NZ Wheel of Fortune (Framm 18 vs. DOMO vs. xtopherusD)

[RichardGHP]

You will be playing for...

...twenty thousand. Not too bad.


We are looking for a

PROPER NAME

. R, S, T, L, N, and E are up. Three consonants and one vowel, please.

[RichardGHP]

That will help you a little.

TheIrishPope, for a total of $28,100 from this game, you have (expired on 2013-11-21 06:55:41) to solve this puzzle. You can make as many guesses as I can judge during that time. Best of luck!

[RichardGHP]

That is not correct.

[RichardGHP]

You got it!



Give me a few moments to replace the spooky decorations with some holiday ones and we'll get started on the next match.

[RichardGHP]

...And we're back! We're celebrating Christmas a little early here at Wheel, but it's only ten days until December, so why not? Let's check out the lineup.


TheIrishPope is the reigning champion with $31,600 in total winnings so far. pieceofpecanpie is a newcomer to the game, and Framm 18 needs little introduction from me—a once undefeated champion, our all-time second highest scorer and a champion puzzle solver. I think this will be an entertaining combination.

We start as always with a tossup for $1,000. I

HAD

written Christmas-themed puzzles, but I wasn't anticipating the Halloween episode to go on for so long, so I've decided to resume the regular puzzle schedule. Maybe next year For the original hundredth puzzle, we want an

EVENT

.

(expired on 2013-11-21 07:37:15) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Framm 18 and his lack of caps swoop in for the win!


Round 1 in a moment.

[RichardGHP]

The category in round 1 is

WHO SAID IT?

If you can solve and give me the name of the person who said this famous quote, we'll throw an extra $500 your way.

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...and Framm 18, the first spin is yours.

[RichardGHP]

One hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two T's.

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[RichardGHP]

Three hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two S's.

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All options apply.

[RichardGHP]

Fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Two R's.

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What's next?

[RichardGHP]

Four O's.

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Six hundred and fifty left at your disposal.

[RichardGHP]

We know where that is. Go ahead.

[RichardGHP]

I'm sure of two things now: That there's one G and that you know this.

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What's your next move?

[RichardGHP]

Well, it's not bad for round 1.

[RichardGHP]

Six N's.

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Are you willing to risk a $3,800 lead or will you be playing it safe?

Am I going to need the Quotation marks or no?

Nope. As a general rule, if there are quotation marks or punctuation on the board, you need it in your answer—otherwise, just the words are all you need. You do need the comma, though.

[RichardGHP]

Okay, we've got step one.

Framm 18, if you tell me who said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", I'll slip an extra $500 into your account for you.

[RichardGHP]

I knew it from the start


Framm 18 exits the first round with a score which could well win the game on its own. Round 2 in a few minutes.

[RichardGHP]

Moving on to the Jackpot round, the category is

SAME NAME

.

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Let's give TheIrishPope a go.

[RichardGHP]

Seven hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Two R's.

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Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Three A's.

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$1,150 left and the same options apply.

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two of those.

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What now?

[RichardGHP]

Two O's.

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Thirteen hundred dollars left.

[RichardGHP]

It may or may not be.

Eight hundred.

[RichardGHP]

One S.

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Up to $2,100.

Also, apparently this game celebrated its first birthday yesterday.

[RichardGHP]

Three hundred.

[RichardGHP]

These aren't Christmas-themed, remember. Two N's.

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Three grand in the jackpot and $2,700 at your disposal.

[RichardGHP]

One E, though I doubt it would be much help to you.

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$2,450 left.

[RichardGHP]

Hey, TheIrishPope, guess what?

You've hit top dollar!

[RichardGHP]

Just one M...

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...which will bring you up to $3,350.

[RichardGHP]

One hundred.

[RichardGHP]

One H.

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You're going slowly, but you're getting there if you want to overtake Framm 18.

[RichardGHP]

True story.

Anyway, a couple of I's.

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Well, I won't lie: all these vowels are setting you back quite a bit in terms of cash. You're at $3,200; do you want to risk it and spin again, buy the last vowel, or take the money and

run

solve?

[RichardGHP]

A small reward for your risk, but better than nothing.

[RichardGHP]

Three P's.

