International versions of Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show that was created by Merv Griffin and first aired in 1975, with a syndicated version airing since 1983. Since its premiere, the program has been adapted into several international adaptations. The 1975 version premiered on Australian TV in 1981 and premiered in the UK in 1988. It has also been adapted to numerous countries around the world.
Location of international versions of Wheel of Fortune
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| Region or Country | Local name | Host(s) | Hostess(es) | Network | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arab World |
فالك طيب Falak Tayeb |
Yasser Al-Saqqaf | Taima Al-Khateeb Sabine Khaled |
MBC 1 | January 23, 2022 – present |
 Argentina |
La Rueda De La Fortuna (Segment on Todo al 9) |
Berugo Carámbula | María Carámbula | Canal 9 | 1988–92 |
| Tiempo Límite | Gerardo Sofovich (2005–06) Alejandro Fantino (2007) |
Valeria Urki Agustina Vicoli Ivanna Álvarez |
América TV | 2005–07 | |
| La Ruleta de tus Sueños | Pamela Davíd | Lucas Loccisano | September 13, 2021 – March 7, 2022 | ||
 Austria |
Glücksrad | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Wheel of Fortune | Ernie Sigley (1981–84) John Burgess (1984–96) Tony Barber (1996) Rob Elliott (1997–2003) Steve Oemcke (2004–05) Larry Emdur (2006) |
Adriana Xenides (1981–96, 1997–99) Kerrie Friend (1996–97) Sophie Falkiner (1999–2005) Laura Csortan (2006) |
Seven Network | July 21, 1981 – July 28, 2006 |
| Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune | Tim Campbell | Kelly Landry | Nine Network | May 26, 2008 – June 27, 2008 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (  Flanders) |
Het Rad der Fortuin | Mike Verdrengh | BRT | 1975 | |
| Rad van Fortuin | Walter Capiau Bart Kaëll Walter Grootaers Koen Wauters Luc Appermont Bart van den Bossche |
Aurore Be Els Deborah Valerie & Zoe |
VTM | 1989–97 2004–06 | |
| Het Rad | Peter Van de Veire | VIER | 2020 – present | ||
 Brazil |
Roletrando Roda a Roda |
Silvio Santos Patricia Abravanel Rebecca Abravanel Silvia Abravanel Liminha Luís Ricardo (Silvio was the only host until 2012, since then the program is presented by his daughters (Rebecca, Patrícia and Silvia) and some other presenters of the station.) |
Patricia Salvador Cláudia Barone |
SBT | August 23, 1981 – September 26, 1993 October 13, 2003 – present |
 Bulgaria |
Колелото на късмета Koleloto na kasmeta |
Rumen Lukanov | Jasmina Toshkova | Nova TV | January 18, 2010 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (  Quebec) |
La Roue chanceuse | Donald Lautrec | Lyne Sarrazin | TQS | May 1, 1989 – May 29, 1992 |
 Chile |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | Rodolfo Torrealba | Elisa de Larraechea | Canal 13 | 1979 |
| La Rueda de la Suerte | Diana Bolocco | Yair Juri | October 19, 2018 – February 16, 2019 | ||
 China |
命运之轮 Mìngyùn zhī lún |
— | — | ||
 Colombia |
La Rueda de La Fortuna | Mauro Urquijo Gonzalo Vivanco |
Laura Tobon | Caracól TV RCN |
