As you could tell, the clock during non-Joker rounds was pretty much pointless since nobody successfully completed a category before time expired (although it happened with the Joker in the series with the limit reduced to 15 seconds). I found Opponents Choice a nice compromise to the passed spin windows, although I wouldn't have minded the Devil to have appeared instead on the front game as the "lose a turn" reel, especially for round 2.
That said, I prefer this bonus round to the greenlit version, with a different letter for each word (and no annoying "First definition..."), as well as a $5000 cash prize that beats the lowly $500 one, with a car a great grand prize for getting all three Jokers.
Since TJW '90 was my first version of the franchise growing up, I actually enjoyed this. Thanks again Wink!