EXAMPLE: Season 1 Taping Schedule, Part 1

This taping schedule will help you understand why episodes are places where they are.

1. Grand Opening (6 tapings)
2. Aloha, Hawaii! (6 tapings)
3. Just Relax! - On the Water, Spa Experience (12 tapings, 6 for each theme)
4. The Outside World (6 tapings)
5. Fall Fun - My Kind of Autumn, Spooktacular (11 tapings, 6 for My Kind of Autumn and 5 for spooktacular)
6. Las Vegas road trip - Vegas Style!, Casino City, Rich and Famous, The Perfect Night!, Vegas Valentine, Desert Vacation (30 tapings, 5 for each theme)
7. The Heart of America - Politically Correct, Our Heroes! (12 tapings, 6 for each theme)

Our Favorite Game! #1 will consist of: Grand Opening, Aloha, Hawaii!, On the Water, My Kind of Autumn, and Spa Experience.

A Few Notes

Just to let you know, I have this thing called a Capture Card that I use to record my episodes but unfortunately, I don't really have the tools to work with it. So...so so so so so...I'll be posting examples of recaps without video for now...

BUT on the bright side, I'll play ALL THREE contestants! That's right. I'm multitasking. So I'll post photos of the panels in the recaps. I might even post videos with my tablet...

Here's some photos of the base contestants.

Contestant 1

Contestant 2

Contestant 3

Contestant 4

Contestant 5

Contestant 6

 Contestant 7

Contestant 8

Contestant 9

Contestant 10

Finally, in the intro and first 2 Toss-Ups, the Bonus Round vehicle is displayed. In Round 1, a blue Sedan is displayed. Rounds 2 and 3 have a yellow Sedan, and Round 4 and the Bonus Round contain a white Sedan. It turns out, the Sedan's colors are different depending on the taping.

Future Ideas

To be honest (TBH), I'm not really liking what I'm seeing on the Wheel video game. I wish they had more flexibility, so here's some ideas I'm offering Pipeworks Software (the company who makes this game, and I really hope they're reading this).

Themes and Props (and these ideas are just abstract, some of them come from the real show or the mobile game)

Good idea for a desert theme?

• $30,000 School - School Bus, Notebook, Pencils/Pens
• $30,000 Sports - Stadium, Ticket Counter, Vendors
• $30,000 Wheel Around the World - Passport, World Map, Globe
• $35,000 Tropical - Cruise Ship, Sunset, Tropical Birds
• $30,000 Desert - Arch, Mirage, Motorhome on the Road
• $45,000 Night Out - Security Guard, Wine Glasses, Highway
• $35,000 United States Pride - Military Troops, Declaration of Independence, White House
• $30,000 Chicago - Pizza Delivery, Water Ski, Railway Transit
• $30,000 Spa Treatment - Birds, Robe, Slippers
• $30,000 Winter - Skis, Canoe, Snowboards
• $30,000 Bed & Breakfast - Birds, Creek, Additional Hotels
• $30,000 Cuisine - Serving Platter, Limousine, Umbrella Stand

Trips and Other Stuff

These trips should be used as featured prizes and Prize Puzzle vacations - actually, some aren't trips at all.

A cruise of China would be nice...

• $5,000 Cash Bonus
• $5,000 Shopping Spree
• $5,000 Trip of Your Choice (you just get a random trip if you win it; I got that idea from "Choose Your Own Vacation")
• $5,000 New Orleans
• $5,500 Yosemite
• $5,500 Hollywood
• $5,500 San Diego
• $5,500 Palm Springs
• $5,500 Las Vegas
• $5,500 Colorado
• $5,500 New York City
• $6,000 Hawaii
• $7,500 Pairs' Cash Bonus
• $7,500 Pairs' Shopping Spree
• $7,500 Egypt
• $7,500 Ghana Safari
• $8,000 Austrian Alps
• $8,000 Australia
• $8,500 Romania
• $9,000 Russia
• $9,000 India
• $9,000 New Zealand
• $9,500 Dubai
• $9,500 China Cruise
• $9,500 South Africa Safari
• $9,500 Fiji
• $10,000 Pairs' Trip (and this applies to all trips)

Gameplay

• Pairs can play, too!
• Players should pick whatever position they want (not just the red podium).
• More extra time should be allowed after the 3rd Toss-Up, using some stopwatch (maybe 15 minutes before the Final Spin occurs).
• There should definitely be different round formats:



I'd definitely like to see an Express Round.

• Round 1 - Jackpot - Mystery (the Prize Puzzle in any round, like season 26)
• Jackpot - Round 2 - Mystery (the Prize Puzzle in any round, like seasons 27 and 28)
• Jackpot - Mystery - Prize Puzzle (like seasons 29 and 30)
• Round 1 - Mystery - Express/Prize Puzzle (like season 31!)

I'm not saying all of these ideas will be incorporated in the game...just saying.

Prize Plugs

Jim always says something about the prize. That's why I decided to take notes on that. I'm simply summarizing his points. Oh, and BTW (by the way), the colors of the trips are those on the wedges.