1998–99 2012–13 |
 Croatia |
Kolo sreće | Oliver Mlakar (1993–2002) Boris Mirković (2015–17) |
Tanja Tušek (1993–96) Elena Šuran (1996–98) Maja Vračarić (1998–2002) Iva Jerković (2015–17) |
HRT1 RTL Televizija |
1993–2002 May 18, 2015 – 2017 |
 Czech Republic |
Kolotoč | Pavel Poulíček Dalibor Gondík Honza Musil |
Adéla Gondíková Radka Rüster |
TV Nova | 1996 1997–2002 |
 Denmark |
Lykkehjulet[1] | Michael Meyer Heim (1988) Bengt Burg (1989–96, 1997–2000) Keld Heick (1996–97) Lars Herlow (2000–01) Mikkel Kryger (2018–) |
Pia Dresner (1988) Carina Johannesson,[2] called Kategorina (1989–94) Elona Sjøgren Maria Hirse (1995–2001) Stephania Potalivo (2018) Kanya Natasja Rørbech (2020–) |
TV2 | October 1, 1988 – December 31, 2001 October 2018 – present |
 Ecuador |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | Pancho Cabanilla | Ecuavisa | 2004–05 | |
 Egypt |
دايرة الحياة Dayret Al Hayat |
Kareem Kojak | Heba Sameer Goudah | Hayat 2 | August 19, 2012 – 2013 |
 Estonia |
Õnneratas Suur lotokolmapäev |
Emil Rutiku (1999–2000) Mart Sander (2011–12) Kristjan Jõekalda (2012–13) |
Kätlin Piirimäe | TV3 Kanal 2 |
1999–2000 2011–13 |
 Finland |
Onnenpyörä (VIP) | Kim Floor (1993) Janne Porkka (1993–2001) Jethro Rosted (2018–2019) Cristal Snow (2021–) |
Tiina Vierto (1993–95) Susan Sirén (1995–98) Kati Jalojärvi (1998–99) Saija Palin (1999–2001) Sara Sieppi (2018–19) Niko Saarinen (2021–) |
MTV3 TV5 FOX |
January 2, 1993 – August 31, 2001 February 28, 2018 – October 23, 2019 2021–present |
 France |
La Roue de la fortune | Michel Robbe (1987) Christian Morin (1987–92) Alexandre Debanne (1993–94) Olivier Chiabodo (1995–97) Christophe Dechavanne (2006–12) Benjamin Castaldi (January–March 2012) |
Annie Pujol (1987–94) Sandra Rossi (1995) Frédérique Calvez (1995–97) Victoria Silvstedt (2006–12) Valérie Bègue (January–March 2012) |
TF1 | January 5, 1987 – March 28, 1997 August 7, 2006 – March 23, 2012 |
 Georgia |
იღბლიანი ბორბალი Igbliani Borbali |
Duta Skhirtladze Vaniko Tarkhnishvili |
Shorena Begashvili | Rustavi 2 | March 3, 2011 – present |
 Germany |
Glücksrad | Frederic Meisner Peter Bond |
Maren Gilzer | Sat.1 |
November 7, 1988 – May 15, 1998 |
| Frederic Meisner (1998–2001) Thomas Ohrner (2001–02) |
Sonya Kraus (1998–2002) Katrin Wrobel (2002) |
kabel eins | May 18, 1998 – October 31, 2002 | ||
| Frederic Meisner | Ramona Drews | 9Live | March 1, 2004 – March 5, 2005 | ||
| Jan Hahn | Isabel Edvardsson | RTLplus | October 17, 2016 – February 2018 | ||
| Sonya Kraus Thomas Hermanns |
Sonya Kraus Thomas Hermanns |
RTL Zwei | January 26, 2023 – present | ||
| Kinder-Glücksrad | Petra Hausberg | no hostess | Sat.1 | May 10, 1992 – 1993 | |
| Glücksrad-Gala | Peter Bond and Frederic Meisner | Maren Gilzer and Gundis Zámbó | 1993–96 | ||
 Greece  Cyprus |
Ο τροχός της τύχης O trochós tis tíchis |
Yiorgos Polychroniou (1990–92) Danis Katranidis (1992–94) Pavlos Haikalos (1994–97) |
Stella Manola (1990) Krista (1991–97) |
ANT1 | January 1, 1990 – 1997 |
