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the contestants at the Wheel. This way, during the game, if contestants land on "Bankrupt," they could safely discard elements taken off the heel without anyone else touching them. With the implementation of these creative solutions, production was approved to continue taping and viewers were once again able to tune in to mericas ame with a sense of normalcy. ittle did we know, there was another exciting Wheel of Fortune first ust around the corner. n fall , it was announced for the first time ever, Wheel of Fortune would be coming to primetime with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on The rt epartment had approimately seen weeks to design, draft and build the new set before taping started, all in the midst of taping and designing sets for the syndicated version of the show. The Celebrity Wheel of Fortune set design was intended to add glamor and elegance to the existing Wheel, puzzle board and the existing set from the syndicated show. The initial idea was to create set pieces that would appear to be hanging in thin air. dditionally, the large ideo wall needed to be replaced with a new set element fit for primetime. was inspired by the shows logo and designed a round sculptural piece with rings lit with colorchanging s. The rest of the set was based on a new contestant backing and was designed to tie everything else together. e added etensions and additional lighting to the puzzle board and its steps to make them appear larger. Oversized plexiglass money plates were added to both sides of the center video wall with internal lighting to create arious chases and color effects. These transparent money plates were intended to create the illusion that the dollar amounts were oating in space. old metallic panels were added to the set columns to give them additional sparkle and texture. The gold theme was also added to the contestant handle grips that the celebrity contestants would use to spin the heel. s well as upgrades made inside Stage , C. PRIMETIME SET RENDERING BY RENÉE HOSS-JOHNSON. DRAWN IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. D. MELISSA JOAN HART, FIRST MILLION DOLLAR WINNER FOR CHARITY. PHOTO BY CAROL KAELSON. E. PRIMETIME CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE SET WITH CONTESTANTS DREW CAREY, TERI HATCHER AND CHRISSY METZ, SPINNING THE WHEEL FOR CHARITY. PHOTO BY CAROL KAELSON. C D E