Australia - October 19, 1998 recap

Australia - October 19, 1998 recap Mar 16, 2023 22:44:30 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 16, 2023 22:44:30 GMT -5

Airdate: October 19, 1998

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants (all female):
Susan Hompen (returning with around $10,000 in prizes)
Brooke Brett-Carnahan: Promotions coordinator who dressed as an elf at Christmas time...and fell on her bum in front of Pierce Brosnan while running out of an elevator.
Linda Tratham: Primary school teacher who wants to teach in South Africa

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 500, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PHRASE

Question: Which words means both where you play a game of tennis (interrupted)

Susan: Court (Correct!)

(...and where a judge goes to work?)

SUSAN	Brooke	Linda
210: T (x2) 150: H 180: R (x2) Lucky R! -50: E (x2) 210: N (DUD!)	120: S 210: P BANKRUPT! (330)	280: D (x2) 150: W Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
670		430

Rob accidentally says "100" for the first spin, and he blames it on today being Monday.

He also reminds us that this week is World Ice Cream Week, and there will be a top-dollar prize in the next round.

PHRASE

Linda solves TO SPREAD THE WORD. Brooke knew it before her last spin...

We keep spreading the word about all the great prizes, even the simpler ones like a Duchess tea set, a Cyclone gardening product package, and an Electrolux compact vacuum.

Of those three, Linda will take the vacuum.

Susan	Brooke	Linda
670		430
		Vacuum

Susan gets another chance to pull in some more prizes, including our BONUS of a 6-month United International Pictures movie voucher featuring Antz.

The top dollar-value on the Wheel is now 1,000, and our prize for hitting the space is a 3-month supply of New Zealand Natural Ice Cream!

Round 2

STAR & TITLE

SUSAN	Brooke	Linda
670
165: T BONUS: R (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! (0)	280: S 480: N (x2) 480: L (x3) Solve: Correct!
835		1,240

Susan tries to pick up the BONUS before calling a letter.

STAR & TITLE

Linda quickly solves MEL GIBSON LETHAL WEAPON. That round should've gone longer, so she'll try to drag the next one.

Is that enough movies for us? Let's forget about all that and look at a Taranto lady's shoe collection, a Driza Bone leathergoods package, and an Arcosteel cookware collection.

Linda picks the cookware for her husband who's a good cook.

Susan	Brooke	Linda
835		1,670
		Vacuum Cookware

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is up to 2,000...and did you know it's World Ice Cream Week? The prize is still waiting to be won!

Round 3

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

SUSAN	Brooke	Linda
835
350: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! (0)	540: S (DUD!)
835
BANKRUPT! (835)	420: R (x2) 420: N (x2) 465: M
	1,305

Brooke jokingly says "I'm going home!" after her third BANKRUPT in a row. "It's a conspiracy!"

And when Susan hits the same space, she calmly says "This is bullshit." under the BANKRUPT sound. Rob reminds her not to swear.

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

Oh sh- Never mind. We just have to speed it up, so Rob will give the Wheel a Spin. Consonants are worth 350.

Brooke: D (DUD!)
Linda: L (DUD!)
Susan: P (350)

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Susan solves PRINCE CHARMING.

Her "happily ever after" was last week. Today, she's just taking a 7-night Sunshine Coast holiday, a Pulsar lady's and gent's watch collection, or a 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica library.

Susan finishes with a holiday.

Susan	Brooke	Linda
350	1,305	1,670
Sunshine Coast		Vacuum Cookware

It would've been nice for Brooke to make up for some bad luck, but she couldn't do it. She'll take home a Yashica Microtec camera as a consolation prize.

All contestants receive Parker Pens and the Mattel Wheel of Fortune board game.

Susan leaves with $11,007 in prizes.

BONUS ROUND:

It's not love's first kiss, but Linda will love our major prizes! A few of them are:

Andi Appliances kitchen range ($4,997)

5-night Chateau Yering/Yarra Valley holiday ($6,600)

Proton Satria GLI ($16,990)

With 1,670, Linda is stuck at the bottom with two consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Molmic Furniture 3-piece lounge suite ($6,049)

This might be a good puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

OCCUPATION

ST, and E might be good letters.

OCCUPATION

See? She didn't need the time, as she solves REAL ESTATE AGENT before Rob can say anything!

"The man upstairs isn't happy! He didn't get a chance to put the 10 seconds on the clock. Sorry."

But Linda's good, as she knew what it was to win the lounge suite, and she also knows that she's coming back for even more good prizes tomorrow!