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Wheel of Fortune has given contestants and viewers a lot over the years, but they're about to have a major first when it comes to prizes. During the week of October 29 through November 2, in honor of their "Home Sweet Home" themed week, Wheel of Fortune is teaming up with Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings to give one viewer a $350,000 home at Latitude Margaritaville in Dayton Beach, Florida. The home is located in their "new active adult community." "After 35 seasons it’s not an easy feat to do something for the first time, but thanks to Latitude Margaritaville,...

Lobo's real name was Kent LaVoie. He changed it to Lobo for show business reasons. Can you blame him for that? Anyway, he is still alive today, in fact thriving, at the age of 75 - which is the new 55 or so they say. I don't know much about Kent's (Lobo's) personal life but he seems like a cool guy to hang around with. His very first hit, way back in 1971, is about hitting the open road with a girl and a dog - and a car that runs poorly. It's a forgotten song now but back...