February 7, 1985 recap

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February 7, 1985 recap Feb 28, 2021 20:40:10 GMT -5

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Airdate: February 7, 1985

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

A $27,000 Cadillac!
An $11,000 ski boat!
A camper trailer!

Over $117,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Ken Ashba: Car salesman who restores antique/collector cars, from Newbury, OH
Irene Bonner: Grandmother getting ready to retire from work, from Spokane, WA
Gina Canfora: New to California (last year or month or something; "Time flies out here, 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!

Round 1

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PHRASE

KEN	Irene	Gina
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: T (x3) $400: H (DUD!)	$700: S Free Spin! $700: N (x3) -$250: E (x3) $300: M $1,000: R (DUD!)
	$900	$2,850
$1,000: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,000

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PHRASE

Ken solves NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN.

$1,000 to spend

1-week Las Vegas weekend (-$836)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$164)

Ken	Irene	Gina (FS)
$1,000

We wish we could award the Wheel prize nine times out of ten. Let's try to give away a ski weekend at Squaw Valley USA and stay at Olympic Village Inn (labeled TRIP) worth $1,101.

Round 2

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PERSON

Ken	IRENE	Gina (FS)
	Lose A Turn!	$1,000: S (DUD!)

$600: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: N (x2) $500: R (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)
		$1,750
$250: L (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500)	$200: D $900: C Solve: Correct!
	$1,100

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PERSON

Irene solves DIAHANN CARROLL.

$1,100 to spend

La-Z-Boy sleeper sofa (-$749)
Tiffany & Co. crystal bowl (-$290)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$61)

Ken	Irene	Gina (FS)
$1,000	$1,100

We could get some big money this time! The $5,000 space is on the Wheel, and Gina still has her Free Spin!

Round 3

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THING

Ken	Irene	GINA (FS)
		$500: R $5,000: T (DUD!)
		$500
$5,000: S (DUD!)	$350: L (DUD!)	$250: N $200: C -$250: E (x3) $200: P -$250: A $600: M (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $600: D (DUD!)
		$650
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$500: G BANKRUPT! ($500)	$500: F (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$1,650

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THING

Gina solves PEACE OFFERING.

$1,650 to spend

Tappan double oven range (-$1,500)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$150)

Ken	Irene	Gina
$1,000	$1,100	$1,650

We can't offer much since we're short of time, so Pat gives it a Final Spin, and we'll play for a Tiffany Gift Certificate. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! Ken starts!

Round 4

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PEOPLE

Ken: P (DUD!)
Irene: R (DUD!)
Gina: N (DUD!)
Ken: T ($5,000)
Irene: L (x4!) ($20,000)
Gina: S (DUD!)
Ken: H (DUD!)
Irene: M ($25,000)

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PEOPLE

By 1/6 of a second, Irene solves VOLLEYBALL TEAM to take the win and a $25,000 gift certificate!

Ken	Irene	Gina
$1,000	$26,100	$1,650

BONUS ROUND:

That was unexpected, but now Irene is a real champion! Let's top that off with...

Jayco fold down camping trailer ($6,065)

She can solve one more puzzle, right?

Bonus Puzzle

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EVENT

Irene will tackle this giant with RSTLNE:

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EVENT

She instantly solves SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY to keep the trailer! Irene leaves with $32,165 in prizes!

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2023 20:37:35 GMT -5 by mechamind

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