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Wheel of Fortuneslot machines have been around casino floors so long they’re nearly impossible to miss. Any regular casino-goer has surely noticed the large, colorful, spinning wheels perched atop the otherwise normal slot machines.
Board Game Wheel Of Fortune
Stemming from one of the most popular game shows of all time, Wheel of Fortune’s music, sound effects, and the wheel itself have become unmistakable in American culture. It’s these features of the show that create the basis for the Wheel of Fortune slot machines by IGT.
Wheel. of. Fortune!
It doesn’t take much to sell a game based on another game already with millions of fans. Whether it’s the distinctive ding of a new letter being revealed, or the final bonus puzzle countdown music, or from the sight of the wheel itself, any Wheel of Fortune game show fan is certain to immediately recognize the slot machine on a casino floor.
And for any fans with dreams of spinning the wheel themselves, this game can provide at least a taste of what that might be like.
Wheel of Fortune slot machines are often standard three-reel machines with typical symbols and paylines. They’re differentiated by the obvious Wheel of Fortune game show theme and the even more obvious giant wheel.
As a novelty, Wheel of Fortune slots are attractive to slot experiencers. The allure of spinning the wheel and having it quite literally dictate their fortune could definitely be enough to sway an experiencer to play.
The Wheel
Earning spins on the wheel can be very valuable. Depending on the specific machine and stakes, a spot on the wheel is usually worth between 20 and 1000 credits. Earning spins is reasonably common, too.
A standard three-reel WoF slot simply needs the “spin” symbol to appear on the payline of the third reel. This ensures players will likely get to experience the Wheel of Fortune aspect of the game. It also guarantees that each play on the slot machine is itself suspenseful. No matter what shows up on the first two reels, a potentially lucrative spin of the wheel may be approaching.
The best-known and most popular WoF slots work like this: they have three reels, a few standard paylines, and a large wheel above the machine. But the strong popularity of the WoF slots has created the opportunity for variations, most notably the three-wheeled, five-reeled Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin. This game provides more action and more winning combinations than the traditional WoF slots while also giving the player a more interactive experience with the bonus game wheels.
To start this bonus game, a player needs at least three spin symbols to appear among the five reels. Once the bonus game begins, the player will select an envelope, like the winning contestant on the WoF game show would do for their bonus game, for each spin symbol that appeared on their reels.
At least three envelopes will be selected every time the bonus game is played. This is because at least three spin symbols are required to start the game. Each envelope corresponds to getting a result on one of the three wheels — two of which having amounts to win and the other having multipliers.
Players can even attain special multipliers if more than three spin symbols are used to activate the game. In this way, players can win huge amounts of money by getting lucky and having large prizes supplemented by large multipliers.
No matter the specific WoF slot, the potential to spin the big wheel(s) will always be one of the main draws. And it would likely be the biggest draw if it weren’t for one thing…
Progressive jackpots on Wheel of Fortune slots
WoF slot machines offer some of the largest progressive jackpot prizes anywhere. The 25-cent machines offer a jackpot that starts at $200,000 and steadily rises. The jackpot frequently reaches over $500,000 before being hit.
The $1 and $5 machines offer a jackpot that starts at $1 million. A WoF machine’s jackpot is linked to all other machines of the same stakes that offer the progressive jackpot in the state of Nevada. The amounts will be reset on all machines to their (still quite lofty) starting amounts whenever the jackpot is hit.
To be eligible for a progressive jackpot on these machines, players must play max credits on their spin. Max credits are three for the 25-cent machines and two for the $1 and $5 machines.
Not all WoF slots have this progressive jackpot, but the jackpot has undoubtedly become a staple of the brand.
With a unique money-making opportunity at a relatively low cost, the WoF progressive jackpots are certain to attract jackpot hunters. And when the jackpot amount swells to unusually high numbers, many seekers who don’t spend much of their time playing slots will make their way to the WoF machines in hopes of life-changing encounter.
What to expect from Wheel of Fortune slot games
With big money wheel opportunities and enormous progressive jackpots, the money swings on many WoF slots will also be substantial. Money will come and money will go. And perhaps it’ll come again, but it won’t be slow.
Players may well sit down at one of these machines with only 20 to 30 credits and go on a long dry streak. But if that luck does come, it’s entirely reasonable for $20 to become $500 within a matter of minutes. Either way, WoF slot machines are not for the faint of heart.
Hinged to a game show that has been successful for over 40 years, these slots don’t seem to have any end in sight. A solid game with potential for huge money, fun times, and the intrigue of a life-altering progressive jackpot will never have trouble finding players waiting to be the next winner.
