Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2011 21:51:49 GMT -5
Otter Mii-kun here with my first Wheel recap - It's Christmas Eve, so the episode being recapped here is from December 24, 1980.
Look at these extravagant prizes! Fabulous merchandise just waiting to be won today on Wheel of Fortune!
-An exquisite diamond Christmas pin!
-A pool table
-A stylish fur coat
Total Retail Value: over $46,000!
Today's contestants are:
Vicki (couldn't make out last name): Returning champion, 2-day total $15,700 in prizes.
Bud Lester: Detective with LAPD
Linda Stone: Writer
ROUND 1:
$750 is the top dollar value for the first round. Look out for this black space, BANKRUPT, because if you hit that, you lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, 'cause once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category is FICTIONAL CHARACTER
*Note: Vicki's first spin runs into an error, and the Wheel is reset. She spins again, lands on $400 (next to Lose A Turn), and calls a N, which is in the puzzle)
Letters called (before commercial):
Vicki: N ($400), S ($300 ×2), E (-$250), A (dud, -$250)
Bud: B (dud, would've been $300)
Linda: (None yet)
Time for a commercial, the puzzle is as follows:
_ _ _ SS
_ _ _ N _ _ E
When coming back from commercial, control passes to Linda.
Letters called (after commercial break):
Vicki: G ($400), O (dud, -$250)
Bud: P (dud, would've been $450)
Linda: R ($250 ×2), C (dud, would've been $750!), K ($350 ×2), L ($200)
KR _ SS
KR _ NGLE
Only vowels left, so Linda solves KRISS KRINGLE for $1400, which she gets to spend in Christmas Gifts Boutique, where she buys the following:
$1,270: Charles Perry's 18kt gold Star Pin
$83: Ceramic Train Canisters
Remaining $47: Gift certificate (of course)
Scores so far:
Vicki: $0
Bud: $0
Linda: $1,400
ROUND 2:
Top dollar value on the wheel is $1,000 (Chuck mistakenly says "$2,000"), also another BANKRUPT on the wheel.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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QUOTATION
Letters called:
Vicki: None this round
Bud: T ($150), N ($600 ×3), I (-$250, 4 instances), D (dud, would've been $400)
Linda: L ($500 ×4), G ($1,000 ×2), S ($900 ×3)
SL _ IG _ _ _ LLS
_ ING _ _ _ _ _ _
LIST'NIN'
At this point, Linda solves SLEIGHBELLS RING ARE YOU LIST'NIN' for $6,700! She gets to buy a car! (Mazda GLC 5-door hatchback, $6,168)
With $532 remaining, she also buys:
$430: Translator
$60: Tony Roma's Dinner Party for five
$39: cookie jar
Remaining $3: Gift certificate
Scores so far:
Vicki: $0
Bud: $0
Linda: $8,100
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $2,000, with $1,500 also available on the Wheel!
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_ _ _
THING
Letters called:
Vicki: N (dud, would've been $550), C ($600)
Bud: (None)
Linda: R ($500 ×2), S ($600), T ($400 ×2), H (dud, would've been $250)
Bankrupts: 2 (Linda, $1,000; Bud, $0)
_ R _ CT _ R
S _ T
Only vowels remain, so Vicki solves ERECTOR SET for $600, which she gets to spend in the Utility Center. She buys:
$320: Hoover canister vacuum cleaner
$68: towels
$63: Edison heater
$60: Hamilton Beach coffee maker
Remaining $89: Gift certificate
Even though this is the shopping era, we've got time for a fourth round. Here are the scores:
Vicki: $600
Bud: $0
Linda: $8,100
ROUND 4
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_ _ _
THING
The puzzle is as follows when the Speed-Up bells ring:
_ _ NC _ _ _ _ T
P _ _
Chuck's Final Spin is worth $2,000!
Letters called:
Vicki (pre-Speed-Up): N ($500), S (dud, would've been $200), C ($2,000), O (dud, -$250)
-Speed-Up: G (dud)
Bud (pre-Speed-Up): T ($300), R (dud, would've been $200), D (dud, would've been $600)
-Speed-Up: M (×2)
Linda (pre-Speed-Up): H (dud, would've been $1,500!), P ($500),
-Speed-Up: L (dud)
M _ NC _ M _ _ T
P _ _
Bud solves MINCEMEAT PIE for $4,300, where we go back to the Boutique, where he buys:
$1,950: St. Thomas trip
$440: Zenith integrated stereo system
$910: Preway free-standing fireplace
$230: Atari video games
$209: RCA 9-inch black-and-white portable TV
$295: Olympia typewriter
$159: Elliot's TV trays
$85: Hand-painted wooden nutcracker
Remaining $22 on gift certificate (obviously)
No bonus round back in 1980, so here are the final scores:
Vicki: $600 (3-day total, $16,300)
Bud: $4,300
Linda: $8,100 (New champion!)
