February 25, 1993 recap

Airdate: Febuary 25, 1993

From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

We continue the Red Letter Sweepstakes. The red letters will be shown in the recap, but that's it.

Today's contestants (all male):
Greg Altorfer (Returning with a 1-day total of $23,745)
Gordon Shaw: Student at the University of Hawaii learning business, getting around to junior year, from Honolulu, HI
Larry Floren: Engaged, is a clinical research to help drug companies develop new drugs, Philadelphia, PA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, so let's show it starting with this puzzle:


Oh, baby. Gordon just filled in the entire puzzle on his own, and now he reads for the reward including...a pair of diamond cuff links worth $10,000!


We'll try to make this prize match up to both the gameplay and the Surprise. We offer a Salvador Dali Fashion Designer print (labeled ART) worth $4,500.

The $2,500 space is looking optimistic right now.


Greg solves DAVID & BATHSHEBA to keep the artwork.


We could wrap the previous cardboard into cuff links, but I don't know about the $3,500 space. It will still assist in this Red Letter puzzle:

Soon enough, Larry will remember to begin the round.


Greg solves CINDERELLA'S GLASS SLIPPER. Vanna forgets to turn the first A until reminded by Pat.

Put the pieces together now! Unscramble this!


Try not to shatter by pressure of the $5,000 space! It's your opportunity to cash in!


Perfection! Greg solves LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.


But the joke's on Greg, as we have time for another round...


DING DING! DING DING!

I don't think Greg was looking forward to this at all. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth...$300 a piece.

Greg: L (DUD!)
Gordon: R (DUD!)
Larry: S ($1,500)
Greg: C (DUD!)
Gordon: B ($300)
Larry: P (DUD!)
Greg: N ($300)
Gordon: K ($600)

Gordon mispronounces BUTTINSKY twice (at least based on Pat's comments). Awkward, as he currently has enough ($600) to overtake Greg!

Larry: Y ($1,800)

Larry repeats Gordon's first error.

Only vowels left!

Greg gives a third mispronunciation followed by guesses of BUTTANSKY and BITTANSKY.

Gordon: I ($600)

Gordon guesses BATTINSKY then begins to repeat Greg's error.

Larry gives a FOURTH mispronunciation!

Greg: A (DUD!)

Gordon guesses BETTINSKY.

Larry: E (DUD!)
Greg: U ($300)

Greg repeats his error and gives a FIFTH mispronunciation! In between though, he pronounced it correctly! Pat implies "There! We're done!" after the middle.

(If you want detail about how they mispronounced the word...can't someone else do it?! I don't feel like it, as I'll likely mess up.)


Someone just had to butt in to Larry after all that. Well, he'll have to take home the nice parting gifts.





BONUS ROUND:

What a long road that was, but Greg did it again!

Picking an envelope should be easy: It's the H. The puzzle will be:

RSTLNE gives him...

He experiments with PDWA...

...but can't even leave a dent on the outside.

He does not solve GEM...

...and does not win the motorhome. He has one more chance next time, up to $37,295 right now.