S41 Big Money Week changes (SPOILERS)
Apr 6, 2024 19:25:12 GMT -5
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Post by MarioGS on Apr 6, 2024 19:25:12 GMT -5
Actual gameplay changes for Big Money Week are back for the first time since 2012! I was in the audience for the entire Big Money Week, also celebrating episode #S-8000.
The week is sponsored by BetMGM.
First off, some changes with the top dollar value structure for this week. $5000 moves to Round 3, and Round 4 introduces a gold $8000 wedge as top value, in honor of the 8,000th episode.
Another exciting change is the addition of a Jackpot. Not the same concept of Jackpot that we saw from 1996-2013, but definitely inspired by it.
Each day of the week, there is a progressive Jackpot starting at $8,000. It increases by the value of each spin from Rounds 1-3, regardless of whether or how often the consonant is there. Hitting the Wild Card adds $500, Mystery adds $1,000, and Express also adds $1,000, but only for initial hit and not for any other letters if the contestant hops on. The Million Dollar Wedge I believe adds nothing.
The Jackpot is shown at the top-center of the board shots throughout the first three rounds on a readout that looks something like this. The Jackpot total is also shown at the end of each of the first three rounds going into commercial.
The Jackpot is awarded to the day's winner if they win the Bonus Round, in addition to whatever is in the envelope.
Players also have a chance to win double the jackpot with two Double Jackpot wedges on both purple $500's. There is no Prize wedge for this week. If you land on a wedge, pick it up, solve with it, avoid Bankrupts, and take it to the Bonus Round, the Jackpot will be doubled. Only one wedge is needed. The wedges are not put back on the Wheel if they're lost. Landing on this wedge adds $1,000 to the Jackpot, but it only awards $500 per consonant. It didn't happen, but presumably, landing on one wedge while carrying the other would have counted as a $1000 wedge.
The Double Jackpot wedges look approximately like this. Even though it looks like an "Oreo" wedge, it is not.
The week is sponsored by BetMGM.
First off, some changes with the top dollar value structure for this week. $5000 moves to Round 3, and Round 4 introduces a gold $8000 wedge as top value, in honor of the 8,000th episode.
Friday is the only day where Round 4 does not start with the Final Spin.
Another exciting change is the addition of a Jackpot. Not the same concept of Jackpot that we saw from 1996-2013, but definitely inspired by it.
Each day of the week, there is a progressive Jackpot starting at $8,000. It increases by the value of each spin from Rounds 1-3, regardless of whether or how often the consonant is there. Hitting the Wild Card adds $500, Mystery adds $1,000, and Express also adds $1,000, but only for initial hit and not for any other letters if the contestant hops on. The Million Dollar Wedge I believe adds nothing.
The Jackpot is shown at the top-center of the board shots throughout the first three rounds on a readout that looks something like this. The Jackpot total is also shown at the end of each of the first three rounds going into commercial.
The Jackpot is awarded to the day's winner if they win the Bonus Round, in addition to whatever is in the envelope.
Players also have a chance to win double the jackpot with two Double Jackpot wedges on both purple $500's. There is no Prize wedge for this week. If you land on a wedge, pick it up, solve with it, avoid Bankrupts, and take it to the Bonus Round, the Jackpot will be doubled. Only one wedge is needed. The wedges are not put back on the Wheel if they're lost. Landing on this wedge adds $1,000 to the Jackpot, but it only awards $500 per consonant. It didn't happen, but presumably, landing on one wedge while carrying the other would have counted as a $1000 wedge.
The Double Jackpot wedges look approximately like this. Even though it looks like an "Oreo" wedge, it is not.
