History Trivia / WheelOfFortune

** On several occasions, the prize wedges (including the $10,000/Million-Dollar Wedge) and/or Free Spin have been in the wrong spots. This is a pretty major mistake to make.

** On a May 2011 episode, they somehow forgot to put the Million-Dollar Wedge on the Wheel.

*** A Prize Puzzle graphic showing up in a round that was not a Prize Puzzle.

*** There was a "Get Out of Town" week in October 2010. Except for the opening title, it used the same animation as a later "Road Trip" week in April 2011. Two of the "Road Trip" episodes had the "Get Out of Town" opening titles left in by mistake.

** Pat Sajak was a disc jockey, and later a weatherman at KNBC in Los Angeles. He had hosted a few unsold game show pilots prior to taking over ''Wheel'', one of which was a "Simon"-like game for Ralph Edwards called ''Press Your Luck'' (no relation to the [[PressYourLuck game with the Whammy]]). Ironically, despite the fact that Pat was already employed by NBC, then NBC president and CEO Fred Silverman actually rejected his hiring for ''Wheel'', claiming that he was too local. Merv Griffin responded by imposing a moratorium on new tapings until Pat was hired. The issue became moot when Silverman was given the pink slip due to repeated programming failures and replaced by MTM Enterprises co-founder Grant Tinker, who knew Griffin when he was a network assistant at NBC during the mid-1960s and, in fact, had convinced then NBC president and CEO Mort Werner to purchase Griffin's other creation, ''Jeopardy!''

** Jack Clark announced on ''{{Password}}'', ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $25,000 Pyramid]]'', ''Series/SplitSecond'' and ''EyeGuess''. He was also the host of ''TheCrossWits'' (which, like Sajak's unsold ''Press Your Luck'' pilot, was a Ralph Edwards property) and several unsold game show pilots.

** The 1996-1997 season had very many errors in placing the Wheel templates. In one game, they managed to have an entire round where the only Bankrupts on the Wheel were the ones next to the $10,000 cash prize.

** Pat Sajak was a disc jockey, and later a weatherman at KNBC in Los Angeles. He had hosted a few unsold game show pilots prior to taking over ''Wheel'', one of which was a "Simon"-like game for Ralph Edwards called ''Press Your Luck'' (no relation to the [[PressYourLuck game with the Whammy]]). Incidentally, original producer John Rhinehart would later work for Ralph Edwards himself as a producer for ''The People's Court''.

** On several occasions, the prize wedges (including the $10,000/Million-Dollar Wedge) and/or Free Spin have been in the wrong spots.
** On a few occasions, the outer edge of the Wheel went out of alignment

*** There was a "Get Out of Town" week in October 2010. Except for the opening title, it used the same animation as a later "Road Trip" week in April 2011. Two of the "Road Trip" episodes had the "Get Out of Town" opening titles left in.

* HeyItsThatSound: In the early 2000s, the "$3,000 bonus" questions after some puzzles were accompanied by the same chime previously used on the Wink Martindale version of ''High Rollers'' when a contestant rolled doubles.

** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in: veterans Don Morrow, Don Pardo and Johnny Gilbert; former ''ThePriceIsRight'' announcer Rich Fields; radio hosts M.G. Kelly and Jim Thornton (who, incidentally, spent some time filling in on ''Price'' after Rod Roddy's death); ''DealOrNoDeal'' announcer Joe Cipriano; and John Cramer, who announced several other game shows produced by Sony in the 1990s and 2000s. Averted with sub-announcer Lora Cain, who has practically no credits beside some quartenary characters in the ''{{Fallout}}'' game series.

** When the Bankrupt/$10,000/Bankrupt wedge was first introduced, there was at least one occasion where it was placed upside-down (the underside has just a shiny "$10,000" design on it). No one noticed until someone hit it in this condition. (There was also one week when this wedge was placed upside-down on purpose and used as a normal cash space, but that was quickly ditched.)

** On March 23, 2005, the contestant picked M-P-D-A in the BonusRound, and even though the on-screen graphics showed those letters, someone heard the D as a B and revealed S_B_A_. The contestant solved the puzzle SUBWAY right away, and after the fact, Pat pointed out that they would let her keep the bonus prize despite the flub.

** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in: veterans Don Morrow, Don Pardo and Johnny Gilbert; former ''ThePriceIsRight'' announcer Rich Fields; radio hosts M.G. Kelly and Jim Thornton (who, incidentally, spent some time filling in on ''Price'' after Rod Roddy's death) and ''DealOrNoDeal'' announcer Joe Cipriano. Averted with sub-announcer Lora Cain, who has practically no credits beside some quartenary characters in the ''{{Fallout}}'' game series.

*** Susan Stafford had no other on-screen roles except a guest appearance on a week of ''TheHollywoodSquares'' in 2002. However, she was known at the time for her marriage to Dick Ebersol, then the producer of ''SaturdayNightLive'' and NBC's vice president of late night programming, and briefly worked as a vice-president at JackBarry-Dan Enright productions, in addition to becoming Dan Enright's companion for many years later on. She left ''Wheel'' voluntarily to do charity work in 1982, but briefly returned in 1986.

*** Susan Stafford had no other on-screen roles except a guest appearance on a week of ''TheHollywoodSquares'' in 2002. However, she was known at the time for her marriage to Dick Ebersol, then the producer of ''SaturdayNightLive'', and briefly worked as a vice-president at JackBarry-Dan Enright productions, in addition to becoming Dan Enright's companion for many years later on. She left ''Wheel'' voluntarily to do charity work in 1982, but briefly returned in 1986.

* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: Most of the hosts were known for something else first, although in most cases ''Wheel'' was their first TV gig.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Announcers Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell both had plenty of game show experience before ''Wheel''. Jack was also the host of ''[=~The Cross-Wits~=]'' (which, like Sajak's unsold ''Press Your Luck'' pilot, was a Ralph Edwards property) and several unsold game show pilots, and Charlie had previously been a radio and television news anchor. His voice was also heard on various non-game-show series such as ''AmericanBandstand''.
** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in: veterans Don Morrow, Don Pardo and Johnny Gilbert; former ''ThePriceIsRight'' announcer Rich Fields; radio hosts M.G. Kelly and Jim Thornton (who, incidentally, was also a fill-in on ''Price'') and ''DealOrNoDeal'' announcer Joe Cipriano. Averted with sub-announcer Lora Cain, who has practically no credits beside some quartenary characters in the ''{{Fallout}}'' game series.

*** Susan Stafford had no other on-screen roles except a guest appearance on a week of ''TheHollywoodSquares'' in 2002. However, she was known at the time for her marriage to Dick Ebersol, then the producer of ''SaturdayNightLive'', and briefly worked as a vice-president at JackBarry-Dan Enright productions. She left ''Wheel'' voluntarily to do charity work in 1982, but briefly returned in 1986.

** Chuck Woolery was one-half of the OneHitWonder psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde ("Naturally Stoned"), and was a solo CountryMusic singer while hosting ''Wheel''. Later, of course, he'd be famous for hosting ''LoveConnection'', ''Series/{{Scrabble}}'', ''Series/{{Greed}}'' and ''{{Lingo}}''.
** Pat Sajak was a disc jockey, and later a weatherman at KNBC in Los Angeles. He had hosted a few unsold game show pilots prior to taking over ''Wheel'', one of which was a "Simon"-like game for Ralph Edwards called ''Press Your Luck'' (no relation to the [[PressYourLuck game with the Whammy]]). Ironically, original producer John Rhinehart would later work for Ralph Edwards himself as a producer for ''The People's Court''.

** Bob Goen was the host of ''Series/{{Blackout}}'' and a few other short-lived game shows; he would later become an ''EntertainmentTonight'' host.

** Tamika Ray, currently the female co-host of ''Extra'', did the motions and voice for Cyber Lucy on ''Wheel 2000''.

* HeyItsThatSound: In the early 2000s, the "$3,000 bonus" questions after some puzzles were accompanied by the same chime previously used on the Wink Martindale version of ''High Rollers'' to indicate a double roll.

** David Sidoni was occasionally seen on ''{{Roundhouse}}'' and later hosted a very short-lived game show version of ''MadLibs''.
** Tamika Ray, currently the female co-host of ''Extra'' did the motions and voice for Cyber Lucy in ''Wheel 2000''.

* HeyItsThatSound: In the early 2000s, the "$3,000 bonus" questions after some puzzles were accompanied by the same chime previously used on the Wink Martindale version of ''High Rollers'' to indicate a double roll.
* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Announcers Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell both had plenty of game show experience before ''Wheel''. Jack was also the host of ''[=~The Cross-Wits~=]'' (which, like Sajak's unsold ''Press Your Luck'' pilot, was also a Ralph Edwards property) and several unsold game show pilots, and Charlie had previously been a radio and television news anchor. His voice was also heard on various non-game-show series such as ''AmericanBandstand''.
** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in: veterans Don Morrow, Don Pardo and Johnny Gilbert; former ''ThePriceIsRight'' announcer Rich Fields; radio hosts M.G. Kelly and Jim Thornton (who, incidentally, was also a fill-in on ''Price'') and ''DealOrNoDeal'' announcer Joe Cipriano. Averted with sub-announcer Lora Cain, who has practically no credits beside some quartenary characters in the ''{{Fallout}}'' game series.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Announcers Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell both had plenty of game show experience before ''Wheel''. Jack was also the host of ''[=~The Cross-Wits~=]''(which, like Sajak's unsold ''Press Your Luck'' pilot, was also a Ralph Edwards property) and several unsold game show pilots, and Charlie had previously been a radio and television news anchor. His voice was also heard on various non-game-show series such as ''AmericanBandstand''.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Announcers Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell both had plenty of game show experience before ''Wheel''. Jack was also the host of ''[=~The Cross-Wits~=]'' and several unsold game show pilots, and Charlie had previously been a radio and television news anchor. His voice was also heard on various non-game-show series such as ''AmericanBandstand''.

** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in: veterans Don Morrow, Don Pardo and Johnny Gilbert; former ''ThePriceIsRight'' announcer Rich Fields; radio hosts M.G. Kelly and Jim Thornton (who, incidentally, was also a fill-in on ''Price''). Averted with sub-announcer Lora Cain, who has practically no credits beside some quartenary characters in the ''{{Fallout}}'' game series.

** The same goes for pretty much everyone who's ever filled in, with the exception of Lora Cain.

** Chuck Woolery was one-half of the OneHitWonder psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde ("Naturally Stoned"), and later a solo CountryMusic singer. Later, of course, he'd be famous for hosting ''LoveConnection'', ''Series/{{Scrabble}}'', ''Series/{{Greed}}'' and ''{{Lingo}}''.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Announcers Jack Clark and Charlie O'Donnell both had plenty of game show experience before ''Wheel''. Jack was also the host of ''[=~The Cross-Wits~=]'' and several unsold game show pilots, and Charlie had previously been a radio and television news anchor, as well as the announcer of various non-game-show series such as ''AmericanBandstand''. Substitute announcers Johnny Gilbert and Rich Fields have also been heard on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''ThePriceIsRight'', respectively.