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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: uncamark on March 06, 2008, 03:35:44 PM
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In honor of a certain long-running game show taping in Chicago this week, the Tribune has a neat graphic on the front page of the Tempo section showing all sorts of "Wheel" trivia, replicated cleverly in this little Flash animation:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainmen...1,4247537.flash (http://\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-wheel-flash.swf,1,4247537.flash\")
What you don't see is the masthead on the Tempo section, where Vanna stands next to the section title, which is presented today as:
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Plus an article about an uncle and nephew who together are on "Wheel"'s stage crew:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainmen...9679,full.story (http://\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0306wheelmastersmar06,1,5929679,full.story\")
With at the top the Tribune's special--WheelCam! Ooohhh...
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It's a neat little attempt, too bad Fact #5 is wrong:
No longer used: The “Surprise” wedge, where contestants win a special prize if they solve the puzzle; and the “Double Play” token, which allowed players to call two consonants on the same spin.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'180312\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 03:53 PM\']
It's a neat little attempt, too bad Fact #5 is wrong:
No longer used: The “Surprise” wedge, where contestants win a special prize if they solve the puzzle; and the “Double Play” token, which allowed players to call two consonants on the same spin.
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It also mentioned that the pilot was shot in 1975. Considering it debuted in January of that year, that's one hell of a turnaround. :-P
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There's a great picture in the paper of the wheel and it's innards before they cover it up. Idid not that picture on line.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'180308\' date=\'Mar 6 2008, 03:35 PM\']
Plus an article about an uncle and nephew who together are on "Wheel"'s stage crew:
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Thanks for posting this. Great guys.