Wheel of Fortune 1/2 Car space

[Joe Mello]

Wheel requires you to do more work (successfully calling a letter) to get a smaller payout than that from (good heavens, time flies) almost a decade ago.

Hell, it's more work to get the same payout on this very show half a decade ago.  This type of car used to be under Mystery Wedges.

I agree with making it a full wedge.  If you were ambitious, you could rig up wedges with LCD screens like they did in Season 25.  Have it show the 1/2, then when it's claimed, change it to a $500 (why is everything $500), and if there's a BR, it can immediately go back to being the 1/2.

[clemon79]

I agree with making it a full wedge.  If you were ambitious, you could rig up wedges with LCD screens like they did in Season 25.  Have it show the 1/2, then when it's claimed, change it to a $500 (why is everything $500), and if there's a BR, it can immediately go back to being the 1/2.

YOU, on the other hand, get the Lesko. Why go to that expense and bother when you can make it a piece of cardboard, stick it back on the wheel between rounds, and nobody at home cares either way? Hell, if anything they're saying "Hey, they put it back out there. Cool."

[TLEberle]

(why is everything $500),

Because $28.75 looks dumb in comparison.

[Twentington]

If one of the Car spaces is claimed, another one is put back on the Wheel in the next round. That means, theoretically, you could have up to six of them in play.

Does that alter the odds any? I'm terrible at math.

[vtown7]

(why is everything $500),

Because $28.75 looks dumb in comparison.

Bazinga.

[Mr. Armadillo]

After seeing round one's wheel on Monday night, I wondered -- has the ratio of regular cash wedges to special wedges shifted in favor of the latter yet?

If nothing has been taken off of the wheel yet in round three, you could have the following configuration for this special week:

Wild Card / $300 / ½ Car / $900 / Gift Tag / $400 / $550 / One Million Dollars / Mystery / $300 / $500 / $600 / $3500 / Bankrupt / ½ Car / $700 / $450 / $350 / $800 / Lose a Turn / Mystery / Free Play / $600 / Bankrupt

11 out of 24. Almost.

You forgot the regular prize over the $350.  If we consider the $3,500 to be 'special', that puts it over the tipping point.

[Kevin Prather]

Anyone else think that the $900 is a bad place for the WC? Reminds me of one time when the Free Spin was on the $1000.

[Joe Mello]

Why go to that expense and bother when you can make it a piece of cardboard, stick it back on the wheel between rounds, and nobody at home cares either way? Hell, if anything they're saying "Hey, they put it back out there. Cool."

And the Jackpot and Free Play wedges are lit up like Christmas because...

For a test week, cardboard is fine, but if this is going to be a permanent fixture (I personally doubt it), and you're putting lights and special computer animations on everything, why the hell not?

[clemon79]

And the Jackpot and Free Play wedges are lit up like Christmas because...

Beats the living hell out of me.

For a test week, cardboard is fine, but if this is going to be a permanent fixture (I personally doubt it), and you're putting lights and special computer animations on everything, why the hell not?

Spending money foolishly in the past is not a justification in and of itself for doing it in the future.

[Twentington]

Anyone else think that the $900 is a bad place for the WC? Reminds me of one time when the Free Spin was on the $1000.

Not really all that different — the WC's usually on $700, isn't it?

[Kevin Prather]

Anyone else think that the $900 is a bad place for the WC? Reminds me of one time when the Free Spin was on the $1000.

Not really all that different — the WC's usually on $700, isn't it?

Also bad, IMO.