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

[RichardGHP]

Two R's.

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$3,800 in your account, which is enough to take the lead. I hope you don't blow it like a certain someone in the other studio

[RichardGHP]

...And you blew it anyway. Sorry.

JerryArr?

[RichardGHP]

It's okay. You can swear on TV in New Zealand.

(Possibly not the best time to do so, though, since the real NZ show aired at 5:30, just before the 6:00 news.)

[RichardGHP]

Probably not what SC was hoping for, but it's good news for you, JerryArr.

[RichardGHP]

Two D's.

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A lead of at least $4,100 will be yours if you can solve the puzzle without hitting Bankrupt or Lose a Turn.

[RichardGHP]

...Yeah.


The second tossup is on its way.

[RichardGHP]

And now it has arrived. The category is

ON THE MAP

.

(expired on 2014-02-03 22:56:36) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Oh yes!



Now, we're somewhat short on time for our next puzzle, so I'll give the wheel a final spin. Vowels will be free and consonants will be worth...

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (34) = 34

[RichardGHP]

...ugh. What a horrible anti-climax. I'm afraid this is the best we can do.

We are looking for a

TITLE

this time.

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StrangerCoug, mere formality though it may be at this point, you have the right to go first. A letter, please.

[RichardGHP]

Three T's.

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(expired on 2014-02-05 23:06:17) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

JerryArr?

[RichardGHP]

Three S's.

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(expired on 2014-02-06 18:07:34) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

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(expired on 2014-02-06 20:47:42).

[RichardGHP]

JerryArr?

[RichardGHP]

Two.

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(expired on 2014-02-07 04:09:30).

[RichardGHP]

Good for you.

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(expired on 2014-02-08 00:59:05).

[RichardGHP]

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24 hours.

[RichardGHP]

Yeah.


JerryArr wins with $7,600 in the bank.

StrangerCoug, sorry things didn't work out a little more favourably for you. I think the game could have gone quite differently if you had picked up the Round 3 solve. You'll walk away with a grand total of just under $150k—$149,300, to be exact. The next time we see you in the studio, I suspect you will be doing my job. Until then,

au revoir

.

[RichardGHP]

You should take your own advice.

(I haven't forgotten, I've just been busy since school's gone back.)

[RichardGHP]

I guess JerryArr's been waiting long enough.

I know you're a first-timer to this part of the show, but there's not much to it. Just give the wheel a spin as usual, and then I'll put the puzzle up.

[RichardGHP]

If I may quote George Takei...

OH, MY!

This is very exciting! $50,000 could be yours if you solve this puzzle under Bonus Round conditions. The category is

FOOD AND DRINK

.

You get R, S, T, L, N, E for free, as well as three extra consonants and one extra vowel. What would you like those to be?

[RichardGHP]

Good choices, it seems.

JerryArr, for a grand total of $60,600 and to be the first person to win the top prize in either studio, this is something classed as

FOOD AND DRINK

. You have (expired on 2014-02-14 06:01:55) to solve. Best of luck!

[RichardGHP]

Yeah!

I think we can find you a spot on the leaderboard for that. Looks like you've finally dethroned The Mini-Librarian after 15 episodes. Still a ways off from StrangerCoug at the top, though The catch that comes with winning the grand prize, though, is that you won't be coming back for the next game. Feel free to /in again, however.

New game up shortly.

[RichardGHP]

No new faces tonight, folks.

TheIrishPope and SalmonellaDreams have both played the game and won, the former racking up $37,400, the latter $18,100. Though DOMO (alias TheReverend) has yet to obtain a championship, he is here for his fifth visit, with himself and two others being second only to StrangerCoug in terms of games played.

We start as always with a tossup for $1,000, and the category is

BEFORE AND AFTER

.

(expired on 2014-02-15 06:17:00) to solve or pass.

I realise the gradient of the puzzle border is the wrong way around, but I can't be bothered to fix it.

[RichardGHP]

Have you hacked into my puzzle file or something?


Round 1 forthcoming.

[RichardGHP]

This round, we want to know

WHO SAID IT

.

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SalmonellaDreams, you first.

[RichardGHP]

Fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

You would think so, wouldn't you?

DOMO?

[RichardGHP]

Perhaps it is.

Five hundred dollars. Please note that I will be V/LA over the weekend.

[RichardGHP]

Four S's.

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Two thousand dollars at your disposal.

