Daytime WoF Recap: January 9, 1989 — Pat’s Last Daytime Episode

Over $102K waiting to be won including…

• a $23K New Year’s Resolutions showcase
• a $4,400 blue sapphire and diamond ring
• a $14K Jeep

The all-female panel on Pat’s last daytime episode…

Betsy Balog: 1-day champ w/ $2,150

Consuelo Palmer: flight attendant who does acting and community theater from Chicago (originally from Jamaica)

Gigi White: married lady w/ two young children from SoCal

Round 1: PHRASE

Betsy: instant dud of N

Consuelo: $500 S, $200 L, $600 R pair, three E’s, $400 T, H for halt

Gigi: $200 G, M for mistake 

Betsy: BANKRUPT 

Consuelo: $400 C, two A’s, $400 Y, solve…

T A _ E / G _ _ _ 
C A R E / _ _ 
Y _ _ R S E L _ 

Consuelo told Pat to “TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF” for $2K to spend in the bedroom…

• $500: Harris Marcus brass lamps 
• $1,499: Ashley queen bed suite
• $1 on a Service Merchandise GC

Round 2: SAME NAME

Consuelo: $500 N pair, $250 D, two A’s, $500 T pair, $300 L, $250 Y, four E’s, $300 T

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Next Moves: $400 R pair, $200 B, three I’s, CRITICAL DUD of F for flunk ($1,950 at risk)

Gigi: VERY FOOLISH CHOICE OF J — where’d that come from, ma’m?! -__-

Betsy: $700 S, BANKRUPT near $300

Consuelo: ANOTHER CRITICAL DUD of H

Gigi: BANKRUPT near $250

Betsy: $400 W (NMC), solve…

C E L E B R I T Y
A N D / W I E N I E
R _ A S T

She solved CELEBRITY AND WIENIE ROAST and bought $400 worth of Jacques Moret dance wear from the New Year’s shape-up showcase.

Betsy: $400/Consuelo: $2K/Gigi: ZIP

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Round 3: PHRASE

Gigi: $3K R pair, S for sorry

Betsy: $2K N, three A’s and two E’s…

SPEED-UP

R E A _ _ E _ / A
_ R _ _ _ _ A _
_ _ _ N _

Pat’s last daytime spin was $500 (just short of the big $2K).

Betsy: D
Consuelo: 2 T’s
Gigi: L
Betsy: 3 C’s
Consuelo: P

R E A C _ E D / A
C R _ T _ C A L
P _ _ N T

This game has REACHED A CRITICAL POINT w/ Consuelo solving for $1,500 and the win. To the playroom…

• $842: Custom Craft coffee table
• $620: Tennessee Furniture settee
• $38 on a gift certificate

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N (Betsy), H (Consuelo), M (Gigi)		Betsy
Round 2	F, H (Consuelo) J (Gigi)		2 (Betsy, Gigi)
Round 3	S (Gigi)

FINAL SCORES
Betsy: $400 (out w/ $2,550)/Consuelo: $3,500/Gigi: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $3,900
Betsy’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $700

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Bonus Round

Consuelo played for the Jeep Wrangler Islander worth $14,156.

Category: THING

Some help on top…

S _ R _ T _ _
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BGDA was her final combo…

S _ R A T _ _
_ A D

Nothing from her; it was SCRATCH PAD.

At the end, Pat gave his thanks to NBC for the last seven years. And he gave Vanna a kiss on the air prompting Merv to break up the romance! Merv then gave Vanna a kiss and wanted Pat to call on him and Vanna for advice on Pat’s short-lived talk show.

MY RATING: 5