Post by woffan9821 on Jun 3, 2018 22:30:35 GMT -5
Snake on a Plane is in my head right now.
RETRO RECAP: #524, 1986, (Linda/Joan/Tom)
Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Filled with exciting merchandise, including: a $13,000 blazer the whole family can enjoy! This unique design of ruby and sapphire ring. And, for the big events, this 45" inch television! Over $97,000 just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune! And now, here's your host: Pat Sajak!
Here are today's contestants!
Linda Hernandez is a part time bookkeeper and mother of two children (9 and 7). Husband was a firefighter for five years.
Joan Chapman has a 14-month old boy. Loves to play tennis and other games.
Tom Shepherd is from Oceanside, CA. Production manager for an electronics company. Married for 31 years, has 4 grandchildren (Says he can't say their names, but then says Marcie, Joey, Doug, and Chaz)
Round 1: Phrase
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Linda gets $500 from 2 S's on $250, but duds on a T on $600. ($500 at risk)
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ S _ _ _ S
Joan gets $300 from an R, $600 from 2 L's on $300, but duds on a P on $150.($900 at risk)
_ L _ _ / _ _ _ R
_ _ S _ L _ S
Tom duds on $250 with a B.
Linda gets $150 from a Y, $450 from an M, $400 from a C, buys 2 E's, and attempts a solve.
_ L E _ / Y _ _ R
M _ S C L E S
Linda, you have every reason to FLEX YOUR MUSCLES with the $1,250 you've earned. With it, she buys...
-$579|Sowing Machine (New Home 2018e sowing machine)|$671 left
-$500|Typewriter (Brother Electronic 50 Electronic Typewriter, full line correction, memory triple pattern, doubles as a printer if hooked up to a computer)|$171 left
-$162|Lithograph ("Closed on Sunday")|$9 => Cartier Gift Certificate
Round 1 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip
Tom: zip
Round 1 Events
Linda: Dud T
Joan: Dud P, $900 unclaimed
Tom: Dud B
Round 2 adds a trip! (Trip for 2 to Grotto Bay Beach Hotel in Bermuda). It's worth $2,848! A TRIP wedge is added.
Round 2: Thing
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Joan gets $1,800 from 4 T's on $450, and then lands on $1,000! Unfortunately, she duds with an S. ($1,800 at risk)
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ _ / _ _ T _
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ T
Tom unfortunately hits a BANKRUPT.
Linda hits $1,000! She gets an R, and another $1,000 from 2 N's on $500. Unfortunately, she hits BANKRUPT as well. ($2,000 lost)
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ _ / _ _ T _
_ _ _ R _ T _ _ N _
_ N / _ T
Joan duds on an L on the $400 past the BANKRUPT. ($1,800 at risk)
Tom gets a V on $400 before BANKRUPT, and then hits the TRIP! With the $150 under it, he gets $300 with two G's. He then buys 3 O's, and then on $150 again, he gets a W. He then buys 4 I's, but hits LOSE A TURN. ($350 and TRIP at risk).
_ / _ I _ _ _ / T O
G O / W I T _
_ V _ R _ T _ I N G
O N / I T
Linda gets $500 from 2 H's on $250, but hits BANKRUPT again. ($500 lost.)
_ / _ I _ _ _ / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Joan buys 2 A's , but hits LOSE A TURN! ($1,550 at risk)
A / _ I _ _ A / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Tom lands on $1,000! Taking a whiff of victory, he gets 2 Z's, and solves!
A / _ I Z Z A / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Tom can enjoy A PIZZA TO GO WITH EVERYTHING ON IT in Bermuda with that TRIP and $2,350, with which he purchases:
-$1625|Grandfather Clock (Dykstra glass, paintings, German chimes, oriental timeframe) |$725 left
-$450|Floor Lamp (Alsy, 3-way turn switch)|$275 left
-$234|Elephant Table|$41 => Gift Certificate
Round 2 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip-per
Tom: $5,198
Round 2 Events
Linda: 2 BANKRUPTS, $2,500 lost total.
Joan: Dud S and L, LOSE A TURN, $1,550 unclaimed.
Tom: BANKRUPT and LOSE A TURN.
