Post by Bryce L. on Feb 6, 2018 6:32:54 GMT -5
February/March 1985 (Terry/Rob/Pam)
"Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous and exciting merchandise, including this... escape to the slopes on this one-week family ski holiday! This beautiful $3,500 gold and diamond ring! And, experience the European ride of this $26,000 Mercedes-Benz! Over $114,000 just waiting to be won on WHEEL OF FORTUNE! And now, here is your host, Pat Sajak!"
Tonight's players are:
Terry Mullins, from Santa Cruz, CA. She works for the phone company, is married and has one child.
Rob Smith (no hometown mentioned). He is a fire sprinkler design engineer, is married, enjoys skiing, and also does comedy and impersonations.
Pam Vaccaro, from Phoenix, AZ. She is a cake designer, and has two children.
"$1,000 is the top dollar value for this first round. Try not to hit Bankrupt, because if you do you'll lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep! Our first puzzle is a Phrase"
- - - - -
- - - / - -
- - - -
Terry, $400, T, 2 T's ($800)
Terry, $200, N, dud (before the buzzer sounds, Pat asks her to repeat her letter, "N as in Nancy")
Rob, $450, S, 1 S ($450)
Rob, $200, N, REPEAT!
Pam, $900, R, dud
Terry, LOSE A TURN
Rob, $1,000, F, 3 F's ($3,450)
Rob, $350, D, dud
Pam, $200, M, 1 M ($200)
Pam, $200, Y, 1 Y ($400)
Pam, $200, W, 1 W ($600)
Pam, $300, P, 1 P ($900)
(the "only vowels remain" beeps sound)
S W - P T
- F F / M Y
F - - T
Pam solves it with SWEPT OFF MY FEET, and is right!
Pam now gets to shop, and she buys...
for $300, a lighting chandelier from Progress Lighting ($600 left)
for $375, parquet flooring from Hartco ($225 left)
for $185, perfume and scented accessories from Giorgio of Beverly Hills ($40 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
(for whatever reason, there is no inlaid shot of Pam as she is shopping)
(also, when Jack is running down her prizes, he plugs the gift certificate, from the American Express Merchandise Services catalog, before her actual purchases)
The scores following Round 1 are...
Terry: $0
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
For Round 2, the top dollar is still $1,000, and there's also a prize on the Wheel: a pair of Chinese vases, valued at $1,100. Their wedge is marked "VASES" on the Wheel, and if you land on it, it'll go in your bank. If, after claiming the wedge, you can solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt, the vases will be yours to keep. And speaking of Bankrupt, there's now a second one on the Wheel. The category for Round 2 is an Occupation (and an example of an unusually-short-for-Round-2 puzzle, at only 19 letters).
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Rob, $500, T, 2 T's ($1,000)
Rob, $500, S, dud
Pam, $600, N, 2 N's ($1,200)
Pam, BANKRUPT
Terry, $600, R, 3 R's ($1,800)
Terry, E, 3 E's ($1,550)
Terry, I, 2 I's ($1,300)
Terry, $500, P, 1 P ($1,800)
Terry, $900, G, 1 G ($2,700)
G E N E R - -
P R - - T I T I - N E R
Terry solves it with GENERAL PRACTITIONER, and is right!
Now Terry will go shopping, and she buys...
for $1,508, a trip to Puerto Vallarta ($1,192 left)
for $1,057, a sofa from Berkline ($135 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 2 are...
Terry: $2,700
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
For Round 3, the top dollar on the Wheel is $5,000. Category for Round 3 is Phrase.
- - - - / - - - - - -
- - - - / - - -
Pam, $250, T, 1 T ($250)
Pam, LOSE A TURN
Terry, $500, N, 1 N ($500)
Terry, $200, S, 1 S ($700) (to my ears, it sounded like Terry called for an F, but Pat called it as an S)
Terry, E, 3 E's ($450)
Terry, $500, R, 1 R ($950)
Terry, O, 1 O ($700)
Terry, I, 2 I's ($450)
Terry, $200, H, 1 H ($650)
Terry, $400, L, 2 L's ($1,450)
Terry, $400, K, 2 K's ($2,250)
L I K E / - - T H E R
L I K E / S O N
Terry solves it with LIKE FATHER LIKE SON and is right!
Terry gets to shop again, and this time she buys...
for $1,594, a wing chair and ottoman ($656 left)
for $429, a table telephone ($227 left)
for $110, a lithograph ($117 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 3 are...
