Post by mechamind on Mar 21, 2021 15:32:32 GMT -5
Airdate: April 17, 1986
(The intro and part of the interviews were cut from the source video.)
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Susan
Mike
Bonnie Day: Manages an animation studio in southern California (also says Happy Birthday to her mom)
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, mom", it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
Susan solves DEMOLITION DERBY.
If Susan lands on this prize wedge, she might need help picking it up. This is a Cartier Stirling Silver dragon music box (labeled SILVER) worth $2,800.
Bonnie reads what's on the board.
For several reasons, we're already running out of time. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Bonnie begins.
Bonnie: T (DUD!)
Susan: N (x3) ($1,500)
Mike: L (x2) ($1,000)
Bonnie: R (x2) ($1,000)
Bonnie solves I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and claims her on account money for a total of $1,189.
BONUS ROUND:
That's more like it. She picks STRLNE:
(The intro and part of the interviews were cut from the source video.)
Look at this studio filled with glamorous prizes just waiting to be won on...
Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Susan
Mike
Bonnie Day: Manages an animation studio in southern California (also says Happy Birthday to her mom)
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, mom", it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
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SUSAN | Mike | Bonnie |
| $800: T Free Spin! $400: N $800: L Free Spin! $400: N (Repeat) (Free Spin used) $200: R $200: S (DUD!) | $400: D (x2) $350: C (DUD!) | $800: M BANKRUPT! ($800) |
$2,200 | $800 | |
| $350: B Solve: Correct! | ||
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After the N call, Pat walks up to Susan and advises her not to lean forward too much that she gets impaled and carried around in circles. "We've never had a fatal accident on our show, okay?"
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Susan solves DEMOLITION DERBY.
$2,550 to spend |
| Sharp 5-inch AC/DC color TV (-$410) 1-week Puerto Vallarta holiday (-$1,310) Hanimex DR1 35 mm SLR camera (-$300) John N. Hansen board games (-$333) Toblerone chocolate bars (-$125) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$72) |
Susan (FS) | Mike | Bonnie |
$2,550 |
If Susan lands on this prize wedge, she might need help picking it up. This is a Cartier Stirling Silver dragon music box (labeled SILVER) worth $2,800.
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Susan (FS) | MIKE | Bonnie |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $400: T (x2) $900: N (x3) -$250: E -$250: I (x3) $600: G $100: H (DUD!) | |
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| $100: R (DUD!) | $100: C $700: Z $500: D $900: S -$250: A -$250: U $100: B (DUD!) | $200: P Solve: Correct! |
$1,700 | $3,800 |
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Bonnie reads what's on the board.
$3,800 to spend |
| His-and-hers motor scooters (-$1,720) 1-week Las Vegas weekend (-$956) Hitachi 19-inch color TV (-$420) Code-A-Phone answering service (-$316) Portavideo cassette player (-$199) $189 on account |
Susan (FS) | Mike | Bonnie |
$2,550 | $3,611 | |
OA: $189 |
For several reasons, we're already running out of time. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Bonnie begins.
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Bonnie: T (DUD!)
Susan: N (x3) ($1,500)
Mike: L (x2) ($1,000)
Bonnie: R (x2) ($1,000)
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Bonnie solves I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and claims her on account money for a total of $1,189.
$1,189 to spend |
| queen mattress (-$899) Giorgio perfume/fragrance package (-$185) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$105) |
Susan (...) | Mike | Bonnie |
$2,550 | $4,800 |
One letter kept Mike from a good round, and he's leaving with the nice parting gifts.
Susan uses one Free Spin on a repeat, and the other one stays behind. How did that happen?
BONUS ROUND:
Let's see if we can have a normal Bonus Round. Bonnie's the big winner and will play for...
Classic Roadsters Duchess ($24,133)
Time for one last puzzle:
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That's more like it. She picks STRLNE:
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She instantly solves INDEPENDENCE DAY to keep the car! Bonnie leaves with $26,233 in prizes!
In the post-game, Pat says it's nice to drive around in a car like that, because you sorta blend in with the traffic.
