Men would rather spin a giant wheel than go to therapy : chapotraphouse

[+] Comp4@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] WELCOMETHRILLHO@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My conspiracy theory is that there is something up with the wheel. I have seen more $1 spins in the last few months than I have in my 30 years of regular watching. Almost daily someone will hit $1 on either one or two spins

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

i bet there's somebody who's been keeping track of all the spins, wonder what that graph looks like

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

I've never trusted that thing.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

maybe they got a machine that calculates how much to resist to optimize for $1 spins.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

spinning a wheel is also generally not painful or useless, and you have a good time waiting for a chance at it instead of the hell that is intake.

[–] Lerios@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

i initially misread that as "would rather spin IN a giant wheel than go to therapy" and i was like

"YEAH? AND WHAT OF IT biggs " in solidarity with all our rodent comrades rat-salute

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It hasn't been the same since that guy reverse-engineered the show's pricing formula, then proceeded to win everything right down to the exact dollar. They started introducing elements of randomness after that.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

is there an article I can read about this, it sounds entertaining

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a lot of articles about it, but most of them get the facts wrong, as I've come to learn just now. The contestant who perfect bid everything actually was helped by somebody else, but tried to take credit for coming up with the formula. There's a documentary you can watch for free on YouTube that gets into the details:

https://youtu.be/HdFKZtZop7A

I'm watching it now. Let me know what you think!

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[+] sir_this_is_a_wendys@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Top 5 Games:

Hon mention. Dice Game, Squeeze Play
5. Cliffhanger
4. Lucky Sevens
3. Punch a Bunch
2. Hole in One (or Two)

Plinko

[–] WELCOMETHRILLHO@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I really enjoy the new-ish “Back in the Day” game, where they have the contestant guess prices of products from 1974- they even read the original ad copy!

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago

Coughs while throwing clay

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's just not the same since Bob retired

[–] WELCOMETHRILLHO@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Drew took some time to make the job his own, but he has so much more fun now than he did when he started- it’s a genuine joy to see him up there every day.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can he putt?

[–] WELCOMETHRILLHO@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

He can!

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

my dad was on price is right and lost the showcase to the other competitor

he has the ep on vhs somewhere

during commercial break the other contestant was talking to him and bob barker were doing a friendly chat and she was saying "i think itll be around this price" and my dad was like no way and threw some individually priced items in the showcase to her and she used his advice to beat him lol my dad is too nice but he had a blast anyways

[–] absolutefuckinidiot@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I see no indication that says this thread isnt for Wheel of Fortune gang too get in here

Chapotraphouse