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Shall I take it you'll solve now? Or are you feeling particularly gutsy?

[RichardGHP]

Well, this one isn't the Jackpot, but it's not too bad.

[RichardGHP]

Quite.

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Play it safe, or milk the puzzle for every cent it's worth?

[RichardGHP]

Yes, indeed!

Top dollar!

[RichardGHP]

Two L's.

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I have to tell you now that there are

NO MORE CONSONANTS

, and as such, the Jackpot is no longer in play. Solve time, I take it?

[RichardGHP]

Yeah!


That puts you into the lead.

We'll get going right away on the Mystery round. pieceofpecanpie has been waiting very patiently for his turn, so I won't make him wait any longer.
We are looking for

SONG LYRICS

.

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Give the wheel a spin, pieceofpecanpie.

[RichardGHP]

Already? Well, this could be interesting, and just what pieceofpecanpie needs to get even with TheIrishPope and Framm 18. All we need right now is a consonant.

[RichardGHP]

I have news that will delight you and infuriate your opponents: A whopping eight S's!

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Here's the deal: At $500 each, those S's will give you $4,000. You can either take the money right now and play on as normal, or flip the Mystery wedge for a 50/50 shot at $2,500 to be deposited directly into your Banked Total. If you win that $2,500 and solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt, you will be in the lead, but you could just as soon lose the lot, because the other half of that 50/50 shot involves a Bankrupt on the other side of that wedge. What do you want to do?

[RichardGHP]

Something to say?

[RichardGHP]

Yeah, you can spin again, buy a vowel, or solve. Note that that $4,000 can be lost to a Bankrupt.

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

To be fair, it usually is people on the actual show, from what I've seen.

[RichardGHP]

One T.

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Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred again. Is that where you thought it was?

[RichardGHP]

*double take*

It's not every day we see K get called. But it's good news indeed for you, because we've got one of them.

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You now have four thousand, four hundred dollars at your disposal.

And we usually

forget

to think about the next marker over...

?

I think xtopherusD meant that he thought that you mistook Framm 18's marker for yours.

[RichardGHP]

Five hundred.

[RichardGHP]

I have no idea what that is, but three N's.

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And that's especially good news for you, because you are now able to take the lead.

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two H's.

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You know, greed is also one of the seven deadly sins, and it would be such a shame to lose that impressive loot to a pesky Bankrupt. It's your call, though.

[RichardGHP]

Like no business I know...

Well, isn't this exciting! Every round has been controlled by a single contestant, and each contestant has managed to outdo the previous one. It's going to be very interesting in these last coulpe of puzzles. Give me a minute to put up the second tossup.

[RichardGHP]

...And here it is. For $2,000, the category is

THE 1970s

.

(expired on 2013-12-15 04:39:16) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

You got it!


A remarkable solve, I must say, and I don't give such praise lightly. That puts pieceofpecanpie comfortably ahead of his opponents, but the final spin could change the outcome of the game in an instant. Speaking of which, I was going to wait until I've gotten some sleep, but since I'm up, why not?

In case anyone needs reminding, I'm spinning the wheel for the last time as we move into the speedup. Vowels will be free; consonants will be worth...

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[RichardGHP]

Eh, kiss my dishrag, wheel.

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (61) = 61

[RichardGHP]

That's better. It's $450 a consonant, folks.

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We are looking for a

TITLE

, and pieceofpecanpie, you've won the right to go first. Let's have a letter.

[RichardGHP]

Three S's.

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(expired on 2013-12-15 08:32:09) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Don't congratulate yet, he may be wrong!

...

...

...

Oh, who am I kidding. Of course he's right! We have a new champion!


Well, pieceofpecanpie, you've managed to come up from behind with a late win, and a convincing one too, at $9,650. I'll see you at the Bonus Round in a few minutes.

TheIrishPope, you've now amassed a grand total of $37,400, $5,800 of which comes from this game. While this wasn't enough to defend your championship, it

WILL

suffice to get you a new spot on the leaderboard!

Framm 18, your existing spot on the leaderboard will be a tad safer with an extra $4,300 to add to your already impressive total of $71,800. Total winnings to date: $76,100!

