Season 2 - (Ken/Kathy/Bruce) recap

Season 2 - (Ken/Kathy/Bruce) recap Mar 15, 2014 10:33:48 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 15, 2014 10:33:48 GMT -5

Airdate: Early Dec 1984 (after "Free Spin Lady!" and Laura/Bob/Rochelle)

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

A $3,700 Audio/video package
A $5,000 diamond insect pin
A $10,000 Dodge Colt

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

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Ken Parrish: Executive director for junior achievements, Canton, OH
Kathy Seymour: Home maker who also encourages piano, from Glendale, AZ
Bruce Caye: Student in political science at Tulane University, from Houston, TX

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

THING

KEN	Kathy	Bruce
$600: T (DUD!)	$400: R $500: D $1,000: N -$250: E $800: C (x2) -$250: I (DUD!)	$750: H (DUD!)
	$3,000
$800: S (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($3,000)	$150: M (DUD!)

$250: P (DUD!)	$450: L $200: B -$250: A (x3) $300: K $400: G $200: Y (DUD!)	$400: W Solve: Correct!
	$1,100	$400

THING

Bruce simply reads what's on the board.

$400 to spend

Telephone system (-$395)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$5)

Ken	Kathy	Bruce
		$400

We'll try to go forward now. Plus we give the Wheel a Tiffany furnished sterling silver box (labeled SILVER) worth $1,975. You could try for it in this round only:

Round 2

PHRASE

Ken	KATHY	Bruce
	$200: T (x2) $600: H (x2) $450: C (x5) -$250: A (x4) BANKRUPT! ($3,000)	$200: N $300: S Solve: Correct!
		$500

PHRASE

Okay, Bruce is probably going to get sick of this.

$500 to spend

10-inch color TV (-$319)
Wooden snack trays (-$150)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$31)

Ken	Kathy	Bruce
		$900

We still have some catching up to do. Give it up for the $5,000 space!

Round 3

PEOPLE

Ken	Kathy	BRUCE
		$350: S (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)
		$450
$800: T (DUD!)	$400: R (DUD!)	$250: M $500: N (x2) -$250: I $250: L (x2) -$250: O (x4) $550: V (DUD!)
		$1,700
$500: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,000

PEOPLE

Ken solves ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS.

$1,000 to spend

Coral bead necklace (-$850)
Shawl (-$80)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$70)

Ken	Kathy	Bruce
$1,000		$900

Well, that's one way to eat up all our time. Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we play for a Tiffany gift certificate. Consonants are worth...$300 a piece. Ken starts this round:

Round 4

PHRASE

Ken: T ($300)
Kathy: R ($300)
Bruce: C (DUD!)
Ken: S (DUD!)
Kathy: L (DUD!)
Bruce: M (DUD!)
Ken: N (x2) ($900)
Kathy: G (x2) ($900)

PHRASE

Kathy solves GENERATION GAP for $900 towards the gift certificate.

Ken	Kathy	Bruce
$1,000	$900	$900

BONUS ROUND:

Ken really could use a bigger total here, and Pat acknowledges he could make up for "lost time". He'll try for...

Dodge Colt premiere 4-door sedan ($10,418).

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

THING

This seems more familiar...the combo STRLNE:

THING

He makes up big time by solving TRENCH COAT to keep the car! He leaves with $11,418 in prizes!