Bill Simons Wheel of Fortune-1998

2 Wheel of Fortune appearances taped March 12, 1998.
Televised April 13 & April 17, 1998

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

Wow, Bill. Great run. I'm enjoying your Wheel appearances!

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CARS

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CARS

[@richardcorliss1355]

@@tomasjaramillo4430 Shut up.

[@richardcorliss1355]

@@tomasjaramillo4430 Shut up.

[@richardcorliss1355]

W: Wimbledon: $22,274 H: China & Ford Escort: $22,648 E: Australia & Jeep Wrangler: $35,436 E: Golf Fantasy in Houston: over $15,000 L: $25,000

[@lidsman2221]

DId you take your trips? How were they arranged for you to take them and how were you treated at the places you went? Did they know you had won them from Wheel? Thanks for the video.

[@billsimons5216]

Did not go to Wimbledon. They tax you on trips as income so I saved about $7k. Cash was very important at the time. Bought a house which has turned into 6 figures in equity. Never would have had down payment. WOF changed my life in so many positive ways. Jamaica and Bahamas were first class all the way. Everything free. Everything arranged for me. Jamaica people at resort recognized and called me by name the second I walked in. Beautifully nice people. Highlight was meeting Johnny Cash & June Carter on golf course at Wyndham Rose Hall where I stayed and they lived at the time. Driving on course in their golf cart. Very friendly. The secret to winning WOF is spinning wheel. They let you practice so I knew how far around it went when I spun as hard as I could. Look at your arrow, lose a turn and bankrupt before you spin and adjust. 2 shows and lots of spins, I only hit lose a turn once when my hand slipped My opponent’s kept turning over wheel to me then they were in trouble. Thanks for watching!

[@lidsman2221]

@@billsimons5216 Thanks for the info! Did you get the cash value for the Wimbledon trip or you just had to forfeit the trip? Did you get a check for all the cash? How long did it take to get it and who did you contact when you wanted to take a trip? Love hearing the behind the scenes stuff.

[@richardcorliss1355]

China & Ford Escort: $22,648 Australia & Jeep Wrangler: $35,436 Wimbledon: $22,274 Golf Fantasy in Houston: over $15,000 $25,000

[@Mrbfgray]

Imagine having a dedicated device for "Family Feud" or WOF. :D

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CARS

[@Mrbfgray]

@@tomasjaramillo4430 HOUSES. WTF are you on about?

[@richardcorliss1355]

@@tomasjaramillo4430 Shut up.

[@TMS62366]

Aired: Tuesday April 14th , 1998

[@ericsanjuan2002]

6:07-6:09 Future Card BuddyFight Ace BANKRUPT to spin ouch that I’m sorry

[@clarkgriswold5903]

Congrats Bill

[@Mrbfgray]

I didn't even have a TV back then, still don't. HA!

[@trevorpanno516]

Pair of doubles would have worked but the B was gone.

[@markheying2830]

I would have picked the following 4 Letters for that Bonus Puzzle. G F P O

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CAR

[@onnapnewo]

Hey, look, it’s the guy who somehow always would have picked the letters that are in the bonus puzzle.

[@richardcorliss1355]

@@tomasjaramillo4430 Shut up.

[@sarahcornetto3936]

KIEM-TV, News Channel 3, Eureka, California

[@louishooper9271]

She looks like Halle Berry

[@billsimons5216]

We stayed at same hotel. Incredibly smart, nice, beautiful person. One thing it doesn’t show obviously is there was a puzzle.,Walnuts pecans and cashews. I called a letter that had already been called so I lost my turn to her and she said she knew it but they failed to put the letter I called on the used letter board so they said “cut” and threw the puzzle out and gave us all $500. She was upset because she knew the puzzle and would have won a lot more if the puzzle had continued. It may of changed everything The secret to WOF is not spinning bankrupt or lose a turn. Watch, nobody looks down on wheel before there spin to see how hard to spin it. Once it was my turn I never turned it over because I knew this going in to game. They both spun bad numerous times. In two shows I hit bankrupt once when my hand slipped. I showed my disgust and Pat made fun of me by saying, “ it’ll be ok Bill. Thanks for watching. Changed my life winning on that show.

[@louishooper9271]

@@billsimons5216 well said 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝 but glad ya had fun on tv

[@mikeman5239]

Juuj