Australia - 1987 (Sue/Bebe/Wendy) recap

Australia - 1987 (Sue/Bebe/Wendy) recap Mar 8, 2014 20:48:35 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 8, 2014 20:48:35 GMT -5

Airdate: Unknown (some time in 1987)

Exciting prizes just waiting to be won, including...

Polycane Cabo dining setting ($5,177)
8-day tropical adventure ($5,264)
Holden Barina ($11,775)

It's the greatest wheel around, Wheel of Fortune!

Before the game, the duo promotes guide dogs for the blind.

Today's contestants (all female):
Sue Dot (returning with $2,430)
Bebe Steele from Narraweena, NSW
Wendy Harvey: Registered nurse at Queen Elizabeth

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $360, and we begin our first round:

Round 1

OCCUPATION

SUE	Bebe	Wendy
$90: T (x3) $135: S (x2) $90: N $180: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
495

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Sue solves STATISTICIAN.

$495 to spend

Surf ski (-$460)
$35 remainder saved

Sue	Bebe	Wendy
495
Locked in: $460 spent $35 remainder

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is upgraded to $690.

Round 2

PHRASE

Sue	BEBE	Wendy
	BANKRUPT! (0)	$110: N BANKRUPT! (110)

$165: T (x4) $410: B $130: R $210: D $210: H Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
1,125

PHRASE

Sue solves TO THE BITTER END.

$1,125 to spend

Ocean holiday (-$870)
Preserving kit (-$130)
Portable cassette player (-$80)
$45 remaining

Sue	Bebe	Wendy
1,620
Locked in: $1,540 spent $80 remainder

Burgo shows an old photo of Deeks in 1970. The other John will pay anything to take the photo back.

The top-dollar is now $1,800.

Round 3

THING

Sue	Bebe	WENDY
		$255: T $580: K (DUD!)
		255
$270: S (DUD!)	$525: C (DUD!)	$270: R (DUD!)
		255
$165: N $420: P (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn!
165		255
$200: L Lose A Turn!
365

Bebe looks at the wrong arrow on her first spin, thinking she hit BANKRUPT.

THING

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We need to speed it up, so Burgo will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth...$165.

Bebe: B (DUD!)
Wendy: W

THING

Wendy solves WALNUT for $420.

$420 to spend

Skin care package (-$95)
Beach fashion bathers (-$200)
Car seat covers (-$85)
$40 remaining

Sue	Bebe	Wendy
1,985		420
Locked in: $1,540 spent $80 remainder		Locked in: $380 spent $40 remainder

Bebe didn't even get to light up her scoreboard. But she receives a portable cassette player as a consolation prize.

All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.

BONUS ROUND:

There are plenty of prizes available for Sue. She could win one of:
A $5,264 sailing holiday
A $4,300 dining suite and silverware package
A $4,800 gold watch
A $4,800 kitchen appliance package
A $5,200 outdoor setting
A $11,800 Holden Barina

We add 1,985 to the previous 4,060, and she has an accumulated total of 6,045 for five consonants and a vowel. Yes, now you have to pick a vowel.

The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

AEG kitchen appliance package ($4,819)

Can Sue win this time:

Bonus Puzzle

NAME

The name of a famous sportsman, leaving her to cringe...

For this puzzle, it will be RTGSN, and O:

NAME

Total silence. She does not solve GUS LOGIE, but maybe she could win another game and add 6,045 to that total!