Post by Bryce L. on Feb 5, 2018 5:01:47 GMT -5
October/November 1984 (Verna Dean/Steve/Sharon)
"Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous and exciting merchandise, including... admire the sparkling beauty of this $27,000 emerald and diamond ring! And something to keep any woman warm, this $6,000 mink coat! And, perfected year after year, America's own $29,000 Corvette! Over $127,000 just waiting to be won on WHEEL OF FORTUNE! And now here's your host, Pat Sajak!"
Tonight's players are:
Verna Dean Armstrong, from Decatur, GA. (Pat slips in a plug for WXIA-TV in Atlanta, which aired[airs?] the nighttime Wheel) She is a flight attendant for "a major airline", her hobbies are sewing and calligraphy.
Steve Byzek (sp?), from Hollywood, FL. He is an emergency room nurse, and is active in outdoor sports, including scuba diving.
Sharon Snyder, from Edwardsville, IL. She is a homemaker, with one daughter. Is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.
"$1,000 is the top dollar on the Wheel for this first round. Try not to hit Bankrupt, because if you do you'll lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep! Let's take a look at our first puzzle tonight, it is a Fictional Character"
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- - - - -
- - - - - - -
(Though Vanna is wearing a blue dress, the category displays are red.)
Verna Dean, LOSE A TURN
Steve, $100, T, dud
Sharon, $400, L, dud
Verna Dean, $200, R, 3 R's ($600)
Verna Dean, $500, N, 2 N's ($1,600)
Verna Dean, A, dud ($1,350)
Steve, BANKRUPT
Sharon, $200, D, dud
Verna Dean, $350, S, 3 S's ($2,400)
Verna Dean, E, 2 E's ($2,150)
Verna Dean, LOSE A TURN
Steve, $200, Y, 1 Y ($200)
Steve, $175, F, 1 F ($375)
Steve, $200, P, 1 P ($575)
Steve, $200, H, 2 H's ($975)
Steve, $1,000, G, 2 G's ($2,975)
(the "only vowels remain" beeps sound)
P R - F E S S - R
H E N R Y
H - G G - N S
Steve solves it with PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS, and is right!
Steve now gets to shop, and he buys...
for $2,500, a man's gold diamond ring ($475 left)
for $430, a dishwasher ($45 left, which Steve places ON ACCOUNT!)
The scores following Round 1 are...
Verna Dean: $0
Steve: $2,930 ($45 on account)
Sharon: $0
For Round 2, the top dollar is still $1,000, and there's also a prize on the Wheel: an 18K gold bow necklace, with pink sapphires and diamonds, and it's worth $2,995! It's marked "JEWEL" on the Wheel (and the prize wedge uses a typeface I've never seen on the Wheel before or since) and if you land on it, it'll go in your bank. If, after claiming the wedge, you can solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt, it'll be yours to keep. And speaking of Bankrupt, there's now a second one on the Wheel. The category for Round 2 is Phrase (and an example of an unusally-short-for-Round-2 puzzle, at only 18 letters)
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- - - - - - - - - - -
Steve, $200, N, 1 N ($200)
Steve, $250, T, 3 T's ($950)
Steve, JEWEL ($150 underneath), H, 2 H's ($1,250 + the prize wedge)
Steve, E, 2 E's ($1,000)
Steve, $200, C, 2 C's ($1,400)
Steve, O, 1 O ($1,150)
Steve, I, dud ($900)
Sharon, $250, D, 1 D ($250)
Sharon, $400, W, 1 W ($650)
Sharon, $800, L, dud
Verna Dean, $200, B, 1 B ($200)
Verna Dean, $250, K, 1 K ($450)
Verna Dean, $800, S, 1 S ($1,250)
D O W N / T H E
B - C K S T - E T C H
Verna Dean solves with DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH, and is right!
Now Verna Dean will shop, and she buys...
for $1,120, a handbag and scarf package ($130 left, which she places on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 2 are...
Verna Dean: $1,250
Steve: $2,930 ($45 on account)
Sharon: $0
For Round 3, the top dollar on the Wheel is $5,000. Category for Round 3 is Phrase
- - - - - / - - - - - - -
- - - / - - - -
Sharon, $350, T, 1 T ($350)
Sharon, $250, N, 2 N's ($850)
Sharon, BANKRUPT
Verna Dean, $800, G, 1 G ($800)
Verna Dean, $500, R, 1 R ($1,300)
Verna Dean, A, 1 A ($1,050)
Verna Dean, I, 1 I ($800)
Verna Dean, $400, D, dud
(at this point, the Final Spin chimes sound. Pat spins, and lands on $5,000!)
