Season 2 - (Denise/Gloria/Ron) recap

Season 2 - (Denise/Gloria/Ron) recap Mar 27, 2014 8:55:17 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 27, 2014 8:55:17 GMT -5

Airdate: Feb-Mar 1985 (after Steve/Kelli/Jim)

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

$12,500 pearl and diamond earrings
A $21,000 Saxon
A $15,000 Cutlass

Over $112,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Denise Pillien: Registered nurse, San Diego, CA
Gloria Bernardo: Proud grandmother, Philadelphia, PA
Ron Wilson: Student in petroleum engineering at Stanford University, 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

QUOTATION

DENISE	Gloria	Ron
$150: R $750: T (x2) $500: S -$250: E (x3) Free Spin! $900: W $350: L (x2) -$250: I $300: B Solve: Correct!
$3,550

QUOTATION

Perfection! Denise solves SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY.

$3,550 to spend

Hawaii trip (-$2,782)
Ladie's watch (-$350)
Carpet and floor care (-$303)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$115)

Denise (FS)	Gloria	Ron
$3,550

Is this prize perfect for you? There's a trip to the West Indies and stay at Holiday Inn (labeled TRIP) worth $3,086 up for grabs!

Round 2

THING

Denise (FS)	GLORIA	Ron
	$450: R (DUD!)	$400: S (DUD!)

$400: T (DUD!)	$300: L (DUD!)	$400: N (x2) $500: G (x2) $700: C (DUD!)
		$1,800
$450: M (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $600: D (x2) $1,000: W (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,200

THING

Denise solves WEDDING GOWN.

$3,200 to spend

Carved armoire (-$1,920)
Women's fashions (-$400)
His/Hers shoes (-$500)
Perfume/scented accessories (-$185)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$195)

Denise	Gloria	Ron
$6,750

The $5,000 space could jump in to save somebody!

Round 3

THING

Denise	Gloria	RON
		$550: R $200: S (DUD!)
		$550
$250: T $250: N (x3) -$250: I (x2) $500: M (x2) $900: C Solve: Correct!
$2,650

THING

Denise solves ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION.

$2,650 to spend

Umbrella tree (-$989)
Silver plate stemware (-$685)
Cappuccino/Espresso machine (-$495)
Traditional games (-$318)
Ceramic dalmatian! (-$146)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$17)

Denise	Gloria	Ron
$9,400

Gloria and Ron have one more chance. Pat gives the Wheel one more spin, and it will be for a Gucci gift certificate. Consonants are worth...$350 a piece. But Denise begins, you see...

Round 4

PHRASE

Denise: T (x3) ($1,050)
Gloria: N (DUD!)
Ron: R (DUD!)
Denise: S (DUD!)
Gloria: L (DUD!)
Ron: P (DUD!)
Denise: H (DUD!)
Gloria: G (DUD!)
Ron: B ($350)
Denise: M (DUD!)
Gloria: Y (DUD!)
Ron: D ($700)

PHRASE

Ron says FIT TO BE TIED ...a fraction of a second too late.

Denise: F ($1,400)

PHRASE

Denise SWEEPS THE GAME by solving FIT TO BE TIED for $1,400 towards a gift certificate.

Denise	Gloria	Ron
$10,800

Not your typical sweep. Note that nobody hit any "bad" spaces, and it seemed to be a matter of knowledge. Typical for a shutout though, Gloria and Ron each leave with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

The pressure returns. Can Denise win...

Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera ($15,090).

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

It comes down to the default TRSNLE:

PERSON

She instantly solves RINGMASTER to COMPLETE THE SWEEP and take the car, leaving with $25,890 in prizes!