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November 29, 1984 recap Mar 16, 2021 9:18:18 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 16, 2021 9:18:18 GMT -5

Airdate: November 29, 1984

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

A $22,000 emerald diamond choker!
A giant screen TV!
A week in Paris!

Over $123,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Caren Steinberg: Chauffeur and limousine driver, from Spring Valley, CA
Jodi Shumway: Flower shop manager, from Murray, UT
Marcia Lampel: Mother of two who wants to get into acting; from Nashville, TN

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

THING

CAREN	Jodi	Marcia
$100: N (x3) $1,000: T (DUD!)	$100: D (DUD!)	$400: G (x2) -$250: I (x2) $750: S Solve: Wrong!
$300		$1,300

THING

Marcia guesses TURNING SIGNAL.

Caren	Jodi	Marcia
$300		$1,300
$450: L $300: W Solve: Correct!
$1,050

THING

Caren solves WARNING SIGNAL.

$1,050 to spend

Yamaha Riva CA50 motor scooter (-$860)
House of Gold 24-karat plated golf putter (-$150)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$40)

Caren	Jodi	Marcia
$1,050

Try not to take a wrong turn after picking up the Wheel prize. We add a Tiffany & Co. gift certificate featuring Paloma Picasso zircon and carved crystal flower pin (labeled PIN) worth $2,500.

Round 2

THINGS

Caren	JODI	Marcia
	Lose A Turn!	$200: D BANKRUPT! ($200)

PIN! $150: N (x2) $300: S (x2) $400: T (DUD!)	$300: L -$250: E (x2) $400: C (DUD!)	$450: G $150: B (DUD!)
$900+	$50	$450
$900: F (DUD!)	$250: R $500: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$900+	$1,300

The ding sounds on Marcia's incorrect B, followed by the buzzer.

THINGS

Marcia solves APPLES AND ORANGES.

$1,300 to spend

W.R. Case & Sons cutlery (-$197)
Newcor matching dinnerware service (-$370)
Litton microwave oven (-$379)
Tara Ware microwave cookware (-$302)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$52)

Caren	Jodi	Marcia
$1,050	$1,300

This has been a strange game for Marcia so far. Just forget all that and spin for the $5,000 space.

Round 3

PERSON

Caren	Jodi	MARCIA
		$350: T (DUD!)

$400: S (DUD!)	$1,500: L (DUD!)	$5,000: N -$250: O (DUD!)
		$4,750
$400: R $250: C (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	-$250: E (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)
$400		$4,250
$1,500: P (DUD!)	$500: D (DUD!)	-$250: I (DUD!)
		$4,000

Pat accidentally read Caren's $1,500 spin as $150, and Caren corrected him. "If you're gonna quibble over $1,350, I mean..."

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

Couldn't we give Marcia a refund for all that? Time is running out, and Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Caren: H (x3) ($1,900)

PERSON

Caren solves HUGH HEFNER.

$1,900 to spend

Alsy Cycle II temple jar lamps (-$300)
Webcor complete phone package (-$310)
Corsican glass/brass end table (-$814)
Leonard Silver tea/coffee set (-$300)
German crystal ashtray (-$125)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$51)

Caren	Jodi	Marcia
$2,950	$1,300

It's like an alternative universe where everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Marcia had no luck, and she's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

No matter how it happens, as long as you win, you win. Caren is now playing for...

Gucci Cadillac Seville ($41,961)

Jack laughs as Pat models the gold keys that come with the Cadillac.

There's one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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This time, we're gonna try TNRGLA:

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She guesses A LOW LIFE and A LIFE LINE...then she solves I LOVE LUCY to keep the car! Caren leaves with $44,911 in prizes!

In the post-game, Pat gives Caren the gold keys as she's in the driver's seat.