| Yiannis Koutrakis | Niki Kartsona | MEGA | 1997–98 | ||
| Petros Polychronidis | Julia Nova (2015–18) Iosifina Tzouganaki (2018–19) Valia Hatzitheodwrou (2019–21) Natasa Kouvela (2021–) |
Star Channel | March 23, 2015 – present | ||
 Hungary |
Szerencsekerék | Tamás Gajdos Viktor Klausmann |
Dóra Prokopp | MTV1 | January 2, 1993 – 1997 |
| Viktor Klausmann (1997–2001) Tamás Gajdos (1997–99) András Vízy (1999–2001) Tibor Kasza (2021–) |
Györgyi Pataki (1997–2001) Sydney van den Bosch (2021–) |
TV2 | 1997–2001 July 19, 2021 – present | ||
| Viktor Klausmann Attila Árpa Andrea Szulák (2012) |
Zsuzsa Rácz | Story4 | September 19, 2011 – 2012 | ||
 Iceland |
Svaraðu Strax | Björn Karlsson | Bryndís Schram | Stöð 2 | 1988–89 |
 India |
Surf Wheel of Fortune | Mohan Kapoor | Zee TV Sony TV |
1995–97 | |
 Indonesia |
Roda Impian | Charles Bonar Sirait | Vicki (2001–02) Ike (2002) |
SCTV | August 6, 2001 – August 2, 2002 |
 Iran |
چرخ شانس Charkhe Shans |
Arash Estilaf | Nasim Arab | MBC Persia | April 3, 2022 – present |
 Israel |
גלגל המזל Galgal HaMazal |
Erez Tal Gil Sassover |
Efrat Rotem Meirav Levin Galit Burg Ruth Gonzales Ingrid Feldman Tal Man Sigal Shachmon Anat Elimelech |
Channel 2 | 1993–2000 |
 Italy |
La Ruota Della Fortuna | Casti (1987–88) Mike Bongiorno (1989–2003) Enrico Papi (2007–09) Gerry Scotti (2023) |
Raffaella De Riso (1987–88) Michelle Klippenstein (1988) Ylenia Carrisi (1989, 1992) Paola Barale (1989–95) Roberta Capua (1995) Antonella Elia (1995–96) Claudia Grego (1996–97) Ana Laura Ribas (1997) Miriana Trevisan (1997–2002) Nancy Comelli (2002–03) Victoria Silvstedt (2007–09) |
Odeon TV (1987–88) Canale 5 (1989–96, 2023) Rete 4 (1996–2003) Italia 1 (2007–09) |
October 19, 1987 – June 25, 1988 March 5, 1989 – December 20, 2003 December 10, 2007 – June 19, 2009 2023 TBA |
 Japan |
ホイールオブフォーチュン Hoīru obu Fōchun |
— | — | — | — |
 Kurdistan |
چەرخی بەخت Charxi Baxt |
Kurdmax Show | 2017–20 | ||
 Lebanon |
دولاب الحظ Dulab Al Hazi |
Telé Liban | 1988 | ||
 Lithuania |
Laimės Ratas | 1990s | |||
 Malaysia |
Roda Impian | Halim Othman (1996–2002) Hani Mohsin (2002–06) Kieran (2009) |
Zalda Zainal Abby Abadi Spell Liza AF1 Irma Hasmie Fauziah Gous |
Astro Ria TV3 |
1996–2006 2009 |
 Mexico |
La rueda de la fortuna | Laura Flores | Anastasia | Canal de las Estrellas | 1995–97 |
| La Rueda de la Suerte | Rafael Mercadante | Curvy Zelma Cherem | Azteca Uno | July 31, 2023 – present | |
 Moldova |
Roata norocului | Dan Negru | Anastasia Fotachi | Prime | November 22, 2019 – present |
 Mongolia |
Агшин Agshin |
??? | ??? | MNB | April 1992 – ? |
 Netherlands |
Rad van Fortuin | Hans van der Togt Carlo Boszhard Andre Hazes jr. (2016) |
Leontine Borsato Patricia Rietveld Cindy Pielstroom Stephanie Tency |
RTL 4 SBS 6 |
1989–98 2009 August 22, 2016 – July 27, 2017 |
 New Zealand |
Wheel of Fortune | Phillip Leishman Jason Gunn |
Lana Coc-Kroft Sonia Gray |
TV2 TV One |
February 1991 – 1996 April 14, 2008 – May 2, 2009 |
 North Macedonia |
Тркало На Среќата Trkalo Na Srekata |
