Post by shieldsysolver100 on Nov 18, 2011 4:59:16 GMT -5
John Deeks: Look at this fantastic new Holden Apollo! Plus, all of these exciting prizes just waiting to be won, on the greatest wheel around, WHEEL OF FORTUNE! And now, the man that’ll help you spin and win today, JOHN BURGESS!!
(John is wearing a light grey suit, Adriana is wearing a short green skirt, which someone in the audience apparently said made her look like a spearmint chew (a candy from Australia))
PLAYERS
Gary Rogers – Father of one, wants to travel into space (originally from Dover, England)
Glen Afrodetsio(?) Returning Champion – Cash and Prizes totals $6,731
Julie Jeffrey – Secretary, who plans to travel overseas at least once a year
Round 1
$360 is TOP DOLLAR, and the category is OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _
Gary quickly lights up 2 R’s for $60, but then calls an incorrect N. Glen then lights up 3 T’s for $60, then lights up 1 S for $250, but then loses his turn. Julie then unfortunately calls an incorrect C. Gary then lights up 1 P for $250, then gets the last consonant in the puzzle with a Z for $180, leaving us with the puzzle board looking like this.
OCCUPATION
T R _ P _ Z _ /
_ R T _ S T
He knows that it is a TRAPEZE ARTIST, and he solves it for $490 in the bank. He then proceeds to buy
Pearl Watch - $350/$140 to spend
Knife Set - $80/ $60 to spend
Hair Care Products - $47/ $13 left
John Deeks gets a brief cameo, mock-primping his hair after hair care products spiel.
At the end of Round 1
Gary - $490
Glen - $310
Julie - $0
Round 2
$690 is TOP DOLLAR. Glen has control, and the category is a SONG TITLE (or just TITLE)
TITLE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Glen immediately calls an incorrect F, which passes control over to Julie, who immediately calls 2 T’s for $165. She then whizzes past the TOP DOLLAR, but lights up 1 S for $135, but then unfortunately fails to convert on $480, by calling an incorrect D. Gary then edges past BANKRUPT, then lights up a N for $210, but then unfortunately lights up an incorrect L. Glen immediately lights up 3 A’s, deducting $50 off his score, taking him down to $260. He then lands on the big one, $690, he then lights up 1 R in the puzzle, taking him to $950, but then unfortunately calls an incorrect M. Julie then immediately calls an incorrect B. Gary then once again edges past BANKRUPT, calling a W for $210, then a Y for $165, leaving the board looking like this
TITLE
S T A _ R W A Y
T _
_ _ A _ _ N
Gary knows that it is the classic Led Zeppelin hit “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN”, solving it for $585 more. He then proceeds to buy
Telephone & Answering Machine - $519 / $66 to spend
Men’s Winter Socks - $52 / $14 left
At the end of round 2, the scores are
Gary: $1,075
Glen: $950
Julie: $300
ROUND 3
$1,800 is the TOP DOLLAR. Julie has control, and the category is PHRASE
PHRASE
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Julie immediately lights up 1 T for $465, but unfortunately then picking an incorrect S as her next letter. Gary then lights up 1 R for $420, then an L for $465. Time runs out then, meaning that Burgo will have to spin the wheel, Gary then calls an incorrect P. Burgo then spins the wheel, landing on $270. Glen then calls 2 N’s, but has no idea. Julie then calls an incorrect B. Gary then lights up a C, but has no idea. Glen then calls an incorrect M, and Julie calls an incorrect Y, and Gary calls an incorrect G. Glen then lights up 1 D, but has no idea. Julie has no idea, and doesn’t even call a letter. Gary then calls an incorrect V, and Glen calls an incorrect H, and Julie calls an incorrect W, Gary then calls an incorrect Z. Glen then lights up 2 U’s (for no money, as Burgo points out), leaving the board looking like this.
PHRASE
T _ / _ N U C _ L _
U N D _ R
He knows that it is “TO KNUCKLE UNDER”, giving him $1,490, but not enough for the win, as Gary wins with $2,230. Glen has $1,490, and proceeds to buy
Aussie Resorts Holiday - $970 / $520 to spend
Car Care Products - $361 / $159 to spend
Socket Wrench Set - $120 / $39 to spend
Coffee Percolator - $35 / $4 left
Glen leaves with over $8,000 worth of prizes. Julie didn’t win anything, but gets a consolation prize of perfume, plus the Wheel of Fortune Board Game
BONUS ROUND
Gary has over $2,230 in the bank, so he can choose 3 consonants and 1 vowel, and the category is PHRASE
PHRASE
_ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ ‘ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Gary gives the wheel a spin, and it lands on a HOLIDAY (Hamilton Island, 7 days, 4 people, priced at $6,976, from Ansett Airlines and Hamilton Island)
Gary chooses T , N , S and A. The puzzle board now looks like this
PHRASE
T _ / _ A _ _ /
_ N _ ‘ S / _ _ A _ N S
Gary was obviously doing this, but he had no idea that it was “TO RACK ONE’S BRAINS”, but for 1 days work, he has prizes worth $1,048. Everyone says goodbye and studio fades to black.
John Deeks: This is a Grundy Television Production for the Seven Network Australia. John Deeks speaking.
This episode was from around April 1990. Around July 1990, they upped the money amounts on the wheel. This was also from the era of sunburst backdrops on the Australian Wheel. The following year they would change to 3D cones, and the dark green, would become a lighter shade (almost aqua). This was also from the era of the Golden Wheel. The Golden Wheel was there from 1984, to the end of the John Burgess era, when it was briefly replaced by an envelope system (similar to what the US version had at the time) before switching back to the Golden Wheel by October of 1996.