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Current information[edit]
This article makes no sense. Obviously Pat Sajak has been the host of what people know as the Wheel of Fortune for a very long time. If I were an alien I would have no idea of that reading this article. This makes it sound like he quit as the host in the 1980s. The caption for one of the pictures even says Sajak and White have hosted the syndicated version since 1983 yet there is no link to a page for the syndicated version. Which makes no sense because nobody give a sh** about any version of Wheel of Fortune that doesn't have Pat Sajak and Vanna White hosting it. So if the one currently airing is technically the syndicated one then this article should be ABOUT the syndicated show with whatever came on before being relegated to a footnote. Honestly, I think this is vandalism. Will somebody please fix this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.230.1.159 (talk) 04:49, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
- This is hardly vandalism. The network daytime version (1975-1991) used to be the subject of a separate article which was merged into this one. Sajak left the daytime show in 1989 but has been on the nighttime version throughout its run. Yes, the current show is the syndicated one, as is made clear within the first few sentences of the article, and the overwhelming majority of the information in the article is about the current version. 32.179.50.207 (talk) 10:29, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
The show is still on the air. Need current host information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.109.56.32 (talk) 00:19, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
- What do you mean? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:04, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
- I confirm this confusion. The sidebar with all the host and producer information only gives host information for the network daytime show, which ended in '91. I came looking for a quick list of hosts and became half-convinced that the show had been only showing reruns since '91. Fortunately, I came to my senses, but had to dig into the article for information that is misleadingly missing from the sidebar. LordQwert (talk) 00:38, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
- The 'Presented by' section is broken out into two sub-sections: Network and Syndicated, both in bold font, listing the on-air personalities associated with each version of the program. The section is not misleading nor is it incomplete. AldezD (talk) 01:11, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
- There is no separate syndicated section. It's confusing as can be. 2600:8805:5800:F500:A8CF:29D7:88F5:2A92 (talk) 23:19, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
- @2600:8805:5800:F500:A8CF:29D7:88F5:2A92: Then what's this right here? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:21, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
- There is no separate syndicated section. It's confusing as can be. 2600:8805:5800:F500:A8CF:29D7:88F5:2A92 (talk) 23:19, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
- The 'Presented by' section is broken out into two sub-sections: Network and Syndicated, both in bold font, listing the on-air personalities associated with each version of the program. The section is not misleading nor is it incomplete. AldezD (talk) 01:11, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
Why do I need a source!?[edit]
Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune began stereo broadcasting in 1984! ACMEWikiNet (talk) 19:51, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Can you prove it? 206.74.211.95 (talk) 20:05, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- I can't prove it. Stereo broadcasting was introduced in 1984. So, I say we use Stereo for (Syn/CBS). Mono for NBC versions. ACMEWikiNet (talk) 20:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- How do you know that stereo broadcasting was introduced in 1984, much less that the show adopted it then? If you can't source it, it's just an opinion which doesn't belong in an encyclopedia article. And you're being so persistent in this that you're skating pretty close to another block. 67.197.213.222 (talk) 01:21, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
- There are zero sources that say that Wheel of Fortune is in Stereo! Can we please revise the infobox and make sure it is 100% source? ACMEWikiNet (talk) 16:17, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
- How do you know that stereo broadcasting was introduced in 1984, much less that the show adopted it then? If you can't source it, it's just an opinion which doesn't belong in an encyclopedia article. And you're being so persistent in this that you're skating pretty close to another block. 67.197.213.222 (talk) 01:21, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
- I can't prove it. Stereo broadcasting was introduced in 1984. So, I say we use Stereo for (Syn/CBS). Mono for NBC versions. ACMEWikiNet (talk) 20:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
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Number of episodes[edit]
Stop changing the episode count in the infobox without providing an updated reference. The tagged reference states 6,000 episodes. AldezD (talk) 15:21, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
See also section[edit]
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I didn't realize there were other things also called 'wheel of fortune', such as the Big Six wheel or the Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card) or Rota Fortunae. I thought these would be worth a link, but when I added Wheel of Fortune (disambiguation) that got reverted by User:AldezD. If any of these are the source of the name, they'd probably be worth a direct mention; otherwise, maybe 'See also' links? -- Beland (talk) 17:53, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
- @User:Beland, please review MOS:SEEALSO for guidance. MOS states section purpose is to link to articles 'indirectly related to the topic' or 'to enable readers to explore tangentially related topics' and that 'The 'See also' section should not link…to disambiguation pages'. AldezD (talk) 18:16, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
