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November 23, 1984 recap Mar 12, 2014 8:57:27 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 12, 2014 8:57:27 GMT -5

Airdate: November 23, 1984

Look at this studio filled with glamorous and imaginative gifts! Fabulous merchandise including...

A $22,000 emerald and diamond choker
A $41,000 Gucci customized Cadillac
A $11,000 foreign car

Over $125,000 just waiting to be won on...

Wheel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Elizabeth Renae Stanborough: Consultant, visiting from Bahamas
Casey Conniff: Training in commercial property, Houston, TX
Stacey Wheatley: Third-year San Diego State University student in developmental psychology, San Diego, CA

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. 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!

Round 1

PHRASE

E.R.	Casey	Stacey
$300: T (x5) $300: H (x3) -$250: E Free Spin! Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $400: R (x2) -$250: I $400: G -$250: O (x7) $400: F $250: K $350: Y (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,200

PHRASE

(Sort of) Perfection! E.R. solves YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

$4,200 to spend

Motor scooter (-$860)
His/Hers ten-speed bikes (-$280)
Gold golf putter (-$150)
GPZ 550 Motorcycle (-$2,855)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$55)

E.R.	Casey	Stacey
$4,200

You were expecting a prize, right? Well, we have one: a Tiffany furnished 4.92-karat opal ring (labeled RING) worth $3,415. Can you claim it here?

Round 2

THING

E.R.	CASEY	Stacey
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$900: S $300: T (x3) $550: R -$250: E (x2) $400: C (DUD!)
		$2,100
$550: D (DUD!)	$1,000: L (DUD!)	-$250: A (DUD!)
		$1,850
$100: W $200: H (DUD!)	$500: P (DUD!)	$250: N BANKRUPT! ($2,100)

$300: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$400

THING

E.R. solves TONGUE TWISTER.

$400 to spend

Microwave oven (-$379)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$21)

E.R.	Casey	Stacey
$4,600

I hope it's not too much to handle, but we're adding a $5,000 to the Wheel! We begin another round:

Round 3

PHRASE

E.R.	Casey	STACEY
		$250: T $250: S (DUD!)
		$250
$500: H (DUD!)	$900: R (x2) $350: S (Repeat)	$250: N (x2) -$250: O $250: L (x3) -$250: E (x4) $200: G $250: M (x2) $200: V Solve: Correct!
	$1,800	$1,900

PHRASE

Stacey solves ANIMAL VEGETABLE OR MINERAL.

$1,900 to spend

Brass cocktail table (-$1,500)
Jar lamps (-$300)
Remainder on a gift certificate (-$100)

...and that's all for this game.

E.R.	Casey	Stacey
$4,600		$1,900

Only one could win the fight over the last puzzle. Casey leaves with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Possibly faster than she can handwrite her name, E.R. picks...

Isuzu Impulse ($11,887).

The final puzzle is...

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

It's the ordinary with NTRSLE:

PHRASE

The vowels may have left her speechless, as she does not solve BUSINESS AS USUAL. She still leaves with $4,600 in prizes.