Wheel of Fortune

1983

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6.7| 0h30m| TV-G| en| More Info
Released: 19 September 1983 Returning Series
Producted By: NBC
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.wheeloffortune.com/
Synopsis

This game show sees 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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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
keelhaul-80856 This show is beloved across America, but mostly by old people and moms, or bored people who like simple puzzles. It isn't the worst show, but it really has dragged on for a long time. To me, shows like Jeopardy are more for the intellectual crowd(historians, scientists, linguists, teachers, doctors, writers, computer geeks, etc.) and WoF is for old ladies and people that like simple guessing games, with a lot of chance thrown in with the wheel. Basically, Jeopardy is chess, and WoF is checkers or Old Maid. I watch WoF only while awaiting Trebek to come on after it. Pat and Vanna really lucked up with this show, too, as they didn't seem to have any other major credentials. Pat did some radio broadcasting for the military during Vietnam, but not really known for much else. It is OK, but very mediocre.
samcracc I have seen this game show and it was excellent. Pat and Vanna White where excellent. 3 contestants compete to solve a mystery puzzle (a person, phrase, thing, etc.). One at a time, each contestant spins a large wheel (containing dollar amounts and other spaces) and fill in the spaces to help them solve the puzzle. Contestants were always in danger of losing what they had accumulated in that round by landing on a "bankrupt space" (all other winnings were considered "safe") or guessing an incorrect letter and another player then solving the puzzle. The contestant solving the puzzle wins the cash in front of him/her. Originally, contestants used their winnings to shop for prizes contained on stage (cars, trips, furniture, furs, etc.), or they could place it "on account" and use those winnings later on the condition they won a subsequent round. Later (1987 on the syndicated series & 1989 on the daytime show), winning contestants won cash. The day's top scorer was champion and played a bonus round for a luxury prize or $25,000. Until 1998, champions could compete for up to 3-day wins or until defeated. Written by Brian Rathjen {briguy_52732@yahoo.com} The game is played like hangman. 3 players do try to guess the answer to a mystery category. The show begins with 2 toss-up puzzles. The first worth $1000 and the second worth $2000 and control of the wheel. The contestant spins the wheel, then guesses a letter. If the letter is in the puzzle, the contestant is credited with the money multiplied by the number of times the letter is found in the puzzle. If you want to guess a vowel, it will cost you $250. The money isn't safe as a lose a turn will end their turn and a "Bankrupt" will wipe their money out. The person who correctly solves the puzzle wins all the cash and prizes they had earned that round. (Bankrupts do not wipe out winnings from prior rounds) The special spaces(by round) Round one: Top Dollar Value of $2500 and a $10,000 space, sandwiched by two bankrupts(counts as a prize) Round two: Top Dollar Value of $3500 and a Jackpot space land on it, correctly guess a letter and solve the puzzle on that turn and you win the Jackpot starting at $5000 and increasing with every spin of the wheel. A bonus prize of between $2500 and $7500 is on the wheel(You must correctly guess a letter and solve the puzzle to claim the prize) Round three:The Mystery Round. Top Value Still $3500. There are two mystery spaces on the wheel. Behind one is a Bankrupt. Behind the other is a $9000-$15,000 car or $10,000 in Sony style electronics or other prizes(depending on normal week/teen week)The contestant can take $500 per letter and not look behind the card, but by taking the wedge off the wheel, that person is risking earnings in that round on trying for the prize. Another toss-up puzzle is played at this time for $3000 and control of the wheel Round 4(Usually the speed round, depending on time)The host will spin the wheel. During the speed round, which has a top value of $5000+$1000 Placement, vowels cost nothing, consonants are worth whatever is spun on the wheel plus $1000(To give trailing contestants a chance to catch up) Whoever is ahead at the end of this round advances to the bonus round. Contestants get to keep everything they have won. People who don't win anything are given a consolation prize of $500 During the bonus round, the contestant spins a special wheel to determine the prize he/she is playing for. THen the puzzle is revealed and is given RSTLN and E to help solve the puzzle, then the contestant guesses 3 consonants and one more vowel. Then the contestant has 10 seconds to solve the puzzle. If the puzzle is correctly solved, then the contestant wins the bonus prize(a new $20,000-$50,000 car, $25,000-$50,000 in cash or the top prize of $100,000.)
dy158 When I was growing up and always close to dinnertime on weekday evenings (as that was the timeslot), I always turn on the television and watch this show without fail. If I have to say about one of the very earliest shows I watched where it introduces me to understand more of the English language, this has to be one of those.I mean naturally when I was still very young, I don't even understand what the usual three contestants are trying to guess, or what 'Buy a vowel' really means, I just know it's always so full of excitement and the prizes are already enough to envy anyone. But then it's interesting and often funny at times I always remembered about Pat Sajak and Vanna White. These two people had been appearing on the show from the first time I first watched this as a very young kid.Slowly over the years, I did not watched it often as I do but then if I have the chance, I will watch it. But since years ago, it was taken off the air from the local television screens and I really wondered why. I mean, given the excitement is always there actually.A game show that is not to be missed.
Wfordgurl16 I have been watching Wheel of Fortune since I was a toddler and I really used to love it. My grandparents were even addicted to that show, but they passed away last year. But that show has gotten worse as the years went by. I think they should get rid of the unnecessary "Prize Puzzle" and "Spin I.D" promotions. The bonus round also needs to go back to the W-H-E-E-L format, which they had until 2001. I don't really care for the new mini wheel used in the bonus round these days. Also, there is way too much screaming, too much hugging, and there are a lot of moronic contestants on WOF today. Fortunately, I still watch this show occasionally, but not too often. My rating: 6.5/10

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