TLC's Homemade Wheel & Puzzle Board

It's another at-home game! The theme this time is "Fall Fun".


$1,000 Toss-Up: RHYME TIME
F R I G H T
N I _ _ T

Sue solves FRIGHT NIGHT.

CONTESTANTS:
Pauline
Sue
Emma

$2,000 Toss-Up: ON THE MAP
T _ _ B S T O _ E
_ _ _ Z _ N A

Pauline solves TOMBSTONE ARIZONA.

Prize on the wheel: Trip to Massachusetts valued at $6,500.

Gift Tag on the wheel: $1,000 Party City gift certificate.

Round 1: THING
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Pauline: 2 T's on $500 next to $550, No S on $650.

Sue: BANKRUPT on right side of ONE MILLION.

Emma: 1 R on $500 next to $650, No N on $500 next to $550.

Pauline: 4 L's on ONE MILLION, Buys 3 E's, Buys 2 A's, 2 F's on $700, 2 H's on $700.

_ E L _ _ H T F _ L
F A L L / _ E A T H E R

Pauline solves DELIGHTFUL FALL WEATHER for $3,300 + ONE MILLION.

Pauline: $5,300 + ONE MILLION
Sue: $1,000
Emma: $0

Round 2: CROSSWORD CLUE: HAPPY HALLOWEEN (Mystery Round)




Sue: 3 T's on MYSTERY next to $700-----she flips it over and it's a BANKRUPT!

Emma: 1 R on $700, Buys 3 E's, BANKRUPT next to $600.

Pauline: 3 S's on $800, Buys 2 A's, 1 N on $700, 1 L on $3,500, Buys 2 O's, 2 K's on $700, BANKRUPT next to $900.

Sue: BANKRUPT next to $600.

Emma: 1 M on $600, LOSE A TURN.

Pauline: 2 C's on regular $1,000 MYSTERY next to FREE PLAY.



Pauline solves COSTUME MASK TRICK SKELETON BATS for $2,000.

Pauline: $7,300
Sue: $1,000
Emma: $0

Round 3: PHRASE (Prize Puzzle/Express Round)
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Emma: 1 T on $500-1/2 CAR next to $650, 2 R's on $700, Buys 4 E's, No S on $550.

Pauline: No N on $500 next to $800.

Sue: 1 D on $1,000 EXPRESS.

Sue hops on the EXPRESS:
Buys 3 A's
Buys 1 O
2 P's
1 M
1 Z
1 B

P R E P A R E / T O
B E / A M A Z E D

Sue solves PREPARE TO BE AMAZED for $5,500 and a trip to Barbados valued at $8,000.

Pauline: $7,300
Sue: $14,500
Emma: $0

$3,000 Toss-Up: SONG LYRICS
H _ / _ I D
T _ _ / M A S H


Emma solves HE DID THE MASH.

Round 4: TITLE
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Emma: LOSE A TURN.

Pauline: 2 T's on $5,000, 3 S's on $500 next to $550, Buys 1 E, 1 R on $650, 2 Y's on $900.

_ T S Y / _ _ T S Y
S _ _ _ E R

Pauline solves ITSY BITSY SPIDER for $13,700.

Pauline: $21,000
Sue: $14,500
Emma: $3,000

Round 5: FOOD & DRINK
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Pauline: No T on $800.

Sue: BANKRUPT next to $600.

Emma: 1 S on $700, Buys 1 E, No R on FREE PLAY, 1 N on $900, Buys A---No A.

Pauline: No L on $550.

Sue: 1 C on $500 next to $5,000, 1 M on $600, 3 P's on $500 next to $5,000.

P _ M P _ _ N
S P _ C E

FINAL SPIN BELL RINGS...I give the wheel a final spin and land on $550 making each correct consonant worth $1,550 each.

Sue: 1 K

P _ M P K _ N
S P _ C E

Sue solves PUMPKIN SPICE for $4,150.

FINAL SCORES:
Pauline: $21,000
Sue: $18,650
Emma: $3,000




It's time for the $100,000 BONUS ROUND!

Pauline spins the bonus wheel and lands on the second A in AMERICA'S.

The category is THINGS.

RSTLNE gives us this:

_ _ _ L _ _ _ E S

Picks: P C H A

_ A _ L _ _ _ E S


Pauline fails to solve MAILBOXES and can't add an additional $34,000 to her total.

TOTAL WINNINGS: $21,000!

I've actually watched that video before. Very impressive setup!

Mine is 24"
I want to redo it and go bigger with 32" but my broke ass needs money for all that hahaha

You definitely do! Your wheel looks awesome! I meant to say 36" on the change in size because that's the next available size of table top at Lowe's

thiswheel13, loved your video! Like TLC and yourself, my current wheel is 24", but sits on a small square table from Ikea. For the 36" wheel, it actually is really cool and gives the closest feel to being on the show because your arm power (or lack thereof) determines the strength of the spins, so things aren't as random as they are on smaller sized wheels. You could go two ways with the big wheel guys--I've tried both methods and prefer the 2nd:

1st way: Buy one of those swivel pieces with the ball bearings, drill that into the center of your wheel and use a 24" wood piece as your base. I'd lubricate the hell out of the ball bearings because the products from Lowe's and HD have the ball bearings not as free moving. There is a youtube video that shows how to drill a large hole in the base to correctly align the screws to your larger piece (the wheel).

2nd way: Buy an 18 or 24" lazy susan (Bed Bath & Beyond, or some other home store) that's already assembled. Measure the center point of your wheel, align it with the lazy susan base, and then screw them together. I like this approach better because if the wheel doesn't spin as freely, you could simply loosen the screw from the lazy susan to your liking. My problem with the first method is that if your wheel gets stuck, or has jerky spins, it isn't as easy to take apart, apply more WD-40, etc.

Stick rubber stoppers on the bottom of your bases (from either method) to prevent slipping. I had the flippers separated, so I could take the wheel "on the road" and set up shop wherever needed.

If you look back a few pages on the Designer's Den threads, you'll see my old 36" wheel during its glory days. The project for a new one is currently on hold due to lack of funds--the lazy susan goes for $20, and the 36" base from Lowe's/HD goes for $40. Then you count nails, paint, printing more wedges, glitter paper for wedges, cardstock, foam board....Like TLC said in a previous post on here, it's gonna be past $100 to finish it up.

Hope my long speech helped!

-A

I know MarioGS won the sweepstakes for the retired $350 wedge--there was a Facebook video of a user submission who didn't win, and the guy was a music teacher who created a life-size wheel and his pitch was that his wheel was the perfect home for the $350 wedge to retire. From what Mario has told me, the real wheel is 7 1/2 feet across (90"), and an individual wedge is 12" wide at the widest points and 28" long. The largest board rounded pre-cut is 36", and the largest boards I find at HD & Lowe's are 8' by 4', so it seems like it'd be a custom job to buy the board and get it cut right. Maybe I'll take my 36" wheel on the road for real @tlc and you can spin it!

-A

You know, that's a good question. I've been thinking about doing that with my set on Photoshop.

...why would you want to do that when you spent all that time making your own puzzleboard?

I have changed the font since then and I built that on Powerpoint. It's my own set up that's not really editable. Definitely a tedious process on how it comes together.