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Post by mechamind on Apr 27, 2022 22:42:31 GMT -5

Airdate: October 17, 1989

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

Spin it around and go around the world, to Singapore, Sydney, the Barrier Reef, and Honolulu!

Will a £4,000 Jackpot make your head spin?

Or spin a few more wheels with an Austin Rover Metro City!

Today's contestants are:

Denise Worthy: Mother of one and a student nurse at Sunland District General with no time for hobbies; from Washington, Tyne and Wear
Scott Wilson: Works at a Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh as a conference/banquet coordinator, is single, and into films (he really likes Amadeus)
Beverly (last name not given): Medical clerk/officer; loves tennis, reading, meeting people...and Nicky is the most famous person she met; from London

Denise admits that even though she wants to win a car, she failed her driving test after going through a red light. Nicky says it happens to the best of people.

And yet the audience only groans when Beverly admits she hasn't met anyone else but Nicky.

Finally, as Nicky has figured out...Scott poisons people, Beverly checks them in, and Denise cures them.

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. Perhaps we should've made our BANKRUPT space red so that Denise won't hit it. We'll see how she spins with our first puzzle:

Round 1

EVENT

DENISE	Scott	Beverly
Trivia: Clear! 400: R 400: T 200: S 800: D (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Miss!
1,000
Trivia: Clear! Free Spin! 1,000: Y Solve: Correct!
2,000

EVENT

Denise solves ROYAL ASCOT.

She had the only real chance to play, so she'll be the one picking an exercise bike and rowing machine, a trip to Old Amsterdam, or a power shower for the bathroom.

Denise picks the holiday.

Question Review

To Denise: Are rubies made mainly out of aluminium or carbon?
Answer: Aluminium (Correct!)

To Scott: Is the Epsom Derby run over 1¼ or 1½ miles?
Answer: 1¼ (Wrong!)

To Beverly: Is Watermark Disease currently causing a shortage of cricket bats or bank notes?
Answer: Bank notes (Wrong!)

To Denise: When president Gorbachev lunched with the queen in April, was it at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle?
Answer: Windsor Castle (Correct!)

Nicky decides to be controversial and cheer on the good English cricket players.

Denise	SCOTT	Beverly
2,000
Amsterdam

We cause the usual controversy with a second BANKRUPT, but we could make up for that with a second 1,000 space. Carol powers up the Wheel with a portable phone, with the token going on 200. This puzzle shouldn't be too controversial.

Round 2

PHRASE

Denise	Scott	Beverly
	Trivia: Clear! 800: R Free Spin! BANKRUPT! (800) (Free Spin used) 900: M (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 500: P (DUD!)

Trivia: Clear! 900: D (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 200: N PRIZE! 200: L 200: G (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
	400
Trivia: Clear! 1,000: B 400: K Solve: Correct!
1,400

PHRASE

Denise solves BORN LUCKY.

Lucky Denise gets to pick another prize! Was she expecting a serving trolley with silver tray and pots, a crystal bowl and chandelier, and a wooden display cabinet?

Denise is now taking the display cabinet.

Question Review

To Scott: What was H.G. Wells' first science fiction book? The Time Machine or The Invisible Man?
Answer: Time Machine (Correct!)

To Beverly: Is a muntjac a kind of frog or kind of deer?
Answer: Deer (Correct!)

To Denise: Is a Devil's coach horse a shark or beetle?
Answer: Beetle (Correct!)

To Scott: In an area of land, which is bigger? A hectare or an acre?
Answer: A hectare (Correct!)

To Beverly: Does a ship fly the Blue Peter when entering or leaving harbour?
Answer: Entering (Wrong!)

To Denise: Is Neil Kinnock's middle name Gordon or Malcolm?
Answer: Gordon (Correct!)

Denise	Scott	Beverly
3,400	400
Amsterdam Cabinet

Were you expecting a third 1,000 space on the Wheel? Actually, you probably were. Did you think we'd bring in a pair of pure silk dressing gowns? Where will the token go? On top of the 700. Now for a slightly longer puzzle:

Round 3

TELEVISION

Denise	Scott	BEVERLY
		Trivia: Clear! 1,000: S 250: H (DUD!)
		1,000
Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! 900: T (x2) 1,000: G (x2) 400: M 400: R (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 200: P BANKRUPT! (1,200)
	4,200
Trivia: Clear! 200: N Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
200

The BANKRUPT "slide" does not sound on the 1,200-point loss.

TELEVISION

Denise solves SPITTING IMAGE.

Did a "spitting image" of Steve just introduce us to a trip to Longchamp for the horse races, a 21-inch colour TV with teletext, and a share in a race horse?

Denise ends up picking the colour TV.

Question Review

To Beverly: In horse racing, which is the better price for a backer? 15 to 8 on or 7 to 4 on?
Answer: 7 to 4 on (Correct!)

To Denise: Would a woman wear a pelerine around her waist or around her shoulders?
Answer: Around her waist (Wrong!)

To Scott: Did Captain Marryat or R.M. Ballantyne write Coral Island?
Answer: Ballantyne (Correct!)

To Beverly: Liberace was the pianist's surname, but was he also called Rudolfo or Valentino?
Answer: Valentino (Correct!)

To Denise: In France, is a bibliothèque an abbey church or a library?
Answer: Library (Correct!)

Denise	Scott	Beverly
3,600	4,600
Amsterdam Cabinet Colour TV

The original Nicky must remind us that it's time for the speed round! He'll give one last spin, and consonants are worth 500. Denise starts!

Round 4

FOOD

Denise: D (500)

FOOD

Amazingly, Denise instantly solves BACON AND EGGS.

Even for a speed round, she didn't give us much time. Fortunately, we're still ready with a toddler's bunk bed and desk unit, an outdoor play set including trampoline, and a 10-inch portable colour TV.

Denise finishes with the bedroom furniture.

And somehow, despite winning all the rounds, Denise did not win the game.

(She was also shorted 100 points, though this does not affect the final standings.)

Denise	Scott	Beverly
4,000*	4,600
Amsterdam Cabinet Colour TV Bunk bed unit

Such a strange game, and Beverly couldn't finish with any points. But she and the others are still taking home a Wheel of Fortune board game and souvenir watch.

BONUS ROUND:

Scott was really just watching for most of the game, and yet here he is, playing for one of...

A holiday in Singapore, Sydney, the Barrier Reef, and Honolulu
A £4,000 Jackpot
An Austin Rover Metro City

Scott picks the £4,000. We pick this puzzle to test him:

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

SNTRLI leaves every other letter untouched.

PLACE

He instantly solves LAND'S END to keep the £4,000! Carol forgets the E for a moment, but she's not forgetting the nice big cheque for Scott, nor are we forgetting about the board game and souvenir watch.