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February 22, 1985 recap Mar 30, 2014 10:16:45 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 30, 2014 10:16:45 GMT -5

Airdate: February 22, 1985

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

A $17,500 pearl and diamond choker
A pair of gold loop ear clips
A $22,000 Toronado

Over $117,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Mary McLellan: Program assistant/hearing officer for San Diego county, El Cajon, CA
Dan Hedman: Works at a camera store, Sawyer, MI
Marianne Culver: Very busy home maker, Wilkes-Barre, PA

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 (he said). Here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

MARY	Dan	Marianne
$400: T $200: S $750: N -$250: E (x2) $400: H $300: R (x3) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,150

Mary came very close to hitting BANKRUPT before the N call, and her scoreboard was accidentally blanked.

After the R call, Pat remarked that her spins could be a little stronger. This one moved only eight wedges, but the Wheel is loose enough.

PHRASE

Perfection! Mary solves THREE-RING CIRCUS.

$2,150 to spend

Cherry blanket chest (-$1,145)
Portable whirlpool (-$377)
Chandelier (-$300)
Perfume/scented accessories (-$185)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$143)

Mary	Dan	Marianne
$2,150

So he said we're adding a prize: A Dicker and Dicker snow top mink coat (labeled FUR) worth $4,000. We know it's only in this round:

Round 2

PHRASE

Mary	DAN	Marianne
	$900: N (x2) $200: T (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: H (x2) $300: S -$250: A (x2) $200: G -$250: I $300: O (Vowel Call)	$400: D $200: R $550: B (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$2,950	$1,700

Dan tried to change from O to a P, although it wouldn't have mattered anyway. Oddly, the buzzer sounded on the vowel call.

PHRASE

Marianne solves BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.

$1,700 to spend

25-inch color TV (-$925)
Wall clock (-$420)
Brass plant stand (-$270)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$85)

Mary	Dan	Marianne
$2,150		$1,700

The $5,000 won't waste any time. It wants to help out, and is happy to see this puzzle:

Round 3

THING

Mary	Dan	MARIANNE
		$250: T (x2) $200: S (x2) $400: R (x4) -$250: E (x4) $700: N (x3) -$250: I (x3) $800: C (x2) -$250: O (x4) $250: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$5,950

THING

Perfection! Marianne solves FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.

$5,950 to spend

Grandfather clock (-$1,200)
Refrigerator (-$1,170)
decorated china (-$1,320)
Satin quilts (-$525)
Brass milk cans (-$199)
Mongolian lamb vest (-$450)
Secretary vest (-$737)
lithograph (-$110)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$239)

Mary	Dan	Marianne
$2,150		$7,650

No way to guarantee extra time, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we play for a Tiffany gift certificate. Consonants are worth...$300 a piece. Mary gets another shot:

Round 4

PLACE

Mary: T (DUD!)
Dan: N (DUD!)
Marianne: S (DUD!)
Mary: C (DUD!)
Dan: R (x3) ($900)
Marianne: L ($300)

PLACE

Marianne just barely gets in a solve of PEARL HARBOR for $300 towards a gift certificate.

Mary	Dan	Marianne
$2,150		$7,950

That slip in Round 2 probably did it for Dan. He never really got another chance, and now he leaves with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Marianne is here with a lot. Possibly a lot more afterwards if she wins...

Mercedes Benz 190 Class 4-door sportscar ($26,386).

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

THING

The common combo STRLNE shows what it's made of here:

THING

And she solves MINUTE STEAK for the car! Marianne leaves with $34,336 in prizes!