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- Pat Sajak left dozens of “Wheel of Fortune” fans mystified on Thursday night after the longtime host clapped back at a contestant for the third time in less than 10 days. The episode that.
- The original version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune was created by Merv Griffin and aired on NBC from January 6, 1975 to June 30, 1989. It moved to CBS from July 17, 1989 to January 11, 1991 and back to NBC on January 14, 1991 until September 20, 1991 when it was canceled for good.
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© TheWrap WHEEL OF FORTUNEABC has given a series greenlight to 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,' the network announced Monday.
The celebrity edition marks the primetime debut of the long-running syndicated game show, with Pat Sajak and Vanna White to host celebrity contestants competing for a $1 million prize for a charity of their choosing. No contestants have been announced.
'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' joins a growing game-show lineup at ABC, following the recent debut of the Leslie Jones-hosted reboot of 'Supermarket Sweep' and the upcoming quiz show import 'The Chase.' The network has previously seen success with its 'Summer Fun and Games' slate of classic game show adaptations, which includes 'Celebrity Family Feud,' as well as reboots of 'Match Game,' 'Press Your Luck' and '$100,000 Pyramid.'
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Last season also saw the return of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' to the ABC primetime schedule, with Jimmy Kimmel serving as host.
One of the longest-running game shows in syndication, 'Wheel of Fortune' first debuted in 1975. The current iteration, hosted by Sajak and White, has been on the air since 1983 and pulls in an average of eight million viewers daily. The series regularly ranks among the most-watched game shows in syndication, alongside 'Family Feud' and 'Jeopardy!'
'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' is produced by Sony Pictures Television, with Mike Richards serving as executive producer.
Wheel of Fortune! This, along with Jeopardy, are definitely the two most favorite game shows in American television history. Who are some of the big winners that have gone on to read a hefty prize? Read on more to find out about the top 10 prizes given away in Wheel of Fortune history.
Michelle Loewenstein ($1,026,080)
Michelle Loewenstein was the first-ever winner of a prize greater than $1 million in the history of Wheel of Fortune. Even better, she won the coveted million dollar prize just after she returned home from her honeymoon, fresh off a marriage. With that money, most if it was invested away into a savings, although she did treat herself to a new car and spoiled herself. The final puzzle that she solved was “Leaky Faucet.” Michelle won the prize when this episode of Wheel of Fortune was filmed on August 8, 2008, or 08/08/08. She attributes this to being married on July 7, 2007, or 07/07/07.
Autumn Erhard ($1,030,340)
Autumn Erhard, known as winner of the largest prize in Wheel of Fortune history (but not the first one to win $1 million, which Michelle had that honor), managed to win a staggering $1,030,340 off her filming round. This was achieved in 2013, 5 years after the first million dollar winner. This is all on top of the other $30,000 she won in prizes earlier on the show. Autumn graduated from the University of California, based out of San Diego, in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2005. Since the filming of the episode in 2013, she has worked as a sales representative at Animal Health International, Inc. The puzzle she solved was “Tough Workout.”
Sarah Manchester ($1,017,490)
Just one year after Autumn Erhard placed the $1 million prize, Sarah Manchester, a match teacher based out of Silver Spring, Maryland, won yet another $1 million prize on Wheel of Fortune. She went on to win the prize during Wheel of Fortune’s “Teacher’s Week,” which consisted of the first 5 episodes of the show’s 32nd season. Sarah would go on to solve the puzzle “loud laughter,” which was plainly described as ‘thing.’ Since then, Sarah has continued her teaching in her home state of Maryland, although now she is far more recognisable on the streets than your average math teacher.
The Five $100,000 winners ($100,000)
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In April of 2016, to kick off the show’s upcoming season, contestants would be entered to win $100,000 by solving the game’s final puzzle. Typically, on Wheel of Fortune, you would spin the final wheel and reveal your prize, but every prize was $100,000. The contestants were not told this, and in a twist of fate, all 5 contestants that week won $100,000. They all have individual names and placed with prizes ranging from $117,500 upwards of $140,350, but all of them walked away with a cool amount of change in their pocket.
Matt DeSanto ($91,892)
Matt Desanto perhaps pulled off the impossible in December of 2014; on the very last puzzle to win the grand prize, Matt had only one letter given to him. He continued on to set a record with a one-letter hint, solving the puzzle “The Lone Ranger.” For his efforts, Matt won the final prize at $80,000, which brought him out to nearly $92,000 in winnings. Since then, Matt Desanto has returned to his hometown of Malvern, Pennsylvania and continues operating his pizza business, which has boomed in business thanks to his newfound status as a hometown hero.
Andy Kravis ($50,550)
Andy Kravis is known for having appeared on multiple game shows, including Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and Million Second Quiz. On Wheel of Fortune, Andy managed to solve his final puzzle as “Bear in the woods” and walked away with a $25,000 grand prize and an additional prize in the form of a trip to the bahamas, worth an estimated $7,000. Andy also won $2.6 million in the Million Second Quiz in September of 2013, and is continually active on the Jeopardy message boards with the user name “alkrav112.”