Post by ultimaganon on Dec 16, 2013 10:16:00 GMT -5
Welcome! It's time to kick off Christmas with a Wheel of Fortune Christmas Recap! This is the first of five, and I thought I'd start off with Wheel of Fortune's newest host, Bob Goen! This is from Christmas Day 1990. Four More Christmas recaps will be coming your way per this shcedule:
Tentative dates for Christmas Recaps:
Thursday, December 19
Sunday, December 22
Tuesday, December 24
Wednesday, December 25
WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!
Opening:
Charlie: “From Television City in Hollywood, one of America's most loved shows! The famous wheel is spinning your way with lots of cash and an assortment of sumptuous prizes! And now here's your host, Bob Goen!”
Introductions:
Todd Panner – One day champ with $4,650 dollars, all cash. A bartender from San Francisco. Does lots of golfing and skiing in his spare time.
Tom Brush – From Highland, New York. A paramedic. In his spare time he is an assistant captain for a volunteer ambulance Service.
Philip Leesa – From Avenel, New Jersey. Works for a motel business that's been in his family for 30 years, and is also working on a anthology book about the James Bond films.
Game Spiel:
Bob: “$500 dollars, top dollar value on the wheel. Playing for cash, of course.”
ROUND ONE
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BEFORE & AFTER
And Bob tells us that this is the first puzzle of Christmas 1990. The puzzleboard is adorned with a silver spiky christmas ornament at the top of it.
Todd won the draw backstage, and he'll get the first spin.
SPIN 1- And the first spin is going to be $125 dollars. Todd calls a T. Two T's. $250 dollars.
SPIN 2- Todd spins and lands on $100. He'll call an H, and predictably, there is one H. $350 dollars. Todd buys an E, and he gets two of those. That deducts $100 dollars off his score leaving him with $250 dollars. He continues with vowels, and buys an O. Even better, there are three O's! Todd is down to just $150 dollars.
SPIN 3- This time Todd lands on $200 dollars. He calls an S, but instead of getting a present, he'll get a lump of coal instead. There is no S. Tom gets his first spin of the day.
SPIN 4- Tom's flipper lands on $100 dollars. He calls an M. But there's none. Over to Philip
SPIN 5- Philip spins and lands on $125 dollars. He calls a P. There is a P. $125 dollars.
SPIN 6- Philip lands on that Free Spin. He'll need to call a letter first to pick it up though. He calls a C, but the Free Spin disc will stay on the wheel, perhaps to be picked up later. We're back to Todd.
SPIN 7- Todd will land on a good one (For Goen's wheel), $300 dollars. He calls an R. There are two of those. $600 more for a total of $750 dollars. Todd buys an I. One I, and the price of that is $100 dollars leaving him with $650 dollars.
SPIN 8- It's going to be $100 this time. Todd calls a D. And we'll find one, two, three D's. $950 dollars now.
SPIN 9- It's the red $150. Todd calls out an L. One L. $1100 dollars.
SPIN 10- Todd will land on $200 and call an N. There is also one of those. $1300 dollars.
And Todd will solve it.
P R I D E
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T O T H E
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BEFORE & AFTER
Todd solves PRIDE AND JOY TO THE WORLD for $1300 dollars!
Duds: S (Todd), M (Tom), C (Philip)
Todd - $1300
Tom – Starting Round 2
Philip – Nothing Yet
ROUND TWO
There's $1000 dollars on the wheel this round. And now Bob will ask Charlie to put a gift under the Christmas tree and describe the prize going on the wheel for this round.
It's a service merchandise gift certificate, featuring a 1/2 carat diamond and sapphire ring. The value of the prize is $1,200 dollars. It's marked RING on the wheel.
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PHRASE
Tom will head us off this round.
SPIN 1- It's $175 dollars. Tom calls an S. There's one S.
SPIN 2- This time it's $250 dollars. Tom calls a T. There's 3 of 'em. $925 dollars. For $100 dollars, Tom buys an E. One E. $825 remains. He also buys an A. Yup. Two A's. $725.
SPIN 3- $100 dollars. Tom calls an L, and gets the money back from those vowels he bought for those two L's. He's back to $925 dollars.
SPIN 4- Tom calls a D. But there is no D. Philip will spin.
SPIN 5- Philip lands on $125. He calls an N. He'll find a couple of those. $250 dollars.
SPIN 6- $125 again. Philip calls a G. One. $375 dollars. He buys an O. Two O's. $275. He buys an E. That sounds familiar... he loses his turn as a result. (Also $100 is deducted)
SPIN 7- Todd spins and lands on $125. He calls an R. There is one. $125 dollars. He buys an I. There's also one of those. Todd has $25 dollars.
