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1424:– The black Bankrupt space ended a player's turn and loses their score currently earned for the round. Any score won from a prior round was not affected by it. From July 1996 to late 1998, the solving of a puzzle did not secure the score accrued up to that point in the game, and landing on it at any time of the game took the player's score back to 0, unless the host spun it up during the speed-up round. Between 1981 and 1996, the Bankrupt space would appear once in round 1, and twice in rounds 2 and 3. From early 1996 until July that year, Bankrupt spaces appeared once only in each round. From July 1996 until 1998, the second Bankrupt wedge was brought back for the final puzzle, and then from 1999 onwards a second Bankrupt was added to the round 2 template for the third puzzle. 2038:: The show relocated to Sydney with Tony Barber replacing John Burgess as host and Ron E Sparks replaces David Day as announcer. A new set and its theme music with the wheel mounted on a 20° incline was unveiled. Until late 1998, landing on a Bankrupt now expunges all the contestant's winnings regardless of the puzzles solved, and as such, the champion once again is the person with the highest accumulated score at the end of the last puzzle. The turquoise backdrop changes to blue. The Golden Wheel is replaced with envelopes, and the bonus round is played in front of the wheel instead of behind the wheel from the central podium, with a trend that would continue once the wheel was spun following the reintroduction of the Golden Wheel. 1418:– Available only in the first round, the Free Spin wedge allowed a contestant to continue his or her turn in the event of solving a puzzle incorrectly, selecting a letter that is not in the puzzle, or landing on Bankrupt or Lose a Turn. From July 1996 the Free Spin wedge was replaced with a dollar space, and a golden token with black "Free Spin" text was placed at the top of a wedge. Upon spinning it up, the Free Spin was awarded first, and then a letter was called for the dollar amount that the "Free Spin" was placed upon. If the letter called was not in the puzzle, the contestant could use it straightaway to retain control or save it for later. 1539:
new car. The contestant is given help with the final puzzle in the form of consonants and vowels; they start with two consonants and one vowel to start with, plus an additional consonant for every ($ )2,000 scored in the main game. Theoretically a maximum of ($ )38,000, can be earned so as to call every consonant. The winning contestant then gets 10 seconds to solve the puzzle and win the prize. Contestants can make many guesses during the time limit so long it does not expire. If a champion failed to solve the puzzle, any score would carry over to the next episode; however, once a major prize is won, the value is reset back to zero.
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version, however, the amount won is a flat rate and not multiplied by the number of instances of the letter. The only exception is when the red mystery letter appears, which doubles the amount spun up when called. Calling a letter that has already been called results in the loss of one's turn. A "used letter board" is positioned off screen for the contestants to see to aid in their guesses. All descriptions of players being credited with a value in the remainder of this article assume that the player calls a consonant which appears in the puzzle. A player who lands on a value is credited with that amount.
1454:– Introduced in 1994, landing on this space and correctly guessing a letter resulted in the contestant winning the bonus prize. Originally a golden wedge with black text, the 1996 revamp saw it turn into a silver token with blue text at the top of a wedge. It was later replaced at the beginning of the 1997 season by a full blue wedge and the word "Bonus" in glittery text. Bonus would always be added to the wheel at the start of the second round. The Bonus wedge was scrapped in 2003 upon introduction of the Mystery Round, but was reintroduced in July 2006 for the show's final week. 1476:– Between 2003 and 2008, round two featured two 500 spaces marked with a stylised question mark placed on the wheel. If a player landed on one of these mystery wedges and correctly guessed a letter in the puzzle, said contestant was given an option to risk their current winnings by 'flipping' the mystery wedge (contains either a Bankrupt or a special prize which would be awarded if the contestant solved the puzzle), or take a 500 buyout. After one mystery wedge had been flipped, the remaining wedge functions as a regular 500 space. 800:, Barber later explained that he was removed from the position by the network and was offered future projects with the network in exchange for agreeing to the press release. The future projects, however, never eventuated. Burgess has claimed (also backed up by Barber in his memoir) on many occasions that he was reoffered the hosting job with a heavy pay raise and declined, but the Seven Network denied this story. Burgess was quickly given a contract by the opposing Nine Network to host the game show 1488:– Introduced in the 2008 revival, the wedge had a "$ MILLION" two-pegged space sandwiched by two small Bankrupts. The wedge do not have a monetary value but requires the player to solve the puzzle during the round upon picking up. Unlike other prize wedges, the wedge remain in the contestant's possession throughout the entire game and is still susceptible to Bankrupt hits; the wedge enables a contestant to play for $ 1 million during the bonus round if the player wins the game with the wedge intact. 1603:
added to Round 2's wheel. If a contestant was to spin it up and select a correct letter, they would have 5,000 added to their score, but to win the actual money, they had to solve the puzzle (in the same way as the Surprise and Mystery wedges). In Round 2, one of the contestants did spin up the "$ 5,000" wedge and the Surprise wedge and solved the puzzle, winning over $ 10,000 in cash and prizes for that round. The other $ 5,000 wedges were removed for Round 3.
