Post by mechamind on Mar 8, 2021 21:12:45 GMT -5
Airdate: October 5, 1983
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A 2-week trip around the world!
A lady's gold and stainless sports watch!
A $5,400 camper trailer!
Over $67,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Kelli Siphki (?): Currently not working, but enjoys arranging flowers; from Watsonville, CA
Barry Jaffee: TV producer by trade
Pam Giorno: Mother of two also active in community theater, from Pearl River, NY
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. 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!
Pam solves BUBBLE BATH.
After the break, Barry immediately solves THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH.
We follow a big puzzle with a big sparkly wedge! There's a $5,000 space on the Wheel!
DING DING! DING DING!
Since it's time, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece.
Pam: G (DUD!)
Kelli: F (DUD!)
Barry: M (x2) ($3,000)
Barry solves MASONIC TEMPLE.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous merchandise including:
A 2-week trip around the world!
A lady's gold and stainless sports watch!
A $5,400 camper trailer!
Over $67,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Kelli Siphki (?): Currently not working, but enjoys arranging flowers; from Watsonville, CA
Barry Jaffee: TV producer by trade
Pam Giorno: Mother of two also active in community theater, from Pearl River, NY
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. 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 | ||||||||||||||
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | | ||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
THING | ||||||||||||||
KELLI | Barry | Pam |
| $500: N (DUD!) | $200: T $100: S (DUD!) | $400: R (DUD!) |
$200 | ||
| Lose A Turn! | $400: H $150: L -$250: E $200: M (DUD!) | $450: B (x4) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$500 | $1,800 |
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | B | _ | B | B | L | E | | | | | ||
| | | | B | _ | T | H | | | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
THING | ||||||||||||||
Pam solves BUBBLE BATH.
$1,800 to spend |
| Fremarc traditional styled sofa (-$1,760) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$40) |
Kelli | Barry | Pam |
$1,800 |
Let's rest our arms and take a look at a special Wheel prize! We have a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring lapis and diamond cocktail ring (labeled RING) worth $3,400.
The top-dollar value grows to $1,000 for this round! Don't worry, it won't pop.
Round 2 | ||||||||||||||
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | _ | _ | _ | | _ | _ | _ | | _ | _ | | |||
| _ | | _ | _ | _ | ' | _ | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| _ | _ | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | ||
| | _ | _ | _ | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PHRASE | ||||||||||||||
Kelli | BARRY | Pam |
| $550: T (x5) $200: H (x6) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x2) $250: Y Lose A Turn! | $450: W RING! $150: M (x2) BANKRUPT! ($750) | |
$3,450 | + | |
| $250: N Lose A Turn! | $400: S (x4) Commercial break! | |
$250 | $5,050 |
Pam tries to call a letter without picking up the RING prize first.
Kelli | Barry | Pam |
$5,050 | + | |
| We're back! Solve: Correct! | ||
$250 | $5,050 |
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | T | H | E | | W | _ | Y | | T | O | | |||
| _ | | M | _ | N | ' | S | | H | E | _ | _ | T | ||
| I | S | | T | H | _ | O | _ | _ | H | | | | ||
| | H | I | S | | S | T | O | M | _ | _ | H | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PHRASE | ||||||||||||||
After the break, Barry immediately solves THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH.
$5,050 to spend |
| Trip around the world: Hong Kong, China, Russia, and England! (-$4,998) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$52) |
Barry initially says on account but corrects himself.
Kelli | Barry | Pam |
$5,050 | $1,800 |
We follow a big puzzle with a big sparkly wedge! There's a $5,000 space on the Wheel!
Round 3 | ||||||||||||||
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | ||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PLACE | ||||||||||||||
Kelli | Barry | PAM |
| $500: S $800: T $700: R (DUD!) | ||
$1,300 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $700: L -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $200: N $300: D (DUD!) |
$1,700 | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $200: K (DUD!) | |
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | _ | A | S | _ | N | _ | _ | | | | ||
| | | | T | E | _ | _ | L | E | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PLACE | ||||||||||||||
DING DING! DING DING!
(The Final Spin bell sounds halfway through Barry's spin.)
Since it's time, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece.
Pam: G (DUD!)
Kelli: F (DUD!)
Barry: M (x2) ($3,000)
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | M | A | S | _ | N | _ | _ | | | | ||
| | | | T | E | M | _ | L | E | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PLACE | ||||||||||||||
Barry solves MASONIC TEMPLE.
$3,000 to spend |
| Van Cleef & Arpels man's gold and diamond ring * (-$2,800) Hitachi 23-cup food steamer/rice cooker (-$100) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$100) (Barry may choose the ring as part of a gift certificate.) |
Kelli | Barry | Pam |
$8,050 | $1,800 |
Those bad spaces really seemed to love Kelli, didn't they? She's stuck with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
Barry's the big winner! He's walking to look at some bonus prizes, and he'll play for...
Trip to Brazil and stay at Rio-Sheraton Hotel ($4,551)
Can he solve this puzzle?
Bonus Puzzle | ||||||||||||||
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | | | ||
| | | | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PERSON | ||||||||||||||
He's taking the usual NSTRLE:
| | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| | | | _ | E | N | N | _ | | | | | | ||
| | | | R | _ | _ | E | R | S | | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| | ||||||||||||||
PERSON | ||||||||||||||
Figuring out that first letter...with 3 seconds left, he solves KENNY ROGERS to keep the trip! Barry leaves with $12,601 in prizes!
In the post-game, Pat says you gotta go through the alphabet if you don't know. "Denny Rogers"?
