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Post by mechamind on May 23, 2022 0:08:12 GMT -5

Airdate: May 28, 2008

Toss-Up Time!

First Toss-Up

TITLE

Go!

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Corey solves SUPERMAN RETURNS and will begin...

...Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune! Where one lucky spin could lead the way to $1,000,000! This is...

Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Corey Barker (returning with $13,325 in cash and prizes)
Peta Hannam: A million different friends, styles, and personality traits? Tim would like to meet at least 17 of hers.
Steven Williams: His wife is in the audience, but his four kids have to stay home; he'll split any money with the family.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750, and try for our Million Dollar Wedge! Now our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

COREY	Peta	Steven
$275: T (DUD!)	$110: N $275: S (x3) -$50: A (x3) $165: P (x2) Free Spin! $150: L $275: C Solve: Correct!
	925

PHRASE

Peta solves AS PLEASED AS PUNCH. She's pleased even without the lucky D.

Corey	Peta (FS)	Steven
	925
	$925 cash

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

Puzzler

LANDMARK

The answer is MOUNT EVEREST.

Cash-Up

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Go!

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Peta solves DAME EDNA EVERAGE to grab $500 more.

Corey	Peta (FS)	Steven
	925
	$1,425 cash

Peta even has the first shot at a Mystery spin. She could flip over a wedge to find a BANKRUPT, or she could find a Matisse Custom Sofas luxury leather lounge worth $7,990!

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

Round 2

SLANG

Corey	PETA (FS)	Steven
	$530: S $380: B (x2) -$50: A (x2) -$50: E (x3) $375: T (x3) $375: S (Repeat)	$180: M $230: H (x4) $230: P $180: R (x4) Solve: Correct!
	1,185	820

SLANG

Steven solves THROW ANOTHER SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE. We happened to throw out the lucky W.

Corey	Peta (FS)	Steven
	2,110	820
	$1,425 cash	$820 cash

Throw another puzzle on the board!

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Corey	Peta (FS)	STEVEN

		$430: T $230: N -$50: E (x3) -$50: O (x2) $180: R (x3) $230: S (x4) -$50: A (x2) BANKRUPT! (920)
	1,185
$145: C
145

BEFORE & AFTER

DING DING DING DING DING DING!

Tim wonders if he talks too much. He'll now give the Wheel a Spin, and consonants are worth $150.

Corey: L (x2) (295)

BEFORE & AFTER

Corey solves STAR CROSSED LOVERS LANE. He would've loved the lucky V.

Corey	Peta (FS)	Steven
295	2,110	820
$295 cash	$1,425 cash	$820 cash

The answer to the last home viewer puzzle was ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. Want another one?

$5,000 Puzzle

ACTOR

Second Toss-Up

PEOPLE

Go!

PEOPLE

Peta solves BARGAIN HUNTERS to take back control.

The top-dollar value is now $2,500!

Round 4

PERSONALITY

Tim will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth $220, and Peta starts.

Peta: R (x3) (1,405)
(Free Spin used)
Peta: G (1,625)

PERSONALITY

Peta appears to guess PETER GRIFFIN.

Steven: P (220)

PERSONALITY

Steven solves PETER GARRETT.

Despite him converting the most money, Peta still spun the most money, so she's the winner!

Corey	Peta	Steven
295	2,550	1,040
$295 cash	$925 cash	$1,040 cash

The consolation prize is a Nikon Coolpix camera.

Corey leaves with a total of $13,620 in cash and prizes!

BONUS ROUND:

Time for a new champion to try for a major prize! Let's look at a few of them!

B&K Traditional Billiards table package ($5,800)
Blue Lagoon Cruises Fiji cruise ($9,295)
Kia Rondo 7 ($32,606)

...and there's the $200,000, with three chances to hit it!

Instead of just 925, Peta carries 2,550 to this round for three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

B&K Traditional Billiards table package

She faces this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

EVENT

She'll try for the best with MST, and E.

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She says WORLD CHESS MATCH, but she does not solve FANCY DRESS PARTY. Peta stays at $1,425 in cash and will try again tomorrow.