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Post by MarioGS on Apr 14, 2014 21:24:21 GMT -5
Or PRISTINELY.  |
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 14, 2014 21:24:37 GMT -5
Where did the OVERHAND puzzle come from?
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Post by mechamind on Apr 14, 2014 21:26:29 GMT -5
^ Call it the SHEEPSHANK puzzle (4/1/04).
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 14, 2014 22:05:46 GMT -5
Is there video of that episode? I love seasons 21 and 22 (esp. 22) BTW.
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Post by mechamind on Apr 14, 2014 22:26:48 GMT -5
I don't know of any video, but what was written is that the contestant pronounced SHEEPSHANK as "sheep's hank".
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Post by WarioSajak on Apr 15, 2014 7:17:28 GMT -5
WARNING: Lots of quoting, mainly because people can't bother to read the frickin' rules (or read them and deliberately ignored them). [Julian] calls it a positive learning experience and told me he doesn't regret a thing. Of course he doesn't -- his mistakes got him 15 minutes of fame. It also cost him over $50,000, but that's clearly not as important.  See below. So in all, poor Julian lost out on a million dollarsLady, I'm not stopping you a la Kanye West "I'mma let you finish.", but rather because you don't deserve to finish that sentence. Everything you're gonna say after this is completely worthless because you couldn't bother to read the freaking rules. (That, or the higher-ups went "He lost a million dollars, and don't bother looking it up because we're right.") And Julian, once you say anything after "I think I made a mistake..." makes you wrong. "I didn't feel like I made a mistake, but I feel like-I mean, I had solved the puzzle entirely and...really all I had to do was read it, and...I just went for it and I did my best." Julian, if you ever read this during or after your 15 minutes of fame, solving is not filling in the puzzle entirely. Solving is giving the solution to the puzzle using commonly-accepted pronunciation of said words, unless the judges determine otherwise. For all the vitriol I've thrown at Wheel since late 2010, they were right and you were what you were several times that night -- wrong. Pat appeared on a radio show today and of course was asked about this. He basically says everything that we've been saying, plus noting how the MDW is not literally $1M (which also fooled the host). Very well said regarding everything, especially about how you can't give in to "Give it to him!". I wouldn't expect anything less from Powerhouse, who also mentions something like what I've been saying regarding social media. I think the media knows all of this, but it brings in ratings to be divisive and accusatory rather than being thoughtful and meticulous. Pretty much what I've been saying since SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING. I'm of the theory that Wheel takes any publicity it can get, good or bad. The ever-looming threat of the point-and-laugh treatment by social media also presents the possibility that some players may end up intentionally screwing up like this to get their 15 minutes of fame with the "OMG HE LOST A MILLIUN BUX GIVE HIM TEH MONE" media -- Julian and Paul (the CORNO CURRO guy) both got interviews about mistakes that were their fault, even though I'm sure their mistakes weren't intentional. |
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 15, 2014 9:27:52 GMT -5
Well the thing is, Julian and Paul accepted their mistakes. So did Renee.
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Post by ten96lt on Apr 16, 2014 20:52:03 GMT -5
This has apparently been floating around circles at Indiana U.  |
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 16, 2014 20:57:27 GMT -5
Proud of him for getting on Wheel? That's good.
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Post by MarioGS on Apr 16, 2014 21:07:22 GMT -5
And the fact that he still won, of course.
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Post by genius2751 on Apr 16, 2014 21:28:57 GMT -5
People think Julian'smistake misrepresented Indiana Univ., but IU has proved them WRONG!
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Post by ten96lt on Apr 16, 2014 21:54:37 GMT -5
At least they're circling the wagon for him. You do something viral, and I'm sure having the school going against you would be a lonely feeling.
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Post by MarioGS on Apr 18, 2014 11:26:25 GMT -5
You know, I just noticed something...if Wheel hadn't retired the Jackpot wedge this season, Julian would have also blown a $12,300 Jackpot, as he was on the red $700 when he filled in the puzzle  (though that's assuming they still would have moved the MDW to the pink $500 even if they kept Jackpot). |
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Post by WayoshiM on Aug 27, 2014 1:50:56 GMT -5
prizeResults
1/2 Car #5: Retired
Prize On Wheel: Retired
1/2 Car #6: Retired
Gift Tag: Retired
Million Dollar Wedge: Retired
Wild Card: Lost maingame
lostBanks
R1:
YELLOW: 5100
TOTAL: 5100
R2:
RED: 250
BLUE: 700
TOTAL: 950
R3:
RED: 700
YELLOW: 13500
TOTAL: 14200
R4:
RED: 7500
YELLOW: 7500
TOTAL: 15000
5100 + 13500 + 7500 = $26100 raw cash, + London 7500, + gift tag 1000, + ~15k car (don't recall what car was on this week) = ~50000 of combined lost bank
True carnage
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Post by MarioGS on Jul 10, 2019 14:21:44 GMT -5
Julian appeared on The Price is Right this past May. Didn't win anything beyond his one-bid.
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Post by MarioGS on Jan 30, 2021 22:14:23 GMT -5
Crazy that people are still talking about Julian's R1 blunder almost seven years later. Also crazy that infamous Wheel contestants can only get redemption on unrelated talk shows.
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Post by logicman27 on Jan 31, 2021 20:52:19 GMT -5
^ Well dang, I never would’ve expected redemption to be worth a ‘21 Hyundai Accent SE. |
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(though that's assuming they still would have moved the MDW to the pink $500 even if they kept Jackpot).
