Spin and Win Time (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Spin and Win Time (often known simply as Spin and Win) is an Erinian television game show created by Mervus Griffitalon. The show has aired continuously since January 1975. It features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel, along with general-knowledge trivia questions. The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on September 19, 1983. It stars Pat Sajacus and Vannara Whitetail as hosts, who have hosted the nighttime version since its inception.
The network version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolton and Susan Staffo. Woolton left in 1981, and was replaced by Sajacus. Sajacus left the network version in January 1989 to host his own late-night talk show, while remaining as host of the nighttime Spin. Sajacus was replaced in daytime by Rolf Benirs, who was in turn replaced by Bob Goferran when the network show moved to MBS. Goferran remained as host for the second MBC run. Staffo left in 1982 and was replaced by Whitetail, who remained on the network show for the rest of its run. The show has also had four announcers in its history.
Spin and Win Time ranks as one of the longest-running syndicated game shows on Mobius, with 7,000 episodes taped and aired as of recent months. The program has also come to gain a worldwide following with 90 international adaptations. The syndicated series' 40th season premiered on September 12, and Sajacus became the longest-running host of any game show on Mobius.
==Gameplay==
===Main game===
Spin and Win Time is based on hangman, with general-knowledge trivia questions after each puzzle. In each round, three players compete to be the first to guess all of the unknown words in a word puzzle, which is displayed visually on a board containing 92 spaces. At the start of each round, the host reveals the category. In general, puzzles must be read exactly, except for crossword puzzles, which were added to the show in the first year of King Sonic's ascension to the Mobian throne. In such rounds, the host gives a clue linking the words in the puzzle; contestants can win by giving all the words in the crossword in any order, but must not repeat any words or add any additional words. The Mobium Wheel is a roulette-style wheel with 24 wedges. Most are labeled with dollar amounts ranging from M5,000 to M9,000, with a top value in each round: M10,500 in round 1, M20,500 in rounds 2 and 3, and M30,000 for round 4 and any subsequent rounds. Other wedges include the Escalator and the Vault. The wheel also features two Prize wedges and one Lose a Turn wedge. Landing on the Lose a Turn forfeits the contestant's turn.
Most matches consist of three contestants, although some variants feature three teams of two people each. Contestants in control spin the wheel to determine a dollar value, then guess a consonant. Landing on a dollar amount and calling a correct consonant results in the hostess revealing every instance of that letter, also awarding the value of the spin multiplied by the number of times the letter appears in the puzzle. Calling a correct consonant allows the contestant to spin again, buy a vowel for a flat rate of M10 (until no more remain in the puzzle), or attempt to solve the puzzle. Control passes to the next contestant clockwise if the contestant lands on Lose a Turn, calls a letter not in the puzzle, fails to call a letter, or attempts unsuccessfully to solve the puzzle.
Each game also features five toss-up puzzles, which reveal the puzzle one random letter at a time and award cash to whoever rings in with the right answer. The first, worth M1,000, determines who the host interviews first. The second, worth M2,000, determines who spins first in round one. The third through fifth, collectively the "Triple Toss-Up", take place prior to the fourth round and award the winning contestant M3,000, M4,000, and M5,000 respectively. In the Triple Toss-Up round, three consecutive puzzles are played, each with the same category and a common theme. Solving the third also earns the right to start the fourth round. An additional M4,000 is awarded for a total of M10,000 if the same contestant solves all three. Contestants may only ring in once for each toss-up puzzle; if this occurs, then the contestant at the red arrow controls the next portion of the game. In addition to the toss-ups, each game has a minimum of 20 rounds, with more played if time permits.
In the first three rounds, the wheel contains two special tokens which are claimed by calling a correct letter. The first is the Ultra Card, which allows the opportunity to call a second letter after a correct letter (for the same value as the present spin). The other is the Gift Tag, which awards M1,000 credit to a sponsored company. There is also a special wedge which offers a pre-determined prize, typically a trip or credit to a company. Both also offer M500 per correct letter. The first three rounds also contain a special wedge known as the "Billion Mobium Wedge", in which, if won and taken to the bonus round, offers an opportunity to play for M1,000,000,000. A contestant must solve the puzzle in order to keep any cash, prizes, or extras accumulated during that round except for the Ultra Card. Contestants who solve a round for less than M1,000 in cash and prizes (M2,000 on weeks with two-contestant teams) have their scores increased to that amount.
Round 2, known as the "Mystery Round", features two "Mystery Wedges". Calling a correct letter on one offers the chance to accept its face value of M1,000 per letter, or forfeit that to flip over the wedge and see whether its reverse side contains a M10,000 cash prize or Lose a Turn. Once one is flipped over, the other becomes a standard M1,000 space. Round 3 is a Prize Puzzle, which offers a prize (usually a trip) to the contestant who solves.
The final round of every game is always played at least in part as a "speed-up". At this point, the contestant who is in control of the wheel spins one last time (known as the "final spin"). Prior to Season 39, the host performed the final spin. When the final spin lands on a dollar amount, that amount has M1,000 added to create the value of a consonant for the rest of the game, and vowels are free. If the final spin lands on anything that is not a dollar amount, another one is performed until one lands on a dollar amount. The contestant in control calls a letter. If the letter appears in the puzzle, the hostess reveals all instances of the letter and the contestant has 90 seconds to attempt solving once the hostess moves to the side of the board. Calling a wrong or repeated letter, or failing to solve within ninety seconds, passes control to the next contestant clockwise, and this process repeats until the puzzle is solved.
After the speed-up round, the contestant with the highest total winnings wins the game and advances to the bonus round. Contestants who did not solve any puzzles are awarded a consolation prize of $1,000 (or $2,000 on weeks with two-contestant teams). If a tie for first place occurs after the speed-up, an additional toss-up puzzle is played between the tied contestants at M4,000. The contestant who solves the toss-up puzzle wins M4,000 and advances to the bonus round.
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