opinion
This is the first of my pet peeves. Not your everyday pet peeves that are not more than daily annoyances, but deep-rooted, human-condition, meaning-of-life pet peeves. Being the first of my pet peeves is not a reflection of its seriousness or level of peeveness. Any peeve upon taking place immediately jumps to the first position as my biggest pet peeve.
My pet peeve is this: When contestants on Wheel of Fortune buy a vowel. My research is conclusive; when a contestant buys a vowel, they are doing so for the benefit of the other contestants.
When a contestant buys a vowel, the next spin results in a loss — either bankrupt, lose a turn or other pitfall — 43% of the time. Major League Baseball players take great caution when base stealing; they get thrown out nearly 35% of the time.
That risk, too great, is why base stealing is a daring and rare occurrence. Yet, in Wheel of Fortune, contestants regularly buy vowels at 43% risk of experiencing the equivalent of being thrown out on the next spin.
Should the contestant survive the first spin after buying a vowel, his or her chance of losing a turn — and a money — rises to 64% on the next spin. Yet every night at 7:30 p.m., the reckless vowel-buying continues.
I implore you, should you ever find yourself a guest on the Wheel with Pat and Vanna, roll up your sleeves and stay focused on the task at hand: Solve the puzzle. Do not buy vowels and donate them to your competitors, then watch as they use your vowels to solve the puzzle and win a trip to Playa del Carmen.
Don DeLash
Pipersville
The Link LonkOctober 28, 2020 at 04:51AM
https://www.theintell.com/story/opinion/letters/2020/10/27/lte-dont-buy-vowel-on-wheel-fortune/3730349001/
Don't 'buy a vowel' - The Intelligencer
https://news.google.com/search?q=Wheel&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
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