Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 13, 2016 15:56:20 GMT -5
"Wheel of Fortune ! With Nicky Campbell and Jenny Powell !"
(This is one of the first appearances of Jenny Powell after previous hostess Carol Smilie, who had been with the series since 1989, had left to pursue other career opportunities & interests)
"If our contestants complete the Wheel tonight, they're playing for either of this set of two Cars or the Big Wheel Jackpot of 20,000 Pounds !"
Let's meet today's contestants:
Rosa Bugatti: a Housewife, loves Photography
Thomas Moore: a Farmer frm Glasgow
Karen Cooke: a Microbiologist
ROUND ONE: (FAMOUS COUPLE)
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Toss Up Question: "The Blue Ribbon is awarded for the fastest regular commercial crossing of which Ocean ?"
Karen rings in with "The Arctic" and she's correct !
Karen will spin first and right away she's off to a rotten start: BANKRUPT
Rosa goes next and she too lands on BANKRUPT
Thomas is up next to spin, hoping to avoid the BANKRUPT as Nicky goes "If we have 3-in-a-row Bankrupts, my name is Steve Hamilton (the show's announcer)".
Thomas lands on 200 and an F for Fred, there aren't any F's in the puzzle.
Karen is up again and this time she's far more successful: 1,000 and a T for Thomas, one T.
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Another spin of the wheel and Karen lands on 200 and an R for Robert, no R's.
Rosa spins and she hits 400 and an N for Norman, which there are 5 of in the puzzle....
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- - N N - - - -
- N - - - - - - -
- T - - - - N - - N
2,000 pts. and Rosa spins again with a FREE SPIN as Nicky hands her a FS token and Rosa gives the wheel another spin.
800 and an L for Lima, 5 L's and she's racking it up with 6,000 pts.
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- - N N - L L -
- N - - - - - L -
- T - - - - N - - N
Rosa keeps on spinning as she lands on 900 and a P for Paulie, double the P's, 1800 more pts. giving her 7,800.
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- - N N - L L -
- N - P - - - L -
- T - P - - N - - N
She spins again with 400 and a W for William, there's no W.
Thomas is up next to spin with 400 and a D for Delta, one D up there and 400 pts.
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- - N N - L L -
- N D P - - - L -
- T - P - - N - - N
Another spin with 500 and an M for Mike, one M and Thomas is up to 900 pts.
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- - N N - L L -
- N D P - M - L -
- T - P - - N - - N
He spins again with another 500 and an H for Hotel, one H and his scores jumps up to 1400 pts.
- - L L -
- - N N - L L -
- N D P - M - L -
- T - P H - N - - N
400 and a B for Bravo, one B....
B - L L -
- - N N - L L -
- N D P - M - L -
- T - P H - N - - N
1800 pts. and Thomas goes for it with 800 and a Y for Yankee, two Y's.
An even 3,000 pts. sitting in front of him, Thomas doesn't spin anymore and he takes the first round with
B I L L Y
C O N N O L L Y
A N D P A M E L A
S T E P H E N S O N
Prizes Thomas can chooses frm: a Display Cabinet, a CD stereo or a Dinette.....Thomas picks the Dinette.
The Wheel for Round 2 features another BANKRUPT and another 1,000 pts and this Prize (modeled by Jenny): a Camera
ROUND TWO: (PHRASE)
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Toss Up Question: "Heathrow is a major Airport, what is the city's (London) second major Airport ?"
Rosa buzzes in with "Gatwick" and she's right !
Rosa will spin first with 200 and an N for Norman, one N & 200 pts.
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Another spin of the wheel with 400 and an H for Harry, two H's and 800 more pts. for a 1,000 pts. total....
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- - - - - - N -
1,000 and a T for Tommy, triple the T's and Rosa is flying high with 4,000 pts.
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T H - - - - T
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Another spin with 400 and an R for Rose, just the one R....
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T H - - - - T
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4400 pts. and Rosa spins again with 200 and an M for Mother, one M and 4600 pts.
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T H - - - - T
M - - - - - N -
Rosa goes for it but it's not good....BANKRUPT, wiping out her massive 4600 pt. lead dropping her back down to zero.
Thomas goes next with 400 and an S for Sugar, two S's and 800 pts. for them....
- - - - H T - R - S
T H - - - S T
M - - - - - N -
Another spin of the Wheel with 700 and an F for Freddy, no F's to show for.
Karen is up next with 400 and a G for Girl, one G and 400 pts.....