Trips
Philadelphia
-Historic and scenic
-The Liberty Bell and the National Constitution Center
-America's beginnings

Maine
-The allure if its stunning coast
-Spectacular ocean views
-Frenchman's Bay

Prince Edward Island
-Rustic charm and red cliffs
-Seaside faire and fabulous lobster dinners
-A sailing tour along the breathtaking coastlines and harbors

Chicago
-Plenty of sights
-Fine dining and cruises of Lake Michigan from Navy Pier
-The breathtaking view from the Willis Tower

Miami
-A vast array of delights
-The Everglades' amazing natural wildlife
-The local night scene

Vancouver Island
-Unforgettable and majestic
-A scenic West Coast harbor with breathtaking ocean and mountain views
-Fine dining and a full spa treatment

Seattle
-A perfect mix of metropolis and nature
-The view from the world-famous Space Needle
-Puget Sound's resident orcas

San Francisco
-Expensive shopping and fine dining
-The Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf

Boston
-Beautiful and filled with American history
-The Esplanade and the Paul Revere House

Lake Tahoe
-Delightful splendor
-Gliding down mountains of fresh powder snow
-The natural beauty of the surroundings

Quebec
-Natural beauty
-Hiking through the forests
-Kayaking through breathtaking shores
-Dogsledding

Grand Canyon
-Wonderful and awe-inspiring
-A vast natural habitat with hiking trails
-Rafting down the turbulent Colorado River
-A helicopter tour

Alaska
-Scenery on this cruise through the mountains
-Glaciers and natural wildlife

Orlando
-Fun for the whole family
-Dolphin shows
-Theme parks with roller coasters

Montreal
-A perfect mix of outdoor activity and big-city entertainment
-Downtown's fine dining and shows
-Superb rafting and jet-boating

Mexican Riviera
-Relax aboard with scenic wonders
-A spectacular 7-day voyage
-The rich cultures of Mexico's West Coast

St. Lucia
-The tranquil beauty of the Caribbean
-Gorgeous beaches and stunning suites and villas
-A magnificent tropical getaway

Mexico City
-Really exciting
-Natural splendor
-Ancient pyramids
-Vibrant culture

Barbados
-Enjoy the good life
-Beautiful beaches
-An all-inclusive package

Bermuda
-Paradise awaits you
-An oasis on a breathtaking beach
-Fine dining,  a full spa treatment, and a world-class casino

Brazil
-An adventure like other
-A vibraht country with music-laden cities and quaint colonial towns
-Unparalleled wildlife watching
-Magnificent white sand beaches

Bahamas
-Relax and rejuvenate
-An island paradise with sandy beaches
-Outdoor pools and oceanfront spas
-Year-round fun

Buenos Aires
-An energetic, seductive port city
A rich and varied culture just like the city

Cancun
-A restful vacation with gorgeous beaches
-Daily entertainment and local cuisine
-Outdoor activities (ex. relaxing by the pool)

Belize
-Relax and rejuvenate
-Lush tropical jungles and ancient Mayan ruins
-An exotic adventure with hiking, snorkeling, and wonderful spa treatments

Aruba
-A tropical vacation
-A beautiful island paradise
-A personalized, all-inclusive package

Jamaica
-Worry-free and sun-soaked
-Amazing beaches and scenic natural wonders
-Bustling marketplaces

Venice
-The romantic classic city of canals
-A burgeoning art scene (ex. glasswork and maskmaking)
-Riding gondolas in canals
-A world-class fair

Berlin
-Rich history
-Churches, palaces, and gardens
-The local culture

Athens
-An exciting blend of old and new with much to offer
-Ancient Greek ruins
-Vibrant nightlife

Barcelona
-The adventure of a lifetime
-A vibrant seaside metropolis with bars, restaurants, and clubs
-Surreal architectural wonders (ex. the unfinished Sagrada Família)

Florence
-Architectural wonders
-Churches (ex. the Florence Cathedral)
-Priceless works of art (ex. Michelangelo's David)

Rome
-The adventure of a lifetime
-The Vatican Museum and St. Peter's Basilica
-The Roman Colosseum

Dublin
-Unforgettable
-Rugby matches
-Famous nightlife

Paris
-Scenic wonders
-A cruise down the Seine River
-Photos at the Eiffel Tower
-Masterpieces at the Louvre Museum

Scotland
-Alluring and historic
-Ancient castles and Viking ruins
-The tranquil waters of Loch Ness

London
-A lot of sights
-Double-decker buses
-Big Ben and Buckingham Palace

Vehicles
Sedan
Cruise the highways in your very own car!

Motorcycle
Hit the open road with this top-of-the-line motorcycle!

Sports Car (it's white)
Cruise the highways in this luxurious sports car!
You'll be the talk of the town with this luxurious sports car!

Pickup Truck
Heavy lifting will be no problem with this heavy-duty pickup truck!

Sports Utility Vehicle
Cruise your highways with your very own car!

Hybrid Sedan
Cruise the highways with your very own car!

For cash amounts, Jim would say...
-Your stock is rising with...
-Transfer these funds into your account...
-Here's your payday...
-Don't spend this all in one place...$100,000!
-Here's thousands of reasons to celebrate...$100,000!
-It's our biggest payday yet...$1,000,000!!!

Prizes You Could Win

It's great that you win on Wheel of Fortune, but the prizes make it even better! Here's a list of all the prizes you could win.

