The 30th Season begins on September 17 2012
For the 30th season (2012-2013) Wheel of Fortune started new programs beginning on September 17 2012 and continuing through early June 2013.
Young Upstart
Wife and Kids
The wheel of fortune is a little box that appears in the right hand corner after you have invaded tree world. Tap on it and the wheel of fortune will start spinning at 5 mph to the left.
June 17 2013
Wheel of Fortune nightime didn't start until 1983 and even the very different daytime show didn't start until over 10 years later in 1975
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Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Wheel of Fortune 25 12 - 25.117 was released on: USA: 19 February 2008
Wheel of Fortune - 1983 Wheel of Fortune from Portland 4 - 29.169 was released on: USA: 10 May 2012
The idea of the wheel of fortune was touched upon in Shakespeare's 'Richard III'. He says So now prosperity begins to mellow And drop into the rotten mouth of death at the start of Act IV Scene iv. This neatly embodies the wheel of fortune idea.
New episodes begin on September 15, 2014.
The answer below is totally incorrect. The nighttime Wheel of Fortune has always given the cash that the people won solving the puzzle. Of course the answer could be about a non USA Wheel of Fortune program In 2008 they decided that they needed to start giving out the money as a prize. About half way through 2008 they changed it and people started keeping their money