What does it look like behind the puzzle board on Wheel of Fortune?
This is one of my favorite game shows. I have always been curious about this.
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I would imagine just a mess of wires and electronics.
no, but seriously, probably all kinds of catwalks, wires, lights, engineers, system support people to troubleshoot technical diffculties, lights, pulleys, levers, dust, etc.
wheel of fortune tapes all over the country. a break room, green room or make-shift cafeteria could be behind it just for the ambience.
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Until 1997, the show used a manually-operated puzzle board composed of 48 trilons in four rows (11, 13, 13 and 11, respectively). The board was surrounded by a double-arched border of lights which flashed at the beginning and end of the round. When a letter was placed in the puzzle, its space would light up and Vanna White would turn the trilon to reveal it.
A trilon is a triangular prism-shaped object, turning on an axle (either mechanically or manually) to show different letters or images.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilon?wasRedirected=true
On February 24, 1997, the show adopted a computerized board composed of 52 monitors (adding one space to each row). To illuminate a letter during regular gameplay, White simply touches the edge of the monitor, although the board may be controlled remotely to reveal letters or solutions.
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