[RichardGHP]

I did see the spin, but I'll take your word for it on the T. There are four of them.

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Up to $2,800.

[RichardGHP]

Free Play.

[RichardGHP]

Free Play is clearly outlined in the OP.

[RichardGHP]

Assuming you're still sticking with F...

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Just over $3,000 now.

But also you can't lose your turn on it.

Not strictly true, actually—you still have to observe the activity rules and so on.

[RichardGHP]

Sorry about the wait.

Two fifty.

I've made an executive decision to hold the next "special" episode, originally planned for episode 20, after I return from overseas since it's very unlikely we'll get through this game and the next one before I leave.

[RichardGHP]

One L.

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You have $3,300. What next?

[RichardGHP]

Four of those.

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Same options apply.

[RichardGHP]

It's the anticlockwise edge of the $50 next to where you just were.

[RichardGHP]

I will update this afternoon.

[RichardGHP]

We've got four N's for you, DOMO.

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What's next?

[RichardGHP]

Five A's. If you didn't know it before, that might have blown it wide open.

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$3,000 even.

[RichardGHP]

Fifty dollars.

[RichardGHP]

Four D's.

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Back up to $3,200.

[RichardGHP]

You got it!

I'll throw in a $500 bonus if you can tell me who said that.

[RichardGHP]

Good guess, but unfortunately not the President we were looking for.

Turns out that Honest Abe was the one who said those words. New round this afternoon.

[RichardGHP]

In the Jackpot round, the category is

SAME NAME

...

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...and by my reckoning, we start where we left off: with DOMO.

[RichardGHP]

One hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

I will have to see what can be done about your drink, but I can give you two N's.

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Spin or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Two hundred.

[RichardGHP]

One T. Please help yourself to tea and coffee in the green room.

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Spin, solve, or can I tempt you with a vowel?

(It will be text-only updates from now until Saturday in the interests of speed.)

[RichardGHP]

That's $450.

[RichardGHP]

Three R's.
_ _ T _ _ R _ N _ / & / _ _ _ R _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ R N

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You have $1,750

[RichardGHP]

$300

[RichardGHP]

Don't forget, StrangerCoug will be taking over starting Saturday. Please make him feel welcome and acknowledge his awesomeness for subbing in both of my games.

[RichardGHP]

No C.

TheIrishPope, long time no see.

[RichardGHP]

I suspect you'll be kicking yourself when you realise the solution.

[RichardGHP]

And I'll now officially hand the game over to StrangerCoug. He has mod powers for this thread as well as several puzzles, including the solution to the current one. Obviously, just respect his authority as you would mine—his jurisdiction is total for my period of absence.

[RichardGHP]

Just be thankful it wasn't that most recent Song and Artist puzzle in the original studio

[RichardGHP]

I usually reset the wheel the way it has just been done.

[RichardGHP]

Accidentally set up the Bonus Round for SalmonellaDreams instead of DOMO I think I'm a bit out of practice. I will have it ready for DOMO this afternoon.

[RichardGHP]

I believe I owe DOMO a Bonus Round.

Give the wheel a spin when ready. It's 1d72, as normal.

[RichardGHP]

Looks like you'll be playing for twenty thousand. Not bad at all.

We have a

PLACE

for you this time.

R, S, T, L, N, E are given to you right away, and we need another three consonants and one more vowel.

[RichardGHP]

My mistake. It is actually a place. (When in doubt, my actual words always trump the image.)

Anyways, let's see what your selections give you...

Quite helpful, it seems. DOMO, you have (expired on 2014-05-11 08:46:58) to solve this puzzle for $20,000. Best of luck!

[RichardGHP]

Yeah!

$32,966 from previous appearances plus $27,600 from this game puts you up to an impressive $60,566, which I believe gives you a spot on the leaderboard. Well done!

I will put the next game up this afternoon, or maybe tomorrow. One episode to go until we celebrate Wheel's big 21st birthday!

[RichardGHP]

The puzzle is all ready to go; it will be up as soon as I hear back from Framm 18 and xtopherusD regarding colour and placement choice (I skipped over jmj3000 since he hasn't posted in almost two months).

[RichardGHP]

Looks like xtopherusD is nowhere to be found either, so I have PM'd StrangerCoug.

[RichardGHP]

You had better hurry up if you want to play.

[RichardGHP]

Very well. Now that we're all here, let's get started on episode XX.

