Wheel of Fortune (2)/Logo Styles

Though it has been given different treatments as technology progressed, the basic logo of Wheel has stayed the same since its premiere.

The font used is "Sledge Hammer," originally designed by Phil Martin at Alphabet Innovations in 1971. Versions of the typeface were also released as "Bust" and "Chesty." A later version of this font more akin to the show called SF Fortune Wheel was released by ShyFonts in the early 2000s.

1975-1989

The 1970s to 1983 just had the logo superimposed on-screen. Boring.

Starting in August 1983, the logo was placed over a top-down view of the Wheel. That's much better!

This is a chyron version of the previous logo. The spaces on the wheel are now filled in with white. This version comes in a variety of fun colors.

This computer-generated logo was used before the introduction of Pat (or Rolf) in the mid-late 1980s.

1985 Logo

This logo was used during the show's first trip to New York in 1988. In the background are the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (#neverforget).

1989-1994

The spiffy-for-its-time fully computer-animated Wheel logo used from the late 80s to the early 90s, in both the daytime and syndicated versions.

Not to mention, the wedges from the Wheel come alive in the intro thanks to computer animation as well. Used as Wheel celebrated its 10th Anniversary (and continuing into Season 11), it's appropriate, as an occasion as festive as this brings out the party atmosphere, as seen by a hanging disco ball at the top.

1992-1994, around the time of the 1992 "Changing Keys" (Seasons 10-11). From this point onward, the opening graphics changed with each new season.

1994-1997

This logo was the one used in the famous "spaceship" opening from 1994.

Cartoon Pat and Vanna ride in their Wheel spaceship soaring into our lives!

Season 12 logo #2 (1994-1995)

This version of the logo had a multi-color, marble-like appearance and was used in the full credit crawl during Season 12 (1994-1995).

1995-1997. This is when Wheel started to gain the nickname of "America's Game"; this was first used as an alternate logo in Season 12, and it became regular in Seasons 13-14.

1995-1997 Logo with brighter colors.

N64 Version.

Version from The Tiger Electronics Wheel of Fortune Handheld Electronic Game & the Tiger Game.com versions of Wheel of Fortune. Notice The Wheel shaped O and the flat bottom U.

1997-2000

Here is the logo from Season 15 (1997-1998)

The actual Season 15 Logo.

This is the impressive "marquee" intro from Season 16. It looks similar to the 1992 opening. The UK version of the time used this same opening as well from 2000 until 2001.

The studio entrance doors. "Stage 11" on the right refers to where they tape, while on the left is the Columbia-TriStar Television logo.

Season 17 (1999-2000) Part 1

Season 17 (1999-2000) Part 2

2000-2006

Season 18 (2000-2001)

Season 19 (2001-2002)

Season 20 (2002-2003)

Season 21 (2003-2004), the first season with the current "neonified" set

The first alternate Season 21 logo used for Big Money Week.

The second alternate Season 21 logo used for the first 2 Coast to Coast episodes

Season 22 (2004-2005)

Season 23 (2005-2006)

2006-present

Syndicated Version

Season 24, the first season in HD similar to Season 23 (2006-2007)

The 25th Anniversary Logo (2007-2008) For the first time in the logo's history, the "R" in "Fortune" gets a hole! How about that!

Season 26 (2008-2009)

Season 27, similar to Season 26 (2009-2010) and Seasons 40 (2023) and 41 (2024)

The logo used for Season 28. (2010-2011) It appears similar to the Spanish version.

Because the Season 28 logo wasn't used in the intro at all, it was reused for Season 29 but with minor changes (2011-2012)

Scrapped title card for season 29. (2011-2012)

30th Anniversary Season, similar to Season 26. (2012-2013)

Season 31 logo (2013-2014)

Also in Season 31, we see that they revived the Sony Pictures entrance from the 1990s but it's more updated. Plus, the left door now has the Sony Pictures Television logo.

Season 32-34 (2014-2017) logo. This is the first time since the 1995-1997 period that a previous season's title card would be reused.

