In Season 13, Surprise was always placed on the tan $200 regardless if any other prizes were claimed during previous rounds.įrom March 1997 to June 1998, Final Fridays used a second Prize in Round 3 in lieu of Surprise. For its final two seasons, the Surprise was changed to its final design: plain black text (in the same font) with each letter outlined in a thin silver holographic film on a sparkly deep pink background.įrom Seasons 10-12, the Round 4 Prize was placed on the tan $200 if the Surprise was claimed before then if both the Surprise and Round 2 prize remained, the Round 4 Prize was placed on the blue $200. It was claimed identically to the other Prize wedges, but the prize was not revealed until after the contestant won it.įor its first week, Surprise used a far thinner font similar to Helvetica both it and the subsequent version used through the end of Season 13 used heavy black text on a pink background.

In September 1996, it moved to the yellow $400 between $250 and $500. On Octo(Season 10) and Septem(Season 13) it was seen on the purple $150 in Round 3. It was located on the peach $200 between $500 and $700 in Rounds 1 and 2 and on the tan $200 between $500 and $550 in Rounds 3 and up. The wedge was introduced on October 5, 1992. Surprise was one of the gameplay elements on Wheel of Fortune.Ī special Wheel prize present throughout the entire game unlike the Prize Wedge, the contents were not revealed unless it was won.

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