Stages/Locations

• XBOX 360 stages
• America's Game (Classic Game) - $0!
• Hawaii - $35,000
• Las Vegas - $40,000
• Hollywood - $45,000
• Washington, DC - $35,000
• New York (or New York City) - $30,000
• Cruise Week - $30,000
• Great Outdoors - $30,000
• Halloween - $30,000
• Happy Holidays - $30,000
• Celebrating New Orleans (or just New Orleans) - $30,000
• 80's Retro - $0, but downloadable!
• Mobile game themes
• Today (2012) - $0
• Millennium (2000s) - $0, but unlockable!
• Nineties - $0, but unlockable!
• Eighties - $0, but unlockable!
• Premiere (1982) - $0, but unlockable!
• Celebrating 30! - Buy it with your own money
• Independence Day - Buy it
• School Time! - Buy it
• Night On The Town - Buy it
• Tropical Vacation - Buy it
• Heroes - Buy it
• Monsters - Buy it
• Sports - Buy it
• Holiday - Buy it!

The Hollywood stage.

Props/Gift Tags
All gift tags are worth $1,000. None go with the America's Game or 80's Retro stages.

Hawaii - Feather Stand, Tiki, Surfboard
Las Vegas - Playing Cards, Craps Table, Roulette Table
Hollywood - Film Camera, Hand and Foot Prints, Director's Chair
Washington, DC - Horse Statue, Fountain, Large Flagpole
New York - News Stand, Hot Dog Cart, Taxi
Cruise Week - Hot Tub, Life Preserver, Nautical Map
Great Outdoors - Hunting Bow, Water Ski, Skis (The ones for the snow!)
Halloween - Skeleton, Gargoyle, Statue
Happy Holidays - Swing, Gazebo, Wreath
New Orleans - Jazz Sign, Street Sign, Banner

Featured Prizes/Trips on the Wheel

• Seattle, Washington - $5,000
• Lake Tahoe, California - $5,500
• Grand Canyon, Arizona - $6,000
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - $5,000
• Vancouver Island, Canada - $5,500
• Canadian Rockies - $6,000
• Prince Edward Island, Canada - $5,000
• Mexican Riviera - $6,500
• Cancun, Mexico - $7,500
• Belize - $7,500
• Bermuda - $7,000
• Jamaica - $8,000
• St. Lucia - $6,500
• Brazil - $7,000
• Scotland - $9,500
• Dublin, Ireland - $9,000
• Barcelona, Spain - $8,500
• Florence, Italy - $8,500
• Venice, Italy - $8,000

Trips from the Prize Puzzle

• San Francisco, California - $5,500
• Boston, Massachusetts - $5,500
• Miami, Florida - $5,000
• Alaska Cruise - $6,000
• Quebec, Canada - $5,500
• Montreal, Canada - $6,000
• Mexico City - $6,500
• Costa Rica - $8,000
• Barbados - $7,000
• Aruba - $6,500
• Buenos Aires, Argentina - $7,000
• London, England - $9,500
• Paris, France - $9,000
• Berlin, Germany - $8,000
• Prague, Czech Republic - $8,500
• Rome, Italy - $8,500
• Athens, Greece - $8,000

Vehicles
The 1/2-Car vehicles are worth $10,000, while the Bonus Round vehicles are more expensive.

• Sedan - $10,000
• Sports Utility Vehicle - $10,000
• Motorcycle - $55,000
• Sports Car - $65,000
• Pickup Truck - $60,000
• Hybrid Sedan - $70,000

The Las Vegas backdrop.

Concept Art

Notice the Gift Tag, Featured Prize, and 1/2-Car plate?

These are the ideas for the XBOX 360 version. Instead of their individual themes, the sets have the Wheel of Fortune logo against a purple/red backdrop.

• Halloween
• Hawaii
• Hollywood
• Las Vegas
• Washington, DC
• New York City
• Pat Sajak
• Vanna White
• Happy Holidays
• Cruise Week
• Great Outdoors
• New Orleans

Videos
These animated videos are season 28 intros for the XBOX 360 version.

Video Pack 1

• America's Game #1 - Pat and Vanna walk into the stage with the board reading, "AMERICA'S GAME".
• America's Game #2 - Pat just can't get a letter to show up on the board, so Vanna lights it up. It's the ending letter of "WHEEL OF FORTUNE", E, and the entire puzzle is shown.
• Cruise Week - Pat and Vanna throw confetti from a cruise ship.
• Desert Oasis - In the desert, Vanna looks for Pat and finds him relaxing in a pool.
• Wendy's Family Week - Vanna pushes Pat on a playground swing.

Video Pack 2

• Get Out of Town/Road Trip - Pat hops in a car Vanna is driving on the road, with the license plate saying "WHEEL OF FORTUNE".
• Gone Fishin'! - While fishing with Vanna in the forest, Pat's hook plunges him into the water! He gets himself back up.
• Give Me a Break! - This is similar to America's Game #1, but Vanna is wearing an orange dress instead of a blue one, and the board reads "GIVE ME A BREAK!"
• Great American Cities - Pat and Vanna are on the road! Pat's reading a road map containing cities such as San Francisco, New York, Miami, Las Vegas, and Seattle, but it goes away in the wind.
• Halloween - Pat and Vanna are zombies, floating in the air.