Round 3: Phrase
_ _ _ _ _ _ -
_ _ _ _
Tom duds on an S on $250 past LOSE A TURN.
Linda nets $700 from an R, lands on the same spot to get an L, lands on it again, but unfortunately duds on an N. ($1,400 lost.)
_ L _ _ R _ -
_ _ _ _
Joan duds on a P on $250 past LOSE A TURN.
Tom nets $500 from the $250 past LOSE A TURN, lands on the same place for a B, lands on it a third time for a D, and has the No More Consonant boops come up.
B L _ _ R Y -
_ Y _ D
Tom shouldn't look BLEARY-EYED with another $1,000. With that, he buys:
-$599|Telephone (Retro telephone)|$401 left
-$375|Flooring (Hartco wooden tiles, sound absorbing)|$26 => Gift Certificate
Round 3 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip-per-ed
Tom: $6,198
Round 3 Events
Linda: Dud N, $1,400 unclaimed.
Joan: Dud P.
Tom: Dud S.
Time's running out. Vowel worth nothing, consonants worth: $300.
Round 4/Speed Up: People
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
Linda: 1 S
Joan: 1 T
Tom: 1 M (Calls an N also by mistake.)
Linda: 2 N's
_ N _ _ S T _ _
M _ N
For a $900 certificate, Linda solves ENLISTED MEN.
Final Totals
Linda: $2,150
Joan: zip-per-ed hoodie
Tom: $6,198 (Winner!)
Penalty Box
BANKRUPTS: 3
LOSE A TURNS: 2
Duds: 8
Duplicates: 0
Unclaimed Cash: $4,450
BANKRUPT trash: $2,500
Bonus Round:
Tom elect to play for the BLAZER (which Pat jokes is not a jacket.) (4WD Blazer S10, V6 design, worth $13,570.)
The final category is PERSON:
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_ _ _ _ _
Tom's LNRST E gets him:
_ _ N S E N T _ N _
_ _ _ L T
Right off the bat, Tom solves CONSENTING ADULT for the Blazer, for a total of $19,768!
Pat Chat: Tom's wife, mother-in-law, and daughter come down.
My rating: 7
RETRO RECAP: #524, 1986, (Linda/Joan/Tom)
Look at this studio, filled with glamorous prizes! Filled with exciting merchandise, including: a $13,000 blazer the whole family can enjoy! This unique design of ruby and sapphire ring. And, for the big events, this 45" inch television! Over $97,000 just waiting to be won on Wheel of Fortune! And now, here's your host: Pat Sajak!
Here are today's contestants!
Linda Hernandez is a part time bookkeeper and mother of two children (9 and 7). Husband was a firefighter for five years.
Joan Chapman has a 14-month old boy. Loves to play tennis and other games.
Tom Shepherd is from Oceanside, CA. Production manager for an electronics company. Married for 31 years, has 4 grandchildren (Says he can't say their names, but then says Marcie, Joey, Doug, and Chaz)
Round 1: Phrase
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Linda gets $500 from 2 S's on $250, but duds on a T on $600. ($500 at risk)
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ S _ _ _ S
Joan gets $300 from an R, $600 from 2 L's on $300, but duds on a P on $150.($900 at risk)
_ L _ _ / _ _ _ R
_ _ S _ L _ S
Tom duds on $250 with a B.
Linda gets $150 from a Y, $450 from an M, $400 from a C, buys 2 E's, and attempts a solve.
_ L E _ / Y _ _ R
M _ S C L E S
Linda, you have every reason to FLEX YOUR MUSCLES with the $1,250 you've earned. With it, she buys...
-$579|Sowing Machine (New Home 2018e sowing machine)|$671 left
-$500|Typewriter (Brother Electronic 50 Electronic Typewriter, full line correction, memory triple pattern, doubles as a printer if hooked up to a computer)|$171 left
-$162|Lithograph ("Closed on Sunday")|$9 => Cartier Gift Certificate
Round 1 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip
Tom: zip
Round 1 Events
Linda: Dud T
Joan: Dud P, $900 unclaimed
Tom: Dud B
Round 2 adds a trip! (Trip for 2 to Grotto Bay Beach Hotel in Bermuda). It's worth $2,848! A TRIP wedge is added.
