Wheel of Fortune Recap: 5/18/1990

It's the end of the week and so far this week, over...



...in money & merchandise has been given away! Now, let's meet the contestants who will add more winnings to that total.

Karen Valler: She runs a costume shop and also write books, nothing has been published yet.
Angelo Angeloci: Odd name... he's our returning champion with $5,200 in cash and prizes.
Linda Dillard: A management consultant.

Now let's get on with the game.

Free Spin Location: $400

Still stuck on $400.



$1,000 is the biggest amount for this round and everyone's playing for cash, the first category is another Phrase.



Just before the show, a draw was won and Karen will start Round 1. She immediately puts up the Rs for $400, but then she duds with a T on $750. Angelo spins for the first time tonight and hits the big $800 for a pair of Ss and then he spends $250 of his money on a couple Es. He hits $800 again for a Y and after putting up the L, he hits $1,000! Then he fnds N... which is a triple!



Angelo solves SNORING IN YOUR SLEEP for an early pay day of $5,350!

Karen:
Angelo: $5,350
Linda:

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Karen - T - $750)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1

Prize #1 on the Wheel: Dale Tiffany offers this $2,000 dragonfly lamp! That wedge is called LAMP.



The lamp is on the wheel and so is a new top dollar, the sparkly $2,500! Now we'll get into wordplay and punctuation via Before & After featuring an apostrophe.



Angelo will start this time and he begins with a triple T for $450 a piece, but Lose a Turn stops him from collecting any more cash. Linda will get to spin for the first time in the game and she immediately grabs the Free Spin off the wheel and puts up two Hs for $400 under it! She spins again and lands on the purple $200 where she calls a bad S. Karen also duds with a G on the red $400, so it's Angelo's turn again. He lands on that big $900, but he duds with an R. Linda tries it again, but she Bankrupts immediately to lose $800 and her Free Spin, since she's using it now. She lands on $350 and then $900 for a pair of Ns plus a C. Another dud comes after, W on $900. Karen fills in the Ds on $800 along with a bunch of other singles before Lose a Turn stops her. Angelo spins and hits Lose a Turn yet again! Linda makes an E purchase and hits the purple $200 for a P...



Linda is on the board with BEAT 'EM TO THE PUNCH AND JUDY, that gives her $1,550.

Karen:
Angelo: $5,350
Linda: $1,550

Bankrupts: 1 (Linda - $800 + FS)
Lose a Turns: 3 (Karen - $3,400), (Angelo (2) - both with $1,350)
Duds: 4 (Karen - G - $0), (Angelo - R - $1,350), (Linda (2) - S, W - $800 + FS, $1,600)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0



Top dollar value on this wheel is $3,500 and that's quite a lot for anyone to get in this game with as we head into Round 3, the category's Person.



Linda begins the round with a dud, T on the blue $250 so we quickly go to Karen. She lights up the R, but then she duds with a bad N on the red $600. Angelo spins thrice for a single S, a duo of Ms and two Ls...



Angelo quickly solves MALCOLM FORBES for $2,200 more!

Karen:
Angelo: $7,550
Linda: $1,550

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Karen - N - $400), (Linda - T - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,000 Hits: 0

Prize on Wheel #2: It's a vacation to Tampa, Florida valued at $6,490! SPA is what the trip wedge is named.



$3,500 remains on the wheel, but the Florida trip is now here as we begin the round, Husband & Wife is the category.



Karen will begin this round and she puts up the N before Bankrupting away that $300. Angelo hits the orange $900 twice in a row for a D & T, followed by him landing on the orange $400 for a P. Then he buys that E before he calls a bad R on that oange $400. Linda spins and she also duds on the orange $400, this dud is an M. Karen has her turn back, but she loses it due to a dud B... on $3,500. Angelo calls the duo of Ls before he loses $2,950 to Bankrupt! Linda tries her luck again and she puts up the Y for $800. She spins again and loses her turn via Lose a Turn. Karen hits the Trip right away and picks that up, followed by her collecting $300 with two Ss! She goes again, but calls a bad G. Angelo duds agaiwith an H on $550, so we go to Linda. She puts up the J...



Linda identifies this very famous husband & wife as PAT AND LESLY SAJAK for $1,000 more.

Karen:
Angelo: $7,550
Linda: $2,550

Bankrupts: 2 (Karen - $300), (Angelo - $2,950)
Lose a Turns: 1 (Linda - $800)
Duds: 5 (Karen (2) - B, G - $0, $300 + Trip), (Angelo (2) - R, H - $1,950, $0), (Linda - M - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,000 Hits: 0



$5,000 is now on the wheel and it's waiting to be hit... especially right now, since time is running out.



Pat will give the wheel one last spin.

Karen:
Angelo: Will start the round.
Linda:

Final Spin Result:
$300

Not as close as last time, vowels are free and consonants are $300.



Before I show you the table, Place is the category of this puzzle.



Now here comes the table.





Karen solves LITHUANIA for $300.

Karen: $300
Angelo: $7,550
Linda: $2,550

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 5 (Karen (2) - R, C - both with $0), (Angelo (2) - S, Repeat D - $0, $300), (Linda - D - $300)
Missolves: 1 (Angelo - CATALINA - $300)
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,500 Hits: 0

Low Maingame Winnings: $10,400



Angelo has won $12,750 in cash and prizes so far in two days and now there are two envelopes for him to choose from. One has cash and the other has a pair of cars.



Angelo is going for the L card. Tonight's Bonus Round puzzle is a Phrase.



Let's see what we can get with RSTLNE.



A good amount to begin with. Angelo now must pick three more consonants and a vowel. His selections are GPMA...



That's all he can get. Angelo might just be able to figure this out..



Angelo can't get it, this was a hard on and it was CUT AND DRIED.

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He missed out on the His & Hers cars. He'll be returning one last time a week later on the next Monday since next week is... College Week!