Total won today by contestants: $13,000
Look at these extravagant prizes! Fabulous merchandise just waiting to be won today on Wheel of Fortune!
-An exquisite diamond Christmas pin!
-A pool table
-A stylish fur coat
Total Retail Value: over $46,000!
Today's contestants are:
Vicki (couldn't make out last name): Returning champion, 2-day total $15,700 in prizes.
Bud Lester: Detective with LAPD
Linda Stone: Writer
ROUND 1:
$750 is the top dollar value for the first round. Look out for this black space, BANKRUPT, because if you hit that, you lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, 'cause once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep.
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Category is FICTIONAL CHARACTER
*Note: Vicki's first spin runs into an error, and the Wheel is reset. She spins again, lands on $400 (next to Lose A Turn), and calls a N, which is in the puzzle)
Letters called (before commercial):
Vicki: N ($400), S ($300 ×2), E (-$250), A (dud, -$250)
Bud: B (dud, would've been $300)
Linda: (None yet)
Time for a commercial, the puzzle is as follows:
_ _ _ SS
_ _ _ N _ _ E
When coming back from commercial, control passes to Linda.
Letters called (after commercial break):
Vicki: G ($400), O (dud, -$250)
Bud: P (dud, would've been $450)
Linda: R ($250 ×2), C (dud, would've been $750!), K ($350 ×2), L ($200)
KR _ SS
KR _ NGLE
Only vowels left, so Linda solves KRISS KRINGLE for $1400, which she gets to spend in Christmas Gifts Boutique, where she buys the following:
$1,270: Charles Perry's 18kt gold Star Pin
$83: Ceramic Train Canisters
Remaining $47: Gift certificate (of course)
Scores so far:
Vicki: $0
Bud: $0
Linda: $1,400
ROUND 2:
Top dollar value on the wheel is $1,000 (Chuck mistakenly says "$2,000"), also another BANKRUPT on the wheel.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ '
QUOTATION
Letters called:
Vicki: None this round
Bud: T ($150), N ($600 ×3), I (-$250, 4 instances), D (dud, would've been $400)
Linda: L ($500 ×4), G ($1,000 ×2), S ($900 ×3)
SL _ IG _ _ _ LLS
_ ING _ _ _ _ _ _
LIST'NIN'
At this point, Linda solves SLEIGHBELLS RING ARE YOU LIST'NIN' for $6,700! She gets to buy a car! (Mazda GLC 5-door hatchback, $6,168)
With $532 remaining, she also buys:
$430: Translator
$60: Tony Roma's Dinner Party for five
$39: cookie jar
Remaining $3: Gift certificate
Scores so far:
Vicki: $0
Bud: $0
Linda: $8,100
ROUND 3:
Top dollar value is now $2,000, with $1,500 also available on the Wheel!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
THING
Letters called:
Vicki: N (dud, would've been $550), C ($600)
Bud: (None)
Linda: R ($500 ×2), S ($600), T ($400 ×2), H (dud, would've been $250)
Bankrupts: 2 (Linda, $1,000; Bud, $0)
_ R _ CT _ R
S _ T
Only vowels remain, so Vicki solves ERECTOR SET for $600, which she gets to spend in the Utility Center. She buys:
$320: Hoover canister vacuum cleaner
$68: towels
$63: Edison heater
$60: Hamilton Beach coffee maker
Remaining $89: Gift certificate
Even though this is the shopping era, we've got time for a fourth round. Here are the scores:
Vicki: $600
Bud: $0
Linda: $8,100
ROUND 4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
THING
The puzzle is as follows when the Speed-Up bells ring:
_ _ NC _ _ _ _ T
P _ _
Chuck's Final Spin is worth $2,000!
Letters called:
Vicki (pre-Speed-Up): N ($500), S (dud, would've been $200), C ($2,000), O (dud, -$250)
-Speed-Up: G (dud)
Bud (pre-Speed-Up): T ($300), R (dud, would've been $200), D (dud, would've been $600)
-Speed-Up: M (×2)
Linda (pre-Speed-Up): H (dud, would've been $1,500!), P ($500),
-Speed-Up: L (dud)
M _ NC _ M _ _ T
P _ _
Bud solves MINCEMEAT PIE for $4,300, where we go back to the Boutique, where he buys:
$1,950: St. Thomas trip
$440: Zenith integrated stereo system
$910: Preway free-standing fireplace
$230: Atari video games
$209: RCA 9-inch black-and-white portable TV
$295: Olympia typewriter
$159: Elliot's TV trays
$85: Hand-painted wooden nutcracker
Remaining $22 on gift certificate (obviously)
No bonus round back in 1980, so here are the final scores:
Vicki: $600 (3-day total, $16,300)
Bud: $4,300
Linda: $8,100 (New champion!)
Total won today by contestants: $13,000
