UK Wheel PREMIERE recap

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UK Wheel PREMIERE recap Apr 26, 2021 23:10:15 GMT -5

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Airdate: July 19, 1988 (Series 1, Episode 1)

Wheel of Fortune!

Here come your host and hostess, Nicky Campbell and Angela Ekaette!

Somebody could win a flight to New York and a trip home on the QE2!
Maybe...you could win a £3,000 Jackpot!
Or would you like to win a Vauxhall Nova hatchback car?

One spin of the Wheel could mean an absolute fortune for one of tonight's three contestants!

Our contestants are:
Hazel Fidor: Personnel controller for an employment agency
David (last name not given): Bishop's chaplain to the University of Birmingham
Liz Klugman: Teaches mathematics in high school; from Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Nicky wonders if Hazel's last name gets any jokes about her last name with "Fido" in it. Hilariously, David's wearing a "dog collar" with his suit.

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000, but watch out for BANKRUPT so that you don't lose all your points! Let's look at Angela over at the board.

Each panel has a letter behind it, and you must guess any correct consonant that will appear in the puzzle. We start with this one...

Round 1

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PHRASE

Contestants must answer a general knowledge question correctly to get a chance at spinning the Wheel of Fortune.

HAZEL	David	Liz
Trivia: Clear! 200: N (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 800: T (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 300: P 200: F 350: D 1,000: R Free Spin! 800: S (x2) 700: M 150: W Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) 750: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		5,050

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Liz solves PEARLS OF WISDOM.

For solving the puzzle, she can pick a prize! We have anything for the baby from a chauffeur cart, carry basket, changing table, baby soft crib, and a 1-year supply of nappies.

Liz doesn't have kids, but she'll give her husband a shock. She's picking the nappies.

Question Review

To Hazel: Is Princess Diana's birth sign Cancer or Capricorn?
Answer: Cancer (Correct!)

To David: Which has more calories? An average apple or banana?
Answer: Banana (Correct!)

To Liz: In Indian cooking, is Kulfi an ice cream or pastry?
Answer: Ice cream (Correct!)

Hazel	David	Liz
		5,050
		Nappies

The scores from the first round have been banked, and we start again! Watch out for the second BANKRUPT on the Wheel, but there's a second 1,000 space too!

We're also adding a special prize to the Wheel! It's a diamond and sapphire ring, and we're adding a special PRIZE token on the 250. If you can solve the puzzle with the token, the ring is yours!

There's another puzzle on the board, and it's your job to solve it!

Round 2

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OCCUPATION

Hazel	DAVID	Liz
	Trivia: Clear! 400: S 500: R 1,000: T 600: D 1,000: B (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 750: C 400: H 750: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	2,500	1,900

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OCCUPATION

Liz solves CHIROPODIST.

For finishing the job, she gets to pick another prize! This time, we have a set of golf clubs from Scotland, a snooker table, and a men's 10-speed bicycle and lady's 5-speed bicycle.

Liz will play around and take the golf clubs.

Question Review

To David: Was cowboy Gene Autry's horse called Champion or Silver?
Answer: Champion (Correct!)

To Liz: When you're asleep and dreaming, do your eyes move or stay still?
Answer: Move (Correct!)

Hazel	David	Liz
	2,500	6,950
		Nappies Golf clubs

Let's add some more to the Wheel! There's a third 1,000 space, and we have another prize.

Angela presents a portable CD player! The PRIZE token will be placed on 250, and if you solve with the token, the prize is yours!

We have another puzzle ready!

Round 3

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Hazel	David	LIZ
		Trivia: Clear! 750: T (x2) Lose A Turn!
		1,500
Trivia: Clear! 400: H 750: L Lose A Turn!	Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Miss!
1,150		1,500
Trivia: Clear! 200: M (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! BANKRUPT! (0)	Trivia: Clear! 1,000: S (DUD!)
1,150		1,500
Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! BANKRUPT! (1,500)
1,150
Trivia: Clear! 200: B (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 200: C 400: R (x2) Solve: Correct!
1,150	1,000

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David solves TROOPING THE COLOUR.

