Post by mechamind on Mar 21, 2021 10:43:58 GMT -5
Airdate: March 31, 1982
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes!
Over $44,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Sherry Belvin: Lives in Taiwan with her husband, collects stuffed monkeys and Chinese dolls
Merielen Peron (returning with a 2-day total of $12,569)
Chris Clayson: Environmental writer and editor, from Chicago, IL
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!
Perfection! Sherry solves SCOTCH AND SODA.
That's just an excuse for Merielen to keep spinning. She could hit the $1,000 space!
Ouch. After all that, Merielen guesses CHIP THINGS INTO SHAPE. Even Susan felt that one.
Chris reads what's on the board to get on the board.
Imagine if Chris hits the $2,000 space and solves. Pat and Jack are going to have to control him.
Sherry solves CHARIOTS OF FIRE. The solve music begins to play after she says CHARIOTS, but is muted until she finishes.
Merielen has one more chance, but Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we'll play for a Gucci gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $2,000 a piece! Sherry will begin this round.
Sherry: S (x2) ($4,000)
Merielen: T ($2,000)
Chris: R (x2) ($4,000) (He begins to say TRIP just after the buzzer.)
Sherry: N ($6,000)
Merielen: G ($4,000)
Merielen solves TONGUE DEPRESSOR and is suddenly an undefeated champion! That $4,000 will go on a gift certificate.
BONUS ROUND:
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes!
Over $44,000 just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Sherry Belvin: Lives in Taiwan with her husband, collects stuffed monkeys and Chinese dolls
Merielen Peron (returning with a 2-day total of $12,569)
Chris Clayson: Environmental writer and editor, from Chicago, IL
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!
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SHERRY | Merielen | Chris |
| $200: N $400: D (x2) -$250: A (x2) $250: S (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: T Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,300 | ||
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Perfection! Sherry solves SCOTCH AND SODA.
$1,300 to spend |
| Bassett Warrenton chest on chest (-$528) Lane upholstered needlepoint cedar chest (-$459) Leonard Silver tea/coffee set (-$300) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$13) |
Sherry | Merielen | Chris |
$1,300 |
That's just an excuse for Merielen to keep spinning. She could hit the $1,000 space!
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Sherry | MERIELEN | Chris |
| $200: T (x2) -$250: E $400: H (x3) -$250: A -$250: I (x3) $200: N (x2) -$250: O $150: S (x2) $450: P (x2) $200: G Solve: Wrong! | ||
$2,400 |
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Ouch. After all that, Merielen guesses CHIP THINGS INTO SHAPE. Even Susan felt that one.
Sherry | Merielen | Chris |
| $700: W Solve: Correct! | ||
$2,400 | $700 | |
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Chris reads what's on the board to get on the board.
$700 to spend |
| Hartco solid oak parquet floor tiles (-$300) Simon & Schuster hard cover books (-$175) Hamilton Beach coffeemaker (-$64) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$161) |
After the books, Chris asked for the coffeemaker and gift certificate too quickly, confusing Pat.
Sherry | Merielen | Chris |
$1,300 | $700 |
Imagine if Chris hits the $2,000 space and solves. Pat and Jack are going to have to control him.
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Sherry | Merielen | CHRIS |
| $300: T $300: N (DUD!) | ||
$300 | ||
| $500: S $600: R (x2) -$250: A -$250: E $200: L (DUD!) | $700: C BANKRUPT! ($700) | $200: H Lose A Turn! |
$1,200 | $500 | |
| -$250: I (x2) $350: F (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,650 | ||
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Sherry solves CHARIOTS OF FIRE. The solve music begins to play after she says CHARIOTS, but is muted until she finishes.
$1,650 to spend |
| Lane Nova Craft tables (-$698) Galaxy "Country Mood" carpet (-$455) AM/FM digital clock radio/cassette recorder (-$170) Oneida Silversmiths shell server (-$50) 10 Barnum & Bailey circus tickets (-$86) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$191) |
Sherry | Merielen | Chris |
$2,950 | $700 |
Merielen has one more chance, but Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and we'll play for a Gucci gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $2,000 a piece! Sherry will begin this round.
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Sherry: S (x2) ($4,000)
Merielen: T ($2,000)
Chris: R (x2) ($4,000) (He begins to say TRIP just after the buzzer.)
Sherry: N ($6,000)
Merielen: G ($4,000)
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Merielen solves TONGUE DEPRESSOR and is suddenly an undefeated champion! That $4,000 will go on a gift certificate.
Sherry | Merielen | Chris |
$2,950 | $4,000 | $700 |
BONUS ROUND:
Merielen probably didn't think she'd go all the way, but she did. She's up to $16,569, but now she'll play for...
Tiffany & Co. gift certificate featuring Poloma Picasso 18-karat gold open-heart brooch ($1,600)
(The value of the prize is not announced.)
Her final puzzle is right here:
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(Pat doesn't announce the category until the letters are chosen.)
Merielen will try RSTLNE for this puzzle:
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With only that, she solves SLAPSTICK COMEDY to keep the brooch! Merielen leaves with a grand total of $18,169!
In the post-game, Pat mentions that Susan gave Merielen too many letters to work with. Susan says it's like pulling a rabbit out of a hat.