One Of Three
Vanna White almost did not make the hostess role. She was one of three finalists next to Summer Bartholomew and playboy model Vicki McCarthy. She was chosen after Griffin noticed how she used the puzzle board during an episode and was immediately impressed. Summer became the host of Sale Of The Century and McCarty went on to be a lawyer.
One Of Three
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Production Problems
When he first started out back in 1995, Harry Friedman, producer of the show, was frustrated by the lengthy 30 minutes that it took to produce the show. This delay was actually because the letter board needed to be manually reset after each puzzle. The process alone took 10 minutes.
Production Problems
