Season 1 - (Mike/Sonya/Betty) recap

Season 1 - (Mike/Sonya/Betty) recap Mar 5, 2021 21:25:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 5, 2021 21:25:13 GMT -5

Airdate: February 1984?

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

A $14,000 Mustang convertible!
A $4,500 unisex quartz watch!
A $12,000 Thunderbird!

Over $92,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Mike Buschell: Financial analyst, from Menlo Park, CA
Sonya Joseph: Recently retired
Betty Tongay: Secretary for a major oil company, from Santa Barbara, 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

MIKE	Sonya	Betty
$500: T $400: S (x2) $100: R (DUD!)	$200: N $100: D (DUD!)	Free Spin! $300: L (x2) $175: M (DUD!)
$1,300	$200	$600
$200: G (DUD!)	Free Spin! $400: P (DUD!)	-$250: A $300: C (DUD!)
$1,300	$200	$350
$150: F Solve: Correct!
$1,450

PHRASE

Mike solves ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

$1,450 to spend

Classic wall telephone (-$659)
Tara Ware microwave oven cookware (-$302)
Gibson portable dishwasher (-$430)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$59)

Mike	Sonya (FS)	Betty (FS)
$1,450

We want to bring in a Wheel prize that everyone will love! We have a trip to Mexico and stay at Maria Isabel-Sheraton Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $1,726.

Round 2

TITLE

Mike	SONYA (FS)	Betty (FS)
	$400: T BANKRUPT! ($400)	$200: H $600: N (x2) $700: S (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: E (x2) $400: R (DUD!)
		$1,150
$150: L $500: D (DUD!)	$800: K $250: J $400: F $550: G (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$150	$2,550

TITLE

Sonya solves KING OF THE JUNGLE.

$2,550 to spend

Lake Tahoe holiday with ski trip (-$836)
Portable color TV AM/FM and cassette recorder (-$599)
Agfa-Gevaert compact 35 mm camera with film (-$320)
Bushnell astronomical telescope (-$150)
Camel his-and-her goose down jackets (-$350)
Classic handmade willow picnic hamper (-$273)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$22)

Mike	Sonya (FS)	Betty
$1,450	$2,550

A long round, then one with a long shopping list, and now Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... BANKRUPT!

A long Final Spin...yeah. Pat will do it again, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Betty will start.

Round 3

THING

Betty: T (x2) ($1,000)
Mike: R ($500)

THING

Mike says RESTAURANT TABLE.

Sonya: S (DUD!)
Betty: N (x2) ($2,000)
Mike: D (DUD!)
Sonya: G (DUD!)
Betty: L (DUD!)
Mike: C ($1,000)

THING

Mike solves COUNTERFEIT MONEY.

$1,000 to spend

1-week Las Vegas holiday (-$760)
Solid brass magazine rack (-$200)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$40)

Mike	Sonya (...)	Betty
$2,450	$2,550

Betty did the right thing to try using her Free Spin, but it didn't work out. She's getting the nice parting gifts.

Sonya leaves her Free Spin to gather dust, and she wins the game. Sure...

BONUS ROUND:

It was close, but Sonya is the big winner! She's going to play for...

Ford Thunderbird ($12,877)

She's got one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

Sonya's adding some variety with NMDRTE:

PERSON

She instantly solves GENE AUTRY to keep the car! Sonya leaves with $15,427 in prizes!

In the post-game, Vanna notices that Sonya's wearing a horseshoe on her collar. Vanna thought you have to have them up so that luck doesn't run out.