WoF Retro Recap: September 26, 1983*

Look at this studio filled with glamorous and imaginative gifts!

Over $135K just waiting to be won on…

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel Of Fortune!

EPISODE #6*

Ed Cook: Courier and part-time weightlifter
Dawn Grimes: Mother of one who builds and decorates miniature homes for needy children
Ellen Bascula-Wilson: High school teacher for the emotionally disturbed who is going to law school in the autumn

Round 1: PHRASE

Ed: Two T’s ($450), two S’s ($150), J (he thought the first word was JUST) ($200)

Dawn: Two L’s ($300), A

Ellen: R ($450)

Ed: Two O’s, two C’s ($400), D ($750), M ($200)

M O S T / L _ _ _ L _
T O / S _ C C _ _ D

W/ $2,700, he was MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED.

Prizes Bought from the Playroom:

• Puerto Vallarta trip (-$1,400)
• Omni series system TV (-$890)
• Ladies’ watch (-$350)
• Remainder on a Tiffany gift certificate (-$60)

DUDS: J (Ed), A (Dawn), R (Ellen)

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Round 2: PHRASE

FEATURED PRIZE: Bajaj motor scooter (labeled SCOOTER) worth $1,500.

Dawn: SCOOTER, N ($150)

Ellen: T ($200), two H’s ($600), S ($300)

Ed: Three L’s ($300), R ($150)

Dawn: C ($250)

Ellen: Two W’s ($200), B ($200), two E’s, two A’s, Y ($250)

Ed: F ($150), X ($550; NMC)

T H E / W H _ L E
B A L L / _ F
W A X

They would later use this as a BR on 11/24/2014 and he solved THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX for $1,600.

Prizes Bought from the Dining Room:

• Dining room furniture (-$1,399)
• Pewter pepper mill (-$115)
• Remainder on a gift certificate (-$86)

DUDS: N (Dawn), S (Ellen), R (Ed), C (Dawn), Y (Ellen)

Ed: $4,300/Ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: THINGS

Ellen: Two S’s ($200), BANKRUPT near $600 (-$400)

Ed: R ($350), T ($500), L ($200)

DING DING! DING DING!

Final Spin Amount: $5K

Ed: Three N’s

N _ _ L S _ N
R _ T _ N _ S

He SWEPT THE MAINGAME after solving NIELSEN RATINGS for $16,050 and the blowout victory!!!

(Pat briefly threw to commercial before he was told from offstage that they’d do the shopping now.)

Prizes Bought (area not mentioned):

• MAZDA RX7! (-$14,044)
• Breadmaker and yogurt factory (-$440)
• 5-inch TV set (-$220)
• Leather sunglasses (-$205)
• Family gym (-$393)
• Trampoline (-$189)
• His/Hers tennis and running fashions (-$350)
• Remainder on a gift certificate (-$209)

SOLE BANKRUPT OF THE NIGHT: Ellen

FINAL SCORES
Ed: $20,350/Ladies: DOUBLE PARTING GIFTS

BANKRUPT TRASH: $400

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Bonus Round

Ed played for the ThermaSol hot tub and spa worth $3,650.

Category: PERSON

STRLDE put him in great shape…

R _ D _ E _
D _ _ _ E R _ _ E L D

He easily IDed RODNEY DANGERFIELD for the TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP and leaves w/ an even $24K in prizes!

MY RATING: 10!