Igor Dzambazov | Natali Grubovic | A1 Channel | 2009–11 |
 Norway |
Lykkehjulet | Ragnar Otnes Knut Bjørnsen Vendela Kirsebom |
Ulrika Nilsson Lise Nilsen |
TV3 | March 13, 1990 – April 16, 1993 February 26, 2007 |
 Panama |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | Rassiel Rodríguez Jorge Ortega |
Nadage Herrera | TVN Telemetro |
2001 2011 |
 Peru |
La Ruleta de la Suerte | Christian Rivero | Gisela Valcárcel | Frecuencia Latina | 2011–12 |
 Philippines |
Wheel of Fortune | Rustom Padilla Kris Aquino |
Victoria London Zara Aldana and Jasmine Fitzgerald |
ABC 5 ABS–CBN |
November 19, 2001 – May 31, 2002 January 14, 2008 – July 25, 2008 |
 Poland |
Koło Fortuny | Wojciech Pijanowski (1992–95) Paweł Wawrzecki (1995) Stanisław Mikulski (1995–98) Krzysztof Tyniec (2007–09) Rafał Brzozowski (2017–19) Norbert "Norbi" Dudziuk (2019–present) |
Magda Masny (1992–98) Marta Lewandowska (2007–09) Izabella Krzan (2017–present) |
TVP2 | October 2, 1992 – September 1, 1998 October 29, 2007 – October 27, 2009 September 11, 2017 – present |
 Portugal |
A Roda da Sorte | Herman José | Ruth and Rita Candido Mota Vanessa Palma |
RTP1 SIC |
1990 – December 31, 1993 2008 |
 Puerto Rico |
Quién Sabe Más | Daniela Droz Carlos Esteban Fonseca |
Jose Juan | WIPR-TV | 2014–16 |
 Romania |
Roata norocului | Doru Dumitrescu Mihai Călin (1997–99) Liviu Vârciu (2012–13) Adrian "Bursucu" Cristea (2015–present) |
Iulia Frățilă Ana Maria Barnoschi |
TVR1 Pro TV Kanal D |
March 1997 December 1997 – May 1999 June 20, 2012 – present |
 Russia |
Поле чудес Pole Chudes (partly; not a licensed version) |
Vladislav Listyev (1990–91) Leonid Yakubovich (1991–present) Valdis Pelsh (27 December 2002) |
Rimma Agafoshina (1997–present) | VID 1TV |
October 26, 1990 – present |
 Serbia |
Kolo sreće | Milorad Mandić | Soraja Vučelić | Happy TV | December 21, 2015 – June 21, 2016 |
 Singapore |
Wheel of Fortune Singapore | Bernard Lim | Eunice Olsen | MediaCorp Channel 5 | May 8, 2002 – April 2, 2003 |
 Slovakia |
Koleso šťastia | Jozef Pročko Tibor Hlista Roman Feder Laco Híveš Roman Pomajbo Peter Marcin Lukáš Adamec |
Alžbeta Ferencová | STV VTV Markíza TV Doma |
1994–97 July 25, 2016 – January 23, 2017 January 7, 2020 – March 20, 2020 |
 Slovenia |
Kolo sreče | Mito Trefalt | Damjana Golavšek | TV SLO1 | 1990s |
| Klemen Bučan[3] | Nataša Naneva[4] | Planet TV | February 13, 2023 – present | ||
 South Korea |
운의 바퀴 Un-Ui Bakwi |
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 Spain |
La ruleta de la fortuna (1990–97) La ruleta de la suerte (2006–present) |
Mayra Gómez Kemp (1990) Ramón García (Summer 1990) Irma Soriano (1990–91) Bigote Arrocet (1991–92) Mabel Lozano (1991–92) Belén Rueda (1992) Fernando Esteso (1993) Jesús Vázquez (1993–94) Andoni Ferreño (1994–95) Goyo González (1995–96) Carlos Lozano (1996–97) Jorge Fernández (2006–present) |
Diana Fernández (1991–97) Paloma López (2006–15) Laura Moure (2015–present) |
Antena 3 Telecinco Antena 3 |
January 25, 1990 – 1992 1993–97 April 17, 2006 – present |
 Sweden |
