June 1989 (Gina/Gordie/Rob) recap

June 1989 (Gina/Gordie/Rob) recap Jan 23, 2021 12:40:47 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 23, 2021 12:40:47 GMT -5

Airdate: June 1989

Look at this studio filled with glamorous merchandise! Fabulous and exciting bonus prizes including...

A four-seasons greenhouse!
An original LeRoy Neiman oil painting!
A custom convertible sports car!
...plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $252,000 just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Gina Buffington: Bookkeeper for a CPA, has also taught "fire walking" before eventually getting "burned out", from Las Vegas, NV
Gordie Pullman: Dental student in southern California, from High River, AB (says hi to everyone from Grindrod, BC; though he slips at first and says Alberta again)
Rob Mayoux: In the Navy for 13 years and counting, is a flight officer, from Chalfont, PA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

GINA	Gordie	Rob
$200: N (DUD!)	$200: F (DUD!)	$500: S (DUD!)

$1,000: T $500: R -$250: E (x3) $300: D -$250: O (x2) $300: L (x2) $200: V -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,850

PHRASE

Gina solves LIVE TO A RIPE OLD AGE.

Gina	Gordie	Rob
$1,850

We always look for prizes you might enjoy for ages! This time, it's a Schafer & Sons organ (labeled ORGAN) worth $4,185.

We add a $2,500 space to the Wheel. That Big Money should last you a while, especially with this big puzzle!

Round 2

SAME NAME

Gina	GORDIE	Rob
	$2,500: N (x2) -$250: A (x3) $400: D $200: R (DUD!)	$500: S (DUD!)
	$5,150
$300: T (x4) -$250: E (x3) $300: M (x2) $300: H (DUD!)	$400: C (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
$1,550	$5,150
$300: W $700: L (x3) -$250: U $200: Y -$250: O (x2) $300: F Solve: Correct!
$3,950

SAME NAME

Gina solves FOOTBALL AND TWENTY-MULE TEAM.

Gina	Gordie	Rob
$5,800

Pat isn't walking much right now, but we're adding a $3,500 space for someone else to enjoy that Big Money!

Round 3

THING

Gina	Gordie	ROB
		$200: D (x2) $550: N (x2) -$250: E (x4) BANKRUPT! ($1,250)

$300: C $300: V -$250: I (x4) $600: L $600: B -$250: O (DUD!)	$400: S (x2) -$250: A Solve: Correct!
$1,300	$550

The trilon for the B briefly lights up before Vanna turns the V that Gina called.

THING

Gordie solves INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE.

Gina	Gordie	Rob
$5,800	$550

It's time for another prize! We have some black onyx and diamond loop earrings, featured in the Fred Joaillier gift certificate (labeled JEWELS) worth $13,500!

So that's just a little bit for Gordie, but let's go big! The $5,000 space is ready!

Round 4

PHRASE

GINA	Gordie	Rob
$250: T (x2) $900: N (DUD!)	$900: R $900: S
$500	$1,800

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

We're a bit short on time, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Gordie: C ($2,000)
Rob: H (DUD!)
Gina: L (DUD!)
Gordie: P (DUD!)
Rob: D (x2) ($400)

PHRASE

Rob solves I GOT SIDETRACKED.

Gina	Gordie	Rob
$5,800	$550	$400

BONUS ROUND:

Gina only needed the first half to make it all the way here! What could she pick?

Grand piano ($63,250)

LeRoy Neiman Oil painting ($39,500)

Greenhouse with furniture...as Vanna points everywhere ($49,532)

GT 250 convertible ($57,505)

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

Gina will be playing for the $25,000. She must solve one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her...

PHRASE

DGPA gives her the vowel...

PHRASE

She instantly solves ON A LARK to keep the cash, and she leaves with a total of $30,800!

In the post-game, Pat asks if Vanna has ever walked on fire, and she hasn't. Pat sat on a Bunsen burner in high school once, so he claims.