Post by mechamind on Aug 21, 2022 15:56:30 GMT -5
Airdate: April 17, 2000
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
June Ray
Belinda Field (returning with $10,858 in prizes)
Michael Booth
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?
The answer is CHARADES.
Come on, Deeksy. We're not playing charades right now, and we'd love to hear you plug our BONUS of a Proteus exercise bike!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
Double perfection! Belinda solves TO KEEP ONE'S SHIRT ON.
We begin our next round.
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
The answer is THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
BONUS ROUND:
Things return to normal as Belinda is ready to play for yet another major prize:
Proton Satria GTI ($27,690)
With 2,490, Belinda has a more common start with three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Andi European stainless steel cooking appliances ($4,960)
Let's follow a good game with a good solve!
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
June Ray
Belinda Field (returning with $10,858 in prizes)
Michael Booth
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
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JUNE | Belinda | Michael |
| 200: R (x3) 120: D -50: A (x4) 750: T Solve: Correct! | ||
1,020 | ||
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Perfection! June solves TARZAN AND JANE.
He Rob, June winner. Prizes are car care package, Fujifilm camera pack, and Driza-Bone leather jacket and hat.
June take jacket and hat.
June | Belinda | Michael |
1,020 | ||
Driza-Bone |
Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is CHARADES.
Come on, Deeksy. We're not playing charades right now, and we'd love to hear you plug our BONUS of a Proteus exercise bike!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
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June | BELINDA | Michael |
| 230: T (x2) 230: S (x2) 385: N (x2) -50: O (x3) 310: H BONUS: P (+230 value) Solve: Correct! | ||
1,335 |
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Double perfection! Belinda solves TO KEEP ONE'S SHIRT ON.
Michael has been waiting patiently, and he can start after Belinda picks a Royal Selangor Camelot chess set, a Bunnings $500 hardware voucher, or 12 months of Video Ezy rentals.
Belinda takes the movies.
June | Belinda | Michael |
1,020 | 1,335 | |
Driza-Bone | Exercise bike Video Ezy |
We begin our next round.
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June | Belinda | MICHAEL |
| 145: T 430: R 385: S 230: N (x2) Lose A Turn! | ||
1,190 | ||
| 230: D (x2) -50: E -50: I 230: "11!" \ Try again: L Solve: Correct! | ||
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June solves LINDSAY DAVENPORT.
If we had to make June pick from 11 prizes, this would take forever. All we have right now is a Charisma watch, a Furitechnics knife set, and a Dentons bedding package.
June will have the bedding.
June | Belinda | Michael |
1,380 | 1,335 | 1,190 |
Driza-Bone Bedding | Exercise bike Video Ezy |
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
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JUNE | Belinda | Michael |
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| 220: R 2,500: T (x2) -50: E (x2) 2,500: S 295: N (x2) BANKRUPT! (5,465) | 295: C 595: B 265: M Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
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Rob: Oh no! Oh no, I can't...
June: It was good while it lasted.
Rob: Now, what'd you go and do that for?
June: I don't know.
Rob: Unbelievable. I leave you alone for one second...
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Belinda solves CABINET MINISTER. Now, why'd we have to end this game?
Belinda must be the luckiest contestant in the world. Does she feel lucky that she's picking from a Tommy Armour golf club set, 10 Victory curtains and blinds, and an Auto Telecom phone package?
She'll pick the phone package.
June | Belinda | Michael |
1,380 | 2,490 | 1,190 |
Driza-Bone Bedding | Exercise bike Video Ezy Phone system |
One bad spin, and Michael was just gone. He and June will both take home a Conair compact spa system and Parker Pens as a consolation prize.
BONUS ROUND:
Things return to normal as Belinda is ready to play for yet another major prize:
Mount Buffalo ski holiday
European kitchen
Niagara Therapy reclining massage chair ($6,795)
7-day Thursday Island cruise ($7,550)Proton Satria GTI ($27,690)
Our cash Jackpot is anything but normal as it grows to $4,500.
With 2,490, Belinda has a more common start with three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Andi European stainless steel cooking appliances ($4,960)
Let's follow a good game with a good solve!
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Balance out an unusual game with nearly the usual picks of TRN, and A.
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She says FOR and AND for the second word, and she does not solve EASTER EGG HUNT. But this is not how it ends for Belinda, as she has $13,323 in prizes and will play again.