Season 6 - (Andrea/Rhonda/Mike) recap

Season 6 - (Andrea/Rhonda/Mike) recap Jul 24, 2022 9:26:34 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jul 24, 2022 9:26:34 GMT -5

Airdate: Jan-Feb 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A new camping package!
A $58,000 diamond and emerald bracelet!
A BMW convertible!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $205,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Andrea Press: Actress/singer/tour guide/part-time music student (the actress part excites her the most, but she's currently in school)
Rhonda Polk: Mother of two and stepmother of one, from Las Vegas, NV
Mike Kirchberger: Contract programmer with a major oil company in Houston, TX

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

Round 1

PHRASE

ANDREA	Rhonda	Mike
$250: N (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $500: T $200: R (DUD!)	$700: L (DUD!)	Free Spin! $400: D $800: Y $350: F -$250: O (x2) $150: M Solve: Correct!
$1,350		$1,450

PHRASE

Mike solves A MONTH OF SUNDAYS.

Andrea	Rhonda	Mike (FS)
		$1,450

While we don't know in what direction to find M.G., we do know where to find a Fremarc carved French armoire (labeled ARMOIRE) worth $2,760.

It won't even be Saturday before someone hits the $2,500 space, right?

Round 2

PHRASE

Andrea	RHONDA	Mike (FS)
	$700: N $300: R (x2) $200: T $400: H -$250: E -$250: A (DUD!)	$300: S (DUD!)
	$1,400
$300: F $300: M -$250: O (x2) $700: B (DUD!)	$200: P -$250: U (x2) $400: G $300: D Solve: Correct!
$350	$2,050

"Yeah!" Someone in the audience was super excited about the F.

PHRASE

Rhonda reads what's on the board to get started.

Andrea	Rhonda	Mike (FS)
	$2,050	$1,450

We might have to keep that audience member under control while the $3,500 space makes its entrance.

Round 3

THINGS

Andrea	Rhonda	MIKE (FS)
		$900: S $500: R (x2) $900: N (DUD!) (Free Spin used) -$250: E $250: T $3,500: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($8,650)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$250: H (DUD!)	$500: C $900: F (x2) -$250: I (x3) $900: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$2,950

THINGS

Mike solves ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.

Andrea	Rhonda	Mike
	$2,050	$4,400

Time for our real announcer M.G. to show us another real prize! Time to win a Keen diamond Ice on Ice tennis bracelet (labeled DIAMONDS) worth $6,000!

Andrea didn't come here for fake money. She wants the real stuff, and it ought to come from the $5,000 space.

Round 4

SAME NAME

ANDREA	Rhonda	Mike
DIAMONDS! $300: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($6,600)	$800: D -$250: A $800: R (DUD!)	$800: S (DUD!)
	$550
$700: T (DUD!)

SAME NAME

DING DING! DING DING!

At least we found the obvious before running out of time. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $800 a piece.

Rhonda: M ($1,350)
Mike: L (x3) ($2,400)
Andrea: B ($800)

SAME NAME

Andrea solves BLUE AND FULL MOON.

Andrea	Rhonda	Mike
$800	$2,050	$4,400

BONUS ROUND:

What could have been if our contestants had better luck spinning. Mike is free from that Wheel and will play for one of...

Camping package (over $45,000)

Pure gold, silver, and platinum bars (over $30,000)

BMW convertible ($37,000)

Diamond and emerald bracelet ($58,000)

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

Mike is ready to win...

BMW 325i convertible ($37,922)

Now for an extra short puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

The rest might just be CDMA...

...or maybe it won't be.

But that's okay! He instantly solves ONION to keep the car! Was Mike toying with us? What we do know is that he'll drive off with a total of $42,322!

In the post-game chat, Pat congratulates Mike while he's in the car with Vanna. Too bad that Vanna will have to exit the car before Mike leaves the studio.