You guys are all old hands and know the drill. Interesting factoid of the day: Framm 18 is now playing in three Wheel games contemporaneously. Oh, don't you just love the magic of television?

We're looking for some

PEOPLE

this time around.

(expired on 2014-05-17 23:01:13) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

(expired on 2014-05-19 05:54:02) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

*nods*

Round 1 tomorrow, probably.

[RichardGHP]

Sorry for the interruption there, folks. It seems we had a period of dead air.

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We have a

CLUE

for this first round, and Framm 18 has the wheel at his disposal.

[RichardGHP]

Three hundred and fifty dollars to start us off.

[RichardGHP]

Three R's...

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...and $1,050 for them. You know the options.

[RichardGHP]

Four fifty.

[RichardGHP]

One S.

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Up to $1,500.

[RichardGHP]

Three O's.

You have $1,250 left.

[RichardGHP]

One fifty.

[RichardGHP]

One K.

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Preview Edit:

Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about this. Things are just getting busy lately, and they're not going to slow down any time soon. Bumping the thread won't help, unfortunately.

[RichardGHP]

A bit short on time, but that's $250, the very edge of the light blue wedge at the bottom of the previous spin.

[RichardGHP]

Two W's.

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Framm 18, I do believe you know this one. Are you going to play it safe, or do you subscribe to the "greed is good" philosophy?

[RichardGHP]

*nods*

You know, there's an extra $500 in it for you if you can tell me where that would be.

[RichardGHP]

*nods again*

I'll update tomorrow, hopefully.

[RichardGHP]

Let's get started on Round 2 with a

TITLE

. The jackpot starts at $1,000.

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DOMO, we will start with you this time.

Also, an important notice: while it won't be immediate, I do want to consciously try to wind the game up. I don't think I'd like to still be running it after the end of the year, so I will let enough people into the queue to fill up two or three more matches and then close it off. I'm doing something similar with my Deal or No Deal game, and there is an open offer to anyone who wants to take that over. If people want this game to continue, I would be willing to hand it over to a new mod, but I would not do so without StrangerCoug's permission since he originally gave me permission to run this.

[RichardGHP]

Six hundred dollars. Likely no cropping this week.

[RichardGHP]

I could have sworn I was right up next in the queue after this game. What happened?

Yeah, I checked for new signups last night and found that the queue is substantially out of date. This is strange, because I can distinctly remember you being in the queue earlier, but you're not there now for some reason. It's going to take some time to sort out.

[RichardGHP]

I will update this tomorrow.

[RichardGHP]

Three T's.

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You have $1,800. What next?

[RichardGHP]

One fifty.

Make that one hundred.

[RichardGHP]

The queue will be updated when I can be bothered to scour through from when I left off. It's still only round 2. Anyway, three H's for DOMO.

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Up to $2,100.

[RichardGHP]

Slow down, slow down...

Whew! Just avoided trouble. Five hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

One R.

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Spin, buy, or solve?

[RichardGHP]

Three E's, two in the spots you were probably expecting.

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$2,350 left.

[RichardGHP]

Four fifty.

Phone posting is infuriating how the hell do people do this

Get yourself in school and buy a tablet with your financial aid money. That's what I did.

Oh, to live in America.

[RichardGHP]

No S.

xtopherusD, you are up.

New Zealand students have to cough up their own money for college and university?

Not if you get a student loan from the government, but it's not really enough to get a decent computer on top of course fees and living expenses as well.

[RichardGHP]

Speaking of LA, please note my sig. Updates for this will be text-only for a while, and I will begin that process tomorrow.

[RichardGHP]

Got it fixed faster than expected Anyway, I think I owe xtopherusD a spin.

Five hundred dollars.

[RichardGHP]

One N.

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I'm picking you'll want another spin?

[RichardGHP]

I'm short on time (I have to leave town in a few minutes) but you are on $800.

[RichardGHP]

I think there might be.

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What's next on the agenda?

[RichardGHP]

Not quite, but you did come pretty close there.

Six hundred.

[RichardGHP]

I am V/LA until Friday afternoon. There is one M at the end of the second word.

[RichardGHP]

*nods*

New round this afternoon.

[RichardGHP]

We are looking for a

SONG AND ARTIST

for our third round.

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xtopherusD, I believe it is your turn.

[RichardGHP]

And a very nice spin indeed!

[RichardGHP]

I apologise for the wait. However, I do believe it will have been worth it: six T's!

