Post by mechamind on Feb 5, 2021 23:46:20 GMT -5
Airdate: January 1985?
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $6,000 camper trailer!
A $7,900 amethyst and diamond pendant!
A $20,000 Bronco!
Over $101,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Susan Stickle: Registered nurse, from Spokane, WA
Helen Hollenbaugh: Retired bookkeeper, also delivers Meals on Wheels; from St. Petersburg, FL
Bill Lynn: Ski instructor and a writer, from East Stroudsburg, 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. Here's our first puzzle!
Bill solves GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS.
Bill should be a magnet for this spiffy prize! We add a set of Raynaud Ceralene fine and patterned dinnerware (labeled CHINA) worth $1,400.
Bill solves SELF-ADDRESSED-STAMPED ENVELOPE.
Things can change in a hurry with a $5,000 space on the Wheel!
Helen solves YOU MUST BE READING MY MIND.
And that ends our game!
BONUS ROUND:
No spinning required for this puzzle:
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $6,000 camper trailer!
A $7,900 amethyst and diamond pendant!
A $20,000 Bronco!
Over $101,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Susan Stickle: Registered nurse, from Spokane, WA
Helen Hollenbaugh: Retired bookkeeper, also delivers Meals on Wheels; from St. Petersburg, FL
Bill Lynn: Ski instructor and a writer, from East Stroudsburg, 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. Here's our first puzzle!
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SUSAN | Helen | Bill |
| $450: T (DUD!) | $250: N (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
| $700: S $450: R $400: D (x3) -$250: E (DUD!) | $900: L (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$2,100 | ||
| $150: Y (x2) $400: C (DUD!) | $150: H (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
$2,400 | ||
| -$250: A (DUD!) | $150: B (DUD!) | $500: G (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$2,150 | $1,500 |
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Bill solves GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS.
$1,500 to spend |
| Lopi wood stove (-$950) Swan Brass Beds plant stand (-$270) Quaker wooden snack tray set (-$150) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$130) |
Susan | Helen | Bill |
$1,500 |
Bill should be a magnet for this spiffy prize! We add a set of Raynaud Ceralene fine and patterned dinnerware (labeled CHINA) worth $1,400.
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Susan | HELEN | Bill |
| CHINA! $150: T $150: R $150: S (x4) $800: L (x2) Lose A Turn! | $250: D (x4) -$250: E (x7) $600: P (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$2,500+ | $1,950 |
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Bill solves SELF-ADDRESSED-STAMPED ENVELOPE.
$1,950 to spend |
| Tiffany man's onyx and gold ring * (-$1,575) Serengeti his-and-her sunglasses (-$280) Gucci skin and gold bracelets (-$70) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$25) (Bill can choose the ring as part of a Tiffany gift certificate.) |
Susan | Helen | Bill |
$3,450 |
Things can change in a hurry with a $5,000 space on the Wheel!
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Susan | Helen | BILL |
| $550: T $350: N (x2) $400: R $200: F (DUD!) | ||
$1,650 | ||
| $250: S Lose A Turn! | $600: G $200: M (x3) $200: Y (x2) $250: D (x2) $250: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$250 | $2,350 | |
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Helen solves YOU MUST BE READING MY MIND.
$2,350 to spend |
| Puerto Vallarta trip (-$1,508) Skyway his-and-her luggage (-$778) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$64) |
And that ends our game!
Susan | Helen | Bill |
$2,350 | $3,450 |
Susan didn't have much luck with the vowels or the Lose A Turn. She is left with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
An early "loser" is our big winner! He will be playing for...
Colt Premier 4-door sedan ($10,418)
No spinning required for this puzzle:
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Bill will try DRTNSE:
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Stuck on -ING, Bill does not solve LASAGNA, so he leaves with $3,450 in prizes.
In the post-game, Vanna says she likes that puzzle because it's her specialty, one of the few things she can cook!