Steve, S, dud
Sharon, L, dud
Verna Dean, H, 1 H ($5,800) (there are several loud cheers and hollers from the audience, leading Pat to try and "SHH!" them)
Steve, B, dud
Sharon, Y, 2 Y's ($10,000)
Verna Dean, F, 1 F ($10,800)
F A N - Y / - - - T I N G
Y - - / H - R -
Verna Dean solves it with FANCY MEETING YOU HERE, and she puts the game away with her correct guess! However, she's won so much that she'll have to spend it while we take a break...
Back from the commercial, and the first thing Pat tells us is that Verna Dean had a $3 gift certificate left once it was all said and done. And here is what Verna Dean bought...
* an art deco-inspired desk set, including a gold picture frame, pencil holder, table lighter and ashtray, from Gucci, valued at $320
* from the Michael C. Fina Company, the 1810 Americana mantle clock, valued at $425
* a lady's quartz watch from Hamilton Watch Co., valued at $450
* the World Book 22-volume encyclopedia, valued at $599
* a brass-and-glass cocktail table, from Corsican Furniture Co., valued at $1,320
* a brass desk and French-style chair, from Swan Brass Beds, valued at $1,683
* a full-length mink coat from Dicker & Dicker of Beverly Hills (the same one we saw Vanna model at the top of the show), valued at $6,000!
The final scores for the night are...
Verna Dean: $12,050 (Winner!)
Steve: $2,930 (unfortunately, couldn't cash in on his "on account" money, so it goes bye-bye now...)
Sharon: Lovely Parting Gifts
While Pat is saying goodbye to Steve and Sharon, Vanna comes out and puts the mink coat on Verna Dean, And following the break, Verna Dean will join Pat in bonus land...
... after the break, Verna Dean has chosen to play the Bonus Round for an emerald and diamond ring (which we see Vanna wearing on her right hand as she's standing at the far left end of the puzzle board), which she might choose with her Van Cleef and Arpels gift certificate, valued at $27,000!
The bonus puzzle tonight is a THING. (I should note that, while up to this point the category displays have been in red, the Bonus Round graphics are in white.)
- - - - - -
- - -
For her letters, Verna Dean goes with R, T, N, L, S, and E.
Here's what Verna Dean has to work with...
- - E R R -
- - E
She has 15 seconds... but hardly needs it, as she nails CHERRY PIE for the win! Verna Dean's final total for the night is $39,050! And as Vanna places the ring on Verna Dean's finger, and Verna Dean's family joins her on stage, Pat rushes to sign off.
"The prices of the prizes were furnished to the contestants prior to the show and have been rounded off to the nearest dollar. Gift certificates do not include sales tax."
"Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Fabulous and exciting merchandise, including... admire the sparkling beauty of this $27,000 emerald and diamond ring! And something to keep any woman warm, this $6,000 mink coat! And, perfected year after year, America's own $29,000 Corvette! Over $127,000 just waiting to be won on WHEEL OF FORTUNE! And now here's your host, Pat Sajak!"
Tonight's players are:
Verna Dean Armstrong, from Decatur, GA. (Pat slips in a plug for WXIA-TV in Atlanta, which aired[airs?] the nighttime Wheel) She is a flight attendant for "a major airline", her hobbies are sewing and calligraphy.
Steve Byzek (sp?), from Hollywood, FL. He is an emergency room nurse, and is active in outdoor sports, including scuba diving.
Sharon Snyder, from Edwardsville, IL. She is a homemaker, with one daughter. Is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.
"$1,000 is the top dollar on the Wheel for this first round. Try not to hit Bankrupt, because if you do you'll lose all your cash, but not your merchandise, because once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep! Let's take a look at our first puzzle tonight, it is a Fictional Character"
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - - - -
(Though Vanna is wearing a blue dress, the category displays are red.)
Verna Dean, LOSE A TURN
Steve, $100, T, dud
Sharon, $400, L, dud
Verna Dean, $200, R, 3 R's ($600)
Verna Dean, $500, N, 2 N's ($1,600)
Verna Dean, A, dud ($1,350)
Steve, BANKRUPT
Sharon, $200, D, dud
Verna Dean, $350, S, 3 S's ($2,400)
Verna Dean, E, 2 E's ($2,150)
Verna Dean, LOSE A TURN
Steve, $200, Y, 1 Y ($200)
Steve, $175, F, 1 F ($375)
Steve, $200, P, 1 P ($575)
Steve, $200, H, 2 H's ($975)
Steve, $1,000, G, 2 G's ($2,975)
(the "only vowels remain" beeps sound)
P R - F E S S - R
H E N R Y
H - G G - N S
Steve solves it with PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS, and is right!
Steve now gets to shop, and he buys...
for $2,500, a man's gold diamond ring ($475 left)
for $430, a dishwasher ($45 left, which Steve places ON ACCOUNT!)
The scores following Round 1 are...
