Been a while since I took a crack at a recap. Let's see how this turns out.
FIRST FOUR: Jennifer (Takes position #4), Carly (Takes position #3), Becky (Takes position #2), Lee (Takes position #1)
HANDOFF: Janice
IUFB #1: Maytag Wahser and dryer, modeled by Chantal
LEE: 625
BECKY: 875
CARLY: 1200
JENNIFER: 950
ARP: 1550, Carly wins.
Carly, from UC Davis, will play Now... or Then for a Ashley bedroom group and body mattress set ($5,298)
Now is today, Then is March, 1987.
GROCERIES ARE:
Scope mouthwash $2.59
Caress deodorant soap (two-pack), $2.08
Geritol Complete, $2.69
Saran Wrap, $1.79
Static Guard, $2.99
Chock Full O' Nuts Coffee, $4.99
1st CHOICE: Static Guard, Now -- Correct!
2nd CHOICE: Saran Wrap, Now -- Wrong!
3rd CHOICE: Coffee, Now -- Correct!
4th CHOICE: Mouthwash, Then -- Correct! Carly wins!
NEXT CONTESTANT: Vicky
2nd IUFB: Two Lee Middleton Original Dolls, Janice and Chantal
VICKY: 400
JENNIFER: 500
LEE: 350
BECKY: 501
ARP: 524, Becky wins.
Becky, who is wearing a shirt that says "Bob's a Babe," will play One Away for a Plymouth Breeze. After the car plugout, Bob express that he didn't know that to be a "babe" was a good thing.
WRONG PRICE: 24836
1st DIGIT: changes 2 to 1
2nd DIGIT: changes 4 to 5
3rd DIGIT: changes 8 to 7
4th DIGIT: changes 3 to 2
5th DIGIT: changes 6 to 5
Becky winds up with a price of 15725.
"Ladies, do I have at least one number right?" (HONK!)
"Ladies, do I have two numbers right?" (HONK!)
"Ladies, do I have three numbers right? (HONK!)
"Ladies, do I have four numbers right?" (crickets...)
Becky changes the 7 to a 9; Becky changes the 5 to a 3; she now has a price of 13925.
ARP: 15945; LOSS
NEXT CONTESTANT: Ronald
3rd IUFB: Claire Murray Area rug, modeled by Kathleen and Janice
RONALD: 1125
VICKY: 1100
JENNIFER: 1325
LEE: 1375
ARP: 1595, Lee wins.
Lee, who was later on Russian Roulette, has a chance to win $5,000 in cash playing Fortune Hunter. He also has a chance to win:
A pair of Towne Square rocking chairs
A DaVinci Crystal set
A Hooker Furniture desk
A Schwinn stepper
FIRST CLUE: "Eliminate the prize that has a price with three digits." Lee gets rid of the stepper.
SECOND CLUE: "Eliminate the prize that has a price that is $1,400." Lee ditches the desk.
THIRD CLUE: "Eliminate the prize that is most expensive." Lee loses the glassware.
Lee has the rockers remaining. One... two... three... now! The money is there; WIN!!
(This, incidentally, was Fortune Hunter's 10th playing, for those that care)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
BECKY: .40 (spins again); .85 = OVER
CARLY: .25 (spins again); 1.00 = OVER
LEE: .05 = .05
Lee advances to Showcases.
NEXT CONTESTANT: Jeanette
4th IUFB: Daniel Mink Switzerland his and her watches, modeled by Janice and Kathleen.
JEANETTE: 1025
RONALD: 1275
VICKY: 1400
JENNIFER: 1401
ARP: 1445, Jennifer wins.
Jennifer plays Freeze Frame for a Catalina Spa. Jennifer stats that she and her husband are getting ready to purchase a house, so the spa would be a perfect gift.
Possible choices: 5495, 1054, 8110, 1481, 7514, 1975, 8619, 9586.
Jennifer freezes on 5495.
ARP: 5495; WIN!!
NEXT CONTESTANT: Joy (Rod appears on camera)
5th IUFB: A pair of Minoff lamps, modeled by Kathleen
JOY: 800
JEANETTE: 745
RONALD: 825
VICKY: 1
ARP: 685, Vicky wins.
Vicky will play Pathfinder for a Dodge Caravan.
If she makes a mistake along the way, she can gain another chance with the following prizes:
Automatic bread maker (no brand announced)
Baby's educational toy (no brand announced)
12" round grill pan (no brand announced)
Vicky is standing on the first number in the price of the van, which is 1.
The second number is:
0 (left)
6 (forward)
8 (right)
4 (aft)
Becky moves to her right to the eight. (DING DING DING!)
The third number is:
0 (forward)
5 (right)
7 (aft)
Becky takes a step backwards onto the seven. (DING DING DING!)
This is going swimmingly, so far; no mistakes!
The fourth number is:
4 (left)
9 (right)
1 (aft)
Becky takes a step to the right, occupying the nine. (DING DING DING!)
Do we have a perfect win on our hands? We'll find out in a matter of moments.
The fifth and final number is:
5 (forward)
2 (aft)
Becky chooses to move forward to the five (DING DING DING!); PERFECT WIN!!
ARP: 18795.
I'm glad she did perfectly, but that means that I didn't get to sneak in an obvious and hacky Trivia Trap reference.
FINAL CONTESTANT: Jacqueline
6th IUFB: Hooker Furniture Pacific Pines cupboard, modeled by Chantal.
JACQUELINE: 850
JOY: 1100
JEANETTE: 1500
RONALD: 1501
ARP: 1587, Ronald wins.
Ronald, from Bakersfield, will play Switch? for a trip to Cancun (Round trip coach, 6-night stay at Omni Cancun Hotel) and a trip to Vancouver, BC (Round trip coach, 6-night stay at Renaissance Vancouver Hotel).
Cancun: 2532 -- Vancouver: 3190
Ronald elects to switch the prices:
Cancun: 3190 -- Vancouver: 2532
Is he right?? (DING DING DING!); Win!!
(My copy is a summer rerun; Gene Wood does the consolation plug)
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #2
JENNIFER: .15 (spins again); .20 = .35
RONALD: .40 (spins again); .60 = 1.00, $1,000!!
VICKY: .80 (must spin again); .80 = OVER
RONALD'S BONUS SPIN: .05 green section = $5,000 more!!
SHOWCASE
TOP WINNER: Ronald
RUNNER UP: Lee
Showcase #1: Prizes revealed by the studio audience in a musical guessing game.
"What prize goes with this music?" [piano music plays]
-Young Chang piano
"What prize goes with this music?" [sea chantey plays]
-Big Sport Belosi Sailboard
"What prize do you think goes with this music?" [Golden Road grand prize music plays]
-Buick Century
Ronald elects to bid.
Ronald's bid: $19,750
SHOWCASE #2: (generic)
-Game room:
--X Files pinball machine
--Dynamo Air hockey table
--Golden Tee Golf arcade cabinet
-Harley Davidson 1200 Sport motorcycle
Lee's bid: $16,500
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Showcase #2 (Lee)
BID: 16500
ARP: 19684
DIFFERENCE: 3184
Showcase #1 (Ronald)
BID: 19750
ARP: 27889
DIFFERENCE: 8139
Lee wins!! Lee's aggregate winnings: $31,169, including $5,000 in cash.
