1990

WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Daytime)-November 7, 1990 (approximate)

Hosts: Bob Goen and Vanna White
Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell

Three new contestants after a retired champion yesterday.

Tudi Roach (Los Angeles, CA) married for almost 5 years, moved in February. She’s an assistant sales rep for a major shoe corporation. Originally from Texas and lived with her husband in New York before.
Rhondalyn McCloney, part-time seamstress, secretary for a business partnership, married for Five Years, two year old son, and the family’s all here today.
Roger Sauerwein (Fieldon, IL) runs a sawmill lumber yard, sawing logs for a living

ROUND 1-Top Value is $500

Free Spin on Red $200

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PHRASE

Tudi $200 No R’s
Rhondalyn $300 No S’s
Roger $400 No T’s
Tudi $100 No N’s
Rhondalyn $300 No M’s
Roger $250 Two L’s
$200 Two F’s, buys one O and one U
$125 No C
Tudi FREE SPIN but no D’s
Rhondalyn $125 No B’s
Roger $200 One P ($900)
$100 No H’s
Tudi $400 No W’s (WHEN WILL IT END???!!!)
Rhondalyn $250 No K’s
Roger $100 No G’s
Tudi $300 Four Z’s and thankfully no more consonants
Solve: FULL OF PIZZAZZ…Right for $1,200 (Bob said this was like pulling teeth)

ROUND 2-Same Wheel
Prize: SHOP-Service Merchandise Gift Certificate for Parfums Salvador Dali Collection ($400)

SHOP on Pink $250

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FAMILY

Rhondalyn $300 No T’s
Roger $250 Four N’s
BANKRUPT!
Tudi $500! One R
$150 Two L’s, but no E’s
Rhondalyn $175 Three D’s
$150 No S’s
Roger $500! Two Y’s
Solve: LYNDON & LADY BIRD JOHNSON…Right for $1,000

ROUND 3-Top Value is $1,000

2nd Prize: MEXICO-Ventura 3 pc. Luggage and Trip to Acapulco (1wk.@ Fiesta Americana) ($2,369)

Mexico is on the $100 next to the red $400. Shop is now on the yellow $200.

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BEFORE & AFTER

Roger LOSE A TURN!
Tudi $250 Two N’s
$400 Four T’s
$300 One L ($2,400)
$100 Two R’s, buys Two E’s and Three A’s
$200 Two H’s and Two F’s, buys Four O’s
Solve: GARFIELD THE CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF…Right for $3,100!

RECAP

TUDI$4,300
RHONDALYN$0
ROGER$1,000

ROUND 4-Top Value is $1,250

3rd Prize ROOM-Keller Oak Bedroom Set, Bemco Mattress and Waverly Bedding ($4,934)

Room swaps with Mexico which is now on the $100 next to $1,250.

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OCCUPATION

Tudi $750 No R, uses Free Spin
$500 One T
$750 One S, buys Two E’s
$100 One N (Back to $1,250)
FINAL SPIN TIME! $100
Tudi No D’s
Rhondalyn No L’s
Roger No G’s
Tudi Two M’s “HOME ECONOMIST” Right for $1,450

FINAL SCORES

TUDI$5,750
RHONDALYN$0
ROGER$1,000
Maingame Total:$6,750
Bankrupt Trash:$1,000
Left on Board:$2,125

BONUS ROUND:

Same choices as the last episode (here) Tudi wants “the brand new red car” as Bob said it. The Geo Metro worth $7,360!

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THING

RSTLN E plus MHC A

_ _ _ C A R

Tudi sifts through Roadcar, Fastcar, Motorcar, Racecar. Answer: BOXCAR

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WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Daytime)-November 5, 1990

Hosts: Bob Goen and Vanna White
Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell

Mary Proudy (Victorville, CA): realtor with four children and two step children, two Golden Retrievers and a cat
John Peya (San Francisco, CA): construction supervisor for 10 years, married with a 10 mon. old baby girl
Patrice Volanti (New Orleans): 1-Day Total of $9,450

ROUND 1: Top Value is $500

Free Spin on Blue $400

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PHRASE

Mary $175 (Four in a row) Three R’s, Three T’s, One H and a F (would’ve been 9 Grand in nighttime)
$250 Two P’s
Solve: PERFECT FOR THE PART…Right for $2,075 PERFECT ROUND!

Round 2-Same Wheel
Prize: ART-Martin Lawrence Serigraph “After the Rain” by Leo Foscillo ($1,350)

ART on Pink $250

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SAME NAME

John $150 No T’s
Patrice ART Two R’s
$250 One Y
$100 No H
Mary $200 No L’s
John $150 No B’s
Patrice $300 One S, buys Two A’s ($450 Left)
$300 One N, buys two E’s
$150 One M, buys one O
$150 One P, buys one I, no more vowels ($750 left Plus the Art)
$150 No D’s!
Mary $150 One J and One K
$200 One C for the last space
PERRY AND JACKIE MASON…Right for $500 (Total is $2,575) (Bob tried a Jackie Mason handshake but not sure it worked)

Round 3: Top Value is $1,000

2nd Prize: COOK-Aristokraft Kitchen Workcenter, Kenwood Chef Model Mixer and Whirlpool Microwave Range ($2,343)

COOK on Yellow $200

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PHRASE

Patrice $100 (three times, each time closer to COOK)
Two T’s, One N and One R, buys one O
COOK No S
Mary $300 No L’s
John $300 No M’s
Patrice $200 One T, buys six E’s ($400 Left)
$200 One B
$300 One K, buys one A ($800)
COOK One V
$100 One P
Solve: EXPECTED TO BREAK EVEN…Right for $3,243 and the Lead!