[RichardGHP]

It's time for the Bonus Round!

pieceofpecanpie, you could win up to $50,000 in cash from this wheel, and we also have a

NISSAN QASHQAI

just begging to be won, yet oddly, it's never been done in all these episodes. If the law of averages hasn't caught up to it after a while, we may have to look at getting more prize wedges...

Anyway, give the wheel a spin. 1d72, as usual.

[RichardGHP]

Oh, my!

The power of willpower, eh?

Well, all you have to do to win that fine piece of machinery, worth $37,700, is solve this puzzle. I hope you remember your geography, because this puzzle you'll find

ON THE MAP

. We'll put up R, S, T, L, N, and E to get you started.

Now we need three consonants and a vowel from you, if you'd be so kind.

[RichardGHP]

Very cocky, too, if you're deliberately choosing letters which don't appear at all in the puzzle. In my experience (and I have a lot of it), it helps to go for at least some common letters even if you're sure, just in case. To each his own, though.

For the car, it's

ON THE MAP

. You have (expired on 2013-12-16 03:55:25) and as many guesses as I can judge within that time to solve. Best of luck.

Yes, I know the Q doesn't fit in the image. No, I can't be bothered fixing it right now.

[RichardGHP]

*tosses pieceofpecanpie the keys to the Qashqai*


I'll put up the next game tomorrow.

[RichardGHP]

I make that midnight, so let's roll.

Great group this evening. Everyone here has won the game at least once, so I am anticipating some close competition. StrangerCoug is back for visit number 5, by my count, after retiring undefeated last time he was here. He is also our highest scorer to date, with $127,500 in total winnings. pieceofpecanpie is our defending champion who quickly and boldly made a name for himself last match and showed he could thrive in the big leagues. He reminds me of me xtopherusD, our favourite Australian, is here for a fourth visit, racking up a total of $33,100 to date.

We start as always with a tossup for $1,000. The category is

SONG AND ARTIST

.

(expired on 2013-12-16 06:59:58) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

(expired on 2013-12-16 17:19:25) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Another solve for the champion!


Give me a moment and we'll get Round 1 underway.

[RichardGHP]

In our Question Puzzle round, we are asking you to

FILL IN THE BLANK

. Solve the puzzle as is and tell me what common word precedes all three terms and we'll throw an extra $500 your way.

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pieceofpecanpie, the wheel is yours.

[RichardGHP]

Internet connection is slower than usual, so no cropping for the moment.

One hundred and fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Four T's.

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Six hundred dollars. Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Three S's.

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A further six hundred dollars to your name. Same options apply.

[RichardGHP]

Fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Three N's.

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What's next?

[RichardGHP]

One fifty.

[RichardGHP]

No L.

xtopherusD, it is your turn.

[RichardGHP]

Well, I guess it depends on your definition of "OK". It may not be terribly helpful, but it's better than the Lose A Turn I believe you feared.

Happy Scumday Richard!
(Not to be confused with Happy End of the World Anniversary which is also today but still!)

Thank you (for the second time, I believe). How comedically ironic that the site would crash for the day on the anniversary of my joining it. (As I said in the shelter, the repeated crashing is now beyond a joke.)

[RichardGHP]

It's OK. I was impressed you got as close as you did considering I didn't post a layout at the start (that I recall, anyway).

It's rather moot now, since there is no D

StrangerCoug, over to you.

[RichardGHP]

So I did.

[RichardGHP]

Three hundred.

[RichardGHP]

I just realised I made an error—there actually is a D, so xtopherusD should not have lost his turn. I'm debating whether to throw out the puzzle or give him back his turn.

[RichardGHP]

Okay. That sounds both feasible and fair. There's one D.

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The wheel is back where it was when xtopherusD called the D originally. He can either spin again or solve, and in the event of the former, R is still a valid choice.

[RichardGHP]

Psh. I'm not making an image for one lousy space over. Go ahead.

[RichardGHP]

I'm afraid so Unless your motto is

non, je ne regrette rien

, that is.

StrangerCoug may now go.

[RichardGHP]

Hey, I don't write the puzzles. I'm just the cop directing traffic at the intersection.

[RichardGHP]

I was kidding.

[RichardGHP]

Two fifty.

Edit:

The OP should be up to date now.

