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:

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Wheel of Fortune - 1983-1989 - with Audience Chant - Theme Song. Topics televisiontunes.com, archiveteam, theme music. Addeddate 2019-02-08 05:36:00 Identifier. According to the Wheel of Fortune website:. Since the show’s syndication in 1983, “Wheel” has given out more than $200 million in cash and prizes to contestants.

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]

Wheel Of Fortune 1983 Episode List

• 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
• 'Wheels of Fortune' (song), a song first released by the Doobie Brothers

Racing[edit]

• Wheel of Fortune (horse), a British racehorse

Film[edit]

• Wheels of Fortune (film), a 2020 film

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]

• '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
• 'Wheels of Fortune', series episode of Frasier (season 9)

Places[edit]

• 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

Wheel Of Fortune 1983 Archive

Season Thirteen of Wheel of Fortune premiered on September 4, 1995.

In-Depth

• The show left CBS Television City and went to the Sony Pictures Studios, where they have been ever since.
• Charlie's opening announcement was changed again.
• The puzzle board's border was changed again. It was used a similar ribbed pattern to the one used before season 12, but the overall shape was different.
• This was the last season with the diamond-shaped backdrops behind the contestants that were used only for road shows.
• This was the last season with the big $25,000 sign.
• The $1,000 space on the wheel was changed from yellow to sequined green.
• They had a Double Play space on the wheel which would double a contestant's winnings if they solved the puzzle, but that was retired the next season because contestants almost never landed on it.
• Vanna got her hair cut short mid-season.

Episodes

Wheel Of Fortune 1983 Game Show Intro Logos

Wheel Of Fortune September 19 1983