Bernie Sanders helps Stephen Colbert play 'Wheel of News'

Bernie Sanders helps Stephen Colbert play "Wheel of News"
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Stephen Colbert played a game called "Wheel of News" on Thursday night's Late Show, combining Wheel of Fortune's spinning disc of fate and Colbert's comedy-news stylings. He covered science ("That's not a real unicorn, that's a hairy rhino with scoliosis!"), sports, the Bermuda Triangle, and North Carolina's anti-LGBT law before the wheel landed on a new category, "Mystery Guest." The guest? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in New York for a campaign rally. Colbert asked him about his argument that he can win over rival Hillary Clinton's superdelgates, and Sanders argued that he's the better candidates and has won six of the last seven caucuses. When Colbert called time, Sanders said, "I would like to spin that damn wheel." And then he almost ruined the game, and finally shot T-shirts into the audience. You can watch the late-night hijinks below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.