Every night after supper and before the 6 o’clock news, my wife and I settle in for a couple of game shows, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Jeopardy is great “brain food” and Wheel of Fortune is strictly for fun.
My wife absolutely hates watching Wheel with me! I just can’t help vocalizing how stupid I think some of these contestants are. Last night there was a guy who decided to buy 4 vowels after he correctly picked the first consonant letter! I yelled out to the TV, “are you stupid? You’re doing all of the work for the other players!”
My wife gave me a look and said “why do you even watch this show? You take it so seriously!” I gave her a look that said “leave me alone. I’m right and you know it!”
On the next spin the guy hit the “lose a turn” slot, and then the next player spun twice and guessed the phrase! It didn’t take much work for her because the idiot before her filled up half the phrase with every vowel that was available! If he hadn’t of filled up half the phrase with vowels the next player might not have known the phrase and there’s a chance that he might have had another shot to win some money!
Another thing that ticks me off is the “Free Play” slot on the wheel. If you land there you can either get a free vowel or pick a letter and get $500 for each time that letter appears in the puzzle. Nearly everyone goes for the vowel. Vowel? Pick a stupid letter already and get some money! Last week somebody actually landed on the “free play” slot and picked a letter and got some money for it. I looked casually over at my wife and said, “now there’s someone who knows how to play the game.”
She shook her head and told me how much she hates watching this show with me. Can I help it if I’m competetive?
Maybe I’ll pack it in here at the station and write a book on the correct way to a successful contestant on “Wheel of Fortune.”
At least if I write it down in a book I won’t be yelling at the TV.
That should make my wife happy.
