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Join us as we relive Wheel of Fortune's glory days, with such amazing spaces like Buy A Vowel, and $75. Relive the best puzzles ever made, with all that WAX. Sub-boards: Nighttime Wheel: 1983-89, Nighttime Wheel: 1990-99, Nighttime Wheel: 2000-08, Daytime Wheel, Around the World, Spinoffs/Miscellaneous. The original host of Wheel of Fortune was Chuck Woolery, who hosted the series from its 1975 premiere until December 25, 1981, save for one week in August 1980 when Alex Trebek hosted in his place. Woolery's departure came over a salary dispute with show creator Merv Griffin, and his contract was not renewed. Wheel of Fortune, the longest-running syndicated game show in American television, premieres on NBC on January 6, 1975. Created by television legend Merv Griffin and hosted since the early 1980s.
Jack Clark on The Cross-Wits. | |
| Born | November 25, 1925 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.[2] |
|---|---|
| Died | July 21, 1988 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Game show host Announcer |
| Years active | 1951–1988 |
Notable credit(s) | The Cross-Wits Wheel of Fortune (1980-1988) |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara (?-1988); 4 children |
Jack Leslie Clark (November 25, 1925 – July 21, 1988) was an American television personality, game show host and announcer. He is best known for hosting The Cross-Wits, and as an offstage announcer for Password and Wheel of Fortune. On the latter, he succeeded original announcer Charlie O'Donnell and held the role from 1980 until his death in 1988. (O'Donnell took back the announcing position until his own death in 2010.)
Early career[edit]
When Clark was a student at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), he began his career as a substitute radio announcer for radio station KROW in Oakland, California.[2]
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he moved to New York City, and first worked as a game show announcer for Password (where, when the word was flashed on the screen, he would whisper from offstage, 'the password is...'; he also occasionally substituted for host Allen Ludden). From there, he went on to host 100 Grand (1963) and Dealer's Choice[3] from 1974-75 (replacing Bob Hastings).
Later, Clark hosted The Cross-Wits from 1975 until 1980, where he was noted for his rapport with the celebrities and contestants. Clark later went on to announce for several other game shows, including Split Second (1972–1975), Tattletales (1974), Three for the Money (1975), Second Chance (1977), and some Hollywood-originated episodes of The $10,000 Pyramid. Earlier in 1967, Clark also did some commercials for Winston cigarettes in Super King (100 MM) size.
Clark also hosted a number of pilot episodes that never passed that stage. Among these were Second Guessers, The $10,000 Sweep, and a 1985 proposed revival of Now You See It (later sold in 1989). He was also the announcer on another pilot, Monday Night Quarterback. Clark did many of these pilots 'on spec' as favors to their producers. During his tenure with The Cross-Wits, Clark also hosted Say Powwww (1979), a live, interactive game series on Metromedia stations in California.[citation needed]
Wheel of Fortune and later career[edit]
After Wheel of Fortune announcer Charlie O'Donnell's departure from the show in 1980, Clark was chosen to become the show's regular announcer. During that time, Clark announced the daytime version and the primetime syndicated version, when the show's ratings peaked. Clark also announced for other television programs in the 1980s, including The $25,000 Pyramid (1982–1985), as well as being a spokesman for National Geographic magazine, appearing on-camera in their commercials.
Illness and death[edit]
In 1988, Clark was diagnosed with bone cancer. He continued announcing for Wheel of Fortune for as long as he was able to up until the end of the 1987–88 season. During that time, hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White announced the fee plugs on the syndicated version. When he was away, Charlie O'Donnell and Johnny Gilbert began filling in as substitute announcers.
Clark died on July 21, 1988 at the age of 62, just before production of the 1988–1989 season was to begin, and is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He had requested that O'Donnell return to take his place, but since O'Donnell was not available due to his prior obligations with Barris Industries, Los Angeles-area disc jockey M.G. Kelly announced from mid-1988 to February 1989, when O'Donnell returned to the show. O'Donnell remained as the announcer until his death in 2010.