Terry: $4,950
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
There is time for a Round 4, but not a whole lot of time, so it will begin with Pat giving the Wheel a final spin. He lands on $5,000, so this will definitely decide the game! The category for this round is Thing.
- - - -
- - - - - - - -
Terry, T, dud
Rob, R, dud
Pam, N, 1 N ($5,000)
Terry, L, 1 L ($5,000)
Rob, S, 1 S ($5,000)
Pam, D, 1 D ($10,000)
Terry, C, 2 C's ($15,000)
C L - -
S - N D - - C -
Terry wins the round (and the game) by solving it with CLUB SANDWICH! And we will take a quick break while Terry spends her $15,000...
...following the break, we see Pat with all three contestants at the foot of the Wheel, before he throws to Jack for Terry's prize list, which includes the following...
a framed print, valued at $244
a brass plant stand, valued at $270
a selection of games and toys from Lakeside Games, valued at $300
a Hamilton wall clock, valued at $420
a set of Helbros watches, valued at $495
a fireplace from Sierra, valued at $719
a 22-volume set of World Book encyclopedias, valued at $798
a 25-inch color TV, valued at $925
a brass and glass cocktail table, valued at $1,320
a bar and stool set, valued at $2,618
a trip for four to Lake Tahoe, valued at $3,156
and finally, a gold-and-diamond ring (the same one plugged in the intro), valued at $3,500!
And after a solid two minutes of prize plugs, we find that the final scores for the game are...
Terry: $19,950 (BIG winner!)
Rob: Lovely Parting Gifts
Pam: $900
And once Rob and Pam have walked off the set, Terry says she is playing for a car. It is an Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham coupe, valued at $22,033!
Tonight's bonus puzzle is a Person
- - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
Terry chooses T, R, S, N, L, and E for her letters, giving her this to work with...
- E - R - E
- - S - - N - T - N
She has 15 seconds, which she spends in silence. The correct answer was GEORGE WASHINGTON. And even if Terry isn't driving off in the Oldsmobile, she's still leaving with $19,950. Pat immediately signs off following the round.
(oddly, when we see the eligibility disclaimer and Pat and Vanna's wardrobe credits, they are in pink instead of the normal blue)
"Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous and exciting merchandise, including this... escape to the slopes on this one-week family ski holiday! This beautiful $3,500 gold and diamond ring! And, experience the European ride of this $26,000 Mercedes-Benz! Over $114,000 just waiting to be won on WHEEL OF FORTUNE! And now, here is your host, Pat Sajak!"
Tonight's players are:
Terry Mullins, from Santa Cruz, CA. She works for the phone company, is married and has one child.
Rob Smith (no hometown mentioned). He is a fire sprinkler design engineer, is married, enjoys skiing, and also does comedy and impersonations.
Pam Vaccaro, from Phoenix, AZ. She is a cake designer, and has two children.
"$1,000 is the top dollar value for this first round. Try not to hit Bankrupt, because if you do you'll lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep! Our first puzzle is a Phrase"
- - - - -
- - - / - -
- - - -
Terry, $400, T, 2 T's ($800)
Terry, $200, N, dud (before the buzzer sounds, Pat asks her to repeat her letter, "N as in Nancy")
Rob, $450, S, 1 S ($450)
Rob, $200, N, REPEAT!
Pam, $900, R, dud
Terry, LOSE A TURN
Rob, $1,000, F, 3 F's ($3,450)
Rob, $350, D, dud
Pam, $200, M, 1 M ($200)
Pam, $200, Y, 1 Y ($400)
Pam, $200, W, 1 W ($600)
Pam, $300, P, 1 P ($900)
(the "only vowels remain" beeps sound)
S W - P T
- F F / M Y
F - - T
Pam solves it with SWEPT OFF MY FEET, and is right!
Pam now gets to shop, and she buys...
for $300, a lighting chandelier from Progress Lighting ($600 left)
for $375, parquet flooring from Hartco ($225 left)
for $185, perfume and scented accessories from Giorgio of Beverly Hills ($40 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
(for whatever reason, there is no inlaid shot of Pam as she is shopping)
(also, when Jack is running down her prizes, he plugs the gift certificate, from the American Express Merchandise Services catalog, before her actual purchases)
The scores following Round 1 are...
