Season 2 - (Marianne/Rose/Mike) recap

Season 2 - (Marianne/Rose/Mike) recap Mar 7, 2021 18:46:26 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2021 18:46:26 GMT -5

Airdate: Oct-Nov 1984

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

A $14,000 TV room showcase!
A 1-week Hong Kong adventure!
A $10,000 Dodge Colt Premiere!

Over $101,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Marianne Manuelli: Married into a family of 8 kids and grandkids ("I cheated."), from San Bruno, CA
Rose Sumlin: Claims examiner for an insurance company
Mike Rogers: Computer consultant, from Walnut Creek, 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

PERSON

MARIANNE	Rose	Mike
$750: R $1,000: S (x2) $700: N (DUD!)	$450: T (x2) $200: L $150: M (DUD!)	$200: C $800: H (x4) $150: W Solve: Correct!
$2,750	$1,100	$3,550

PERSON

Mike solves HIGH-SCHOOL SWEETHEART.

$3,550 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels 18-karat gold loop earrings * (-$850)
Yamaha PCS 500 portable keyboard (-$495)
Clover floor lamp (-$340)
H.W.E. computerized massage chair (-$1,495)
Ceramic greyhound (-$232)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$138)

(Mike may choose the earrings as part of a gift certificate.)

Marianne	Rose	Mike
		$3,550

You might just fall in love with our Wheel prize while you're here! It's a Forest limited-edition Four Cheaters porcelain sculpture (labeled SCULPTURE) worth $1,590.

Round 2

THING

Marianne	ROSE	Mike
	Lose A Turn!	$250: T (DUD!)

$250: R SCULPTURE! $150: N (x2) $600: D $250: L (DUD!)	$500: J (DUD!)	$200: S (x2) $450: G (DUD!)
$1,150+		$400
$700: P (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,550+

After the R call, Pat says to Marianne: "Did you just curse our Wheel?" as she passed the SCULPTURE wedge.

Once she does hit it, she struggles to pick it up. Pat pulls it off, and it makes a loud bang sound.

THING

Marianne solves SUNDAY NEWSPAPER to keep the sculpture.

$2,550 to spend

Tiffany & Co. 18-karat gold ring with onyx * (-$1,575)
Reversible lamb/windbreaker jacket (-$800)
Gucci skin and gold bracelet (-$70)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$105)

(Marianne may choose the ring as part of a gift certificate.)

Marianne	Rose	Mike
$4,140		$3,550

Wouldn't Rose like to make the front page? The $5,000 space could help her do it if she gets that chance...

Round 3

PHRASE

Marianne	Rose	MIKE
		$800: T (x4) -$250: O $1,500: N -$250: I (DUD!)
		$4,450
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$5,000: G (DUD!)	$800: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$5,550

PHRASE

Mike solves LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

$5,550 to spend

1-week Hong Kong holiday! (-$4,334)
Bushnell binoculars (-$300)
Skyway his-and-hers luggage set (-$778)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$138)

And that's our last puzzle.

Marianne	Rose	Mike
$4,140		$9,100

Rose just couldn't do anything after the first round, and she leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Marianne has her sculpture, but what else does Mike have? He's gonna play for...

Tiffany & Co. gift certificate featuring amethyst pendant with diamond and gold ($7,900)

Can he solve this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

THING

Mike will try the common TNLSRE:

THING

He thinks TONE and TINE, but he does not solve DIAL TONE. Mike leaves with $9,100 in prizes.

In the post-game, Vanna mentions that the pendant contains her birthstone, and it is around her neck. That pendant is kinda heavy.