Seasons 32-34 Title Card #2

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Official title card for Season 35

Season 36 Logo Version 1

Season 36 Logo Version 2

Season 37 (2019-2020) and Season 38 (2020-2021)

Season 39 (2021-2022) and Season 40 (2023)

Season 40 (2022-2023) and Season 41 (2023-2024)

Season 40 (2022-2023)

ABC Version

Official logo for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Pat & Vanna Logo

Syndicated Version

Logo in silver As Seen With Pat Sajak And Vanna White. Seen On The Poster

ABC Version

Wheel of Fortune HD Logo

Seasons 24-25 (2006-2008)

Season 26 (2008-2009)

Seasons 27-32 (2009-2015)

Watermarks

Season 18-23 (2000-2006)

Season 24 (2006-2007)

Season 25 (2007-2008)

Season 26 (2008-2009)

Seasons 27-29, 31-33 (2009-2012, 2013-2015)

Season 30 (30th Anniversary) (2012-2013)

Alternate Watermarks

Season 19 Las Vegas (February 2002)

Season 19 Chicago (May 2002)

Season 20 Seattle (November 2002)

Season 20 Nashville (February 2003)

Season 20 San Diego (April-May 2003)

Season 21 New York (November 2003)

Season 21 Phoenix 1 (First Week of February 2004)

Season 21 Phoenix (Second week in February 2004)

Season 21 San Francisco (May 2004)

Season 22 Philadelphia (November 2004)

Season 22 Las Vegas (February 2005)

Season 22 Kansas City (May 2005)

Season 23 New Orleans (November 2005)

Season 23 NFL Players Week (January 2006)

Season 23 Florida Fort Lauderdale (February 2006)

Season 23 Denver (May 2006)

Season 24 Dallas (October-November 2006)

Season 24 Charleston (February 2007)

Season 24 San Diego Watermark (April-May 2007)

Season 25 New York Watermark (November 2007)

Season 25 Chicago Watermark (May 2008)

Season 26 Hilton Waikaloa Village Hawaii (November 2008)

Season 27 & 28 Las Vegas (September 2009, February, September, November, December 2010, February & March 2011)

Season 27 Boston Watermark (November 2009)

Season 28 New Orleans (May 2011)

Season 29 Portland (April-May 2012)

Wheel Watcher/Spin ID

2003-2006 logo

Alternate 2003-2006 logo.

2006-present logo

Mystery Wedge $10K Giveaway (Pat Sajak & Vanna white)

Special Logos

Holiday Logos

St. Patrick's Day Logo

Christmas Logo

Category Graphics

Syndicated Era

1975-1977 Daytime (Was a card and not a chyron graphic, also this and the next 3 graphics varied in color)

1977-1984 Daytime, Seasons 1-2 Nighttime (First chyron graphic)

1985-1991 Daytime, Second half of Season 2-first months of Season 10 (1985-1992)

Second half of Season 10-Season 12 (1993-1995)

Season 13 (1995-1996)

Season 14 Version 1 (1996)

Season 14 Version 2 (1996-1997)

Season 14 Rerun edit (1997)

Second half of Season 14-Season 17 (1997-2000)

S15 Prize Puzzle variant (1997)

Season 18 (2000-2001)

Season 19 (2001-2002)

Season 20 (2002-2003)

Seasons 21-22 (2003-2005)

Season 23 (2005-2006)

Seasons 24-25 (2006-2008)

Seasons 26-38 (2008-2021)

Season 39 (2021-2022)

ABC Celebrity Era

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021-2022)

Prize Puzzle Graphics

Prize Puzzle Logo #1 (2004-2006)

Prize Puzzle Logo #2 (2006-2007)

Prize Puzzle Logo #3 (2007-2008)

Prize Puzzle Logo #4 (2008-2009)

Prize Puzzle Logo #5 (2009-2011)

Prize Puzzle Logo #5 (Alternate look)

Prize Puzzle Logo #6 (2011-2012)

Prize Puzzle Logo #7 (2014-2021)

Final Spin Graphics

Syndicated Version

Final Spin Logo #1 (2004-2006)

Final Spin Logo #2 (2006-2008)

Final Spin Logo #3 (2008-2009)

Final Spin Logo #4 (2009-2011)

Final Spin Logo #5 (2011-2013)

Final Spin Graphic #6 (2013-2019) Similar to the previous one.