Round 2: Thing
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _
Joan gets $1,800 from 4 T's on $450, and then lands on $1,000! Unfortunately, she duds with an S. ($1,800 at risk)
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ _ / _ _ T _
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ T
Tom unfortunately hits a BANKRUPT.
Linda hits $1,000! She gets an R, and another $1,000 from 2 N's on $500. Unfortunately, she hits BANKRUPT as well. ($2,000 lost)
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / T _
_ _ / _ _ T _
_ _ _ R _ T _ _ N _
_ N / _ T
Joan duds on an L on the $400 past the BANKRUPT. ($1,800 at risk)
Tom gets a V on $400 before BANKRUPT, and then hits the TRIP! With the $150 under it, he gets $300 with two G's. He then buys 3 O's, and then on $150 again, he gets a W. He then buys 4 I's, but hits LOSE A TURN. ($350 and TRIP at risk).
_ / _ I _ _ _ / T O
G O / W I T _
_ V _ R _ T _ I N G
O N / I T
Linda gets $500 from 2 H's on $250, but hits BANKRUPT again. ($500 lost.)
_ / _ I _ _ _ / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Joan buys 2 A's , but hits LOSE A TURN! ($1,550 at risk)
A / _ I _ _ A / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Tom lands on $1,000! Taking a whiff of victory, he gets 2 Z's, and solves!
A / _ I Z Z A / T O
G O / W I T H
_ V _ R _ T H I N G
O N / I T
Tom can enjoy A PIZZA TO GO WITH EVERYTHING ON IT in Bermuda with that TRIP and $2,350, with which he purchases:
-$1625|Grandfather Clock (Dykstra glass, paintings, German chimes, oriental timeframe) |$725 left
-$450|Floor Lamp (Alsy, 3-way turn switch)|$275 left
-$234|Elephant Table|$41 => Gift Certificate
Round 2 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip-per
Tom: $5,198
Round 2 Events
Linda: 2 BANKRUPTS, $2,500 lost total.
Joan: Dud S and L, LOSE A TURN, $1,550 unclaimed.
Tom: BANKRUPT and LOSE A TURN.
Round 3: Phrase
_ _ _ _ _ _ -
_ _ _ _
Tom duds on an S on $250 past LOSE A TURN.
Linda nets $700 from an R, lands on the same spot to get an L, lands on it again, but unfortunately duds on an N. ($1,400 lost.)
_ L _ _ R _ -
_ _ _ _
Joan duds on a P on $250 past LOSE A TURN.
Tom nets $500 from the $250 past LOSE A TURN, lands on the same place for a B, lands on it a third time for a D, and has the No More Consonant boops come up.
B L _ _ R Y -
_ Y _ D
Tom shouldn't look BLEARY-EYED with another $1,000. With that, he buys:
-$599|Telephone (Retro telephone)|$401 left
-$375|Flooring (Hartco wooden tiles, sound absorbing)|$26 => Gift Certificate
Round 3 Totals
Linda: $1,250
Joan: zip-per-ed
Tom: $6,198
Round 3 Events
Linda: Dud N, $1,400 unclaimed.
Joan: Dud P.
Tom: Dud S.
Time's running out. Vowel worth nothing, consonants worth: $300.
Round 4/Speed Up: People
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
Linda: 1 S
Joan: 1 T
Tom: 1 M (Calls an N also by mistake.)
Linda: 2 N's
_ N _ _ S T _ _
M _ N
For a $900 certificate, Linda solves ENLISTED MEN.
Final Totals
Linda: $2,150
Joan: zip-per-ed hoodie
Tom: $6,198 (Winner!)
Penalty Box
BANKRUPTS: 3
LOSE A TURNS: 2
Duds: 8
Duplicates: 0
Unclaimed Cash: $4,450
BANKRUPT trash: $2,500
Bonus Round:
Tom elect to play for the BLAZER (which Pat jokes is not a jacket.) (4WD Blazer S10, V6 design, worth $13,570.)
The final category is PERSON:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Tom's LNRST E gets him:
_ _ N S E N T _ N _
_ _ _ L T
Right off the bat, Tom solves CONSENTING ADULT for the Blazer, for a total of $19,768!
Pat Chat: Tom's wife, mother-in-law, and daughter come down.
My rating: 7
