They win at least $1000 if they did not win more playing the game. It is Jeopardy that has a set amount and for Wheel of Fortune you keep what ever you win and get the $1000 only if you failed to answer any puzzles because $1,000 is also the minimum for solving a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune.
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On wheel of fortune contestants always get a minimum of 1000 dollars if they don't win more. Wheel of fortune payouts are only a prize if that is all the contestant wins. This applies to the winner and the second and third place finishers.
The new season starts the third week each September. Weekday reruns begin in mid-June each year.
This could only be answered by a third-party site, and the answer was no, it has never been selected.
I would guess from watching the show that it is solved about half the time, certainly more than a third and less than three quarters of the time
Normally the new season begins on the third Monday of September. The first show of the 28th season of Wheel of Fortune was on September 13, 2010. The first show of the 29th season was on September 19, 2011. The first show of the 30th season was on September 17, 2012 The first show of the 31st season was on September 16, 2013. The first show of the 32nd season was on September 15, 2014.