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UK - October 24, 1989 recap Apr 28, 2022 22:44:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 28, 2022 22:44:00 GMT -5

Airdate: October 24, 1989

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

We might get a great view of you enjoying a trip to India including the Himalayas!

We could take a picture of you with a £4,000 Jackpot cheque!

And this is quite a sight...an Austin Rover Metro City!

Today's contestants are:

Carol Tavner: Relocation agent selling properties in France, also had previous jobs before a 3-year psychology course, then opened a restaurant; from Penzance in Cornwall
Roger Carver: Law lecturer involving contracts and matrimonial...though he's single, so he knows something we don't; from Redbridge in East London
Lynn Farrell: Works for a career service, and Nicky says young people wanted to be pop stars...but now they want to be game show hosts; from Wincle in Cheshire

The top value on the Wheel is 1,000. Carol might get the chance to test her psychology on this Wheel as she starts our first round!

Round 1

PHRASE

CAROL	Roger	Lynn
Trivia: Clear! 1,000: T (x2) 900: N (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 200: R 700: "X for Xerxes." 200: M (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 350: K (DUD!)
2,000	900
Trivia: Clear! 400: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
2,400

PHRASE

Carol solves TAX REBATE.

She will be getting her reward shortly. We will offer a brass lamp, desk set, and phone, a trip to Boston, and an 8-day brass carriage clock.

Carol says cheers to the Boston holiday.

Question Review

To Carol: In archery, is the centre of the target gold or silver?
Answer: Gold (Correct!)

To Roger: Was Gad's Hill near Rochester the home of Rudyard Kipling or Charles Dickens?
Answer: Charles Dickens (Correct!)

To Lynn: In The Sound of Music, were there 6 or 7 Von Trapp children in the family?
Answer: 7 (Correct!)

To Carol: Is a booby a a wild goat or a sea bird?
Answer: Sea bird (Correct!)

Carol	Roger	Lynn
2,400	900
Boston

One miscalculation could land you on our second BANKRUPT, but you could get it just right and hit our second 1,000 space. A leather briefcase set could be just the right prize for you! We'll place the token on 200 and start our second round.

Round 2

OBJECT

Carol	ROGER	Lynn
	Trivia: Clear! 250: S 200: T (x2) 800: L PRIZE! 200: N (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 400: M (DUD!)
	1,450
Trivia: Miss!	Trivia: Clear! 500: F Free Spin! 750: H 800: W (DUD!)	Trivia: Miss!
	2,700
Trivia: Clear! 900: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
900

Roger asks to buy a vowel after the fourth trivia question, but Nicky says that he has to spin.

OBJECT

Carol solves FISH KETTLE.

And haven't we cooked up some nice prizes for Carol? She can pick a children's winter wear pack and teddy bear, a lady's coats, umbrellas, a scarf, and a shoulder bag, or a man's wear pack! (His excludes the bag.)

Carol picks the lady's wear.

Question Review

To Roger: Was Louis Braille who invented the blind alphabet French or Swiss?
Answer: French (Correct!)

To Lynn: Who wrote the novel A Handful of Dust? Evelyn Waugh or E.M. Forster?
Answer: Evelyn Waugh (Correct!)

To Carol: In Africa, is a "baob" (?) a kind of monkey or a kind of tree?
Answer: Monkey (Wrong!)

To Roger: In French, is a pied-à-terre a place to eat or a place to sleep?
Answer: Place to sleep (Correct!)

To Lynn: Was Princess Beatrice christened by the Archbishop of York or Archbishop of Canterbury?
Answer: Archbishop of Canterbury (Wrong!)

To Carol: Was it Shakespeare or Bernard Shaw who wrote the play Caesar and Cleopatra?
Answer: Bernard Shaw (Correct!)

Carol	Roger	Lynn
3,300	3,600
Boston Lady's coat

"Lynn's here for a spin", and our third player may like our third 1,000 space! She also has the first shot at a lady's hand-knitted designer outfit. ("Roger, it would really suit you.") This time, the token goes on 700, and this is our puzzle:

Round 3

OCCUPATION

Carol	Roger	LYNN
		Trivia: Clear! 400: D (DUD!)

Trivia: Clear! PRIZE! 700: P (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 800: N (DUD!)	Trivia: Clear! 450: S 500: R (x2) 700: H (DUD!)
		1,450
Trivia: Clear! 150: C 450: T 1,000: K (x2) 200: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
2,800

OCCUPATION

Carol solves STOCKBROKER to keep the designer outfit.

What are her options for this round? Steve's "insider trades" are one week with a Porsche, a car phone, and a personalised number plate.

Carol's choice is the car phone.

Question Review

To Lynn: Does a 50 pence piece have 7 or 9 sides?
Answer: 7 (Correct!)

To Carol: Does the sauna bath come originally from Finland or Norway?
Answer: Finland (Correct!)

To Roger: Is Princess Beatrice's second name Elizabeth or Sarah?
Answer: Elizabeth (Correct!)

To Lynn: Is the James Bond film Licence to Kill set in Japan or Mexico?
Answer: Mexico (Correct!)

To Carol: Is a Kodiak bear's fur brown or white?
Answer: Brown (Correct!)

Carol	Roger	Lynn
6,100	3,600	1,450
Boston Lady's coat Designer wear Car phone

All that extra money can't buy us some extra time, I'm afraid. Nicky must give the Wheel one last spin, and consonants will be worth 400. Carol starts.

Round 4

PHRASE

Carol: F (DUD!)
Roger: S (400)
Lynn: L (x2) (800)
Carol: T (400)
Roger: R (x2) (1,200)
Lynn: B (1,200)

PHRASE

Lynn solves LOCK STOCK AND BARREL.

She had three lucky charms with her, and we have three prizes. However, she can only pick one: a solid wood dining table with chairs, a trip to Istanbul, or a 100% pure wool panda wash Chinese rug.

It will be the Istanbul holiday for Lynn.

Carol	Roger	Lynn
6,500	4,800	2,650
Boston Lady's coat Designer wear Car phone		Istanbul

Roger is stuck with plenty of points and no use for them. However, he and the others go home with the Wheel of Fortune souvenir watch and board game.

BONUS ROUND:

Carol was able to stay in the lead, and she's playing for the final prize! We'll try to give her one of:

A trip to India including the Himalayas
A £4,000 Jackpot
An Austin Rover Metro City car

Carol wants the £4,000. We want her to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

She nearly fills in the left side with LMSDRE.

EVENT

She instantly solves DERBY DAY to keep the £4,000 prize! She takes that along with all her other prizes, plus the board game and souvenir watch.