Winning on the Wheel, An Unofficial Guide To Getting on and Winning at Wheel Of Fortune (Paperback)

~ Brian Matthew (Author), (Author)

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Review

"I can't tell you how much better I got after I got the book [Winning On The Wheel], it was my greatest aid, I'm so glad [WKZL] interviewed Winning on The Wheel author Kris Petersen]." -- On WKZL FM: Wheel Of Fortune Contestant, May 1997

"No question about it," she said, "I could not have been on the show without it" [ Winning on the Wheel ] -- The Sun Newspapers, August 6, 1997

Winning On The Wheel has lots of sneaky tips that can help anyone win on the wheel. -- Wireless Flash News Service, January 1997

A compendium of knowledgeable and practical advice and strategies on how to become a contestant on one of America's most popular television game shows. Winning On The Wheel describes the audition process, gives contact phone numbers and addresses, explains how important stage presence is, provides strategies for managing the wheel, even how to pick the correct letters for solving puzzles. In addition, there are over 500 practice puzzles to help refine word guessing skills. Winning On The Wheel is for the armchair fan as well as for the fan who aspires to one day be spinning that wheel to fortune and fame. -- Wisconsin Bookwatch, March 1997

Winning On The Wheel: An Unofficial Guide To Getting On And Winning At Wheel Of Fortune is a compendium of knowledgeable and practical advice and strategies on how to become a contestant on one of America's most popular television game shows. Winning On The Wheel describes the audition process, gives contact phone numbers and addresses, explains how important stage presence is, provides strategies for managing the wheel, even how to pick the correct letters for solving puzzles. In addition, there are over 500 practice puzzles to help refine word guessing skills. Winning On The Wheel is for the armchair fan as well as for the fan who aspires to one day be spinning that wheel to fortune and fame! -- Midwest Book Review

[She] edged out the competition with her expertise about the game gained from watching the show every night for years and studying the book Winning On The Wheel. -- The Kansas City Star, May 1, 1996

Product Description

Have you ever found yourself in front of the TV shouting at the contestants on Wheel of Fortune? You already know the next obvious letter to pick; it's the letter R. The contestant on TV picks the letter V, of all things. "Buzzzz", he looses control of the Wheel. ouch!!!! "Where on EARTH did he come up with that!!!", you shout at the TV. "I could do better than that on my worst day", you say.

Winning On The Wheel is the how-to book on getting an audition and playing Wheel Of Fortune. Once you've read and studied the material in this book, you will have a decided advantage over the competition. Winning On The Wheel tells how to get an audition and, how to do well at the audition once you get it. In this one-of-a-kind, easy-to-follow guide, you will find tips, tricks and strategies for playing Wheel Of Fortune that are available nowhere else. Plus there are over 500 Wheel of Fortune type practice puzzles. It may look easy as you sit in your living room, but former contestants will tell you it's a whole different story when you are in front of a live audience, the bright lights are on and the TV cameras are rolling. However, if you are well prepared, your confidence is higher, there is less uncertainty and you are less distracted by all of the fan-fare. You focus on the strategies and techniques you have learned and maximize your chances of winning big. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THOSE WHO PREPARE, DO BETTER!!!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: bk enterprises; 2 edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965304914
• ISBN-13: 978-0965304917
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,503,379 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good review, August 15, 2006

By	he-guy (Colorado) - See all my reviews

I read this book before appearing on Wheel. This book has a few letter association tips that can help you some puzzles faster. Some of the information is outdated as far as how the show is played, but it does give you a lot of practice puzzles in the various categories to do before your big day. I won about $11,000 with a trip to Belize! It surely couldn't hurt your chances of winning at the Wheel.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, September 26, 2001

By	Laura Philbin (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews

This book helped me win BIG MONEY on Wheel of Fortune!
I was on July 19,2001 and I won $20,000 and a new Jeep Wrangler!
It had numerous helpful tips,practice puzzles and was just put together in an easy to read manner!
Thanks guys!

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable, April 27, 2009

By	Just Gary (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

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I bought this book before my audition and I am definitely happy. The explanation of the whole process, even though a little dated, is spot on. It relieves a bit of the anxiety. The practice test section in the back was definitely helpful. I wish they would do a much bigger section and in fact could see a whole book filled with the practice quizzes.

Did I do better because of the book? Hard to say. But I did make it to the show and had a good time.