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Australia - June 2, 2000 recap Sept 3, 2022 14:16:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Sept 3, 2022 14:16:07 GMT -5

Airdate: June 2, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
John Coppock
Adrienne Veller (returning with $2,500 in prizes)
Fiona Bouvla

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

Round 1

WHERE ARE WE?

JOHN	Adrienne	Fiona
165: T (x2) BANKRUPT! (165)	310: N (DUD!)	130: S 155: K (DUD!)
		130
275: R (x3) 220: L (DUD!)	200: C (DUD!)	-50: A (x2) 200: M (DUD!)
275		80
-50: O (x3) 165: P 165: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
555

WHERE ARE WE?

John solves PORT STARBOARD BOW. We can bow down to John if he scores 200 by telling us where we are.

He's good as we're on a ship.

Now, where are we in this game? Oh, yes! We're at the point that we need to offer John a Yashica compact camera, a Driza-Bone hat and coat, or a Toyota sewing machine!

John picks the sewing machine for his mother.

John	Adrienne	Fiona
755		80
Sewing machine

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

Puzzler A

THING

The answer is THE ARCHIBALD PRIZE.

We see a BONUS in the distance! Will one of our players reach a pair of Tosca leather business cases?

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

Round 2

PHRASE

John	ADRIENNE	Fiona
		80
	385: T BANKRUPT! (385)	230: N Lose A Turn!
		310
230: H -50: E (x2) 1,500: R (x2) Lucky R! -50: A (x3) 385: Y (DUD!)	BONUS: W (DUD!)	145: S (x3) PROTON: P (+180 value) -50: I (DUD!)
3,130		585
Solve: Correct!
3,130

PHRASE

John solves A RAP ACROSS THE KNUCKLES. Fiona will be beating herself up for that one.

Meanwhile, John will be rewarding himself a second time. It will be with a mulcher/mower, an outdoor camping package, or a Tasco telescope.

John takes the telescope.

John	Adrienne	Fiona
3,885		585
Sewing machine Telescope

We begin our next round.

Round 3

NAME

John	Adrienne	FIONA
		585
		450: T (x3) 180: S BONUS: N (+180 value) 430: P (DUD!)
		1,395
Lose A Turn!	230: L (x3) -50: A (x4) 450: H BANKRUPT! (630)	BANKRUPT! (1,395)

310: B Solve: Correct!
310

NAME

John solves THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET.

Do we have to give him a rap for taking all the money? Or should we just give John a Royal Selangor desk accessory set, a Rado Charisma watch, or a Zepter Italian cookware set?

We'll just give John some cookware.

John	Adrienne	Fiona
4,195
Sewing machine Telescope Cookware		Leather cases

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

Puzzler B

ANIMAL

The answer is HUMPBACK WHALE.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

THING

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We've had a whale of a time, but Rob now needs to give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 2,500...because "it's Friday".

John: R (2,500)
Adrienne: S (2,500)
Fiona: T (2,500)
John: N (DUD!)
Adrienne: A (2,500)
Fiona: C (5,000)
John: M (DUD!)
Adrienne: P (DUD!)
Fiona: K (DUD!)
John: L (5,000)
Adrienne: H (x2) (5,000)
Fiona: G (7,500)

THING

Fiona solves SEARCHLIGHT. Of course, she had to wait for the others before starting.

For making this exciting, Fiona probably deserved more than just a 7-night Melbourne holiday, a Thor washing machine, or a Stanley Rogers 88-piece cutlery set, but any of these are still good prizes.

Fiona takes the holiday.

John	Adrienne	Fiona
9,195	5,000	7,500
Sewing machine Telescope Cookware		Leather cases Melbourne

The consolation prizes are an Omni telephone and Parker Pens.

Adrienne leaves with all her previous prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

We're sure John was nervous about that final spin, but he survived, and it will be worth it for one of these prizes:

Swiss-made watches
Western Australian holiday
Proton Satria GTI ($27,690)
It could also be worth it for a $5,100 Jackpot!

With 9,195, John already has an advantage with six consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Pair of Rado Swiss-made sapphire and crystal watches ($4,100)

It's just John and this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

John imagines that THRSLM, and E could be good.

PHRASE

He gets TO KEEP, but he does not solve TO KEEP SOMEONE GUESSING. Will John win again on Monday? Your guess is as good as ours, but he already has about $2,500 in prizes.