Video Pack 3

• Happy Holidays - Pat and Vanna are ice skating in the snow together, with the ice reading the Wheel of Fortune logo.
• Leave Winter Behind - Pat and Vanna, wearing winter clothes on a cold winter day, open a door...and transform into summer-like clothers on a summer-like day, only it's not summer...it's spring.
• National Parks - Pat and Vanna are located near Old Faithful, and it shoots out water! Pat and Vanna end up covering up with an umbrella.
• Outdoor Adventures - Pat and Vanna kayak through the forest.
• Pet Lovers - Pat and Vanna are at a park. Pat plays fetch with his dog, while Vanna holds her cat.

Video Pack 4

• Picture Perfect - Pat successfully tries to take a picture of Vanna near Mt. Rushmore.
• Sand & Sea - Pat and Vanna kayak in the ocean, off the beach coast.
• Teachers' Week - Pat and Vanna successfully try to present the Wheel of Fortune logo to the class, but some rowdy kids throw school supplies at Pat!
• The Good Life - In a high-rise, Pat and Vanna give each other a toast. They also point to another high-rise building that says "The Good Life!" and later reads the Wheel logo.
• Vacation of a Lifetime - Pat and Vanna walk through many different countries around the world, such as Italy, Greece, Japan, and China, where Vanna bangs a gong.

Video Pack 5

• Wheel Around the World - In the Egyptian desert near Cairo, Pat and Vanna walk through London, Paris, Tokyo, and - where else? - Cairo, where Pat's suitcase drops.
• Wheel Loves L.A. - On the Hollywood Hills, Vanna lights up the last two letters of HOLLYWOOD on the Hollywood sign, while Pat stands near a limo.
• Wheel Was Here - Pat and Vanna take photos of each other in different U.S. cities. Vanna's riding a cable car in San Francisco, Pat's playing a trumpet in New Orleans, and Vanna's playing bongos in Hawaii. At the end, we go to New York, where Pat and Vanna are pointing to a high-rise with the Wheel logo showing.
• World Class Spas - Pat and Vanna go to different saunas; Pat draws a smiley face on his door window, while Vanna draws the Wheel logo on her door window.
• World's Best Beaches - Pat builds a sand castle on the beach, while Vanna builds a Wheel castle. And the waves wash away Pat's castle.

Body Features
Of course, all of them are free. Blue indicates male features; red, female. Black for both genders!

For the XBOX 360

• Skin colors
• Light peach
• Dark peach
• Light brown
• Dark brown
• Hair colors
• Yellow
• Brown
• Black
• Red
• Heads
• Brown mustache, small beard
• Puffy cheeks
• Glasses, triangular chin
• Black mustache, goatee
• Square chin
• Beautiful
• Big yellow glasses
• Triangular chin, warm
• Shy
• Triangular chin, serious
• Hair (including similarly-colored eyebrows)
• Bald
• Wavy hair
• Curly hair
• Straight hair
• Surfer hair
• Long hair
• Short curly hair
• Long wavy hair
• Medium-sized hair
• Short wavy hair

For the Mobile Version

• Skin colors
• Dark brown
• Brown
• Light brown
• Tan
• Beige
• Peach
• Hair colors
• Black
• Bark brown
• Brown
• Mahogany
• Light brown
• Blond
• White
• Heads
• Original stage
• Gold eyes
• Big green eyes
• Small green eyes
• Big green eyes with big lips
• Big green eyes with small lips
• Narrow green eyes
• Narrow green eyes with a small smile
• Narrow green eyes with a small grin
• Narrow gold eyes
• Big green eyes with a narrow chin
• Monsters
• Gold face with a long nose
• Gold face with pink eye pupils
• Brown face with gold/red eyes
• Facial hair
• Small mustache
• Small goatee
• Mustache up to the chin
• Very small goatee
• Big mustache
• Mustache/goatee connecting
• Big beard
• Big beard with a mustache
• Thick mustache
• Hair
• Original stages
• Short hair
• Long hair that curls on the bottom
• Big hat
• Big straight hair
• Big curly hair
• Short hair
• A little longer short hair
• Balding hair
• Curly hair
• Thin hair
• Mohawk with hair on the side
• Long hair with a little line on the forehead
• Kid (Kid 'n Play) afro hair
• Short mohawk
• Small front end with long hair on the back
• Big afro
• Very big long hair
• Mohawk with no hair on the side
• Monsters
• Marge Simpson afro
• Spiky short hair
• Heroes
• Bangs
• Anime spiky hair
• Night on the Town
• Big hair clump on the back

Clothes
Boring, but creative. Blue clothing is for men, red clothing is for women, and black clothing is for everything else, basically.

