Wheel of Fortune Recap: 1/10/1990

It's a new year with a lot of new prizes and new surprises, but with a small budget it seems. Still, tonight, over...



...in fabulous cash and merchandise can be won. And these three new contestants will try their spinning skills.

Mary Beth Wellman: Supervisor for a credit union.
Louise Meuller: Audiologist.
Ed Wescot: Works for a resident services department of a luxury apartment complex.

They're all ready to play, so let's start!

Free Spin Location: $400

The one Era where you could get away with putting cardboard on a high amount.



$1,000 is the biggest amount for this first round and for this first round, the wheel is loaded with cash! Title is the first category of the night.



Mary Beth won the draw backstage, she'll be playing first. She calls the T, but then her next call is a dud, R on the orange $200. Louise puts up the H, the W, and the Is, as well as a few more letters...



This sounds like an envelope, Louise solves SEALED WITH A KISS for $2,150.

Mary Beth:
Louise: $2,150
Ed:

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Mary Beth - R - $400)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0



There's this wedge on the wheel sparkling in blue glitter, it's $2,500. Another wedge, an unglittering green one on that other $150 is named SEW, a New Home sewing machine valued at $2,000! The category is a stretched Phrase, with an apostrophe in that extension.



Louise ended that last one, but she ain't getting a break, she's starting this round. She starts with the S and the Ts, her word filling is here as well, she fills in THE with her next two picks. She ain't takng a break this round either...



Louise says THE HANDWRITING'S ON THE WALL for an additional $5,450!

Mary Beth:
Louise: $7,600
Ed:

PERFECTION!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0



Good amount of money won so far, but only Louise won! The other two want some money, so there's a $3,500 wedge out there. This puzzle has a Husband & Wife, possibly still husband & wife today.



Ed starts by calling every letter in AND. He keep on spinning and spinning, calling that C multiple on the big $900, finishing off the cosonants.



(who's idea was it to put a space in there?)

Ed solves the former Beatle and his wife, PAUL AND LINDA MC CARTNEY for $5,150!

Mary Beth:
Louise: $7,600
Ed: $5,150

PERFECTION!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,000 Hits: 0



The $3,500 wedge is still sparkling on this wheel and the same template is still around, but with a green wedge marked BIKE on that $150, a Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 valued at $6,115! This puzzle is one for a Person, which doesn't mean Proper Name.



We're back to Mary Beth, now she needs something to win. That Bike is something to win, she picks that up and calls the S for the $150 underneath it. Two spins later, she hits the $1,000 for an N! Her turn ends here with a Bankrupt hit, to lose $1,600 and the Bike. And just after that, Louise hits the same thing! Ed puts up the Ns for $1,000 each, but his next spin is that Lose a Turn. Then Mary Beth & Louise also hit Lose a Turn, so it's back to Ed again! Ed & Mary Beth hit Bankrupt back to back, turning this game into Wheel of Penalty Wedges! Louise finally gets anoter consonant up there and then three more...



With the way things are going, she wants to solve. Louise is correct with DESIGNATED DRIVER, adding $1,750 more to her total!

Mary Beth:
Louise: $9,350
Ed: $5,150

ROUND OF PENALTIES!

Bankrupts: 4 (Mary Beth (2) - $1,600 + Prize, $0), (Louise - $0), (Ed - $2,000)
Lose a Turns: 3 (Mary Beth - $0), (Louise - $0), (Ed - $2,000)
Duds: 0
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,000 Hits: 2



A silvery, four digit wedge is just waiting to be hit, it's $5,000! Here comes the fifth round, it's a Thing and Louise will start it.



Louise starts with a T, but then hands her money back to Bankrupt. Ed calls the R on the red $300, but hits Bankrupt too! I know what you're thinking, that the pattern will continue and Mary Beth will hit Bankrupt too. She doesn't, she hits the blue $200 instead for an S, but then she loses her turn with a dud P on the orange $200. That is the first dud since Round 1 and only the second dud so far tonight. Louise calls the H and now, it's Speedup time...



Here comes the last spin of the night.



Mary Beth: $200
Louise: $400
Ed:

Final Spin Result:
$350

Not a lot, $350 per consonant and if you pick a vowel, you're just one step closer to knowing the puzzle.



Events during Speedup can be detailed if you look downward.





Mary Beth gets on the board by solving FLANNEL SHIRT for $900.

Mary Beth: $900
Louise: $9,350
Ed: $5,150

* = The L wasn't turned by Vanna when she solved.

Bankrupts: 2 (Louise - $500), (Ed - $300)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Mary Beth - P - $200), (Louise - C - $400)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,500 Hits: 0

Medium Maingame Winnings: $15,400



Louise won this game, so she's moving on to Bonus Land!



Four great prizes in four shining cards, which one will Louise go for?



That first E. To claim the envelope, she has to solve a Place.



Firstly, the RSTLNE package is shown on the puzzleboard.



Not a lot of help yet. Louise wants some more help, she goes for CDHO, only the vowels help.



Not a big amount of help, Louise may be able to get it though. Will she get it?



Very quickly, Louise solves FAMILY ROOM and she will be adding this to her winnings!

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It's the Classic car, the 1990 Cadillac El Dorado valued at $30,295! That brings her one-day total to $39,645 in cash and car, she's going to return on the next episode!