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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-06-12 (Wednesday)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:36:42 -0700
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On 6/13/24 10:11 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:

> On 6/13/2024 9:33 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>> Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> . . .
>>
>>> I finally got around to watching my recording of Pat Sajak's final
>>> "Wheel of Fortune" episode - his closing speech was classy, and the
>>> episode/contestants were actually decent with the finalist winning $50k
>>> off this final puzzle.
>>
>> I watched this last Friday. I agree that Sajak went out with class. I
>> hadn't watched the show in a long time. I was surprised how few times
>> the big wheel was spun, even if they hadn't cut off a round so he could
>> say goodbye. Sajak simply added cash bonuses for the three contestants
>> early in the show.
>>
>> Vanna said nothing on air.
> 
> That's odd.

She was given time to give her good-bye speech the night before. The 
final episode was all Pat's.

>> I've thought over the years that if Sajak really wanted that talk 
>> show, he
>> shouldn't have tried for a bloated imitation of Johnny Carson but a low
>> key show like Dick Cavett.