From 1989: It's near the end of the game and it's time for Pat to give the wheel a final spin. Easy, right? Not really as you'll see in this clip, but in the end, Pat's hard work pays off!
2023/04/04: First show after God knows how long to show an unedited Final Spin segment -- amusingly, Dane repeated history by landing on Bankrupt several times.
IF you watched it,you would have noticed that he's spinning the wheel at his full strength,which just happens to be 1 rotation. On the 4th spin though he spins weak just to make sure it doesn't happen again. Rigged? No,just him trying to get it past Bankrupt the 2nd and 3rd time. Great show!
This would be hilarious if it happened. *Pat does the final spin* BANKRUPT! *Pat spins again* BANKRUPT! *Pat spins again* FREE PLAY! *Pat spins once again* FREE PLAY! *Pat spins ONCE AGAIN* ONE MILLION DOLLARS! *Sigh*.
You could easily hear a canned audience groan at the beginning when a supposed wrong letter was called, and twice when Pat landed on BANKRUPT on the final spin. It's used on other game shows recorded at CBS Television City from the '80s-early '90s such as the Pyramids, Press Your Luck, and Combs' Family Feud, for example, when a bad move made by a contestant happens. Hope this helps! :)
It happens often enough, but these days, they are so busy cutting stuff out of the show to save time, they just edit out whenever Pat's final spin lands on a non-dollar value, which is exactly why you haven't seen that happen in years.
I do feel too that with how heavy the wheel is and when Pat makes the final spin, along with the placement of the $5000 (now much harder for Pat to reach it as he can't do a full spin around compared to back then), it would be that there is more money saved for the show, and less big winners. Can it be a reason why there is a rumor that in 2026 WoF will no longer be airing because of Sony et. al doing this to make it less popular?
I'm pretty sure Pat Sajak just spins again, and they edit out the tight-shot of the first spin and the overhead shot of the second in post-production. Since Pat Sajak only gives the final spin spiel on the first attempt, they have to use the overhead shot of the first spin.
Back in the days when contestants could spend more than one day at Wheel of Fortune. I realize there are a lot of contestants wanting to play, but, the returning champion aspect is something I wished they returned to the show, especially since this is a game show where you win money as long as you solve a puzzle or win a "tossup". Jeopardy! got rid of their 5 day max requirement and we all saw what happened there. I miss gameshow goofs like these. It added to the charm of a show.
I remember an old episode where Pat landed on so many bankrupt's, lose a turn's, etc. that he actually called Vanna over to spin the final spin. I can't find that one anywhere, though.
That's because Bob Goen hosted the network daytime version; that wasn't syndicated. King World was the show's syndication distributor, not production company.
The current sound effects were first used when the daytime version of Wheel of Fortune moved to CBS in July 1989. They were carried over to the nighttime version in September.
I think because of the editing used for the show to replace the entire board for a new puzzle and rearrange all the letters, editing bankrupt spins would have cost even more money to produce so they kept it to save money. Now with the electronic board, penalty spaces or prizes landed on in the final spin can get edited because it's much easier to program the board than replace each space. I do notice that it looks like it's going for bankrupt, then there is no bankrupt in sight with the board.
Editing out bad Final Spins has been the usual since 1997. Emphasis on "usual" -- the 2023/04/04 installment left the bad spins in after a loooooooong time.
A solution for the final spin would be if the red arrow lands on bankrupt or lose a turn, then what the yellow arrow is pointing to will be the value of each consonant for the rest of the puzzle.
never saw this b4 or did I? I was 7 at the time and my grandmother's favorite game. I just don't remember it. This game helped me be a better speller though. Thank you for this laugh.
Me thinks the producers figured out the average velocity of Pat's spin and placed the $5,000 space on the wheel accordingly. That way, he was sure to land a $5,000 space on a regular basis, thus creating extra suspense into the final round. Why would a regular viewer watch if they know that the round isn't going to determine the final standings?
If you're in the Chicago area, ask the Technical director to leave at least one of those Bankrupt or Lose-a-Turn spins in the finished product before this 25th syndication season is out.
I can't believe they edit out moments like this in game shows nowadays. Everything has become so sanitized and pre-packaged. I miss the days when game show bloopers were PART of the game shows.
@NYIslander12 They actually did that for Pat until about the mid 80s. There's a 1985 episode somewhere where he hits Bankrupt on the Final Spin, and the slide whistle sounds, but I don't remember it ever happening when GSN reran season 6 into the ground.
@Mindraker1 I doubt he's going anywhere soon. Take a look at Alex Trebek. He's 70 years old now, and he's STILL hosting Jeopardy! (ever since 1984, if I'm not mistaken). Pat Sajak is like 64, and he's been hosting a little longer than Trebek.
It was rare for Pat just to have to spin the wheel four times. I only remember one other time when this happened, although I don't know if he landed on $5000.
Pat's speech: And constenant worth eh *Land on bankrupt pad* I give it another spin. *Land on bankrupt pad again* *sigh* And, it was lifting up that hard... *land on bankrupt pad again* Hey, hey!! *gigles* *Lands on $5000 pad* Thats worth waiting for!!
Pat: You just won $10000, now spend it at beach themed store. Contestant: For $5000 I'll take the pail. For $4000 I'll take the shovel to go with the pail and for $1000 I'll take the life savers. Charlie: This isn't just any life savers but 5 fruity flavors.
It's bad enough that the technical director had to cut out Pat and Vanna's annual "Drive Sober" reminder on Monday's show due to time constraints, but I think that he or she has to leave at least one Bankrupt final spin in the finsihed product per season.
