Wheel of Fortune Recap: 3/6/1990

Back to the regular studios, but the money & prizes are still very nice, totalling over...



That can all be won tonight and her are the players that could win it!

Tom Galver: Television reporter for a major public television station and teaches broadcasting courses at a major community college.
Cornelia Hamilton: Returning champion, won both in Orlando AND here in the regular studio, in total: $32,537 in cash and prizes.
Dick Kane: Self-employed.

Let's see who can win this and see if Cornelia can become an undefeated champion!

Free Spin Location: $300



$1,000 is the top dollar amount for this first round, they're playing for cash and the first puzzle's a People puzzle.



Tom will begin since he won the draw, but he immediately Bankrupts to pass his turn to Cornelia. She lands on the red $200 and calls a bad S. Dick will try to get a letter up there and he first has to pick up the Free Spin! He'll call a letter for the $300 under there, but that N is a dud. Tom tries again and immediately finds a multiple, R, on the big $800. He then makes two purchases of E and A, then hits the $1,000.... for a pair of Bs! He buys the O...



Tom solves POLAR BEAR CLUB for $2,850!

Tom: $2,850
Cornelia: Free Spin-less
Dick: (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 1 (Tom - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Cornelia - S - $0), (Dick - N - FS)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1

Prize #1 on the Wheel: From Headstart, it's a computer valued at $3,790! That's standing out as COMPUTER.



$2,500 is the top dollar amount, the first sparkly one and the next puzzle's a Phrase... same old popular category.



Cornelia will start this time and she begins with a triple R for $750. She spins again and picks the Y, followed by an O buy and then two Ns for $1,600 more. She goes for the obvious U and here are... a couple! She buys the I next and well, it's only one. She calls the G for $300 more and cleans out the vowel department with E and A. She has to spin and it's a big one, $2,500 for a pair of Ls! She decides she must spin on more time and she gets two Ss...



Cornelia finally figures it out and guesses RESTING ON YOUR LAURELS for $8,750!

Tom: $2,850
Cornelia: $8,750
Dick: (Free Spin)

PERFECTION!

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



$3,500 is now on the wheel, sparkling in pink while the teplate has been raised to higher values. Thing is the category this time.



Dick will begin since he's in Blue, but he Bankrupts. He decides to hang onto his Free Spin and it's now Tom's turn. He spins and hits the exact same Bankrupt! Cornelia tries to get something non-Bankrupt and she is successful - $900 for two Rs. She'll go for an E, but there's not even one up there, surprisingly. Dick ties it again and he returns to that same old Bankrupt, just like Tom! Cornelia puts up the N for $200 and then spins again for zero Gs. Dick has hit two Bankrupts so far... but for now, there won't be a third, since he calls the T. He spins again and lands on $700 for a dud S. With the Free Spin in hand, he's passing it down to Pat. He just misses $3,500, but there are still no Ls. Tom avoids Bankrupt this time and gets the C in there. He buys that A next and then lands on $3,500... for a bad H. Cornelia calls the D, but repeats the A. Dick spins again and calls the pair of Ms, before buying that E... that's been verified to be a dud. Tom spins the wheel and calls that Y for $250. He spins again with finesse and it pays off with a $900 F. He spins one more time and it pays off big with $3,500! He wants that P...



Tom solves FORD MOTOR COMPANY for $4,800 more!

Tom: $7,650
Cornelia: $8,750
Dick: Empty handed.

MINI ROUND OF DUDS!

Bankrupts: 4 (Tom (2) - both with $0), (Dick (2)- both with $0 + FS)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 7 (Tom - H - $150), (Cornelia (2) - E, G, Repeat A - $1,550, $1,750, $1,900), (Dick (3) - S, L, Repeat E - $200 + FS, $200, $1,750)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,000 Hits: 0

Prize on Wheel #2: Dishes, plates, and silverware valued at $5,662! Look at that CHINA.



The glittery wedge that started it all has arrived, it's the $5,000 wedge! Phrase has returned... once again.



It's back to Tom to start for the fourth round and he begins with a single N followed by a lot of Ts... FIVE for $4,500! He buys a whole half a dozen Es next before losing it all to Bankrupt. Cornelia hits the $800 twice for the S & H, followed by a purchase of E. Next, she hits the purple $700, but P is a dud...



...and that depleted the time, so it's Speedup mode!



Tom:
Cornelia: $1,350
Dick:

Final Spin Result:
$1,500

This is how you make a final spin!



Make way for the table!





Cornelia hasn't FLUNKED THE LIE DETECTOR TEST, she got $4,350 making her the big winner yet again!

Tom: $7,650 (He wanted to buy the A during Speedup.)
Cornelia: $13,100
Dick: Unlucky

Bankrupts: 1 (Tom - $4,500)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Tom - A - $3,000) (Cornelia - P - $1,350)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,500 Hits: 1

High Maingame Winnings: $20,750



Cornelia's back here for one last Bonus Round, she has $45,637 in the three days here and she can add to that with one of these five cards.



That card right on the end is what Cornelia chooses and she'll have to solve a Phrase to claim it.



I request that RSTLNE be put up.



That produces three letters, not a bad start. Cornelia will try for more with CGDA...



Not much more help, but over half the puzzle completed...



Cornelia can't BRANCH OUT a win here and she'll have to look at what she can't win...

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That Cadillac! Well, that ain't going to be hers but what is hers is $45,637 in cash and prizes! She'll also go down in Wheel of Fortune history as an undefeated champion!