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letter each including vowels (no cost/value). If the called letter appears in the puzzle, the player has five seconds after the hostess stops moving to try to solve the puzzle. If a player has a Free Spin, he/she can still use it to keep her turn in the speed-up round. Unlike the previous rounds, contestants may give multiple guesses within the time limit. On several episodes, there have been more than one speed-up round.
1295: 1283: 1271: 2938: 1482:– Used from 13 March 2000 to 9 August 2002, this was a rather convoluted feature that seldom had any outcome. A contestant would need to spin the "car" wedge marked with the logo (such as Proton and Daewoo), choosing the correct consonant and pick the wedge up, then solve the puzzle without landing on the Bankrupt. The contestant have to do the process twice during the first three rounds in order to win the car. 1333: 1321: 1309: 2032:: The 1996 season premiere commences with a new puzzleboard consisting of an extra row added to the existing three rows of trilons. John Burgess has shaved the moustache, and David Day becomes the new announcer following John Deeks' departure to host Family Feud. The champion is no longer the one with the highest accumulated score, he/she now needs to have secured the most cash upon solving a puzzle. 2235: 1846: 1044: 36: 1912: 1805: 1110: 1003: 2202:. The show runs only five weeks on air due to low ratings and negative reviews, including one where Burgess and Xenides had an argument about why they both disliked the show. Despite the low ratings, the Million Dollar wedge (with one slight modification in that it can be picked up in the first three rounds) is adopted in the United States for the ensuing season in September. 2050:: Following the Family Week special, the main game reverts to a three-round format. Top Dollar prize is introduced and a new prize-shop is introduced where contestants choose a prize out of the selection of three offered to them upon solving a puzzle. The co-existence of both themes cease in favour of the reintroduced theme music and associated sound effects.. 1448:– Used from July 1995 to July 1996, this automatically awarded a pre-determined prize to the first person who landed on it for the night. This did not rely upon the contestant correctly guessing a letter, it was awarded for the spin. The concept was reinstated in October 1996 with the introduction of the Top Dollar Prize. 1384:
flat ($ )50. If the purchased vowel is not in the puzzle, the player loses their turn in addition to the aforementioned cost. Multiple vowels may be purchased until either the supply of vowels is exhausted or the player's bank falls below ($ )50; after which the player either spins the wheel or tries to solve the puzzle.
2208:: Wheel Of Fortune is announced to return to Australian Television after being picked up be Network 10. The show will now be recorded in the UK & hosted by Graham Norton with Australian Ex Pats. 8 shows in a new 1 hour format make up the new series with the set mirroring the US set. No co-host, just Graham. 2408: 2351: 2322: 1625:
At the time of going to air, champion Luke Seager (2004) was the 4th biggest winner of all time, and the second longest champion in terms of nights on air represented. Luke credited his longevity on the wheel (10 nights) to the fact that most newcomers to the show did not comprehend the importance of
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After the winning contestant finishes the Final Spin round, he/she advances to the Major Prize Round. At first, the winner played for a major prize usually worth an average of $ 4,000. By 1987, the dollar values on the wheel were replaced with the names of major prizes with at least one wedge being a
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At some point, when time is running short, a bell rings to indicate the Final Spin of the Wheel. The host spins the Wheel and all remaining consonants in the puzzle are worth the value of the spin. The player in control has his/her arrow determine the round's value. The players take turns calling one
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On 21 March 2006, "Wheel of Fortune" celebrated a major milestone, as its 5,000th episode went to air on the Seven Network. An extra element was added to the special show where contestants had the chance to win $ 5,000 in cash. Two yellow "$ 5,000" wedges were added to the Round 1 wheel. A third was
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The round has sometimes tweaked its format. In the 1995 Family Week, contestants were given 5 consonants and vowel to choose from regardless of score. In the 1997 Celebrity Week, contestants were given the common letters R, S and E, and then had to choose a further 2 consonants and a vowel. In the
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From 1981 to 1995, money earned in each round was used to shop for prizes. Any remaining cash also counted towards the player's final score. In early 1995, however, only secured winnings counted. When this was removed in July 1996 (during Tony Barber's stint), contestants were given a set prize upon
