They normally make a week's episodes over the day with a different audience after the lunch break and do 4 days in a row when at the Culver City studio. On location programs are normally only 2 or 3 weeks worth of episodes and are done for 2 or 3 days.
Wheel of Fortune started on January 6 1975 with Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford as host and hostess. The show aired on NBC until July 11 1989 with Pat Sajak 1981 and Vanna White 1982 replacing Chuck and Susan. Then after a short time at CBS from July 17 1989 until January 11 1991 the show moved back to the NBC network. Wheel of Fortune returned to NBC from January 14 1991 to September 20 1991 when it was cancelled for good as a daytime game show.
It's more than likely you will never get on. The list of contestants for the 600 contestants each year is not taken in order or randomly. The producers choose the individuals that will in their opinion be the best for the show's ratings. They have millions willing to be on the show and only 600 get on each year
There are two including the one used for the bonus round spin. You can see that it is very large from the size wedges that the sometime holf up during the programs. The Wheel is equipped with over 200 computerized lighting instruments capable of up to 2 million different color choices. There are seventy-three stainless steel pins on the Wheel that fly past three hard rubber "flippers," giving it an unmistakable sound.
Wheel of Fortune is a half hour show that has been on nighttime syndicated TV since 1982.
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 3 22-123 was released on: USA: 23 February 2005
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Hawaii's Big Island 2 25-142 was released on: USA: 25 March 2008
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Hawaii's Big Island 3 25-143 was released on: USA: 26 March 2008
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Hawaii's Big Island 5 25-145 was released on: USA: 28 March 2008
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money Week 8 18-163 was released on: USA: 18 April 2001
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Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 10 - 22.160 was released on: USA: 15 April 2005
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 8 - 22.158 was released on: USA: 13 April 2005
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Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 2 20-97 was released on: USA: 14 January 2003
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 5 29-130 was released on: USA: 16 March 2012
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 1 22-121 was released on: USA: 21 February 2005
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 2 29-127 was released on: USA: 13 March 2012
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Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Big Money 8 22-158 was released on: USA: 13 April 2005