Australia - October 5, 2000 recap

Australia - October 5, 2000 recap Dec 19, 2022 23:41:21 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 19, 2022 23:41:21 GMT -5

Airdate: October 5, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Isabel Fernandez
Carol White (returning with $6,421 in prizes)
Bernard "Bernie" O'Rourke

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

Round 1

PLACE

ISABEL	Carol	Bernie
275: S 200: T 120: F 310: R (x3) -50: E (x5) 130: N Solve: Correct!
985

PLACE

Perfection! Isabel solves EVERGREEN FOREST.

And as her score grows, she also expects to grow a collection of prizes, starting with a Toyota sewing machine, a kitchen storage collection, or a car care products package.

Isabel starts with a sewing machine.

Isabel	Carol	Bernie
985
Sewing machine

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

Puzzler A

TITLE

The answer is A TOUCH OF FROST.

Rob plugs Seven's Adopt-a-Dot before the next round.

We stitch that BONUS space to the Wheel, and the one who rips it off will have to take home an i on Australia Ericsson iPhone system.

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

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Isabel	CAROL	Bernie
	BONUS: S (x3) (+180 value) 530: N (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	180
230: T (x2) 145: R (x4) -50: A (x2) -50: E (x2) 385: M (DUD!)	430: C 145: H (DUD!)	150: L 1,500: B (DUD!)
275	610	150
430: Q Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
705

FILL IN THE BLANK

Isabel solves ? SQUIRREL ? SAUCER ? START. She's not just going to run off with the extra 200 for filling in the blank, is she?

She won't, as she says head instead of flying.

Let's fly over to the next three prizes! This will be Isabel's chance to run off with an essential oils/aromatherapy kit, a Genius lawn mower, or a Royal Selangor glass bowl with plastic fruit.

Actually, Isabel must stay in the studio, but she now has a lawn mower to give to her father.

Isabel	Carol	Bernie
1,690	610	150
Sewing machine Lawn mower	Phone system

We begin our next round.

Round 3

PERSON

Isabel	Carol	BERNIE
		150
		385: T (x2) 230: S (DUD!)
	610	535
310: S (Repeat)	BANKRUPT! (610)	BANKRUPT! (535)

450: R (x3) BANKRUPT! (450)	450: C 150: K Lose A Turn!	610: P 310: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	600	920

PERSON

Bernie solves PATRICK RAFTER.

Not really the flying start that Bernie wanted, but he's got a prize of his own. Let's show him a Denver 10-pin bowling package, a Spiegelau glassware collection, and a Delta Swiss Army watch.

Bernie wants the glassware.

Isabel	Carol	Bernie
1,690	600	920
Sewing machine Lawn mower	Phone system	Glassware

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

Puzzler B

NAME

The answer is PINK FLOYD.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

THING

ISABEL	Carol	Bernie
	600
375: S (DUD!)	295: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! (0)
	600
375: R (DUD!)

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

"Isabel? There's a bell." Rob thought it was good, and now he must follow that with a good spin. Consonants are worth 220.

Carol: N (DUD!)
Bernie: L (220)

THING

With just that letter, Bernie solves PAVLOVA. He must love them...though he doesn't love the lucky P.

Furthermore, he might not love us as much as he could anymore, but we can still offer him an Encyclopedia Britannica 32-volume library, a Coringle cabin bed, or a Sydney Menzies weekend for two for coming here.

Bernie picks the Sydney weekend.

(Rob forgot to reveal the champion until after awarding Bernie the prize.)

Isabel	Carol	Bernie
1,690	600	1,140
Sewing machine Lawn mower	Phone system	Glassware Sydney weekend

The consolation prizes are Baron & Baroness lady's and gent's leathergoods and Parker Pens.

Carol is going home with the phone system and all of her previous prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

A small score, but a big prize is waiting for Isabel! Light up some letters, sound some bells, and she could take home one of these:

Therapeutic massage bed
Eurolec cooker and washer/dryer unit ($4,417)
Selection of Guava lady's clothing ($4,000)
Proton Satria GL ($12,190)
Do you love this number? We've got a $12,500 Cash Jackpot!

With 1,690, Isabel isn't really flying due to the minimum two consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Hilton Vienna Plaza holiday ($10,813)

Flying over to the puzzle board...

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

She can only give us SR, and E, and we'll see what they do.

PHRASE

She says AS CLOSE AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE. Rob says try again, saying CLOSE is incorrect, but she runs out of time. It was AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE.

She nearly had it, but maybe Isabel will have the next major prize round if she wins tomorrow.