Season 6 - (Ari/Bob/Gloria) recap

Season 6 - (Ari/Bob/Gloria) recap Aug 12, 2022 23:00:06 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 12, 2022 23:00:06 GMT -5

Airdate: Apr-May 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A 22-foot Carrera boat!
A penguin pin!
An Avanti convertible!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $230,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Ari Marabi: Student at UC Berkeley studying political science
Bob Preston: Computer consultant and owner/operator of a minuscule consulting firm, from Elgin, IL
Gloria LaPersonne: Works for a major international airline as a sales assistant, from Jackson Heights, NY

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. "Try not to hit Bankrupt, because...you know, we're playing for cash, and you don't want to do that." Here's our first puzzle!

Round 1

PHRASE

ARI	Bob	Gloria
$400: T (x3) $200: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($1,100)	$750: R (x3) -$250: I (x2) $250: G $250: F (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$3,000

PHRASE

Bob solves THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

Ari	Bob	Gloria
	$3,000

We're optimistic that you'll be able to accept a trip to the Caribbean with a stay at Mullet Bay Resort in St. Maarten, including a Holiday Car Rental tour (labeled TRIP), a prize worth $4,048.

Of course, who could refuse some extra cash from the $2,500 space?

Round 2

THING

Ari	BOB	Gloria
	$300: T $750: R -$250: E (x3) $400: S (DUD!)	$800: N $500: L (DUD!)
	$800	$800
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: M (DUD!)	$750: D -$250: O -$250: U (DUD!)
	$800	$1,050
$400: P Lose A Turn!	TRIP! $150: C (x2) -$250: A $400: K (x2) Solve: Correct!
$400	$1,650+

THING

Bob solves POCKET HANDKERCHIEF to keep the trip. "A little luck doesn't hurt."

Ari	Bob	Gloria
	$8,698

A little luck could score Gloria a lot of money if she finds herself on the $3,500 space.

Round 3

PERSON

Ari	Bob	GLORIA
		Lose A Turn!

$500: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$450: S (DUD!)

$800: N -$250: O $800: G -$250: E (DUD!)	$800: R (x2) -$250: A $500: L (DUD!)	$450: F (x3) $1,000: K $550: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,100	$1,350	$2,900

PERSON

Gloria solves FRANK GIFFORD.

Ari	Bob	Gloria
	$8,698	$2,900

Ari might want to be frank. He'll take anything at this point! This includes a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring a diamond, black onyx, and gold penguin pin (labeled PIN) worth $9,500.

He'll need to balance out that early bad luck with something good. A $5,000 spin would be good, wouldn't it?

Round 4

THINGS

ARI	Bob	Gloria
$200: T (x2) $600: R (DUD!)	$200: S $500: N -$250: O (x2) $700: Q -$250: I (x3) $900: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: U Solve: Correct!
$400	$2,200

THINGS

Bob solves BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS. So ends the book of Wheel.

Ari	Bob	Gloria
	$10,898	$2,900

First it was bad spins, then wrong letters. Ari just couldn't win his fight, so now he goes home with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

If Bob has to be frank, he was probably waiting years for a moment like this. Well, now he's here to look at some fabulous prizes:

Convertible (over $51,000)

Precious gems package with pearls, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, and a rare ruby (over $40,000)

1900's hand-woven antique "Garden of Life" patterned rug ($65,000)

Boat ($35,000)

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

(Actually, Pat said that he had to get some gum off his shoe just before stepping on the rug. Uh-oh...)

Possibly after some cleanup, Bob plays for...

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

Did Pat get any gum on this puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Maybe he'll clean us out with CDMA...

THING

...or not, and he's silent and does not solve GUINEA PIG. Bob still goes home with $10,898 in cash and trip.

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about another contestant search from not too long ago in Oklahoma City. After that, Vanna offers Pat some sunglasses that allow him to see behind him. Vanna stands behind him...and the glasses work!