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Upon conversion of the puzzle board from a set of 52 trilons to touchscreens in 2004, the show used a Flip-Up puzzle (based on the American version; see below) to determine control of the board to start the first and fourth round, and among which the player clockwise will begin the next round and so
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moves to Pyrmont from Epping's studios, with another update of the set, such as a puzzleboard with a blue border that changes colour and features light animation, similar to the American version; the LG flat screen plasmas replace the Contestant Trapezoid backdrops that animate during events on the
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In the 2008 revival, the standard top prize (white spaces) was increased to $ 200,000. The car wedges (purple spaces) also returned but only two spaces are in play. For the beginning of the series, the number of $ 200,000 wedges started at one and increases one for every night until it was won. The
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2,000 with another $ 100 increasing to the pot every night it was unclaimed. Two "Jackpot" slivers were sandwiched on one of the "Car" wedges. The highest jackpot won was $ 25,000 (added to the car, a combined prize of almost $ 50,000). This, and the $ 5,000 prize on the 5,000th episode, was one of
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Since its debut in 1987, there were two gold-silver car wedges on the Golden Wheel. On the 1,500th episode in 1988, an additional car wedge was added. On a few occasions, additional car wedges were increased by one each day it was not won. The car has never, however, regularly appeared on the wheel
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Before the taping begins, the players draw numbers to determine their positions on stage. Play proceeds from left to right from the viewer's perspective: from the red player to yellow, then to blue, then back to red. The red player would have the first spin in round 1, the yellow player would have
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Despite an initial report stating that Burgess and Xenides disliked the show, Xenides gave positive feedback, stating that it was "refreshing" and she loved the "... very cool colours ... and the opportunity of winning a million dollars, that's excellent." She also stated that Burgess was "probably
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On 18 June 2006, the Seven Network announced that it had ceased production of the program, with the last episode airing on 28 July, just one week after celebrating 25 years on Australian television. The final episode was filmed on 23 June at Channel 7's Epping studios. One of the contestants on the
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The ratings for the first two nights initially appeared promising, but plummeted badly afterwards. Some ratings were regained after Seven and Grundy reinstated as many of the old rules as possible after the first five weeks. It continued to regrow its audience, presumably due to public curiosity,
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A player who has sufficient banked cash during the current round may choose to buy a vowel prior to spinning the Wheel. The cost of the vowel, ($ )50, is deducted from the player's score and all instances of the requested vowel in the puzzle are revealed, if any. The player's score is reduced by a
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On 15 July 1996, the Golden Wheel was briefly replaced with a selection of five envelopes. The hostess would bring them over to the contestant, the contestant would pick an envelope and then the host opened it up and revealed what the prize was as opposed to revealing it after the round is over.
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The following Monday after Burgess' final episode, Barber began as host, despite much controversy. Beside the fact that viewers did not appreciate the fact that Burgess was sacked without a chance to say goodbye on air, viewers had difficulty accepting the new rules and faster pace. Additionally,
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From July 1996 until 1998, the host would ask a trivia question and the contestant who buzzed in with the correct answer would have the first spin. During this time the red podium was reserved for the defending champion as there was an opportunity for any contestant to have the first spin. The
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A player who does not land on a penalty space asks for a consonant. If it is not in the puzzle, the play proceeds to the next player. If the letter appears in the puzzle, the hostess reveals all instances of the letter and the amount spun up is added to the player's score. Unlike the American
2765: 1470:– Introduced in 1995, the Bonus Puzzle concept was embedded with puzzles that fell into the categories of Clue, Blank, and later Where Are We and True Or False. The contestant who solved the puzzle on the board was then given the chance to solve the Bonus puzzle for a ($ )200 bonus. 1345:
The wheel has 96 pegs with 24 spaces that are each four pegs wide. These spaces represent values (in multiples of 5 instead of 50 in the American version), including one silver coloured “Top Dollar” wedge, prizes and penalty spaces, and three strategic elements for use in the game.
