![]() ![]() This was not only Trebek's first American game show that he hosted, this was also his first one for NBC. The show's title is a parody of the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Nearly a week after its debut, Leo Guild (who has created numerous radio and television shows, books and newspaper columns) filed a $2 million lawsuit against NBC for stealing his Wizard title which had been used as a newspaper column during the late 1940s. The chosen player could win up to three prizes by choosing four out of seven items without exceeding the target number. ![]() Otherwise, all six (later seven) participants’ names would be placed on the Wizard’s Wheel of Fortune. Any player who won all three guessing game (later all three qualifying rounds) automatically played the final round. The player then competed in another qualifying round against two more audience members. Exceeding the target number ended the game and lost both prizes. The player could then risk said prize and choose one more item for an additional prize. The player won a prize for choosing three items without the combined sum of numbers exceeding a target number. Near the end of the series run, the winner of each clue game would be shown four clues with numerical answers. The winner of each game competed against another player. The first player to identify the subject won a prize and competed in a guessing game against another audience member. A player answering incorrectly automatically lost that round. If the contestant could pick a group of items whose average added up to the target number exactly, he/she won the gifts.īy March 1974, the format was changed to show three players a series of five clues. A list of averages was shown with a number above it. At the end of the show, the wheel was spun and the player picked would have a chance to win bonus prizes including a new car. Win or lose, all participants' names were put on the "Wizard's Wheel of Fortune". If the contestant chose a window that was locked, he/she lost all prizes won to that point however, they could choose to stop at anytime. The player with the most correct answers in each game was given a chance to win prizes hidden behind windows that were "open" or locked". The next three players were given a series of words and had to pick the ones that didn't match. The "Wizard" (Trebek) would choose three contestants and asked questions based on the law of averages. ![]()
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