Wheel of Fortune Recap: 5/29/1990

I have a feeling a whole lot can be given away, over...



...in cash & prizes can be won tonight, on Wheel of Fortune, Fortune, and More Fortune! Now here are the players who can collect that fortune.

Karen Harving: One day champion whose current winnings are $13,450 in cash!
Harvey Bradshaw: Retired engineer.
Marie Wilson: Accounting supervisor for an air conditioning and heating company.

Everyone's been interviewed, so here we go!

Free Spin Location: $500

That's the one next to $700.



Top dollar value on this wheel is $1,000 and everyone's playing for cash as we head into Round 1 and the category for this puzzle is... Phrase.



There's an apostrophe in it and the first person to start this round will be Karen since she won the backstage draw. Right off the bat, she Bankrupts to lose nothing, so we go to Harvey. He hits $800 for a triple R and then purchases a triple E. He spins twice more for a T and two Ss. Then he buys the O next, followed by a spin and a Y...



Pat takes Harvey's solve of YOU'RE IRRESISTIBLE as a compliment, but he solved it for $4,100!

Karen:
Harvey: $4,100
Marie:

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

Prize #1 on the Wheel: You'll be feeling like going in the Outback with an 18 karat gold polished kangaroo pin valued at $5,000! Needless to say, it's marked PIN out on the wheel.



Now we'll get into some wordplay with Before & After.



Harvey is going to start this round and he puts up a $400 T right before making a close call with Lose a Turn. However, he loses his turn anyway with an N. Marie takes her first spin of the night and it's a good one too - $800 for a quadruple S! She goes again for the R and then wants to check to see if the N truly isn't there. That gives Karen the right to spin and also pick up that Pin! She calls the pair of Ms for $150 under it before dudding with B on $800. Harvey puts up the L and buys an A before he calls a bad C on $750. Marie hits that Free Spin, so she'll be grabbing that and she calls the Ws for $500 under it. After that, she goes for every last consonant, both of those are multiples...



Marie solves FAMOUS LAST WORDS OF WISDOM for an impressive $6,700!

Karen:
Harvey: $4,100
Marie: $6,700 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 4 (Karen - B - $300 + Pin), (Harvey (2) - N, C - $400, $450), (Marie - Repeat N - $3,400)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0



A lot of money is now on the wheel, mostly $3,500 which is the new top dollar for this round! Things is the category.



Marie will begin this round and she calls the T for $450, but loses that to Bankrupt. Karen tries to get some money this round and she uncovers four Ss immediately, followed by a $500 N. She chooses the D for $250 more and uses that to buy a pair of As. She hits the blue $400 on her next spin and duds with R. Harvey becomes the first Lose a Turn victim tonight, so we go back to Marie. She lights up the last multiple of L for $1,200 and rakes in $3,500 with a C! Then she calls the P for $150 more, but all of her earning go into the Bankrupt's den. Karen decides that she wants to solve...



Karen's correct with SHEETS AND PILLOWCASES and she has $2,900.

Karen: $2,900
Harvey: $4,100
Marie: $6,700 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 1 (Marie - $450)
Lose a Turns: 1 (Harvey - $0)
Duds: 1 (Karen - R - $2,900)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,000 Hits: 0

Prize on Wheel #2: It's a Samick grand piano valued at $9,995!



The always impressing $5,000 wedge is now on the wheel as we head into Round 4, the category this time is Thing.



Karen will start this round and she hits $250 for three Ns. Then she spends a third of that on a triple I. She spins again and hits $1,500 for a G! She lands on even more next, $5,000... but there are zero Ts. Harvey makes a close call with $5,000, but he can only get the R for $500. He hits a couple big amounts next - $800 & $700 for a P, W, and that Z. He's trying the E and it's right where he thinks it is. One more spin and a big amount to land on - $1,500 for two Ls!



Harvey takes a guess and guesses PRIZEWINNING BULL correctly for $5,450!

Karen: $2,900
Harvey: $9,550
Marie: $6,700 (Free Spin)

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 1 (Karen - T - $2,000)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 1
$1,500 Hits: 2



We've got time for Round #5, $5,000 is still on the wheel and the next category's a Thing.



It's Harvey's turn, but he Bankrupts that away. We go to Marie and she quickly his Lose a Turn and hands in her Free Spin. Then she calls a dud S on the orange $400. Karen uncovers a triple N for $1,500 and then buys the obvious I. She spins again and she'll get three Gs. Another purchase is made, the A and Karen makes a dud purchase of E. Harvey puts the R up...



Harvey solves RUNNING GAG for $900 more. However, there is not enough time for a magical sixth round, so he's the big winner!

Karen: $2,900 (2-day total: $16,350)
Harvey: $10,450
Marie: $6,700

Bankrupts: 1 (Harvey - $0)
Lose a Turns: 1 (Marie - $0 + FS)
Duds: 2 (Karen - E - $1,600), (Marie - S - $0)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,500 Hits: 0

High Maingame Winnings: $20,050



Harvey's all cas total so far is $10,450, not a bad day's work! Now he'll play the Bonus Round for even more cash or one of four fabulous prizes.



Those are all hidden within five envelopes.



Harvey chooses his card by saying "I'm going to try the H for Harvey". That first initial carries a good prize, all Harvey has to do is solve an Event.



RSTLNE, the original six will be shown now.



Not a bad beginning, Harvey chooses CDMI for additional help.



This is looking good... but does Harvey have it?



Harvey has it! He solves DRAG RACE and he'll be enjoying what's inside the envelope...

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A lot of sellable money or something special for the women in his life, those earclips which are a value of $39,000! That brings his one-day total to $49,450 in cash and prizes, he's returning on the next episode!