Post by mechamind on Sept 25, 2022 17:52:38 GMT -5
Airdate: August 8, 2002
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Sarah Snare
Chris Wallace
Bruce Chan (returning with almost $10,000 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
The answer is KARRIE WEBB GOLF.
Sink that ball into our BONUS space, and call a good letter for a Yashica Zoomate Kyocera fully-automatic camera!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
We begin our next round.
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
The answer is JAZZ BAND.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
Sarah: S (900)
Chris: R (295)
Bruce: N (DUD!)
Sarah: D (DUD!)
Chris: E (DUD!)
Bruce: M (DUD!)
Sarah: P (DUD!)
Chris: A (x2) (295)
Bruce: P (Repeat)
Sarah: F (1,195)
BONUS ROUND:
With 5,515, Chris starts at four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Haier from Retravision white appliance package ($3,972)
Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Sarah Snare
Chris Wallace
Bruce Chan (returning with almost $10,000 in prizes)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and here's our first puzzle.
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SARAH | Chris | Bruce |
| Lose A Turn! | Lose A Turn! | 200: N (x3) PROTON: R (x2) (+150 value) 120: S Lucky S! 120: Y -50: E (x2) BANKRUPT! (660) |
| 120: D (x2) 130: "W for Waja." 200: V Solve: Correct! | ||
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Sarah solves WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
The Proton Waja will have to wait again. Sarah solves this puzzle for a smaller prize, which will be a DaVinci men's care package, a Retravision 51-cm colour TV, or a multimedia personal digital assistant.
Sarah "might go for" the television.
Sarah | Chris | Bruce |
450 | ||
Television |
Here's a Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is KARRIE WEBB GOLF.
Sink that ball into our BONUS space, and call a good letter for a Yashica Zoomate Kyocera fully-automatic camera!
The top-dollar value is increased to 1,500.
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Sarah | CHRIS | Bruce |
| 230: T (x2) 530: N (x2) -50: E -50: A (x3) 180: R 385: D (x2) 430: L (x3) 310: K (x2) -50: I (x4) 430: G 230: Z 530: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | ||
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Perfection! Chris solves FLAT OUT LIKE A LIZARD DRINKING.
As Chris is busy winning more money, we'll give him a break to look at a Kookaburra cricket package, a Jason family bedding package, and a Tasco telescope.
Chris takes the cricket gear.
Sarah | Chris | Bruce |
450 | 3,105 | |
Television | Cricket gear |
We begin our next round.
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Sarah | Chris | BRUCE |
| 145: R 310: M BANKRUPT! (455) | ||
| 230: T Lose A Turn! | -50: E (Solve bank drops to 2,525) 450: S (DUD!) | 230: N (x3) 450: L (x2) -50: A (DUD!) |
230 | 630 | |
| 150: B (DUD!) | 150: G 385: V 610: P 230: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
230 | 1,375 | |
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Chris solves DOLL ? GOVERNMENT ? OPEN ?. We can open the door to an extra 200 if he fills in the blank!
He fills in the word house.
We've got a house full of prizes over here, and now we need to give away a Triton handyman work centre, a Conti Moda jewellery set, or a Zepter coffee set.
Chris adds the jewellery for his wife.
Sarah | Chris | Bruce |
680 | 4,630 | 630 |
Television | Cricket gear Jewellery |
Here's another Puzzler for the home audience. Can you solve it?
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The answer is JAZZ BAND.
The top-dollar value is now 2,500!
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SARAH | Chris | Bruce |
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RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!
"Ouch." Just fast enough to hear the loud bell, and now it's time for Rob to give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!
Ouch. Rob is going to feel that in the morning, now that he has to spin again. Consonants are worth 295.
Sarah: S (900)
Chris: R (295)
Bruce: N (DUD!)
Sarah: D (DUD!)
Chris: E (DUD!)
Bruce: M (DUD!)
Sarah: P (DUD!)
Chris: A (x2) (295)
Bruce: P (Repeat)
Sarah: F (1,195)
Chris: L (x2) (Lucky L!) (885)
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Chris solves VICTORIA FALLS.
Before he jumps into trouble in the Major Prize Round, we'll comfort Chris with an Australis kayak, an Encyclopedia Britannica 32-volume library, or a portable gas heater.
Chris takes the library.
Sarah | Chris | Bruce |
1,645 | 5,515 | 630 |
Television | Cricket gear Jewellery Library |
The consolation prizes are pairs of Bill Bass sunglasses and Parker Pens.
All contestants receive the Crown & Andrews Wheel of Fortune board game.
Bruce leaves with nearly $10,000 in prizes that he won earlier.
BONUS ROUND:
Chris will swim over to the puzzle board after he spins a Major Prize, and it could be a Proton Waja worth $27,990!
Could he also dive into a $11,000 cash Jackpot?
With 5,515, Chris starts at four consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...
Haier from Retravision white appliance package ($3,972)
It's his birthday, so can we give him an easy puzzle?
Bonus Puzzle | |||||||||||||||
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We could be nice and reveal plenty of TRSN, and A.
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He instantly solves IT'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS to keep the appliances! Chris finishes this day with $6,467 in prizes, and he'll play again!