14. There Hasn’t Always Been a Wheel
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One of the most popular parts of the game show was when contestants would reach the showdown where they spin the giant wheel. You know, the one where they try to get as close to $1.00 as possible and the winner moves on the to final showcase showdown? How many times did you wish you could pull that thing as hard as you could when you were a kid, or maybe even more so as an adult. When the show originally hit the airwaves it was only 30 minutes long and there were just three pricing games before the final showdown.