Season 6 - (Vinnie/Ann/Elinor) recap

Season 6 - (Vinnie/Ann/Elinor) recap Aug 7, 2022 13:53:44 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 7, 2022 13:53:44 GMT -5

Airdate: Mar-Apr 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A Kellogg Grand Touring Coach!
A sparkling diamond sable pin!
A designers' showcase!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $198,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Vinnie Peruzzi: On-air personality for a major radio station in Boston, MA; he's also a member of A.C.E. (American Coaster Enthusiasts)
Ann Chopra: Rocket scientist at the Premier Civilian Government Space Laboratory in Pasadena, CA
Elinor Beckman: Works at a major law firm...okay, it's actually a minor one, as somebody has to work there, and she tries to be helpful to the lawyers

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

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

Pat can hear "oohs" but no "ahs".

VINNIE	Ann	Elinor
$150: T (x2) $150: S (DUD!)	$150: R $800: H -$250: E (x4) $500: N -$250: I $200: R (Repeat)	Lose A Turn!
$300	$950
$200: B $750: Z $400: Q Solve: Correct!
$1,650

BEFORE & AFTER

Vinnie solves QUEEN ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

Vinnie	Ann	Elinor
$1,650

Here's something that should get both the "oohs" and the "ahs". We've added a ski trip to Durango and stay at Tamarron Resort in Colorado (labeled SKI) worth $3,565.

The "American Cash Enthusiasts" want you to land on the $2,500 space!

Round 2

EVENTS

Vinnie	ANN	Elinor
	Lose A Turn!	$900: T (x2) $800: H -$250: E (x3) $2,500: R (x2) -$250: I (DUD!)
		$7,100
$150: L SKI! $150: S $400: N -$250: O (x4) Solve: Correct!
$450+

EVENTS

Vinnie thinks about it, and then he solves THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO to win his own adventure in Colorado.

Vinnie	Ann	Elinor
$5,665

Cash Enthusiasts hate the rule about solving to keep that cash, but Elinor must try again with a $3,500 space and another big puzzle.

Round 3

PHRASE

Vinnie	Ann	ELINOR
		Lose A Turn!

$400: T $1,000: N (x5) Lose A Turn!	$300: R (x3) -$250: O (x3) BANKRUPT! ($650)	$3,500: M $400: F -$250: E (x6) $250: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
$5,400		$4,150

PHRASE

Elinor solves NOT BEEN SEEN NOR HEARD FROM SINCE.

Vinnie	Ann	Elinor
$5,665		$4,150

It feels like forever since we've seen or heard Charlie. We can at least listen to him offer us a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a white gold and pavé diamond pin (labeled PIN) worth $11,000.

We don't know if anybody can say that they've heard the $5,000 space before.

Round 4

PERSON

VINNIE	Ann	Elinor
$200: T (DUD!)	$400: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $900: R (x3) -$250: A (x2) $500: S Solve: Correct!
	$3,500

PERSON

Ann solves ROSEANNE BARR.

Vinnie	Ann	Elinor
$5,665	$3,500	$4,150

It's not rocket science to check if we have time for another round.

Round 5

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Playing it "normally" is another story, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Ann starts.

Ann: T ($300)
Elinor: R (DUD!)
Vinnie: N (DUD!)
Ann: H (DUD!)
Elinor: L (x2) ($600)
Vinnie: D (DUD!)
Ann: C (DUD!)
Elinor: M (DUD!)
Vinnie: P (DUD!)
Ann: W (DUD!)
Elinor: G (DUD!)
Vinnie: S ($300)
Ann: E (x2) ($300)
Elinor: F (DUD!)
Vinnie: B (DUD!)
Ann: I ($300)
Elinor: X ($900) (She seems to realize the answer just after the buzzer.)
Vinnie: A (x2) ($300)

PHRASE

Vinnie says SEXUAL and nothing else.

Ann: Q ($600)

PHRASE

Ann solves SEXUAL EQUALITY just before Vanna turns the trilon. "Oh, try to cheer up."

Vinnie	Ann	Elinor
$5,665	$4,100	$4,150

BONUS ROUND:

Now is the time for Vinnie to cheer up, because he has the chance to win one of our bonus prizes!

Time for a break, and then Vinnie will play for...

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

This puzzle treats everyone equally.

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

Time to see what HDCA will reveal.

PHRASE

He says WATER before realizing it's incorrect, and he does not solve PAY THE PIPER. More "oohs" from the audience. Vinnie leaves with $5,665 in cash and trip.