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MicaelS

(8,747 posts) Thu Feb 18, 2021, 11:16 PM Feb 2021

Wheel of Fortune funny.

They tape the show months in advance. But tonight was ironic, they were giving away a trip to Texas. No one won it, so no further details. But I bet it was a trip to Austin.

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Wheel of Fortune funny. (Original Post) MicaelS Feb 2021 OP

The contestants probably purposefully threw the game... ret5hd Feb 2021 #1

Taxes on winnings are thing most people don't think about captain queeg Feb 2021 #2

Make second place two trips to Texas gratuitous Feb 2021 #3

ret5hd

(20,491 posts)

1. The contestants probably purposefully threw the game...

Reply to MicaelS (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 11:17 PM

Feb 2021

who would want to pay taxes on a trip to texas?

captain queeg

(10,196 posts)

2. Taxes on winnings are thing most people don't think about

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 11:34 PM

Feb 2021

I had a coworker who won one of those TV game shows big prize. The taxes are based on list prices, he won a bunch of home appliances. They offered to just give him a fraction of the cash value and he took it. I think it was Let’s Make a Deal. The one where you dress up and act like idiots to get the hosts attention. Well him and his wife were very good at that, you couldn’t embarrass the guy.

gratuitous

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3. Make second place two trips to Texas

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 19, 2021, 04:44 PM

Feb 2021

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