March 19, 1985 recap

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March 19, 1985 recap Mar 13, 2021 16:39:45 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 13, 2021 16:39:45 GMT -5

Airdate: March 19, 1985

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

A $12,000 Firebird!
A $29,000 motorhome!
A 1-week Australian holiday!

Over $104,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Amelia Brooks: Bed and breakfast owner, from Mentone, AL
Judi Wilkin: Sales administration director for a vacation membership service
Patrick Potega: Magazine editor (edits a model airplane magazine)

Amelia offers Pat a new bumper sticker from Mentone, "Alabama's best kept secret".

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

AMELIA	Judi	Patrick
$750: L (DUD!)	$300: N $450: T (DUD!)	$400: G $400: S -$250: I $200: D (DUD!)
	$300	$550
$200: R (x2) $200: H $450: C $400: F (DUD!)	$250: P (x2) $800: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,050	$1,600

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Judi solves PURCHASING POWER.

$1,600 to spend

Van Cleef & Arpels carriage clock (-$825)
Whisper Soft satin sheets (-$450)
Vitamaster folding exerciser (-$325)
All spent!

Amelia	Judi	Patrick
	$1,600

You don't have to think about purchasing power for one prize. We have a Tiffany & Co. Paul Revere Stirling Silver bowl (labeled SILVER) worth $1,100.

Round 2

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Amelia	JUDI	Patrick
	$450: T (x2) $200: N (x3) $500: D -$250: O (x4) $200: K $550: H $250: Y (x2) $450: W (x2) -$250: E -$250: A -$250: U (x2) -$250: I (x2) $300: V (DUD!)	$550: R $800: M $250: G $200: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,900	$2,000

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Patrick reads what's on the board.

$2,000 to spend

Tiffany & Co. gold penguin pin with ruby/diamond * (-$1,140)
Reversible lamb jacket (-$800)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$60)

(Patrick may choose the pin as part of a gift certificate.)

Amelia	Judi	Patrick
	$1,600	$2,000

You really don't know what you're missing unless you hit that $5,000 space!

Round 3

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THING

Amelia	Judi	PATRICK
		$250: S (x2) $200: T (DUD!)
		$500
$250: Y (x2) $600: R $500: N $900: L (DUD!)	$400: C $1,500: D Only vowels left! -$250: A -$250: O Solve: Correct!
$1,600	$1,400

The correct letter ding is heard before Judi calls C, and it doesn't sound after the call.

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Judi solves IDIOSYNCRASY.

$1,400 to spend

Berkline matching recliners (-$1,398)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$2)

Amelia	Judi	Patrick
	$3,000	$2,000

We might have a normal puzzle ahead, but Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. We'll play for a Tiffany gift certificate, and consonants are worth... $1,500 a piece. Amelia still has a chance.

Round 4

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OCCUPATION

Amelia: R ($1,500)
Judi: N ($1,500)

Patrick: D ($1,500)

Amelia: W ($3,000)

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OCCUPATION

Amelia guesses JAIL WARDEN. A very good guess, but it's incorrect.

Judi: G ($3,000)

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Judi solves GAME WARDEN for a $3,000 gift certificate.

Amelia	Judi	Patrick
	$6,000	$2,000

Imagine if Amelia's guess actually was the answer. Instead of a tie game, Amelia is sent home with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Judi protects her lead, and now she gets to look at some bonus prizes! After that, she plays for...

Trip to Sydney and 1-week stay at Hyatt Kingsgate Hotel ($6,970)

We give Judi one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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QUOTATION

Looks like it's TRLNSE again.

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QUOTATION

She instantly solves LIVE AND LEARN to keep the trip! Judi leaves with $12,970 in prizes!

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2023 13:57:08 GMT -5 by mechamind

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March 19, 1985 recap Mar 13, 2021 17:13:25 GMT -5

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BR: Who else thought about the Crush 40 song?

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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