Post by jimhattenwoffan on Jun 24, 2016 19:32:06 GMT -5
"Tonight, our contestants Sonny Kuwaki, Josie Moore, and our carry-over Champion, Shirley King could win this Mitsubishi SportPac ! Plus plenty of more fabulous prizes on New Zealand's favourite game....(audience) "WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!!" And now, here's the man to help you Spin & Win, it's Phillip Leishman !"
Host Phillip Leishman makes his entrance and then introduces the lovely hostess Lana Coc-Kroft, who is wearing a long black dress and carrying a hat (matching her outfit) to which Phillip asks her why is she carrying her hat in her hand to which she replies that her head's too big and the hat doesn't fit and she even puts the hat on to prove it !
Let's meet today's contestants:
Sonny Kuwauaki: General Store Manager
Josie Moore: Employment Advisor frm Weaver, originally frm Holland
Shirley King: Returning Champion with $3,482 in Prizes
Today's Prizes up for grabs:
$5,896 Home Entertainment Center
$10,000 Vacation to Solomon Islands
$37,897 Mitsubishi L-300 SportPac Van
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R1: $500
ROUND ONE: FAMOUS COUPLES
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(the trilon with the ampersand is supposed to light up)
Sonny is first up (with Shirley & Josie cheering him on) and starts things off with $235 and an R for Robert, one R and $235 in the bank
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- - - R
Another spin with $75 and an S for Sock, one S and $310 thus far...
S - - - -
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- - - R
As Sonny spins the wheel again, the trilon containing the ampersand lights up as they forgot to do so at the beginning of the round.
Sonny lands on $75 again and a C for Charlie, one & $385 on the scoreboard....
S - - - -
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C - - R
Another spin with $235 and a Y for Yankee, just the one....
S - - - Y
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C - - R
$620 in the bank as Sonny goes for it with $325 and an N for November, double the N's and $945....
S - N N Y
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C - - R
Sonny spins again with $145 and the H for Harry, one H on the board, $1,090 in the bank and only vowels remaining as Sonny takes it with
S O N N Y
&
C H E R
for a PERFECT ROUND and not only that, the puzzle also has a bonus question for an additional $200 which is "While they were married, what was Sonny & Cher's surname ?" to which Sonny instantly replies with the correct answer: BONO and with the $200 Bonus, his score jumps up to $1,290.
Sonny's Purchases:
$650 Bathroom Accessories
$500 Hand knitted Sweaters
$51 Dresser Mirror
$38 "Noah's Ark" Painting
$51 remaining
More Prizes be offered today are:
$750 Ladies' wardrobe of Shoes
$1686 Fax Machine & Telephone
$2200 Cocktail Table
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R2: $1,000 and a BONUS Prize which is a Mystery Vacation.
ROUND TWO: NAME
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Josie will begin this round with $165 and a T for Terrific, one T and $165 in the bank....
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Another spin of the wheel and it's a good one...$1,000 and an N, two N's and $1,165 on the scoreboard....
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- - N -
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Josie gives it another spin and it's not good....BANKRUPT, wiping out her $1,165 dropping her back to zero.
Shirley, the returning champion is up next with $140 and a D for Dog, there are two D's and not only that, it's the RED MYSTERY letter, doubling her score to $280
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- - N D
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Shirley spins again with $615 and an S for Sally but there are none to give her.
Sonny goes now with $615 and a W for Willie, one W and $615 this round ($1905 on top)....
- - - T -
W - N D
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Another spin of the wheel with $720 and an H for Harry, one H....
- - - T H
W - N D
- N D - - - -
$1335 ($2625 on top) in the bank thus far and Sonny spins again but he gets tripped up with LOSE A TURN but the money stays.
Josie, looking for redemption, spins with $215 and an R, double the R's and $215 in redemption money back....
- - R T H
W - N D
- N D - - R -
She goes for it with $1,000 top dollar and the F, one F on the board, $1,215 in her bank and vowels left, Josie solves
E A R T H
W I N D
A N D F I R E
Josie's purchases:
$750 Ladies wardrobe of Shoes
$458 Linen Accessories
$7 remaining
Sonny: $2625 Josie: $1215 Shirley: $280
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R3: $2,000
ROUND THREE: PHRASE
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Shirley, trailing in third place, will start this round off with $300 and a T for Tom, one T and $580 in the bank...
T - - - - -
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Another spin of the wheel and Shirley gets bit by the BANKRUPT bug, dropping her score back down to zero.
Sonny, who's in the lead, spins next with $595 and a K for Kilo, one K and $1930 ($3220 on top)
T - - - K -
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Sonny reaches for the wheel but then decides to buy an A for Apple, two A's in the puzzle and $1880 ($3170 on top) left...
T - - A K -
A
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He buys an O, just the one....
T O - A K -
A
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$1830 ($3120 on top) left and Sonny spins with $900 and an M for Mary, one M and $2730 ($4020 on top) on the scoreboard....
T O M A K -
A
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Sonny gives it another spin but trouble approaches as he gets stomped by BANKRUPT, wiping out his massive score and dropping back down to $1290.
Josie is up next with $350 and an R but they are no R's to show for.
Shirley is up again. She tries to buy a vowel but she doesn't have any money so she has to spin. She lands on $750 and an N for Nellie, one N and $750....
T O M A K -
A
- - - N -
Now she can buy a vowel, she buys an E, three of them and $700 left in her bank....
T O M A K E
A
- - E N E
As Shirley spins again, the bell sounds signaling time is running out. She lands on $350 and an S for Sally, one S and $1050....
T O M A K E
A
S - E N E
Time is running out so it's Phillip's turn to spin and every consonant left will be worth....$2,000 !!!
Only one letter left in the puzzle, Shirley guesses the C, $3,050 and she takes it with
T O M A K E
A
S C E N E
and not only that, she comes frm behind and maintains her championship !
Shirley's purchases:
$2200 Cocktail Table
$243 Ladies' Jewelry
$549 Vacuum
$40 worth of Chocolate Candies
$18 remaining
Sonny leaves us with $1290 in Prizes and Josie leaves us with $1215 and they both also receive the "WOF" board game to play at home !
MAJOR PRIZE ROUND:
$4500 Sewing Machine package
$5300 Riding Lawn Mower
$5896 Home Entertainment Center
$10,000 Portable Spa Package
$10,000 Vacation to Solomon Islands
$37,897 Mitsubishi L-300 SportPac Van
THING:
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Shirley, with $6,600 in prizes overall, gives the wheel a spin and the prize she will be playing for is the MOWER worth $5,329.
Four consonants and a vowel to choose frm....
Shirley picks N, L, C, P and E
N E - - L E - - E -
Time winds down and Shirley is literally silent and fails to come up with
N E W S L E T T E R
So she misses out on the Riding Lawn Mower (doubt if she even wanted it) but still finishes first with $6,514 in prizes and she returns to play on Monday (this was a Friday episode).
Totals Winnings:
Shirley: $6514 (overall winnings as returning champion)
Sonny: $1290
Josie: $1215
Here are a few screen grabs frm this episode:
^The same opening graphics used on the USA version (both daytime & nighttime) frm 1989-1992 (as well as the Saturday night Australian Celebrity episodes)
