Season 2 - (Laura/Bob/Rochelle) recap

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Season 2 - (Laura/Bob/Rochelle) recap Mar 14, 2014 8:49:32 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2014 8:49:32 GMT -5

Airdate: Nov-Dec 1984 (After E.R./Casey/Stacey)

Look at this studio filled with glamorous and imaginative gifts! Fabulous merchandise including...

A $15,000 full-length mink coat
A $3,000 pair of diamond heart earrings
A one-week Paris vacation

Over $96,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Laura Vartanian: Married, is an accountant
Bob Austin: Grandfather, likes playing sports and watching Wheel, Arlington, MA
Rochelle Armstrong: A home maker

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Try not to hit Bankrupt, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!

Round 1

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PHRASE

LAURA	Bob	Rochelle
$200: T (x6) $1,000: H $1,000: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $1,000: R -$250: A $200: G (x2) Solve: Wrong!
$5,100

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Laura guesses GETTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.

Laura	Bob	Rochelle

	$300: P BANKRUPT! ($300)	$175: D $175: W (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$5,100		$525

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Rochelle solves PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.

$525 to spend

Vertical blinds (-$450)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$75)

Laura	Bob	Rochelle
		$525

A light at the end of the tunnel, where we find a Mini-T electric car (labeled MINI CAR) worth $6,375. You can get there in this round:

Round 2

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THING

Laura	BOB	Rochelle
	$400: T $400: H (x2) $600: G (DUD!)	$300: N (DUD!)
	$1,200
$300: R (x3) $200: S $200: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,500

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Laura solves RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC.

$1,500 to spend

Dining table and chairs (-$1,500)
All spent!

Laura	Bob	Rochelle
$1,500		$525

Still unable to shed those pounds, but the wide-numbered $5,000 is on the loose regardless, and somebody could claim some from this puzzle:

Round 3

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PERSON

Laura	Bob	ROCHELLE
		$800: S (x2) $800: T $1,500: R $800: L (DUD!)
		$3,900
$1,500: P $5,000: F Solve: Correct!
$6,500

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Laura gets revenge by solving STEFANIE POWERS.

$6,500 to spend

Trip to Sydney, Australia! (-$6,096)
Car stereo system (-$400)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$4)

Laura	Bob	Rochelle
$8,000		$525

Thanks to Laura going for a bigger prize, we have time for another round!

Round 4

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PLACE

LAURA	Bob	Rochelle
$250: R (DUD!)	$800: T $500: H $300: R (Repeat)	$200: S (x3)
	$1,300	$600

Bob's repeated R was not acknowledged as a duplication, possibly due to it being slightly misheard as I.

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DING DING! DING DING!

Of course, we can only go so fast. Now Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin, with consonants worth...$500 a piece.

Rochelle: N (x2) ($1,600)

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Rochelle guesses CORPUS TENNESSEE.

Laura: E (x5)
Bob: M (x2) ($2,300)

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Bob is correct with MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.

$2,300 to spend

Stainless flatware (-$597)
Stainless steel cookware (-$500)
"Floor-O-Matic" (-$160)
Kitchen appliances (-$322)
Cheesecake and carrot cake (-$300)
Cat and vase print (-$150)
Chocolate bar (-$125)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$146)

Laura	Bob	Rochelle
$8,000	$2,300	$525

BONUS ROUND:

Laura thinks we can put her together with this prize...

Dicker and Dicker full-length jasmine mink coat ($15,000). Vanna wears it throughout the segment.

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

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PHRASE

Like many others, it's RSTLNE (due to a bizarre chyron goof, the letter choices are shown before she calls them! I don't know what happened, as the source video is in sync.)

(I don't know if this is related, but the letters have trouble lighting up, and the dings don't sound properly.)

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And she instantly solves LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE to keep the coat! She finishes with a nice even $23,000 in prizes!

Laura tries on the coat just before the end.

Last Edit: Feb 11, 2023 15:56:04 GMT -5 by mechamind

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genius2751 VIP Something big will happen eventually. Posts: 5,552	Season 2 - (Laura/Bob/Rochelle) recap Mar 14, 2014 9:13:36 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by genius2751 on Mar 14, 2014 9:13:36 GMT -5 What the...a 4-liner in the BR?! I guess it's because the puzzle was too big.
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mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Aspiring recappers just need a little spark. Posts: 5,215	Season 2 - (Laura/Bob/Rochelle) recap Mar 14, 2014 9:16:28 GMT -5 genius2751 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2014 9:16:28 GMT -5 ^ The puzzle could easily fit on two rows.
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Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2014 9:16:28 GMT -5