SPIN 8- Todd spins, but he'll land on Lose a Turn! Well that $25 dollar Pile of cash Todd is sitting on will stay put, and now it's Tom's turn.
SPIN 9- It's our favourite space. $100 dollars. Tom calls a P. Yeah, there's a P. $1025 dollars.
T R _ I N G T O
P _ L L A
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PHRASE
Tom solves TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE for $1025 dollars!
Duds: D (Tom),
Miscalls: E (Philip)
Lose a Turn: Todd
Todd - $1300
Tom - $1025
Philip – Nothing so far
ROUND THREE
$1000 dollars is still the top dollar value. The Ring worth $1,200 dollars is still on the Wheel, but now there's a bed package including a bed frame, reversible comforter, and mattress. The value of the prize is $2,589 dollars. (And the value of the prize means CBS will now be facing rolling blackouts for a week.)
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QUOTATION
Philip is in the third position. That means he gets to spin.
SPIN 1- Philip lands on $100. He calls a T. No T. Todd's spin.
SPIN 2- Todd spins and he will also land on $100. Todd calls an S. There are three S's. That's $300 dollars to start. He buys an A, but there are no A's.
SPIN 3- Tom spins, and it's going to be a great spin. It's a RING! He calls an R. He will find... one R. That means he gets to pick up that $1200 dollar Prize.
SPIN 4- But the Ring won't stay around for long... Tom hits a Bankrupt. Tom hands over the Ring, and Philip uses his hand to grab the wheel.
SPIN 5- It's going to be $600 dollars. Philip calls an N. There's one N. $600 dollars.
SPIN 6- $150 this time. Philip calls an L. There is also an L. $750 dollars. Philip calls an E, and there are four. That $100 dollars went to good use, and he still has $650 dollars.
SPIN 7- And it's going to hit that $600 dollars after Bankrupt again. He calls a D. One D. $1250 dollars. Philip buys an O. There are two O's. Philip has $1150 dollars.
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QUOTATION
Philip solves GOD BLESS US EVERYONE for $1150 dollars!
Duds: T (Philip), A (Todd)
Bankrupt: Tom (Prize)
Todd - $1300
Tom - $1025
Philip - $1150
ROUND FOUR
The top dollar value is now $1250 on the wheel. And there's also yet another prize. It's almost like CBS is trying to cover the wheel with stuff! It's two loveseats from Lee Industries. Retail value $2,700 dollars.
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PLACE
And Todd will spin.
SPIN 1- In true CBS fashion, Todd lands on $100 dollars. He calls an R, but can't even cash in on the crappy $100 dollar space. Tom spins.
SPIN 2- Tom lands on $300. He calls a T. There's a T.
SPIN 3- But Tom can't seem to break the bad luck, he lands on the Bankrupt and loses that $300 dollars. It's time for Philip to spin.
SPIN 4- Philip lands on $100. He calls an N. There's one N. He has $100 dollars.
SPIN 5- Philip will get wiped out as well. He lands on the Bankrupt. It's back to Todd.
SPIN 6- And it's the $100 right before and next to the $1250. Todd calls an L. There is one L. Now Todd has $100 dollars.
SPIN 7- And it's that same $100 dollars. He calls an S. Two S's. Tripled his score to $300 dollars. Todd calls an A. There's no A. That takes him down to $200 dollars. And now Tom will spin.
SPIN 8- Tom will land on the magic number... $100 dollars. He calls an M. And there's one M. He got the $100 dollars back.
FINAL SPIN
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PLACE
Bob will make his final spin of the day. Hopefully Santa will give these contestants a present, vowels worth nothing... consonants are going to be worth $100 dollars a piece. (Naturally.)
It's still Tom's turn. And he calls an H. There's one H. $200 dollars.
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S _ _ _ _ N
PLACE
Tom Solves STOCKHOLM SWEDEN for $200 dollars.
That means that Todd wins by a mere $75 dollars.
Duds: R (Todd), A (Todd)
Bankrupt: Tom ($300), Philip ($100)
Todd - $1300 ($5950 for 2 days)
Tom - $1225
Philip - $1100
BONUS ROUND
Todd has decided that he's going to play for the car. It's a Geo Metro SLI convertible. It's worth $9,995 dollars.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Todd will be given all of the R, S, T, L, N and E's in the puzzle.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Todd will now choose his three consonants and one vowel. It's going to be C, F, M and A.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
It's not a lot of help, but the category could be a hint. 10 seconds. And Todd waits a couple seconds, before solving HUMPTY DUMPTY for that new car! His 2-day total is $15,945 dollars!
In the final segment, Vanna tells Bob that last christmas he got her the best Christmas present she ever had. Pots and Pans! And Vanna has a gift for Bob as well. She knitted Bob a pink blanket that has GOEN threaded into it. And Bob tells Vanna that it's no wonder why she's the most beloved woman in show business. What a heartwarming scene. More prizes to be given away tomorrow on Wheel of Fortune!
