| Show # | Air Date | Tape Date | Season | Type | Contestants | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1075 | 1989-04-14 | 1988-12-13 | 5 | Regular | Miriam Nadel, Cecil Rose, Glenn Kane | 1000th episode taped. |
| 1074 | 1989-04-13 | 1988-12-13 | 5 | Regular | Glenn Kane, Carl Gettleman, Jim Breed | |
| 1073 | 1989-04-12 | 1988-12-13 | 5 | Regular | Gary Grant, Carol Tomeo, Jim Breed | |
| 1072 | 1989-04-11 | 1988-12-13 | 5 | Regular | Tom Smolich, Gail Sachs, Jim Breed | |
| 1071 | 1989-04-10 | 1988-12-13 | 5 | Regular | Jim Breed, Carol Mack, Dusten Galbraith | |
| 1070 | 1989-04-07 | 1988-12-12 | 5 | Regular | John Dietrich, Dusten Galbraith, Carol Young | |
| 1069 | 1989-04-06 | 1988-12-12 | 5 | Regular | Don MacLeod, Maureen Daly, Carol Young | |
| 1068 | 1989-04-05 | 1988-12-12 | 5 | Regular | Carol Young, John Hobgood, Jim Tompkins-MacLaine | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 5. |
| 1067 | 1989-04-04 | 1988-12-12 | 5 | Regular | Sanjay Banerji, Claire Alfano Hill, Jim Tompkins-MacLaine | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 4. |
| 1066 | 1989-04-03 | 1988-12-12 | 5 | Regular | Ken Kaplan, Judy Flanagan, Jim Tompkins-MacLaine | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 3. |
| 1065 | 1989-03-31 | 1988-12-06 | 5 | Regular | Colleen Simon, Phil Gibbons, Jim Tompkins-MacLaine | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 2. |
| 1064 | 1989-03-30 | 1988-12-06 | 5 | Regular | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine, Alan Israel, Hugh McElaney | Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 1. |
| 1063 | 1989-03-29 | 1988-12-06 | 5 | Regular | Hugh McElaney, Diane Taubold, Craig Campbell | The players were introduced already standing in position. |
| 1062 | 1989-03-28 | 1988-12-06 | 5 | Regular | Scott Roth, Jan Hofmann, Craig Campbell | |
| 1061 | 1989-03-27 | 1988-12-06 | 5 | Regular | Sara Leiber McKinney, Art Burke, Craig Campbell | |
| 1060 | 1989-03-24 | 1988-12-05 | 5 | Regular | Craig Campbell, Deb Coester, Alison Whitney | |
| 1059 | 1989-03-23 | 1988-12-05 | 5 | Regular | Ken Rapoport, Marisa Zanini, Alison Whitney | |
| 1058 | 1989-03-22 | 1988-12-05 | 5 | Regular | Alison Whitney, Russ Nixon, Emeric Schultz | |
| 1057 | 1989-03-21 | 1988-12-05 | 5 | Regular | Emeric Schultz, Pat Gravitt, Paul Curry | |
| 1056 | 1989-03-20 | 1988-12-05 | 5 | Regular | Carol Vasconcellos, Ronald Matsumura, Paul Curry | |
| 1055 | 1989-03-17 | 1988-11-29 | 5 | Regular | Paul Curry, Marsha Hymanson, Frank Silvey | |
| 1054 | 1989-03-16 | 1988-11-29 | 5 | Regular | Frank Silvey, Janice Gelb, Kevin Donnellan | |
| 1053 | 1989-03-15 | 1988-11-29 | 5 | Regular | Lori Bailey, Kevin Donnellan, Susan Baker | |
| 1052 | 1989-03-14 | 1988-11-29 | 5 | Regular | Louis Casabianca, Nan Tyler, Susan Baker | |
