Me on Wheel of Fortune, 13 Oct 2006, Part 3 of 3

[peakster753]

1.04 second solve

[phillies4100]

NICE JOB CAN I HAVE 5.000 BUCKS?

[iluvlittleshop921]

is Wafer Thin food?

[nurulhda]

Looks like Friday the 13th is actually lucky for you, Steve!

[thebrickmaster]

CONGRATS CAN YOU LEND ME A FEW BUCKS LOL

[Ninlego10]

78,850.... What did you spend it on?

[smokes2468]

"Wafer Thin" won you 50,000 bucks!!! Awesome.

[zoup2nutz]

congrats man thats awesome! that would be cool if you could reply to my comment so I can think that I actually communicated with a winner on WOF!!

[steve470]

@zoup2nutz Thank you for your feedback! Unfortunately, game show winners are very busy, so we can't reply to all comments. We do, however read each response and consider all constructive criticism. Your input is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Staff Robot

[RetroBoyWontDie]

How much you win, taxes, blah blah...I'm sure you're sick of ppl not scrolling down, so how bout: how much of that, after three + years, is left?

[steve470]

@RetroBoyWontDie After it eliminated my student loan debt and saved my bacon through a period where I was out of a job, none of it is left.

[CDLTESTING]

@steve470 lol its money - that is what it does best. disappear anyway.

[gandahome]

Nice going sir... Congratulations =)

[carveriscool]

Ahah, "WHOA!!"

[bentandy1]

wow dude

[emiles68]

your friend is hot

[arbelm1]

how do u end up on all these shows? know someone in the industry?

[steve470]

There are these little things called "auditions". They can be signed up for on many game shows' websites. There's nothing overly compliated about it.

[francisjairam]

You were amazing

[eloisehaunts]

Friday the 13th is my lucky day of the year too...... unfortunately, I have never been even close to being as lucky as you were this day LOL..... what have you done with the money? :D

[Goldensage0]

real nice

[517wiiface]

Nice!

[Vegiwoman]

You win!

[TomValedro]

''WOW!'', Gz!

[Gyroglle]

congratulations

[Manusturbo]

SPOILER >:(

[steve470]

Advanced YouTube tip: If you don't want to know what happens in the video, don't read the comments first. ;)

[SimplySlender]

What'd tou spend the 50k on?

[cjodigo]

good for you Steve.....I thought the taxes would be alot more than that.....good solving!!

[thelconoclast]

its not exactly jeopardy...

way to spell, loser.

[gr33ncl0wn]

wow they took 19,000 of them..thats bull! thats a fourth of what you won, but congratz either way

[Blizzard4545]

nice job man very nice i didnt think u would get it but nice job!wat u do with the money?

[sorrydude000]

great job

[goleafsgo0293]

Great Job. How did it feel when you saw that 50 k?

[steve470]

What, you didn't see the vertical leap? ;) It felt goooooooooooood.

[hunter2385]

what'd you do with the 50k? and how much of it did taxes not take?

[steve470]

The government ended up taking about $19,000 of the $78,850. I used the rest to get out of debt and start a new life *far* away from Pennsylvania.

[NWABCS]

Where in PA?

lol.

Congrats on the win. =)

[SaintJohn86]

Good Job!

[BowToLudandorff]

Congrats!

[blabbershnitz]

yo, nice

[DevilsNJ4]

good for you, congrats buddy.

[George7171]

Nice work!

[jbc134134]

WAY TO GO STEVE!!

[cjs176]

Man, I'm glad for you, it might look easy but it is hard when you are on television.

[PODAngelsFan]

Way to go! Lot better than Millionaire, eh?

[Sgtfluffball]

woah nice one!

[28664364]

you are lucky

[kristengibson016]

what did you use the money for??

[Stickflims]

50,000 A lot you would be luckier if you got 100,000 but good job steve!

[Matty0913]

way to go steve! you wanna share? lol oh and i loved your reaction ... WOAH!!! like it was alive. Entertaining though.

[gamersoldier]

good job steve! im proud of YOU!

[Sharkie626]

damn you won a lot!

[KoachKrab127]

How much money did you get after taxes? I'm guessing probably 50% of your actual winnings?

[steve470]

It was somewhere in the vicinity of $5000 to California and $16000 to the U.S. So I got to keep almost 3/4 of it.

[HFHBXZH]

How much of the money u won did u get 2 keep? How much went to taxes? Just curious. NICE JOB ON THE SHOW!!

