"Since it's debut in 1983 Wheel of Fortune has awarded more than 190 million in cash and prizes to it's contestants" see related link
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Wheel of Fortune typically averages 27 viewers every week.
About 200 new episodes are taped for each new season of Wheel of Fortune.
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"Since it's debut in 1983 Wheel of Fortune has awarded more than 190 million in cash and prizes to it's contestants" see related link
The TV show is very popular. The symbol of the wheel of fortune having an effect on a persons luck, fate or fortune might be less well known, but I think that many people can relate to concept
Wheel of Fortune has more single game winners that earn more than the Jeopardy list of 50.000 plus winners and the minimum for Wheel of Fortune is the same as the third place for Jeopardy. Only someone like Ken Jennings with multiple wins does better on Jeopardy. Since Wheel of Fortune pays out more money it would seem that on average you would do better on Wheel of Fortune. Many Jeopardy contestants leave with the second and third place prizes and still have to pay for all there costs to be on the program beginning with the audition including transportation and lodging if they were required.
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Wheel of Fortune typically averages 27 viewers every week.
About 200 new episodes are taped for each new season of Wheel of Fortune.
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Besides the current Syndicated Nighttime Wheel of Fortune there is the cancelled USA Daytime Wheel of Fortune and there have been over 60 International versions of Wheel of Fortune. That figure is including the ones that have been cancelled or have not yet aired. 16 different Wheel of Fortune shows are currently being aired around the world
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One on the nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune Vanna White has been the only letter turner. There was a April Fool's Day in 1997 when Lesley Brown Sajak was guest Letter turner and Alex Trebek was guest host while Vanna White and Pat Sajak were contestants. The Daytime Wheel of Fortune started with Susan Stafford as letter turner and Vanna White was her permanent replacement, Summer Bartholomew and Vicki McCarthy were substitute letter turners before Vanna White was selected.