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WOF disclaimer question
Strikerz04:
--- Quote from: Bob Zager on November 28, 2024, 11:10:33 AM ---Knowing the prices in advance could have helped contestants decide if the would like to place the money earned each round "on account" and spent later, combined with what was earned later. I rarely saw anyone choose that option.
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Let alone choose the account option and win around round to carry that over.
I agree - I think of it as a larger amusement park where if there were big ticket items, I'm going to aim just a little higher to get it (whereas at said park, I wouldn't dare come close).
Clay Zambo:
I completely understand *why* it would be useful and strategic for the players to have seen the prices before the game; I just found it curious that it would be something they felt had to be disclosed.
Whatevs. I miss shopping, but it couldn’t exist today when the show runs about 19 minutes and change.
Jeremy Nelson:
--- Quote from: Clay Zambo on November 28, 2024, 09:28:35 PM ---I miss shopping, but it couldn’t exist today when the show runs about 19 minutes and change.
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The best we could reasonably expect is the Shopping wedge from Retro Week in '99- space is worth a flat $5-10k, and earning it gives you the opportunity to pick from three prize packages.
Casey:
--- Quote from: Clay Zambo on November 28, 2024, 09:28:35 PM ---I completely understand *why* it would be useful and strategic for the players to have seen the prices before the game; I just found it curious that it would be something they felt had to be disclosed.
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Again, only a guess, but I imagine it may be so that people watching at home, who don't see the big prizes (at least on the Woolery episodes I've seen) unless a person buys one, don't write in wondering why a contestant saved up a bunch of money for an expensive prize. It probably could have been worded in a clearer way.
This discussion makes me wonder - in the early years of WOF, did Chuck (or Pat) explain to the home audience that a person could put any or all of their winnings on account to buy a bigger prize? My recollection is that the on account option was only mentioned if a person spent all their money down and couldn't buy any more prizes, or the contestant just opted to do it, which was a very rare thing.
Matt Ottinger:
--- Quote from: Casey on November 29, 2024, 02:06:15 PM ---This discussion makes me wonder - in the early years of WOF, did Chuck (or Pat) explain to the home audience that a person could put any or all of their winnings on account to buy a bigger prize? My recollection is that the on account option was only mentioned if a person spent all their money down and couldn't buy any more prizes, or the contestant just opted to do it, which was a very rare thing.
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I grew up with the show, and my memory was that On Account was explained a lot in the early going, but once the show had hit its stride, they assumed it was a part of the game that you knew, and only mentioned it when it was relevant. Every show has unusual rules that don't get explained every single episode.
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