Shemp unexpectedly wins a substantial sum of $50,000 by correctly identifying a car make in a radio contest.

Their misfortune is compounded when the hotel manager, upon delivering a telegram, reveals that a significant portion of Shemp's prize money has been withheld for taxes, leaving them with a mere $4.85.

Their predicament takes a further downturn when three opportunistic gold diggers, also guests at the hotel, manage to gain access to the Stooges' room through deceptive means.

Following two accidental dousings with ice water initiated by the trio, the women retaliate by striking the Stooges over the head with champagne bottles.

Filmed over two days in 1951 (January 22–23), A Missed Fortune is a remake of 1938's Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb, using minimal stock footage.