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* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Either Jack Gallagher and/or Pat Finn. |
* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Either Jack Gallagher and/or Pat Finn. |
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** Gallagher typically hosted with a very low-key attitude and even reacted to million-dollar wins with little excitement (as seen in a clip from the 2009 finale). Larry Anderson, who preceded Gallagher, was generally much more animated. |
** Gallagher typically hosted with a very low-key attitude and even reacted to million-dollar wins with little excitement (as seen in a clip from the 2009 finale). Larry Anderson, who preceded Gallagher, was generally much more animated. |
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** Finn had hosted some sub-par shows previously, the most notable being the failed 1990s version of ''[[The Jokers Wild]]''. One could argue whether ''[[Shop |
** Finn had hosted some sub-par shows previously, the most notable being the failed 1990s version of ''[[The Jokers Wild]]''. One could argue whether ''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]'' was sub-par during Finn's era (nobody will argue if you say it fell down after he left), but it '''did''' run for the better part of 14 years. |
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* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: |
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** During the tail end of Geoff's tenure, the game was reformatted so that every contestant had to match three wheel symbols on a makeshift scratcher just to get a chance to spin the wheel — if they didn't, they were sent packing with the wheel's lowest amount ($25,000). This opened up the possibility of entire episodes where ''nobody'' spun the wheel, a hole that was patched when Anderson took over. |
** During the tail end of Geoff's tenure, the game was reformatted so that every contestant had to match three wheel symbols on a makeshift scratcher just to get a chance to spin the wheel — if they didn't, they were sent packing with the wheel's lowest amount ($25,000). This opened up the possibility of entire episodes where ''nobody'' spun the wheel, a hole that was patched when Anderson took over. |