Australia - September 5, 2000 recap

Australia - September 5, 2000 recap Nov 25, 2022 23:24:23 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Nov 25, 2022 23:24:23 GMT -5

Airdate: September 5, 2000

(Before we start, we see a clip of Craig solving yesterday's final puzzle and winning the Proton.)

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Will Craig drive his Proton along with the Olympic Torch to Parliament House, Canberra?

Today's contestants:
Craig Versani (returning with about $20,000 in prizes)
Jeanne Campbell
David Gowan

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

Round 1

EVENT

CRAIG	Jeanne	David
150: S (DUD!)	120: N (x2) -50: A Lose A Turn!	110: T (x2) 110: M (DUD!)
	70	110
165: H 250: P 200: L Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
615

EVENT

Craig solves PENTATHLON.

One prize for each event...though we'd be stuck at a triathlon right now. Anyway, Craig may take a Sevylor inflatable kayak, Conti Moda handbags, or an Audioline cordless phone and answering machine.

Craig takes the phone system.

Craig	Jeanne	David
615	70	110
Phone system

Will the Olympics have anything on Craig trying to fit a BONUS in his car? We can't be sure, as the prize is a nice big Rejman garden maintenance system.

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

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Craig	JEANNE	David
	70	110
	230: N BONUS: R (+180 value) PROTON: T (x2) (+180 value) 230: S (x2) -50: I 530: P 230: G 230: L Lose A Turn!	610: M (DUD!)
	1,830	110
-50: E (DUD!) (Solve bank drops to 565)	-50: A 310: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	2,090

FILL IN THE BLANK

Jeanne solves SALT ? HOT ? SPRING ?. She's hot now, and she can spring forward with an extra 200 by filling in the blank!

And now she might be salty. She says time, but the blank is water.

But she's okay, as she's halfway to winning a car of her own, and she might be the one to try and pack in a Cobb & Co. pendulum clock and barometer, an Electrolux vacuum, or a Kookaburra sports package.

Jeanne would like the vacuum.

Craig	Jeanne (P)	David
565	2,090	110
Phone system	Lawn maintenance Vacuum

We begin our next round.

Round 3

THING

Craig	Jeanne (P)	DAVID
		110
		310: T (x2) P-230: S (DUD!)
		420
230: R (x2) 530: H 180: M (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
945

THING

Craig solves THERMOMETER.

He's turning up the heat and making Jeanne nervous. As long as it's not too hot for him to grab a Royal Selangor goblet set, a Tosca luggage collection, or a Dentons bedding package.

Craig picks the bedding package.

Craig	Jeanne (P)	David
1,505	2,090	420
Phone system Bedding	Lawn maintenance Vacuum

Speaking of cars, if Craig is listening, we'll talk about the Cash Car & Stars giveaway. Some cash and a Proton Satria XLI are waiting to be won!

The answer to the last puzzle was HEADS I WIN TAILS YOU LOSE. Will you win with this puzzle?

$10,000 Puzzle

(No category strip is shown, but Rob says it's a famous person.)

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

GEOGRAPHICAL

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

Uh-oh. We're under pressure to end this game, so Rob must give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 295 (under the Persona token), and Craig starts.

Craig: S (x2) (295)
Jeanne: N (x2) (Lucky N!) (590)
David: T (DUD!)
Craig: R (x2) (590) (Rob accidentally says he has 10 seconds to solve.)

GEOGRAPHICAL

Craig says FLINDERS RANGES, but we can't tell if he added "the" to the beginning. The rest of the board lights up, and after Craig says the answer properly, he is ruled correct.

He probably has 10 seconds to pick from one of our final prizes. A Zepter coffee set, a Raymond Weil lady's watch, and an Encyclopedia Britannica 32-volume set are waiting for him!

Craig is bringing home the watch for his girlfriend.

Craig	Jeanne (...)	David
2,095	2,680	420
Phone system Bedding Lady's watch	Lawn maintenance Vacuum

David had some tough competition beside him. He and Craig take home Tasco Millennium binoculars and Parker Pens as a consolation prize.

Craig is going home with $21,791 in prizes including the car.

BONUS ROUND:

And now, we'll watch as Jeanne tries to repeat Craig's success. There's a Proton waiting, or Jeanne could end up with one of:

Holiday in Cairns
Wine cellar
5-night Kuala Lumpur holiday ($5,037)
Integral Furniture Plaza lounge suite ($5,170)
Proton Persona XLI ($19,690)
Can't we give away a Jackpot with our car? There's an $11,800 cash prize waiting!

With 2,680, Jeanne is limited to three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

8-day Whitsunday Island cruise ($6,885)

We're all looking at the puzzle board.

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

And now we're looking at the board after Jeanne picks NRS, and A.

PHRASE

She has an okay vowel, but she cannot solve A DIME A DOZEN. Jeanne could still try to become our next car winner on the next show.