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Author: Graham Clifford

When loyal Wheel of Fortune viewers in the United States tuned into their TV sets on February 24th 1997 they were in for something of a shock!

Now many would have heard three days earlier than the Puzzle board used on the show was to be replaced with an electronic one but it still came as a surprise after the board’s 15 years of use.

As the curtain rose the new board glittered on screens across the country – modern technology had caught up with the show! (more…)

Wheel of Fortune creator Merv Griffin is undoubtedly a living legend in the game show world. The 81 year old California native has done it all and boasts a list of achievements as long as your arm! A talk show host, actor, singer , television personality and executive there was little left for Griffin to do when he retired. (more…)

The time we heard the name Wheel of Fortune® on the television landscape was not the Wheel of Fortune® we all know and love. It was actually started in October 1952, and ran for nearly a year. To be eligibile for this show, you had to have done a good deed. The good-doers and the people they helped appeared on the show. The person who was helped played the good Samaritan on the show. A wheel was spun with cash amounts on it between $30 and $1,000. Whatever the wheel landed on was the amount to be played for. Also on the wheel was the number of questions to be answered right to get the money. The beneficiary received a gold watch for their appearance. (more…)