Season 6 - (Barbara/Tom/Ed) recap

Season 6 - (Barbara/Tom/Ed) recap Aug 14, 2022 9:36:34 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 14, 2022 9:36:34 GMT -5

Airdate: Apr-May 1989

Look at this studio filled with fabulous bonus prizes including:

A four-seasons solarium!
A $50,000 Jumbo annuity!
A Caribbean adventure!

Plus thousands of dollars in cash!

Over $210,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Barbara Batt: Owns a business with two partners and sells contemporary craft jewelry, from Green Hill Farms, PA
Tom Corth: Sales person with a major electronics retail chain, from Las Vegas, NV
Ed Robinson: Works for a major film distributor in accounting

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

Round 1

PHRASE

BARBARA	Tom	Ed
$800: T (x4) -$250: A (x4) $400: H $200: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,500

PHRASE

Perfection! Barbara solves BEAT A HASTY RETREAT.

Barbara	Tom	Ed
$3,500

Thanks to Barbara, we had to hurry up with our next prize: a T. Anthony Luggage set, plus a trip to the Virgin Islands and stay at Bluebeard's Castle St. Thomas (labeled TRIP) worth $5,122.

Tom won't want to solve this puzzle too early! He could benefit from a $2,500 spin.

Round 2

SAME NAME

Barbara	TOM	Ed
	$300: N $800: D -$250: A (x2) $900: T Lose A Turn!	$200: S (DUD!)
	$1,750
$200: R (x2) $400: M (x2) $400: Y -$250: O $350: J -$250: I $300: G -$250: E (x3) Solve: Correct!
$1,500

SAME NAME

Barbara solves ZORBA AND JIMMY THE GREEK.

Barbara	Tom	Ed
$5,000

Ed's strategy for taking the lead isn't all Greek to him. It's as simple as a $3,500 spin.

Round 3

PHRASE

Barbara	Tom	ED
		$700: N (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$1,400
Lose A Turn!	$900: T (x2) $200: N (Repeat)	$1,000: F -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: E (DUD!)
	$1,800	$1,650
$1,000: R -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($750)	$600: D Lose A Turn!	$150: K BANKRUPT! ($1,800)
	$2,400
$250: S $900: C Solve: Correct!
$1,150

PHRASE

Barbara solves MARK OF DISTINCTION. That round's gonna leave a mark.

Barbara	Tom	Ed
$6,150

Let's try to get back on track here with a better round, and maybe even a better prize. We add a Fred Joaillier gift certificate featuring a gold and onyx leopard pin (labeled PIN) worth $5,200.

Will Barbara have the distinction of scoring a blowout win thanks to the $5,000 space?

Round 4

QUOTATION

BARBARA	Tom	Ed
PIN! $300: T $1,500: N (x2) $800: R -$250: I (x3) $500: H (DUD!)	$500: S (DUD!)	$500: L -$250: E (x3) $700: Y
$3,850+		$950

QUOTATION

DING DING! DING DING!

It's almost time to retreat from this game, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $900 a piece.

Ed: B ($1,850)
Barbara: C (x2) ($5,650+)

QUOTATION

Barbara solves CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY for the pin and the main game sweep!

Barbara	Tom	Ed
$17,000

Barbara has earned her distinction. After this game, it turns out that Tom and Ed have only earned the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Barbara already has one nice prize among her winnings, but she's now in Bonus Land for a nicer prize!

RBP Jumbo Annuity ($50,000)

Chevrolet Corsica hatchback and Lumina Euro (over $30,000)

Solarium (over $48,000)

Regal Ambassador 255 XL Cruiser boat (over $46,000)

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

Barbara hopes to finish with...

RBP 6-year Jumbo Annuity ($50,000)

Our last puzzle is ready:

Bonus Puzzle

OCCUPATION

RSTLNE gives her:

OCCUPATION

CMDA ought to help with the rest...

...and Barbara won't want to be known for missing them all.

She says RICE and TRITE, and that ends the streak. Barbara does not solve PRIZE FIGHTER, so she'll leave with $17,000 in cash and pin.

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna are on the solarium set. Right away, Vanna says that everything is fake...while Pat is eating some of the food on the set. The fake banana on the set looks so real, but when Pat throws it on the ground, it makes a loud thud. Also, Pat has a mouthful of nuts.