For the XBOX 360

Unlocked Clothes

• Tops
• Suits with colored ties and long sleeved white shirts - blue, red, green, purple ties
• T-shirts - white, black, blue, red
• Short-sleeved polo shirts - white, silver, blue, gray
• Short-sleeved polo shirts with white stripes - olive green, blue, red, brown shirts
• Long-sleeved V-neck sweaters with white shirts - white, blue, red black sweaters
• Gray/black striped long-sleeved V-necks with colored stripes - green, blue, red, yellow stripes
• Diamond-shaped black sweaters - gray, blue, red, green diamonds
• Tops with very short sleeves - red, blue, pink, purple
• Jackets with black bottoms - pink, purple, white, black
• V-neck sweaters - white, black, light pink, purple, yellow, green, dark pink, orange
• Bottoms
• Gym pants with white/red stripes on the sides - blue, red, green, brown
• Gym pants with white/red stripes on the bottom - gray, blue, red, green
• Jeans with a belt - light blue, dark blue, red, black
• Jeans rolled up at the bottom - black, blue, red, gray
• Pants with side pockets - silver, green, black, white
• Jeans rolled up at the bottom - blue, red, purple, dark green
• Skirts - black, white, red, purple
• Long jeans - dark blue, black, light blue, indigo
• Dresses (female only)
• Black belt, shorter - purple, red, pink, yellow
• Brown belt, longer - white, pink, purple, sky blue
• Shoes
• Dress shoes - black, brown, gray, white
• Converse shoes with white fronts - black, blue, red, green
• Dress shoes - black, blue, red, pink
• Converse shoes with white fronts - gray, blue, red, black

Locked Clothes

• Light purple long-sleeved button-up shirt
• Black jacket/white long-sleeved button-up shirt
• Black stuffed coat
• Black coat with a zipper/white long-sleeved shirt
• Gray/blue-striped sweater with a zipper
• Purple long-sleeved jacket
• Gray long-sleeved button-up cardigan/white shirt
• Pink button-up jacket/white shirt
• Gray button-up jacket/white shirt
• Light blue short-sleeved button-up shirt
• Dark brown jacket
• Tank top with white and black stripes
• Red sweater
• Beige button-up sweater
• Beige short-sleeved shirt
• Gray pants with a black belt
• Khaki shorts with a brown belt
• Black basketball shorts
• Beige flooding pants
• Green short shorts
• White pants
• Purple plaid shirt
• Green sandals
• Black/red/white heels
• Black sandals
• Black boots
• Orange boots with beige tops
• Gray dress shoes
• Orange/black-spotted dress with a black short-sleeved shirt
• White-and-black plaid dress with no sleeves
• Short-sleeved dress with black and white checkers
• Long blue dress with no sleeves
• Long black dress with no sleeves

Are these contestants well-dressed or what?

Labels
These labels lie on T-shirts and polo shirts.

Unlocked Labels

• Black/white headphones
• Red fiery guitar
• Light blue wave with a white gradient on top
• Brown paw print
• Gray cat with its back turned on us
• Light yellow bolt of lightning
• Pink flower with a yellow center and a green stem
• Irish shamrock
• Light blue whale with a white gradient on the bottom
• Purple/blue butterfly with a red head
• White eagle's head with a yellow beak
• Red dragon
• Black vampire bat
• Yellow sun
• Blue teardrop stencil
• Pair of clones
• Red lucky number 7
• Pair of white dice (one red-dotted, one black-dotted)
• Red heart
• Soccer ball
• Baseball
• Golf player's silhouette
• Purple horseshoe with holes on it.
• Yellow humpty
• Cheeseburger
• White open book
• Laptop computer
• Red sports car
• Blue helicopter

Locked Labels

• Red question mark
• White mug of coffee with a shadow and air floating out
• Yellow glasses and a black mustache
• Chocolate cupcake with a light blue cover and a cherry on top
• Football
• Shooting star with a pink/blue/light blue/bright green/yellow comet
• Rain cloud with a gray gradient
• Strawberry
• Yellow frog
• Unicorn with a yellow horn

For the Mobile Version

Kelsey's pickin' out some CLOOOOOOTHES,
particularly colors.

Hats

• Original stages
• Blue cap
• Brown cowboy hat with a white stripe
• White narrow-brim hat with a purple stripe
• Pink wide-brim hat with a brown stripe
• Black magician's hat
• Gold Panama hat with a black stripe
• White narrow-brim hat
• Gray 60s Motown hat
• Red/white Spin This (in black) cap
• 30th Anniversary
• Magenta backwards cap with a black question mark in a red circle
• Green magician's hat with the Million Dollar Wedge and light green dollar signs on a black stripe
• School Time!
• Hot pink flower lei
• Dark green baseball cap
• Brown football helmet with light blue stripe
• Monsters
• Black/green scary wig
• White mummy's bandages
• Black witch's hat
• White werewolf's hat
• Heroes! (male only)
• Dark gold/light tan trooper mask
• Gray/silver mask with blue stripes
• Blue ski mask
• Independence Day (male only)
• White chef's hat with the American flag
• White Washington wig
• Blue bandanna with blue star
• Uncle Sam hat
• White dreadlocks
• Green Statue of Liberty spikes
• Long white small magician's hat with red, white, and blue stripes

Glasses

• Original stages
• Reading glasses
• Circular glasses
• Long glasses
• Reading glasses with bold black handles
• Even bolder black handles
• Big circular glasses
• Heroes
• Catwoman mask
• Independence Day
• Big black circular glasses with black stars on the lenses
• Sunglases with American flag lenses
• Night on the Town
• Sunglasses
• Tropical Vacation
• Cocktail glasses
• Gold glasses with green leaves as handles
• Snorkel mask

