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Wheel of Fortune vowel prices up 240%
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by Rob Peters | May 30, 2008 at 01:36 pm
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LOS ANGELES—Contestants on the television game show Wheel Of Fortune have been hit especially hard at the podiums in recent months due to skyrocketing vowel prices, which reached a record $600 last week. "I remember a time when you could get an 'e' for $250," 46-year-old contestant Samantha Means said after a Wednesday taping. "But as Wheel contestants, we've become so dependent on vowels to solve puzzles that the producers can get away with jacking up prices because they know we'll pay them. We need a legitimate vowel alternative, but I don't think we're ready for that. I know I'm not." According to Wheel Of Fortune show runner Charlie Clark, vowel prices are not likely to come down anytime soon unless America improves its standing in the Middle East.
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at 15:19 on May 31st, 2008
I had to sneak my camera into the Golden Nuggets casino. I was surprised I was not thrown out for taking this and many other shots.
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at 06:24 on June 1st, 2008
Stern Pinball has worked their magic on Wheel of Fortune, and my pics thereof were taken at this year's Texas Pinball Festival.
at 06:28 on June 1st, 2008
Wow, the pictures I took were just from Chuck E. Cheese. But I thought it was a neat shot.
at 02:54 on June 2nd, 2008
why make decisions for yourself when some poor kid in china when to all this hard work? The Wheel of Destiny!!
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