Australia - November 21, 2003 recap

Airdate: November 21, 2003

Australia's favourite game, Wheel of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Amanda Robinson (Returning with a total of... ZIP!)
Jules Beaumont
Suzanne Barrett

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


Jules solves TOUCH SCREEN.

A touchy subject. Would he prefer an outdoor barbecue, a lawn maintenance system, or a camera?

He moves towards the barbecue.


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

The answer is ROBIN WILLIAMS.

Among mysteries, there are two wedges. If you flip one over, you could find a BANKRUPT. We prefer that you find the 7-night New Zealand holiday.

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


Amanda solves TRACK SPRINTER STOPWATCH to finally win a prize! Specifically, the holiday. Can she answer where we are?

She guesses track and field which is accepted. The chyron just said athletics/running race, which might have been difficult to word anyway.

Not her only prize though. She may also pick sportswear package, a mobile phone, or a paint package.

She picks the phone.


We hope to recover from that previous wipeout. We begin our next round:

RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGG!

Thanks to an alternate method of losing time, Rob has to give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 375. Suzanne begins:

Suzanne: N
Amanda: R (DUD!)
Jules: T
Suzanne: S
Amanda: L
Jules: M (DUD!)
Suzanne: G (DUD!)
Amanda: F
Jules: H
Suzanne: C

Suzanne solves EXHAUST FAN CLUB.

She must now quickly decide on a skin care package, a handyman's work centre, or a vacuum cleaner.

It will be the vacuum.


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

The answer is JIMEOIN.

The top-dollar is now 2,500 for Round 4:

Rob will give the Wheel a spin. Consonants are worth 2,500! Amanda's turn now:

Amanda: T (x3)
Jules: S (Lucky S!)

Jules solves TO SEE THE LIGHT.

Before he gets excited, he must consider a dishwasher, an inflatable pool, or an electric violin.

Just bring him the violin, okay?


The consolation prizes are Bushnell binoculars and Parker Pens. All contestants receive the Wheel of Fortune board game.

Amanda leaves with tonight's Round 2 prizes.





BONUS ROUND:

Things are looking better for Jules. He's closer to winning one of.
Redbook flooring package ($4,000)
7-night Perth holiday ($7,164)
Renault Clio ($22,500)
...maybe he could snatch $5,600 in cash!

With 6,550, Jules gets a good five consonants and a vowel. The Golden Wheel spins, and lands on...

Sunshine Coast holiday ($3,692)

He could solve this puzzle:

He wants a strong showing from TRSNF, and O:

At the last second, he pulls it off with BEETROOT RATS.

Yeah, no. He does not solve ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. But if he wins the next game, 6,550 could be very helpful!