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Question on Pat spinning the wheel


Can anyone recall a time whenever Pat spun the wheel for the final round and ended up getting on either Lose a Turn or Bankrupt? I believe he did a couple times back in the early 90s but for the past likely 15 or so years it seems to never result. I just find that odd since you'd think he'd ONE of these times land on either one


When God made Tom Cruise, he was only joking.

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I've wondered this myself. I'm thinking maybe it's rigged when he spins it so they don't have to waste time spinning again if he lands on Lose a Turn or Bankrupt.

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Here's an incident when he did:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pv33JWBdY8

They used to show his failed final spins all the time, but these days, they edit them out. Seeing him hit Bankrupts, Lose A Turns, and even prizes were hilarious.

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Mr. Sajak even tweeted (yes, he's tweeting again @patsajak) that bad final spins are cut out for time purposes.

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Thanks. I don't use Twitter so that's interesting to know


When God made Tom Cruise, he was only joking.

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It's cut out now. You can tell when he's about to land on one or the other and then the camera cuts to his next spin that actually counts.

I miss when they would show it though, he always had some joke or quip about it.

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He does it all the time. But why would they waste time showing it on TV?

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He does it all the time. But why would they waste time showing it on TV?
They used to....didn't really waste a whole lot of time at all.

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I remember when they did show Pat land on Bankrupt and that was the most fun to see him do that. This is when it was part of King World.

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