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All the options apply.

[RichardGHP]

I think we can move on to Framm 18. I didn't prod xtopherusD but that's long enough.

[RichardGHP]

No, I'm good. It's just been a stressful week. A stressful few months, actually. Fortunately this is the last day of term.

Four fifty, Framm 18.

[RichardGHP]

Three H's.

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You know what to do.

[RichardGHP]

Two I's. Interesting move to buy a vowel when you seem to know the answer.

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You have $1,100 left.

[RichardGHP]

That's got to hurt. Anyways, at least it's something.

Please note that I have limited access tomorrow through Sunday and will not be able to post images. I may be able to update the game by text.

[RichardGHP]

Indeed two, and I take it you know where they are. You have $1,200; images will be updated tomorrow.

[RichardGHP]

Three E's.

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You have $1,150 left.

[RichardGHP]

Six hundred.

[RichardGHP]

Two of those.

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If you solve right now, you can really solidify that lead.

[RichardGHP]

You got it, Framm 18!

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Tossup later today.

Who the hell is he/she?

Only one of the most successful female artists of all time.

[RichardGHP]

Here is your second tossup, for $2,000. You'll find this one

ON THE MAP

.

(expired on 2014-11-02 06:35:36) to solve or pass. xtopherusD is still nowhere to be seen so I assume he passes automatically for the purposes of this puzzle.

[RichardGHP]

You're on the board!


And we will now move on to our last round. I will spin the wheel one last time and reveal the puzzle; on your turn, I will ask you for a letter. If it's in the puzzle, you'll have 24 hours to solve it or pass. Vowels are free, consonants will be worth...

Original Roll String: 1d72

1 72-Sided Dice: (13) = 13

[RichardGHP]

This could be very interesting...

We are looking for a

PHRASE

.

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DOMO, we start with you. Let's have a letter.

[RichardGHP]

No T.

Framm 18?

[RichardGHP]

No.

DOMO?

[RichardGHP]

One R.

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(expired on 2014-11-09 05:44:47) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

Framm 18?

[RichardGHP]

Two S's.

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You could win the game and a spot in the next episode of Australian Wheel of Fortune with this. (expired on 2014-11-11 22:19:19) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

DOMO?

[RichardGHP]

Look at this, DOMO: Five L's!

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You could turn the game on its head with this. (expired on 2014-11-13 00:52:59) to solve or pass.

[RichardGHP]

DOMO claws back at the last moment!


DOMO, you take home a tidy sum of $8,000 from this game alone. If we add that to all of your previous winnings, you've won a total of $68,566 on New Zealand Wheel of Fortune! That's the third highest overall score in this studio's history.

It's still some ways behind the man in second place, who's also here tonight. Framm 18, you've been here almost as often as DOMO and once upon a time won three consecutive games—impressive by any standards. Though you were unable to bag the $2,000 from the speedup, you racked up $5,750 from tonight's game. Taking previous games into account , your grand total is $81,850. Thanks for playing!

xtopherusD, were he still here, would be walking away with $2,700 from tonight, giving him a grand total of $38,250. His cheque is right here if he wants to claim it.

Bonus round soon.

[RichardGHP]

DOMO, you know the deal.

There's a whole lot to be won on that wheel. Let's see how much you can take from it! Spin when ready.

[RichardGHP]

OUCH!

Missed it by

that much

.

Anyway, you're looking for a

TITLE

this time.

We'll give you R, S, T, L, N, and E to start off. If we could have three more consonants and a vowel, please.

[RichardGHP]

Well, I'll tell you something, DOMO: in my experience, they're always easy when you know them.

(expired on 2014-12-06 07:09:26) to solve the last puzzle to be played in this studio.

[RichardGHP]

You bet!


And with that, you actually edge out Framm 18 for second place.

Sadly, that's it it for New Zealand Wheel of Fortune. In winning this episode, DOMO won a spot on the next episode of Australian Wheel, which replaces this. If you missed out here, don't hesitate to cross the Tasman and sign up for diginova's version of the game (alternatively, you could cross the Pacific and play in StrangerCoug's studio). Thanks to everyone who's played, in particular, StrangerCoug, who was instrumental in getting this studio set up. See you all around

[RichardGHP]

diginova is modding it. I can't link on my phone, but it should be easy enough to find in Mish Mash (it's called Oz Wheel of Fortune). You should get a link when it's your turn as has been the case here.