Posted by chicagomedia.org on February 18, 2009 at 08:43:14:
Speaking of spin work, the syndicated edition of "Wheel of Fortune" marks its 5,000th episode on Feb. 27. Since its 1983 debut, that comes out to more than 15,000 contestants, $200 million in cash and prizes and countless viewers shouting the correct answer at their TVs long before the contestants even come close. Host Pat Sajak earns his salary just by not losing it some days.
(Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune)