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Post by mechamind on May 22, 2022 16:26:52 GMT -5

Airdate: March 1, 2006

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Trent (returning champion)
Kesh: Daredevil who has skydived and jumped down Iguazu Falls in Argentina
Andrew: Flight attendant, and one time, the plane just dropped and his face went straight down...into a lady's lap. ("Yeah. Sure, Andrew.")

Flip-Up A

THING

Go!

THING

Andrew solves CALENDAR.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.

Round 1

PHRASE

Trent	Kesh	ANDREW
		200: S (x2) 310: T (x3) 150: H (x2) -50: E (x4) 155: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
		765

PHRASE

Perfection! Andrew solves BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH. He's hoping not to be brought down by the lucky K.

This was actually an easy win for Andrew, and now he'll have a fragrance candle collection or an Out N About travel set.

Andrew wants the outdoor set.

Trent	Kesh	Andrew
		765
		Outdoor set

Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?

Puzzler A

FAMOUS COUPLE

The answer is TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES.

Will this be an even easier prize for Andrew?

Prize Puzzle

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Trent solves TO CUT IT FINE for an Oneida kitchenware set.

Trent	Kesh	Andrew
		765
Kitchenware		Outdoor set

Is this trio ready for the unknown? We begin the Mystery Round, and they won't know if they're going to find a BANKRUPT or an LG Electronics 42-inch LCD television worth $6,999.

The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.

Round 2

THINGS

TRENT	Kesh	Andrew
Prize?: T (x2) (He flips it... ...BANKRUPT! (0))	150: S (x2) 1,500: R (DUD!)	M-500: N He still flips it. -50: E (x2) 310: R (DUD!)
	150	450
310: C (DUD!)	180: D 310: L 530: P Lucky P! Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	1,700

Just for fun, Andrew flips over the other Mystery Wedge during the round. It does have a prize underneath, but obviously, it does not count. Since the space is normally a 500, it really won't matter.

THINGS

Kesh solves SALTED PEANUTS.

A daredevil has to play to the end. Kesh deserves a prize for that, and she will choose from a Quicken business software package and a Barcs jewellery collection.

Kesh takes the jewellery for her mother.

Trent	Kesh	Andrew
	1,700	1,215
Kitchenware	Jewellery	Outdoor set

We begin our next round.

Round 3

FILL IN THE BLANK

Trent	KESH	Andrew
		450
	430: S 430: T (x2) 530: N (x2) 430: H BANKRUPT! (1,820)	430: M (DUD!)
		450
385: R Lucky R! 385: P -50: E (x4) -50: O (x3) 430: L (x2) BANKRUPT! (1,485)	145: D (x2)
	145

FILL IN THE BLANK

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We've had some painful spins, so maybe Larry should give it a try. Consonants are worth 230. He originally thinks it's Andrew's turn.

Kesh: G (375)

Andrew: C (680)

Only vowels left!

FILL IN THE BLANK

Andrew solves RIPE OLD ? THE GOLDEN ? ACT ONE'S ?. Now that it really is his turn, Andrew could score 200 more by filling in the blank.

He narrows the gap by filling in age.

How old will these prizes make him feel? He looks at an LG washing machine and a Dirty Dog sunglasses and accessories pack.

Andrew picks the sunglasses.

Trent	Kesh	Andrew
	2,075	1,445
Kitchenware	Jewellery	Outdoor set Sunglasses

Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?

Puzzler B

PHRASE

The answer is TO WARM THE COCKLES OF ONE'S HEART.

Flip-Up B

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Andrew solves TO SET THE SCENE.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

PHRASE

(Larry tells Andrew to spin, forgetting about the bell.)

After being reminded from offstage, Larry will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 770, and now it's Andrew's turn to pick a letter.

Andrew: T (x2) (770)
Trent: S (x3) (770)
Kesh: H (x2) (1,145)
Andrew: N (1,540)
Trent: M (DUD!)
Kesh: D (1,915)
Andrew: E (x3) (1,540)
Trent: W (1,540) (He sounds ready to solve just after the buzzer.)
Kesh: L (x5) (Lucky L!) (3,455) (She tries to buy a vowel.)

PHRASE

Kesh solves ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. She didn't even need a vowel!

However, she does need to pick one more prize before the final! Time to show her a car navigation system and an LG benchtop microwave oven.

Kesh will take the microwave oven.

Trent	Kesh	Andrew
1,540	5,155	3,185
Kitchenware	Jewellery Microwave oven	Outdoor set Sunglasses

The consolation prize is an Encyclopedia Britannica 2006 reference software suite.

Trent leaves with the kitchenware and his previous prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

It's time for Kesh's final! Actually, it's not her last show, but we have some major prizes including...

Home entertainment packages
A flooring makeover
LG 17-inch premium notebook computer ($4,000)
Plush white leather lounge trio ($5,197)
Mitsubishi Lancer ($19,990)

With 5,155, Kesh has an okay start with four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Beale upright piano and bench ($4,000)

We know this is our final puzzle for the day...

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

She doesn't sing it, but she picks TRSN, and E.

PHRASE

She still has no clue, and she does not solve TO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED. Not to worry, as Kesh will be playing another game!