# Wheel of Fortune: how did they not know that? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635 "2009-06-13T02:50:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/61 "2009-06-16T00:35:12Z")
> [@fizzestothetop](#): > > German Chocolate Cafe! I’m suddenly hungry. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/62 "2009-06-16T00:46:39Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > **Shawn1767** said: > > Chuck Woolery was originally host? Wiki says otherwise. This is Wikipedia we’re talking about. Chuck was most certainly the original host-I clearly remember him. His own Wikipedia page has 1975-81 (has it been that long?-28 years) again no definitive proof of anything but it does back up my memory. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/63 "2009-06-16T00:51:15Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > I’m in the southwest United States and I’ve never heard anyone pronounce “grocery” with a soft c. It’s always been the sh sound. Interesting. I live on the north-east coast, and I’ve only ever heard “grow-ser-ree”. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/64 "2009-06-16T00:59:56Z")
Central Illinois. Most people say grow-shree. I do hear gro-ser-ee from some Chicago people. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/65 "2009-06-16T01:09:19Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > This is Wikipedia we’re talking about. Chuck was most certainly the original host-I clearly remember him. His own Wikipedia page has 1975-81 (has it been that long?-28 years) again no definitive proof of anything but it does back up my memory. When it got to the “that sounds means that time is running out so I’ll give the wheel a final spin…” part, Chuck was the man. He either got the $1500 wedge (the highest on the wheel at the time) or was pretty damn close. It’s like Pat doesn’t even try. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/66 "2009-06-16T02:35:10Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > I’m in the southwest United States and I’ve never heard anyone pronounce “grocery” with a soft c. It’s always been the sh sound. > [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Interesting. > > I live on the north-east coast, and I’ve only ever heard “grow-ser-ree”. > [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Central Illinois. Most people say grow-shree. I do hear gro-ser-ee from some Chicago people. I must have grown up on the cusp. I heard all of these pronunciations in West Texas. Can’t remember how people generally said it in Albuquerque when I lived there, but I do recall a TV commercial for Smith’s in which a family got everything done there they meant to – banking, birthday cake ordered etc – when the wife suddenly goes: “Oh! The groceries!” (gro-ser-ies) because they forgot to get those. I say gro-ser-ies myself. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/67 "2009-06-16T03:44:47Z")
It’s two syllables here: gross - rees. You grosheries people are weird! WEIRD!! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/68 "2009-06-16T04:12:22Z")
In my house we pronounced it “food” ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/69 "2009-06-16T04:16:41Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Interesting. > > I live on the north-east coast, and I’ve only ever heard “grow-ser-ree”. > [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > In my house we pronounced it “food” We say Feud ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/70 "2009-06-16T04:49:51Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > We say Feud geud feud? ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/71 "2009-06-16T05:15:59Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > We say Feud Ah. You’ve been to one of my family dinners. For what it’s worth, I personally say GRO-se-ree, but I’ve heard both of the other variations (grosheree and grow-sree) here in the SE US. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/72 "2009-06-16T05:25:39Z")
I’m going to come out as someone who’d never heard of albacore tuna. I might have gone for m too. This might be a region-specific thing. The UK version of WoF, when I used to watch it as a kid, did have a lot of really obvious answers that the contestants never seemed to guess. Obvious like ‘I \_hink \_herefore I am,’ not like the OP’s question. Since these contestants were able to speak, walk upright and, presumably, knew the alphabet, I presume the show put stress on them that meant that they weren’t able to guess such obvious lines. (I do actually remember one which was Coron\_tion Street. Even most non-Brits could guess that; the contestants couldn’t. The weirdest thing was that the missing letter should have been guessed in the earlier rounds anyway. Stupidity could not possibly be the explanation for that). ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cheapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@El\_Cheapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cheapo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635/73 "2009-06-16T05:25:54Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > **Shawn1767** said: > > Chuck Woolery was originally host? Wiki says otherwise. > > [Wheel of Fortune (American game show) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show)) Note that the article linked to is for the **syndicated** Wheel, not **daytime** Wheel. Chuck Woolery was the original host of the daytime version. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel\_of\_Fortune\_(U.S.\_daytime\_game\_show)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._daytime_game_show)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-how-did-they-not-know-that/499635.md?page=3)