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BrandonFG:
[quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 10 2003, 08:00 PM\'] My bonus round clue was:

Category:  Thing

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Don't ask me why I couldn't get "pinch of salt," but I missed out on a trip to the Bahamas. [/quote]
 Trust me, I wouldn't have gotten that either. ;-)

scully24:
The money won on that episode of Wheel was even less then usual because it was Susan Stafford's last show, and so in order to save a few minutes for a farewell sendoff at the end, they made all the game material very short that day--all two and three word puzzles, so the opportunity to accumulate money in the game play was somewhat reduced, as was the playing time.

zachhoran:
[quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 10 2003, 08:30 PM\'] The money won on that episode of Wheel was even less then usual because it was Susan Stafford's last show, and so in order to save a few minutes for a farewell sendoff at the end, they made all the game material very short that day--all two and three word puzzles, so the opportunity to accumulate money in the game play was somewhat reduced, as was the playing time. [/quote]
 Nice to be there for a part of history I'm sure. I'm willing to bet Fremantle doesn't allow for Claudia's last show coming soon to be acknowledged on-air.

scully24:
Susan Stafford was really beloved on that show.  Pat Sajak was the new kid on the block at that time, whereas Susan had been on the show for eight years--what seemed like a lifetime in television.  Nobody could foresee that Wheel was going to get stronger and stay around for decades more.

I remember the whole staff came out on the stage at the end for the farewell, and the producer Nancy gave Susan a bunch of roses.  THe only one grumbling was Tony, our contestant coordinator, because he had to "dress up" that day for his one minute on camera.

zachhoran:
[quote name=\'scully24\' date=\'Dec 10 2003, 08:58 PM\'] Nobody could foresee that Wheel was going to get stronger and stay around for decades more.

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 That was around the point NBC wanted to drop the show as I recall, just on the cusp of its going nighttime. A lot of us would say Wheel was stronger in those days than it is now, but.........

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