Tentative dates for Christmas Recaps:
Thursday, December 19
Sunday, December 22
Tuesday, December 24
Wednesday, December 25
WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!
Opening:
Charlie: “From Television City in Hollywood, one of America's most loved shows! The famous wheel is spinning your way with lots of cash and an assortment of sumptuous prizes! And now here's your host, Bob Goen!”
Introductions:
Todd Panner – One day champ with $4,650 dollars, all cash. A bartender from San Francisco. Does lots of golfing and skiing in his spare time.
Tom Brush – From Highland, New York. A paramedic. In his spare time he is an assistant captain for a volunteer ambulance Service.
Philip Leesa – From Avenel, New Jersey. Works for a motel business that's been in his family for 30 years, and is also working on a anthology book about the James Bond films.
Game Spiel:
Bob: “$500 dollars, top dollar value on the wheel. Playing for cash, of course.”
ROUND ONE
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BEFORE & AFTER
And Bob tells us that this is the first puzzle of Christmas 1990. The puzzleboard is adorned with a silver spiky christmas ornament at the top of it.
Todd won the draw backstage, and he'll get the first spin.
SPIN 1- And the first spin is going to be $125 dollars. Todd calls a T. Two T's. $250 dollars.
SPIN 2- Todd spins and lands on $100. He'll call an H, and predictably, there is one H. $350 dollars. Todd buys an E, and he gets two of those. That deducts $100 dollars off his score leaving him with $250 dollars. He continues with vowels, and buys an O. Even better, there are three O's! Todd is down to just $150 dollars.
SPIN 3- This time Todd lands on $200 dollars. He calls an S, but instead of getting a present, he'll get a lump of coal instead. There is no S. Tom gets his first spin of the day.
SPIN 4- Tom's flipper lands on $100 dollars. He calls an M. But there's none. Over to Philip
SPIN 5- Philip spins and lands on $125 dollars. He calls a P. There is a P. $125 dollars.
SPIN 6- Philip lands on that Free Spin. He'll need to call a letter first to pick it up though. He calls a C, but the Free Spin disc will stay on the wheel, perhaps to be picked up later. We're back to Todd.
SPIN 7- Todd will land on a good one (For Goen's wheel), $300 dollars. He calls an R. There are two of those. $600 more for a total of $750 dollars. Todd buys an I. One I, and the price of that is $100 dollars leaving him with $650 dollars.
SPIN 8- It's going to be $100 this time. Todd calls a D. And we'll find one, two, three D's. $950 dollars now.
SPIN 9- It's the red $150. Todd calls out an L. One L. $1100 dollars.
SPIN 10- Todd will land on $200 and call an N. There is also one of those. $1300 dollars.
And Todd will solve it.
P R I D E
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T O T H E
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BEFORE & AFTER
Todd solves PRIDE AND JOY TO THE WORLD for $1300 dollars!
Duds: S (Todd), M (Tom), C (Philip)
Todd - $1300
Tom – Starting Round 2
Philip – Nothing Yet
ROUND TWO
There's $1000 dollars on the wheel this round. And now Bob will ask Charlie to put a gift under the Christmas tree and describe the prize going on the wheel for this round.
It's a service merchandise gift certificate, featuring a 1/2 carat diamond and sapphire ring. The value of the prize is $1,200 dollars. It's marked RING on the wheel.
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PHRASE
Tom will head us off this round.
SPIN 1- It's $175 dollars. Tom calls an S. There's one S.
SPIN 2- This time it's $250 dollars. Tom calls a T. There's 3 of 'em. $925 dollars. For $100 dollars, Tom buys an E. One E. $825 remains. He also buys an A. Yup. Two A's. $725.
SPIN 3- $100 dollars. Tom calls an L, and gets the money back from those vowels he bought for those two L's. He's back to $925 dollars.
SPIN 4- Tom calls a D. But there is no D. Philip will spin.
SPIN 5- Philip lands on $125. He calls an N. He'll find a couple of those. $250 dollars.
SPIN 6- $125 again. Philip calls a G. One. $375 dollars. He buys an O. Two O's. $275. He buys an E. That sounds familiar... he loses his turn as a result. (Also $100 is deducted)
SPIN 7- Todd spins and lands on $125. He calls an R. There is one. $125 dollars. He buys an I. There's also one of those. Todd has $25 dollars.
SPIN 8- Todd spins, but he'll land on Lose a Turn! Well that $25 dollar Pile of cash Todd is sitting on will stay put, and now it's Tom's turn.
SPIN 9- It's our favourite space. $100 dollars. Tom calls a P. Yeah, there's a P. $1025 dollars.
