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Michael Brandenburg:
We'll probably have some more special prime-time Price is Right episodes next spring (in between seasons of Survivor! on CBS), so I thought I'd like to suggest a change on the "Big Wheel" prizes to both promote something new that will be coming out at that time and as a tribute to the zany humor of their late announcer, Rod Roddy.
Here's the change: Each on-stage contestant in each half of the show spins the "Big Wheel" as before, with the contestant getting closest to $1.00 without going over advancing to the final "Showcase" round. However, if a contestant gets exactly $1.00 in either one spin or a combination of two spins, the contestant also gets a "bonus spin," as before, for a chance to win a bonus cash prize.
If the contestant gets the red "$1.00" space on his/her bonus spin, the contestant wins $1 million, as had previously been the case on the TPIR prime-time specials. Further, if the contestant lands on the green "15-cent" space that is just past the "$1.00" space on the wheel, he/she wins a consolation prize in the form of a check for $5,000, again as before.
But if the contestant lands on the green "5-cent" space that is just before the "$1.00" space on the wheel, we have a new consolation prize for that contestant, which is (as Rod Roddy would have no doubt delivered it):
"It’s ONE…
HUNDRED…
THOUSAND…
NICKELS!
And they aren't wooden nickels either, but are the first of two special commemorative nickels being issued this year by the U.S. Mint. These legal-tender coins feature the portrait of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, on one side, and on the other, the Jefferson Peace Medal commemorating the purchase of the 800,000 square-mile Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. Total face value of these geniune nickel nickels, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
Michael Brandenburg
(Well, the recently introduced redesigned $20 bill got quite a few plugs on Wheel of Fortune and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, so why not these new up-and-coming nickels?)
GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'Michael Brandenburg\' date=\'Nov 10 2003, 11:49 AM\'] (Well, the recently introduced redesigned $20 bill got quite a few plugs on Wheel of Fortune and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, so why not these new up-and-coming nickels?) [/quote]
At the risk of going off-topic: the redesigned $20 bill is not being received very well. It's being rejected by vending machines, and it took only one week for counterfeits to be discovered. Back to the drawing board.
ObGameShows: The "Sacajawa" and "Socka-wocky" moments on questions involving the then-new golden dollar were LOL funny.
clemon79:
[quote name=\'Michael Brandenburg\' date=\'Nov 10 2003, 09:49 AM\'] Total face value of these geniune nickel nickels, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
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All things being equal, I'd rather that the US Treasury spend the tax dollars that I pay to support it on something other than self-promotion on a game show.
Jay Temple:
Agreed, but if they're going to waste money promoting a new coin anyway, this would be cool place to waste it.
clemon79:
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Nov 10 2003, 01:12 PM\'] Agreed, but if they're going to waste money promoting a new coin anyway, this would be cool place to waste it. [/quote]
Frankly I think it would be perfectly asinine. But that's JMODO.
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