[RichardGHP]

Can't help you there. Sorry.

pieceofpecanpie?

[RichardGHP]

It appears pieceofpecanpie is V/LA until the new year starts. I know he has said he'll try to post in his other games, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I will extend his time to the midnight ending Boxing Day, which is in (expired on 2013-12-26 00:00:00).

[RichardGHP]

Sure can! Santa's giving you four E's for Christmas. Haven't you been a good boy indeed!

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What do you want to do now?

[RichardGHP]

I never heard anyone say that before. Four A's.

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Want to keep burning through cash, or would you rather make some?

[RichardGHP]

This category is fiendishly hard to write, too.

That should be a good incentive to work it out.

[RichardGHP]

Apologies for the delay. Three C's.

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A cool $2,200 at your disposal.

[RichardGHP]

It's preferred, yes. Use this as a template for best results.

[RichardGHP]

That's right!


$2,200 from the wheel plus $500 for the blank brings you up to $3,700 overall. I'll put up the Jackpot round some time today.

[RichardGHP]

Let's get going. The category this time is

QUOTATION

, and the Jackpot starts at $1,000.

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xtopherusD will start this round.

[RichardGHP]

I know!

Two hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Gosh. That appears to be catching on.

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Two S's gives you $400. I'm no clairvoyant, but I'm guessing you'll want a bit more?

Edit:

One of them was originally in the wrong place; it has been fixed.

[RichardGHP]

One fifty.

[RichardGHP]

One T.

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All the options apply.

[RichardGHP]

Good buy—five A's!

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You have enough left for one more vowel, if you want it. Otherwise, you know what to do.

[RichardGHP]

Too exhausted from stuffing myself with New Year's roast to make images, but you are on Free Play.

[RichardGHP]

Sure thing.

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[RichardGHP]

WHEW!

Just avoided trouble.

[RichardGHP]

Yes, and yes—four, in fact.

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What's your next move?

[RichardGHP]

Just short of what you were probably hoping for

[RichardGHP]

You can have two.

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You are now $1,000 short of pieceofpecanpie's lead.

What do you all do for New Year's?

[RichardGHP]

A small improvement, I guess.

[RichardGHP]

Why do people do that? Say "the" before the letter, no matter how many there are, I mean. It seems very odd.

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One L means you're just short of three thousand dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred again.

[RichardGHP]

One G.

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$650 and counting.

[RichardGHP]

Three hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Three R's.

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Are you keeping your promise the made last spin, or can we tempt you with the prospect of even more cash?

[RichardGHP]

I can't recall. I'm much the opposite, though. I don't like spinning unless I absolutely need to.

Sorry your risk taking hasn't been too handsomely rewarded, but you know.

C'est la vie.

[RichardGHP]

*sigh*

I really wish people wouldn't do that, which is why I put it in the rules. Since it's late and I don't feel like arguing the point, I'll make an exception. Just don't do it again, please.


Round 3 shortly.

[RichardGHP]

This time, the category is

BEFORE AND AFTER

. Standard Mystery round conditions: land on a Mystery wedge, call a consonant and you'll have the option of playing it safe with $500 a letter, or risking everything for a guaranteed $2,500.

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StrangerCoug, I believe you have some catching up to do.

[RichardGHP]

I just made it a bit clearer in the OP, since I can see the logic in what you just said—it happens fairly often in the other studio, so I can see where confusion would arise.

[RichardGHP]

Six hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

I've been here all along. Just lazy. Four T's.

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Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Just one of those.

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Same options apply.

[RichardGHP]

My mistake

Four hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Three R's, as goes the American saying.

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Just shy of four thousand. What now?

[RichardGHP]

Two E's.

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[RichardGHP]

Well, it may not be ideal, but at least your turn's safe.

[RichardGHP]

Indeed, just one.

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Are you feeling brave enough to spin again?

[RichardGHP]

Quite so.

[RichardGHP]

We have two D's.

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Are you gutsy enough to keep spinning and take the lead, or would you rather play it safe?

[RichardGHP]

That is correct!


Tossup in a few minutes.

[RichardGHP]

For our $2,000 tossup, we are looking for a

PHRASE

.

