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Controversies

Strange that this article doesn't have a § Controversies, nor does it appear to mention the rules regarding pronunciation. Television contestants have lost when they solved the puzzle, clearly and distinctly, but the judges disallowed it because they spoke with a regional accent which differs from the game's accepted pronunciation. Apparently Wheel of Fortune received public backlash from it, and the amount of money that the contestants would have otherwise received was substantial. But a quick word search in this article for 'accent' or 'pronunciation' returns 0 matches. The article shouldn't cite YouTube clips due to content ownership, but there should be enough material available for an section in the article. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 02:00, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You might first look for YouTube clips, and then see if you can find corresponding news articles. One controversy that comes to mind is when they have one of those lists of 4 things and people have gotten dinged for throwing an "and" into the list, which the fans said is idiotic. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:49, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by fans do not have an impact to the rules of the game. Please do not link YouTube videos as references that do not align with WP:YT. AldezD (talk) 12:58, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not as references, but as guidelines for further research. Some incidents, such as the one I mentioned, have been well-covered and should be easy to find valid sourcing for. Although, in the case of a game show, "controversies" might be overstating things. It's just a bloody game show, not world-shattering news! ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:24, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Crossword Example is not possible

The example given for the crossword puzzle is not possible (Game Play, last sentence in the first paragraph). Does any picture or video of this episode exist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.75.74.21 (talk) 00:04, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Status of Chuck Woolery hosted episodes

Does anyone know for sure what the status is of the episodes hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1975-1981? I have heard rumors they were wiped on the order of Merv Griffin himself after Woolery's salary negotiations went sour, but not anything definitive. --Shawn K. Quinn (talk) 16:45, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think anything's verifiable. NBC apparently routinely wiped just about everything prior to the late 70s. JTRH (talk) 20:49, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

revenue?

Howard from NYC (talk) 06:59, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

anyone have a clue what's the various revenue streams for this show? as a world wide franchise I'm curious about how well various localized versions are doing;

so too, what's the history-to-date profitability of the franchise?

I'm curious as well about salaries for the hosts...