Post by mechamind on Sept 4, 2022 9:59:14 GMT -5
Airdate: June 13, 2000
Get ready for the 4,000th show of Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Scott Clark
Ellen Wood
Michael Dann (returning with $2,780 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and this would be a great day to award a SURPRISE! Here's our first puzzle.
We have a special puzzler from the debut episode of Wheel of Fortune! Try and solve it!
The answer is DRINKS LIKE A FISH. "Who was that about?"
What's that BONUS space about? It's there so someone can win a Seagull Pewter tableware set!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
We begin our next round.
RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
This is so Scott doesn't take another bad spin. It's Rob's turn, and consonants are worth 660.
Scott: R (DUD!)
Ellen: L (Lucky L!) (1,320)
We have another puzzler from the debut of Wheel of Fortune!
The answer is THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
Scott: T (x2) (280)
Ellen: R (x2) (Lucky R!) (560)
Michael: H (DUD!)
Scott: P (560)
Scott says PARTY FAVOURITES, which doesn't fit.
Ellen: Y (840)
Michael: D (280)
BONUS ROUND:
We're ready for the grand finale! Ellen's under pressure to win one of our major prizes, which could be...
Proton Satria XLI ($17,290)
With 4,850, Ellen is limited to four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Proteus home fitness centre ($4,090)
One more puzzle from the first-ever episode. It was not solved then, but it could be solved now!
STRN, and E gives her a lot of letters!
Get ready for the 4,000th show of Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
We are ready for this! Balloons fall from the top, and the puzzle board is also decorated! 4,000 episodes is "pretty damn good".
Among the calculations from backstage, we hear that the show has given away hundreds of cars...and 22,000 Cobb & Co. clocks, 26,000 welders, 48,000 pairs of Star Wars pajamas, and 200,000 foot spas. 
Let's try to add to the car count, and let's eat some cake when the show is over!
Today's contestants:
Scott Clark
Ellen Wood
Michael Dann (returning with $2,780 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and this would be a great day to award a SURPRISE! Here's our first puzzle.
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SCOTT | Ellen | Michael |
| Lose A Turn! | 110: S (x2) 110: R (x2) 165: C (x2) Lucky C! 165: T 165: N (x2) 130: H (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
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Ellen solves SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL.
We'll stick to the usual prizes for solving a puzzle. Ellen has the choice from a Denver 10-pin bowling package, a Driza-Bone jacket and hat, and a Weber kettle BBQ.
Ellen picks the bowling package.
Scott | Ellen | Michael |
1,010 | ||
Bowling package |
We have a special puzzler from the debut episode of Wheel of Fortune! Try and solve it!
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The answer is DRINKS LIKE A FISH. "Who was that about?"
What's that BONUS space about? It's there so someone can win a Seagull Pewter tableware set!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
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Scott | ELLEN | Michael |
| 150: R Lose A Turn! | 310: T (x4) 310: S Lucky S! -50: E -50: A (x2) -50: I (DUD!) | |
150 | 780 | |
| 310: N (DUD!) | 310: M BONUS: D (+180 value) 610: H 230: P Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
1,480 |
Rob reminds us that there's a red letter in every puzzle on this show!
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Ellen solves ? TOOTH ? DREAMS ? POTATO. How great it would be for Ellen to score 200 more by filling in the blank!
She instantly fills in sweet.
How sweet it is to win three prizes in just two rounds! Ellen's prize for solving is a Fujifilm automatic camera, a mulcher/mower, or an Ug gas heater.
Ellen takes the camera.
Scott | Ellen | Michael |
2,690 | 780 | |
Bowling package Tableware Camera |
We begin our next round.
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Scott | Ellen | MICHAEL |
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| BANKRUPT #1! (0) | BANKRUPT #2! (0) | BANKRUPT #3! (780) |
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RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
This is so Scott doesn't take another bad spin. It's Rob's turn, and consonants are worth 660.
Scott: R (DUD!)
Ellen: L (Lucky L!) (1,320)
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Ellen solves NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.
Like any other contestant, she depends on us for the prizes, including one of a Coinwatch watch and desk clock, a Dentons bedding package, and a software library package.
Ellen really needs a bedding package.
Scott | Ellen | Michael |
535 | 4,010 | |
Bowling package Tableware Camera Bedding package |
We have another puzzler from the debut of Wheel of Fortune!
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The answer is THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
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Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth... SURPRISE!
Someone will have to call a letter and solve the puzzle to win a major prize! Aside from that, consonants are worth 280, and Scott begins.
Scott: T (x2) (280)
Ellen: R (x2) (Lucky R!) (560)
Michael: H (DUD!)
Scott: P (560)
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Scott says PARTY FAVOURITES, which doesn't fit.
Ellen: Y (840)
Michael: D (280)
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Michael solves PARTY DECORATIONS.
Not the miracle solve from the last show, but Michael still wins another good prize. His last one will be a Video Ezy DVD player and 1 year of movies, an Apollo cabin bed, or a Zepter kitchenware set.
Michael ends with the DVD player.
Scott | Ellen | Michael |
1,095 | 4,850 | 280 |
Bowling package Tableware Camera Bedding package | Video Ezy |
Scott was so close to a surprise, but instead, he and Michael will take home an Omni telephone and Parker Pens as a consolation prize.
Michael leaves with his prizes from both shows.
BONUS ROUND:
We're ready for the grand finale! Ellen's under pressure to win one of our major prizes, which could be...
Sensational golf clubs
Yarra Valley retreat
4-night Great Barrier Reef cruise ($5,560)
Niagara Therapy Australian-made queen-size bed ($7,945)Proton Satria XLI ($17,290)
Our Jackpot is worth $5,800, and as a bonus...
...we have a fourth car wedge on the Golden Wheel! We'll add a car wedge every day until it's won!
With 4,850, Ellen is limited to four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Proteus home fitness centre ($4,090)
One more puzzle from the first-ever episode. It was not solved then, but it could be solved now!
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STRN, and E gives her a lot of letters!
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She instantly solves FROM HERE TO ETERNITY to keep the fitness centre! Ellen has $6,333 in prizes and will play again tomorrow!
We bring in the cake to celebrate 4,000 episodes of Wheel. Who's hungry? Well...we just dropped some confetti all over the cake.