778:. By the time that Burgess' final episode went to air it had become common knowledge that the show had relocated and that changes would occur. However, Burgess' final words referred only to the show's relocation, thus suggesting that he was at the time oblivious to his sacking. 1442:– Introduced in 1995, the Surprise wedge featured a Mystery prize won by the contestant who picked up the wedge and solved the puzzle on the same round. After the show was moved to Sydney, the Surprise wedge was abandoned until 1997, where it would appear on a sporadic basis. 2044:: The former theme music is returned. An attempt is made to have both themes co-exist together with a derivative of the new theme music used to introduce the new contestants each night. The on-screen visuals now featured an on-screen timer display in the Major Prize Round. 908:
and to lead-in to the 6:00pm news. However, ratings were low, after peaking at 700,000 viewers on the first night. From then, viewership declined, and by the end of its short run, the show had on average 450,000 nightly viewers, compared to almost 1,000,000 viewers for
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Occasionally celebrities play for home viewers, with those viewers earning the prizes and total of the amounts their winning celebrity spun during the game in actual cash. At the end of the week, all those winning home viewers were entered in a drawing to win a car.
2121:: Steve Oemcke replaces Rob Elliott as host. The set is updated that is similar to the American version (at the time), with a revamped electronic touchscreen puzzleboard replacing the trilons (similar to the American version which made the change in 1997) and 2026:: The theme music and the show's logo are updated. The set background colour now changes back to blue. By the middle of the year, an illuminated light box used to display the puzzle's category was removed with the category now displayed as on screen graphics. 2062:: Rob Elliott replaces Tony Barber as host. Kerrie Friend returns to the puzzleboard as a long-term replacement for Adriana Xenides until July 4. John Deeks returns to the booth as announcer. The Surprise wedge and the Red Mystery Letter are later returned. 782:
Burgess had made media appearances saying how he had been badly treated and only found out about his sacking accidentally when a Grundy executive had to cancel a golf date with him because he was needed at the studios to continue work on the new format.
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If a penalty space is landed, the host spins again until a dollar amount is spun. If the host spins up the Bonus wedge, the first player to put a letter on the board gets the prize and the amount under the Bonus wedge is what every letter is worth.
1396:– Introduced in 2004, these gave control of the wheel to whoever solved the puzzle, but did not add any money to the contestant's score. The Flip-Up before the second round is a Prize Puzzle, awarding a prize related to the puzzle. On 1996:: Red, yellow, and green sunbursts replace the green glitter backdrop, somewhat similar to the red, yellow, and blue sunbursts in the American version. The puzzleboard design is unchanged and was later slightly remodified in colour. 2115:: The set background changes to purple with another update to the show's logo. The bonus round is now played in front of the video wall next to the puzzle board instead of in front of the Wheel, in addition, First episode in HD. 3614: 2020:: John Burgess celebrates his 10th anniversary as host. It wasn't until October that an episode commemorating the milestone was shot and aired. The celebratory episode the background also changed from blue to yellow as well. 1521:
The player with the highest total became the carryover champion; from January–June 1996, only winnings secured by solving puzzles determined the winner. After June 1996, the player with the most points won the championship.
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concerning why he did not like the revamped format, which coincidentally was adopted in the United States later that year and has continued with the modified Australian format. The rights to the show are currently owned by
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process used during this period was a form of continuous play (For example, if the red player buzzed in to start round 1, but the yellow player solved the puzzle, then the blue player would have the first spin in round 2).
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in 2001) wedge. The top values are now tweaked to 750, 1500, and 2500 respectively. A progressive cash jackpot is added on the Golden Wheel, starting at $ 2,000 and adding another $ 100 each episode until the jackpot is
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on 1 July also caused ratings problems for the program and the network. On 27 November 1996, the Seven Network issued a press release in which Barber announced his resignation from the show. In his 2001 memoir
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the first spin in round 2 and the blue/green player would have the first spin in round 3. From 1999 to 2003 when the main game consisted of 4 puzzles, the red player would have the first spin in round 4.
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same procedure then occurred with the car wedges starting with two. If a player acquired the Million Dollar wedge in the main game, one $ 200,000 space would be replaced with the $ 1 million top prize.
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The game uses a wide variety of categories for its puzzles. Some are generic, such as "Place" or "Thing." Puzzles frequently refer to popular culture or common items encountered in everyday life.
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solving a puzzle. By the end of 1996 upon solving a puzzle, contestants could choose one of three prizes offered to them. This would continue until 2004 when it was reduced to two prizes.
