Wheel of Fortune 1975-1982 (Daytime) 1983-present (Nighttime) is a game show on television. It was created by Merv Griffin in 1975.It was first hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1975 until 1981. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wheel of Fortune (U.S. Play games, enter sweepstakes, check your SPIN ID, apply to be a contestant and get to know Pat and Vanna. Official site of America's Game®. Asked in TV Shows and Series, Game Shows, Wheel of Fortune. A turn on the Wheel comes up. They do not keep statistics and provide them to the viewers on the frequency of the spin ending on a. Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin that debuted in 1975. The show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.
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| Created by | Merv Griffin |
| Starring | Michael Meyerheim, host (1988) Pia Dresner, co-host (1988) Bengt Burg, host (1989–1996 & 1997–2000) Carine Jensen, co-host (1989–1994) Maria Hirse, co-host (1995–2001) Keld Heick, host (1996–1997) Lars Herlow, host (2000–2001) |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| No. of episodes | 3,559 |
| Production company(s) | Nordisk Film |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV2 (Denmark) |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Original release | 1 October 1988–2001 |
Lykkehjulet is the Danish version of the Wheel of Fortune television game show. Airing in 1988, the show was the first big American game show to be imported to Denmark [1] and it was one of the first successes for Danish broadcaster TV2 when it became Denmark's second TV channel in 1988.[2]
The show originally used the 'shopping' format of the American program in which winnings were used to buy studios prizes, such as furniture, appliances, and trips. In later years the format was changed to reflect the American version of all-cash winnings. The host during the first season was Michael Meyerheim[1] with Pia Dresner[1] as the letter-turning co-host. Thereafter, the show was hosted by Bengt Burg from 1989 to 2000, with a short stint by Keld Heick during the 1996-1997 season. The final season in 2001 season was hosted by Lars Herlow. The letter-turning co-hosts were Carina Jensen[3] (1989–1994) and Maria Hirse (1995–2001). The show's announcers during the run of the program were Ole Jacobsen,[1] then Henrik Hannibal and later, Dennis Johannesson.[3] The show ran for 3,599 episodes until it was cancelled in 2001 due to declining viewership and a failed attempt at modernizing the format in the final year.[4][5]
(For details about how the game was played, see Wheel of Fortune.)
Unique to the Danish version[edit]
There were several details which were unique to the Danish version of Wheel of Fortune.
- Theme song
The opening theme to the program was an original composition composed by Jesper Ranum.[6][7]
- The wheel and podiums
The multi-colored wheel had 22 wedges (each with 4 pegs) instead of the 24 wedges of the American show, and value amounts originally ranged from 100 to 1,500 kroner (2,500 starting in round 2 in 1989) to be used for shopping purposes. The podiums followed a blue-red-yellow pattern, as it did for several other foreign adaptions.
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Beginning in 1990, the top value was 3,000 kr. in Round 1 then 5,000 kr. from Round 2 onwards. By 1999, the top value was 5,000 kr. in every round. In 1999, the Fallit/10,000/Fallit wedge would be placed on the wheel in the third round with the 10,000 section being treated as a regular space. In 2001, the top values were 2,500 points in round one, 7,500 in rounds two and three and 10,000 between two 'garbage cans' in round four. The winner of each round kept their points and chose one of two prizes.
- Vowels
Vowels cost 500 kr. and were to be purchased prior to spinning the wheel.
- The Free Spin
Known as an 'Ekstra Tur,' ('Joker' in 1988) it was originally conceived like the US Free Spin, where it was an entire wedge on the wheel, and multiple Free Spins could be won. It eventually became a single token placed on the wheel. After landing on the space with the token, the player automatically picked it up and called for a letter to win the hidden amount beneath the token (usually 600 kroner).
- Bonus round
In the bonus round, the player must choose five consonants and a vowel and solve the puzzle within 15 seconds. At first, the player chose which prize to play for. By 1996, the player chose one of three round envelopes, each concealing one of three bonus prizes.
- Puzzleboard and sound effects
The letters on the puzzleboard were the traditional trilon shape for the first twelve years of the program. In 2001, the puzzleboard was changed to an electronic form. The bell indicating a correct letter had a high D-note pitch to it (similar to the sound effect used on the American version when a bonus envelope is taken), while the horn for a wrong guess or a Tabt Tur (Lose A Turn) was borrowed from the US version of The Price is Right, and a downward whistle for 'Fallit' (bankrupt) making a player lose all of their money and losing their turn.
2001 was also the first and only year the show introduced a video wall behind the contestants, but at that point, the puzzleboard still used trilons.
2018 revival[edit]
In October 2018, the series returned on TV2. The set, though modernized and simplified, has a look that is somewhat reminiscent of the original 1988 set. The original theme and several of the original sound effects are also used, some of them with a few touch-ups. Interestingly, the puzzle board uses the same dimensions as the original puzzle board rather than the current American dimension, although it is now electronic. It was hosted by Mikkel Kryger and co-hosted by Stephania Potalivo.
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The format is also similar to the original version. Vowels still cost KR500 and the shopping format has also returned. KR1,500 is the top value in Round 1, KR2,500 in Round 2, and Kr5,000 in Round 3. Another KR5,000 space is added in Round 4. A Gevinst token (represented by a picture of a star) is added in Round 2. The biggest difference from the original version, however, is that every round starts with the winner of the previous round, exactly like on all three of the American pilots.
References[edit]
- ^ abcd'Gode gensyn og nye glæder på TV 2'. TV2: 20 År (in Danish). TV2. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^Liebst, Asger (2009). 'Opfindelsen af Lykkehjulet'. Reklamens århundrede: 1901-2001, billeder fra danskernes hverdrag. Nordisk Forlag A/S. p. 138. ISBN978-87-02-08311-8.
- ^ abJohansson, Susanne (1 October 2008). 'Lykkehjulet pegede på kærlighed'. B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^'Lykkehjulet stopper til nytår'. Politiken (in Danish). 17 May 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^Myhre, Dorte (17 May 2001). 'Lykkehjulet stopper'. Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^'De 10 største TV 2-hits: 4. Lykkehjulet'. TVtid (in Danish). TV2. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^Hansen, Thomas Søie (2 August 2006). 'Musikeren der er kreativ på kommando'. Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
Further reading[edit]
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- Burg, Bengt (1993). Lykkehjulet : du sku' bare lige vide!. Copenhagen: Aschehoug. ISBN978-87-11-11010-2.
External links[edit]
- Lykkehjulet on IMDb
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