Details

Release year: 1983

Storyline

Contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles and earn prizes like cash, cars and vacations through spinning a wheel. The top scorer advances to a bonus round for potential bigger rewards.

Top credits

Cast

Vanna White — Self - Hostess, Self - Co-Host, Self - Host, Self, Self - Co- Host, Self - Contestant, Self -Co-Host
Pat Sajak — Self - Host, Self, Self - Contestant, Self - Former Host
Charlie O'Donnell — Self - Announcer, Self - Guest Announcer
Jim Thornton — Self - Announcer, Self - Guest Announcer, Self - Announcer & Host

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Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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Did you know

• Pat Sajak and Vanna White tape a whole season in less than 40 days including road trips, promotions, and commercials.

• As of 2019, it is estimated Vanna White has cumulatively walked more than 2,000 miles on the stage revealing letters.

• Since Pat Sajak began hosting, he has almost never missed an episode, only trading places with Alex Trebek on April Fools Day 1997. However, Pat had to have emergency surgery and had to miss a few tapings while he was recovering from surgery. Vanna White filled in for Pat as host for a three-week stint of shows that aired in December 2019.