Tops

• Original stages
• Red long shirt
• Purple short shirt
• Pink Wheel of Fortune short shirt
• Green T-shirt
• White long-sleeved button-up
• Red Spin This shirt
• Black short-sleeved shirt
• White rocker T-shirt
• Tank top
• Black long-sleeved zip-up sweater
• Purple/black-striped long shirt
• Green-striped long-sleeved shirt
• Black jacket/blue-black striped shirt
• White Rad Lab shirt with red short sleeves
• White long-sleeved button-up with a black vest
• White pink/purple short shirt
• Red long-sleeved open button-up, showing a black shirt
• 30th Anniversary
• Pink short-sleeved shirt
• I [heart] Vanna gold short-sleeved shirt
• Green 30th Anniversary long-sleeved shirt
• Black Dalmatian short-sleeved shirt
• Hot pink Jeopardy! short-sleeved shirt
• Blue I [heart] Pat short-sleeved shirt
• Pink Where's Vanna? short-sleeved shirt
• Purple Jeopardy! T-shirt
• White Dalmatian T-shirt
• Tan I [heart] Vanna T-shirt
• Green I [heart] Pat T-shirt
• Gold Where's Vanna? T-shirt
• Gray 30th Anniversary shirt with red sleeves
• Blue button-up short-sleeved shirt
• School Time!
• White button-up shirt with a pink vest
• VHS black/white/red cheerleader vest
• White zip-up jacket with green stripes
• Gray zip-up jacket
• Blue long-sleeved jacket with a white dress
• Blue 3 tank top
• Magenta dark gradient shirt with a dog
• Orange basketball jersey with the number 10
• Gray/white varsity jacket with a white U
• White button-up long-sleeved shirt with a black vest and a green tie
• Blue long-sleeved jacket
• Red striped short-sleeved button-up shirt

This is the Hero Pack. Except for the original stage and
the retro stages, special stages are downloadable and
NOT free.

• Monsters
• Dark red long-sleeved shirt with red buttons
• Black/red long-sleeved dress
• White long-sleeved shirt
• Dark green button-up shirt
• Black jacket with a black shirt
• Black jacket with a white shirt and a red tie
• Gold mummy bandages
• Heroes
• Blue halter top
• Gray/black suit
• Purple/white strapless dress with white gloves
• Purple/red/pink halter top with white gloves
• Red/white long-sleeved shirt with blue gloves
• Brown suit
• Olive green/gold alien suit
• Light green/dark green suit
• Blue suit with a red vest
• Independence Day
• Green statue of Liberty dress
• American flag short-sleeved shirt
• American flag long-sleeved shirt
• Blue/light yellow patriotic shirt
• American Flag shirt with an American Flag tie and a white button-up shirt
• Painting apron with red, blue, purple, yellow, and green paint splatters and a dark brown shirt
• Patriotic shirt
• Night on the Town
• White dress with black stripes
• Gray dress
• Purple strapless dress
• Green dress
• Blue dress that is strapless on the right
• Dark brown strapless dress
• Black dress
• Gray suit with a blue shirt
• Blue thermal
• White button-up shirt with a pink tank top
• Gray/black suit with a pink tie
• Purple short-sleeved shirt
• Green small-striped shirt
• White tank top
• Sports
• White karate suit with a gray belt
• Light green short-sleeved soccer shirt
• Dark olive green shirt
• Red striped shirt
• Green #83 football shirt with white gloves
• Green diamond-striped/white shirt
• Red/white/black hockey shirt
• White karate suit with a gray belt
• Green/white-striped soccer shirt
• Yellow/white baseball shirt
• Tropical Vacation
• Blue dress with white flowers and a blue scarf
• Pink dress with pink flowers
• Sky blue dress with a hot pink lei
• Green striped shirt
• Blue tropical shirt with two leis
• Magenta-striped button-up shirt

Clothing Colors

• Black
• Gray
• White
• Dark brown
• Light brown
• Tan
• Magenta
• Purple
• Dark blue
• Light blue
• Sky blue
• Dark green
• Light green
• Bright green
• Yellow
• Dandelion
• Orange
• Red
• Dark red
• Hot pink
• Light pink

The Rules

If you don't know how to play the game, here we go...I'll mention it in my recaps as well.

Round Structure
Here's how the rounds will work.

• Intro
• "Wheel! Of! Fortune!"
• Audience/contestant shots
• Pat/Vanna intro, Pat's quote
• Vanna explains the Toss-Ups
• Toss-Up 1
• Toss-Up 2
• Jim's 1st plug
• Jackpot Round intro
• Featured Prize intro
• Round 1 (Jackpot Round)
• Jim's Mystery Round plug
• Round 2 (Mystery Round)
• Round 3
• Prize Puzzle on the XBOX 360
• Just a Round 3 on the mobile game
• Jim explains the Prize Trip
• Toss-Up 3
• Round 4, Part 1 (Regular play)
• Pat explains that Round 4 becomes the Final Spin
• Round 4, Part 2 (Final Spin)
• Bonus Round
• Credits/prizes won

Spinning, Buying, and Solving!
Before we go into the rounds, let's get to know the wheel better.

The red player, Hastin (a YouTube user) has an opponent,
the blue player, who chooses to spin. He doesn't know what
the solution is yet, and he can't buy any vowels.

