tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858978151116316585.post453964013535321876..comments2019-10-29T07:53:41.387-07:00Comments on Crossword Science: What that 'Epic Wheel of Fortune win' tells us about the mindAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087610455317021019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1858978151116316585.post-87966103272405127442014-03-21T21:29:04.105-07:002014-03-21T21:29:04.105-07:00one should always guess BCD and A, that was my str...one should always guess BCD and A, that was my strategy, bec they give you RSTLN and E.<br />SO now you have ABCDE L N RST already accounted for! Chances are it's not going to be UVWXYZ, or JKQ<br />which leaves you just FGHI MP and you can zero in.<br />Had he stuck with my strategy, Emil would have had NE_ BAB_ B_ _ _ _ and his eye would have gone to G or MP<br />(NEW BABY BUMPY)<br />It's not so much crossword skill as Scrabble skill. WHen I was on the show, I had "thing" _ _ _ _ _ _ E and Pat said the same, joked that I couldn't solve it and I threw my theory out the window, figuring B and C weren't common, so I guess DGP and I (?!) That left me with _ _ _ _ _ GE. He said to see what spilled out of my mouth. <br />I Figured it must be -AGE and so many unaccounted for letters it must be a double letter... So I said LUGGAGE, uh, CABBAGE!!!!! (ding ding ding) and won a $50,000 motorhome 20 years ago. <br />Point is, same principles still hold. What was so phenomenal about Emil's win is NEW BABY BUGGY is NOT in the language, is a ridiculous phrase and the the writers should be embarrassed. You are suppoed to have an AHA! feeling not a WTF?!?!<br />Congrats on EMIL for making it work against the odds. The thing is you look up on the big board and see AB first, so once he said BABY, the only thing that goes with that is BUGGY, but the phrase is RUBBERBABY BUGGY BUMPERS, not the silly thing they concocted! So yay him for beating the system...<br />But future folks, guess BCD and A!!!! that's 9 letters of 26 right there, 1/3 and you can eliminate another 1/3 of the alphabet JKQUVWXYZ and then home in on what's left!andrea carla michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091986128593034022noreply@blogger.com