References[edit]
- ^https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164028/bio
- ^ ab''Wheel of Fortune' Announcer Jack Clark, 62, of Studio City'. Daily News of Los Angeles. 1988-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^'Jack Clark, announcer for 'Wheel of Fortune' game show'. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. 1988-07-27. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
External links[edit]
- Jack Clark at IMDb
| Media offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charlie O'Donnell | Announcer of Wheel of Fortune August 11, 1980–May 6, 1988 | Succeeded by M. G. Kelly |
| Wheel of Fortune (1983) | |
| Premiere | September 19, 1983 |
| Airs | check local listings |
| Creator | Merv Griffin |
| Host | Pat Sajak and Vanna White |
| Provider | Syndication |
| Style | 30-minute game show |
| Company | Merv Griffin Enterprises(1983-1994), Columbia TriStar Television(1994-2002), Sony Pictures Television(2002- ) |
| Distributor | King World(1983-2007)CBS Television Distribution(2007-2020) CBS Media Ventures(2021- ) |
| Seasons | 36 |
| Episodes | 7,000 (as of May 10, 2019) |
| Status | Currently airing season 36 Renewed through season 40 (2022-2023) |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | Wheel of Fortune |
Wheel of Fortune is the second and current incarnation of the popular game showWheel of Fortune. This version airs in syndication and is hosted by Pat Sajak, who was also one of the hosts on the original daytime version.
The nighttime Wheel was the first game show in syndication to be stripped as a five-night-a-week series during prime time access* (7 PM and 7:30 PM Eastern). It quickly became the top rated syndicated program on TV and it has held that position since. Sometime later, repeats from previous seasons were offered on Saturday evenings.
Game play was identical to the daytime show (which ended in 1991). Over the last ten years, a new wrinkle was added: the contestant to spin first was decided from who is the first to solve a toss-up puzzle. Also, the prize to be played for in the bonus round was determined by spinning a small wheel with small folded placards hiding the prize. A $1 million wedge was added to the big wheel. Whoever lands on it and is top winner at the end (provided no 'Bankrupts' are hit before then) vies for the $1 million in the bonus round. The contestant must land on the $1 million on the small wheel in order to play for it.
Other wrinkles had been the Jackpot round, in which a pot starts at $5000 and increases with the money values the Wheel stops on with the player solving the puzzle winning the jackpot provided he/she land on the Jackpot wedge. The most current is the Express, which upon being landed lets the contestant continue to select consonants for $1000 a pop until the puzzle is solved, with any missed letter causing him/her to bankrupt.
Longtime announcer Charlie O'Donnell died November 1, 2010. Wheel had guest announcers like Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert and Jim Thornton. Jim Thornton was named Wheel's permanent announcer on June 13, 2011.
NOTE: *Other syndicated game shows were five-day-a-week strips but were not intended for prime time access unless a station scheduled it for that time frame on their own accord.
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syndication | |||
| Season One | September 19, 1983 | June 15, 1984 | 195 |
| Season Two | September 10, 1984 | June 7, 1985 | 195 |
| Season Three | September 9, 1985 | June 6, 1986 | 195 |
| Season Four | September 8, 1986 | June 19, 1987 | 195 |
| Season Five | September 14, 1987 | June 10, 1988 | 195 |
| Season Six | September 5, 1988 | June 16, 1989 | 195 |
| Season Seven | September 4, 1989 | June 1, 1990 | 195 |
| Season Eight | September 3, 1990 | June 14, 1991 | 195 |
| Season Nine | September 2, 1991 | June 12, 1992 | 195 |
| Season Ten | September 7, 1992 | June 18, 1993 | 195 |
| Season Eleven | September 6, 1993 | June 17, 1994 | 195 |
| Season Twelve | September 5, 1994 | June 23, 1995 | 195 |
| Season Thirteen | September 4, 1995 | July 19, 1996 | 195 |
| Season Fourteen | September 2, 1996 | June 13, 1997 | 195 |
| Season Fifteen | September 1, 1997 | June 12, 1998 | 195 |
| Season Sixteen | September 7, 1998 | June 4, 1999 | 195 |
| Season Seventeen | September 6, 1999 | June 2, 2000 | 195 |
| Season Eighteen | September 4, 2000 | June 1, 2001 | 195 |
| Season Nineteen | September 3, 2001 | May 31, 2002 | 195 |
| Season Twenty | September 2, 2002 | May 30, 2003 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-One | September 8, 2003 | June 4, 2004 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Two | September 6, 2004 | June 3, 2005 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Three | September 12, 2005 | June 9, 2006 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Four | September 11, 2006 | June 8, 2007 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Five | September 10, 2007 | June 6, 2008 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Six | September 8, 2008 | July 17, 2009 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Seven | September 14, 2009 | June 11, 2010 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Eight | September 13, 2010 | June 10, 2011 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Nine | September 19, 2011 | June 15, 2012 | 195 |
| Season Thirty | September 17, 2012 | June 14, 2013 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-One | September 16, 2013 | June 13, 2014 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Two | September 15, 2014 | June 12, 2015 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Three | September 14, 2015 | June 10, 2016 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Four | September 12, 2016 | — | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Five | September 11, 2017 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Six | September 10, 2018 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Seven | 2019 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Eight | 2020 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Nine | 2021 | — | — |
| Season Forty | 2022 | — | — |
In Depth
Wheel Of Fortune 1981 Jim, Keith, Stacie Wheel Of Fortune Old ...
