The programme was produced by Scottish Television Enterprises, and aired between 19 July 1988 and 21 December 2001 for ITV. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that contestants spin throughout the course of the game to determine their cash and/or prizes. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show based on the American show of the same name created by Merv Griffin.

Buena Vista International UK (1988–1992).

The players who sign up here will use the number drawing procedure I use on the CBS shows) (FYI: Kevin and I have different 'number drawing' games. When Kevin was last here, Bill McDee won over $60,000 in cash and merchandise! I need him to check in along with 2 opposing players, and all players of course watch your inbox, and we'll commence once everything and everyone gets settled! The wheel has cash values of $5,000 and $25,000, there's a car and a couple of vacations mixed in there as well. And there's a bonus wheel that will determine your prize in the bonus round.

Wheel prizes are now either a trip, a cash prize, or a gift certificate.ģ. These are conducted the same way Kevin does them, the only major change is now there's a second tossup: Tossup #1's worth $500 and the right to be interviewed first the second, valued at $1,000, gives the player the right to start round 1 the third, worth $1,500, decides who starts the fourth round.Ģ.

First change is how the tossups are coordinated. This is still a 'April Fool's' show though, it is still April after all!Īnyway, as on his show, a new year means a new set of changes:ġ. If you haven't looked at the announcement section of the board, Kevin and I are doing a host swap! He should be on his way to Television City to start the 14th episode of my Wheel series, and I hijacked his 'Seasons' show.Īgain, this was slated to start earlier.but life got in the way for both of us.

2002 wheel of fortune