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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2011 21:16:25 GMT -5
Here, you can list your favorite (or least favorite, or even just memorable) puzzle missolves from the show's history. Some of mine are: - KILL THE VAMIPRE (1976)
- THE EARTH BIRD CATCHES THE WORM (1983-84?)
- COUNTRY THAT GAVE US THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (1991)
- A GROUP OF PILL-PUSHERS (1999)
- MUSTARD-FILLED CHOCOLATE ECLAIR
- TEN-GALLON CAT
- GLEAMING WHITE SAND BEACHES (2007) (that cost the contestant $33,450 + a $6,296 Prize Puzzle trip!)
- ELEVATOR TRAIN PLATFORM (2008) (One of three puzzles missolved by the same contestant!)
- REGIS PHILMIN AND KELLY REEPA (2010) (All three contestants that day messed up by mispronouncing "PHILBILN" and/or "RIPA")
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Post by gamedude2330 on Sept 30, 2011 21:30:10 GMT -5
The "Regis Philmin & Kelly Reepa" was so funny! Some of my favorites are "Strawberry Lip Girls", "Self-Potato", "Wild Bingo", and "Kick It & Make It Better".
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Post by Guint on Sept 30, 2011 21:32:37 GMT -5
"STYROFOAM HAT" Not sure when/where it's from.
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Post by jjc927 on Sept 30, 2011 21:52:50 GMT -5
Gotta go with Fish Love myself! What was even funnier was that they put it up on the board for him after he won the bonus round.
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Post by tenpoundhammer on Sept 30, 2011 23:29:34 GMT -5
Fish Love, hands down.
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Post by woffan4ever on Oct 1, 2011 10:11:25 GMT -5
Fish Love is number 1 for me; Sleeping Dopey; Miners & Hoes; Pill-Pushers
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Post by xaver on Oct 1, 2011 19:58:21 GMT -5
AN ACE OF KIDNEYS
LOTTERY TOILET
BRONSON MISSOURI - It was Branson, and the contestant said something like, "Sorry Pat, it was just my occent!"
Worst "1-letter missing" calls:
ARMCHAIR _UARTERBACK - D was called
BUS_ RESTAURANT KITCHEN - F was called
PICTURES_UE ALPINE VILLAGES - H was called
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Post by nicky on Oct 2, 2011 0:23:24 GMT -5
How could anyone forget the gruesome Round 2 Prize Puzzle of May 28, 2009 of HIKING AMONG EXOTIC ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE. The best was with everything but the K revealed, one contestant called a W. Who could possibly think that HIWING is a word!
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Post by StrangerCoug on Oct 2, 2011 12:03:24 GMT -5
I think KILL THE VAMPIRE was pretty cute.
An interesting one I remember seeing was a team week where a person missolved a toss-up puzzle as CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, forgetting the S at the end, and her partner supplied the missing S. Their response, oddly enough, was ruled correct, and Pat commented that "that was REAL teamwork!"
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Post by gamedude2330 on Oct 2, 2011 12:44:13 GMT -5
I remember that one, StrangerCoug. I thought that was kinda interesting!
I think one time, there was a puzzle that read "BARBEQUE S_IT" and a contestant guessed an H. Does anyone happen to know when this aired?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 13:18:28 GMT -5
How could anyone forget the gruesome Round 2 Prize Puzzle of May 28, 2009 of HIKING AMONG EXOTIC ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE. The best was with everything but the K revealed, one contestant called a W. Who could possibly think that HIWING is a word! The puzzle was actually "HIKING AMONG EXOTIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS", which was missolved early as " LI VING AMONG EXOTIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS" and later as " RI DING AMONG EXOTIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS" Worse yet, the contestant that called the "W" had just picked up the MDW on her last turn! |
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Post by 24994j on Oct 2, 2011 18:04:54 GMT -5
I've always gotten a kick out of the infamous BUTTINSKY debacle!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 19:09:21 GMT -5
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Post by MarioGS on Oct 2, 2011 20:14:41 GMT -5
My favorite is from Season 26, where a woman missolved the phrase "A PINCH OF THIS AND A DASH OF THAT" as "A PINCH OF THIS AND A WASH OF THAT". The funniest thing was that she was so determined it was right. When Pat told her no, she was like "No?!!  " And earlier in that show, the same contestant missolved a Toss Up of "A HOLE IN ONE" as "A HOLE IN WALL". There are a lot of others I love, too, including... - Also from Season 26, numerous missolves on "WOOD-BURNING STOVE," especially one woman who thought it was "HOOD-BURNING STOVE" (what "hood"? As in the ghetto?  ), but then she said the right answer just after the buzzer, and the next player flashed a "thank you" look at her and called the "W," then she was like "But...I said it first...  " - From earlier Season 25, Becki loses over $33K by pluralizing "GLEAMING WHITE SAND BEACH". The fact that most of the audience starting going wild without realizing her mistake was priceless (though I didn't notice it at first either when I first saw the episode). - From a Hawaii show in Season 26, a team blows "GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED" by pronouncing "gonna" as "going to". They realized their mistake right after they said the last word. - Again from Hawaii in Season 26, a woman missolves "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" as " DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE". - From Season 27, a woman solves "ITALIAN RESTAURANT" as "ITALIAN REMBRANDT" out of nervousness. - From Season 28, during a $6,000 Speed-Up Round, a contestant immediately shouts "EVERYTHING IS SUNSHINE" for "EVERYTHING IS SHIPSHAPE" without calling a letter, then tries to call a "D" right after, which obviously is not accepted. The next contestant calls the "V" and blows it even worse with "EVERYTHING IS SHIPSHORE". XDD - From late Season 28, "SUPER AND CEREAL BOWL" solved as " SUPPER AND CEREAL BOWL". |
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Post by chippycomics on Oct 3, 2011 16:21:04 GMT -5
bonus puzzle from the 1980's
"AT MY CATS END"
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Post by jonsea31 on Oct 3, 2011 17:08:06 GMT -5
In the "A GROUP OF PILL-PUSHERS" blooper, another missolve occurred later in the round when the "W" was called. That contestant guessed "A GROUP OF WALL-WASHERS" and got buzzed out.
2 missolves for the price of 1, it seems.
One time a contestant solved BOYFRIENDS and Pat Sajak told that female contestant that she will kick herself for this when the answer is revealed. Pat then reminded her there was no "S".
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Post by tenpoundhammer on Oct 3, 2011 18:48:24 GMT -5
^He actually said "Will wishers". I also liked how earlier in the round, Joe called a repeated B, then said "Oh, Jesus!" when he realized it was already called.
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Post by WarioSajak on Oct 3, 2011 22:36:07 GMT -5
May 5, 1986. What all the clip shows neglect is the fact that he solved the puzzle almost immediately afterward. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 21:50:32 GMT -5
Here's some more: - TOO SECRET (1983, daytime)
- EIGHT-SIDED OCTAGON (1992)
- RIP THE TIE OFF (1992)
- AN UNKNOWN FACT (2011) (resulted in a $100,000 loss)
- BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC (2011) (the category was "What Are You Doing?", not "Song Title"!)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 22:17:49 GMT -5
I never really had a favorite, but I did get annoyed from the players who tried to solve and said TIE ACROPOLIS, TOE ACROPOLIS, etc... the word was as simple as THE!
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It's good to be back home... 
" And earlier in that show, the same contestant missolved a Toss Up of "A HOLE IN ONE" as "A HOLE IN WALL".
), but then she said the right answer just after the buzzer, and the next player flashed a "thank you" look at her and called the "W," then she was like "But...I said it first... 
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