Post by trisspinner on Aug 14, 2020 11:56:08 GMT -5
Let's take it all the way back to Season 1 for this recap.
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes, fabulous and exciting merchandise including:
a $4,000 mink jacket,
a $12,900 man's gold watch,
and a $25,000 Cadillac Seville.
Over $122,000 just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune. Let's see who can get a chunk of that change; here's tonight's contestants:
Jim Mattson: A former insurance sales manager from Carroll, TX who's a little hoarse and under the weather along with being a big games fan.
Marian Riesberg: A shoe salesperson from Prescott Valley, AZ. She's got 3 kids and 2 grandchildren. She also loves Elvis Presley (all his songs).
Lori Cooper: An attorney who's a mom to 1 1/2 chidren who loves traveling, learning languages, and horseback riding. She can't ride now, but expect a trip if she can afford one.
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ROUND 1:
Top dollar is $1000. Free Spin is also on the wheel, don't forget about that. Try not to hit bankrupt; if you do, you lose your cash but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize it's yours to keep. Here's the puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
THING
A simple little thing as Jim starts us off.
Jim/D (0)/$400
Marian/T (0)/$450
Lori/R (0)/$450
Jim/S (1)/$200
$200/Lost Turn/LAT
Marian/Lost Turn/LAT
Lori/L (1)/$450
$450/G (1)/$100
$550/K (0)/$200
Jim/B (0)/$200
Marian/N (0)/$300
Lori/M (0)/$400
Jim/-$200/BANKRUPT
Marian/H (0)/$175
Lori/E (1)/-$250
$300/-$300/BANKRUPT
Pat: Well we have no money, hardly any letters, and we're still in our first round. C'mon Jim let's, if nothing else, end this round.
Jim/J (1)/$250
$250/W (1)/$250
$500/Lost Turn/LAT
Marian/P (1)/$200
$200/Z (2)/$400 (Z as in Zachariah)
Only Vowels Left
J _ G S _ W
P _ Z Z L E
THING
After all that trial and error, Marian finally solves this JIGSAW PUZZLE and gets $1000 out of it. What will she buy in the old-fashioned bedroom?
$950 White Iron Brass Bed
$50 Tiffany's Gift Certificate
Jim: A sore throat and bad luck.
Marian: $1000
Lori: A few minutes closer to having a baby.
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ROUND 2:
After 9 minutes, we're finally into round two. We've added a Dicker and Dicker mink jacket to the wheel worth $4000 (marked FUR), also another bankrupt, but let's not add to the bad luck.
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
PHRASE
A little more meat to this phrase. Can Marian start us off on the right track?
Marian/$0/BANKRUPT
Lori/T (1)/$300
$300/R (2)/$200
$700/-$700/BANKRUPT
Jim/F (1)/$1000
$1000/O (2)/-$250
$750/A (1)/-$250
$500/C (0)/$1000
Marian/N (0)/$250
Lori/S (3)/$150
$450/M (0)/$450
Jim/G (1)/$500
$1000/H (1)/FUR
A / S _ G H T / F O R
S O R _ / _ _ _ S
PHRASE
While he may have a sore throat, he can breathe a sigh of relief as he sees A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES for $1150 and that fur jacket. There's something for everyone where Jim's going:
$469 Whirlpool Dishwasher
$330 Quasar 13" Portable Color TV
$123 Old English Dartboard
$103 Fishing Equipment
$125 goes on a gift certificate
Jim: $5150 including a FUR
Marian: $1000
Lori: Might get to start Round 3.
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ROUND 3:
FINAL SPIN
$5000 is the top dollar, but we have no time to spin for that. Pat gives the wheel one final spin and hits $700. Still anyone's game however as we look at this puzzle:
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
QUOTATION
Certainly one of the biggest speed-up puzzles I've seen. It's a quotation and Lori starts us off.
Lori: T (1)
Jim: N (4)
Marian: S (0)
Lori: R (3) ($700)
Jim: H (1) ($2800)
R _ _ N / R _ _ N
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ N
_ N _ T H _ R / _ _ _
QUOTATION
We made up for some lost time, although Vanna's booking it to fill in this puzzle. RAIN RAIN GO AWAY COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY seems appropriate with this trying day. Jim made the most of it with $3500 to spend in the garden patio.
$2812 Trip to Bermuda
$370 AM-FM Stereo Cassette Recorder
$250 Electra Cordless Telephone
$68 on another gift certificate
Jim: $8650
Marian: $1000
Lori: Some parting gifts to take home.
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BONUS ROUND:
Jim has decided to play for that luxurious Cadillac Seville worth $25,926. One more puzzle to solve:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
TITLE
It's a title. Will NSPTRE be enough for "everything"?
S _ T _ R _ _ _
N _ _ _ T / _ _ _ E
TITLE
Did this ever air on a Saturday night? Perhaps somewhere this led into SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and he solves it in no time. His grand total for the evening: $34,756.
We're left with 4 seconds to say goodbye and Pat does that.