Later, Clark hosted The Cross-Wits from 1975 until 1980, where he was noted for his rapport with the celebrities and contestants. Clark later went on to announce for several other game shows, including Split Second (1972–1975), Tattletales (1974), Three for the Money (1975), Second Chance (1977), and some Hollywood-originated episodes of The $10,000 Pyramid. Earlier in 1967, Clark also did some commercials for Winston cigarettes in Super King (100 MM) size.
Clark also hosted a number of pilot episodes that never passed that stage. Among these were Second Guessers, The $10,000 Sweep, and a 1985 proposed revival of Now You See It (later sold in 1989). He was also the announcer on another pilot, Monday Night Quarterback. Clark did many of these pilots 'on spec' as favors to their producers. During his tenure with The Cross-Wits, Clark also hosted Say Powwww (1979), a live, interactive game series on Metromedia stations in California.[citation needed]
Wheel of Fortune and later career[edit]
After Wheel of Fortune announcer Charlie O'Donnell's departure from the show in 1980, Clark was chosen to become the show's regular announcer. During that time, Clark announced the daytime version and the primetime syndicated version, when the show's ratings peaked. Clark also announced for other television programs in the 1980s, including The $25,000 Pyramid (1982–1985), as well as being a spokesman for National Geographic magazine, appearing on-camera in their commercials.
Illness and death[edit]
In 1988, Clark was diagnosed with bone cancer. He continued announcing for Wheel of Fortune for as long as he was able to up until the end of the 1987–88 season. During that time, hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White announced the fee plugs on the syndicated version. When he was away, Charlie O'Donnell and Johnny Gilbert began filling in as substitute announcers.
Clark died on July 21, 1988 at the age of 62, just before production of the 1988–1989 season was to begin, and is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He had requested that O'Donnell return to take his place, but since O'Donnell was not available due to his prior obligations with Barris Industries, Los Angeles-area disc jockey M.G. Kelly announced from mid-1988 to February 1989, when O'Donnell returned to the show. O'Donnell remained as the announcer until his death in 2010.
References[edit]
- ^https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164028/bio
- ^ ab''Wheel of Fortune' Announcer Jack Clark, 62, of Studio City'. Daily News of Los Angeles. 1988-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^'Jack Clark, announcer for 'Wheel of Fortune' game show'. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. 1988-07-27. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
External links[edit]
- Jack Clark at IMDb
| Media offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charlie O'Donnell | Announcer of Wheel of Fortune August 11, 1980–May 6, 1988 | Succeeded by M. G. Kelly |
| Wheel of Fortune (1983) | |
| Premiere | September 19, 1983 |
| Airs | check local listings |
| Creator | Merv Griffin |
| Host | Pat Sajak and Vanna White |
| Provider | Syndication |
| Style | 30-minute game show |
| Company | Merv Griffin Enterprises(1983-1994), Columbia TriStar Television(1994-2002), Sony Pictures Television(2002- ) |
| Distributor | King World(1983-2007)CBS Television Distribution(2007-2020) CBS Media Ventures(2021- ) |
| Seasons | 36 |
| Episodes | 7,000 (as of May 10, 2019) |
| Status | Currently airing season 36 Renewed through season 40 (2022-2023) |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | Wheel of Fortune |
Wheel of Fortune is the second and current incarnation of the popular game showWheel of Fortune. This version airs in syndication and is hosted by Pat Sajak, who was also one of the hosts on the original daytime version.
