Wheel of Fortune Recap: 6/8/1990

The end of this week still has a bit of leftovers, over...



...just waiting to be on tonight on Wheel of Fortune! Now let's meet today's players.

Steve Josie: A two-day champion who has won a ring, $25,000 in cash as well as a London trip. Altogether, he has won $69,955 in cash and prizes!
Jana Tenneson: A housewife and mother.
Denise Adams: Resource teacher.

Let's see whether or not Steve can retire undefeated!

Free Spin Location: $700

Is this some kind of mistake?!



$1,000 is the largest amount on this wheel, everyone's playing for cash and now... we get to see Phrase keep on being the category.



Steve has won the draw backstage, so he'll be spinning first. He begins by choosing a couple Ts and an N. Then he lands on the blue $500 for an H and purchases both E and I. He spins twice more and after calling the C, he hits the Free Spin and picks that up... along with a fallen nametag. He picks the triple F for $700 under it...



Steve solves I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME and he wins $3,300 as well as a lost nametag!

Steve: $3,300 (Free Spin)
Jana:
Denise:

EARLY PERFECTION!

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

Prize #1 on the Wheel: A necklace from Krementz worth $3,500! That NECKLACE is printed on the prize wedge.



The top dollar is now sparkling and it's also risen to $2,500! Ths next puzzle feature wordplay, Before & After.



Jana will begin this round and she instantly loses her turn with Bankrupt, so we go to Denise. She calls the T and then a pair of Ss for a quick $800. She makes an A purchase and spins again for the H. She goes once more, but duds with an R on the putple $200. Steve duds on the red variant with a D, allowing Jana to complete the first word with L, Y, and E. She spins again for the F and then buys O. She calls the remaining consonants...



...but then fails with STANLEY CUP OF SOAP! That'll cost her $2,400...



Denise is correct with STANLEY CUP OF SOUP.

Steve: $3,300 (Free Spin)
Jana:
Denise: $1,050

Bankrupts: 1 (Jana - $0)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 2 (Steve - D - $0), (Denise - R - $1,050)
Missolves: 1 (Jana - STANLEY CUP OF SOAP - $2,400)
Top Dollar Hits: 0



Now we're bringing in the big money, $3,500 is now on the wheel! Phrase as returned...



Denise will start and she puts up the T duo, followed by a $250 H. She spends that money on a triple E and finds another triple, N on $150. She hits $700 next, but duds with an S. Steve uncovers the G and I, you know where they'll go. Then he spins again, but it's trouble - Bankrupt. That will take both his money & his Free Spin since he's handing it to Pat. His next spin glides out of $3,500, but he'll dud with an R regardless. Jana collects $150 from M, but then calls a bad L on the pink $600. Back to Denise and she calls the D & with a purchase, the A. She lands o the yellow $500 after, but F is a dud. Steve puts the Ps in...



Steve's POUNDING THE PAVEMENT for $1,200 more.

Steve: $4,500
Jana:
Denise: $1,050

Bankrupts: 1 (Steve - $150 + FS)
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 4 (Steve - R - $0), (Jana - L - $150), (Denise (2) - S, F - $1,250, $1,550)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,000 Hits: 0

Prize on Wheel #2: Now we have an 18 karat gold men's watch valued at $7,000! Appropriately, it's named WATCH.



The top dollar and template has increased, now the top dollar is $5,000! Round 4 is a Thing.



Steve will begin this round, but he instantly duds with T on the red $500. Jana spins thrice for an N, R, then a pair of Ss. She makes an I purchase, but then Bankrupt robs her of $1,000. Denise uncovers the G & M for a fast $1,150 and reveals a C for $350 more. She calls an H next... on $1,500!



Denise may have a MISCHIEVEOUS GRIN when she solved for $3,000 more!

Steve: $4,500
Jana:
Denise: $4,050

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



We've got time for another round and this puzzle is a People puzzle!



Jana will begin this round, but she duds with a N on the blue $500. Denise calls the Ss for $1,050 and then lights up the T...



That depletes the time, Pat'll spin the wheel!



Steve:
Jana:
Denise: $1,650

Final Spin Result:
$500

The same one as last time.



The table has arrived.





Jana gets on the board with BIBLE STUDY CLASS!

Steve: $4,500
Jana: $2,000
Denise: $4,050

Bankrupts: 0
Lose a Turns: 0
Duds: 3 (Jana - N - $0), (Denise (2) - R, M - both with $1,650)
Missolves: 0
Top Dollar Hits: 0
$1,500 Hits: 0

Low Maingame Winnings: $10,550



Steve's an undefeated champion! The least he could win now is $74,455 in cash and prizes, but three prizes remain here in Bonus Land.



The first two cards have disappeared, but three remain.



Steve goes for the first E envelope and he'll have to solve a Phrase.



The RSTLNE package has come in, let's see what will be unveiled.



Just a whole duo. Time for Steve to choose three more consonants and a vowel, he goes with the dreaded CDMA.



A couple more letters. With that much unrevealed in the first word, it seems unlikely...



Well, no one's GOING CRAZY that he didn't get it, but he missed out on a BR prize.

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Ouch... the audience feels the pain that he couldn't win the Avanti! But he's a retiring undefated champion with $74,455 in cash and prizes!