350

Bankrupts: 2 (Jana - $600), (Dorothy - $800)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Ron - N - $0), (Jana - R - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,500 Hits: 0

UNIVERSAL TOP DOLLAR HITS!

...which means that the top dollar was hit EVERY round.

Medium Maingame Winnings: $14,100



Dorothy's the big winner tonight with $10,350 in cash and artwork, now she'll play the Bonus Round for lots more!



Five cards are here to be chosen, but which one will she choose?



Dorothy wants that H card, but Pat decide he'll be the one to take it. After his little walk, he tells her that Occupation is tonight's Bonus Round category.



RSTLNE, where are you?



GDMO are her selections and she must have it with those calls...





...sure enough, she does! TOUR GUIDE is what Dorothy solves and what Dorothy won is on this envelope...

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...that Precious Metals Package valued at $26,491 and that brings her one day total to $36,841, she's comng back on the next episode!