- @User:Beland, please stop creating a See also section and adding disambiguation links or links to other articles using the phrase 'wheel of fortune' that are not indirectly nor tangentially related to the topic of this page, the game show Wheel of Fortune. That is not the purpose of a See also section per the MOS linked above. AldezD (talk) 01:29, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: I put those three items in a 'See also' section because I think they are tangentially related to the game show, in that they both share the same name and the concept of gaining or losing money. I'm actually wondering if Big Six wheel is the direct inspiration for the name of the show, but the fact that these three things existed before the show I think is interesting in that the idea didn't just come out of the blue. What do other editors think? -- Beland (talk) 01:43, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—A tarot card has nothing to do with a game show. The same goes for a medieval symbol. The Big Six wheel is not specifically mentioned in #Conception and development, but again, the gambling game associated with the Big Six wheel is not tangentially nor indirectly related to this game show. These items merely share the same name 'wheel of fortune'. The disambiguation page Wheel of Fortune adequately address these unrelated articles. AldezD (talk) 01:50, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: I could see an argument for the tarot card that happen to have the same name and shares a more tenuous connection (but to me that's still an interesting connection.) Big six wheel shares a common game mechanic, though the wheel matches dice rather than assigning monetary value to letter guesses. The disambiguation page isn't linked from this article, so I don't see how it helps readers of this article learn about those things if they've arrived here from a search engine. -- Beland (talk) 02:01, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—Template:About addresses your argument. Add it as a hatnote to article if you'd like. AldezD (talk) 02:38, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: That seems more appropriate for people who have arrived at the wrong article, rather than people who are merely interested in learning about tangentially related topics. -- Beland (talk) 02:40, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—Tarot cards and medieval symbols aren't tangentially related to a television game show. AldezD (talk) 03:11, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- Since we disagree on that point, I'm curious what other editors think. -- Beland (talk) 03:12, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—Tarot cards and medieval symbols aren't tangentially related to a television game show. AldezD (talk) 03:11, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: That seems more appropriate for people who have arrived at the wrong article, rather than people who are merely interested in learning about tangentially related topics. -- Beland (talk) 02:40, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—Template:About addresses your argument. Add it as a hatnote to article if you'd like. AldezD (talk) 02:38, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: I could see an argument for the tarot card that happen to have the same name and shares a more tenuous connection (but to me that's still an interesting connection.) Big six wheel shares a common game mechanic, though the wheel matches dice rather than assigning monetary value to letter guesses. The disambiguation page isn't linked from this article, so I don't see how it helps readers of this article learn about those things if they've arrived here from a search engine. -- Beland (talk) 02:01, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beland:—A tarot card has nothing to do with a game show. The same goes for a medieval symbol. The Big Six wheel is not specifically mentioned in #Conception and development, but again, the gambling game associated with the Big Six wheel is not tangentially nor indirectly related to this game show. These items merely share the same name 'wheel of fortune'. The disambiguation page Wheel of Fortune adequately address these unrelated articles. AldezD (talk) 01:50, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @AldezD: I put those three items in a 'See also' section because I think they are tangentially related to the game show, in that they both share the same name and the concept of gaining or losing money. I'm actually wondering if Big Six wheel is the direct inspiration for the name of the show, but the fact that these three things existed before the show I think is interesting in that the idea didn't just come out of the blue. What do other editors think? -- Beland (talk) 01:43, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
Third opinion request[edit]
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A WP:3O request has been created for the above dispute. AldezD (talk) 03:22, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
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Wheels and circles have had a symbolic importance in various civilizations throughout history and before (see Wheel#Symbolism for a short list), and we couldn't hope to include all of them in a see also section (in fact, we could hardly include even that subset concerned with fate and luck). Why? Because they're not even tangentially related, just vaguely so. Only one of the three proposed links is tangentially related - the 'Big Six wheel' is a game of a luck that uses a similar instrument - but as it's already mentioned in the disambiguation page there's no reason to include it here as well. The curious reader could browse through a {{hatnote}} template at the top of the article ({{about}} seems perfectly satifactory) and find all the other links, grouped together in one place for their enjoyment.François Robere (talk) 23:42, 25 January 2018 (UTC) |
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Erased or destroyed episodes.[edit]
I think some mention should be made about nearly all of Chuck Woolery's episodes having been erased or destroyed by NBC. That was an odd thing to do since TV networks around the world had mostly stopped erasing tapes for re-use by the mid 70's due to the falling cost of video tape and the potential of making more money from repeat broadcasts and other uses of archived shows. Bizzybody (talk) 12:38, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
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- I have heard this, but I have no idea how it could be verified. JTRH (talk) 15:18, 2 December 2018 (UTC)