Soldiers: Pat Sajak and Vana White
Created Merv Griffin
Executive producer Harry Friedman
The first series Original: September 1975
Current supply chain: the 12th September 1983 and
Network: NBC until 1989, CBS 1989 to the present time, is currently airing on the affiliate networks at national level
On air: Monday to Friday
Top Price: Varies
Wheel of Fortune has had a shaky start, but since gone on to become the oldest common mission game show in history. He still show simultaneous number one in the category, which is where he held the wheel in 1984, and since ever. Organizers common, simple shape, and the game program provides straightforward than half an hour of entertainment every night of the week across North America.
How it all began:
Has a wheel of fortune Merv Griffin, who was invited by NBC, developed to create new programming concepts for the game today. It came with a game based on Hangman, the order will largely female of the day focused on the procurement of an appeal to the public. The show was originally a bazaar for shoppers, and the young man appeared on the Chuck Woolery as host. Letters page was actress Susan Stafford soap.
Go driver Bazaar buyer not well with the test year, so messing with the formula a bit Griffin. In September 1975, he was the show Wheel of Fortune has been established with some success. The aim of the game is still on purchases, however, that candidates give their profits to the prices of the selected window in the topic. This element of the game did not change until 1987, when he moved the wheel to the coordination of the prize money.
Pat Sajak and Vana White:
Continued Woolery as host of Wheel of Fortune until December 1981, when the wage dispute with Griffin caused his resignation. Took Pat Sajak who was a weatherman, reins with Susan Stafford nor the character conversion. It was a week when the wheel figs Sajak began hosting features, and fans of the series do not immediately warm. After a few weeks, however Sajak adapted very well for his role and was soon running show smoothly.
The following year, Susan Stafford decided she wanted to do something different in his life, and left the show to pursue humanitarian work. His timing could not be better - and the wheel of fortune was about to go for an IPO, and finally to become a great success. Turner was tested three letters to replace Stafford, and as we know, the task was given to me know. Began to appear in December 1982, and the on-air chemistry with Sajak was immediately apparent.
This step-synchronization:
The Wheel of Fortune juggle different time periods over the years, and I have done well in the slots of the day. In 1983, the wheel has been sold to a small part of the market very often as a show night. Fears significant subsidiaries that will not succeed and evening program appear, but they were very wrong. The assessment was impressive, and was supported by National in 1984 and in May of this wheel of fortune this year the exhibition has the number one in the common country.
The basic game play:
The simplicity of the wheel is one of the things that make it such a success. It is based on the old word game Hangman, where the solution based name of a person or a place or thing that is of rate letters in the puzzle. Council puzzle on Wheel of Fortune contains the letters, and candidates are awarded the puzzle category. These categories can be anything from the title of the film the popular expression in the name of the famous character from the sport.
Participants take the wheel turns and determine guess the monetary value of each letter. If a participant guessed a letter correctly, it will appear in the puzzle and that candidate wins the amount on the wheel of each character spun appears in the puzzle. Each participant continues and panting even if a wrong when you move the game to the next competitor.
Players can only consonants think playing regularly. Must vowels are ever bought at a price of $ 250. The round ends when the candidate solves the riddle, and win money in the round.
Bonus Round:
At the end of the regular tours, the person who makes the most money got in the bonus round. Are presented and puzzle category will receive candidate Messages guess the most common R, S, T, L, N and E. Then they have three consonants and a vowel additional, all these characters appear in the puzzle to select. If the candidate the puzzle correctly to solve in 10 seconds, he or she deserves either a cash prize or a car.
Wheel of Fortune Fun Facts
- White puzzle first, I was on the wheel of fortune "General Hospital" and the first letter, which was converted to T.
- Each year, the selection of more than 3,200 aspirants for the post on the Wheel of Fortune tests in California. Only 500 will then decide to play the game for TV.
- Ferris wheel weighs 4000 pounds.
- Vana White is in the Guinness Book of Records as the "most frequent airline in the world." Fana proposes average of 720 times in the exhibition.
- On April 1, 2008 ended with Pat Sajak Episode I asked him to remove the "doll". I pulled the wig to a bald head glistening and completely Sajak, that the people who ask him, showing all the time when she wore to reveal a hairpiece. Sajak manages all want "Said first April" shows clearly that joke and a lie April