28-04-2023, 07:09 PM
(28-04-2023, 12:56 PM)Gary Baldy Wrote: Series 6 of Wheel of Fortune which they’re currently showing got very happy giving away the car *and* the cash, rather than the car *or* the cash.
IIRC Series 6 is from 1994, so not long after the prize limits were scrapped, so many shows in that 1993/4 period sort of went crazy and pulled out some of the stops in terms of how much somebody could win. No more of this maximum £3k cap, five figure sums was where it was at.
Of course other game shows weren't giving away cash/cars or similar expense - usually something bespoke or you couldn't buy. Like some of the experiences you could win on Crystal Maze and the Krypton Factor "trophy".