They range widely from Deepak Chopra to former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron. The celebrity participants come from all over theĬelebrity world. Overcome with dizziness during the making of this show. The process made the TV Blog wonder if any of these famous people were In each one-hourĮpisode, contestants drawn from all walks of life alternate in the spinning wheel’s center chair to answer questions with help from the celebrity guests.Įach celebrity-helper is selected by a spin of the huge wheel on which these celebrities are perched. and U.K., where the show first became a hit, according to NBC.Īt its heart, “The Wheel” is a trivia quiz show. McIntyre is credited as the creator of “The Wheel” as well as its hostīoth in the U.S.

Spinning wheel revolves randomly, even if we don’t get to see how the wheel is spun.

Indeed, the host of “The Wheel,” British comic Michael McIntyre, insists that this huge electronic Instead, it is operated electronically offstage somewhere. Unlike the decidedly analog and much smaller wheel on “Wheel of Fortune,” no one leans over to spin this unwieldy wheel by hand. The wheel is so gargantuan that it can accommodate six futuristic chairs each occupied by a celebrity around its perimeter and one civilian contestant seated in a center chair. This gigantic, brightly lit spinning wheel in “The Wheel” sits on the floor of the show’s cavernous studio space.

Wheel of fortune game helper