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Post by sajakfan6000 on Apr 1, 2014 19:21:44 GMT -5
You can also email me @ tbidwell46@gmail.com with your response!
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Post by thiswheel13 on Apr 19, 2014 17:47:26 GMT -5
I'm saying Michelle's win because she had the MDW from her very first spin.
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Post by WarioSajak on Apr 19, 2014 18:18:42 GMT -5
For the record, why is the qualification for "most impressive winner" limited to those who took at least $100,000 out the door? What about players who curb-stomped their opponents and the Bonus Round, or those who were just plain fun to watch, or those who won the game against incredible odds?
For the first, there's plenty of examples out there but none that come to mind without exceeding $100,000.
For the second, the best example that comes to mind is Raymond Taylor, an undefeated champ ($81,000+) from Season 11 who for all the world looked and acted like he was on drugs for his first show.
For the third, there's plenty of underdog examples but the one I want to see is a daytime contestant in mid-1986 who never got to touch the Wheel at all yet still won thanks to Pat's Final Spin at the top of Round 3 landing on $2,000.
On a side note, I'd say that all nine champs who competed in the All-Star Dream Machine Championship (early 1976) would qualify as "impressive winners", as would $23,000+ champ Linda from June '76.
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Post by mechamind on Apr 19, 2014 18:38:24 GMT -5
I do think the December 2002 family team would qualify. They only lost one turn (to an incorrect vowel), they swept the game, and they won the $100,000. As an aside, they also avoided a few very easy duds (S in a pluralized Round 1, and E in Round 4).
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Post by dantastic312 on Apr 22, 2014 23:26:03 GMT -5
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 22, 2014 23:33:20 GMT -5
It has to be Christine Denos and actor Jack Wagner from 2/28/2006, Soap Stars Week. They won so much for charity ($142,500 including a trip to Jamaica for Christine)!
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Post by WooWho on Apr 23, 2014 10:48:28 GMT -5
One of my favorite wins was from a few years ago, when a guy spun nothing but Bankrupts, and the one time he hit money ($5000, as it happened), he called a dud.
Pat spun $5000 on the Final Spin, and the guy went from worst to first in just four letters. (Pat: "First of all, he should thank *me*, because him spinning got him a grand total of nothing!") And then he won $50,000 in the bonus round.
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 23, 2014 15:15:58 GMT -5
I think you meant $45K, Josh. And I know who you're talking about - Chris Albert! That is one of the BEST wins I've seen.
Does it HAVE to be $100K+? If not, there's Curt Williams from 2/19/2013. His only 2 spins in the front game landed on Bankrupt near $3500, but he solved the 3rd Toss-Up and then won $12,400 in a $1,550 Final Spin, beating the second place contestant by just $200! AND she had a Million Dollar Wedge, so wow that was even more shocking. And the Final Spin puzzle was fittingly STUNNING TURN OF EVENTS. He later went on the win the $30K BR.
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