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    Wheel of Fortune

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  1. 14 hours ago · Sajak's final episode of the show has already been filmed and is set to air on June 7. The episode will end a week-long series of tributes to the host called “Thanks for the Memories." The ...

    • Season Changes
    • September 1987
    • October 1987
    • November 1987
    • December 1987
    • January 1988
    • February 1988
    • March 1988
    • April 1988
    • May 1988
    The $200 by $550 on the Rounds 2-3 template is increased to $900.
    The pink wedges are brightened.
    The category chyron now appears in the Speed-Up, a practice that appears to have been dropped in 1981.
    Likely because of the Big Month of Cash in October, no other changes are made for the first month of the season.
    Sometime this season, contestant Bill guesses STYROFOAM HAT for the Speed-Up puzzle STYROFOAM CUP, a moment which has been seen in several retrospectives.
    On September 16 (Vera/Gary/Ken):
    September 21 is Battle of the Sexes, the first known special week done on the nighttime version. It is played similarly to the daytime version's use of this theme.
    On September 21:
    From about now until November 1988, most four-digit values on the chyron stop using commas.
    Around this point, television commercials for the show begin using "I'm a Wheel Watcher". This song, performed by Kool & the Gang, is a rewrite of "Girl Watcher" by The O'Kaysions.
    On October 5 (#S-796; John/Nancy/Peter):
    During this month only, "I Remember the Child" (from Merv Griffin's 1970 album Appearing Nightly at the Piano) is used to accompany Pat's descriptions of the Bonus Round prizes after the final round.
    On November 2, the changes from Big Month of Cash are made permanent, and it is now referred to as "Big Bonanza of Cash". Pat no longer walks out to center stage, and Jack's intro changes slightly...
    Most likely on November 2, the "only vowels remain" beeps are shortened from eight to four. They are known to be used on Norm/Marci/Dean and Deb/Art/Amy (the latter taped in October).
    "I Remember the Child" is likely dropped on November 2. It is not used on any of the aforementioned episodes.
    On Geri/Chip/Betsy and Norm/Marci/Dean, the Wheel layouts still look the same as they did on October 5. By Deb/Art/Amy, five changes are made:
    On December 1 (Joseph/Stacey/Jennie):
    As of the above episode, the beginning of the sponsor list is still set in all-capital letters.
    On December 3 (Norm/Marci/Dean):
    On December 4 (Sheila/Greg/Dick, known to have been rerun February 18, 1989):
    On January 4 (Jim/Sheree/Anne), Round 1 and the Bonus Round are Phrase, while Rounds 2 and 5 are Thing.
    On January 5 (Cather/Kevin/Diane):
    On January 14 (Dan/Larry/Elaine):
    On January 28 (Rick/Julie/Gretchen):
    By February 3 (Suzie/Jay/Lorie):
    On February 8, the Enterprises logo replaces "A unit of Coca-Cola TELEVISION" with "A unit of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc."
    On February 12 (Hank/Nancy/Becky), taped January 11:
    As of February 12, the "Big Bonanza" title and opening are still in use.
    On March 3 (Sandy/Dave/Mimi), no vowels are bought in Round 3.
    By March 3, "as we present our Big Bonanza of Cash" is removed from the intro.
    As of March 16 (Rita/Malinda/Cheryl), Free Spin is still present in Round 2.
    By March 17, $3,500 is changed to a thinner font, a change that remains for the rest of the season.
    Reruns air during the week of April 4.
    On an episode around this point (Kathy/Tom/Elsie):
    By April 25:
    On an episode from April 25 (Linda/Dorothea/Michael), taped March 25:
    On May 2, taped March 25 (Brauna/Harry/Julie):
    On May 3 (Conrad/Erica/Verna), no vowels are bought in Rounds 1 or 3.
    For at least May 5 (Gerri/Maria/Kevin, taped March 25), Free Spin is replaced by an "off-model" $200 in Round 2; this wedge uses the same color and font as the "off-model" $300. This results in a v...
    On May 5:
  2. A timeline for Season 5 of Wheel of Fortune, which aired in first-run from September 14, 1987 through June 24, 1988. Contents. 1September 1987. 2October 1987. 3November 1987. 4December 1987. 5January 1988. 6February 1988. 7March 1988. 8April 1988. 9May-June 1988. 10Post-Season. September 1987. On an episode sometime this month (Sandy/Mark/Jim):

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  4. Welcome to Wheel of Fortune's official YouTube page. Wheel of Fortune has been the #1 syndicated series since its inception and has earned 7 Daytime Emmy Awards.

  5. Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel [b]) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 1975. It features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.

    • Syndicated: over 7,000 (as of May 31, 2019[update])
    • January 6, 1975 –, present
    • 41 (syndicated)
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