Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)

Wheel of Fortune (English Wheel of Fortune ) is a game show which originated in the United States and is broadcast in many countries around the world, or was. In Germany, the mission of the fall of 1988 ran until the end of 2002 at various stations of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group and with over 4,000 episodes produced the most frequently broadcast on German television game show.

Gameplay

Principle of the program is similar to a crossword puzzle to guess words in a grid. To facilitate the puzzles is known as a category first. The three candidates have the goal to earn the highest possible amounts of money. To this end, they spin the wheel that displays randomly different amounts. For each letter correctly guessed the amount will be added and credited to the candidate. From the earned credit vowels may be purchased. Will advise you wrong, or is the wheel of fortune " suspend ", "continue", or similar to, the next candidate 's turn. Winner is the one that resolves the mystery - what the players naturally want to delay as much as possible in order to earn the highest possible amounts may. From the amount earned, the candidate may choose from a selection of prizes or " Buy ". Since the presentation of these prices has been given much air time, subject to the wheel of fortune policy for infomercials.

American Original " Wheel of Fortune"

Wheel of Fortune is one of the oldest game shows in the USA. It was invented in 1971 by Merv Griffin. The legend claims that this happened with his children during a very long car ride, which played Hangman.

On January 6, 1975, the mission of the NBC premiere in the United States. It was initially hosted by Chuck Woolery, his assistant was Vanna White. 1981 sparked Pat Sajak Chuck Woolery from a moderator and since then has performed together with Vanna White of the broadcast. The show will be produced centrally by King World Productions and licensed to numerous American TV stations. King World also produced several times a year locally, for example in Hawaii, Florida or Las Vegas. Due to its immense popularity and royalties the prize money is very high and the property prices are attractive. Thus this program continues to have a tremendous inflow.

International Licensing and Editions

The international licensing of the program is currently at CBS International. The licensee subject to tight restrictions imposed by King World. Of course, but local peculiarities are taken into account: In Turkey, Wheel of Fortune is a multi -hour live broadcast with a hugely popular joker as a host, in Lithuania the rate wall ( " puzzle board" ) for reasons of cost of cardboard, the Philippines, the wheel is mounted, that veiled women can turn it, without violating public decency.

In Brazil, it will be hosted by Silvio Santos, owner of the transmitter channel SBT. The distinctive hallmark is a larger microphone that is very noticeable in the cut of the collar. He exchanges occasionally the role and turns the guessed letters to themselves, while the Lady Luck will be moderating.

German adaptation as " Wheel of Fortune"

Moderators

• Peter Bond (1988-1998)
• Frederic Meisner (1988-2001, 2004-2005)
• Thomas Ohrner (2001-2002)

Assistants to the moderators

• Maren Gilzer (1988-1998)
• Gundis Zámbó (1993-1996, only in " Wheel of Fortune " Gala )
• Sonya Kraus (1998-2002)
• Katrin Wrobel (2002)
• Ramona Drews (2004-2005)

Off-speakers

• Hans- Eckart Eckhardt
• Holger Wolgast
• Thomas cook
• Sven Bluemel
• Stephan Buchheim

Success Format Sat.1

In Germany, the show went under the title of Wheel of Fortune on 7 November 1988 at the private Sat.1 on the air. Moderated the rate of broadcast time by Frederic Meisner and the actor Peter Bond, alternated weekly. " Buchstabenfee " ( the woman who turns the letters of the rate of wall ) was Maren Gilzer. Composer and producer of music was wheel of fortune Klaus- Peter Sattler. 1991, the third year of the Wheel of Fortune, Joy Fleming sang the Wheel of Fortune Song for intro music.

Wheel of Fortune was produced by the VTTV television production company in the Havel Studios at the Berlin Havelchaussee. Director Gerrit Neuhaus. The space at Havelchaussee were very cramped. Picture and sound were housed in an OB van in the yard, the recording and post-processing took place in the main building. Masks and dressing rooms were located on the 1st floor of the main building. The prices were stuffed in containers on the premises and after each recording, there was a long pause, as the prices of the old mission had to be removed from the pallet and only after that could be built the new prices. Thus the number of possible records per day was limited to 3. This was also the main reason, later moving to Adlershof, since the pallets could be prepared in a porch hall, which then had to be exchanged only against the pallets to the previous broadcast. Thus the number of possible records per day increased to 5

Wheel of Fortune was in Germany, the second so-called " Daily Game Show" after ten months earlier started sending Ruck Zuck. Following a decision of the Administrative Court Neustadter the program from April 1991 had to be marked as infomercial. Over time, the transmission made ​​by a number of changes; many game modes (eg tempo round, Bonus Round ) were introduced, changed or abolished.

