History Series / TheJokersWild

* HomeGame: Milton Bradley made three of the adult series and one of the children's spinoff. Philips also released two video game versions of the show for their [[UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDI [=CDi=] console]] in 1994 (over three years after the show was last seen in first run)--an adult version and a junior version. An online version is playable via the TBS website for the 2017 run.

*** In the bonus round, three Jokers won the Joker Jackpot. If you got either one or two Jokers on one spin, you had to match all of them to one of the prizes displayed on the other reels. Two prizes and a Joker meant you could choose which prize to make a pair for, then use the last reel to complete the triple by spinning either that prize or a Joker. One prize and two Jokers automatically awarded that prize.
** The 2017 version, due to how it's played and not being able to straddle between shows (having a weekly timeslot and all), actually averts this on a number of levels. For starters, each player spins at least four times in the first round, then three times in the second (changed to twice in each of three rounds), and a set target money amount is no longer the sole determining factor in getting to the endgame. Hitting a triple awards no prizes in either the front game or the endgame, and a three-Joker spin no longer results in an automatic win by just one question. In the final round of the game, a player who comes down to their last spin will automatically lose if they're trailing by more than the value of a three-Joker question ($1,000 in season 1, $1,500 after that). A wrong answer doesn't allow the opponent a chance to steal, either.

** The first 2006 pilot was hosted by game show veteran Mark Maxwell-Smith [[note]]the creator of the short-lived Creator/{{NBC}} 70s game ''Knockout'' (starring [[Series/LaughIn Arte Johnson]]), B&E's international game shows ''Chain Letters'' and ''Series/BumperStumpers'', and Canadian game ''Series/TalkAbout''; as well as being a producer on ''Series/TheCrossWits'', ''Series/TruthOrConsequences'', ''Series/HotPotato'', ''Series/SupermarketSweep'' and [[Creator/ABCFamily The Family Channel]]'s ''Series/MastersOfTheMaze'' (where he played the Mirror Man and voiced the Guardians of Knowledge in season 2)[[/note]]; the second one was hosted by future ''Creator/{{GSN}} Live'' correspondent Alex Cambert.

-->''Can you come back on the next show? [[note]](Contestant says "Yes.")[[/note]] See you all next time on TV Tropes!''

*** The top prize is $50,000 as of Season 2, and now Snoop occasionally tries to get the contestant to bail out by offering several thousand dollars on top of the money earned to that point. Additionally, while the spins are still started by pulling the giant lever, the contestant now hits a large button to stop the Joker Machine.

** '''2006:''' "Face the Devil" returned, but with far more generous cash amounts- getting to $10,000 would be the threshold. However, the player could choose to risk it for more- a second Devil would be added, but so would three car images, and spinning those would get the player a luxury car.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBae3xVspxU October 3, 1970]]: ''The Honeymoon Game'', a weekly 90-minute(!) game hosted by Jim [=McKrell=], used the 1968 format for the last two-thirds of the show (including, yes, the celebrity panel). [[labelnote:About the first third...]](The first third of the show was a ripoff of ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'' which ended up being chopped out. While the uncut pilot exists, the circulating version begins with a taped introduction by Barry stating why it was removed and how the show would be reworked if the series landed.)[[/labelnote]]

** '''1990-91:''' The winner had 60 seconds to guess words that all started with the same letter, hearing up to three definitions per word. Each correct guess earned a spin on the Joker Machine. Various prizes (trips, merchandise, and cash from $500-$2,000) were on the displays, and could be frozen after each spin; three of anything won. Jokers couldn't be frozen, however, and had to be converted...but spinning three Jokers won the Joker Jackpot, which at one point got as high as $36,000.

** The "Bid" category. Contestants decided in advance how many questions they wanted to answer [[note]](with a minimum of two questions)[[/note]]; if all of them were answered correctly, the player won the total amount (e.g., 3 questions at $100 each = $300). A wrong answer gave the opponent a chance to complete the bid and win all the money.[[note]](This backfired on at least one contestant, a challenger. On her first turn, she spun a natural triple with the "Bid" category {for $200 per question}, said she could answer five questions, and missed the second one. The champion finished the bid and won the game.)[[/note]] If the opponent missed a question, the original spinner could steal control back; if both players missed the same question, the turn ended and neither one scored.

*** The top prize is $50,000 as of Season 2, and now Snoop tries to get the contestant to bail out by offering several thousand dollars on top of the money earned to that point. Additionally, while the spins are still started by pulling the giant lever, the contestant now hits a large button to stop the Joker Machine.

* TheStoner: For the 2017 version, unabashed weed smoker Snoop Dogg is not only hosting but producing, so many of the questions now reference or revolve around weed in some fashion; one of the cash amounts in the bonus game is $420.