My Mum WINNING Wheel of Fortune! (1989)
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(Louise Smith) winning everything (except for the last cash prize) on Wheel of Fortune in 1989!
Fun Fact: Louise holds the record for the most points ever won on Wheel of Fortune! (5,200 Points)
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I have been waiting for the longest time to see an episode of British Wheel from this era, one that had a 350-point space on the Wheel. I am forever grateful for it because I am now able to prove on Wikipedia what the layouts were from this time. Yes, I did ALL the Wheels seen on the UK Wheel article over at Wikipedia. If you'd like, please PM me, and I'll show you more.
I always remembered that little wheel-shaped wave they always gave at the end. A very American touch
4:21 that's the most synthesized bankrupt sound i've ever heard.
no it wasn't it's in fact the most lose a turn sound when someone lands on lose a turn
Yeah, it's me again. Earlier today, MrTamiya98 just uploaded an episode of British Wheel from around the same time your mother was on, and in that episode, Campbell did mention the rule about buying vowels for 250 points. If you want to see for yourself, the two parts are up on his channel.
I wish they turned the Points in Pounds like in the US Version and everyone banked their money whether they solved the puzzle or not, and whether they won the main game or lost they still got to take home the cash equivalent of the points as well as any prizes they picked up along the way
4,000 doesn't sound like alot today.
Michael O'Keefe they were under limitations at the time. until '93, you couldn't give away more than £6,000 (with the exception of $64000 Question, which gave away £6,400). After the limit was lifted, the prize increased to £10,000 and later, in '96, it was £20,000. I think it would be around $25,000 in America. in the 2000's the show would move to daytime, and would only offer £2,000.
In later series, the trivia question was only done at the start of the round to determine who would have first dibs at the wheel. When they lost their turn, the next player on would have their go.
The trivia questions were probably to placate the Independent Broadcasting Authority, as they had serious reservations about letting people win sums of money and prizes on sheer luck alone. Fortunately, after the IBA was replaced with the light-touch Independent Television Commission, the prize limits were relaxed, the skill barrier was lifted and the trivia questions went (apart from the toss-up at the start of rounds). (You could also buy vowels in later series)
+Anthony Hobson I believe a similar thing happened when they put "The Price is Right" on the air in the UK. The showcase showdown, to determine who would move on to the showcase, involved spinning a big wheel on the US version. The IBA said no to that, even taking the show off the air for a bit, while they created a game for the showdown. The result was something around pricing grocery items called "Supermarket". Later incarnations didn't have trouble with it, as they decided to bring in the wheel for the showcase showdown.
+Anthony Hobson And what about vowels?
+Greg Palmer Vowels could only be bought if a player had spun once and had at least 250 points in that round. Vowels cost a flat rate of 250 points, whether there was one or five of them in the puzzle.
OK. I assume that's for the later series. What about the Campbell years (like this episode)?
+Greg Palmer It applies to all UK series of Wheel.
I wish the UK version of Wheel of Fortune had the audience chant ("WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!").
Yeah, that would’ve been cute
Hi, Louise. Great job on "Wheel" -- too bad it couldn't equate to cash, but you clearly had a good time regardless.
Just curious: do you remember around when your episode taped, or when it aired? The 1989 series aired from 5 September to 26 December, if that helps.
I heard the host say that you could choose any letter except AEIOU. The thing is, however, that he said that after the Wheel was spun. I don't know why he never mentioned that someone could buy vowels but that they'd have to do it before spinning again.
The reason why I'm bringing this up is that a friend of mine just uploaded a Christmas 1988 episode of British Wheel where a vowel was indeed bought. Would you like me to send a PM to you about it?
There's this ridiculous rule in the UK which says that any game that is heavily reliant on luck and chance is a gambling show, and cannot be qualified as a game/quiz show. :\
I'm not sure about that - I've seen contestants go past the 10,000 mark, especially during the John Leslie era....
Good thing they finally allowed it once John Leslie took over.
Not once did anyone buy a vowel. Was that not allowed?
Carol Smillie (and Jenny Powell) was a MUCH better hostess than that Angela lady who was on before her. Carol (like Vanna White) uses both of her arms to turn over the letters while Angela only used her left arm to turn over the letters as shown on the 1988 Xmas episode.
This UK version of Wheel concern me. Why they have to answer questions if they want to spin and solve puzzles? This is a hangman game show, not a trivia quiz show.
I think everybody outside Britain is asking the same question: "Why can't you just let the ladies spin the damn wheel?"
Then again, of the episodes I saw (which aren't very many) with John Leslie as the host, there was no vowel buying whatsoever. Instead of buying a vowel that would almost certainly be found in the puzzle, the contestants would spin and call some ridiculous letter like "Q" for "quack" or "Z" for "zebra." >.
Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
Yeah I'm very confused about the answering questions thing, it's not jeopardy
She was thinking of an occupation not a "name". It was the tension that confused her about what he ment by a "person".
Why was she confused though? Was this stressful?
I heard she was even asked to get some questions wrong just so to give the other women a chance to win!!! How obsurd!
Ya, Try to guess any letter without
AEIOU.
That's awesome
this gameshow seemed so slow. a bit like the 1980s in general. just plodding along.
Yeah, it was against the rules to buy a vowel. Sometime during the show he reminded them.
I think it's good they changed the rules now, it just makes the whole game a lot more interesting when the contestants can buy a vowel
I did not know that Disney handled any rights to Wheel of Fortune.
Ann was a sweet girl!
I wonder if the Independent Broadcasting Authority had anything to do with this since spinning the wheel had no skill?
They I imagine did. It really messes with the game too, it slows it SO badly, it's hard to watch these honestly cause of that.
That's really stupid. You can't even buy a vowel for 250 points?
Its mom not mum
In the UK it's Mum, Mother is British, hence, Mum not Mom.
@@thegangsternextdoor that's right bro, you tell em'! It's MUM dumbass, show some respect, without us you wouldn't even exist!
Your mum didnt win