Season 6 - (Aprill/Mary/Arun) recap

Season 6 - (Aprill/Mary/Arun) recap Jul 9, 2022 15:29:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 9, 2022 15:29:14 GMT -5

Airdate: Sometime from December 20-22, 1988

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A pair of his-and-hers Eagle automobiles!
A combination of white and canary diamonds!
A 9-foot Baldwin grand piano!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $179,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Aprill Harris: Works for an investment advisory firm, from Kailua, HI
Mary Bullock: Mother of two who does community volunteer work, from Tulsa, OK
Arun Savara: Boiler maker, also a student at Purdue University doing his Ph.D in management; from West Lafayette, IN

Pat likes the holly decoration on Aprill's head, known as a "haku". She has it glued to her head so she won't lose it while spinning.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

THING

APRILL	Mary	Arun
BANKRUPT! ($0)	Free Spin! $400: T $1,000: N $150: S (DUD!)	$200: R (DUD!)
	$1,400
$800: L (DUD!)	$200: D (DUD!)	$250: C (x2) $300: H -$250: E (x2) $400: K -$250: I (x2) $150: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,400	$1,000

THING

Arun solves CHICKEN POT PIE.

Aprill	Mary (FS)	Arun
		$1,000

Hot off the presses, or perhaps straight from the oven? It's a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a pearl necklace with French pendant of sapphire and diamonds (labeled TV) worth $3,900.

We have that $2,500 space glued to the Wheel so you can win even more money than that.

Round 2

PHRASE

Aprill	MARY (FS)	Arun
	$900: S (x3) $300: T (x3) -$250: I Lose A Turn!	$900: H -$250: E (x4) $300: L $300: R (x2) -$250: A (x4) $450: K $250: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,350	$2,250

PHRASE

Arun solves IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN.

Aprill	Mary (FS)	Arun
		$3,250

This is actually going really well for Arun, and maybe even better if he hits the $3,500 space!

Round 3

PHRASE

Aprill	Mary (FS)	ARUN
		$500: T (x2) $150: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x2) $600: S (DUD!)
		$800
$600: R -$250: A $550: D $3,500: M -$250: O (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: F (x2) $400: L (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$4,150	$1,200

PHRASE

Mary solves FULL OF DETERMINATION.

Aprill	Mary (FS)	Arun
	$1,200	$3,250

Is Aprill determined to take it all in this round? That will have to include a Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 motorcycle (labeled BIKE) worth $5,995.

Besides, it is Christmas Week, so Aprill should win something. We'll let her try for the $5,000 space!

Round 4

SAME NAME

APRILL	Mary (FS)	Arun
$250: N (x2) $900: D (x2) -$250: A (x3) $1,500: S (x2) -$250: I $1,500: T -$250: U $700: C (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	$200: H (x2) $400: P $900: L $800: B Solve: Correct!
$7,200	$2,500

SAME NAME

Mary solves HOPALONG AND BUTCH CASSIDY. Now to shut off the lights until dawn.

Aprill	Mary (...)	Arun
	$3,700	$3,250

Aprill came all the way from Hawaii for this? No miracle this time, so she's leaving with just the nice parting gifts.

She won't be flying back with a Free Spin token, that's for sure.

BONUS ROUND:

Mary had enough determination to make it to Bonus Land, and now she can play for a big prize...

Baldwin SD-10 concert grand piano ($31,500)

Timeshare vacation (over $38,000)

His-and-hers cars (over $31,000)

Earclips and ring ($43,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

Mary picks...

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

We unwrap her final puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

What can DCPA do to a short puzzle?

Nothing, as we learn the hard way.

But wait! She solves EGGNOG halfway through! Mary wins the cash and leaves with a total of $28,700!

In the post-game, Vanna brings up that she and Pat never really exchange Christmas presents. However, he's such a nice person that she gives Pat a big present. Pat didn't think of anything, so he pulls out a couple of dollars for her to get something nice. Vanna doesn't know if he can do that...