Post by mechamind on Apr 30, 2021 21:40:37 GMT -5
Airdate: August 16*, 1988 (Series 1, Episode 5) (or week of August 14-20)
Wheel Of Fortune! Where one spin of the Wheel could twirl you into some fabulous fortune.
A holiday and safari in Western Australia!
But what could you do with a £3,000 Jackpot?
And where do you want to go with an Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car?
Tonight's contestants are:
Gail Edwards: Mother who works for a local electricity board
Wendy (last name not given): From St Just in Penwith, and her husband's from Japan
Keith Jones: Father and heavy goods driver, might remarry his ex-wife next year; from Birmingham
The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. Yes, love is lovelier the second time around, but you have just one shot with us on the show. Are you ready to win?
We're adding a pack of 10 vouchers to a hairdresser of your choice! The PRIZE token goes on 350, so pick it up and solve the puzzle to take the prize!
Keith could've been quick before, but now we all have to be quick in the speed game!
Nicky will give the Wheel a spin, maybe a good one this time! Consonants are worth 250, and Gail will begin.
Gail: R (x3) (750)
Wendy: S (250)
Keith: T (250)
Gail: N (x2) (1,250)
Wendy: D (DUD!)
Keith: V (500)
BONUS ROUND:
That was a difficult one. He does not solve VANCOUVER, but he still leaves with the hairdressing vouchers, the child's bed, the Brighton holiday, and the souvenir watch.
Wheel Of Fortune! Where one spin of the Wheel could twirl you into some fabulous fortune.
Look at this! One of our contestants has a chance to win:
A holiday and safari in Western Australia!
But what could you do with a £3,000 Jackpot?
And where do you want to go with an Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car?
Tonight's contestants are:
Gail Edwards: Mother who works for a local electricity board
Wendy (last name not given): From St Just in Penwith, and her husband's from Japan
Keith Jones: Father and heavy goods driver, might remarry his ex-wife next year; from Birmingham
The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. Yes, love is lovelier the second time around, but you have just one shot with us on the show. Are you ready to win?
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GAIL | Wendy | Keith |
| Trivia: Clear! 400: T (x2) Lose A Turn! | Trivia: Miss! | Trivia: Clear! 200: S Lose A Turn! |
800 | 200 | |
| Trivia: Clear! 300: H (x2) 400: F (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
2,600 | ||
Angela briefly forgets to turn the first H.
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Gail solves THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER.
Now she can have a nice view of some prizes. We offer a slow cooker and electric fryer, a banquet at a Chinese restaurant, and a butcher's trolley with knives.
Gail goes with the Chinese banquet.
Question Review |
| To Gail: Is Batman's other name Bruce Wayne or Wayne Bruce? Answer: Bruce Wayne (Correct!) To Wendy: Does a pound weigh more or less than half a kilogram? Answer: More (Wrong!) To Keith: Is a person from Tangier called a Tangierian or Tanager? Answer: Tangierian (Correct!) To Gail: Does Princess Anne have 2 or 3 brothers? Answer: 3 (Correct!) |
Gail | Wendy | Keith |
2,600 | 200 | |
Banquet |
You might lose your grip if you run into that second BANKRUPT. You can climb higher with help from the second 1,000 space. And do you see a prize over there?
It's a pair of his-and-her watches! We bring in a PRIZE token that's going on 400. Pick it up, solve the puzzle, and you can have those watches!
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Gail | WENDY | Keith |
| Trivia: Clear! 200: T (DUD!) | Trivia: Clear! 300: D (DUD!) | |
| Trivia: Miss! | Trivia: Miss! | Trivia: Miss! |
| Trivia: Miss! | Trivia: Miss! | Trivia: Clear! 700: N (DUD!) |
| Trivia: Clear! 300: L (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Gail instantly solves LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP. "Are you psychic or something?"
Can we guess which prize she'll be taking this time? We'll look at a mahogany finish display cabinet, a stay at Pennine Hotel and crockery tour, and a 6-piece Crown Derby tea set.
Gail takes the mahogany cabinet.
Question Review |
| To Wendy: Is Mount Everest more or less than 30,000 feet high? Answer: Less (Correct!) To Keith: Is a Garryowen a term used in wrestling or rugby football? Answer: Rugby football (Correct!) To Gail: Which is bigger in area? Lake Windermere or Loch Lomond? Answer: Lake Windermere (Wrong!) To Wendy: In Olympic men's gymnastics, are there 4 or 6 disciplines? Answer: 4 (Wrong!) To Keith: Was the first heart transplant carried out in Johannesburg or Cape Town? Answer: Johannesburg (Wrong!) To Gail: Is ozone O2 or O3? Answer: O2 (Wrong!) To Wendy: Is timbrology another word for stamp collecting or clock making? Answer: Clock making (Wrong!) To Keith: Was the quetzal a bird or snake? Answer: Bird (Correct!) To Gail: Did the poet Dylan Thomas die in Wales or the USA? Answer: The USA (Correct!) |
Gail | Wendy | Keith |
3,200 | 200 | |
Banquet Cabinet |
Keep an eye on those scores, and keep an eye on the third 1,000 space! How about another prize?
We're adding a pack of 10 vouchers to a hairdresser of your choice! The PRIZE token goes on 350, so pick it up and solve the puzzle to take the prize!
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| Trivia: Clear! Free Spin! 250: D (x2) 1,000: N 250: M (x4) 900: S (x2) 450: R (x2) 200: G 300: H PRIZE! 350: (voided) Solve: Correct! | ||
5,700 | ||
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Perfection! Keith solves A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (without calling a consonant on his last spin).
Now we've got a game, and now Keith has the hairdressing plus another prize. We could give him a child's bed and activity centre, a pine shelving unit, or a pair of children's bikes.
Keith picks the child's bed.
Question Review |
| To Keith: Is Cobalt light blue or dark blue? Answer: Dark blue (Correct!) |
Gail | Wendy | Keith (FS) |
3,200 | 5,900 | |
Banquet Cabinet | Hairdresser Child's bed |
Keith could've been quick before, but now we all have to be quick in the speed game!
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Nicky will give the Wheel a spin, maybe a good one this time! Consonants are worth 250, and Gail will begin.
Gail: R (x3) (750)
Wendy: S (250)
Keith: T (250)
Gail: N (x2) (1,250)
Wendy: D (DUD!)
Keith: V (500)
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Keith solves VETERINARY SURGEON.
Keith is also picking one more prize! Will he take a bureau with mahogany finish, a Brighton tour and hotel stay, or a display cabinet with mahogany finish?
It's going to be the Brighton holiday.
Gail | Wendy | Keith (...) |
4,450 | 250 | 6,400 |
Banquet Cabinet | Hairdresser Child's bed Brighton |
Wendy didn't have too many chances. Don't worry! All contestants are taking home the Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch.
Since Wendy has a Japanese husband, Nicky comments that Japan has some very different game shows. At least here, you don't have centipedes crawling all over you.
BONUS ROUND:
Keith impressed us in the third round, but can he impress us again! Let's look at the "star" prizes:
A holiday and safari in Western Australia
A £3,000 Jackpot
An Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car
A £3,000 Jackpot
An Austin Rover Metro City hatchback car
Keith picks the car! Take a look at it, then take a look at this puzzle:
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Keith wants to reveal the whole puzzle with LNTSRE.
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That was a difficult one. He does not solve VANCOUVER, but he still leaves with the hairdressing vouchers, the child's bed, the Brighton holiday, and the souvenir watch.