The Wheel of Fortune was first sent from Monday to Friday at 19:30 clock. Following the success of the program and a Saturday's in September 1991, a Sunday edition was added to the program in April 1991. Thus, the wheel of fortune was nearly seven years to see every day.

1994, the production moved to the Studio A at on the former site of the German Television, the former East German television, in Berlin- Adlershof. There, the production in 1200 stood instead of 600 m².

Also, Wheel of Fortune, there were regular shipments with celebrities in favor of a good cause; so in a broadcast on Mother was 1992, the then Federal Minister for Women and Youth and Today's Chancellor Angela Merkel fellow player. In the broadcast of 26 December 1990, the then-unknown Bernd Stelter candidate was in the show. In 2001, he was there again, this time as part of a celebrity weekly.

Although the wheel of fortune was for a long time the most successful and most viewers formats of the transmitter and still achieved good rates towards the end, it was discontinued in May 1998. Viewers of fortune were mainly older people who work for the private broadcaster to " werbeunrelevanten " were among the target group. The planned " rejuvenation program " were not only the game shows Wheel of Fortune and go the whole hog! , But also series such as The mountain doctor and health clinic Rosenau victim. Dieter Thomas Heck described the depositions of programs for the elderly due to commercial interests at the time as " disrespectful " and "a violation of human dignity."

Wheel of Fortune Gala

Was born in 1993 as an offshoot of the " Wheel of Fortune " Gala, a 100 - minute program, which was partially broadcast live. She ran approximately every four weeks on Saturdays at 19:30 and was hosted jointly by Frederic Meisner and Peter Bond. They were supported by Buchstabenfee Maren Gilzer and also of Gundis Zámbó. Between the individual quizzes there was show scenes. Furthermore, the winning numbers of the Süddeutsche Lottery were drawn and announced.

As tragic " running gag " the audience game evolved after moving into the TV studio in Berlin -Adlershof. In this game a SKL- Losbesitzer was called from the studio to solve a mystery in the nature of the final game. However, were at that time, the remaining East Berlin telephone lines of the former GDR Post usually overloaded and had problems with the compatibility of the lines of the Federal Post Office, which was then mostly West German viewers were used by the. Thus, the jackpot rose to the fourth mission without until then a spectator game was played.

Continuation on kabel eins

After setting the consignment at Sat.1 the wheel of fortune has been seamlessly continued on kabel eins. The moderating team but there were some changes: Peter Bond and Maren Gilzer left the team, Sonya Kraus took the part of " Buchstabenfee ". From the original Wheel of Fortune cast thus remained merely Frederic Meisner left.

The end of 2001 also heard Frederic Meisner at the time being. In order to modernize the show, undertook cable one known by whatsit and Hidden camera ZDF presenter Thomas Ohrner as Wheel of Fortune ladder. New Buchstabenfee was after the departure of Sonya Kraus in 2002, the model and former Miss Germany Katrin Wrobel.

However, the story had its most successful days behind it and was discontinued in late 2002. On 31 October 2002, the last issue was in one cable.

Reprint in 9Live

From 2004 to 2005 there were on the quiz station 9Live a remake of fortune. As of March 2004, the program was broadcast three times a week initially and daily from July 2004. Moderator was again Frederic Meisner, for reversing the letters was now Ramona Drews, the wife of Jürgen Drews, in charge.

As planned from the beginning, only one season with 100 items was prepared as a so-called " low-budget " production. This was evident for example in the fairly simple presentation of the studio and the applause - Einspielern since been omitted for reasons of cost on a real audience. In contrast to previous broadcasts production should serve only in 9Live, new viewers for the actual core business of the sender, the call-in programs to attract.

With the setting of the broadcasts in March 2005, the wheel of fortune of the German screens disappeared. However, there were 2007 Game Show Marathon on ProSieben a remake of fortune.

It is also stated in 9Live in various programs in which the profit with a " Wheel of Fortune " will be decided if it were the " original Wheel of Fortune". This, however, was now sold for 8000 euros at Internet auction site ebay.