Lyckohjulet Miljonlotteriet Lyckohjulet |
Ragnar Otnes Hans Wiklund |
Ulrika Nilsson Hannah Graaf |
TV3 TV8 |
1990–93 2010 |
 Taiwan |
嚦咕嚦咕樂翻天 (not a licensed version) |
Lì gū lì gū lè fāntiān | 2000s | ||
| 全民字多星 (not a licensed version) |
Quánmín zì duō xīng (The Wise Man of the Chinese Characters) | January 1, 2011 – July 1, 2011 | |||
 Thailand |
ลาภติดเลข | Triphop Limpapath | Channel 5 | 1983–84 | |
| เกมปริศนา (not a licensed version) |
Suttipong Thadpitakkul | Channel 3 | November 2, 2000 – September 27, 2001 | ||
 Turkey |
Çarkıfelek | Ümit Güner Tarık Tarcan Halit Kıvanç Yıldo Mehmet Ali Erbil Ata Demirer Muazzez Ersoy Tuğba Özay Deniz Seki and Emel Müftüoğlu Arto Hamdi Alkan Petek Dinçöz İlker Ayrık Emre Karayel Onur Büyüktopçu |
TRT TRT 2 Show TV Cine5 Kanal D Eko TV Super Kanal TGRT atv Kanal 1 FOX Türkiye Star TV TNT Türkiye Kanal D |
1975–92 1986–92 1992–96, 2005–06 1993–96 1997–2003 1997–2000 2002–03 2003–04 2004 2007–08 2008–09 2010 2011–12 2014 2018–20 2020 | |
| Çark 2000 | Ataman Erkul | Kanal D | 2000 | ||
 United Kingdom |
Wheel of Fortune | Nicky Campbell (1988–96) Bradley Walsh (1997) John Leslie (1998–2001) Paul Hendy (2001) Graham Norton (2024) |
Angela Ekaette (1988) Carol Smillie (1989–94) Jenny Powell (1995–2001) Terri Seymour (2001) TBA (2024) |
ITV | July 19, 1988 – December 21, 2001 2024 |
 United States |
Wheel of Fortune (original version) | Chuck Woolery (1975–81) Pat Sajak (1981–89) Rolf Benirschke (1989) Bob Goen (1989–91) |
Susan Stafford (1975–82) Vanna White (1982–91) |
NBC (1975–89, 1991) CBS (1989–91) |
January 6, 1975 – June 30, 1989 July 17, 1989 – January 11, 1991 January 14, 1991 – September 20, 1991 |
| Pat Sajak (1983–2024) Ryan Seacrest (2024–) |
Vanna White | Syndication | September 19, 1983 – present | ||
| Wheel 2000 | David Sidoni | Tanika Ray (as "Cyber Lucy") | CBS | September 13, 1997 – February 7, 1998 | |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Pat Sajak | Vanna White | ABC | January 7, 2021 – present | |
 Uruguay |
La Ruleta de la Suerte | Rafa Villanueva | Roxanne Machin | Teledoce | August 11, 2020 – present |
 Venezuela |
La Estrella de la Fortuna | Orlando Urdaneta Corina Azopardo Luis Velazco Juan Manuel Montesinos |
Maru Winklemann | Venevisión | 1984–89 |
 Vietnam |
Chiếc nón kỳ diệu | Lại Văn Sâm (first show in 2001) Trịnh Long Vũ (2001–06) Phan Tuấn Tú (2006–13) Lưu Minh Vũ (2013) Danh Tùng (2014–15) Bùi Đức Bảo (2015–16) |
Phạm Thu Hằng (2001–03) Hương Giang (2003–07) MaiKa (2007–09, similar to Wheel 2000 in the U.S.) Hồng Nhung (2009–16) |
VTV3 | March 31, 2001 – December 24, 2016[5] |
See also
References
- "Hun bliver 'Lykkehjulets' nye Kategorina". www.tvguide.dk (in Danish). 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Ny 'Lykkehjulet'-vært forsvarer sin rolle: - Jeg er ikke en udstillingsdukke - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- "Vrača se Kolo sreče".
- "Vrača se Kolo sreče".
- "'Chiếc nón kỳ diệu' đột ngột tuyên bố dừng phát sóng".
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