wheel of fortune september 2 2002 dailymotion

Prior to 2004, fireworks 'exploded' on the Jackpot display before transforming into twinkling stars. When the Jackpot was won, fireworks exploded across the top of the screen. Beginning in Season 24, the wedge acted as a $500 space: letters called on the wedge were worth $500 each plus a flat $500 towards the Jackpot previously, letters called on Jackpot had no value. In Season 27, it moved to Round 1.įrom Februuntil the retirement of the Friday Finals, the Jackpot started at $10,000 on Friday Finals episodes.

Initially, the Jackpot was in Round 3, but moved to Round 2 from May 1-12, 2000 during the sweepstakes (a change that became official at the beginning of Season 18). The wedge was originally over the orange $300, moving to the green $500 in 1998 and the red $300 in 2008 (changed to $700 in 2012). A display at the upper left-hand corner of the screen, shown only during shots of the board, would indicate how much was in the Jackpot. To claim it, the contestant had to land on the wedge, call a right letter, and solve – all within the same turn.

An onscreen display throughout the round showed how much was in the Jackpot. The nighttime version of the Jackpot appeared from Septemto June 14, 2013.Ī cash prize which began at $5,000 and had the value of each successive spin added to it. The Jackpot was one of the gameplay elements on Wheel of Fortune.

Wheel of fortune september 2 2002 dailymotion