Australia - August 15, 2003 recap

Australia - August 15, 2003 recap Mar 27, 2014 19:14:24 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 27, 2014 19:14:24 GMT -5

Airdate: August 15, 2003

This is the 22nd-Anniversary State Challenge, on Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

We welcome three contestants from South Australia for a heat, and each contestant plays for their own home viewer!

Somebody could also win a new Renault Clio Expression!

Home viewers can also share from a total of $150,000 in cash just for watching!

It's time for Melanie again!

Today's contestants:
Cathie Storey
Victoria Phillips
Richard Warren

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is 750, and we begin Round 1:

Round 1

PHRASE

CATHIE	Victoria	Richard
130: T (x3) 130: S (x2) Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn!	110: B (x2) 165: N Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
260		275

PHRASE

Richard solves TO BE AT ONE'S BEST.

While he tries for the best, we can still give him a Telefunken DVD player. His home partner claims $500 cash.

Cathie	Victoria	Richard
260		275
		$500 cash
		DVD player

In the Mystery Round, is it best to flip it over? Because you could find a BANKRUPT, but you could find a 6-day Singapore holiday!

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

Round 2

STAR & TITLE

Cathie	VICTORIA	Richard

	150: T (DUD!)	1,500: N (DUD!)
260
Prize?: R (x2) (She declines.) 150: D (x6) 230: Y (x3) 385: F (DUD!)	230: P 180: H 230: M 230: C Lucky C! Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
1,140	1,100

She's at it again. Melanie had to be reminded to turn the second Y.

STAR & TITLE

Victoria solves EDDIE MURPHY DADDY DAY CARE.

Take care of the prize; you've just won a Kenwood kitchen machine, and your partner now has $1,000 cash.

Cathie	Victoria	Richard
1,140	1,100	275
	$1,000 cash	$500 cash
	Kitchenware	DVD player

We begin Round 3:

Round 3

FILL IN THE BLANK

Cathie	Victoria	RICHARD

		385: S 180: T (DUD!)
1,140		385
230: R 500: M 450: Y (DUD!)	180: P (DUD!)	180: D 500: N (x2) 430: K (DUD!)
1,870		1,065
-50: E -50: A (x2) BANKRUPT! (1,770)	310: L -50: O 610: V (DUD!)	180: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	260	1,245

FILL IN THE BLANK

Richard solves ? CAN ? SOLDIER ? MAN. Can he fill in the blank like a man?

He sure can. The blank is tin.

Regardless, we can give him Myer Grace Bros. furnished Cubist art, and his home partner another $1,500 cash.

Cathie	Victoria	Richard
	1,360	1,720
	$1,000 cash	$2,000 cash
	Kitchenware	DVD player Cubist Art

The top-dollar is now 2,500.

Round 4

QUOTATION

CATHIE	Victoria	Richard
	260
280: D 280: T (x2) 265: S (x2) 265: L (DUD!)
825

QUOTATION

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

We need to end it soon, so Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth... Lose A Turn!

We need to end it really soon, so Rob will try it again. Consonants are worth 385.

Victoria: N (x2) (Lucky N!)
Richard: L (Repeat)
Cathie: K
Victoria: R (x2)

QUOTATION

Victoria solves SHAKEN NOT STIRRED.

She ends this by picking up a AEG dishwasher, and giving her home partner the last $2,000 cash.

Cathie	Victoria	Richard
1,210	2,515	1,720
	$3,000 cash	$2,000 cash
	Kitchenware Dishwasher	DVD player Cubist Art

The consolation prizes are Coinwatch his/hers watches and Parker Pens. All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.

BONUS ROUND:

Could Victoria win one of...?
Dimplex heating package ($3,928)
Trip to Daintree and stay at Eco Lodge ($5,286)
Renault Clio Expression ($22,500)

Could she also get $5,000 more cash to top it off for her home partner?

With 2,515, Victoria is entitled to three consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Technika programmable stainless steel oven ($5,240)

But she must solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

SAYING

She wants help from STN, and E:

SAYING

Though not immediately, she solves THE SOONER THE BETTER for the oven and makes her home partner $5,000 richer than before!