Post by mechamind on Mar 5, 2023 12:35:53 GMT -5
Airdate: November 15, 1979
Look at these terrific prizes just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune!
A $1,200 gold belt buckle!
A fur jacket!
An early American style hutch!
Total retail value over $42,000!
Today's contestants (all female):
Nancy Mahone: Homemaker and mother/grandmother, from Smyrna, GA (however you pronounce "Smyrna")
Rhea Hoskins: Student, homemaker, and mother of one; she can also speak Japanese
Kathy Tamisian (returning with a 2-day total of $12,075)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. Try not to hit BANKRUPT, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
Nancy solves TICK-TACK-TOE.
We think that three $1,000 spins in a row would be nice, and we know that three BANKRUPT spins in a row would not.
Nancy solves RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
Believe it or not, Kathy could still win this game, because we're adding a $2,000 space to the Wheel, and she's starting this round!
Nancy solves A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE.
Time is running out, and Chuck won't want to miss the good stuff when he gives a Final Spin for a Tiffany gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $150 a piece. Nancy begins.
Nancy: T (DUD!)
Rhea: N ($150)
Kathy: F ($150)
Nancy: P (DUD!)
Rhea: L (DUD!)
Kathy: S (DUD!)
Nancy: R ($150)
Rhea: R (Repeat) (The buzzer sounds.)
Kathy: O (x2) ($150)
Nancy: J ($300)
Nancy solves JOAN OF ARC for a $300 gift certificate and completes the sweep!
Look at these terrific prizes just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune!
A $1,200 gold belt buckle!
A fur jacket!
An early American style hutch!
Total retail value over $42,000!
Today's contestants (all female):
Nancy Mahone: Homemaker and mother/grandmother, from Smyrna, GA (however you pronounce "Smyrna")
Rhea Hoskins: Student, homemaker, and mother of one; she can also speak Japanese
Kathy Tamisian (returning with a 2-day total of $12,075)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750. Try not to hit BANKRUPT, or you will lose all your cash, but once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep. Here's our first puzzle!
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NANCY | Rhea | Kathy |
| $300: T (x3) $500: N (DUD!) | $300: S (DUD!) | $300: R (DUD!) |
$900 | ||
| -$250: I $100: M (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | $400: H (DUD!) |
$650 | ||
| $200: C (x2) $400: K (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,850 | ||
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Nancy solves TICK-TACK-TOE.
$1,850 to spend |
| Gucci man's 18-karat gold bracelet * (-$750) Armstrong Carson hutch (-$358) French accent ceramic canisters (-$75) KitchenAid trash compactor (-$400) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$267) Nancy may choose the bracelet as part of a gift certificate. |
Nancy | Rhea | Kathy |
$1,850 |
We think that three $1,000 spins in a row would be nice, and we know that three BANKRUPT spins in a row would not.
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Chuck has been mispronouncing Rhea's name the whole time, saying it like "ray" ...which is Japanese for Rhea, according to him. 
Nancy | RHEA | Kathy |
| $200: T (x2) $1,000: N $400: S $300: B $700: R (x2) $550: M (DUD!) Commercial break! | ||
$3,500 |
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Nancy | Rhea | Kathy |
| We're back! $250: L (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x3) Lose A Turn! | ||
$3,500 | ||
| $400: P $400: Y $500: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,300 | ||
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Nancy solves RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
$1,300 to spend |
| Sugar Hill sectional pine furniture (-$869) Denby Ltd. Cascade giftware (-$320) Full-sized classic guitar (-$84) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$27) |
Nancy | Rhea | Kathy |
$3,150 |
Believe it or not, Kathy could still win this game, because we're adding a $2,000 space to the Wheel, and she's starting this round!
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Nancy | Rhea | KATHY |
| $300: S (x5) -$250: A (x4) $300: T (DUD!) | ||
$1,250 | ||
| $900: M (x2) $300: G $400: D BANKRUPT! ($2,500) | $550: T (Repeat) | -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x3) $200: R (DUD!) |
$750 | ||
| $1,500: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,500 | ||
Nancy's last spin just barely hangs on $1,500...and clicks itself over to BANKRUPT more than a second later. Did somebody breathe? Nancy falls over in disbelief.
On the next turn, Rhea's repeated T is not acknowledged as a duplication.
And Nancy's next spin almost comes as close to hanging on, but this time, it's clearly sticking to $1,500.
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Nancy solves A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE.
$1,500 to spend |
| Tiffany & Co. gold clasp pendant * (-$575) RCA portable color TV (-$370) Towel rack and terry cotton towels (-$220) His-and-hers tennis package (-$186) Salton food maker's package (-$63) Remainder on a gift certificate (-$86) Nancy may choose the pendant as part of a gift certificate. |
Nancy | Rhea | Kathy |
$4,650 |
Time is running out, and Chuck won't want to miss the good stuff when he gives a Final Spin for a Tiffany gift certificate. Consonants are worth... $150 a piece. Nancy begins.
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Nancy: T (DUD!)
Rhea: N ($150)
Kathy: F ($150)
Nancy: P (DUD!)
Rhea: L (DUD!)
Kathy: S (DUD!)
Nancy: R ($150)
Rhea: R (Repeat) (The buzzer sounds.)
Kathy: O (x2) ($150)
Nancy: J ($300)
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Nancy solves JOAN OF ARC for a $300 gift certificate and completes the sweep!
Nancy | Rhea | Kathy |
| $4,950 |
That red sweep doesn't nearly make up for yesterday. Because of the sweep, Rhea goes home with some nice parting gifts.
Kathy leaves with $12,075 in prizes from the last two shows.
Nancy will be returning on the next show!