Talk:The Joker's Wild
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[edit] 2007 Version
The Joker's Wild will return in Fall 2007. The game show will be distributed by King World. Got the info from SonyPicturesTelevision.com King Shadeed 23:55, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pilot Discussion
I propose a theory about the use of celebrities for the pilot. As I understand, CBS back in the sixties did not want game shows on their daytime schedule (save for Password). But, on NBC, Hollywood Squares began to get strong ratings (not right away, but eventually). CBS passed on HS in 1965. Could it be that Barry tailored the show to include celebrities because CBS wanted to counterprogram HS? What are your thoughts?
[edit] Pair and a Joker
On a spin with a pair and a joker, if the player were to play the pair for $100, they might as well boost the value to $200 by using the Joker as well, by using the Joker as the displayed category. Playing the pair by itself for $100 makes no sense in this situation.
- Actually, it does make sense if the spinning player was ahead and only needed $100 to win. For example, say the spinner has $400 and the opponent has $300. The spin is a pair and a joker. Say the spinner uses the joker and takes the category for $200. If the spinner then misses the question, the opponent can answer the question and win the game. But if the spinner opts to not use the joker and takes the category for only $100, the player can still win with a correct answer, but the opponent could only reach $400 if the spinner missed the question. For this reason, it was common for players to choose to not use their jokers if the base value for the category was enough to win. -- Seitz 19:53, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Split proposal
The size of an article is now 46 KB because some sections may be large enough to have their own articles. So I am wondering if it's alright adding {{split-apart}}. What do you think? --Gh87 04:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Only one Devil?
In regards to this claim:
>>Only one devil is used on the wheels, and is rotated from one window to another after each bonus game. <<
I've watched the bonus round in slow motion on my VCR, and from what I can tell, there are actually TWO Devils on one of the wheels. It's true that only one of the three wheels contains a Devil, but it looks like there are two Devils on that wheel.
Can anyone else confirm this? Jphillst 08:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
