International versions of Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show 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 versions. 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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Former versions
International versions
Legend:
- Currently airing
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| Region or Country | Local name | Host(s) | Hostess(es) | Network | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Tiempo Límite ATP | Gerardo Sofovich | América TV | 2001 | |
 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 – 2004 November 2005 – 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 |
N/A | N/A | ||
 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–) |
Tanja Tušek (1993–1996) Elena Šuran (1996–1998) Maja Vračarić (1998–2002) Iva Jerković (2015–) |
HRT1 (1993–2002) RTL Televizija (2015–) |
1993–2002 May 18, 2015 – present |
 Czech Republic |
Kolotoč | Pavel Poulicek Dalibor Gondik Honza Musil |
Adela Gondikova Radka Ruster |
TV Nova | 1996 1997–2002 |
 Denmark |
Lykkehjulet | 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 Jensen (1989–94) Maria Millet (1995–2001) Stephania Potalivo (2018–) |
TV2 | October 1, 1988 – 2001 2018–present |
 Ecuador |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | Pancho Cabanilla | Ecuavisa | 2004-2005 | |
 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 (1999–2000) Kanal 2 (2011–13) |
1999–2000 2011–13 |
 Finland |
Onnenpyörä | Kim Floor (1993) Janne Porkka (1993–2001) Jethro Rosted (2018–2019) |
Tiina Vierto (1993-1995) Susan Sirén (1995-1998) Kati Jalojärvi (1998-1999) Saija Palin (1999-2001) Sara Sieppi (2018–2019) |
MTV3 TV5 |
2 January 1993 – 31 August 2001 28 February 2018 – 23 October 2019 |
 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) Frederique Calvez (1995–97) Victoria Silvstedt (2006–12) Valerie Begue (January–March 2012) |
TF1 | January 5, 1987 – April 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 (2001–2002) |
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 | ||
| Kinder-Glücksrad | Petra Hausberg | no hostess | Sat.1 | May 10, 1992 – 1993 | |
| Glücksrad-Gala | Peter Bond and Frederic Meisner | Maren Gilzer and Gundis Zambo | 1993–96 | ||
 Greece  Cyprus |
Ο τροχός της τύχης O trochós tis tíchis |
Yiorgos Polychroniou (1990-1992) Pavlos Chaikalis (1992-1994) Danis Katranidis (1994-1995) |
Stella Manola (1990) Krista (1991-1995) |
ANT1 | 1990–95 |
| Yiannis Koutrakis | Niki Kartsona | MEGA | 1997–98 | ||
| Petros Polychronidis | Julia Nova (2015-2018) Iosifina Tzouganaki (2018-2019) Valia Hatzitheodwrou (2019-) |
Star Channel | March 23, 2015–present | ||
 Hungary |
Szerencsekerék | Tamás Gajdos Viktor Klausmann Vizy András Dóra Prokopp Andrea Szulák |
Rácz Zsuzsi | MTV1 TV2 Story4TV |
1993–97 1997–2001 2011–12 |
 India |
Surf Wheel of Fortune | Mohan Kapoor | Zee TV | 1995–97 | |
 Indonesia |
Roda Impian | Charles Bonar Sirait | Vicki (2001–02) Ike (2002) |
SCTV | August 6, 2001 – August 2, 2002 |
 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 | 1994–2000 |
 Italy |
La Ruota Della Fortuna | Casti (1987–88) Mike Bongiorno (1989–2003) Enrico Papi (2007–09) |
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) Rete 4 (1996–2003) Italia 1 (2007–09) |
1987–88 1989–2003 2007–09 |
 Japan |
ホイールオブフォーチュン Hoīru obu Fōchun |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 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 |
 Moldova |
Roata norocului | Dan Negru | Anastasia Fotachi | Prime | November 22, 2019 – present |
 Netherlands |
Rad van Fortuin | Hans van der Togt Carlo Boszhard Andre Hazes jr. (2016) |
Leontine Borsato Patricia Rietveld Cindy Pielstroom Stephanie Tency (2016) |
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 | 1990–93 February 26, 2007 |
 Panama |
La Rueda de la Fortuna | Rassiel Rodriguez 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 & 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 (2017–2019) 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 & Rita Candido Mota Vanessa Palma |
RTP1 SIC |
1990–94 2008 |
 Romania |
Roata norocului | Doru Dumitrescu Mihai Călin (1997–99) Liviu Vârciu (2012–13) Adrian "Bursucu" Cristea (2015–present) |
Cristiana Răduță 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 2002 |
 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 |
 Spain |
La ruleta de la fortuna (1990–1997) La ruleta de la suerte (2006–present) |
Mayra Gómez Kemp (1990) Ramón García (Summer 1990) Irma Soriano (1990–1991) Bigote Arrocet (1991–1992) Mabel Lozano (1991–1992) Belén Rueda (1992) Fernando Esteso Jesús Vázquez (1993–1994) Andoni Ferreño (1994–1995) Goyo González (1995–1996) Carlos Lozano (1996–1997) Jorge Fernández (2006–present) |
Diana Fernández (1991–1997) Paloma López (2006–2015) Laura Moure (2015–present) |
Antena 3 Telecinco Antena 3 |
1990–1992 1993–1997 2006–present |
 South Korea |
운의 바퀴 Un-Ui Bakwi |
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 Sweden |
Lykkehjulet Miljonlotteriet Lyckohjulet |
Ragnar Otnes Hans Wiklund |
Ulrika Nilsson Hannah Graaf |
TV3 TV8 |
1990s 2010 |
 Thailand |
เกมปริศนา
(not a licensed version) |
Suttipong Thadpitakkul | Channel 3 | 2000–01 | |
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 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 |
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–present | |
| 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) |
Angela Ekaette (1988) Carol Smillie (1989–94) Jenny Powell (1995–2001) Terri Seymour (2001) |
ITV | July 19, 1988 – December 21, 2001 |
 United States |
Wheel of Fortune | 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 – September 20, 1991 |
| Pat Sajak | 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[1] |
See also
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