The nighttime Wheel was the first game show in syndication to be stripped as a five-night-a-week series during prime time access* (7 PM and 7:30 PM Eastern). It quickly became the top rated syndicated program on TV and it has held that position since. Sometime later, repeats from previous seasons were offered on Saturday evenings.
Game play was identical to the daytime show (which ended in 1991). Over the last ten years, a new wrinkle was added: the contestant to spin first was decided from who is the first to solve a toss-up puzzle. Also, the prize to be played for in the bonus round was determined by spinning a small wheel with small folded placards hiding the prize. A $1 million wedge was added to the big wheel. Whoever lands on it and is top winner at the end (provided no 'Bankrupts' are hit before then) vies for the $1 million in the bonus round. The contestant must land on the $1 million on the small wheel in order to play for it.
Other wrinkles had been the Jackpot round, in which a pot starts at $5000 and increases with the money values the Wheel stops on with the player solving the puzzle winning the jackpot provided he/she land on the Jackpot wedge. The most current is the Express, which upon being landed lets the contestant continue to select consonants for $1000 a pop until the puzzle is solved, with any missed letter causing him/her to bankrupt.
Longtime announcer Charlie O'Donnell died November 1, 2010. Wheel had guest announcers like Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert and Jim Thornton. Jim Thornton was named Wheel's permanent announcer on June 13, 2011.
NOTE: *Other syndicated game shows were five-day-a-week strips but were not intended for prime time access unless a station scheduled it for that time frame on their own accord.
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syndication | |||
| Season One | September 19, 1983 | June 15, 1984 | 195 |
| Season Two | September 10, 1984 | June 7, 1985 | 195 |
| Season Three | September 9, 1985 | June 6, 1986 | 195 |
| Season Four | September 8, 1986 | June 19, 1987 | 195 |
| Season Five | September 14, 1987 | June 10, 1988 | 195 |
| Season Six | September 5, 1988 | June 16, 1989 | 195 |
| Season Seven | September 4, 1989 | June 1, 1990 | 195 |
| Season Eight | September 3, 1990 | June 14, 1991 | 195 |
| Season Nine | September 2, 1991 | June 12, 1992 | 195 |
| Season Ten | September 7, 1992 | June 18, 1993 | 195 |
| Season Eleven | September 6, 1993 | June 17, 1994 | 195 |
| Season Twelve | September 5, 1994 | June 23, 1995 | 195 |
| Season Thirteen | September 4, 1995 | July 19, 1996 | 195 |
| Season Fourteen | September 2, 1996 | June 13, 1997 | 195 |
| Season Fifteen | September 1, 1997 | June 12, 1998 | 195 |
| Season Sixteen | September 7, 1998 | June 4, 1999 | 195 |
| Season Seventeen | September 6, 1999 | June 2, 2000 | 195 |
| Season Eighteen | September 4, 2000 | June 1, 2001 | 195 |
| Season Nineteen | September 3, 2001 | May 31, 2002 | 195 |
| Season Twenty | September 2, 2002 | May 30, 2003 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-One | September 8, 2003 | June 4, 2004 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Two | September 6, 2004 | June 3, 2005 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Three | September 12, 2005 | June 9, 2006 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Four | September 11, 2006 | June 8, 2007 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Five | September 10, 2007 | June 6, 2008 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Six | September 8, 2008 | July 17, 2009 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Seven | September 14, 2009 | June 11, 2010 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Eight | September 13, 2010 | June 10, 2011 | 195 |
| Season Twenty-Nine | September 19, 2011 | June 15, 2012 | 195 |
| Season Thirty | September 17, 2012 | June 14, 2013 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-One | September 16, 2013 | June 13, 2014 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Two | September 15, 2014 | June 12, 2015 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Three | September 14, 2015 | June 10, 2016 | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Four | September 12, 2016 | — | 195 |
| Season Thirty-Five | September 11, 2017 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Six | September 10, 2018 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Seven | 2019 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Eight | 2020 | — | — |
| Season Thirty-Nine | 2021 | — | — |
| Season Forty | 2022 | — | — |
In Depth
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- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
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