Spinning and Buying
Who wouldn't like to go for a spin? It's important to spin so you can reveal consonants. You can even build up spin power within 20 seconds on the console version or the wheel will spin for you. Various dollar wedges and prizes are on the wheel, so you can claim any consonant you like! If you have $250 or more, you can buy a $250 vowel. Remember, the vowels are A, E, I, O, and U. The letter Y counts as a consonant. Once all the vowels are gone, you'll see a sparkle sound with the words "NO MORE VOWELS" showing. Once all the consonants are gone, you won't really see a "NO MORE CONSONANTS" signal, but you'll hear a four-beep sound. Unlike the real TV show, that WILL happen when the puzzle is completely filled in. And then you just have to say what's up there!


Getting It Right or Wrong...or In Time, At Least
Speaking of saying what's up there, you don't need to have any money to solve the puzzle, you just have to have a letter on the puzzleboard. You get it right, you win the stuff you have! However, if you call a wrong letter or guess the puzzle wrong, you will lose your turn and that turn will be passed on to the next player. You will have 30 seconds to spin, solve, or buy a vowel; 10 seconds to pick a letter; and 80, 65, or 50 seconds to solve the puzzle, depending on the easy, medium, or hard difficulty level you choose, respectively. Run out of time and you will lose your turn.

Edited Out
A "null cycle" is an occurrence of three straight lost turns. If that happens, it will be edited out (except for certain cases in Round 1, because dollar wedges add to the Jackpot).

Special Wedges and Prizes
My favorite part of the game is winning some prizes! Some wedges will be explained later because they are special to certain rounds.

Here are some contestants (from season 30) who won
the prizes they are holding. Tammy, on the right,
is holding a California trip. The other player, Casey,
won a Bed & Breakfast gift tag.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The mobile game has NO 1/2-Car plates, Gift Tag, Prize Wedge, or Prize Puzzle. Or even Bonus Round vehicles. Sorry, folks. Just make sure you know everything ain't what it seems.

Taking a Trip Without the Prize Puzzle
You always see this "featured prize" on top of the purple $350 wedge. All the featured prizes are trips, so let's call them "Trips on the Wheel". They range from a $5,000 trip to Maine to a $9,500 trip to Scotland! If it goes unclaimed in Rounds 1 and 2, it is never seen again...

Going on a Shopping Spree
Who likes to go shopping? Well, we've got gift tags! This white prize appears in Rounds 1, 2, and 3 on top of the pink $500 wedge. It's worth $1,000 after you solve the puzzle.

The 1/2-Car plate, the Wild Card, and both sides of the
Million Dollar Wedge! Hope you keep 'em!

Driving a Car Without the Bonus Round
There are two 1/2-Car plates in the first three rounds: one on the green $700 and the other on the blue $350. Each plate has a $500 consonant value. No matter how many plates you pick up, they'll always appear at the start of Rounds 1, 2, and 3. If you Bankrupt, you'll lose all of the plates you've collected after solving a puzzle or in that round alone. On the flip side, if you collect two plates (two plates in one round or one plate in one round and a second plate in another), you'll win a $10,000 car! Either a Sedan or a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). If that happens, all other 1/2-Car plates are GONE for the rest of the night.

Earning Some More Money or Something Else
On top of the green $600 wedge is a little pink Wild Card. It's available in Rounds 1, 2, and 3. If you pick up the Wild Card after calling a consonant, you can eventually land on a dollar wedge, call a correct letter, and hand over your Wild Card to Pat to get another consonant for the value you just landed on. This can be really useful when landing on $2,500, $3,500, or $5,000! Just watch out, though...call a wrong letter after handing over your Wild Card, and it will BACKFIRE. Ouch. Anyway, there's another purpose for the Wild Card. Just read the Bonus Round section.

Winning a Million Dollars!
Here's to picking up the always-popular Million Dollar Wedge! It lies on top of the orange $800 wedge and appears in Rounds 1, 2, and 3. It consists of a bright green "ONE MILLION" center with the other two thirds being Bankrupts. If you land on the green center and call a correct letter, you can pick it up to find a fully-green "ONE MILLION DOLLARS" sign on the back! If you avoid you-know-what - Bankrupt - and win the game, you'll be playing for one million dollars in the Bonus Round! See that section to see how you'll do it! By the way, it also goes by the term "MDW".

The Bankrupt, Lose a Turn, Free
Play, and big-money wedges.

Getting It For Free!
No wonder there's a Free Play wedge between the blue $700 and purple $600 wedges. You can call a $500 consonant, get a free vowel, or attempt to solve the puzzle! If you do anything wrong, no harm done...you still have your turn! It disappears in Round 4 on the console version, but not on the mobile version.

Penalty Spins
Here comes the bad part. If you land on Lose a Turn (located between the blue $300/$700 and red $800 wedges), you will lose your turn but keep your earnings for the moment. Bankrupt will not only take away your turn, but also anything you have. There are four Bankrupts...one next to a big-money wedge ($2,500, $3,500, or $5,000), a second next to the purple $600 wedge, and two on each side of the Million Dollar Wedge. Just try to avoid them.

Big-Money Wedges
There are three glittering wedges on the wheel next to Bankrupt: $2,500, $3,500, and $5,000! The $2,500 wedge appears in Round 1, the $3,500 wedge in Rounds 2 and 3, and the $5,000 wedge in Round 4!