| 1051 | 1989-03-13 | 1988-11-29 | 5 | Regular | Dave Boyd, Susan Baker, Paul Mathless | |
| 1050 | 1989-03-10 | 1988-11-28 | 5 | Regular | Claude Coller, Sandi Kamenir, Paul Mathless | Alex enters wearing a hard hat, explaining it is to protect himself against items falling from the rafters, as a chain and an electric wire had fallen the previous show. |
| 1047 | 1989-03-07 | 1988-11-28 | 5 | Regular | Susan Hollis, Lou Graham, David Gordy | |
| 1046 | 1989-03-06 | 1988-11-28 | 5 | Regular | Kathy Weber, Tom Zemaitis, David Gordy | |
| 1045 | 1989-03-03 | 1988-11-15 | 5 | Regular | Bill Granoff, David Gordy, Chris McKillop | |
| 1044 | 1989-03-02 | 1988-11-15 | 5 | Regular | Bill Wright, Mary Jo Anhalt, Chris McKillop | |
| 1043 | 1989-03-01 | 1988-11-15 | 5 | Regular | Elaine Golden, Richard Sprow, Chris McKillop | |
| 1042 | 1989-02-28 | 1988-11-15 | 5 | Regular | Greg Siek, Chris McKillop, Nancy Burke | |
| 1041 | 1989-02-27 | 1988-11-15 | 5 | Regular | Nancy Burke, Bill Vogel, Dean Miller | |
| 1040 | 1989-02-24 | 1988-11-14 | 5 | Regular | Cheryl Shaw, Dean Miller, Howard Asaki | |
| 1039 | 1989-02-23 | 1988-11-14 | 5 | Regular | Magaly Lopez-Lohnes, Howard Asaki, Raisa Deber | |
| 1038 | 1989-02-22 | 1988-11-14 | 5 | Regular | Lynda Ramsey, Kyle Barrett, Raisa Deber | |
| 1037 | 1989-02-21 | 1988-11-14 | 5 | Regular | Raisa Deber, Dave Stiles, Tyler Ochoa | |
| 1025 | 1989-02-03 | 1988-11-01 | 5 | Regular | Michelle Stein-Evers, Tyler Ochoa, Curt Surls | |
| 1024 | 1989-02-02 | 1988-11-01 | 5 | Regular | Richard Beban, Franny Moore-Kyle, Curt Surls | |
| 1023 | 1989-02-01 | 1988-11-01 | 5 | Regular | Eden Rich, Curt Surls, Garrett Simpson | |
| 1022 | 1989-01-31 | 1988-11-01 | 5 | Regular | Midge Elias, Michael Logan, Garrett Simpson | |
| 1021 | 1989-01-30 | 1988-11-01 | 5 | Regular | Garrett Simpson, Frank Dwyer, George Roche | Clip from this game was shown in the 1992 filmBreaking the Rules. |
| 1020 | 1989-01-27 | 1988-10-31 | 5 | Regular | Jonathan Saltzberg, Margaret McGeorge, George Roche | |
| 1019 | 1989-01-26 | 1988-10-31 | 5 | Regular | Darbi Henderson, Mitch Dorfman, Brian Wangsgard | Brian Wangsgard game 5. |
| 1018 | 1989-01-25 | 1988-10-31 | 5 | Regular | Lynn Sabin, Jeff Stone, Brian Wangsgard | Brian Wangsgard game 4. |
| 1017 | 1989-01-24 | 1988-10-31 | 5 | Regular | Rob Jurina, Debbie Morgan, Brian Wangsgard | Brian Wangsgard game 3. |
| 1016 | 1989-01-23 | 1988-10-31 | 5 | Regular | Dave Schneider, Cathy Smith, Brian Wangsgard | Brian Wangsgard game 2. |
| 1015 | 1989-01-20 | 1988-10-11 | 5 | Regular | Brian Wangsgard, Chris Keyser, Michael Herman | Brian Wangsgard game 1. |
| 1014 | 1989-01-19 | 1988-10-11 | 5 | Regular | Ann Cook, Sharon Waldman, Michael Herman | |
| 1013 | 1989-01-18 | 1988-10-11 | 5 | Regular | Michael Herman, Diane Lubniewski, Tanya Palmer |