Wheel of Fortune Recap: 1/30/1990

Well... the intro was cut out, so...



There. Now, let's meet the three players.

Sue Sabatank: Works part time as a bank teller.
Alan Grant: A salesman.
Deborah Williams: She's the champion, who has been here for two whole days and her winnings so far add up to $51,000 in cash and prizes!

Alright, this match will decide whether or not Deborah will join the group of undefeated champions!

Free Spin Location: $200

As much as I like it there, does it have to be next to Lose a Turn?



$1,000 is the top dollar amount for Round 1, these contestants will be cashing in this round and the first puzzle tonight is... again, Phrase. This one has an apostrophe in it.



All we can have is ten letters? Sue won the draw backstage so she'll be starting this first round. The first spin of the night comes out high, with $900, but the first call is a dud S. That apostrophe will help Alan, he fills in all four letters in the first word, the T, N, O, & D. He spins one more time for the L...



Alan says to Pat DON'T DAWDLE and he doesn't, Alan has won $1,550 and we're heading right into Round 2.

Sue:
Alan: $1,550
Deborah:

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



The Free Spin has yet to be hit, it's still on there, but two new wedges are joining it. First, a prize called LAS VEGAS covering the second $150, that is a vacation to Vegas at Bally's Resort, a Magnavox camera & $500 in spending cash! That's worth $3,695 and secondly, a $2,500 glitter wedge is on the wheel as well! A lot of stuff is on the wheel now and the next puzzle's category is Husband & Wife.



Alan will begin this second round and his first letter pick gives him $2,400 since there are HALF a dozen Ns! He hits the red $200 next and goes for that D. Alan's going to make some purchases including an A, an E, and a very helpful half a dozen Os! A bunch of Os, a bunch of Ns... I like this puzzle. He decides to spin again after the vowel department goes broke & his pointer ends up on the Vegas trip, so he'll pick that up and call the J for the $150 under it!



He's going to solve with $2,000 and the Las Vegas trip to his name, JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO for what he has!

Sue:
Alan: $7,245
Deborah:

PERFECTION!

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



The top dollar has been upgraded to $3,500 and the template has been upgraded to higher amounts like that $1,000 wedge. Thing is the category for Round 3.



We're going to hear from Deborah the first time this game! She calls out for that $3,500 and it works, since she receives a $3,500 T! She spins again and her spin goes into the pink $200, but S doesn't work. It's Sue's turn now and she has a $500 R first, but no Ns for $550. Alan can't do any better with a D on the pink $500. Deborah wants to buy a vowel... or two, a half a dozen Es and As, six of those combined, three each, that drops her down to $3,000, but that will head to Bankrupt's vault. Sue takes one spin and it ends up on $3,500 and she'll get a pair of Ls! Her next move...



...will put her in the lead since Sue solves CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE for $7,500!

Sue: $7,500
Alan: $7,245
Deborah:

Bankrupts: 1 (Deborah - $3,000)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 3 (Sue - N - $500), (Alan - D - $0), (Deborah - S - $3,500)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 2
$1,000 Hits: 0



Fourth round coming up, $3,500 is still on the wheel, but a green thing named FUR is also on it, that's a mink coat valued at $9,500! Place is the category for this round.



Sue will begin this time, but not the way she planned since Lose a Turn got her... and Alan too right after. It's Deborah's turn and she begins with a $400 T before she hits the top dollar! She will get a R as well as an E with her purchase, then an N with her next spin. She moves the wheel along again and the peg barely clings on to the red $500, but she loses her turn there with an M. Sue has the wheel back and her first spin is the big $1,000 and she will have two Ss! She buys a vowel, but it's a dud, O. Alan spins for the D, followed by a Bankrupt after he said "One more time". It is Deborah's turn...



Deborah claims her $3,850 with SYDNEY AUSTRALIA!

Sue: $7,500
Alan: $7,245
Deborah: $3,850

Bankrupts: 1 (Alan - $550)
Lose a Turns: 2 (Sue - $0), (Alan - $0)
Duds: 2 (Sue - O - $1,750), (Deborah - M - $3,850)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,000 Hits: 1



It's Round 5 and the number 5 is meaningful in this round since there is a $5,000 wedge on this wheel right now! Round 5 features a Thing.



Alan will begin Round 5 since he started Round 2, so he's going, but with a dud N. Deborah calls the T for $500 and then she calls an R on the pink $350 to find out it's just a dud. Sue puts the L up there, but then she isn't getting an S on the orange $900. Alan's also duding with a D on the blue $250. Deborah duds again with a Y! Sue lands on the red $500 to find zero Cs while Alan lands on Lose a Turn to do just that. Deborah is able to find a letter in the puzzle, an M, and she's spinning again! Her spin looks like it might touch glitter and it does, but there aren't any Ps to get rich with. Sue, Alan & Deborah call three more duds, a G. an F, and an H, the latter two on the pink $300! Sue calls one more dud, a W on the purple $700. Alan guesses the Bs...



Alan's getting us out of this rut by getting BATMOBILE for $500.

Sue: $7,500
Alan: $7,745
Deborah: $3,850

ROUND OF DUDS!

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 1 (Alan - $0)
Duds: 11 (Sue (4) - S, C, G, W - all with $250), (Alan (3) - N, D, F - all with $0), (Deborah (4) - R, Y, P, H - $500, $500, $750)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,500 Hits: 0



Despite the last round being a Round of Duds, there is time for a sixth round to be played! $5,000 remains on the wheel and Thing is the category yet again.



Deborah will start the sixth round by a good first spin of $5,000! She wants a T, but there are no Ts. Sue immediately Bankrupts right after. The Speedup bells ring, but Alan got his spin in there, that's the purple $350 and he'll take an N.



Alan delayed Speedup, but now it's in play, Pat's giving the wheel a good spin.



Sue:
Alan: $350
Deborah:

Final Spin Result:
$250

Well... things can get very interesting here, vowels aren't even a nickel and consonants are $250 for every one accounted for.



There's a table and there's a winner, who will it be?





Alan makes two guesses, both very similar and both very wrong. JUG OF POPCORN & MUG OF POPCORN. Let's try "GLASS OF POPCORN" while we're at it.





Deborah solves BAG OF POPCORN for $500, but that's only third place.

Sue: $7,500
Alan: $7,745
Deborah: $4,350 (3-day winnings: $55,350)

Bankrupts: 1 (Sue - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 3 (Alan - S - $350) (Deborah (2) - T L - both with $0)
Missolves: 2 (Alan (2) - JUG OF POPCORN, MUG OF POPCORN - both with $1,100)
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,500 Hits: 0

Medium-High Maingame Winnings: $19,645



There are five great prizes waiting to be won in the Bonus Round tonight, all five careds available for the taking.



Alan decides to try the first E card while he tries to solve a Thing.



We shall begin with the famous combo of RSTLNE.



A quarter of it complete. Now Alan has to do some work, three more consonants and a vowel... DPMA.



It looks very possible at this point, but can he figure this one out?



He may be messing with us since he got it after about 7 seconds! Let's see what he will enjoy...

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Those savings bonds! At maturity, those are worth $30,000 and that brings his one-day total up to $37,745 in cash & prizes, he will be returning on the next episode!