T R _ I N G T O
P _ L L A
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PHRASE
Tom solves TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE for $1025 dollars!
Duds: D (Tom),
Miscalls: E (Philip)
Lose a Turn: Todd
Todd - $1300
Tom - $1025
Philip – Nothing so far
ROUND THREE
$1000 dollars is still the top dollar value. The Ring worth $1,200 dollars is still on the Wheel, but now there's a bed package including a bed frame, reversible comforter, and mattress. The value of the prize is $2,589 dollars. (And the value of the prize means CBS will now be facing rolling blackouts for a week.)
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QUOTATION
Philip is in the third position. That means he gets to spin.
SPIN 1- Philip lands on $100. He calls a T. No T. Todd's spin.
SPIN 2- Todd spins and he will also land on $100. Todd calls an S. There are three S's. That's $300 dollars to start. He buys an A, but there are no A's.
SPIN 3- Tom spins, and it's going to be a great spin. It's a RING! He calls an R. He will find... one R. That means he gets to pick up that $1200 dollar Prize.
SPIN 4- But the Ring won't stay around for long... Tom hits a Bankrupt. Tom hands over the Ring, and Philip uses his hand to grab the wheel.
SPIN 5- It's going to be $600 dollars. Philip calls an N. There's one N. $600 dollars.
SPIN 6- $150 this time. Philip calls an L. There is also an L. $750 dollars. Philip calls an E, and there are four. That $100 dollars went to good use, and he still has $650 dollars.
SPIN 7- And it's going to hit that $600 dollars after Bankrupt again. He calls a D. One D. $1250 dollars. Philip buys an O. There are two O's. Philip has $1150 dollars.
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QUOTATION
Philip solves GOD BLESS US EVERYONE for $1150 dollars!
Duds: T (Philip), A (Todd)
Bankrupt: Tom (Prize)
Todd - $1300
Tom - $1025
Philip - $1150
ROUND FOUR
The top dollar value is now $1250 on the wheel. And there's also yet another prize. It's almost like CBS is trying to cover the wheel with stuff! It's two loveseats from Lee Industries. Retail value $2,700 dollars.
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PLACE
And Todd will spin.
SPIN 1- In true CBS fashion, Todd lands on $100 dollars. He calls an R, but can't even cash in on the crappy $100 dollar space. Tom spins.
SPIN 2- Tom lands on $300. He calls a T. There's a T.
SPIN 3- But Tom can't seem to break the bad luck, he lands on the Bankrupt and loses that $300 dollars. It's time for Philip to spin.
SPIN 4- Philip lands on $100. He calls an N. There's one N. He has $100 dollars.
SPIN 5- Philip will get wiped out as well. He lands on the Bankrupt. It's back to Todd.
SPIN 6- And it's the $100 right before and next to the $1250. Todd calls an L. There is one L. Now Todd has $100 dollars.
SPIN 7- And it's that same $100 dollars. He calls an S. Two S's. Tripled his score to $300 dollars. Todd calls an A. There's no A. That takes him down to $200 dollars. And now Tom will spin.
SPIN 8- Tom will land on the magic number... $100 dollars. He calls an M. And there's one M. He got the $100 dollars back.
FINAL SPIN
S T _ _ _ _ _ L M
S _ _ _ _ N
PLACE
Bob will make his final spin of the day. Hopefully Santa will give these contestants a present, vowels worth nothing... consonants are going to be worth $100 dollars a piece. (Naturally.)
It's still Tom's turn. And he calls an H. There's one H. $200 dollars.
S T _ _ _ H _ L M
S _ _ _ _ N
PLACE
Tom Solves STOCKHOLM SWEDEN for $200 dollars.
That means that Todd wins by a mere $75 dollars.
Duds: R (Todd), A (Todd)
Bankrupt: Tom ($300), Philip ($100)
Todd - $1300 ($5950 for 2 days)
Tom - $1225
Philip - $1100
BONUS ROUND
Todd has decided that he's going to play for the car. It's a Geo Metro SLI convertible. It's worth $9,995 dollars.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Todd will be given all of the R, S, T, L, N and E's in the puzzle.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Todd will now choose his three consonants and one vowel. It's going to be C, F, M and A.
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER
It's not a lot of help, but the category could be a hint. 10 seconds. And Todd waits a couple seconds, before solving HUMPTY DUMPTY for that new car! His 2-day total is $15,945 dollars!
In the final segment, Vanna tells Bob that last christmas he got her the best Christmas present she ever had. Pots and Pans! And Vanna has a gift for Bob as well. She knitted Bob a pink blanket that has GOEN threaded into it. And Bob tells Vanna that it's no wonder why she's the most beloved woman in show business. What a heartwarming scene. More prizes to be given away tomorrow on Wheel of Fortune!
