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September 26, 1985 recap May 9, 2022 0:03:12 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 9, 2022 0:03:12 GMT -5

Airdate: September 26, 1985

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

A $2,300 piano!
A $6,900 Australian holiday!
An $18,000 Trans Am!

Over $102,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Marsha Negy: Mother of two, has coached volleyball for a while; from Brecksville, OH
Cheryl McKenzie: Also a mother of two, and an accounting manager for an independent insurance agency; from Medford, OR
Bob Peterson: Father of one "challenging" son, working as an accountant; from Bloomington, MN

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

MARSHA	Cheryl	Bob
$150: T (DUD!)	$900: R (DUD!)	$600: L (DUD!)

Lose A Turn!	$250: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	$400: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) $400: G (DUD!)
	$500	$550
$200: M Free Spin! $700: D (x2) -$250: A (x3) Solve: Correct!
$1,350

THING

Marsha solves HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH. No superstitions for her, as she has lucky everythings with her.

$1,350 to spend

Corsican brass cocktail table (-$1,320)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$30)

Marsha (FS)	Cheryl	Bob
$1,350

Our Wheel prize could bring Cheryl good luck! It's a Tiffany gift certificate featuring oversized Sterling Silver "tanker" (labeled SILVER) worth $4,725.

Round 2

PHRASE

Marsha (FS)	CHERYL	Bob
	$400: T (x2) $250: L (x2) $300: N (x3) -$250: E (x3) $200: S $400: C (x2) $600: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$4,150

PHRASE

Perfection! Cheryl solves ALL PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

$4,150 to spend

Butterick Vogue sewing package (-$527)
New Home 2018E sewing machine (-$579)
Habersham Plantation Queen Anne high boy (-$2,315)
Cheval mirror (-$549)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$180)

Marsha (FS)	Cheryl	Bob
$1,350	$4,150

Those scores are just getting better, and Bob's staring at a $5,000 space right in front of him!

Round 3

PHRASE

Marsha (FS)	Cheryl	BOB
		$700: N $700: L $500: R -$250: E (x4) $700: T (x2) $800: H $1,500: C BANKRUPT! ($5,350)

$550: D $550: S -$250: A (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: I (x2) $200: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,000

PHRASE

Marsha solves SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE.

$1,000 to spend

Wimbledon his-and-hers tennis rackets (-$400)
Johann Haviland china set (-$563)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$37)

Marsha	Cheryl	Bob
$2,350	$4,150

Luckily for Marsha, we do have some time for an extra round, but Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $800 a piece. Marsha starts.

Round 4

PERSON

Marsha: R (DUD!)
Cheryl: T (DUD!)
Bob: L (x2) ($1,600)
Marsha: S ($800)
Cheryl: N ($800)
Bob: C (DUD!)
Marsha: M ($1,600)
Cheryl: D (x2) ($2,400)

PERSON

Cheryl solves DOLLEY MADISON. With her $2,400, she is offered the piano, but she just wants a Gucci gift certificate.

Marsha	Cheryl	Bob
$2,350	$6,550

Bob could only spin dangerously for so long, even though Round 3 was his only real chance. He leaves with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Let's give Cheryl a chance at one more prize! She's going to play for...

Cartier gift certificate featuring 18-karat gold ear clips with diamond, jade, and pearls ($13,750)

Let's give her this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

TNLSRE fills in more than half of it.

THINGS

She instantly solves BLUE EYES to keep the ear clips! Cheryl leaves with a total of $20,300 in prizes!