Post by mechamind on May 4, 2022 22:44:15 GMT -5
Airdate: January 29, 1996
Exciting prizes just waiting to be won, including...
Luxurious soft tub spa ($3,750)
Matching 23-karat gold-plated bracelet-style Germani watches ($5,600)
Hyundai Lantra GL ($22,990)
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Burgo shaved his moustache, while Adriana is recently betrothed! She's even wearing her diamond ring! Some things change, but other things will remain the same such as a half hour of our game.
Today's contestants:
Kim Taylor: (returning with a total of $10,533)
Heather Goldstein: Wants to hear Plácido Domingo in the flesh, and came on Wheel "...because you don't have very many old people."; from North Buderim in Queensland
Rebecca Godwin: Office assistant at a computer company, enjoys drawing, and her hero is Mickey Mouse (because he's better than Donald Duck)
Perfection! Kim solves TO GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS to keep the briefcase.
Not so new, but we're already short of time. Burgo will give the Wheel a spin, and consonants are worth $340. Rebecca starts.
Heather: T (x2) (340)
Rebecca: R (340)
Kim: C (DUD!)
Heather: H (680)
Heather solves TOOTH FAIRY.
BONUS ROUND:
Stanley Rogers & Westminster formal dinner service for 12 ($4,545)
The final puzzle is...
Exciting prizes just waiting to be won, including...
Luxurious soft tub spa ($3,750)
Matching 23-karat gold-plated bracelet-style Germani watches ($5,600)
Hyundai Lantra GL ($22,990)
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Introduced by our new announcer David Day!
Burgo shaved his moustache, while Adriana is recently betrothed! She's even wearing her diamond ring! Some things change, but other things will remain the same such as a half hour of our game.
Today's contestants:
Kim Taylor: (returning with a total of $10,533)
Heather Goldstein: Wants to hear Plácido Domingo in the flesh, and came on Wheel "...because you don't have very many old people."; from North Buderim in Queensland
Rebecca Godwin: Office assistant at a computer company, enjoys drawing, and her hero is Mickey Mouse (because he's better than Donald Duck)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $500...
...and we've got quite a GOODIE as well! It's a stylish leather briefcase worth $190.
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KIM | Heather | Rebecca |
| GOODIE! $135: T (x5) $90: H (x2) $140: N (x3) $90: S (x2) $250: G (x3) Lucky G! $180: W Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! Kim solves TO GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS to keep the briefcase.
$1,135 to spend |
| Elna sewing machine (-$799) Outdoor table and chairs (-$245) Aussie Fit videos (-$50) $41 remaining |
Kim | Heather | Rebecca |
1,135 | ||
Locked in: $1,094 spent $41 remainder Briefcase |
The top dollar-value on the Wheel is now $1,000, and Heather will want to score something.
She might also score our BONUS, a Tasco pair of binoculars with a telescope totalling $550.
Back to the new, as we have a new category on the show!
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Each of the lines will give you a clue to where we are. If you can solve and tell us where we are, you score an extra $200.
Kim | HEATHER | Rebecca |
| $135: R (DUD!) | $280: S (x4) BONUS: T (+$390 value) $165: N (x2) $135: M $410: D $410: L (x5) BANKRUPT! (1,790) | |
| $390: W $280: G -$50: I (x3) BANKRUPT #1! (620) | BANKRUPT #2! (0) | BANKRUPT #3! (0) |
| $280: C (x2) -$50: A (x2) -$50: O -$50: E (DUD!) | $165: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
130 | 165 |
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Heather solves CLOGS CANALS TULIPS AND WINDMILLS. She'll be glad for the $200 bonus with her small total. She just needs to tell us where we are.
She scores the bonus. We're in Holland.
$365 to spend |
| Pair of ice chests (-$55) Ceramic serving tray (-$95) Tool belt (-$213) $2 remaining |
Rebecca still wins the BONUS she picked up.
Kim | Heather | Rebecca |
1,265 | 365 | |
Locked in: $1,094 spent $41 remainder Briefcase | Locked in: $213 spent $2 remainder | Locked in: Tasco package |
Not so new, but we're already short of time. Burgo will give the Wheel a spin, and consonants are worth $340. Rebecca starts.
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Rebecca: S (DUD!)
Kim: L (DUD!)Heather: T (x2) (340)
Rebecca: R (340)
Kim: C (DUD!)
Heather: H (680)
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Heather solves TOOTH FAIRY.
$680 to spend |
| Sheridan bed linen collection (-$378) Roman garden plant pots (-$107) Hoyts herb and spice rack (-$90) Tommy Armour golf balls (-$48) $57 remaining |
We have one important change in this part of the show. From now on, only secured cash is used to determine your score. Unsecured cash no longer counts.
So counting only the secured cash, here are the final scores:
Kim | Heather | Rebecca |
1,135 | 1,045 | |
Locked in: $1,094 spent $41 remainder Briefcase | Locked in: $986 spent $59 remainder | Locked in: Tasco package |
All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.
BONUS ROUND:
Thanks to a perfect first round, Kim's the winner, and she's playing for a major prize!
We add the 1,135 to her previous 1,235 for a score of 2,370, and she'll get three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Stanley Rogers & Westminster formal dinner service for 12 ($4,545)
The final puzzle is...
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She's hoping for a good chance with NTR, and E.
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At the end, she guesses MICROPHONE, but she does not solve SAXOPHONE. Kim finishes with $11,817 in prizes and is playing again.
