Australia - April 2, 2001 Recap

Airdate: April 2, 2001

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Nicole Rolson
Erik Lungren
Norma Casey (returning with a total of $22,717 in prizes)

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


Norma solves MARY POPPINS.

Add a little dash to the prizes: Any of a video game pack, a hair care package, or a sewing machine.

Norma picks the hair care.


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

The answer is APRIL FOOLS' DAY.

Today's BONUS is an Ooh La La jewellery gift certificate.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is upgraded to 1,500.


Norma solves TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. The gift certificate is hers. The car? She needs to earn another token.

She can rest for now and decide from a set of crystal figurines, a GPS, or a water garden pond package.

This time, the GPS.


We begin the next round:


Norma solves BRENDAN FRASER.

She's at it again. Now she picks any of a fountain and ball pen set, a watch package (really?), or a Sydney weekend and musical tickets.

Norma gets the Sydney weekend.


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

The answer is KALGOORLIE.

The top-dollar is now 2,500.


Perfection! Nicole solves THE ROYAL EASTER SHOW.

She gets the last prize of the day. It will be a window blind package, an inflatable boat, or a recliner chair.

She goes with the recliner chair.

And we're done! Unfortunately, so is Norma. Her championship has come to an end.


This wasn't an easy game for Erik. He still receives a Fujifilm digital camera and Parker Pen set, as does Norma.

Norma also leaves with a grand total of $24,869.





BONUS ROUND:

Now Nicole can win a few big prizes!
Victory window furnishings ($5,000)
Trip to Geographe Bay and Radisson stay ($5,102)
Proton Persona XLI ($18,250)
...and there's $20,200 in cash with it!

With 3,020, Nicole has enough for three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

La Germania Entertainer oven ($4,003)

This is her final puzzle:

Nicole could get used to this like Norma. She will try TNS, and A:

She does not solve A CHANGE OF SCENERY, but she's coming back on the next show. Will we be on another roll?