[HFHBXZH]

COOL

[HFHBXZH]

how much of your money went to taxes? How much did u actually get 2 keep? Just curious. NICE JOB!

[Eric64554]

nice

[devonray75]

Wow, you had $28,850, and you solved that puzzle and won $50,000 giving you a total of $78,850! Congratulations! Nice job!

[likes2game]

nice job by the way how do you get on wheel of fortune?

[steve470]

At this point, you pretty much have to go to a Wheelmobile event. They go to various spots around the country. Keep an eye on the station that airs Wheel in your area; they'll promote the living daylights out of it when it's in the area.

[yogosatgamefaqs]

cool cool cool

[xMasterJuiceX]

nice job dude

[michaelluvskayla]

nice 1

[switchfootfan3]

they give him all that in CASH? he must hav huge pockets

[steve470]

My pockets are rather large, but I received it in the form of a check. :)

[okiesteveus81]

minus the good ole taxes.

[steve470]

Alas and alack.

[Wolfman12395]

How much did they take out in taxes anyway?

[BhanuHabbo]

Congrats on winning $50,000.I wish i was that lucky. :-)

[soxfan719]

hey congrats man thats cool i couldent get "wafer-thin" and i kick ass at wof good skillz

[Kochson]

Awesome dude! You really earned it with some awesome Gameshow skills. =P :-)

[balsero17]

congrats dude now go have fun to the Bahamas or something lol

[XxYYHLoverxX]

kudos!

[jzbtheone5]

good for you man!!!

[MarkyG62289]

steve your the man

[gunboss201]

COOL!!!!u rock in the 1st and last

[CkyMetallicaOwn]

Awfully hard to believe this was you, although if it were, congratulations! Over 100 grand is quite a large sum of money.

[pl125]

yah right you were on wheel of fortune give me proof

[steve470]

Ha! Let's see, Wheel's been on in some form for 32 years. They tape 195 shows a year, and need three contestants for each. Even accounting for returning champions, about 16,000 people have been on the show. Why is it so hard to believe that someone's a member of a rather large group? 

And what, may I ask, would you consider acceptable proof?

[boamuro]

Wow, how do you get on so many game shows? So did you dump that girl and go for that Jennifer girl who changed your life? lol

[WTGDMan1986]

So far, for you: $78,850 + $16,000 = $94,850! Am I right, steve470? Anyways, great job on Wheel and Millionaire! :0)

What game show do you plan on winning on next? Just curious...

[Anonnynonny]

I bet it's Jeopardy!

[DSMeTailer]

He would be eaten alive on Jeopardy. No offence dude, you kick ass at Wheel of Fortune, but I saw your preformance on Millionaire. You have a quick mind, but you don't recall trivia well under pressure. If you want a quick buck, I would suggest 1 VS 100. The questions are easy as hell, and you can accumulate tons of cash quickly as long as you don't get greedy.

[Anonnynonny]

Well, it depends. I can tell you that he is a decent Jeopardy! player, with a legitimate claims to hope.  I've seen him play simulations, against some tough opponents, and he's also beaten me enough times for me to form a fair picture. It's been years since his WoF apperances, btw. He's accumulated more knowledge, and is ESPECIALLY impressive in his gamesmanship. And he's REALLY GOOD under pressure, believe me. He's at least as good as some multiple day winners.

[steve470]

It's not that I don't recall trivia well under pressure, it's that I never knew the stuff to begin with. Fortunately, that can be remedied, and I will do that over the next few years, then probably go for J! Believe me, when I get there, I'll be as well-prepared as I was for Wheel. :)

[Boom12]

But the problem is when the questions get harder and the Mob is isolated down to the smarter members. The best way to win on 1 vs. 100 is to have very few members getting the question wrong on the first level questions, but as the money tree gets higher, you will get some serious cash, just look at Barry Lander for instance. He has a slow start, but ended up going up to $343,000!

[steve470]

Strange, I had a reply to this composed a few days ago and it didn't show up. First, thanks to all for the kind words. I count the pair of times that I won at GSN's now-defunct Get Schooled Tour, so I've got my total at $114,850. As for my future - I see that's generating some discussion, so I'll reply elsewhere.

[aleth01]

that is a lot of cash- congrats!!

[jumptotheledge]

That's a lot of money, and all cash!

[Lagwagon555]

Your the man! 2 game shows!

[FreddyPeterson]

wow! Was that you on the show?? You cleaned up - way to go!!!!

[steve470]

'Twas I, thanks Freddy.

[tvwhiz]

steve470, I love that $50,000 win.

I'd like to see some contestants winning $100,000!