Season 6 - (Edna/Tracy/Steve) recap

Season 6 - (Edna/Tracy/Steve) recap Feb 13, 2021 12:36:44 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 13, 2021 12:36:44 GMT -5

Airdate: Late 1988?

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A mink jacket!
Attend the best sporting events in the world!
A Corvette convertible!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $262,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Edna Walker: Homemaker and mother of 12-year old son, from Detroit, MI
Tracy Dunlap: Native American and mother of three, from Tulsa, OK
Steve King: Grade 2 teacher with a "golden attitude" on his lapel

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

Round 1

QUOTATION

EDNA	Tracy	Steve
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$800: S (x3) $200: T (x4) -$250: E (x3) -$250: O $500: R $500: H -$250: I (x3) $400: N (x3) -$250: U $500: G $400: P -$250: A (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$5,050

QUOTATION

Tracy solves EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE IN KANSAS CITY.

Edna	Tracy	Steve
	$5,050

We keep our list of prizes up to date. Now it's time to add a Dicker and Dicker black cross mink jacket (labeled FUR) worth $4,950.

Everything's going to be fine if you can cash in with the $2,500 space.

Round 2

THINGS

Edna	TRACY	Steve
	$300: T (DUD!)	$200: S (x2) $500: R -$250: E $200: H (DUD!)
		$650
$800: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,600

THINGS

Edna solves BASEBALL CARDS.

Edna	Tracy	Steve
$1,600	$5,050

Let's try and hit a home run with the $3,500 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

PHRASE

Edna	Tracy	STEVE
		$900: S (DUD!)

$400: T (x4) $3,500: H (x4!) -$250: A -$250: I -$250: E (x5) $400: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$15,650

PHRASE

Edna solves THEY NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT THEM for that home run!

Edna	Tracy	Steve
$17,250	$5,050

Fun times! Now we can sneak in another great prize: a set of Bayley luggage and Sitmar Cruise to Alaska and Canada (labeled CRUISE) worth $5,920.

Will someone surprise Edna, or will she cash in again? Anyone could hit the $5,000 space!

Round 4

SAME NAME

EDNA	Tracy	Steve
$900: N $700: D (x3) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x2) $500: T (DUD!)	$250: R (x3) $300: C $700: B (x2) $1,500: X -$250: O (x2) $350: S (DUD!)	$900: Y $400: J $600: W $5,000: L Solve: Correct!
$2,500	$3,700	$6,900

SAME NAME

Steve reads what's on the board for that money.

Edna	Tracy	Steve
$17,250	$5,050	$6,900

And we have time to play another round!

Round 5

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

But we can't play for long! Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $350 a piece.

Tracy: N (x2) ($700)
Steve: G ($350) (He says COOKING but immediately realizes it's wrong.)
Edna: T (DUD!)
Tracy: R ($1,050)
Steve: B (DUD!)
Edna: S ($350)
Tracy: D ($1,400)
Steve: M ($700)

PHRASE

Steve solves MAKING INROADS.

Edna	Tracy	Steve
$17,250	$5,050	$7,600

BONUS ROUND:

Edna probably had a good feeling that she'd be the big winner! After looking at some prizes, she'll play for...

Good ol' American cash ($25,000)

Let's try and solve this puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

Edna will try MDPA.

PHRASE

She instantly solves TAILOR-MADE to keep the cash! Edna leaves with an all-cash total of $42,250!

Pat and Vanna mention that the staff have been traveling again, looking for contestants. The staff were in Detroit and stayed at the Omni International Hotel.