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Hey there, reader -- wanna buy a vowel? Even if you're not into the world of word games, follow along anyway as Tidbits spins a few tales with some interesting facts about America’s favorite TV game, “Wheel of Fortune.” • It was the inventive mind of celebrated media mogel and TV producer Merv Griffin, who conceived “Wheel of Fortune,” the game show he based on the word game Hangman. As Griffin recalled his childhood memory of playing Hangman with his sister on long car trips, he brought the game to the air in 1975 with the addition of a brightly lighted and very large roulette wheel. • TV personality Chuck Woolery was chosen as the host for the new program, along with former actress and model Susan Stafford, who turned the letters. In 1981, when the Wheel’s ratings surpassed the popular “Family Feud,” Woolery asked for the same salary that was being paid Feud host, Richard Dawson. When the salary offer Wheel: Turn to page 3
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