Australia - October 18, 2000 recap

Australia - October 18, 2000 recap Jan 31, 2023 0:44:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 31, 2023 0:44:13 GMT -5

Airdate: October 18, 2000

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Lorraine Puniyard (?)
Gill Mollie (returning champion)
Troy Turner

Troy actually got lost on the way to the audition, and he was stuck for 3 hours! That can't be a good omen for him.

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

Round 1

EVENT

LORRAINE	Gill	Troy
220: N (x3) 200: T (DUD!)	200: S (DUD!)	200: G 150: P 150: Y 750: C Solve: Correct!
220		1,250

EVENT

Troy won't push his luck anymore, and he solves OPENING CEREMONY, appropriate for the Paralympics.

So maybe that early embarrassment could bring him good luck? Solving this puzzle will bring him a Creola jewellery collection, a men's personal care package, or 11 books For Dummies.

He was already a dummy once, so forget the books. He'll stick to the jewellery instead.

Lorraine	Gill	Troy
220		1,250
		Jewellery

Rob forgot to get his card for the Puzzler, and he almost ran over Lorraine when heading back to Troy. Apologies! Now, can you solve the puzzle?

Puzzler A

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

The answer is GOLDILOCKS.

The smart thing for you to do right now would be to Adopt-A-Dot and win!

The smart thing for us to do right now is add a BONUS space, and then we can give away a Yashica compact camera.

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

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Lorraine	GILL	Troy

	450: S 145: T (x4) 310: B (DUD!)	430: R 310: H (DUD!)
220	595	430
230: N 430: K 375: W 150: L (x3) Only vowels left! (Stopped spin) (Stopped at 1,500) Solve: Correct!
1,405

Lorraine spun again before the signal that the consonants were all gone! Rob just decided not to count that one.

FILL IN THE BLANK

Lorraine wanted to spin, but she has to solve, so she says TWINKLE ? LITTLE STAR. We can give her an extra 200 for filling in the blank, and she doesn't even have to touch the Wheel!

And of course, she knows the blank is twinkle. She was singing it last night to her granddaughter!

We think her eyes could twinkle as she looks at a few of our prizes. For solving this one, she gets an essential oils kit, a Tissot man's dress watch, or a Echo brush cutter.

Lorraine takes the watch.

Lorraine	Gill	Troy
1,605	595	1,680
Man's watch		Jewellery

We begin our next round.

Round 3

GEOGRAPHICAL

Lorraine	Gill	TROY
		430
		430: S (x2) 310: P (DUD!)
	595	860
230: R (DUD!)	660: B (DUD!)	145: T 230: F (DUD!)
	595	1,005
660: W 430: M (DUD!)	-50: E (x2) 430: N Lucky N! 385: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
660	1,790

GEOGRAPHICAL

Gill solves WEST INDIES.

She's still behind, but not by that much! Gill must take a break to look at a kitchen storage products package, a Waterman fountain and ball pen set, and a Tosca luggage collection.

Gill will have the luggage.

Lorraine	Gill	Troy
2,265	1,790	2,255
Man's watch	Luggage	Jewellery

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

Puzzler B

NAME

The answer is DAME EDNA EVERAGE.

The top-dollar value is now 2,500!

Round 4

LIVING THING

LORRAINE	Gill	Troy
660		1,005
770: N 385: R Lose A Turn!	385: S Lose A Turn!	220: B 295: T Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
1,815	385	1,515

Troy's about to spin again after the T, but he stops himself.

LIVING THING

Troy solves BONSAI TREE. He wanted to spin again, but it's over.

He can't grow his score any higher. He can only pick one more prize from a Coringle cabin bed, a Royal Selangor dining accessory set, or a Sevylor inflatable boat.

Troy ends with the "#2 prize", which is the dining accessories.

Lorraine	Gill	Troy
3,420	2,175	2,770
Man's watch	Luggage	Jewellery Dining set

The consolation prizes are a Bodum tea set with 5 packs of tea and Parker Pens.

Gill heads home with the luggage and her previous prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

Lorraine's dream was to be a contestant, and she even dressed as a contestant for her daughter's birthday dress-up party! In a minute, Lorraine could take one of these major prizes!

Custom made golf set
Stainless steel oven package
Andi European stainless steel cooking appliances ($4,957)
Pair of Rado Swiss-made ceramic and gold watches ($4,100)
Proton Satria GTI ($26,290)
Our Jackpot is always growing! We now set it to $13,400!

With 3,420, Lorraine gets a typical three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Liebherr Multi-Zone wine cellar ($3,198)

Is this your typical puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

TITLE

Drinking comes later. For now, she'll pick TRN, and E for this puzzle.

TITLE

Just before Rob can finish, she solves THE PATRIOT to win the wine cellar! "See, Nicky upstairs, that's all she does, is she puts 10 seconds on the clock, and if she doesn't do that, she doesn't get paid."

Forget about that, as Lorraine finishes with $3,718 in prizes and is playing again!

Rob wishes all the Paralympians good luck, as Australia cleaned up at the Olympic games!