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T H - - - S T
M - - - - - N -
She goes for it with 300 and a B for Boy, one B.
With 700 pts. in front of her, Karen stops there and solves
L A U G H T E R I S
T H E B E S T
M E D I C I N E
Prizes to chooses frm: Baby's Crib Furniture, Rocking Horse or a High Chair........Karen chooses the Rocking Horse (for her daughter).
Rosa: 7800 pts.
Thomas: 4600 pts.
Karen: 1700 pts.
The Wheel for Round 3 features a third 1,000 space and the points are doubled and another prize: (modeled by Jenny): a Pearl & Diamond Ring
ROUND THREE: (OCCUPATION)
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Toss Up Question: "What is the name of the RAF's Aerobatic display team ?"
Rosa chimes in with "Red Arrow" and she's right on the money !
First spin with 200 (400 DBL) and an L for Lima, no L's.
Thomas spins next with 450 (900 DBL) and a C for Charlie and 1800 pts.
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Another spin with 150 (300 DBL) and an S for Sugar, there's no S.
Karen goes now but gets tripped up with LOSE A TURN.
Control goes back to Rosa as she lands on 900 (1800 DBL) and an H for Harry, one H & 1800 pts. (tied with Thomas)
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- - C H - - - C
Another spin with 750 (1500 DBL) and an R for Rose, one R up there....
- - - - R
- - C H - - - C
3300 pts. as Rosa spins again with 300 (600 DBL) and an N for Nurse, one N and 3900 pts.
- - - - R
- - C H - N - C
450 (900 DBL) and an M for Mother, double the M's up there, Rosa jumps up to 5700 pts.
She stops there and solves
M O T O R
M E C H A N I C
Prizes to choose frm: Sofa, Trip to Florence Italy or Pine Bookcase.......Rosa chooses the Trip to Florence, Italy.
ROUND FOUR: (TELEVISION)
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Toss Up Question: "What's the Highest Mountain in the British Isles ?"
Rosa buzzes in with "Mount Everest" and she's correct !"
She spins first 600 (1200 DBL) and an S for Sugar, one S & 1200 pts.
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Rosa spins again but she gets tripped up by the LOSE A TURN.
Thomas is up next with 200 (400 DBL) and a C for Charlie, no C's.
Karen spins with 400 (800 DBL) and a T for Tommy, double the T's and 1600 pts.
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T - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - S
Another spin of the wheel and it's a good one: 1,000 (2,000 DBL) and an R for Robin, one R...
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- - - - - R S
3600 pts. and Karen spins again but gets stopped in her tracks by the LOSE A TURN.
Control goes back to Rosa with 500 (1,000 DBL) and an N for Norman, three N's, 4200 pts.
T - - - - N -
T - - - - - - N -
N - - - - R S
600 (1200 DBL) and an L for Lima, two L's up there & 6,600 pts.
T - L - - N -
T - L - - - - N -
N - - - - R S
Another spin with 1,000 (2,000 DBL) and G for Gerald.....
T - L - - N G
T - L - - - - N -
N - - - - R S
8,600 pts. thus far and Rosa decides not to gamble anymore and solves
T A L K I N G
T E L E P H O N E
N U M B E R S
Prizes to choose frm: Dresser Drawer, Armoire, or a Coat Rack.....Rosa picks the Dresser Drawer.
Rosa: 22,100 pts.
Thomas: 6,000 pts.
Karen: 5,300 pts.
With 22,100 pts. Rosa is today's big winner and she'll play the Bonus Round for a Fabulous Prize !
BONUS ROUND
Rosa can win either the Two New Cars or the Big Wheel Jackpot of 20,000 pounds.
Jenny approaches with the two prize envelopes, Rosa picks envelope A and it's the 20,000 pound Jackpot !
PERSON
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Rosa's letter picks: NSTLR & A
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- R A N S - N
Time winds down, Rosa literally mumbles guesses and she fails to come up with
R I C H A R D
B R A N S O N
Despite not winning the Bonus Prize, Rosa still finishes first with 22,100 pts.
Total Winnings:
Rosa: 22,100 pts. (plus the Dresser Drawer and the Trip to Florence Italy)
Thomas: 6,000 pts. (plus the Dinette)*
Karen: 5,300 pts. (plus the Rocking Horse)*
*Thomas and Karen also receive the handheld electronic "WOF" game (the US edition game by Tiger) and Watch (with the UK "WOF" logo).
