The Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:
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Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin that debuted in 1975. The show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.
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Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
Art[edit]
- The Wheel of Fortune, 1883 painting by Edward Burne-Jones
Games[edit]
- Big Six wheel, a casino game also known as the Wheel of Fortune
- Wheel of Fortune video games, based on the game show franchise
Literature[edit]
- The Wheel of Fortune (novel), a 1984 novel by the English author Susan Howatch
- The Wheel of Fortune, a 1795 play by the British writer Richard Cumberland
Music[edit]
- Wheel of Fortune, an album by Susan Raye
- 'Wheel of Fortune' (1951 song), originally performed by Johnny Hartman
Racing[edit]
- Wheel of Fortune (horse), a British racehorse
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Television[edit]
Game shows[edit]
- Wheel of Fortune (American game show) (1975–present), an American game show created by Merv Griffin
- International versions of Wheel of Fortune, based on the American version:
- La Ruota Della Fortuna, Italian game show
- International versions of Wheel of Fortune, based on the American version:
- Wheel of Fortune (1952 game show), a 1952–1953 American game show that aired on CBS that is unrelated to the later 1975 American game show
Episodes[edit]
- 'Wheel of Fortune', series episode of The A-Team (season 4)
- 'The Wheel of Fortune', third episode of the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Crusade
- 'Wheel of Fortune', series episode of The Dead Zone
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Places[edit]
- Wheel of Fortune (house), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
- Wheel of Fortune, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement on the island of Saint Croix
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The original daytime version aired on NBC from January 6, 1975, to June 30, 1989, then was moved to CBS on July 17, 1989, and remained there until January 11, 1991, and later returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, only to be canceled permanently on September 20 of that same year. The daily syndicated version of the series premiered on September 19, 1983.The daytime version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, with Charlie O'Donnell as its announcer. O'Donnell left in 1980, Woolery in 1981, and Stafford in 1982; they were replaced, respectively, by Jack Clark, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White. After Clark's 1988 death, M. G. Kelly took over briefly as announcer until O'Donnell returned in 1989; O'Donnell remained on the daytime version until its cancellation, and continued to announce on the syndicated show until his 2010 death, after which Jim Thornton replaced him. Sajak left the daytime version in January 1989 to host the late-night talk show The Pat Sajak Show, and was replaced on that version by Rolf Benirschke. Bob Goen replaced Benirschke when the daytime show moved to CBS, then remained as host until the daytime show was canceled altogether. The syndicated version has been hosted continuously by Sajak and White since its inception.