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In response to "Is this true, Wheel of Fortune has given away 247 BILLION dollars in its 27 years? no f'n way (it was a facebook tactoid post" by zeitgeist

It's probably more like 247 million. If you figure they give away on average about $50,000 per show and do about 150 shows a year, that would be in

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Sep 15 '10, 14:55

the vicinity of that number.

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but there is no way they were giving away that much in the 70's when it premiered. -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 14:56 5
- I know that, but there were also daytime and night time versions of the show back then. It's possible that they've also taken whatever was given away - pmb Sep 15, 14:58
- even in to the 80s when you still bought your prizes. - Reagen Sep 15, 14:57 3
  - I loved that part of the game. When you'd see the people looking around thinking "I really don't want any of this crap. Can't I just have the cash?" -- nm - pmb Sep 15, 14:59 2
    - "I'll take the pack of gum, and the rest on a gift certificate. ... What?" -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 15:06
    - "Four hundred dollars for a matching set of towels? Oh eff you, Sajak." (nm) - musubi Sep 15, 15:00
even that seems high. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 14:56

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