Australia - March 29, 2001 Recap

Airdate: March 29, 2001

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Trish Stone
Norma Casey (returning champion)
Mark Sinclair

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and we begin our first round:


Norma solves TO HOLD YOUR OWN.

Still dominating, she can now choose a collapsible scooter, a footwear package, or a pair of crystal cups.

Norma sticks with the footwear package.


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

The answer is DAISY CHAIN.

Today's BONUS is a multifunctional telephone system.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is upgraded to 1,500 for Round 2:


Perfection! Norma solves CAPE TOWN JOHANNESBURG VICTORIA FALLS. Can she do more to seal the deal for a car?

But on another important note, can she answer where we are?

She guesses Africa, but it is not accepted. They were looking for South Africa.

Nobody's gonna keep her away from the choice of prizes, though. There's a watch (for how many now?), a book & map pack, or a pair of porcelain dolls.

Norma takes the porcelain dolls.


Upon further judgment, Norma's response of Africa would be accepted after all, so that brings her up to 4,445.

We begin our next round:


Trish solves HORSE TRAINER.

Somebody else gets to pick a prize now. Trish can have a capuccino machine with coffee, a skin care collection, or a bowling package.

She picks the coffee package.


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

The answer is CAMERON DIAZ.

The top-dollar is now 2,500.


RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We need to speed it up, so Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 640.

Norma: N
Mark: R

Mark solves BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

Everyone gets something. Mark can choose from a spa package, a jewellery collection, or a window blind package.

He picks the spa package.


Trish and Mark also receive a Scala laptop bag and Parker Pen set.





BONUS ROUND:

Another chance. These are some of the prizes available:
The Spirit of Sydney Harbour painting ($12,000)
Cruise to Lizard Island ($5,652)
1.8L Proton Satria GTI ($27,450)
...and the cash has reached an even $20,000!

We add 5,085 to the previous 1,670 for 6,755, so Norma gets five consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

The Spirit of Sydney Harbour painting

Maybe it will be this puzzle:

With more options, it will be STRNL, and O:

And that's enough for her to solve BARRY WHITE and add the painting to her prize collection!