Australian Wheel of Fortune

[Brandon Brooks]

I've been searching high and low, and I haven't found a site featuring pics from the current season of Aussie WOF.  Are there any out there that I may have missed?

Brandon Brooks

[JasonA1]

There is a brief vid clip at gscentral.net in the Theatre of a quick host blunder.

-Jason

[rmfromfla]

BTW, if anyone hasn't seen it yet,  there is a web page for the Australian
 version of Jeopardy! from 1993 that lasted only six months, with pictures
 of their impressive set.   You can reach it at the Links section of the
 what_is_jeopardy group at Yahoo! Groups......

[JasonA1]

The same (?) "Jeopardy" info is available at this link:

http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Epowney/game...eopardy1993.htm

And it seems the only rule change was the second DD in round two. Good score by the player in the pics, though.

-Jason

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Jul 14 2004, 08:18 PM\'] The same (?) "Jeopardy" info is available at this link:

http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Epowney/game...eopardy1993.htm

And it seems the only rule change was the second DD in round two. Good score by the player in the pics, though. [/quote]
 You mean the first round.

[JasonA1]

You mean the first round.

Yes I do.

-Jason

[adamjk]

Just out of curiosity, anyone know how the new version is being received overseas?

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Jul 16 2004, 09:11 PM\'] Just out of curiosity, anyone know how the new version is being received overseas? [/quote]
 The new version of what?

[adamjk]

Of Aussie Wheel with their 5th host.

[gshowguy]

I've checked out an Aussie game show forum, and some don't really like Steve Oemcke (the current host of Aussie WoF), but others say he's getting better.

Also, there IS a website dedicated to the Aussie WoF, but, there are NO pics from the Steve Oemcke era, and nearly all of their multimedia clips come from the Rob Elliott era (video clips that is, but there is one VERY RARE clip from the era with the first host, Ernie Sigley).

I know at least two SFX from the show may have been used on our shores before:

NOTE: file names come from The International Game Show SFX Library:

acorrlet: The current ding used when a letter is in the puzzle has also been used on "To Tell the Truth" in the late '70s, 1980-1, and the 2000 revival with John O'Hurley. It has also been used on the (vulgar & stupid) 2001 revival of "Card Sharks". The old ding (as heard in the Ernie Sigley clip I described) has also been used on "Family Feud" and the 1990 revival of "To Tell the Truth", plus some GS skits on "Saturday Night Live"

awronglet: The buzzer you hear on the Aussie WoF when you call for a letter that isn't in the puzzle (or run out of time before solving the bonus puzzle) has also been used in the "Rant" round on "Cram", but it sounds MUCH higher in pitch. I think it's also been used on the first season of Chuck Woolery's version of "Lingo" when they were in Holland, just with the same pitch from "Cram".

BTW, has Rob Elliott (or any Aussie WoF host) made an appearance on the US WoF? I know Sophie Faulkner did back in 2000 (judging by what I read at the website I mentioned), and during another "Around the World" week from 1991, there was a website that mentioned all of the letter-turners from around the world trying to turn the letters at once, and I think Adriana Xenides (the old letter turner from the Australian version) was one of them.

[JasonA1]

The old ding (as heard in the Ernie Sigley clip I described) has also been used on "Family Feud" and the 1990 revival of "To Tell the Truth", plus some GS skits on "Saturday Night Live

Ernie's sound was more "live" and doorbellish. The one you speak of was more of a soft tone than a bell.

-Jason

[gshowguy]

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Aug 17 2004, 08:30 PM\'] Ernie's sound was more "live" and doorbellish. The one you speak of was more of a soft tone than a bell.

-Jason [/quote]
 Oh, really? At least to me, it sounded like the "ding" from "Family Feud".

BTW, was the current ding used on Burgo's episodes and the infamous run with Tony Barber (who I think is better at $ale of the Century in Australia, IMHO)?

[GPeefalt]

The thing I've always wondered with the Aussie Wheel is the existence of weird values on the wheel, like 110 and 235.  Any knowledge on the origin of that?

[gshowguy]

[quote name=\'GPeefalt\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 12:17 PM\'] The thing I've always wondered with the Aussie Wheel is the existence of weird values on the wheel, like 110 and 235.  Any knowledge on the origin of that? [/quote]
 Somehow, the Aussies must've looked at the spaces on the wheel on Chuck Woolery's version in the states. But, you're right, they are weird, in $5 and $10 amounts instead of $50 amounts. Example:

US: $200, $250, $300, $350

Australia: $410, $555, $670, $1125

Of course, if you need me, I'll be in the "$ale of the Century" room for anything.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'gshowguy\' date=\'Aug 18 2004, 10:34 AM\'] Somehow, the Aussies must've looked at the spaces on the wheel on Chuck Woolery's version in the states. But, you're right, they are weird, in $5 and $10 amounts instead of $50 amounts. Example:

US: $200, $250, $300, $350

Australia: $410, $555, $670, $1125 [/quote]
 Thank you for repeating what was said in the previous post, while adding no additional content of any worth whatsoever.