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America's favorite game
show is coming to the
Palace of Auburn Hills on
Sunday.
In the missing-letter parlance
of the show, that's the W-EEL -
F F—T-NE. Producers say this
live, touring version of the game
will have all the prize-winning
excitement of the televised
game, seen Monday through Fri-
day at 7 p.m. on WDIV-TV
(Channel 4).
The TV show reaches more

"Wheel of Fortune"
comes to the
Palace.

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Sun., 7 p.m.

than 100 million viewers
weekly. Seen in 52 markets
overseas, it's the most popu-
lar game show on earth. Its at-
traction is simple: Seeing
ordinary people win big bucks.
At the Palace, there will be
letters to flip and an elaborate
wheel to spin on a set dupli-
cating the one found in the
Hollywood studio of the real
'Wheel of Fortune."
In the final round, contestants
from the Palace audience will
compete for a grand prize that
includes a trip for two to Holly-
wood and the chance to audition
for the actual TV show.
Everyone who plays at the
Palace .receives some kind of
prize, ranging from "Wheel of
Fortune" merchandise and
Walkmans to VCRs, TVs and
the trip to Hollywood. Even au-
dience members who aren't cho-
sen to take the stage will get
game cards giving them a
chance to win.
But don't expect to see host
Pat Sajak or letter-turner Van-

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na White. Instead, veteran
game-show host Bob Eubanks
from "The Newlywed Game" is
filling in, and a portion of the
program will give audience
members a chance to participate
in a version of that show, too.
Video bloopers and highlights
from both shows will be screened
during lulls in the action.

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2 "Wheel of Fortune Live!"
takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 13, at the Palace of
Auburn Hills, Lapeer Road
at 1-75, Auburn Hills. Tickets
are $10 and $15. Call (810)
377-0100 or Ticketmaster at
(810) 645-6666.

Wheel Of Fortune Facts:

• "Wheel of Fortune" premiered in January 1975 as a daytime net-
work show.
• Since the show went into syndication in 1983, it has awarded
more than $67 million in cash and prizes — an average of $40,000
a show.
• The show's more than 17,000 contestants have solved more than
22,000 word puzzles since 1983.
• Biggest single winner to date: Mindy Mitola of West Orange,
N.J., who took home $146,014.
• During Vietnam, host Pat Sajak was a DJ with Armed Forces
Radio in Saigon, where he used the phrase, "G0000d m_orrnning,
Vietnaaaam!"
• The "Wheel of Fortune" theme music was written by Mery Grif-
fin, the show's executive producer.
Robert Musical

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