WHEEL OF FORTUNE Daytime: September 12th, 1988
gamespeopleplayed Hosts: Pat Sajak and Vanna White
Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell (just filling in at the time)
Up for grabs this morning over $84,000 including…
- Fabulous Spa ($5,050)
- Gold/Diamond Knot Necklace
- FunLite Trailer ($10,292)
Kevin Komeay (his wife Claire said Hi immediately), High School English Teacher, Drama Teacher and Choir Teacher, enjoys golf and tennis and shopping, and is paying for Claire to go to Law School.
Cindy Hardcastle (1-day total of $3,050: check out her first episode here)
Larry Finer, sophomore at Harvard majoring in Psychology, and a member of an a capella group, the Din-in-Tonics.
ROUND 1-Top Value is $750
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PHRASE
Kevin: BANKRUPT
Cindy: $350: Two T’s
$400: Four H’s
Buys Two E’s and Two I’s, $1,800 Left
$200: One G and Two F’s
$150: One S
Solve THE (restarts) THE HEIGHT OF FASHION…Right for $2,550!
| SPA AREA | $2,550 |
| Hitachi Compact Disc Player | 350 |
| Ray-Ban General Sunglasses | 280 |
| Square Two Golf Clubs | 795 |
| 2 Excel Impulse Ergo Exercise Cycles | 448 |
| KitchenAid Food Mixer | 430 |
| Singer Kitchen Cart | 90 |
| Service Merchandise Gift Certificate | 157 |
ROUND 2-Top Value is $1,000
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PHRASE
Cindy: BANKRUPT
Larry: $450: Three T’s, followed by one O
$900: One S
Buys Two E’s and Four A’s, $1,500 Left
$100: Two Y’s
$300: One R, followed by Three I’s
$200: Three W’s, Up to $2,450
$250: Three N’s
Solve: YAWNING WHILE TRYING TO STAY AWAKE…Right for $3,200! (No one says it has to be a common phrase)
| DEN | $3,200 |
| Acapulco Trip (Mexicana Air; @ Las Brisas) | 2,384 |
| Al/Sy Steel/Brass Floor Lamp | 350 |
| Kosta Boda Crystal Vase and Bowl | 305 |
| Dakotah Throw Pillows | 105 |
| Gift Certificate | 56 |
JACKPOT ROUND ($1,000)-Top Value is $2,000
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PLACE
LARRY: $600: Two S’s, but no E’s
KEVIN: $200: One R
$350: Three T’s, but no U’s
CINDY: $250: One L
$600: One F and only vowels left
Solve: ARTIST’S LOFT…Right for $550!
| DINING ROOM | $550 |
| White-Westinghouse Microwave | 349 |
| Lithograph | 160 |
| Gift Certificate | 41 |
The lithograph is titled “Bird and Watermelon on White Chair” and that’s literally what the picture is.
RECAP:
| KEVIN | $0 |
| CINDY | $3,100 |
| LARRY | $3,200 |
ROUND 4
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OCCUPATION
KEVIN: $2,000: Two T’s!
$1,500: “Only” Four R’s!, Total of only $10,000
Buys Three E’s and one A
$550: One L
$500: NO D’S!, only $10,050 left on table
Cindy: $500: One C, the last consonant
Solve: LETTER CARRIER..RIGHT for $500 and the Win! Cindy’s a double heartbreaker. It took Pat a second to realize Cindy had won.
| BACK TO DINING ROOM | $500 |
| Orrefors Crystal Decanter | 314 |
| Gift Certificate | 186 |
FINAL SCORES
| KEVIN | $0 |
| CINDY | $3,600 |
| LARRY | $3,200 |
| Maingame Total: | $6,800 |
| Bankrupt Trash: | $0 |
| Unclaimed: | $12,000 |
BONUS ROUND
But first, Pat needed his button resewn…IVAN. Never mind, he’ll push on.
Cindy’s Choice: Toyota Corolla ($12,275)
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PLACE
This was just before the common RSTLNE were given. It’s all up to Cindy to select her own 5 consonants and 1 vowel.
She chooses R S T D N and…
THAT’S IT! The tape I had cuts off right here. But worry not, I do know how this comes out, because I have the next episode. STAY TUNED!
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