Wheel of Fortune

**Wheel of Fortune** is an Australian television game show produced by L.J. Grundy. The program aired on L.J. Play from 8 May 2019 onwards and is mostly based on the same general format as the original version of the program, which was produced by Grundy Television (now Fremantle Australia) for the Seven Network between 1981 and 2004, and again during 2006.

## History

On 18 November 2018, it was announced for ABC L.J. by ZombiethekidRUS that the game show Wheel of Fortune would debut next year. The new show aired on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 at 4:00pm.

Series 1 ended on 19 June.

## Game play

### Categories

The game uses a wide variety of categories for its puzzles. Some are generic, such as "Place" or "Thing." Puzzles frequently refer to popular culture or common items encountered in everyday life.

* ‘BEFORE AND AFTER’
* ‘STAR AND TITLE’
* ‘STAR AND ROLE’
* ‘ARTIST/S AND SONG’
* ‘BLANK’
* ‘CLUE’
* ‘SLANG’
* 'WHERE ARE WE?'

### Spinning the Wheel

The wheel has 24 spaces. These spaces represent cash values (in multiples of 5 instead of 50 in the American version), including one silver coloured “Top Dollar” wedge, prizes and penalty spaces, three strategic elements for use in the game. The wheel also features two additional spaces that are specific to particular rounds of the game.

A player who does not land on a penalty space asks for a consonant. If it is not in the puzzle, play proceeds to the next player. If the letter appears in the puzzle, the hostess reveals all instances of the letter and the player receives either cash or a prize. Unlike the American version however, the amount of money won is a flat rate and not multiplied by the number of instances of the letter, the only exception is when a red letter appears in the puzzle that, upon being called, results in the amount the player landing on being doubled. Calling a letter that has already been called results in the loss of one's turn. A "used letter board" is positioned off screen for the contestants to see to aid in their guesses. All descriptions of players being credited with cash or prizes in the remainder of this article assume that the player calls a consonant which appears in the puzzle. A player who lands on a value is credited with that amount.

### Speed-Up Round

At some point, when time is running short, a bell rings off camera to indicate the Final Spin of the Wheel. The host spins the Wheel and all remaining consonants in the puzzle are worth the value of the spin. The player in control has his/her arrow determine the round's value, compared to the red player's podium. The players take turns calling one letter each. A vowel can also be called at no cost. If the called letter appears in the puzzle, the player has five seconds after the hostess stops moving to try to solve the puzzle. If a player has a Free Spin, he/she can still use it to keep her turn in the speed-up round. Unlike the previous rounds, contestants may give multiple guesses within the time limit. On several episodes, there have been more than one speed-up round.

## Bonus round

The contestant is given two consonants and one vowel to start with, but the contestant can earn an additional consonant for every ($)2,000 scored in the main game. Theoretically, enough money can be earned so as to call every consonant. The winning contestant then gets 10 seconds to solve the puzzle and win the prize. Originally, they had 10 seconds to think over the puzzle, and then had to immediately solve in order to win the major prize. If a champ is unable to solve the puzzle in the bonus round, that score is carried over to the next episode; once a major prize is won, the value is reset back to zero.

## Presenters

Wheel of Fortune currently has many hosts and announcers in which they include:

## Seasons

**TV and film production companies**

**Programs**

**Other**

**Defunct**

**Axed**