You have (expired on 2014-01-06 00:52:00) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

(expired on 2014-01-07 00:04:10) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Yes!

[RichardGHP]

I will now give the wheel a final spin since we're a bit short on time. Vowels will be free; consonants will be worth...

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (28) = 28

[RichardGHP]

...yeah, nah. Maybe I should bring back the wheel especially designed for the speedup which removes all penalty wedges...

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (40) = 40

[RichardGHP]

Okay. Consonants are going at a rate of $350 a pop.

For our final communal puzzle, we want a

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

.

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StrangerCoug, you know the drill.

[RichardGHP]

No.

pieceofpecanpie?

[RichardGHP]

No.

xtopherusD?

[RichardGHP]

Nada.

StrangerCoug?

[RichardGHP]

Zip.

pieceofpecanpie?

[RichardGHP]

Nein.

xtopherusD, care to try out that theory of yours?

[RichardGHP]

NOW

we're getting somewhere. Three L's.

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(expired on 2014-01-07 21:48:42) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

SC?

[RichardGHP]

We have two.

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(expired on 2014-01-08 20:43:32) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

pieceofpecanpie?

[RichardGHP]

I think you know this.

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(expired on 2014-01-09 04:19:20) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

I believe you have him confused with Sergeant Schultz, but yes.


A solve though it may be, it's unfortunately not enough to continue your championship. However.

$4,300

make that $4,400 from this game plus $47,350 from before gives you an impressive grand total of $51,

6

750. I hope you enjoyed yourself.

xtopherusD, pieceofpecanpie going out in a blaze of glory by taking the speedup for himself meant that you were deprived of the one chance you had at pulling off a win. Take some solace in the fact that it was extremely close, and you played an excellent game. $33,100 from prior appearances plus $5,150 from this game means you now sit at $38,250.

StrangerCoug, you are our champion once again, with $134,300 in the bank to date. I'll be seeing you at the Bonus Round tomorrow after I've hibernated for a few hours.

[RichardGHP]

Don't mention it.

Anyway, StrangerCoug, I believe you're waiting on this. As you know, pieceofpecanpie won the coveted Nissan Qashqai last episode, so I've been looking for something to replace it, and I think I've found something you're going to love. Introducing the

2014 KIA FORTE EX—A FOUR-DOOR SEDAN W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, ABS BRAKING, AM/FM RADIO, CD & MP3 PLAYERS, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL. TOTAL RETAIL VALUE: $23,644!

Give the wheel a spin.

Excuse the use of the old car picture—it's just there until I find something better that will work with the limitations of Office 2007. Here is what it really looks like, if you're interested.

[RichardGHP]

Okay. Ten g's it will be.

You'll find this one

ON THE MAP

.

R, S, T, L, N and E are up. If you could give three more consonants and one more vowel, please.

[RichardGHP]

Looks like we have another win in the making here.

Well, you go do your thing while I set up the next match. You have until this time tomorrow, which is (expired on 2014-01-10 21:18:33) from now.

[RichardGHP]

...yeah.


Total winnings: $144,300 and he's still not done yet! New game will be up just as soon as I transfer the new player colours onto the set.

I thought that might at least be somewhat challenging. It was originally MOSCOW, RUSSIA, which I decided would be a walk in the park.

[RichardGHP]

Let's kick off episode 18.

On the show this time: Defending champion and all-time top scorer StrangerCoug, with $144,300; Feirei, who's back after a sixteen-episode absence to add to his winnings of $3,550; and JerryArr, who won $3,000 the last time he was here. Of note is that fact that both StrangerCoug and Feirei participated in our very first episode! Those were the days, as they say.

Anyways, we're starting with a

PROPER NAME

this time. It's worth $1,000 to the person who gets it right first.

You have (expired on 2014-01-10 21:54:16) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

(expired on 2014-01-11 21:55:59) to solve or pass.

(Feirei, if you don't know, I'd rather you passed instead of running out the clock—I'm trying to make these next two games go forward quickly so I can do episode 20 before I leave.)

[RichardGHP]

Score one for the cougar!


I'll put up round 1 in a few minutes.

[RichardGHP]

We would like the

NEXT LINE, PLEASE

. As well as the puzzle, the following line is worth $500 to the player who solves it.

