Post by captainfortune on Mar 22, 2021 19:36:41 GMT -5
Episode #770 (aired 6-5-87)
Wheel! Of! Fortune!
Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes, including...
In total, over $121,000 just waiting to be won tonight!
So, let's meet our players...
Mel McCarran is from Albuquerque, NM. She teaches teens with computers at El Dorado HS and has been married for 14 years.
Betsy Flynn is from Annandale, VA. She is a personnel coordinator for a large repo graphics firm.
Amber Simonson is a student at UC Santa Barbara. That's all we know.
$1,000 is the TDV, but don't hit Bankrupt. If you do, you lose your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. ™
Round 1: Phrase
- - - - - - / - -
- - - / - - / - - -
- - - - - - / - -
- - - / - - - ' -
Mel
$200: One T
$200: Four N's
$200: Seven D's
Vowel: Three A's
Vowel: Four O's
$450: Two M's
D A M N - D / - -
- O - / D O / A N D
D A M N - D / - -
- O - / D O N ' T
Mel, after racking up $2,800, decides to solve (rated PG-13) DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T. In the game room, he buys:
$1,370 his and her watches
$400 13" color TV
$350 symphonic VCR
$500 recliner winged chair
$105 marble boxes
$75 on a GC
After R1:
Mel: $2800
Others: $0
We keep the $1,000, and we also have a prize. It's a trip for 4 to Long Island plus luggage worth $8,130.
Round 2: Title
- - - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - / - - - -
Betsy
$450: One T
$300: One R
$300: No N
Amber
$550: One S
BANKRUPT
Mel
$400: No D
Betsy
$250: Two L's
Vowel: Two E's
Vowel: No A
Amber
$250: No C
Mel
$900: No M
Betsy
$250: Two H's
$900: Three W's
W H - S T L E
W H - L E
- - - / W - R -
After quite a bit of duds, Betsy solves WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK for $3,950. In the backyard, she buys...
$300 yearly subscription to cookies (yes, cookies)
$2,400 gold leaf earclips
$500 gas BBQ
$575 crystal bowl
$166 on a GC
After R2:
Mel: $2800
Betsy: $3950
Amber: uh oh
Now we have $1500 and $5000 on the wheel! But the BANKRUPT is hungry...
Round 3: People
- - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Amber
$200: Four N's
$500: One R
Vowel: Four E's
$200: Two L's
Vowel: Three A's
$250: One G
$1500: Two T's
$300: One D
Vowel: Two I's
Vowel: One O
$350: Three S's
- N I T E D
N A T I O N S
G E N E R A L
A S S E - - L -
Amber gets on the board at the last second, solving UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY for $5,300. In the beach party, she buys...
$4,180 trip to Disney World Village
$530 twin pairs of water skis and life jackets
$430 5" color TV
$160 on a GC
By the last second, we mean to end the game.
Final Tally:
Mel: $2800
Betsy: $3950
Amber: $5300 (WINNER!)
So, Amber wins. She'll go for the Renault Alliance DL convertible worth $13,740. Her bonus puzzle...
Bonus Round: Phrase
- - - / - -
- - - - -
She chooses RSTLNE...
- - T / - -
R E - - -
Her 15 seconds go to waste, and she can't solve OUT OF REACH, so no car, but she does have $5,300 in prizes!
So, my first recap in a while. It didn't take very long, as I got most of (or all of) my info from Andy Nguyen's WoF site. More to come soon!
Wheel! Of! Fortune!
Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes, including...
- this luxurious game room w/ entertainment center...
- this Jeep Wrangler..
- and this Pontiac Firebird!
In total, over $121,000 just waiting to be won tonight!
So, let's meet our players...
Mel McCarran is from Albuquerque, NM. She teaches teens with computers at El Dorado HS and has been married for 14 years.
Betsy Flynn is from Annandale, VA. She is a personnel coordinator for a large repo graphics firm.
Amber Simonson is a student at UC Santa Barbara. That's all we know.
$1,000 is the TDV, but don't hit Bankrupt. If you do, you lose your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. ™
Round 1: Phrase
- - - - - - / - -
- - - / - - / - - -
- - - - - - / - -
- - - / - - - ' -
Mel
$200: One T
$200: Four N's
$200: Seven D's
Vowel: Three A's
Vowel: Four O's
$450: Two M's
D A M N - D / - -
- O - / D O / A N D
D A M N - D / - -
- O - / D O N ' T
Mel, after racking up $2,800, decides to solve (rated PG-13) DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T. In the game room, he buys:
$1,370 his and her watches
$400 13" color TV
$350 symphonic VCR
$500 recliner winged chair
$105 marble boxes
$75 on a GC
After R1:
Mel: $2800
Others: $0
We keep the $1,000, and we also have a prize. It's a trip for 4 to Long Island plus luggage worth $8,130.
Round 2: Title
- - - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - / - - - -
Betsy
$450: One T
$300: One R
$300: No N
Amber
$550: One S
BANKRUPT
Mel
$400: No D
Betsy
$250: Two L's
Vowel: Two E's
Vowel: No A
Amber
$250: No C
Mel
$900: No M
Betsy
$250: Two H's
$900: Three W's
W H - S T L E
W H - L E
- - - / W - R -
After quite a bit of duds, Betsy solves WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK for $3,950. In the backyard, she buys...
$300 yearly subscription to cookies (yes, cookies)
$2,400 gold leaf earclips
$500 gas BBQ
$575 crystal bowl
$166 on a GC
After R2:
Mel: $2800
Betsy: $3950
Amber: uh oh
Now we have $1500 and $5000 on the wheel! But the BANKRUPT is hungry...
Round 3: People
- - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Amber
$200: Four N's
$500: One R
Vowel: Four E's
$200: Two L's
Vowel: Three A's
$250: One G
$1500: Two T's
$300: One D
Vowel: Two I's
Vowel: One O
$350: Three S's
- N I T E D
N A T I O N S
G E N E R A L
A S S E - - L -
Amber gets on the board at the last second, solving UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY for $5,300. In the beach party, she buys...
$4,180 trip to Disney World Village
$530 twin pairs of water skis and life jackets
$430 5" color TV
$160 on a GC
By the last second, we mean to end the game.
Final Tally:
Mel: $2800
Betsy: $3950
Amber: $5300 (WINNER!)
So, Amber wins. She'll go for the Renault Alliance DL convertible worth $13,740. Her bonus puzzle...
Bonus Round: Phrase
- - - / - -
- - - - -
She chooses RSTLNE...
- - T / - -
R E - - -
Her 15 seconds go to waste, and she can't solve OUT OF REACH, so no car, but she does have $5,300 in prizes!
So, my first recap in a while. It didn't take very long, as I got most of (or all of) my info from Andy Nguyen's WoF site. More to come soon!
