Post by mechamind on Sept 24, 2022 15:16:56 GMT -5
Airdate: Late 1997
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Kathleen Hanstein (returning champion ...but hasn't got any prizes yet!)
Julia Bryant: Ph.D student in astrophysics with a thesis on black holes and quasars
Coral Cox: Personal care assistant with the Wesley Mission
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 500, and here's our first puzzle:
It's a perfect time to remind you that time is money. Rob must give the Wheel a Spin! Consonants are worth 270, and Kathleen starts.
Kathleen: T (x2) (925) (She tries to call S after that.)
Julia: C (x2) (270)
Julia ends up with a sewing machine, because she makes her own clothes.
BONUS ROUND:
With 2,950, Coral gets three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Hoover white appliances plus vacuum cleaner ($3,796)
She'll concentrate on one more puzzle:
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants (all female):
Kathleen Hanstein (returning champion ...but hasn't got any prizes yet!)
Julia Bryant: Ph.D student in astrophysics with a thesis on black holes and quasars
Coral Cox: Personal care assistant with the Wesley Mission
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 500, and here's our first puzzle:
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Question: Which word means a leaf used to flavour soups, or an inlet, natural harbour, or cove?
Julia: Bay (Correct!)
Rob is still trying to work out the question himself.
Rob is still trying to work out the question himself.
Kathleen | JULIA | Coral |
| 120: T (x3) Lucky T! 250: H 500: N (x2) -50: E (x2) 180: B -50: O (x3) 250: L (DUD!) | 100: R (x2) 210: W 135: G 280: D (DUD!) | |
1,070 | 445 | |
| 135: K 150: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
285 | ||
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Kathleen solves TO BE ON THE WRONG TRACK.
She's now on the right track, and she's now taking a prize from us. We begin with a Korjo travel accessory kit, a hair care appliance package, and a Cordon Bleu skillet.
Kathleen picks the skillet.
Kathleen | Julia | Coral |
285 | 1,070 | 445 |
Skillet |
We didn't pick the wrong prize, did we? Hit our BONUS, call a letter, and win a Driza-Bone leathergoods collection!
The top dollar-value on the Wheel is now 1,000.
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Kathleen | JULIA | Coral |
1,070 | 445 | |
| 480: T (x3) BANKRUPT! (1,550) | Lose A Turn! | |
285 | 445 | |
| 210: N (x2) 210: H -50: E (x2) 280: F (DUD!) | 210: P (DUD!) | 350: R (x2) -50: A 555: L (x2) -50: O (x4) 210: C (x2) 280: W 210: S 1,000: D (x3) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
655 | 2,950 |
Rob misheard Coral's D as a G, but she corrected him.
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Coral solves THE TWO DOLLAR COIN IS INTRODUCED. A cryptic clue, as Rob points out, is that the coin was introduced in 1988.
And we may now introduce her to these three prizes. Coral will be picking one of a Tommy Armour golf package, a Rado sapphire crystal face watch, and a handmade oriental rug.
Coral picks the golf clubs.
Kathleen | Julia | Coral |
655 | 2,950 | |
Skillet | Golf package |
It's a perfect time to remind you that time is money. Rob must give the Wheel a Spin! Consonants are worth 270, and Kathleen starts.
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Kathleen: T (x2) (925) (She tries to call S after that.)
Julia: C (x2) (270)
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Julia quickly solves CONCENTRATION.
Concentrate on these prizes and make sure you pick the right one. Does Julia end up with a bedding package, a Husqvarna sewing machine, or a Queensland Raintree Apartment holiday?
Julia ends up with a sewing machine, because she makes her own clothes.
Kathleen | Julia | Coral |
925 | 270 | 2,950 |
Skillet | Sewing machine | Golf package |
All contestants receive Parker Pens and the Croner Wheel of Fortune board game.
BONUS ROUND:
Coral made it here with a prize, but she'd be better off with an even bigger prize! She could win a Proton Satria GLI 3-door hatch worth $16,990!
With 2,950, Coral gets three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Hoover white appliances plus vacuum cleaner ($3,796)
She'll concentrate on one more puzzle:
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PLACE | ||||||||||||||
We hope she can still focus after picking STR, and A.
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She guesses ADELAIDE, BRISBANE, and PERTH, and she does not solve GREENLAND. Coral can try again tomorrow, and she might take more than her current $898 in prizes. She'd better, because it's her birthday tomorrow!