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Australia - May 18, 2000 recap Aug 20, 2022 21:43:57 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Aug 20, 2022 21:43:57 GMT -5

Airdate: May 18, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Kate Bellamie (returning champion)
Caroline Nunen
Wayne Canolti

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

Round 1

PHRASE

KATE	Caroline	Wayne
120: S (x2) 155: T (x2) 200: L (DUD!)	300: N (DUD!)	150: R -50: E -50: A (x5) 300: H 165: M Solve: Correct!
275		515

PHRASE

One more spin before Wayne solves AS MAD AS A HATTER.

Don't get mad, Wayne! Isn't he glad that he gets to choose a JNL 28-litre microwave oven, a sports steering wheel, or a hair care appliance package?

Wayne wants a microwave.

Kate	Caroline	Wayne
275		515
		Microwave

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

Puzzler A

TITLE

The answer is JANE EYRE.

Hats off to the player who scores our BONUS: a Weber BBQ kettle!

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

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Kate	CAROLINE	Wayne

	230: T 610: S (x3) Lucky S! -50: E -50: A (DUD!)	310: R (x2) -50: O -50: I (x3) 450: N (x3) 310: G 310: M (DUD!)
275	1,350	970
660: D 430: P 430: C 310: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
2,105

FILL IN THE BLANK

Kate solves WIND ? PERCUSSION ? STRING ?. She won't be too mad either way, but she can take an extra 200 by filling in the blank.

She says instrument. The chyron has the plural, but her guess is okay.

And just for that, she's only getting one prize from this selection of a Driza-Bone handbag set, a Mistral heater and blanket pack, and a linen bed and bath collection.

Kate takes the heating and blanket.

Kate	Caroline	Wayne
2,305	1,350	1,485
Mistral		Microwave

We begin our next round.

Round 3

ANIMAL

Kate	Caroline	WAYNE
		970
		230: N -50: A (DUD!)
	1,350	1,150
230: T (DUD!)	145: R 145: L (DUD!)	430: S -50: E (x2) -50: I 310: H (DUD!)
	1,495	1,480
1,500: P BONUS: D (+180 value) Solve: Correct!
1,680

ANIMAL

Unsure, Kate still solves MONEY SPIDER. They're supposed to bring you good luck, aren't they?

Well, Kate is a lucky one, because now she'll be crawling over to a Schott Zwiesel glassware collection, a Gatineau skin care package, or a Meyer aluminium cookware set.

Kate takes the cookware.

Kate	Caroline	Wayne
3,985	1,495	1,995
Mistral BBQ Cookware		Microwave

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

Puzzler B

PHRASE

The answer is A LAUGH A MINUTE.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

SLANG

KATE	Caroline	Wayne
	1,495	1,480
580: N (DUD!)	280: R (x3)
	1,775

SLANG

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

So much for Caroline's big chance, because Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

So much for Rob, unless he gives it another try. Consonants are worth 280.

Caroline: T (x2) (2,055)
Wayne: L (DUD!)
Kate: S (280)
Caroline: G (DUD!)
Wayne: E (x2) (1,480)
Kate: G (Repeat)
Caroline: C (x2) (2,335)

SLANG

Caroline solves CREATURE COMFORTS.

She's been waiting patiently, but she's got a prize. It could be a good one from a Pierre Cardin watch package, a Electrolux front-loading washer, and a Stanley Rogers 88-piece cutlery set.

Caroline picks the cutlery set.

Kate	Caroline	Wayne
4,265	2,335	1,995
Mistral BBQ Cookware	Cutlery	Microwave

The consolation prizes are a Cobb & Co Napoleon wooden clock and Parker Pens.

BONUS ROUND:

Make yourself comfortable, Kate, and win a major prize for solving a puzzle!

Island holiday for two
His-and-hers golf package
Proton Satria XLI ($15,690)
We're comfortable with a nice even $4,000 cash Jackpot.

We add 4,265 to Kate's previous 2,410 for 6,675, bumping her up to five consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Pierre Cardin dress and sport watches ($3,660)

She's hoping for a better puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

OCCUPATION

Let's throw in some RNSTL, and E.

OCCUPATION

(Due to an unexpected cut, the left trilon is lit but not turned in the available source. The answer is most likely COURT REPORTER.)