Post by mechamind on Sept 4, 2022 23:25:23 GMT -5
Airdate: June 29, 2000
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Neil Smith
Jillian Middlebrook
Bernard Kurlander (returning with $4,280 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
You won't need to taste the BONUS space itself, because if you can pick it up, we'll just give you a Delverde Australia Italian pasta and saucepan package!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
We begin our next round.
RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
Jillian: M (1,975)
It's time for one more Cash Car & Stars puzzle! It's a home viewer's chance to win a Proton Satria GTI worth $27,990!
The answer to the last puzzle was TO MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT. Our final home viewer puzzle is:
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 770, and Neil will start.
Bernard: R (1,225)
Neil: (Buzz out!)
Jillian: P (1,540)
Bernard: L (1,995)
Neil: D (DUD!)
Jillian: G (2,310)
Bernard: F (2,765)
BONUS ROUND:
Before we let Neil go...actually, we're not letting him go. He'll be here next time, but right now, he could win one of:
Whitsunday cruise of a lifetime
Pair of distinctive watches
Henry Griffitts golf clubs, bag, accessories, and fitting session ($4,000)
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa holiday ($4,850)
Proton Satria GL ($13,990)
Let's try to hang on to that peg with a cash Jackpot now valued at $7,000!
With 5,745, Neil's just short at four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Polynesian Airlines Samoa holiday ($4,800)
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
The Olympic Torch moves again, this time to Darwin!
Today's contestants:
Neil Smith
Jillian Middlebrook
Bernard Kurlander (returning with $4,280 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
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NEIL | Jillian | Bernard |
| Free Spin! 150: S 200: T (x3) Lucky T! 200: R -50: E 200: C (x2) 200: B 200: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
1,300 | ||
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Perfection! Neil solves BUTTERSCOTCH.
Victory tastes so sweet right now, but Neil must try not to get his tongue on an Audioline phone and answering machine, a Vidal Sassoon hair care package, or a Hills trampoline.
Neil will just pick the phone system.
Neil (FS) | Jillian | Bernard |
1,300 | ||
Phone system |
You won't need to taste the BONUS space itself, because if you can pick it up, we'll just give you a Delverde Australia Italian pasta and saucepan package!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
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Neil (FS) | JILLIAN | Bernard |
| 230: T (x3) 230: H (x2) 230: R -50: E (x5) 230: S 385: N -50: A (DUD!) | 145: L (x2) 430: V (DUD!) | |
1,205 | 145 | |
| 310: F 310: D (x2) 375: G 230: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
1,225 | ||
"S for Snickers", and "N for nougat" ...Jillian must be hungry. 
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Neil solves THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET.
As long as we've been around, we can still have fun! Neil might even enjoy one of a collection of 6 Trevor Opray prints, a Yashica compact camera, and an Artex leathergoods package.
Neil will take the leathergoods.
Neil (FS) | Jillian | Bernard |
2,525 | 1,205 | 145 |
Phone system Leathergoods |
We begin our next round.
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1,205 | 455 | |
| 230: S (x4) 1,500: N (x3) -50: E (x3) 385: P (DUD!) | 230: C 230: D | |
1,680 | 1,665 | |
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RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
We still need to sleep every night. With little time left, Rob will give the Wheel a spin, and consonants are worth...?
Rob will uncover the PROTON wedge, which is out of play, to see that consonants are worth 310.
Jillian: M (1,975)
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Jillian solves ? STEVENS ? SCAN ? AND MOUSE. She'll scan the board, and she might take 200 more by filling in the blank.
She can. The blank is Cat.
After chasing some more money, we'll give Jillian her first prize. She'll pick from a Coringle Byron cabin bed, a Mikasa dinner set, and an outdoor living/gardening package.
Jillian gets a cabin bed.
Neil (FS) | Jillian | Bernard |
4,205 | 2,175 | 455 |
| Phone system Leathergoods | Cabin bed |
It's time for one more Cash Car & Stars puzzle! It's a home viewer's chance to win a Proton Satria GTI worth $27,990!
The answer to the last puzzle was TO MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT. Our final home viewer puzzle is:
$10,000 Puzzle | |||||||||||||||
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The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
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Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 770, and Neil will start.
Neil: N (2,450)
(Free Spin used)
Neil: S (x2) (3,220)
Jillian: T (x2) (770)Bernard: R (1,225)
Neil: (Buzz out!)
Jillian: P (1,540)
Bernard: L (1,995)
Neil: D (DUD!)
Jillian: G (2,310)
Bernard: F (2,765)
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Bernard solves FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST.
Save the easy puzzle for last, Rob thinks. Bernard now has the last choice from a Whirlpool top loading washer, a Stanley Rogers 88-piece cutlery set, and a Video Ezy DVD player with 1 year of rentals.
Bernard finishes with the DVD and movies.
Neil | Jillian | Bernard |
5,745 | 4,485 | 2,765 |
Phone system Leathergoods | Cabin bed | Video Ezy |
The consolation prizes are a collection of Reader's Digest books and Parker Pens.
Bernard leaves with plenty of prizes from both shows.
BONUS ROUND:
Before we let Neil go...actually, we're not letting him go. He'll be here next time, but right now, he could win one of:
Whitsunday cruise of a lifetime
Pair of distinctive watches
Henry Griffitts golf clubs, bag, accessories, and fitting session ($4,000)
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa holiday ($4,850)
Proton Satria GL ($13,990)
Let's try to hang on to that peg with a cash Jackpot now valued at $7,000!
With 5,745, Neil's just short at four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Polynesian Airlines Samoa holiday ($4,800)
Maybe he'll have enough letters for this puzzle?
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It depends on what NRST, and E can reveal.
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He talks out words including OMEN, and with 4 seconds left, he solves TO KNOW ONE'S OWN MIND to take the holiday! Rob loved that, and Neil's up to $6,000 in prizes!
Remember, we're not letting him go, as he has another game tomorrow.