"Wheel of Fortune" question

[sarongsong]

When a contestant announces, "...I'd like to buy a vowel", how much do vowels cost?

[Dragon Star]

Heh, I've wondered that for years...of course I could pay attention to how much money someone has before buying the vowel, but that requires effort. :p

[sarongsong]

Exactly! I'm beginning to think it's a carefully crafted effort for the audience not to know...

[Tog]

Exactly! I'm beginning to think it's a carefully crafted effort for the audience not to know...
Back in the early 80s it was $250, but that was when the winner had to go through the selection of assorted junk and spend as much of the money as possibe on stuff like ceramic greyhounds.

BTW, that was 250 to call out a letter, if it turned 0 or 10, it was still 250.

[Peter Wilson]

When a contestant announces, "...I'd like to buy a vowel", how much do vowels cost?

Void where prohibited by law. See complete Rules and Regulations at www.wheeloffortune.com

[sarongsong]

Not!---but Pat knows:
...$250 is a small price to pay to get more information... "A Treatise on Vowels" Sajak Says (http://www.patsajak.com/news2.php?view=says&id=108)