Post by mechamind on May 22, 2022 15:14:45 GMT -5
Airdate: February 27, 2006
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Nelson (returning champion)
Stephanie: Wants to try skydiving (but what about BASE jumping?)
Peter: Skydiving scares "lots of things" out of him!
Go!
Peter solves WINE WAITER.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
Will Peter have an easier time with our special Flip-Up?
Go!
Nelson solves HEARTBREAK HOTEL for a Constellation Hotel Group holiday of his choice.
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
Time to jump into our next round!
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
Go!
Nelson solves HOCKEYROOS.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500, but the bell just went off between reveals.
Larry will now give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 375, and Nelson will start.
Nelson: T (DUD!)
Stephanie: N (x3) (375)
Peter: G (375) (The reveal took a while.)
Nelson: K (1,055)
Stephanie: R (x2 (750)
Peter: W (750)
Nelson: E (x2) (1,055)
Stephanie: F (DUD!)
Peter: C (Lucky C!) (1,125)
Nelson: P (x2) (1,430)
Stephanie: H (1,125)
The consolation prize is an LG portable DVD player.
BONUS ROUND:
Stephanie has no more excuses now that she's by herself. She must take chances and win a major prize such as...
White leather lounge
Romantic island getaway
Mitsubishi Lancer ($19,990)
With 5,365, we'll give Stephanie four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Plush white leather lounge trio ($5,197)
The final puzzle is...
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Nelson (returning champion)
Stephanie: Wants to try skydiving (but what about BASE jumping?)
Peter: Skydiving scares "lots of things" out of him!
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Peter solves WINE WAITER.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
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Nelson | Stephanie | PETER |
| 150: T 200: N (x2) 750: S 165: W (DUD!) | ||
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| 110: N 130: M (DUD!) | 110: S (Repeat) | Free Spin! 150: "F for Free Spin." Lucky F! -50: A (x3) -50: I -50: E (x3) 165: H -50: O 220: P Solve: Correct! |
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Peter guesses A FEATHER IN ONE'S CAP. He's right.
Now he's going to land on one of these two prizes: a cookware collection or a Zero Negative Direct snorkeller.
Peter takes the snorkeller just because he wants to know what it is.
Nelson | Stephanie | Peter (FS) |
110 | 1,585 | |
Snorkeller |
Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is HONEYCOMB.
Will Peter have an easier time with our special Flip-Up?
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Nelson solves HEARTBREAK HOTEL for a Constellation Hotel Group holiday of his choice.
Nelson | Stephanie | Peter (FS) |
110 | 1,585 | |
Hotel stay | Snorkeller |
Will your Mystery flip end in heartbreak? You could find a BANKRUPT, or you could find an LG Electronics 42-inch LCD television worth $6,999!
You can even watch two channels at the same time...but why on earth would you want to? 
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
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NELSON | Stephanie | Peter (FS) |
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680 | 2,260 |
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Our skydiver plays it safe and solves HOT CROSS BUN. Because of that, she missed the lucky B.
Sometimes, you just want something before you take that risk. After this round, Stephanie will have an LG mobile phone or a Ryobi mitre saw work centre.
Stephanie answers her new phone.
Nelson | Stephanie | Peter (FS) |
680 | 2,260 | 1,585 |
Hotel stay | Mobile phone | Snorkeller |
Time to jump into our next round!
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| Prize?: N (x3) (She declines.) -50: E (x6) 610: D (x2) Lucky D! -50: A (x2) 180: L (x4) -50: I 230: S (x3) Solve: Correct! | ||
680 | 1,980 |
I have to remind you...this is someone who would jump out of planes but not take risks on this show.
Laura misses the first L but catches herself before the I.
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Perfection! Stephanie solves RUSSELL CROWE AND DANIELLE SPENCER.
Things are going so well that Stephanie can reward herself with another prize, and we'll show her a Victory window furnishings voucher and a Sandra Soulos lady's clothing collection.
Stephanie's prize is a lady's clothing collection.
Nelson | Stephanie | Peter (FS) |
680 | 4,240 | 1,585 |
Hotel stay | Mobile phone Sandra Soulos | Snorkeller |
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is LOUISA MAY ALLCOTT LITTLE WOMEN.
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Nelson solves HOCKEYROOS.
RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
The top-dollar value is now 2,500, but the bell just went off between reveals.
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Larry will now give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 375, and Nelson will start.
Nelson: T (DUD!)
Stephanie: N (x3) (375)
Peter: G (375) (The reveal took a while.)
Nelson: K (1,055)
Stephanie: R (x2 (750)
Peter: W (750)
Nelson: E (x2) (1,055)
Stephanie: F (DUD!)
Peter: C (Lucky C!) (1,125)
Nelson: P (x2) (1,430)
Stephanie: H (1,125)
Peter: S (x2) (1,500)
(Free Spin used)
Peter: L (x2) (1,875)
Only vowels left!
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Peter says ? KING ? PRAWN ? CHARLES SPANIEL.
Nelson: D (DUD!)
Stephanie: I (1,125) (She begins to repeat Peter's guess before the buzzout.)
Peter...
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...properly solves ? KONG ? PRAWN ? CHARLES SPANIEL. Well, he's not the king of the show, but he can have 200 more if he fills in the blank.
Now is the right time! He says King.
One last prize before Peter is tossed out of here. He finishes with a diamond tennis bracelet or an Antler luggage package.
Peter will grab the luggage.
Nelson | Stephanie | Peter |
1,430 | 5,365 | 3,835 |
Hotel stay | Mobile phone Sandra Soulos | Snorkeller Luggage |
The consolation prize is an LG portable DVD player.
Nelson leaves with the holiday and all his previous prizes.
BONUS ROUND:
Stephanie has no more excuses now that she's by herself. She must take chances and win a major prize such as...
White leather lounge
Romantic island getaway
Mitsubishi Lancer ($19,990)
With 5,365, we'll give Stephanie four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Plush white leather lounge trio ($5,197)
The final puzzle is...
Bonus Puzzle | |||||||||||||||
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Again with the safety? She just wants NRST, and E.
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She's silent and does not solve WINDSURFING. Of course, Stephanie can play again on our next show!