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Australia - July 4, 2000 recap Sept 5, 2022 12:07:28 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Sept 5, 2022 12:07:28 GMT -5

Airdate: July 4, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

The Olympic Torch has moved to Bunbury!

Today's contestants:
Tansy Cox
Ian Johnson (returning champion)
Mat Rafton

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

Round 1

OCCUPATION

TANSY	Ian	Mat
750: T (x2) 310: S (x4) 250: N 200: P 275: R Solve: Correct!
1,785

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Tansy solves PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

Rob might think about assisting Tansy in her prize selection. Will she be able to pick a pair of Retravision heaters, a Conti Moda jewellery selection, or a Cyclone garden tools package?

Tansy can pick the heaters by herself.

Tansy	Ian	Mat
1,785
Heaters

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

Puzzler A

EVENT

The answer is INDEPENDENCE DAY.

We'll find all the stars we need and more with our BONUS, a Tasco high-powered telescope!

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

Round 2

PHRASE

Tansy	IAN	Mat
	PROTON: S (+180 value) 450: T (x2) Lucky T! -50: O (x2) 430: N -50: E -50: A (x2) 430: R (x2) -50: I (DUD!)	180: L 230: P (x2) 310: Y Solve: Correct!
	1,740	720

PHRASE

Mat solves TO PLAY ONE'S TRUMP CARD.

He played his cards right, and we have a car care products package, a Dentons bedding package, and a Tissot watch in our hands.

Mat takes the bedding package.

Tansy	Ian	Mat
1,785	1,740	720
Heaters		Bedding package

We begin our next round.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Tansy	Ian	MAT

		230: N (x2) 180: R -50: E (x3) -50: A (DUD!)
	1,740	310
450: T (x4) 375: H (x2) 230: G -50: O (x3) 310: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
1,315

BEFORE & AFTER

Tansy solves SWEET NOTHING OF THE SORT.

We won't be whispering this in Tansy's ear, but we remind her that she has the pick from a home software package, a Triton handyman work centre, and a Denver 10-pin bowling package.

Tansy wants the software.

Tansy	Ian	Mat
3,100	1,740	1,020
Heaters Software		Bedding package

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

Puzzler B

STAR & TITLE

The answer is TIM ALLEN GALAXY QUEST.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

GEOGRAPHICAL

TANSY	Ian	Mat
	1,740	310
510: S (DUD!)	385: R (x3) -50: A (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	2,075	310

GEOGRAPHICAL

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We're not as free as we thought, so we need Rob to give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 220.

Tansy: T (220)
Ian: M (DUD!)
Mat: P (530)
Tansy: H (440)

Ian: N (x2) (2,295)

Only vowels left!

GEOGRAPHICAL

Ian solves NORTHERN EUROPE.

This is about as high as Ian will go. He's finished, but he also ends with Coffex coffee with espresso machine, a Stanley Rogers 88-piece cutlery set, or an Electrolux washing machine.

Ian picks the coffee package.

Tansy	Ian	Mat
3,540	2,295	1,250
Heaters Software	Coffee	Bedding package

The consolation prizes are a Falcon Leathergoods briefcase and Parker Pens.

Ian leaves with all his prizes from his time on the show.

BONUS ROUND:

Tansy is now independent in the final part (except for Rob, of course). She's ready for one of our major prizes including:

A European holiday in Austria
Above-ground Islander pool
Pair of Rado Swiss-made sapphire and crystal watches ($4,100)
Englefield bathroom renovation package ($8,388)
Proton Persona XLI ($19,490)
She could be even happier with a $7,300 Jackpot!

With 3,540, Tansy is looking at three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Driclad above-ground pool ($4,220)

(And she just sold a house with a pool...)

Now to look at the puzzle board:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

With some short words, maybe she doesn't need too much from THN, and E.

PHRASE

She thinks TO BE IN THE, and she doesn't know the last word. "Never mind", and everyone laughs. It was TO BE ON THE LEVEL. Tansy can try again tomorrow and add to her $1,368 in prizes.