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Australia - June 5, 2000 recap Sept 3, 2022 15:02:37 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Sept 3, 2022 15:02:37 GMT -5

Airdate: June 5, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Rob starts on a serious note, as this week is MS Awareness Week, from the 4th to the 10th.

Today's contestants:
Keiran Tanner
Katie Jansen
John Coppock (returning with about $2,500 in prizes)

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

Round 1

TITLE

KEIRAN	Katie	John
BANKRUPT! (0)	310: T Free Spin! 150: N -50: O (x2) -50: E (DUD!) (Free Spin used) 300: S (x3) BANKRUPT! (660)	165: M (x2) 120: R Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		285

TITLE

John solves MISSION TO MARS.

He has liftoff again, though he'd better be careful not to crash into a Proteus home cycle, a Toyota sewing machine, or a pair of Omni phones!

When he lands, John can have a pair of phones.

Keiran	Katie	John
		285
		Phones

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

Puzzler A

OCCUPATION

The answer is DERMATOLOGIST.

One of these players could unwrap our BONUS and win a Yashica automatic compact camera!

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

Round 2

CLUE

Keiran	KATIE	John
	530: T (x2) 610: H -50: E (x2) 610: S (DUD!)	660: R 310: N -50: A (x3) 450: L 310: F -50: O 230: D (DUD!)
	1,090	1,630
230: P -50: I 230: C 150: "Buy a G." BANKRUPT! (560)	310: Y Solve: Correct!
	1,400

"Ah! Now, I know!" Keiran figured out the answer to the puzzle in the middle of his last spin...which ended up on BANKRUPT. That hurts.

CLUE

Katie solves THE CAPITAL OF GERMANY. After an apology to Keiran, she might also be stealing the 200 by answering the clue.

Her geography says Berlin, and she's right!

Let's return to the studio so that Katie can pick a prize. This round ends with a Tosca business case collection, 6 months of United International movie passes, or a Sydney Harbour cruise.

Katie takes the business cases.

Keiran	Katie	John
	1,600	1,915
	Business cases	Phones

We begin our next round.

Round 3

NAME

Keiran	Katie	JOHN
		1,630
		310: T (x2) 310: S -50: E Lose A Turn!
		2,200
610: N (DUD!)

Keiran now has things lined up so that he can avoid the BANKRUPT. When he lands, he calls "N for naked", resulting in audience laughter.

NAME

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

Don't even think about taking anything off while Rob gives the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 450.

Katie: R (Lucky R!) (900)
John: M (2,650)
Keiran: K (x2) (450)

NAME

Keiran solves STOCK MARKET.

He can cover himself with a La-Z-Boy rocker chair, a kids' cabin bed, or some pewter desk accessories if he has to.

Keiran accepts a rocker chair.

Keiran	Katie	John
450	2,500	2,935
Rocker chair	Business cases	Phones

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

Puzzler B

RECREATION

The answer is SCRABBLE.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

THING

Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 595, and Keiran's all dressed up to begin.

Keiran: T (DUD!)
Katie: N (1,495)
John: R (DUD!)
Keiran: S (595) (He then tries to buy a vowel.)
Katie: E (DUD!)
John: P (3,245)
Keiran: C (x2) (1,190)
Katie: H (2,090)
John: O (3,245)

THING

John solves SILICON CHIP. If only he knew what the remaining consonant was.

Still, it's another prize for his collection. John finishes with a Tommy Armour golf club set, a portable gas heater, or $1,200 in Apollo blinds.

John picks the golf clubs.

Keiran	Katie	John
1,640	3,690	3,530
Rocker chair	Business cases	Phones Golf clubs

The consolation prizes are a Grosvenor 56-piece cutlery set and Parker pens.

John leaves with about $4,500 in prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

Katie must have thought she was out, but here we are! She can now win one of these major prizes:

Victorian ski holiday
White appliance package
Proton Persona XLI ($20,390)
One of those spaces has a $5,200 Jackpot programmed into it!

With 3,690, Katie will need the best from three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

8-day Whitsunday Island cruise ($6,660)

We have a one-word puzzle for her.

Bonus Puzzle

ANIMAL

She breaks the halfway point with STN, and E.

ANIMAL

She instantly solves RATTLESNAKE to keep the cruise! (She said "a rattlesnake", but after a check, it's okay.) Katie finishes the day with $7,206 in prizes, and she'll be returning tomorrow!