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Post by jjc927 on Nov 13, 2023 23:09:04 GMT -5
^Go for it! It's a fun show whether or not you get picked to be a contestant or an audience match.
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Post by MarioGS on Nov 22, 2023 15:22:55 GMT -5
Surprised the changes for "Season 2" haven't been mentioned on here yet.
- There are now only three total games instead of four. Two games are played as before, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The championship game's blue player is randomly picked from the audience after Game 2. Because of this, there are now only seven players called per show instead of the previous nine (fifteen at early Season 1 shows when they played qualifying Toss-Ups). Since the $10K wedge is not used for the championship game, it is impossible for the seventh player to play for $10K.
- The trip wedge, of which there is only one per show, is now only used in the championship game. Games 1 and 2 use the Surprise wedge instead. As with the trip wedge, the Surprise has to be won by solving the puzzle, but it does not affect score.
- Express is on the Wheel in all rounds of all games.
- The Wild Card is retired.
- The Gift Tag is still used despite not being on the TV show anymore. As before, its prize is won immediately upon being picked up.
- The 5000-point Mystery Wedge prize is now spendable. If the Bankrupt is flipped, the host moves the Wheel to pick up the 5000 and flip it for the audience to prove it was out there. As with Season 1, the Mystery Wedges are only used in the championship game, along with the trip wedge, 1500, 2500, 3500, and 5000.
- During the championship game and Bonus Round, the board border is gold. It's the standard blue for Games 1 and 2.
- The $10K wedge appears to award 500 points per letter, unlike the show. I could be wrong on this because at the show I recently attended, the scoreboards didn't work and I was calculating scores in my head compared to when Mark would sporadically state them verbally.
- $500 and $750 are now prizes in the Bonus Wheel, and there does not appear to be the Vespa scooter anymore. In Season 1, the minimum was $1,000 (some accounts claim it was $1,250 at certain shows).
- Not specific to Season 2 but WOF Live in general: if the winner gets no additional letters in the Bonus Round, the wrong-letter buzzer sounds.
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Post by jjc927 on Nov 22, 2023 17:03:12 GMT -5
^I mentioned some of these items in my recap of the November 8 show in Englewood, NJ in the Spinning Stories section. I think I recall the Wild Card being on the wheel that night, but I could be misremembering. It does stink some that there are less audience players per show than before with three full games instead of four, but maybe they thought the show was running too long with 4 games?
On the November 8 show, the trip wedge in the Championship round was a trip to Las Vegas and the Surprise was a popcorn machine. In the bonus round, the top bonus prizes were $5,000 and a trip to Paris. The bonus prize the contestant won (and I won as the audience match!!) was an entertainment package consisting of a 50" TV and a Playstation 5.
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Post by Prizes on Nov 22, 2023 23:44:03 GMT -5
Should we also keep track of prizes on the Bonus Wheel that aren't cash/travel? As for S2, I saw a backyard package in the Long Island show this year. Not quite sure what that entailed, but I'd assume at least a barbecue. Maybe some patio chairs and a table? Food? They didn't say, despite it being landed on, although lost.
Also: Can't confirm if this is the case for S2, but for S1, winning the Paris trip gets you a travel voucher equal to the value stated, instead of the trip. Sourced from someone* who won this from the audience game last season. This is kind of how like Price Live handles/awards the Showcase trip, if I recall correctly.
*Not me, game shows and I never have luck, everything else in life does!
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