Terry: $0
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
For Round 2, the top dollar is still $1,000, and there's also a prize on the Wheel: a pair of Chinese vases, valued at $1,100. Their wedge is marked "VASES" on the Wheel, and if you land on it, it'll go in your bank. If, after claiming the wedge, you can solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt, the vases will be yours to keep. And speaking of Bankrupt, there's now a second one on the Wheel. The category for Round 2 is an Occupation (and an example of an unusually-short-for-Round-2 puzzle, at only 19 letters).
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Rob, $500, T, 2 T's ($1,000)
Rob, $500, S, dud
Pam, $600, N, 2 N's ($1,200)
Pam, BANKRUPT
Terry, $600, R, 3 R's ($1,800)
Terry, E, 3 E's ($1,550)
Terry, I, 2 I's ($1,300)
Terry, $500, P, 1 P ($1,800)
Terry, $900, G, 1 G ($2,700)
G E N E R - -
P R - - T I T I - N E R
Terry solves it with GENERAL PRACTITIONER, and is right!
Now Terry will go shopping, and she buys...
for $1,508, a trip to Puerto Vallarta ($1,192 left)
for $1,057, a sofa from Berkline ($135 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 2 are...
Terry: $2,700
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
For Round 3, the top dollar on the Wheel is $5,000. Category for Round 3 is Phrase.
- - - - / - - - - - -
- - - - / - - -
Pam, $250, T, 1 T ($250)
Pam, LOSE A TURN
Terry, $500, N, 1 N ($500)
Terry, $200, S, 1 S ($700) (to my ears, it sounded like Terry called for an F, but Pat called it as an S)
Terry, E, 3 E's ($450)
Terry, $500, R, 1 R ($950)
Terry, O, 1 O ($700)
Terry, I, 2 I's ($450)
Terry, $200, H, 1 H ($650)
Terry, $400, L, 2 L's ($1,450)
Terry, $400, K, 2 K's ($2,250)
L I K E / - - T H E R
L I K E / S O N
Terry solves it with LIKE FATHER LIKE SON and is right!
Terry gets to shop again, and this time she buys...
for $1,594, a wing chair and ottoman ($656 left)
for $429, a table telephone ($227 left)
for $110, a lithograph ($117 left, which she puts on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 3 are...
Terry: $4,950
Rob: $0
Pam: $900
There is time for a Round 4, but not a whole lot of time, so it will begin with Pat giving the Wheel a final spin. He lands on $5,000, so this will definitely decide the game! The category for this round is Thing.
- - - -
- - - - - - - -
Terry, T, dud
Rob, R, dud
Pam, N, 1 N ($5,000)
Terry, L, 1 L ($5,000)
Rob, S, 1 S ($5,000)
Pam, D, 1 D ($10,000)
Terry, C, 2 C's ($15,000)
C L - -
S - N D - - C -
Terry wins the round (and the game) by solving it with CLUB SANDWICH! And we will take a quick break while Terry spends her $15,000...
...following the break, we see Pat with all three contestants at the foot of the Wheel, before he throws to Jack for Terry's prize list, which includes the following...
a framed print, valued at $244
a brass plant stand, valued at $270
a selection of games and toys from Lakeside Games, valued at $300
a Hamilton wall clock, valued at $420
a set of Helbros watches, valued at $495
a fireplace from Sierra, valued at $719
a 22-volume set of World Book encyclopedias, valued at $798
a 25-inch color TV, valued at $925
a brass and glass cocktail table, valued at $1,320
a bar and stool set, valued at $2,618
a trip for four to Lake Tahoe, valued at $3,156
and finally, a gold-and-diamond ring (the same one plugged in the intro), valued at $3,500!
And after a solid two minutes of prize plugs, we find that the final scores for the game are...
Terry: $19,950 (BIG winner!)
Rob: Lovely Parting Gifts
Pam: $900
And once Rob and Pam have walked off the set, Terry says she is playing for a car. It is an Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham coupe, valued at $22,033!
Tonight's bonus puzzle is a Person
- - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
Terry chooses T, R, S, N, L, and E for her letters, giving her this to work with...
- E - R - E
- - S - - N - T - N
She has 15 seconds, which she spends in silence. The correct answer was GEORGE WASHINGTON. And even if Terry isn't driving off in the Oldsmobile, she's still leaving with $19,950. Pat immediately signs off following the round.
(oddly, when we see the eligibility disclaimer and Pat and Vanna's wardrobe credits, they are in pink instead of the normal blue)