Season 2 - (Marge/Eddie/Susie) recap

Season 2 - (Marge/Eddie/Susie) recap Feb 22, 2021 10:20:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 22, 2021 10:20:01 GMT -5

Airdate: March 1985?

Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:

A $26,000 Mercedes sports car!
An $8,900 lady's diamond watch!
A 1-week ski adventure!

Over $120,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Marge Nusati: Retired, former secretary at work
Eddie Beech: Independent real estate appraiser
Susie Coffman: In marketing with a major telecommunications company, from Menlo Park, CA

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!

Round 1

PHRASE

MARGE	Eddie	Susie
$200: T (x5) $250: N (x2) $200: R (x2) $150: S $250: C $400: H -$250: O (x2) $400: B (DUD!)	$200: P $450: L (DUD!)	$200: F $500: Y $350: J Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,450	$200	$1,050

PHRASE

Susie solves NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE.

$1,050 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels 18-karat gold loop earclips * (-$900)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$150)

(Susie may choose the earclips as part of a gift certificate.)

Marge	Eddie	Susie
		$1,050

Not just another pretty prize, this is a special one! It's a Van Cleef & Arpels lady's 18-karat gold and diamond dress watch (labeled WATCH) worth $8,950.

Round 2

PHRASE

Marge	EDDIE	Susie
	$250: T (DUD!)	$300: S (DUD!)

$1,000: R (x2) $900: L (x3) Lose A Turn!	$200: P (DUD!)	$900: N $600: G (x3) -$250: E -$250: A -$250: I $450: W Solve: Correct!
$4,700		$2,400

PHRASE

Susie solves GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.

$2,400 to spend

25-inch color TV (-$925)
Berkline Dallas sofa (-$1,057)
Lakeside games and toys (-$300)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$118)

Marge	Eddie	Susie
		$3,450

We want those winnings to keep growing rapidly! The $5,000 space could get us further!

Round 3

PERSON

Marge	Eddie	SUSIE
		$700: T (x2) $200: R -$250: E -$250: A -$250: I (DUD!)
		$850
$300: M (DUD!)	$5,000: S (DUD!)	$700: N (x2) -$250: O $200: P (DUD!)
		$2,000
$900: H $800: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,700

PERSON

Marge solves LAUREN HUTTON.

$1,700 to spend

Emperor solid cherry grandfather clock (-$1,200)
Mongolian lamb vest (-$450)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$50)

Marge	Eddie	Susie
$1,700		$3,450

There's time for another round, but Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we try for a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece. Marge begins!

Round 4

EVENT

Marge: T (x3) ($2,400)
Eddie: R (DUD!)
Susie: S ($800)
Marge: N ($3,200)
Eddie: M (DUD!)
Susie: L ($1,600)
Marge: C ($4,000)
Eddie: P ($800)
Susie: Y ($2,400)
Marge: B ($4,800)

EVENT

Marge solves PUBLICITY STUNT for a $4,800 gift certificate and the win!

Marge	Eddie	Susie
$6,500		$3,450

Wrong letter after wrong letter, it was likely to happen. Eddie goes home with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Marge is suddenly our big winner! She wants one more prize, and it's gonna be...

Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham ($22,033)

The only thing left is this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

Oddly, Marge doesn't appear in the lower right corner.

Marge is sticking with LNRSTE:

PHRASE

She instantly solves SAY PLEASE to keep the car! Marge leaves with $28,533 in prizes!