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Post by genius2751 on Dec 28, 2014 0:23:40 GMT -5
Oh...I thought you meant the maingame winner's total. Oops. That sure was a HUGE episode in its own right.
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Post by jjman920 on Dec 28, 2014 0:27:02 GMT -5
You know one thing I've always wondered? If the woman who had $62K on that "The Thrill of Victory and The Agony of Defeat" puzzle had actually won it, how much money would she/could she have had prior to the bonus round? I bring it up because it's amazing that someone could amass that much money then as they could now.
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Post by MarioGS on Dec 28, 2014 0:54:07 GMT -5
That woman would have had $72,400 as she also missed $10,000 in a $5K Speed-Up round. And that was the shopping era too. We will NEVER see anyone amass $62K+ all-cash in a regular round without the help of Pat again because of the "two rows" rule for R4+.
I decided to do some math and see what Matt would've had with last season's Wheel. He landed on four "new" wedges (pink $650, blue $600, yellow $700, blue $550) and the differences between their old counterparts would total a difference of $1,800, so if this were Season 31, Matt would've finished with a still very impressive $90,092.
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Post by Bryce L. on Dec 28, 2014 2:53:10 GMT -5
^ Speaking of Terry, I just did a little figuring, and her $62,400 nighttime total would have translated to $26,400 in daytime. Would that have been considered impressive by late-1985 NBC standards?
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Post by lousan92 on Dec 28, 2014 5:01:20 GMT -5
I decided to do some math and see what Matt would've had with last season's Wheel. He landed on four "new" wedges (pink $650, blue $600, yellow $700, blue $550) and the differences between their old counterparts would total a difference of $1,800, so if this were Season 31, Matt would've finished with a still very impressive $90,092. Interesting observation. Although it seems that on this season is more common that most rounds end with more than $5K won, the difference wouldn't have been very big. |
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Post by mechamind on Dec 28, 2014 9:50:45 GMT -5
That woman would have had $72,400 as she also missed $10,000 in a $5K Speed-Up round. And that was the shopping era too. But let's not forget the practice of using the entire fourth segment for shopping if a higher five-digit figure was won. If she did solve Round 3 with that much, there would not have been a fourth round (unless she bought only bonus prizes and put more than $4,000 on account). |
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Post by roccothib on Dec 29, 2014 3:44:49 GMT -5
Definite 10 rating for tonight's episode!!!!! Matt totally crushed the competition. i think this new record is gonna be safe for some time to come.
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Post by germanname1990 on Dec 29, 2014 19:11:34 GMT -5
Well, after checking out YouTube, I notice people are making a bigger deal of Matt's Caitlyn Burke-style solve than the fact that he swept the game for $91,000. I wonder what's going to be bigger: Matt or Caitlyn. Still, if we were to have another Some of the Greats week, I guarantee both will be on. |
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Post by emilburp on Dec 30, 2014 4:19:36 GMT -5
Well, after checking out YouTube, I notice people are making a bigger deal of Matt's Caitlyn Burke-style solve than the fact that he swept the game for $91,000. I wonder what's going to be bigger: Matt or Caitlyn. Still, if we were to have another Some of the Greats week, I guarantee both will be on. It's easier to post the 30 second clip of his solve than doing what Wayoshi did by posting the whole episode for proof of the $91k game sweep. And I'm biased to say that Emil is going to be bigger  . |
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Post by Bryce L. on Dec 30, 2014 7:53:05 GMT -5
Just saw this on my Facebook news feed...
Wheel of Fortune: Game show contestant wins record $91,892 prize by solving puzzle with 1-letter guess
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Post by mfdesanto on Jan 10, 2015 21:12:04 GMT -5
Hi all. I'm finally getting around to checking out more of what this site contains. I've poked around here and there but haven't dived in, so to speak. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented on here for your well wishes and for watching the show. It was without a doubt a great time and an experience I'll never forget. I'll keep poking around the site but if anyone wants to guide me to the best links to check out I'd definitely appreciate it. Thanks again! - Matt  |
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Post by MarioGS on Jan 12, 2015 15:22:49 GMT -5
Well, mfdesanto, if you really want to sharpen your puzzle-solving skills, you can check out our Game On! Forum and join a mock Wheel of Fortune game, or check out our Daily Puzzle Game, which is quite a fun challenge.  You can also take a look at Real Wheels for cool Wheel fanart, and perhaps best for you, we have the "Spinning Stories" board within Buying Your Time, where you can share your Wheel experience story and go as in-depth as you like. Enjoy the site! See you around! |
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