Season 2 - (Eunita/Barbara/Keith) recap

Season 2 - (Eunita/Barbara/Keith) recap Mar 14, 2021 11:23:47 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2021 11:23:47 GMT -5

Airdate: September 1984?

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

A $10,000 bracelet!
An $11,000 compact sedan!
A $19,000 ski boat!

Over $93,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Eunita Williams: Typist clerk and mother, from Sacramento, CA
Barbara Claus: Homemaker and mother
Keith Simpson (?): Business consultant and father, from St. Louis, MO

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

EUNITA	Barbara	Keith
$175: T (DUD!)	$300: R $350: N (DUD!)	$150: L $175: M (DUD!)
	$300	$150
$300: P $400: H (DUD!)	$1,000: S $300: D -$250: E (x3) $175: F (DUD!)	$250: G (DUD!)
$300	$1,350	$150
$450: X $250: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,000

PHRASE

Eunita solves DOUBLE EXPOSURE.

$1,000 to spend

Portable AM/FM radio/cassette recorder (-$350)
Char-Broil barbecue (-$300)
Round Trampoline his-and-hers hammocks (-$280)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$70)

Eunita	Barbara	Keith
$1,000

Double the fun with plenty of money and a good prize? We're adding a trip to Arizona and houseboat exploration on Lake Powell (labeled TRIP) worth $2,546!

Round 2

THINGS

Eunita	BARBARA	Keith
	$300: S BANKRUPT! ($300)	$150: N (DUD!)

$700: L $200: R $200: C (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,300)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$200: D $150: J (DUD!)
		$200
Lose A Turn!	$800: P (DUD!)	$550: M (DUD!)
		$200
$200: F (DUD!)	$300: T (DUD!)	$200: H (DUD!)
		$200
Lose A Turn!	$500: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$500

THINGS

Barbara solves VOCAL CORDS.

$500 to spend

Las Vegas weekend (-$480)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$20)

Eunita	Barbara	Keith
$1,000	$500

Before you start screaming at us, you'll need to know that there's a $5,000 space now.

Round 3

PLACE

Eunita	Barbara	KEITH
		$300: N $250: R (x2) $400: L (DUD!)
		$800
$550: W $350: S (x2) $500: T $500: H (x2)
$2,050

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

Not much time left, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $200 a piece.

Eunita: M ($2,950)

PLACE

Eunita solves WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

$2,950 to spend

General Electric 19-inch color TV (-$675)
Mini component stereo system (-$800)
San Diego weekend (-$470)
Hartco parquet flooring (-$300)
Ceramic dalmatian! (-$146)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$559)

Eunita	Barbara	Keith
$3,950	$500

The first two puzzles weren't exactly nice, hurting Keith's chances. Now he takes home the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

That last round was good enough for Eunita to be the big winner! Over to the bonus prizes, and she plays for...

Schafer & Sons grand piano ($7,008)

This puzzle is ready for her:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

She makes somewhat unusual choices with JHRSLE:

THINGS

She guesses RAILROAD TRAINS, and then solves RAILROAD TRACKS to keep the piano! Eunita leaves with $10,958 in prizes!

During the post-game, Eunita and the family gathers around the piano with Pat, and they play a little bit.