Sizzle: When The Media Sizzles, You’ll Find It Here!

So we left off yesterday right before Sizzlemaker actually taped Wheel of Fortune.

Here’s what you need to remember: Sizzlemaker was set to face-off against a 20-year-old college student from Idaho and a 29-year-old paramedic from Washington.

But first our make-up had to be touched up!  Not gonna lie: being pampered was one of the best parts!

Because we were the sixth episode, we had a different theme and air week.  This episode was titled America’s Game and just so happened to be the 5,000 episode of the syndicated version.  Unfortunately, this milestone didn’t mean more money or any special prizes.  Rather, Pat and Vanna shared some interesting facts and clips and had a huge, beautifully-designed cake at the end.  One of the facts revealed: to date, WoF has given out more than a trillion dollars in cash and prizes!

Before our taping began, we did a few more practice spins and went over last-minute tips to get into the right mindset.  And then, as they say in the biz, it was showtime!

We’re not going to give the puzzles or the answers, so you can play along when the show airs.

But we will tell you the results.

The overall winner got about $20,000, including trips to Mexico and San Francisco.

The second place winner got about $8,000.

And the contestant in third (aka last) got $1,300.

And where did we fall?  Dead last.  Yep, we got $1,300–no more, no less.  Kind of pathetic, we know, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying!  Luck, more than anything, played  a role in the game (and the others we saw taped), allowing the other players to go on “rolls,” with spin after spin, essentially locking out the other players–usually Sizzlemaker.  Except for the Toss-Ups, which we admit were kind of hard and undecipherable at the point at which the others solved them, Sizzlemaker knew the answers but never even got the chance to spin, much less solve.  In fact, Sizzlemaker only got about 4-6 spins, whereas the other players managed 20!  It’s kind of hard to rack up money with those odds!

Still, we were more than grateful for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate.  As it said in our information packet, “You’ve accomplished a lot just by qualifying to be a potential contestant.  Tens of thousands of people try to get auditions for the show in every city we visit.  Only a few get a chance to try out.  Even fewer pass the audition.  Congratulations on getting this far in the contestant select process.”

So who DID win the show?  And did he or she win the bonus round?  Well, you’ll just have to tune in on February 27th to find out.  We can’t spoil everything!

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