All the Rounds and REALLY Special Wedges
Here come the rounds that REALLY matter.

We're in Toss-Up mode tonight. I think I know it already!
Can you guys figure it out?

Toss-Ups
In a Toss-Up, letters randomly appear until someone rings in and solves the puzzle. If you give a wrong answer, you are disqualified for the rest of the puzzle...and if NO ONE rings in with the right answer, no one gets the amount the Toss-Up is worth. Toss-Up 1 is worth $1,000, #2 is worth $2,000, and #3 is worth $3,000. The player who solves Toss-Up 2 will start Round 1, then the player to his/her left will start Round 2, and the last remaining player will start Round 3. The player who solves Toss-Up 3 will start Round 4. The first two Toss-Ups usually have to do with the theme on the console version, while all or most of the puzzles on the mobile device deal with the theme.

The Jackpot wedge.

The Jackpot Round
Round 1 has a special Jackpot wedge on top of the of the red $900 wedge. The Jackpot is worth $5,000 at the start of the puzzle. Every dollar wedge you land on adds to the Jackpot's value. The 1/2-Car and Free Play wedges have a $500 consonant value. The trip on the wheel, Wild Card, gift tag, and MDW do not add to the Jackpot's value. And strangely, on the console version, vowels bought after a Jackpot landing add $500 each to the Jackpot. And on the mobile version, calling multiple letters on the Jackpot will only give you $500. Odd, right? If you land on the Jackpot, call a correct letter, and solve the puzzle, you'll win the Jackpot plus what you already have! And there will be a fireworks display!

The Mystery Round

The Mystery wedge. VERY mysterious.

Round 2 has a special Mystery wedge...actually, two of them. One of them lies on the blue $300 wedge and the other lies on the blue $700 wedge. One of them has a Bankrupt on the back, and the other has $10,000! I won't say which one, it's a mystery. If you flip it over, you'll find either one, and the other wedge disappears. If you don't flip it over, you'll get $1,000 per consonant. If you solve the puzzle and the wedge you find is $10,000...well, $10,000 plus whatever else you have is yours!

Looks like the Prize Puzzle. Who will win that
guaranteed trip?

The Prize Puzzle
Round 3...well, this round is EXTREMELY important. If you solve this puzzle, you will win a trip to somewhere. The puzzle will relate to the trip.

The Final Spin
In the XBOX 360 game, Round 4 allows three turns before Pat explains the Final Spin. Three lost turns in a row: full Final Spin. In the mobile game, it occurs after a lot of work is done before a wrong letter, a Bankrupt, or a Lose a Turn. In this mode, each consonant is worth $1,000 plus whatever dollar wedge Pat lands on. Vowels are helpful, but they are not worth anything. (If Pat lands on $5,000, then it's really anybody's game!) After guessing a correct letter, you will have 15 seconds to solve the puzzle or pass your turn to the next player.

Looks like a lady broke $100,000 without hitting that big
Bonus Round card! Good job!

The Bonus Round
OK, this is where it SERIOUSLY gets crucial. There's a Bonus Wheel that has 24 cards in it. They range from $25,000 to $50,000 and even some vehicles and $100,000! If you bring the Million Dollar Wedge to the Bonus Round, the $100,000 card becomes a $1,000,000 card! First, you have to spin the Bonus Wheel, and you'll be given indications of R, S, T, L, N, and E in the puzzle. You then have three extra consonants and an extra vowel to choose. And if you have a Wild Card, you can guess an additional consonant. Then, you'll be given any indications of the letters you picked. You'll have 80 (easy difficulty), 65 (medium), or 50 seconds to keep guessing the answer. Get it right, and you'll find out what you won! Get it wrong, however, and you'll find out what you lost.

Here's a photo of what you could win! (The corrections are for the console version and some other stuff.)

Minigames: A Real Special Treat!

Yes, if you play with at least 1 other person (most likely on XBOX Live), you'll get to play minigames! These come between Rounds 1 and 2, Rounds 2 and 3, and Round 3 and the 3rd Toss-Up. Win the most out of these 3 minigames and you're a champ! If there's a tie, the leader in the regular game will win.

Most Frequent

In this minigame, you'll see a 2-line puzzle. Each player (starting with the contestant with the most earnings thus far) gets a to pick 3 consonants and a vowel. Whoever gets the most letters up there gets a chance to solve the puzzle! If there's a tie, there will be a tiebreaker and the contestants involved in the tie have to pick more consonants. Still a tie? The contestant in the lead in the regular game will try to solve the puzzle.

2nd Guess Bonus Round (2nd Guess for Short)

In this minigame, an unsolved Bonus Round puzzle from the past (on the real show, of course) is presented with RSTLNE and the contestant's picks. Anyone can buzz in and try to get the right answer. All of the answers' air dates are credited to the Wheel of Fortune Bonus Puzzle Compendium.

High Low

This minigame usually occurs in Round 2 or 3. Here, each player spins for an amount on the Wheel. A Bankrupt or Lose a Turn counts as $0. If there's a tie, the contestants involved in the tie have to spin again. And if there's still a tie, the leader will get a chance to solve the puzzle. Vanna will randomly pick the highest or lowest amount to guess the puzzle's solution first. And speaking of the puzzle, a LOT of letters show up.