Now David can pick a prize! We have a shower, a sink basin, or a bathroom cabinet.

Godliness next to cleanliness, David wants the shower.

Question Review

To Liz: Was the first American space flight called Friendship 7 or Freedom 7?
Answer: Freedom 7 (Correct!)

To Hazel: Was Nell Gwyn the mistress of Charles I or Charles II?
Answer: Charles II (Correct!)

To David: In music, which is longer? A crotchet or quaver?
Answer: Quaver (Wrong!)

To Liz: Has Peter Collins of Britain been world speedway or angling champion?
Answer: Angling (Wrong!)

To Hazel: Were dachshunds bred to chase rats or badgers?
Answer: Badgers (Correct!)

To David: Is actress Koo Stark's first name really Kathleen or Karen?
Answer: Kathleen (Correct!)

To Liz: Did Richard II rule in the 14th or 15th century?
Answer: 14th (Correct!)

To Hazel: Did Daley Thompson or Bruce Jenner win the Olympic Decathlon in Montreal?
Answer: Daley Thompson (Wrong!)

To David: Is Hungary north or south of Czechoslovakia?
Answer: North (Wrong!)

To Liz: Is Girton College part of Oxford or Cambridge university?
Answer: Cambridge (Correct!)

To Hazel: Did Tony Jacklin win the U.S. Masters or U.S. Open?
Answer: U.S. Open (Correct!)

To David: In the 1930's which was launched first? The Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth I?
Answer: Queen Mary (Correct!)

Hazel	David	Liz
1,150	3,500	6,950
	Shower	Nappies Golf clubs

It's time for the speed game and another puzzle:

Round 4

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PROVERB

For the speed game, Nicky will give the Wheel a spin! Pick a consonant in the puzzle, and you'll have 5 seconds to solve!

Consonants will be worth 400, and Hazel will begin.

Hazel: T (x5) (2,000)
David: H (400)

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PROVERB

David quickly solves ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.

A good way for David to go out, and he can pick one more prize. We have a tea and plate set, some denby ware cookware, a local hotel holiday, a Silverstone racing weekend, and handheld kitchen appliances.

David says he's the worst in the kitchen, so he will finish with the Silverstone weekend.

Hazel	David	Liz
3,150	3,900	6,950
	Shower Silverstone	Nappies Golf clubs

Liz is the winner of the day! David will keep his prizes, and he and Hazel will receive the exclusive Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch.

BONUS ROUND:

For Liz, there's a chance to go for the fortune! She may choose one of three star prizes:

Flight to New York and cruise home on the QE2

A £3,000 Jackpot

A Vauxhall hatchback car

Liz will play for the car! She must solve one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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PLACE

Liz must pick five consonants and one vowel.

Her choices are LPTNDA.

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She instantly solves ISTANBUL, and the car is hers, along with her other prizes!

And that's how the Wheel of Fortune is played! See you next time!

Last Edit: Jan 12, 2023 0:45:20 GMT -5 by mechamind

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UK Wheel PREMIERE recap Apr 27, 2021 0:09:18 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 27, 2021 0:09:18 GMT -5

The very first episode of UK Wheel went a lot better than I was expecting...though Round 3 was on par with what I expected.

Honestly, I think the History Wiki is going to have a separate page for this version of Wheel within a year. I plan to do more of this, and it should cover almost everything outside the daytime John Leslie era.

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UK Wheel PREMIERE recap Apr 27, 2021 0:48:30 GMT -5 mechamind likes this

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Post by logicman27 on Apr 27, 2021 0:48:30 GMT -5

In short, incorporating trivia elements doesn’t always work out in this show.

Last Edit: Apr 27, 2021 0:49:13 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

SmashWhammy Avatar by LemonJoel (from the Jackbox Games fan community) Posts: 396	UK Wheel PREMIERE recap Apr 27, 2021 14:21:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SmashWhammy on Apr 27, 2021 14:21:11 GMT -5 Apr 27, 2021 0:48:30 GMT -5 logicman27 said: In short, incorporating trivia elements doesn’t always work out in this show. another example: the Double Up wedge on Wheel 2000

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