- Contestant Tony Harrison made a second appearance on Wheel of Fortune, Monday night. Even though contestants are only allowed to compete once on the show, the software project manager from Valencia, California got a second chance. “If Tony looks familiar- this is Tony Harrison, who's been here before,” said host Pat Sajak while introducing the contestants. “We had a little production.
- Wheel, meanwhile, is a one-and-done deal. Which is why Tony Harrison was a big exception on Monday night’s episode. Harrison appeared on an episode in 2017 and though it’s unclear exactly what.
- Tony Harrison, whose episode of Wheel of Fortune recently made it to the air, was asked that very question by a Twitter user. Although he previously appeared on the show back in 2017, Harrison.
- Tony Harrison from December 1, 2017 is returning due to a problem with the Bonus puzzle. He is returning on April 6.
Tony Harrison On The Wheel Of Fortune
It's one of those pop culture phenomena that seems to have been around forever — and depending on how old you are, relatively speaking, it has been. It's Wheel of Fortune, a game show and cash cow created by Merv Griffin, the man who also gave us Jeopardy!, in 1975. (Don't even bother trying to figure it out in dog years.) Current co-star Pat Sajak has been meeting and greeting contestants of all stripes for most of that period, moving from full-time Los Angeles weatherman to game-show host in 1981.
The next year history began to be made in earnest when he was joined by Vanna White, who, according to Biography, triumphed over 200 other applicants to earn the job of letter-turner. The work seems to agree with both of them; in 2019 Sajak broke Bob Barker's record for hosting a game show. Wheel is the longest-running syndicated game show ever, not to mention its more than 60 international editions.
And the category is 'Oops, our bad'
On April 6, 2020, contestant Tony Harrison made a surprise second appearance on Wheel, according to AOL's news site, which quotes Sajak's introduction: 'If Tony looks familiar — this is Tony Harrison, who's been here before.'
As far as contestants are concerned, auditions are held across this great land of ours via a 35-foot yellow recreational vehicle, sometimes called the WheelMobile. According to the Paley Center for Media website, Paleymatters, over 1 million people have taken a shot at TV greatness. The rules of the game state that a person may compete only once. Or can they?
On April 6, 2020, contestant Tony Harrison made a surprise second appearance on Wheel, according to AOL's news site, which quotes Sajak's introduction: 'If Tony looks familiar — this is Tony Harrison, who's been here before.' In something of an 'Oops, our bad,' moment, Sajak added, 'We had a little production issue' during Harrison's first try, 'and in the interests of fairness, we brought Tony back.' What was the issue? Sajak didn't say. Alert viewers, per Yahoo, remembered that Harrison appeared on the show in 2017. He made it to the bonus round, but wasn't given the category he requested.
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Harrison finished the 2020 game up more than $93,000.
A contestant on Wheel of Fortune had an emotional reaction after killing it during the game show's express round. On an episode that aired Tuesday, a contender by the name of Aurora struck good fortune when hitting the express spot on the show's eponymous wheel, and managed to end up winning big.
After going all-in on the express round, with host Pat Sajak giving a brief rundown of the rules, Aurora went through the list of vowels to buy and consonants to guess until she'd locked in every letter of the clue. The contestant then proclaimed 'Oceanfront Property,' and let out a definitive victory cry. 'Wow, she's emoting, right here on stage,' the host joked as he walked over to congratulate her. 'Or molting, I'm not sure,' Sajak added, before informing her of her $7,500 score and a trip to Barbados.
🚆 #EXPRESSSOLVE: We'd be emoting onstage too after that round! 😄 #WheelOfFortunepic.twitter.com/VK4e33lNCY
— Wheel of Fortune (@WheelofFortune) April 21, 2020Wheel Of Fortune On Computer
Earlier in April, Wheel of Fortune had also broken a long-standing rule about having contestants return to the program. Tony Harrison first appeared on the show back in 2017 and was invited back due to a 'technical issue' with his first appearance. 'If Tony looks familiar -- this is Tony Harrison, who's been here before,' Sajak pointed out during his meet-and-greet with contestants. 'We had a little production issue, and in the interests of fairness, we brought Tony back.'
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Tony Harrison On Wheel Of Fortune
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commentsLike a lot of shows, Wheel of Fortune was forced to temporarily shut down production back in March due to concerns over coronavirus. Both Wheel and Jeopardy! had briefly tried filming without a studio audience before production was put on hold entirely. While fans of both long-running game shows weren't happy about the lack of new episodes, Wheel co-host Vanna White had tweeted a message encouraging them to 'stay safe' during the pandemic. 'Hope to be back in the studio soon,' White wrote. 'But in the meantime stay safe and take care.'
Despite the fact that productions pulling the plug has become the norm, some viewers started to speculate about the health of both Sajak and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. Both had experience health issues in the recent path, and both are in an age group that's considered to be more susceptible to COVID-19. However, none of the suspicions have been confirmed at this time.