My Mum WINNING Wheel of Fortune! (1989) 

I have been waiting for the longest time to see an episode of British Wheel from this era, one that had a 350-point space on the Wheel. I am forever grateful for it because I am now able to prove on Wikipedia what the layouts were from this time. Yes, I did ALL the Wheels seen on the UK Wheel article over at Wikipedia. If you'd like, please PM me, and I'll show you more.

I always remembered that little wheel-shaped wave they always gave at the end. A very American touch

4:21 that's the most synthesized bankrupt sound i've ever heard.

Yeah, it's me again. Earlier today, MrTamiya98 just uploaded an episode of British Wheel from around the same time your mother was on, and in that episode, Campbell did mention the rule about buying vowels for 250 points. If you want to see for yourself, the two parts are up on his channel.

In later series, the trivia question was only done at the start of the round to determine who would have first dibs at the wheel. When they lost their turn, the next player on would have their go. The trivia questions were probably to placate the Independent Broadcasting Authority, as they had serious reservations about letting people win sums of money and prizes on sheer luck alone. Fortunately, after the IBA was replaced with the light-touch Independent Television Commission, the prize limits were relaxed, the skill barrier was lifted and the trivia questions went (apart from the toss-up at the start of rounds). (You could also buy vowels in later series)

I wish the UK version of Wheel of Fortune had the audience chant ("WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!").

4,000 doesn't sound like alot today.

I wish they turned the Points in Pounds like in the US Version and everyone banked their money whether they solved the puzzle or not, and whether they won the main game or lost they still got to take home the cash equivalent of the points as well as any prizes they picked up along the way

There's this ridiculous rule in the UK which says that any game that is heavily reliant on luck and chance is a gambling show, and cannot be qualified as a game/quiz show. :\

I'm not sure about that - I've seen contestants go past the 10,000 mark, especially during the John Leslie era....

I think everybody outside Britain is asking the same question: "Why can't you just let the ladies spin the damn wheel?"

Carol Smillie (and Jenny Powell) was a MUCH better hostess than that Angela lady who was on before her. Carol (like Vanna White) uses both of her arms to turn over the letters while Angela only used her left arm to turn over the letters as shown on the 1988 Xmas episode.

I did not know that Disney handled any rights to Wheel of Fortune.

She was thinking of an occupation not a "name". It was the tension that confused her about what he ment by a "person".

Yeah I'm very confused about the answering questions thing, it's not jeopardy

I heard the host say that you could choose any letter except AEIOU. The thing is, however, that he said that after the Wheel was spun. I don't know why he never mentioned that someone could buy vowels but that they'd have to do it before spinning again. The reason why I'm bringing this up is that a friend of mine just uploaded a Christmas 1988 episode of British Wheel where a vowel was indeed bought. Would you like me to send a PM to you about it?

Then again, of the episodes I saw (which aren't very many) with John Leslie as the host, there was no vowel buying whatsoever. Instead of buying a vowel that would almost certainly be found in the puzzle, the contestants would spin and call some ridiculous letter like "Q" for "quack" or "Z" for "zebra." >.

Hi, Louise. Great job on "Wheel" -- too bad it couldn't equate to cash, but you clearly had a good time regardless. Just curious: do you remember around when your episode taped, or when it aired? The 1989 series aired from 5 September to 26 December, if that helps.

Good thing they finally allowed it once John Leslie took over.

Ya, Try to guess any letter without AEIOU.

This UK version of Wheel concern me. Why they have to answer questions if they want to spin and solve puzzles? This is a hangman game show, not a trivia quiz show.

Not once did anyone buy a vowel. Was that not allowed?

Yeah, it was against the rules to buy a vowel. Sometime during the show he reminded them.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

this gameshow seemed so slow. a bit like the 1980s in general. just plodding along.

Ann was a sweet girl!

That's awesome

I wonder if the Independent Broadcasting Authority had anything to do with this since spinning the wheel had no skill?

That's really stupid. You can't even buy a vowel for 250 points?

Its mom not mum

Your mum didnt win