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Post by mechamind on May 1, 2021 14:45:35 GMT -5

Airdate: December 29, 1988

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

Welcome to our Celebrity New Year's Special! One of these celebrities could win £5,000 for their charity:

Now a "Fairy Godmother", Linda Lusardi! (playing for Leukemia Research)
Actor and Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew! (playing for Dyslexia Institute)
And with Bucks Fizz, Cheryl Baker! (playing for Brain Damage Research)

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. Just answer a trivia question to earn your chance at a good spin!

Round 1

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

LINDA	Duncan	Cheryl
Trivia: Clear! 500: S (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 1,000: R 400: C (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
	1,000
Trivia: Clear! 450: M 300: D 200: W (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 150: G (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! Lose A Turn!
750	1,000
Trivia: Clear! 250: N (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 300: F 150: P (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 600: T (x2) 250: L 150: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
750	1,300	1,600

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Cheryl solves OLD FATHER TIME and has scored a specialized computer/data program.

Question Review

To Linda: The famous painter Henri Matisse was born on New Year's Eve, but was he Belgian or French?
Answer: French (Correct!)

To Duncan: Was the last Chinese New Year to be celebrated the Year of the Dragon or Tiger?
Answer: Dragon (Correct!)

To Cheryl: Was it Anthony Hopkins or Richard Burton who was born on New Year's Eve in Port Talbot, South Wales?
Answer: Richard Burton (Wrong!)

To Linda: On New Year's Day 1988, did tennis player Hana Mandikova become an Australian or American citizen?
Answer: Australian (Correct!)

To Duncan: Since New Year's Day 1986, have there been 10 or 12 countries in the Common Market?
Answer: 12 (Correct!)

To Cheryl: Is New College at Oxford or Cambridge?
Answer: Oxford (Correct!)

To Linda: Who became in 1988 the new U.S. Masters golf champion? Sandy Lyle or Nick Faldo?
Answer: Sandy Lyle (Wr...Correct!)

To Duncan: 1989 is the centennary of the birth of both Adolf Hitler and Charlie Chaplin. Who was born first?
Answer: Charlie Chaplin (Correct!)

To Cheryl: Is Newberg a sauce served with lobster or beef?
Answer: Lobster (Correct!)

Linda	Duncan	Cheryl
750	1,300	1,600
		Data program

The celebrities are not impressed about that second BANKRUPT. Let's just aim for that 1,000 space instead, as they'll love that. Will they love this puzzle?

Round 2

QUOTATION

Linda	DUNCAN	Cheryl
	Trivia: Clear! 400: S Free Spin! Lose A Turn!	Trivia: Clear! 150: D 450: G Lose A Turn!
	400	600
Trivia: Clear! 300: N (x2) 200: C (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Miss!
600	400	600
Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! 1,000: R 250: B (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 200: L (x2) 400: F Solve: Correct!
600	1,400	1,400

QUOTATION

Cheryl solves FOR AULD LANG SYNE, though she's giving her prize to one of the other charities. Linda will be taking some children's play equipment.

Question Review

To Duncan: What was nationalized on New Year's Day 1948? Was it British Rail or the Bank of England?
Answer: British Rail (Correct!)

To Cheryl: Of Dvorak or Delius, who wrote the New World Symphony?
Answer: Dvorak (Correct!)

To Linda: Who invented a language called Newspeak? George Orwell or H.G. Wells?
Answer: George Orwell (Correct!)

To Duncan: Did John Henry Deutschendorf, born on New Year's Eve 1943, become actor Harrison Ford or singer John Denver?
Answer: Harrison Ford (Wrong!)

To Cheryl: 100 years ago today, who was Britain's prime minister? Lord Salisbury or Gladstone?
Answer: Gladstone (Wrong!)

To Linda: The Eiffel Tower was built 100 years ago. Is it about 300 or 500 metres high?
Answer: 500 (Wrong!)

To Duncan: Which prince was born nearer to New Year's Day? Prince Andrew or Prince Edward?
Answer: Prince Andrew (Correct!)

To Cheryl: Was it Mary Hopkins or Marti Caine who got her start on New Faces on TV?
Answer: Marti Caine (Correct!)

Linda	Duncan	Cheryl
1,350	2,700	3,000
Playground		Data program

How about some more points before the New Year? We have a third 1,000 space on the Wheel!

Round 3

TELEVISION

Linda	Duncan	CHERYL
		Trivia: Miss!

Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! 150: S 450: F (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 400: C Solve: Correct!
	150	400

TELEVISION

Cheryl solves CHEERS. She's giving her next prize to Duncan, and it's a VHS recorder.

Question Review

To Cheryl: Was dancer Fred Astaire born in Britain or the USA?
Answer: Britain (Wrong!)

To Linda: Is the stone Lapis Lazuli blue or green?
Answer: Green (Wrong!)

To Duncan: Will the next Commonwealth games in 1990 be held in Canada or New Zealand?
Answer: New Zealand (Correct!)

To Cheryl: In Italy, is prosciutto pasta or ham?
Answer: Ham (Correct!)

Linda	Duncan	Cheryl
1,350	2,850	3,400
Playground	VHS recorder	Data program

We need to speed things up now, so we move into our speed game!

Round 4

PHRASE

Nicky will give the Wheel a spin! Consonants are worth 750, and Linda will begin.

Linda: N (x2) (1,500)
Duncan: S (DUD!)
Cheryl: T (x2) (1,500)

PHRASE

Cheryl quickly solves TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF. She finishes with a cheque for £250 towards her charity.

Linda	Duncan	Cheryl
2,850	2,850	4,900
Playground	VHS recorder	Data program £250 cheque

All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch.

BONUS ROUND:

Can Cheryl go 5-for-5? One more puzzle, and she can win the £5,000 for her charity...

Bonus Puzzle

LANDMARK

She'll try to fill in this short puzzle with RSMDBA:

LANDMARK

She briefly blanks, but then she solves BIG BEN to keep the money! She finishes with £5,250, the data program, and the souvenir watch.

All the celebrities wish everyone a Happy New Year.