Post by mechamind on Oct 23, 2022 14:43:29 GMT -5
Airdate: Sometime in 1991
Look at these fabulous prizes...
A 5-day Queenstown holiday worth $3,472!
A Mowtown White ride-on mower worth $5,624!
A Ford Festiva XL worth $19,485!
It's the greatest Wheel around, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Lesley Avery: Soon-to-be-famous knitter, and a dressmaker who fears worms, enjoys baking, and dreams of riding on a camel in Egypt; from Wellington
Chris Halmer: Traffic officer who is "undertall", fears pain, loves red wine, and admires Peter Blake; from Auckland
Peter Lewis (returning with $11,054 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $360, and here's our first puzzle:
Chris solves OPTOMETRIST.
The top dollar-value on the Wheel is now $690.
Even after all that, Lesley solves THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT for an okay score.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is up to $1,800.
RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
A long round leaves us short on time. Phillip will give the Wheel a Spin, and consonants are worth $1,800!
Peter: M (2,815)
Peter solves TOM SELLECK for another good win!
The consolation prizes are a 3-piece Pilot Pen box and Chocolate Collage Kiwifruit Creams.
All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.
BONUS ROUND:
We add 2,815 to his prevous 2,460 for 5,275, and Peter will get four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Sherwood Furniture dining suite ($3,100)
We owe him one more puzzle:
Look at these fabulous prizes...
A 5-day Queenstown holiday worth $3,472!
A Mowtown White ride-on mower worth $5,624!
A Ford Festiva XL worth $19,485!
It's the greatest Wheel around, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Lesley Avery: Soon-to-be-famous knitter, and a dressmaker who fears worms, enjoys baking, and dreams of riding on a camel in Egypt; from Wellington
Chris Halmer: Traffic officer who is "undertall", fears pain, loves red wine, and admires Peter Blake; from Auckland
Peter Lewis (returning with $11,054 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $360, and here's our first puzzle:
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LESLEY | Chris | Peter |
| $130: N (DUD!) | $60: C (DUD!) | $180: R $360: L (DUD!) |
180 | ||
| $90: T (x3) $135: S $45: H (DUD!) | $60: P $45: M Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
225 | 105 |
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Chris solves OPTOMETRIST.
$105 to spend |
| Gourmet shears (-$59) Recycled Christmas wraps (-$30) $16 remaining |
Lesley | Chris | Peter |
225 | 105 | 180 |
Locked in: $89 spent $16 remainder |
The top dollar-value on the Wheel is now $690.
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Lesley | CHRIS | Peter |
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| $130: T (x4) $165: H (x3) BANKRUPT! (295) | $555: N (x2) $340: S BANKRUPT! (1,075) | |
225 | ||
| BANKRUPT! (225) | $110: F $280: R BANKRUPT! (390) | Lose A Turn! |
| $280: L $690: G $280: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
1,250 | ||
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Even after all that, Lesley solves THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT for an okay score.
$1,250 to spend |
| Douglas fir Christmas tree and lights (-$400) Accpac accounting software (-$795) Multi-picture frames (-$44) $11 remaining |
Lesley | Chris | Peter |
1,250 | 105 | |
Locked in: $1,239 spent $11 remainder | Locked in: $89 spent $16 remainder |
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is up to $1,800.
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Lesley | Chris | PETER |
| $270: L (x2) $580: S $165: T | ||
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RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
A long round leaves us short on time. Phillip will give the Wheel a Spin, and consonants are worth $1,800!
Peter: M (2,815)
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Peter solves TOM SELLECK for another good win!
$2,815 to spend |
| Sertapedic double bed (-$1,199) Outdoor table and chairs (-$1,450) Two-step kitchen step (-$100) Digging fork (-$70) -$4 remaining |
Even though it's a few dollars more, Phillip offers Peter the digging fork without hesitation.
Lesley | Chris | Peter |
1,250 | 105 | 2,815 |
Locked in: $1,239 spent $11 remainder | Locked in: $89 spent $16 remainder | Locked in: $2,819 spent -$4 remainder |
The consolation prizes are a 3-piece Pilot Pen box and Chocolate Collage Kiwifruit Creams.
All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.
BONUS ROUND:
No, Peter doesn't owe us a major prize for that exchange. He's allowed to keep it for himself!
We add 2,815 to his prevous 2,460 for 5,275, and Peter will get four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Sherwood Furniture dining suite ($3,100)
We owe him one more puzzle:
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And he must give us NSTM, and E in return.
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Back to the smile, and Peter solves AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (though not that soon) to win the dining suite! He now has $21,475 and will return! Phillip doesn't think he's seen a contestant win three major prizes before.
