History YMMV / TheBigSpin

* EarWorm:
** The original 1985 T.J. Knowles theme.
** The Anderson/Gallagher theme.

* HeartwarmingMoments: The Hero in Education segments. At least one person appeared on the show beforehand as a contestant.

** Finn had hosted some sub-par shows previously, the most notable being the failed 1990s version of ''Series/TheJokersWild''. One could argue whether ''Series/ShopTilYouDrop'' was sub-par during Finn's era (nobody will argue if you say it fell down after he left), but it '''did''' run for the better part of 14 years.

* EarWorm: The Anderson/Gallagher theme.
** This troper hearts the original 1985 T.J. Knowles theme.

** During the tail end of Geoff's tenure, the game was reformatted so that every contestant had to match three wheel symbols on a makeshift scratcher just to get a chance to spin the wheel — if they didn't, they were sent packing with the wheel's lowest amount ($25,000). This opened up the possibility of entire episodes where ''nobody'' spun the wheel, a hole that was patched when Anderson took over.
** In 2004, all non-wheel minigames besides the Dream Machine were scrapped, while the set became not only smaller, but much darker.

** Finn had hosted some sub-par shows previously, the most notable being the failed 1990s version of ''TheJokersWild''. One could argue whether ''ShopTilYouDrop'' was sub-par during Finn's era (nobody will argue if you say it fell down after he left), but it '''did''' run for the better part of 14 years.

* MomentOfAwesome:
** November 4, 1985: One of the earliest episodes (with Woolery) had ''four'' $2,000,000 winners. One has to wonder why they even bothered to leave in that fifth spinner...
** One Finn episode had a contestant's ball fall out of a $1,000,000 slot...and slowly bounce its way into another.

* EarWorm: The Anderson/Gallagher theme.
* HeartwarmingMoments: The Hero in Education segments. On at least one occasion, a person has appeared on the show first as a contestant, then as a Hero.
* MomentOfAwesome:
** November 4, 1985: One of the earliest episodes (with Woolery) had ''four'' $2,000,000 winners. One has to wonder why they even bothered to leave in that fifth spinner...
** One Finn episode had a contestant's ball fall out of a $1,000,000 slot...and slowly bounce its way into another.
* ReplacementScrappy: Either Jack Gallagher and Pat Finn.
** Gallagher typically hosted with a very low-key attitude and even reacted to million-dollar wins with little excitement (as seen in a clip from the 2009 finale). Larry Anderson, who preceded Gallagher, was generally much more animated.
** Finn had hosted some sub-par shows previously, the most notable being the failed 1990s version of ''The Joker's Wild''. One could argue whether ''Shop 'Til You Drop'' was sub-par during Finn's era (nobody will argue if you say it fell down after he left), but it ''did'' run for the better part of 14 years.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
** During the tail end of Geoff's tenure, the game was reformatted so that every contestant had to match three wheel symbols on a makeshift scratcher just to get a chance to spin the wheel — if they didn't, they were sent packing with the wheel's lowest amount ($25,000). This opened up the possibility of entire episodes where ''nobody'' spun the wheel, a hole that was patched when Anderson took over.
** In 2004, all non-wheel minigames besides the Dream Machine were scrapped, while the set became not only smaller, but much darker.

* ReplacementScrappy: Either Jack Gallagher or Pat Finn, depending on [[YourMileageMayVary who you ask]].

* EpicFail: On December 30, 1985 the ball landed during one spin on a $3,000,000 space. However, there were just three problems —
## The required five seconds had not yet elapsed to make the landing "official".
## Geoff Edwards (having become host by this point) immediately declared that the contestant (Doris Barnett) had won the big money once the ball landed on the spot.
## Doris' excited jumping caused the wheel to shake, which in turn caused the ball to dislodge from the big money and settle...on a ''$10,000'' space, the minimum.
** Doris ended up suing the Lottery, and '''won'''.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The Hero in Education segments. On at least one occasion, a person has appeared on the show first as a contestant, then as a Hero.

* DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck: On December 30, 1985 the ball landed during one spin on a $3,000,000 space. However, there were just three problems —

* EarWorm: The Anderson/Gallagher theme.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: One of the earliest episodes (with Woolery) had ''four'' $2,000,000 winners. One has to wonder why they even bothered to leave in that fifth spinner...
** Another episode had a contestant's ball fall out of a $1,000,000 slot... and slowly bounce its way into another.
* DarthWiki.DethroningMomentOfSuck: On December 30, 1985 the ball landed during one spin on a $3,000,000 space. However, there were just three problems --

## immediately declared that the contestant (Doris Barnett) had won the big money once the ball landed on the spot.
## Doris' excited jumping caused the wheel to shake, which in turn caused the ball to dislodge from the big money and settle...on a ''$10,000'' space.

* ReplacementScrappy: Either Jack Gallagher or Pat Finn, depending on [[YourMileageMayVary who you ask]]. Gallagher typically hosted with a very low-key attitude and even reacted to million-dollar wins with little excitement. Larry Anderson, who preceded Gallagher, was generally much more animated.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: During the tail end of Geoff's tenure, the game was reformatted so that every contestant had to match two wheel symbols on a makeshift scratcher just to get a chance to spin the wheel -- if they didn't, they were sent packing with the wheel's lowest amount ($25,000). This opened up the possibility of entire episodes where ''nobody'' spun the wheel. This was changed when Anderson took over.
** In 2004, two of the three non-wheel minigames (aside from the Dream Machine) were scrapped, while the set became not only smaller, but much darker.