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The daytime edition of the Wheel of Fortune began in 1975 with Chuck Woolery as the host and Susan Stafford turning the letters. Originally, all the money won in a round was then "spent" buying prizes of various types. As on the Price is Right and other daytime shows, the makers of these products or services provided them to the show and paid for their display. One unique item was a life-size ceramic dalmatian dog, which gained the nickname of Sheldon and became the show's "mascot". The price of the ceramic dogs was originally set at $154.
Money not spent after a round could be left in the player's "account, but could only be spent if and when they won another round.
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Did the early Wheel of Fortune have contestants buy prizes with their winnings?
The early daytime show did, the syndicated nighttime show never had that format.
How much is the Wheel of Fortune ceramic dalmatian?
Wheel of Fortune does not sell the Dalmatians. Any that are available from other sources are collectible items from when they could be purchased with prize money during the early Daytime Wheel of Fortune program. It has been over 20 years since the show allowed the purchase of the Dalmatians by the contestants.
What were the 1987 Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzles?
Sites that keep track did not go back that early and they had many puzzles during a year's time.
Where can you watch older episodes of Wheel of Fortune?
Episodes from the current season will be repeated during the summer months and shown at the same time and channel as the New episodes were during the season. This will continue from the end of current season in late May or Early June and continue until the new season begins in early September. Wheel of Fortunes episodes are not released on DVD or Tapes and are not one of the shows available to watch on-line it may repeat in the summer Wheel of fortune is not available for on-line viewing. Older wheel of fortune shows from previous seasons can be seen on the game show network, however since they have thousands of episodes to choose from watching a particular episode seems very unlikely
Which Wheel of Fortune episodes did Game Show Network show?
The Game show network shows previous episodes of the wheel of fortune show from earlier in the shows history that were not erased as were most of the early daytime shows. They never show the current program year's episodes
