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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. 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.

The Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:

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• 1Arts, entertainment, and media
  • 1.6Television

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Art[edit]

• The Wheel of Fortune, 1883 painting by Edward Burne-Jones

Games[edit]

• Big Six wheel, a casino game also known as the Wheel of Fortune
• Wheel of Fortune video games, based on the game show franchise

Literature[edit]

• The Wheel of Fortune (novel), a 1984 novel by the English author Susan Howatch
• The Wheel of Fortune, a 1795 play by the British writer Richard Cumberland

Music[edit]

• Wheel of Fortune, an album by Susan Raye
• 'Wheel of Fortune' (1951 song), originally performed by Johnny Hartman

Racing[edit]

• Wheel of Fortune (horse), a British racehorse

Television[edit]

Game shows[edit]

• Wheel of Fortune (American game show) (1975–present), an American game show created by Merv Griffin
  • International versions of Wheel of Fortune, based on the American version:
    • La Ruota Della Fortuna, Italian game show
• Wheel of Fortune (1952 game show), a 1952–1953 American game show that aired on CBS that is unrelated to the later 1975 American game show

Episodes[edit]

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• 'Wheel of Fortune', series episode of The A-Team (season 4)
• 'The Wheel of Fortune', third episode of the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Crusade
• 'Wheel of Fortune', series episode of The Dead Zone

Places[edit]

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• Wheel of Fortune (house), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
• Wheel of Fortune, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement on the island of Saint Croix