Wheel of Fortune | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Merv Griffin |
Presented by | Nicky Campbell (1988–1996) Bradley Walsh (1997) John Leslie (1998–2000) Paul Hendy (2001) |
Starring | Angela Ekaette Carol Smillie Jenny Powell Tracy Shaw Terri Seymour |
Voices of | Steve Hamilton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 14 |
No. of episodes | 746 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | Scottish Television Enterprises |
Distributor | King World Productions Buena Vista International[a] |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Original release | 19 July 1988 – 21 December 2001 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Wheel of Fortune |
The round one wheel used in 1988. The following year, this layout was reversed and the red 250 next to 750 was decreased to 200. The resulting layout was used until 1991. | The round one wheel used from 1992 to 1993. | The round one wheel used from 1994 to 2000. | The round one wheel used in 2001. Note the 500 Gamble and Miss A Turn spaces. |
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes | Host | |
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1 | 19 July 1988[3] | 27 September 1988[3] | 11 | Nicky Campbell | Angela Ekaette |
2 | 5 September 1989[3] | 19 December 1989[3] | 16 | Carol Smillie | |
3 | 4 June 1991[4] | 29 August 1991[5] | 13 | ||
4 | 18 May 1992[6] | 24 August 1992[7] | 13 | ||
5 | 7 June 1993[8] | 30 August 1993[9] | 13 | ||
6 | 11 July 1994[10] | 12 December 1994[11] | 23 | ||
7 | 30 August 1995[12] | 27 December 1995[13] | 18 | Jenny Powell | |
8 | 24 July 1996[14] | 24 December 1996[15] | 23 | ||
9 | 3 January 1997 | 12 December 1997 | 50 | Bradley Walsh | |
10 | 1 June 1998 | 7 December 1998 | 26 | John Leslie | |
11 | 2 March 1999 | 20 December 1999 | 135 | ||
12 | 4 January 2000 | 8 December 2000 | 250 | ||
13 | 2 January 2001 | 4 August 2001 | 125 | Terri Seymour | |
14 | 12 November 2001 | 21 December 2001 | 30 | Paul Hendy |
Date | Entitle |
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22 December 1988[3] | Christmas Soap Stars Special[3] |
29 December 1988[3] | Christmas Celebrity Special[3] |
31 December 1988[3] | Hogmanay Special[3] |
26 December 1989[3] | Christmas Celebrity Special[3] |
31 December 1989[3] | Hogmanay Special[3] |
Real Name | Vanna White |
Birthday | 18th February 1957 |
Birthplace | Conway, South Carolina, U.S. |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | White |
Profession | Acting and Modeling |
Parents | Miguel Angel and Joan Marie Rosich |
Dating/Boyfriend | No |
Engaged/Fiancé | No |
Married/Husband | George San Pietro (div. 2002) |
Children | Niko Santo Pietro and Gigi Santo Pietro |
Sibling | Unknown |
Salary | $8 million yearly |
Net Worth | est. $40 million |