Australia - 07/24/2003 (Celebrity) recap

Airdate: July 24, 2003

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune! Welcome to Stars & Cars Celebrity Week!

Today, three celebrities will play to win prizes for their own home viewer. Even better? Every night, somebody will win a brand new Renault Clio!

This game's celebrities are:
From Better Homes and Gardens, Peter Cahoon!
From Auction Squad, Candy Day!
Also from Auction Squad, Jason Hodges!

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


Candy solves TO RANT AND RAVE and wins $500.


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


Peter nearly fell onto the Wheel during his first spin. This shows he outdid himself.

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

This early, huh? Well, Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 310.

Jason...

...just opts to solve ELVIS PRESLEY DON'T BE CRUEL for $1,000 for his home partner.


Round 3, and the entire second half is a Speed-Up for the second time this week:

Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 180. It's yours, Jason:

Jason: T
Peter: S (x3)
Candy: H (DUD!)
Jason: R
Peter: N
Candy: M (DUD!)
Jason: L (DUD!)
Peter: M (Repeat)
Candy: B (DUD!)
Jason: P (DUD!)
Peter: A (x2)
Candy: D
Jason: Y (DUD!)
Peter: H (Repeat)
Candy: M (Double repeat)
Jason: F (DUD!)
Peter: G
Candy: E (x2)
Jason...

...just solves GOODS AND SERVICES TAX and wins the next $1,500.

Candy's scoreboard briefly displayed 9,220 before the F call, was blanked, then was corrected.


The top-dollar is now 2,500.

Again, Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 2,500! Now to Peter:

Peter: S (x2)
Candy: A
Jason: T
Peter: P
Candy: N
Jason: M (DUD!)
Peter: O
Candy: L
Jason: D

Jason solves A SPLIT DECISION for $2,000 extra. The C was the lucky letter.


Home partners of celebrity runners-up will receive a Tasco astronomical reflector telescope.

Celebrities receive a Telefunken by Prima colour TV.





BONUS ROUND:

Jason, your home partner could win the 1.4L Renault Clio worth $22,500!

Celebrities will get five consonants and a vowel for their bonus puzzles:

He tries to build something with TMPFS, and I:

We break through! Jason solves TO JUMP FOR JOY, and his home partner gets a car and the cash!