Post by mechamind on Feb 21, 2021 21:33:09 GMT -5
Airdate: February 11, 1986
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $4,700 entertainment center!
A 14-karat gold and diamond man's watch!
A $32,000 silver metallic Corvette!
Over $121,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
John Tresetter: Recent graduate in southern Alberta, now a certified mechanic; from Calgary
Molly Carney: Waitress, from Minneapolis, MN
Linda Mendelson: Homemaker and family day care mother, also a realtor
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!
Linda solves FIVE-AND-TEN-CENT STORE.
Let's add a price that's more than five or ten cents. We'll go with a Sitmar Cruises 10-day Caribbean cruise (labeled CRUISE) worth $6,366!
Molly solves DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
As simple as that, if there's a $5,000 space on the Wheel, you spin for it.
Molly solves PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE.
There's no time left!
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A $4,700 entertainment center!
A 14-karat gold and diamond man's watch!
A $32,000 silver metallic Corvette!
Over $121,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
John Tresetter: Recent graduate in southern Alberta, now a certified mechanic; from Calgary
Molly Carney: Waitress, from Minneapolis, MN
Linda Mendelson: Homemaker and family day care mother, also a realtor
Pat initially guesses John is from Manitoba instead of Alberta. Pat's embarrassed to be American sometimes.
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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Pat celebrates the occasion of a three-hyphen puzzle.
JOHN | Molly | Linda |
| $150: L (DUD!) | $250: N (x3) BANKRUPT! ($750) | $500: R $700: S Lose A Turn! |
$1,200 | ||
| $900: D $150: C -$250: A $250: P (DUD!) | $800: T (x3) -$250: I -$250: O $300: H (DUD!) | $400: F Solve: Correct! |
$800 | $1,900 | $1,600 |
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Linda solves FIVE-AND-TEN-CENT STORE.
$1,600 to spend |
| Wooden table and chairs (-$1,240) Krups set of 7 kitchen appliances (-$358) $2 on account |
John | Molly | Linda |
$1,598 | ||
OA: $2 |
Let's add a price that's more than five or ten cents. We'll go with a Sitmar Cruises 10-day Caribbean cruise (labeled CRUISE) worth $6,366!
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John | MOLLY | Linda |
OA: $2 | ||
| $250: R $250: N (DUD!) | $800: S (x2) $200: L -$250: E (x2) $400: T (DUD!) | |
$250 | $1,550 | |
OA: $2 | ||
| $400: D $1,000: Y (DUD!) | $400: W $200: F -$250: A -$250: O $400: P $400: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$400 | $1,150 | |
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Molly solves DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
$1,150 to spend |
| Lane Action recliner (-$495) Wood, leather, and brass magazine rack (-$219) Landes Silver tea and coffee set (-$410) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$26) |
John | Molly | Linda |
$1,150 | $1,598 | |
OA: $2 |
As simple as that, if there's a $5,000 space on the Wheel, you spin for it.
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John | Molly | LINDA |
OA: $2 | ||
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OA: $2 | ||
| $300: R (DUD!) | $400: S $400: L (x2) $500: D (x3) -$250: E (x2) $500: N (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
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Molly solves PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE.
$3,450 to spend |
| 1-week Mazatlan holiday (-$1,172) Sharp 5-inch AC/DC monitor color TV (-$400) PortaVideo cassette player (-$299) Chinon 133P XL movie camera (-$425) Prima golf clubs and bag (-$758) Columbia his-and-hers bicycles (-$280) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$116) |
There's no time left!
John | Molly | Linda |
$4,600 | $1,598 | |
OA: $2 |
It turns out John got played like a fiddle for the show. He's taking home the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Molly sounds like she's having a good time! She'll feel even better when she wins...
Chevrolet Corvette ($32,970)
All that remains is this puzzle:
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There it is. She calls RSTNLE:
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Jumping for joy, she solves GEORGE BURNS to keep the car! Molly is leaving with $37,570 in prizes!