Verna Dean: $0
Steve: $2,930 ($45 on account)
Sharon: $0
For Round 2, the top dollar is still $1,000, and there's also a prize on the Wheel: an 18K gold bow necklace, with pink sapphires and diamonds, and it's worth $2,995! It's marked "JEWEL" on the Wheel (and the prize wedge uses a typeface I've never seen on the Wheel before or since) and if you land on it, it'll go in your bank. If, after claiming the wedge, you can solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt, it'll be yours to keep. And speaking of Bankrupt, there's now a second one on the Wheel. The category for Round 2 is Phrase (and an example of an unusally-short-for-Round-2 puzzle, at only 18 letters)
- - - - / - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -
Steve, $200, N, 1 N ($200)
Steve, $250, T, 3 T's ($950)
Steve, JEWEL ($150 underneath), H, 2 H's ($1,250 + the prize wedge)
Steve, E, 2 E's ($1,000)
Steve, $200, C, 2 C's ($1,400)
Steve, O, 1 O ($1,150)
Steve, I, dud ($900)
Sharon, $250, D, 1 D ($250)
Sharon, $400, W, 1 W ($650)
Sharon, $800, L, dud
Verna Dean, $200, B, 1 B ($200)
Verna Dean, $250, K, 1 K ($450)
Verna Dean, $800, S, 1 S ($1,250)
D O W N / T H E
B - C K S T - E T C H
Verna Dean solves with DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH, and is right!
Now Verna Dean will shop, and she buys...
for $1,120, a handbag and scarf package ($130 left, which she places on a gift certificate)
The scores following Round 2 are...
Verna Dean: $1,250
Steve: $2,930 ($45 on account)
Sharon: $0
For Round 3, the top dollar on the Wheel is $5,000. Category for Round 3 is Phrase
- - - - - / - - - - - - -
- - - / - - - -
Sharon, $350, T, 1 T ($350)
Sharon, $250, N, 2 N's ($850)
Sharon, BANKRUPT
Verna Dean, $800, G, 1 G ($800)
Verna Dean, $500, R, 1 R ($1,300)
Verna Dean, A, 1 A ($1,050)
Verna Dean, I, 1 I ($800)
Verna Dean, $400, D, dud
(at this point, the Final Spin chimes sound. Pat spins, and lands on $5,000!)
Steve, S, dud
Sharon, L, dud
Verna Dean, H, 1 H ($5,800) (there are several loud cheers and hollers from the audience, leading Pat to try and "SHH!" them)
Steve, B, dud
Sharon, Y, 2 Y's ($10,000)
Verna Dean, F, 1 F ($10,800)
F A N - Y / - - - T I N G
Y - - / H - R -
Verna Dean solves it with FANCY MEETING YOU HERE, and she puts the game away with her correct guess! However, she's won so much that she'll have to spend it while we take a break...
Back from the commercial, and the first thing Pat tells us is that Verna Dean had a $3 gift certificate left once it was all said and done. And here is what Verna Dean bought...
* an art deco-inspired desk set, including a gold picture frame, pencil holder, table lighter and ashtray, from Gucci, valued at $320
* from the Michael C. Fina Company, the 1810 Americana mantle clock, valued at $425
* a lady's quartz watch from Hamilton Watch Co., valued at $450
* the World Book 22-volume encyclopedia, valued at $599
* a brass-and-glass cocktail table, from Corsican Furniture Co., valued at $1,320
* a brass desk and French-style chair, from Swan Brass Beds, valued at $1,683
* a full-length mink coat from Dicker & Dicker of Beverly Hills (the same one we saw Vanna model at the top of the show), valued at $6,000!
The final scores for the night are...
Verna Dean: $12,050 (Winner!)
Steve: $2,930 (unfortunately, couldn't cash in on his "on account" money, so it goes bye-bye now...)
Sharon: Lovely Parting Gifts
While Pat is saying goodbye to Steve and Sharon, Vanna comes out and puts the mink coat on Verna Dean, And following the break, Verna Dean will join Pat in bonus land...
... after the break, Verna Dean has chosen to play the Bonus Round for an emerald and diamond ring (which we see Vanna wearing on her right hand as she's standing at the far left end of the puzzle board), which she might choose with her Van Cleef and Arpels gift certificate, valued at $27,000!
The bonus puzzle tonight is a THING. (I should note that, while up to this point the category displays have been in red, the Bonus Round graphics are in white.)
- - - - - -
- - -
For her letters, Verna Dean goes with R, T, N, L, S, and E.
Here's what Verna Dean has to work with...
- - E R R -
- - E
She has 15 seconds... but hardly needs it, as she nails CHERRY PIE for the win! Verna Dean's final total for the night is $39,050! And as Vanna places the ring on Verna Dean's finger, and Verna Dean's family joins her on stage, Pat rushes to sign off.
"The prices of the prizes were furnished to the contestants prior to the show and have been rounded off to the nearest dollar. Gift certificates do not include sales tax."
