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The '''Prize-O-Matic''' (also sometimes referred to as the '''Prize Wheel''') is a gambling device built by [[Draco]] for use in determining things to unbox | The '''Prize-O-Matic''' (also sometimes referred to as the '''Prize Wheel''') is a gambling device built by [[Draco]] for use in determining things to unbox during ''[[GatorUNbox]]''. It is a yellow wooden box with a green and blue circular graphic divided up into 24 equal parts. In the middle of this graphic is a red arrow attached to an electric motor. When Draco presses the button on the side of the Prize-O-Matic the arrow spins around and eventually stops on one of the 24 sections, this number corresponds to a space in one of two [[Prize Box|Prize Boxes]] which Draco then removes from its spot and opens up on stream. | ||
The Prize-O-Matic was built in 2016 and unveiled on stream in 2017. In that time it has become one of the most iconic parts of the Gatorbox set due to its colorful appearance and interactivity with the stream chat; viewers are encouraged to guess along with each other as to what number the arrow will land on as well as what color, the latter being something viewers can "bet" on in Twitch chat using [[Cola Tabs]]. | The Prize-O-Matic was built in 2016 and unveiled on stream in 2017. In that time it has become one of the most iconic parts of the Gatorbox set due to its colorful appearance and interactivity with the stream chat; viewers are encouraged to guess along with each other as to what number the arrow will land on as well as what color, the latter being something viewers can "bet" on in Twitch chat using [[Cola Tabs]]. | ||
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Between the two Prize Boxes only one of them has 24 compartments, the other has just 20. In the event that the Prize-O-Matic lands on 21-24 when spinning for the box with only 20 slots Draco instead just spins again. | Between the two Prize Boxes only one of them has 24 compartments, the other has just 20. In the event that the Prize-O-Matic lands on 21-24 when spinning for the box with only 20 slots Draco instead just spins again. | ||
==Emotes== | |||
Across the decade the Prize-O-Matic has been part of the Gatorbox set it's had more chat emoticons dedicated to it than any other inside joke or reference. Specifically, the Prize-O-Matic has had the following emotes associated with it: | |||
* GBprize: A static graphic of the Prize-O-Matic | |||
* gatorbSpin: An animated version of GBprize with the arrow spinning | |||
* GBprizeblue: A graphic of a green prize number, used when guessing the color the spinner lands on | |||
* GBprizegreen: A graphic of a blue prize number, used alongside the green variant | |||
* GBprizeline: A graphic of the line separating two numbers, a common issue with the spinner | |||
* GB13: A graphic of the #13 slice of the wheel specifically | |||
* GBtab: A COLA tab, while not specifically Prize-O-Matic related it's used in conjunction with the gambling | |||
[[Category:Props]] | [[Category:Props]] | ||
[[Category:Emotes]] | [[Category:Emotes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:26, 29 June 2026
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| Introduced: 2017 |
| Retired: N/A |
| Shortcut: GBprize (FFZ), gatorbSpin (Twitch) |
| Source: Set prop |
The Prize-O-Matic (also sometimes referred to as the Prize Wheel) is a gambling device built by Draco for use in determining things to unbox during GatorUNbox. It is a yellow wooden box with a green and blue circular graphic divided up into 24 equal parts. In the middle of this graphic is a red arrow attached to an electric motor. When Draco presses the button on the side of the Prize-O-Matic the arrow spins around and eventually stops on one of the 24 sections, this number corresponds to a space in one of two Prize Boxes which Draco then removes from its spot and opens up on stream.
The Prize-O-Matic was built in 2016 and unveiled on stream in 2017. In that time it has become one of the most iconic parts of the Gatorbox set due to its colorful appearance and interactivity with the stream chat; viewers are encouraged to guess along with each other as to what number the arrow will land on as well as what color, the latter being something viewers can "bet" on in Twitch chat using Cola Tabs.
The device uses a small motor taken from a cassette tape deck connected to four AA batteries, which are kept behind the Prize-O-Matic's facade, to spin the arrow. Due to the arrow not being evenly weighted, the Prize-O-Matic needs to be laid onto its back in order to spin otherwise the heavier end of the arrow will always pull it downward as it comes to a stop. Due to the inexpensive motor used to spin the arrow, there are usually six "hot spots" that the arrow will prefer to land within. These spots correspond to the gaps in the magnets inside the motor; this issue is usually solved by Draco taking the arrow off and reattaching it in a different orientation which doesn't remove the hot spots so much as it artificially changes where they are on the wheel.
Between the two Prize Boxes only one of them has 24 compartments, the other has just 20. In the event that the Prize-O-Matic lands on 21-24 when spinning for the box with only 20 slots Draco instead just spins again.
Emotes
Across the decade the Prize-O-Matic has been part of the Gatorbox set it's had more chat emoticons dedicated to it than any other inside joke or reference. Specifically, the Prize-O-Matic has had the following emotes associated with it:
- GBprize: A static graphic of the Prize-O-Matic
- gatorbSpin: An animated version of GBprize with the arrow spinning
- GBprizeblue: A graphic of a green prize number, used when guessing the color the spinner lands on
- GBprizegreen: A graphic of a blue prize number, used alongside the green variant
- GBprizeline: A graphic of the line separating two numbers, a common issue with the spinner
- GB13: A graphic of the #13 slice of the wheel specifically
- GBtab: A COLA tab, while not specifically Prize-O-Matic related it's used in conjunction with the gambling