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Australia - June 4, 2008 recap May 23, 2022 13:02:58 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 23, 2022 13:02:58 GMT -5

Airdate: June 4, 2008

(The First Toss-Up is missing from the available video.)

Mark 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 are Adrian (champ), Kirei, and Mark!

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $750, and we'd like someone to bring the Million Dollar Wedge to the end! Let's look at our first puzzle:

Round 1

TITLE

ADRIAN	Kirei	Mark
(?)	(?)	Free Spin! $150: R BANKRUPT! (150)

$150: N (x4) Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT/MDW! (0)	$165: G Lucky G! -$50: I (x2) $165: D -$50: A $300: P $200: S Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
150		895

TITLE

Mark solves SPINNING AROUND.

Adrian	Kirei	Mark (FS)
150		895
		$895 cash

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

Puzzler

LANDMARK

The answer is STATUE OF LIBERTY.

Cash-Up

SONG LYRIC

Go!

SONG LYRIC

Adrian solves DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY for the extra $500.

Adrian	Kirei	Mark (FS)
150		895
$500 cash		$895 cash

You might worry about the Mystery Round, where we have two spaces. Flip over one to find a BANKRUPT, or flip the other to find a Matisse Custom Sofas luxury leather lounge worth $2,990!

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

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Adrian	KIREI	Mark (FS)

	$230: S -$50: E (x2) $230: T (x3) -$50: A (x2) $145: N (DUD!)	$310: R -$50: I (x2) $530: P Prize?: V Lucky V! (He flips it... ...BANKRUPT! (790))
150	360
$230: D (DUD!)	$310: L (DUD!)	SURPRISE: H (x2) (+$430 value) $430: G Solve: Correct!
150	360	860

FILL IN THE BLANK

Mark reads what's on the board. Surprise, surprise - he can score a bonus $200 if he fills in the blank.

He knows it's school.

Mark also graduates with our Surprise...a Vintec wine fridge worth $1,800!

Adrian	Kirei	Mark (FS)
150	360	1,955
$500 cash		$1,955 cash Wine fridge

The answer to our last home viewer puzzle is NICOLE KIDMAN. Let's put another on the board!

$5,000 Puzzle

ACTOR

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

Round 3

LIVING THING

Adrian	Kirei	MARK (FS)

		$640: T (x2) $295: R (x2) -$50: E (x4) $510: G Lucky G! $375: N
150	360	2,280

LIVING THING

DING DING DING DING DING DING!

"All the buzzers are going off" with the lucky letter and Speed-Up bell. Tim gives the Wheel a Spin, and consonants are worth $295.

Mark: L (2,575)

Adrian: S (445)

Only vowels left!

LIVING THING

Adrian solves GREEN SEA TURTLE.

Adrian	Kirei	Mark (FS)
445	360	4,500
$945 cash		$1,955 cash Wine Fridge

Second Toss-Up

EVENT

Go!

EVENT

Adrian solves HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION to start this round.

Round 4

PHRASE

Forgetful Tim is told to give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth $460, and Adrian begins.

Adrian: T (x2) (460)
Kirei: N (DUD!)
Mark: H (3,035)
Adrian: F (DUD!)
Kirei: W (DUD!)
Mark: R (3,495)
Adrian: S (x2) (920)
Kirei: L (Lucky L!) (1,280)
Mark: E (x2) (3,495)

PHRASE

Mark solves THE COAST IS CLEAR. If he had remembered his Free Spin...

Adrian	Kirei	Mark (...)
445		5,450
$945 cash		$5,450 cash Wine Fridge

The consolation prize plug is cut from the video.

BONUS ROUND:

Mark is in good shape right now with plenty of money and a wine fridge, and soon a major prize!

Samsung 50-inch high-definition plasma TV ($3,500)
Vintec 155-bottle climate-controlled wine cabinet ($3,500)
Kia Sportage ($31,055)

With 8 spaces, you now have a 1-in-3 chance at $200,000!

With 5,450, Mark gets four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

$200,000!!!

Everyone wants him to solve this puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

He really wants TRNF, and E to do it.

PHRASE

He gets NEVER, but that's it ...and everybody felt that miss. The answer was WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE. Maybe he'll win tomorrow, and his odds at the cash will improve.