Thanks again for reading through this, it takes some time, but it is fun to do. See you somewhere down the line.
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes, fabulous and exciting merchandise including:
a $4,000 mink jacket,
a $12,900 man's gold watch,
and a $25,000 Cadillac Seville.
Over $122,000 just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune. Let's see who can get a chunk of that change; here's tonight's contestants:
Jim Mattson: A former insurance sales manager from Carroll, TX who's a little hoarse and under the weather along with being a big games fan.
Marian Riesberg: A shoe salesperson from Prescott Valley, AZ. She's got 3 kids and 2 grandchildren. She also loves Elvis Presley (all his songs).
Lori Cooper: An attorney who's a mom to 1 1/2 chidren who loves traveling, learning languages, and horseback riding. She can't ride now, but expect a trip if she can afford one.
============
ROUND 1:
Top dollar is $1000. Free Spin is also on the wheel, don't forget about that. Try not to hit bankrupt; if you do, you lose your cash but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize it's yours to keep. Here's the puzzle:
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
THING
A simple little thing as Jim starts us off.
Jim/D (0)/$400
Marian/T (0)/$450
Lori/R (0)/$450
Jim/S (1)/$200
$200/Lost Turn/LAT
Marian/Lost Turn/LAT
Lori/L (1)/$450
$450/G (1)/$100
$550/K (0)/$200
Jim/B (0)/$200
Marian/N (0)/$300
Lori/M (0)/$400
Jim/-$200/BANKRUPT
Marian/H (0)/$175
Lori/E (1)/-$250
$300/-$300/BANKRUPT
Pat: Well we have no money, hardly any letters, and we're still in our first round. C'mon Jim let's, if nothing else, end this round.
Jim/J (1)/$250
$250/W (1)/$250
$500/Lost Turn/LAT
Marian/P (1)/$200
$200/Z (2)/$400 (Z as in Zachariah)
Only Vowels Left
J _ G S _ W
P _ Z Z L E
THING
After all that trial and error, Marian finally solves this JIGSAW PUZZLE and gets $1000 out of it. What will she buy in the old-fashioned bedroom?
$950 White Iron Brass Bed
$50 Tiffany's Gift Certificate
Jim: A sore throat and bad luck.
Marian: $1000
Lori: A few minutes closer to having a baby.
==========
ROUND 2:
After 9 minutes, we're finally into round two. We've added a Dicker and Dicker mink jacket to the wheel worth $4000 (marked FUR), also another bankrupt, but let's not add to the bad luck.
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
PHRASE
A little more meat to this phrase. Can Marian start us off on the right track?
Marian/$0/BANKRUPT
Lori/T (1)/$300
$300/R (2)/$200
$700/-$700/BANKRUPT
Jim/F (1)/$1000
$1000/O (2)/-$250
$750/A (1)/-$250
$500/C (0)/$1000
Marian/N (0)/$250
Lori/S (3)/$150
$450/M (0)/$450
Jim/G (1)/$500
$1000/H (1)/FUR
A / S _ G H T / F O R
S O R _ / _ _ _ S
PHRASE
While he may have a sore throat, he can breathe a sigh of relief as he sees A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES for $1150 and that fur jacket. There's something for everyone where Jim's going:
$469 Whirlpool Dishwasher
$330 Quasar 13" Portable Color TV
$123 Old English Dartboard
$103 Fishing Equipment
$125 goes on a gift certificate
Jim: $5150 including a FUR
Marian: $1000
Lori: Might get to start Round 3.
==========
ROUND 3:
FINAL SPIN
$5000 is the top dollar, but we have no time to spin for that. Pat gives the wheel one final spin and hits $700. Still anyone's game however as we look at this puzzle:
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
QUOTATION
Certainly one of the biggest speed-up puzzles I've seen. It's a quotation and Lori starts us off.
Lori: T (1)
Jim: N (4)
Marian: S (0)
Lori: R (3) ($700)
Jim: H (1) ($2800)
R _ _ N / R _ _ N
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ N
_ N _ T H _ R / _ _ _
QUOTATION
We made up for some lost time, although Vanna's booking it to fill in this puzzle. RAIN RAIN GO AWAY COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY seems appropriate with this trying day. Jim made the most of it with $3500 to spend in the garden patio.
$2812 Trip to Bermuda
$370 AM-FM Stereo Cassette Recorder
$250 Electra Cordless Telephone
$68 on another gift certificate
Jim: $8650
Marian: $1000
Lori: Some parting gifts to take home.
==========
BONUS ROUND:
Jim has decided to play for that luxurious Cadillac Seville worth $25,926. One more puzzle to solve:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
TITLE
It's a title. Will NSPTRE be enough for "everything"?
S _ T _ R _ _ _
N _ _ _ T / _ _ _ E
TITLE
Did this ever air on a Saturday night? Perhaps somewhere this led into SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and he solves it in no time. His grand total for the evening: $34,756.
We're left with 4 seconds to say goodbye and Pat does that.
Thanks again for reading through this, it takes some time, but it is fun to do. See you somewhere down the line.
