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The 1million was an example pal geez.

Anyway heres my last comment in the thread.

How much does it cost to make Wheel of fortune? How much do the players win? And how much does the show make?

The show profits millions each days. Do you see the game show contestants saying "You guys should give us more of a cut of the profit!" The production company keeps the money it earns.

Good luck to everyone.

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Comparing Wheel of Fortune to Poker is like comparing Shakespeare's theatre productions to Big Brother; Wheel Of Fortune players DONT PAY TO BE THERE.
The players enter the tournament and pay the fee, lets say $500, that is the cost for them to use the dealers, toilets and occasionally eat from the buffet.
If there was no TV deal the casino would make this money and be happy with it- but then ESPN comes in and a lot of money is made by showing it on TV to which the players see nothing.
WPT can sell DVDs, produce their TV show (as far as I am aware) use the players likeness in whatever way they want: posters of the players, extreme right wing propaganda if they really wanted to.
They can make a lot of money off the players who have already paid money to be sitting at the tables

In poker:
The prizemoney is raised by the players
(Im not sure of the network bureaucracy) But the networks exchange money with the casino so they can film there
Money is made from advertising on the network
Money is made from the memorabilia and various other sources

Poker players see none of this, they make a net LOSS from playing, regardless of these large sums of money being wafted around behind the curtains.

In Golf players enter, and get to play on the courses for free
Similar deals that occur with the casinos and WPT occur with the PGA/courses and the networks where money is exchanged for TV rights, a % of this (and Im presuming gate fees and event sponsors) money goes to the players in prizemoney
Golfers make a huge profit from the field, Networks make a healthy profit, courses probably make a healthy profit- everyone is happy

Does this seem fair?