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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: ET206 on March 05, 2018, 09:19:53 PM
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During the shopping era, did a contestant ever win enough in round one to buy a car? I seem to recall seeing someone buy a car in round two once. Thanks!
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I'd barter vowels for the car. At $250 a pop, it wouldn't take too many U's.
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I can't find it, but there's an episode from Christmas 1979, where a female contestant buys a car by solving SLEIGH BELLS RING ARE YOU LISTENIN'. For some reason, I wanna say that was a round one puzzle, but I could be wrong.
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I can't find it, but there's an episode from Christmas 1979, where a female contestant buys a car by solving SLEIGH BELLS RING ARE YOU LISTENIN'. For some reason, I wanna say that was a round one puzzle, but I could be wrong.
I'm gonna say round two for that. I think I remember the $1000 space coming in to play on that one.
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Here ya go! Love the reaction of the player.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wddtx
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I can't find it, but there's an episode from Christmas 1979, where a female contestant buys a car by solving SLEIGH BELLS RING ARE YOU LISTENIN'. For some reason, I wanna say that was a round one puzzle, but I could be wrong.
One of my favorite WoF moments of the Woolery era! That came to mind too, but I think I remember Chuck stating about the $1,000 space on the wheel and she happened to hit upon it for multiple letters.
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So it was second round. Thanks, everyone. :)
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I recall a couple of clips that were posted here when that was just a thread and not a section where contestants on the nighttime version piled up a huge bankroll and bought two cars each.
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Courtenay O'Connell was on in September 1979 and bought a $6,160 Subaru Brat in round 2 on her first show. Had a large puzzle and hit multiple $650s and a few $850s. If there is something I'm missing to post a PNG screenshot I'd share it.
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If there is something I'm missing to post a PNG screenshot I'd share it.
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I was this many years old when I learned that there was a car named the BRAT, and that it was in production until 1994. Also $6,200 was quite a lot of car for the late seventies.
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One of the earliest Wheel's I remember seeing when I first got GSN was from January '85, featuring a $27,500 Speed-Up win, leading to both the offered cars and a $6 gift certificate.
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When was the top value in Round 1 increased above 500? I know it was 500 in the hour-long episodes, and cars were over $3000 at that point.
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When was the top value in Round 1 increased above 500? I know it was 500 in the hour-long episodes, and cars were over $3000 at that point.
Top Dollar in R1 was increased to $750 in the fall of 1979.
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Good to know. They still had it at $500 as of 9/4 and 9/5/79
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Earliest I've seen with $750 in Round 1 is December 4, 1979 (which is also the earliest I've seen with $2,000 in Round 3; top value there was still $1,500 on September 5, 1979).