Season 6 - (LaTanya/Andy/Kim) recap

Season 6 - (LaTanya/Andy/Kim) recap Aug 12, 2022 22:16:59 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 12, 2022 22:16:59 GMT -5

Airdate: Apr-May 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A $65,000 antique Persian rug!
A $40,000 precious gems package!
A diamond ring!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $231,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
LaTanya McCracken: Labeling administrator for a major generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, from Northlake, IL
Andy Leonard: Podiatrist, from Philadelphia, PA
Kim Weatherwax: Travel agent taking leave to be a mother

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

Round 1

TITLE

LATANYA	Andy	Kim
$250: S $750: T $300: R (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	$200: T (Repeat)	$200: N $200: D -$250: O $150: L $150: G Lose A Turn!
$1,350		$450
Lose A Turn!	$200: B $150: C Free Spin! $300: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,350	$350

TITLE

Andy solves BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY.

LaTanya	Andy (FS)	Kim
	$650

If you don't win this prize, we might just cry. Though it's tears of joy if someone wins an Epirotiki Cruises 11-day cruise on the Pegasus to South America (labeled CRUISE) worth $5,040.

Try not to laugh so hard that you tear up if you hit the $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

LaTanya	ANDY (FS)	Kim
	$300: T (x3) $500: R -$250: E (x3) -$250: I $200: D BANKRUPT! ($1,100) (Free Spin used) $400: H (x2) Lose A Turn!	CRUISE! $150: S $700: P $200: M Solve: Correct!
	$800	$1,050+

PHRASE

Kim solves HE HAS AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM to keep the cruise. Pat recognizes it as "Puzzle of the Month".

LaTanya	Andy	Kim
	$650	$6,090

Fortunately, Andy has no trouble controlling himself while he waits for a shot at the $3,500 space.

Round 3

SAME NAME

LaTanya	Andy	KIM
		$3,500: N $250: D (x2) -$250: A (x4) -$250: E (x2) $900: F (DUD!)
		$3,750
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$1,000: R (x2) $450: S -$250: I $500: P $3,500: L (x2) -$250: O Solve: Correct!
	$9,450

SAME NAME

Andy solves RACHEL AND HOSPITAL WARD.

LaTanya	Andy	Kim
	$10,100	$6,090

Time to give LaTanya another shot at the Wheel! She'll want to take the lead with a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring a gold band with sparkling diamonds (labeled RING) worth $10,000!

Remember not to touch the $5,000 space directly, or you might end up in the hospital ward yourself.

Round 4

PHRASE

LATANYA	Andy	Kim
$200: N (x3) $900: S (DUD!)	$550: R (DUD!)	$400: T (x2) $200: D (x2) -$250: A $500: L (x2) -$250: E (x4) $500: W $600: Y (x2) Lose A Turn!
$600		$3,400
$800: H Solve: Correct!
$1,400

PHRASE

LaTanya solves INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY. Our producer will have an attitude if we don't stop now.

LaTanya	Andy	Kim
$1,400	$10,100	$6,090

BONUS ROUND:

Andy's on his own, now. He's already got a lot of cash, but why stop before winning one of these prizes?

Avanti (over $51,000)

Precious gems package (over $40,000)

Oriental rug (over $65,000)

Boat (over $35,000)

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

Andy decides to win...

Avanti handcrafted convertible ($51,524)

He'll face this puzzle independently.

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

DMPA fill in the last few.

PHRASE

He's silent and does not solve CHECKERED PAST. Andy goes home with $10,100 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna are sitting on the Precious Gems set. Pat's sitting under an elephant, which he hears might be bad luck...especially when their trunks are down.