RECAP:

MARY$2,575
JOHN$0
PATRICE$3,243

ROUND 4: Top Value is $1,250

3rd Prize: CRUISE-7d Norwegian Caribbean Cruise ($3,902)

Cruise on $100 next to red $400

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TITLE

Mary $600 (just passed Black) Two T’s
$100 One H
$100 One S ($1,400)
BANKRUPT!
John $300 Two N’s, buys Three E’s
$200 One D
LOSE A TURN!
Patrice CRUISE No R
FINAL SPIN TIME: $100
Mary One B “AND THE BEAT GOES ON” Right…if only it had happened sooner.

FINAL SCORES

MARY$2,675
JOHN$0
PATRICE$3,243
The Champ’s Current Total: $12,693
Maingame Total:$5,918
Bankrupt Trash:$1,400
Left on Board:$2,800 in Cash and Art

BONUS ROUND:

Patrice already won the $5,000 cash, so that leaves three choices for today.

  • Boat
  • Beverly Hills Shopping Spree
  • Red 3 Dr. Hatchback

Patrice is going for the car: A Geo Metro with $7,360!

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THING

RSTLN E Plus CDK A

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L _ _ E

She whispers lace, but that’s it. Answer: PUPPY LOVE

CLOSING

At the Beverly Hills Shopping Spree area, Vanna sees the mannequin in the same outfit as she’s wearing.  First time this has ever happened.  She and Bob strike a pose going to the credits.

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WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Daytime)-Halloween 1990

Hosts: Bob Goen and Vanna White

Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell

Rob Lynch (Dallas, TX): Item processor for Dallas’s Major Bank with a look of a “Riverboat Gambler”

Phyllis Davis (Auburn, WA) works as an inspector for a major jet factory

Connie Melfrin (2-Day Total of $10,625): Hi to husband, son Jesse, Chase and 2-month old Nya. She thanks Jesse for the Thumbs Up as Good Luck

ROUND #1-Top Value is $500

The Free Spin on the Purple $300

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PHRASE

(Why Bob thought there was an ampersand, I don’t know)

ROB $100 Two N’s and One T
BANKRUPT!
PHYLLIS $100 Three R’s
$175 No B’s
CONNIE $250 One L, buys Four E’s (cost $100)
LOSE A TURN!
ROB $200 One S
$175 Two C’s
$500! One P, $1,050
Takes a deep breath before buying three A’s
$175 Two M’s
Solve: AMERICAN MILITARY PRESENCE…Right for $1,300. Rob is still quivering and smiling nervously.

ROUND 2-Same Wheel

Prize: CLEAN-Thermax Extractair Full Vacuum System ($1,295)

CLEAN on Pink $250

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BEFORE & AFTER

PHYLLIS $150 Two N’s and Two R’s
FREE SPIN (at this time you got it just by landing on it) and one T for $300
Buys Two A’s, leaving $800
$300 One Y
$200 No L’s
CONNIE $100 One D
$300 One P
LOSE A TURN AGAIN!
ROB $150 One C
$125 K
$150 F, the last consonant
Solve: PATRICK HENRY FONDA…Right again for $425 (Up to $1,725)

ROUND 3-Top Value is $1,000

2nd Prize: CRYSTAL-Iris Arc Rainbow Enchanted Castle ($1,500)

The CRYSTAL is on the yellow $200, while CLEAN is on the $100 next to the Red $400.

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PHRASE

CONNIE BANKRUPT! (Her luck’s running out)
ROB $300 Four N’s
$200 Three T’s
$200 Two H’s, Up to $2,200
$200 One G
$100 Three D’s, buys two A’s
$100 One Y, $2,700
$100 One R, buys 7 E’s
$100 One C
$150 One B, $2,950
“I’m gonna…….spin”
$1,000 (Now Rob’s getting really pumped up) TWO F’S!
Solve: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY…Three for Three and another $4,950!

RECAP:

ROB$6,675
PHYLLISJust a Free Spin
CONNIE$0

ROUND 4-Top Value is $1,250

3rd Prize: TRIP (Singapore, Japan Air Lines; 6n@ Holiday Inn) ($4,000)

Trip on the $100 right next to the big money

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PHRASE

ROB $600 Two R’s
$100 Three N’s
FINAL SPIN TIME: $300
ROB One G, RUNNING A METER…Wrong
PHYLLIS No T
CONNIE No L
ROB No C
PHYLLIS No D
CONNIE No S
ROB No H
PHYLLIS No F
CONNIE No M
ROB One V “RUNNING A FEVER” Right for another $2,100 and a Main Game sweep

FINAL SCORES

ROB$8,775
PHYLLISAn unused Free Spin
CONNIE$10,625 in past winnings

Left on Table: $1,950
Total Bankrupt Trash: $300

BONUS ROUND:

In this version, champs still got to choose their prizes, same throughout the week. Our lucky winner can choose from the following:

  • White 3 dr. Hatchback
  • Living Room Set
  • Boat
  • $5,000 in Cash

Our big winner Rob chooses the Car: A Mitsubishi Mirage worth $7,257!

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PHRASE

RSTLN E Plus CKH O (skipped H at first)

T _ C K –
T O C K

Rob can barely contain himself as the letters are revealed. Before time even starts, he shouts “TICK-TOCK“…RIGHT! Before Vanna can finish turning the last letter, Rob was already at his new ride. Bob and Vanna were laughing all over walking over. Grand Total: $16,032

CLOSING

There’s a good reason Rob was so excited. He’s happy he doesn’t have to walk back and forth to his job.

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