UK - Series 1 (Margo/John/Alex) recap

UK - Series 1 (Margo/John/Alex) recap Apr 29, 2021 22:56:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 29, 2021 22:56:43 GMT -5

Airdate: August 9*, 1988 (Series 1, Episode 4) (or week of August 7-13)

Wheel Of Fortune! Where one spin of the Wheel could twirl you into some fabulous fortune.

Would you like to win one of these prizes?

We have a winter holiday in Russia!
We have a £3,000 Jackpot!
Or you could take home an Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car!

Margo Stewart: Mother of three who's into horse racing, from Pinner, Middlesex
John McAllister: Married and has two horses and five cats (but doesn't like animals), from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire
Alex Beveridge: Juggler from Paisley who's running away to become a (paid) circus clown

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. You could run away with the lead right now, but you gotta spin, spin, spin!

Round 1

PHRASE

MARGO	John	Alex
Trivia: Clear! 250: T (x3) 200: S 200: D (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 400: M (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
950
Trivia: Clear! 700: N (x2) 300: C (x2) 400: B Solve: Correct!
3,350

PHRASE

Margo solves ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY.

Margo had better not be shy, as she's about to pick a prize! It will be an executive suitcase set, some driving lessons, or a set of new tyres.

She's taking the driving lessons. She has a son who doesn't drive yet.

Question Review

To Margo: Is the Duchess of York older or younger than the Princess of Wales?
Answer: Older (Correct!)

To John: Is ice hockey played with 5 or 6 a side?
Answer: 6 (Correct!)

To Alex: Was novelist Thomas Hardy originally an architect or a vet?
Answer: Vet (Wrong!)

To Margo: Is Saint Swithun's Day in June or July?
Answer: July (Correct!)

Margo	John	Alex
3,350
Driving lessons

Try not to crash into that second BANKRUPT. Speed up with the second 1,000 space on the Wheel! On the way, you might pick up a prize!

We have a big bottle of champagne! Just go for the PRIZE token on 200, and if you solve the puzzle, you win the champagne!

Round 2

PLACE

Margo	JOHN	Alex
	Trivia: Clear! 500: T (x2) 200: S 200: N (x2) 200: P 200: R (x2) 400: F 350: V 500: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	3,450

PLACE

Perfection! John solves STRATFORD UPON AVON.

He takes the lead, and now he'll pick a prize. We present to him a white cane patio set, a weekend in Glasgow, and a wrought iron table with matching chairs.

John takes the table with chairs.

Question Review

To John: Do the stripes on the flag of The Netherlands go up and down or across?
Answer: Across (Correct!)

Margo	John	Alex
3,350	3,450
Driving lessons	Table/chairs

Nicky wants to live a little, so there's a third 1,000 space on the Wheel! We'll also offer another prize...

...a pair of matching briefcases! The PRIZE token is going on 350. You'll win those briefcases if you pick up the token and solve this puzzle:

Round 3

PHRASE

Margo	John	ALEX
		Trivia: Clear! 1,000: T (x2) 600: H Free Spin! BANKRUPT! (2,600) (Free Spin used) 250: R (DUD!)

Trivia: Clear! 450: D 1,000: M (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 400: S (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
450
Trivia: Clear! 700: N Lose A Turn!	Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Miss!
1,150
Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! 250: W (x2) 250: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
1,150	1,000

PHRASE

John solves TO LAY DOWN THE LAW.

He's here to win, and he takes another prize with him. Plenty of sausage with a grill and crockery/tableware, a Cumberland sausage holiday, or a compact fridge and freezer unit.

John wants the sausage holiday.

Question Review

To Alex: In athletics, does a javelin weigh more or less than 1 kg?
Answer: Less (Correct!)

To Margo: Is Portuguese or Spanish the official language of Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese (Correct!)

To John: Was Sir Winston Churchill 80 or 90 when he died?
Answer: 90 (Correct!)

To Alex: Is an Abbey Lubber a lazy monk or seasick marine?
Answer: Seasick marine (Wrong!)

To Margo: Which is further south? Jamaica or Trinidad?
Answer: Trinidad (Correct!)

To John: Which Japanese island is bigger? Kyushu or Honshu?
Answer: Kyushu (Wrong!)

To Alex: Did Ian Stark or Virginia Holgate win the 1988 badminton horse trials?
Answer: Virginia Holgate (Wrong!)

To Margo: Was Bradshaw or Bradbury the old name for a railway time table?
Answer: Bradbury (Wrong!)

To John: Is I the chemical symbol for Iodine or Iron?
Answer: Iodine (Correct!)

Margo	John	Alex
4,500	4,450
Driving lessons	Table/chairs Sausage holiday

With scores like this, the speed game could do it for either Margo or John.

Round 4

PROVERB

It's time for Nicky to give the Wheel a spin! Consonants are worth 350, and Margo will start.

Margo: T (x4) (1,400)
John: L (350)

PROVERB

John quickly solves BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Well, it's too late to score more points, but John can still take a candelabra and crystal flower bowl, some napkin rings and tablecloths, or a china dinner service for six.

He will finish with the dinner service.

Margo	John	Alex
5,900	4,800
Driving lessons	Table/chairs Sausage holiday Dinner service

Alex will not go away empty handed. Everyone receives the Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch.

BONUS ROUND:

This was a close game, but Margo did it with that quadruple letter. Now it's time for for a "star" prize!

A winter holiday in Russia
A £3,000 Jackpot
An Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car

Margo has got to go for the car. She's also got to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

MUSICAL

Margo has her poker face on as she calls LSMBRA...but not for long.

MUSICAL

She won't be unhappy, as she solves LES MISERABLES to keep the car! She takes that with the driving lessons and souvenir watch.

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