wheelmasterdave
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Post by wheelmasterdave on Apr 10, 2020 11:45:20 GMT -5
Upon reviewing my own game more closely, I came to the realization that I never lost my turn due to a bad letter call (and every letter I called in the bonus round was in the puzzle).
This got me wondering how many other contestants have done the same. Anyone have any knowledge of other contestants in a similar boat?
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luggature
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Post by luggature on Apr 10, 2020 14:28:32 GMT -5
Hey Dave! Ryan from Canada here. I was on two shows in May of 1997 and the only time I lost control of the wheel was due to a penalty space so you can add me to that list! And congratulations on your haul - very impressive!
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Post by WayoshiM on Apr 10, 2020 21:00:47 GMT -5
There have been games all of R1, R2, R3 were perfect rounds by each of the three contestants. I imagine those are filled with with contestants that fit this criteria, with little time for R4+ to do much to that.
My stats WordPress, if you really dig, might have some answers... I covered every show from S29 (or was it 28?) to 35.
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dougyg
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Post by dougyg on Apr 16, 2020 18:13:03 GMT -5
Hey there. I solved all puzzles in my episode except for the 1st and Final spin rounds. I called one single bad letter during the Final Spin round. During the bonus round, none of the consonants I chose were in the puzzle, but there were multiple "O"s that I called which help me solve it.
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germanname1990
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Post by germanname1990 on Apr 20, 2020 2:52:57 GMT -5
I know of two contestants who swept the game without ever losing their turn. One was on a daytime 1987 show, and he never called any bad letters or landed on any penalty spaces. I don't know whether he won the Bonus Round or not. The other was in September of 2008. The only time he would've lost his turn was when he Bankrupted on the Million Dollar Wedge in Round 1, but he used the Free Spin token which he got earlier that round. He would go on to win the Bonus Round. These are like the two closest instances to a perfect game that I know of.
Anyway, you also played a marvelous game, Dave. Congratulations on your winnings.
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Post by gameshowfandanny on Apr 20, 2020 11:01:08 GMT -5
On Vanna's first show, nobody lost their turn in regular play, but someone did get buzzed out in the Speed-Up and the Bonus Puzzle (GEORGE BERNARD SHAW was not solved).
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Post by tenpoundhammer on May 23, 2020 13:29:15 GMT -5
I never called a wrong letter on my episode either. My only lost turns were a Bankrupt and a Lose a Turn.
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Post by pakman on Jun 12, 2020 15:36:38 GMT -5
There's a 1996 episode - I believe from late January or early February (my math suggests it's Feb. 1, 1996 but I could be wrong) - where TWO contestants (Cindy and Carolyn) didn't call any bad letters the entire game. They monopolized their own rounds and in subsequent rounds they hit Lose a Turn or Bankrupt, which was the only reason they moved on to another player. Contestant Nate called the only two bad letters of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 12:00:41 GMT -5
CDixie never called a bad letter nor hit any penalty spaces on the St Patty’s Day ep this season. Read about it here.
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ryancdn
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Post by ryancdn on Jul 7, 2020 19:31:34 GMT -5
This went for us as well. Played a good game but those darned bankrupt spaces.
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Post by CDixie on Aug 5, 2020 12:20:18 GMT -5
CDixie never called a bad letter nor hit any penalty spaces on the St Patty’s Day ep this season. Read about it here. I actually did call a bad letter. It was edited out though. In round 5, I landed on the Free Play wedge and called the vowel “I” and there was no I, but I got to get another turn. It was edited out to make it look like I played a perfect game xD |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 13:10:20 GMT -5
^ Wow, didn't notice. Those editors can be pretty sneaky sometimes...
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Post by pannoni1 on Aug 11, 2020 10:24:40 GMT -5
Although it is the scenario that contestants want the least, everybody whose only spin(s) landed on Lose A Turn or Bankrupt and never gets an opportunity to call a letter in any Speedup before an opponent solves a puzzle. Valerie from the Season 14 premiere is perhaps the most infamous example. That's truly cruel since she, like some others in the pre-tossup era (I recall several more one and done players), usually from the blue podium but occasionally from yellow, had their fates sealed purely upon luck, including the pregame drawing of numbers. It almost makes me wish that Mike would do a second chance week in honor of these players who never had a real chance to play. I think such an extreme situation only happened about once every few seasons.
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