Credit goes to Youtube user malmcp85
Large-sized letters aren't necessary.
(John is wearing a light grey suit, Adriana is wearing a short green skirt, which someone in the audience apparently said made her look like a spearmint chew (a candy from Australia))
PLAYERS
Gary Rogers – Father of one, wants to travel into space (originally from Dover, England)
Glen Afrodetsio(?) Returning Champion – Cash and Prizes totals $6,731
Julie Jeffrey – Secretary, who plans to travel overseas at least once a year
Round 1
$360 is TOP DOLLAR, and the category is OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _
Gary quickly lights up 2 R’s for $60, but then calls an incorrect N. Glen then lights up 3 T’s for $60, then lights up 1 S for $250, but then loses his turn. Julie then unfortunately calls an incorrect C. Gary then lights up 1 P for $250, then gets the last consonant in the puzzle with a Z for $180, leaving us with the puzzle board looking like this.
OCCUPATION
T R _ P _ Z _ /
_ R T _ S T
He knows that it is a TRAPEZE ARTIST, and he solves it for $490 in the bank. He then proceeds to buy
Pearl Watch - $350/$140 to spend
Knife Set - $80/ $60 to spend
Hair Care Products - $47/ $13 left
John Deeks gets a brief cameo, mock-primping his hair after hair care products spiel.
At the end of Round 1
Gary - $490
Glen - $310
Julie - $0
Round 2
$690 is TOP DOLLAR. Glen has control, and the category is a SONG TITLE (or just TITLE)
TITLE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Glen immediately calls an incorrect F, which passes control over to Julie, who immediately calls 2 T’s for $165. She then whizzes past the TOP DOLLAR, but lights up 1 S for $135, but then unfortunately fails to convert on $480, by calling an incorrect D. Gary then edges past BANKRUPT, then lights up a N for $210, but then unfortunately lights up an incorrect L. Glen immediately lights up 3 A’s, deducting $50 off his score, taking him down to $260. He then lands on the big one, $690, he then lights up 1 R in the puzzle, taking him to $950, but then unfortunately calls an incorrect M. Julie then immediately calls an incorrect B. Gary then once again edges past BANKRUPT, calling a W for $210, then a Y for $165, leaving the board looking like this
TITLE
S T A _ R W A Y
T _
_ _ A _ _ N
Gary knows that it is the classic Led Zeppelin hit “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN”, solving it for $585 more. He then proceeds to buy
Telephone & Answering Machine - $519 / $66 to spend
Men’s Winter Socks - $52 / $14 left
At the end of round 2, the scores are
Gary: $1,075
Glen: $950
Julie: $300
ROUND 3
$1,800 is the TOP DOLLAR. Julie has control, and the category is PHRASE
PHRASE
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Julie immediately lights up 1 T for $465, but unfortunately then picking an incorrect S as her next letter. Gary then lights up 1 R for $420, then an L for $465. Time runs out then, meaning that Burgo will have to spin the wheel, Gary then calls an incorrect P. Burgo then spins the wheel, landing on $270. Glen then calls 2 N’s, but has no idea. Julie then calls an incorrect B. Gary then lights up a C, but has no idea. Glen then calls an incorrect M, and Julie calls an incorrect Y, and Gary calls an incorrect G. Glen then lights up 1 D, but has no idea. Julie has no idea, and doesn’t even call a letter. Gary then calls an incorrect V, and Glen calls an incorrect H, and Julie calls an incorrect W, Gary then calls an incorrect Z. Glen then lights up 2 U’s (for no money, as Burgo points out), leaving the board looking like this.
PHRASE
T _ / _ N U C _ L _
U N D _ R
He knows that it is “TO KNUCKLE UNDER”, giving him $1,490, but not enough for the win, as Gary wins with $2,230. Glen has $1,490, and proceeds to buy
Aussie Resorts Holiday - $970 / $520 to spend
Car Care Products - $361 / $159 to spend
Socket Wrench Set - $120 / $39 to spend
Coffee Percolator - $35 / $4 left
Glen leaves with over $8,000 worth of prizes. Julie didn’t win anything, but gets a consolation prize of perfume, plus the Wheel of Fortune Board Game
BONUS ROUND
Gary has over $2,230 in the bank, so he can choose 3 consonants and 1 vowel, and the category is PHRASE
PHRASE
_ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ ‘ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Gary gives the wheel a spin, and it lands on a HOLIDAY (Hamilton Island, 7 days, 4 people, priced at $6,976, from Ansett Airlines and Hamilton Island)
Gary chooses T , N , S and A. The puzzle board now looks like this
PHRASE
T _ / _ A _ _ /
_ N _ ‘ S / _ _ A _ N S
Gary was obviously doing this, but he had no idea that it was “TO RACK ONE’S BRAINS”, but for 1 days work, he has prizes worth $1,048. Everyone says goodbye and studio fades to black.
John Deeks: This is a Grundy Television Production for the Seven Network Australia. John Deeks speaking.
This episode was from around April 1990. Around July 1990, they upped the money amounts on the wheel. This was also from the era of sunburst backdrops on the Australian Wheel. The following year they would change to 3D cones, and the dark green, would become a lighter shade (almost aqua). This was also from the era of the Golden Wheel. The Golden Wheel was there from 1984, to the end of the John Burgess era, when it was briefly replaced by an envelope system (similar to what the US version had at the time) before switching back to the Golden Wheel by October of 1996.
Credit goes to Youtube user malmcp85
Large-sized letters aren't necessary.