Final Spin Logo #7 (2019-2021)

Final Spin Logo #7 (prototype)

Final Spin Logo #8 (2021-present)

ABC Version

Final Spin (Celebrity Wheel of Fortune only)

Toss-Up Wipes

Syndicated Version

Toss-Up Wipe #1 (2000-2001)

Toss-Up Wipe #2 (2001-2003)

Toss-Up Wipe #4 (2004-2006)

Toss-up Wipe #5 (2006-2009)

Toss-Up Wipe #6 (2009-2015, 2017-2019)

Toss-Up Wipe #7 (2015-2017) Similar to the previous one, but it is now recolored dark blue.

Toss-Up Wipe #8 (2019-2022)

Triple Toss-Up Wipe

T-Mobile Triple Toss-Up Wipe

Toss-Up Wipe #9 (2022-present) Similar to the one used on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.

New Triple Toss-Up Wipe

ABC Version

Toss Up Wipe (Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, primetime 2021-present)

Animation

Money Graphics

$25,000

Norfolk Shows (May 1995)

Atlanta Shows (1996)

Seasons 14-15 (1996-1998)

Early Season 16 Gold Version (1998)

Early Season 16 Orange Version (1998)

Season 16 and Early Season 17 (1998-1999)

Season 16 Hawaii Variant (1999)

Season 17 and First Half of Season 18 (1999-2001)

Second Half of Season 18 (2001)

Seasons 19-20 (2001-2003) This and later font styles would also be used for Other Cash wins

Season 21 (2003-2004)

Seasons 22-23 (2004-2006)

Seasons 24-25 (2006-2008)

Season 26 (2008-2009)

Season 27 (2009-2010)

$100,000

Seasons 19-20 (2001-2003)

Season 21 (2003-2004)

Seasons 22-23 (2004-2006)

Seasons 24-25 (2006-2008)

Seasons 26 (2008-2009)

Seasons 27-30 (2009-2013)

Seasons 31-33 (2013-2016)

Seasons 34-39 (2016-2022) (Also used for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune)

Special Slot Machine Variant (2022)

$1,000,000

Season 26 (2008-2009)

Seasons 27-30 (2009-2013)

Seasons 31-33 (2013-2016)

Seasons 34-39 (2016-2022) Also used for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Final Total

Season 1-First few months of Season 2 Syndicated (1983-1985) and December 1984-January 1985 Daytime

Daytime and Rest of Season 2-Season 6 Syndicated (1985-1989) (This and the next 2 graphics varied in color)

Season 7 Graphic (1989-1990) (This used an enlarged dollar sign)

Daytime (1990-1991) and Seasons 8-12 Syndicated (1990-1995)

Seasons 10-12 Graphic (1993-1995)

Season 13 (1995-1996)

Season 13 Road Show Variant 1 (1995-1996)

Season 13 Road Show Variant 2 (1995-1996)

Season 14 Version 1 (1996) (Used during the first 2 weeks of Season 14)

Season 14 Version 2 (1996-1997)

Season 14 San Francisco Variant (1996)

Season 14 Version 3 (1997)

Seasons 14-17 (1997-2000)

Season 18 (2000-2001)

Season 18 Alternate (2000)

Season 18 Alternate 2 (2001)

Season 18 Hawaii Variant (2001)

Seasons 19-21 (2001-2003)

Seasons 22-23 (2004-2006)

Season 24 (2006-2007)

Season 25 (2007-2008)

Season 26 (2008-2009) (Also used on Jeopardy!)

Seasons 27-29 (2009-2012)

Season 30 (2012-2013)

Seasons 31-39 (2013-2022)

Slot Machine Week (2022)