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from 1981 to 2004 and January to July 2006, aired at 5:00pm from 1981 to 1989 and from 2004 to 2006 and at 5:30pm from 1989 to 2003, and is mostly based on the same general format as the
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1995–2000: ($ )500 – ($ )1,000 – ($ )2,000 (From 15 July 1996 until October 1996 and again from 1999 to 2000, 1,000 was used in rounds 2 and 3, while 2,000 was used in round 4)
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The all-time champion is a Canberra contestant, Donovan Newton. It was back in 1996, he won two cars as well. He was here for ten nights though. $ 63,000 it is...
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This was retired around September 1996 and it reintroduced the Golden Wheel with a redesign which would later be used over the remainder of the original series.
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rounds instead of the first round only. Three players have won the grand prize: Michelle Lowenstein (2008), Autumn Erhard (2013), and Sarah Manchester (2014).
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The longest running contestant of all time was Melissa Roberts. She appears in 12 shows from 1987, taking home over $ 50,000 in prizes.
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and created a faithful reproduction of the American series, as it had done with many other game shows. The new show began airing on the
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From 2004 to 2006, The Golden Wheel saw the number of car wedges decreased to two when it featured a Renault and finally three with a
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on (in order, red, yellow, blue and red). Like the July 1996 – 1998 era, the red podium was reserved for the defending champion.
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when Adriana Xenides took sick leave in November 1996, but neither move was enough to return it to a credible ratings position.
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and the addition of Flip Ups and Prize Puzzles. The timeslot changes back to 5:00pm as part of the Wheel and Deal hour, with
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as the longest-serving hostess of a television game show until it was surpassed by her US counterpart, Vanna White in 2001.
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controlling the wheel. His reign as champion still rates amongst the highest ratings period the program has ever enjoyed.
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a week later on 28 July. 20 unaired episodes were aired featuring Steve Oemcke, Sophie Falkiner and the old set (see the
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22nd Anniversary State Challenge of 2003, the winner of the grand final was given 5 consonants and 2 vowels.
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There was also a weekly series airing Saturday nights in 1990 and 1991 called "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune".
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show, such as landing on Bankrupt, bell sound, or solving the puzzle, and the return of Surprise wedge.
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version at the commencement of its 26th season, with the million dollar wedge available in the first
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In 1996, as part of an attempted major revamp, the program relocated from Adelaide to Seven flagship
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It was announced in September 2023 that the format will be revived, hosted by Irish talk show host
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Barber appeared at the start of the 1997 series premiere to introduce and hand the show over to
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2000–2006: 750 – 1,500 – 2,500 (Like the previous amounts, 1,500 was used in rounds 2 and 3)
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when ADS and SAS swapped network affiliations and channel frequencies at the end of 1987.
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Other categories include BUILDING, LIVING THINGS, TRUE OR FALSE?, EVENT, and PHRASE.
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celebrates its 4,000th episode, and four car wedges are placed on the Golden Wheel.
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The prize on that version is 600 thousand USD lump sum, or a one million USD
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had been broadcast on the Nine Network. That version had been developed by
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Moita Lindgren, $ 72,917 August 24 & 27, 2001 (mathematical mistake)
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system was added in addition to the car wedges (most of which were from
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Nine Network reboot and "Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune" format (2008)
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hostess Kerrie Friend replacing Xenides for the next seven months.
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died after a long battle with illness; she had been listed in the
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as a radio game show before it transferred to television in 1959.
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Dell Edwards, $ 68,000 12 July 2001 (amount unknown, rounded off)
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1990–1994: $ 400 – $ 750 – $ 2,000 (first used on Episode #2,000)
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Australian television series based on American television series
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Ratings for the new series were expected to top rival game show
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later adopted the Million Dollar wedge concept in the American
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game (which made by Tiger Electronics and licensed by Croner).
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on 21 July 1981 at 5:00PM, and was produced at the studios of
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Kerrie Friend (November 1996, one week; 1997, seven months)
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because of a chance to win $ 500 after guessing the puzzle.
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In 1981, the Grundy Organisation purchased the rights to
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Wheel of Fortune at the National Film and Sound Archive
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The 1990–1994 round 3 layout, with $ 2000 as top value.
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The 1981–1985 round 3 layout, with $ 1200 as top value.
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Despite its short-lived run, format owner and producer
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The 1990–1994 round 2 layout, with $ 750 as top value.
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The 1990–1994 round 1 layout, with $ 400 as top value.
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