To win a million dollars on Wheel of Fortune is extremely difficult! First, you have to hit the million dollar mark on the big wheel (a 1-in-72-chance). After that happens, you must then solve the. Game-Show Shocker! $100,000 Not Really $100,000 I love watching Deal or No Deal, but it drives me crazy when Howie says, '$100,000 is enough to change your life!' After taxes, won't the contestant. John daly gambling.
You gotta feel for this guy. Pat Atkinson lost (a chance at) a million dollars (we’ll get to why in just a little bit!) when he mispronounced “corner curio cabinet.” It’s a brutal loss. Take a look here:
- Million-dollar game show loser gets second shot. 3:15pm Sep 21, 2013. Paul Atkinson simply needed to clearly state 'Corner Curio Cabinet' to win the prize on Wheel of Fortune.
- Paul Atkinson, a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant who misspoke and lost out on a chance to win $1 million, appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Thursday to explain what exactly went wrong.
Well, you guessed it, Jimmy Fallon gives him a second chance. Or at least a chance to redeem himself. Watch:
But don’t be too sorry for Pat Atkison. According to Today, while it was certainly tough to watch him get his potential million taken away due to a pronunciation error, it would have taken more for him to win the million:
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Are there any casinos in atlanta. Even if the powers that be behind “Wheel” had cut the man some slack and given him the win on the “curio” puzzle, it would’ve been really tough for Paul to even make it to the bonus round without landing on “Bankrupt,” and then spinning the special bonus-round wheel to land on the $1 million envelope. That’s because fellow player Luis ended up with more than $30,000 in prizes to move on to the final round, while Paul had a relatively puny $2,000.
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(h/t: Late Night)