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Take it away, StrangerCoug.

[RichardGHP]

Ooh! How exciting!

[RichardGHP]

A little thing called 'sarcasm' for the culturally ignorant Anyway, four T's.

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You know your options.

[RichardGHP]

Mine either, really.

Two hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two H's.

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I believe you now have enough for a vowel or two, if you'd like.

[RichardGHP]

It screws up the colour scheme on the wheel, though. The obvious I, as well as two others.

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$350 left, StrangerCoug.

[RichardGHP]

Three O's.

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That shopping spree has left you a little short on funds, so you will need to either cash up or get back to work.

[RichardGHP]

One fifty.

[RichardGHP]

One G.

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There's enough there for another vowel if you feel like bankrupting yourself.

[RichardGHP]

I thought you might have had this one by now. Anyway, two U's.

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You've got not one cent in spendable cash, so please spin or solve.

[RichardGHP]

Can't be bothered with images right now. It's the clockwise edge of the red $50 visible in the last spin.

[RichardGHP]

Two of those as well.

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[RichardGHP]

Two hundred dollars.

(My internet connection is a bit suspect, so I'd rather not take the risk of cropping until it's fixed.)

[RichardGHP]

Another pair.

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[RichardGHP]

Well, I was going to make some comment to that effect, but you beat me to it.

[RichardGHP]

We've got three.

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[RichardGHP]

Hmm... I have some good news and some bad news. The puzzle is correct.


However, the next line is a bit different according to my source.

So we can't give you the extra $500, but you still have the $2,000 you accumulated during the round, bringing your total to $3,000. Jackpot round is coming soon.

[RichardGHP]

Well, I wouldn't want to go on Idol right now anyway. It's sad that they've lost every single original judge (mind you, I haven't watched since Fantasia). Anyways, let's keep with the musical theme and try a

SONG AND ARTIST

. The Jackptot starts at $1,000.

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Feirei, we start with you this time.

[RichardGHP]

Feirei does not appear to have visited the site recently. He has not posted in over two weeks and the last time I know he was here was on the 9th, when he asked for white. If he is prodded and does not respond, he will be taken out of circulation for the rest of the game unless he comes back to claim his spot.

[RichardGHP]

Feirei has been given a sharp kick up the backside.

[RichardGHP]

Time's up. Feirei is out indefinitely, and if he wants his spot back, he'll have to observe stricter activity rules.

JerryArr, all yours.

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred and fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Good pick! Five T's.

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$1,250 in both your account and the jackpot. Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

How nice!

[RichardGHP]

Two R's.

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You have enough—just—to take the lead now. Same options apply.

[RichardGHP]

Your luck seems to know no bounds! First thing we need is a consonant.

[RichardGHP]

I wish there were, but one will have to do.

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Here's the deal: You can take $250 for the S and play on, or if you're feeling bold, you can solve the puzzle now to grab the Jackpot as well. What'll it be?

[RichardGHP]

Three fifty.

[RichardGHP]

One of those, too.

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What now?

[RichardGHP]

Just fell short of losing your turn. Five hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Three H's.

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I reckon you might know this one. How much are you willing to risk?

[RichardGHP]

Nice solve indeed.


I'll put up Round 3 in a minute.

[RichardGHP]

We are looking for a

QUOTATION

this time.

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JerryArr, you have the first spin.

[RichardGHP]

Sorry to hear that. I can keep the podium image at full size until then if you like.

Three fifty, JerryArr.

[RichardGHP]

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[RichardGHP]

Three hundred.

[RichardGHP]

No S.

StrangerCoug?

[RichardGHP]

Seven hundred dollars.

Edit:

It's your turn over in the Deal studio, too.

[RichardGHP]

Three N's.

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Just shy of being able to reclaim the lead. All options apply.

[RichardGHP]

The one you probably expected, plus another one.

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$1,850 left. What next?

[RichardGHP]

Two, I believe.

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Down to sixteen hundred.

[RichardGHP]

The plot thickens...

[RichardGHP]

There is.

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You know the deal: There's either a $2,500 cash prize or a Bankrupt behind that wedge. Take the money or take your chances?

[RichardGHP]

I assume you know where that is.