UK - September 5, 1989 (S2 PREMIERE) recap

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UK - September 5, 1989 (S2 PREMIERE) recap May 2, 2021 20:22:56 GMT -5

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Airdate: September 5, 1989

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

And here comes your new hostess with 26 letters ready! It's Carol Smillie!

Let's see if we can make Carol proud. Someone ought to win one of these prizes:

A 16-day tour of Canada including the Rockies!
Or cash in with television's £4,000 Jackpot!
How about a 4-door 1.2 Vauxhall Nova?

Tonight's contestants are:
Tina Chayto: Mother of two, from Littlehampton, West Sussex
Mike Lagonen: Father of one who works for British Rail, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Lorraine Hoggett (?): In college studying business, also into cheerleading; from Glasgow

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. It might be an opportunity for Lorraine to practise her cheerleading. We'll see as the game begins...

Round 1

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PHRASE

TINA	Mike	Lorraine
Trivia: Clear! 300: N 200: S 400: R Free Spin! 400: L 250: D 250: C Solve: Correct!
1,800

Tina confused Nicky with "S for sea."

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Perfection! Tina solves CASH ON DELIVERY.

And we are ready to deliver Tina one of these three prizes: A timber sauna, a holiday at a health farm, or a multi-gym machine.

Tina takes the health farm holiday.

Question Review

To Tina: How many are there in a baker's dozen? 11 or 13?
Answer: 13 (Correct!)

Tina	Mike	Lorraine
1,800
Health farm

Try not to receive a blow from the second BANKRUPT. You're expecting something good from the second 1,000 space! Now, did you guess we'd have this prize?

Here comes a man-made reversible fur coat! As usual, you need to hit the PRIZE token, going on 400. Pick it up and solve the puzzle to win the coat!

Round 2

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OCCUPATION

Tina	MIKE	Lorraine
	Trivia: Clear! 750: M 200: S (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
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Trivia: Clear! 200: R 300: K -250: A (x3) Solve: Correct!
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Tina solves BANK MANAGER.

Well, it wasn't such a big puzzle anyway. Let's just think about an 8-piece suitcase set, a holiday in Paris, and an SLR camera plus compact camera.

Tina's taking the Paris holiday.

Question Review

To Mike: At the beginning of a game of draughts, does each player have 10 or 12 men?
Answer: 12 (Correct!)

To Lorraine: Was TV presenter Anneka Rice born in Hong Kong or Wales?
Answer: Hong Kong (Wrong!)

To Tina: Which is more? 13 dozen or 8 score?
Answer: 8 score (Correct!)

Tina	Mike	Lorraine
2,050	750
Health farm Paris

Speaking of bank, it's time for the contestants to add to their "accounts", maybe with help from the third 1,000 space. Let's throw in another prize as well.

This is a pair of his-and-hers watches! We place the PRIZE token on 400. If you can pick it up and solve the puzzle, you'll have those watches!

Round 3

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EVENT

Tina	Mike	LORRAINE
		Trivia: Clear! 250: F 450: R -250: A PRIZE! 400: P 400: N 400: M 200: H (x2) 1,000: L Solve: Correct!
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Perfection! Lorraine solves LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS to keep the watches.

Lorraine takes the lead, and now she can celebrate with another prize. Should it be a brass bed with linen, pillows, and cushions, a dresser with stool and mirror, or a television with vertical clothing press?

Lorraine picks the brass bed.

Question Review

To Lorraine: Are Boeing aircraft built in Texas or Washington?
Answer: Washington (Correct!)

Tina	Mike	Lorraine
2,050	750	3,050
Health farm Paris		Watches Brass bed

Suddenly, we're at the speed game. Nicky's going to have a lot of unused questions, isn't he?

Round 4

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PROVERB

It's time to give the Wheel a spin! Consonants are worth 1,000, and Tina will begin. Anyone can take it!

Tina: T (x2) (2,000)
Mike: S (1,000)
Lorraine: K (x2) (2,000)
Tina: R (3,000)
Mike: M (2,000)
Lorraine: P (DUD!)
Tina: L (4,000)
Mike: F (DUD!)
Lorraine: D (3,000)

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Lorraine solves GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE just in time! She's a funny one, isn't she?

Now let's get serious about the last prize. There's a complete kitchen trolley, a holiday in Lisbon, and a dishwasher plus china service.

Lorraine wants the Lisbon holiday.

Tina	Mike	Lorraine
6,050	2,750	6,050
Health farm Paris		Watches Brass bed Lisbon

Somehow, we have a tie! This has never happened before, and we'll have to break it somehow.

Tina and Lorraine will each give the Wheel one more spin!

Tina gives it a spin, and she hits 250. Lorraine will have to do better than that.

Lorraine gives it a spin, and she hits 750. Lorraine wins!

Tina	Mike	Lorraine
6,050	2,750	6,050
Health farm Paris		Watches Brass bed Lisbon

Too bad all that Mike could do was watch. Speaking of that, all contestants will receive the Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch and board game.

BONUS ROUND:

It all came down to one final spin, and Lorraine is here to play for a "star" prize!

A 16-day tour of Canada including the Rockies
A £4,000 Jackpot
A 4-door 1.2 Vauxhall Nova

Lorraine wants the car! She'll have to earn it by solving this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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Lorraine calls O first, but it isn't taken. Consonants first! She will pick BNRSLA.

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She's stuck on the first word, and she does not solve JASON DONOVAN. Lorraine still leaves with the watches, brass bed, Lisbon trip, and the souvenirs.

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...thats an interesting way to break the tie.

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.

UK - September 5, 1989 (S2 PREMIERE) recap

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