Also known as WoF
2007 · Stern
Wheel of Fortune
Known for Wheel, Contestants, Right-ramp drops and Free Spin lanes. Tropical sunset with orange and pink sunburst sky and radiating light rays, silhouetted palm trees along the top edge and both sides, purple and violet mountain silhouette behind the left board, blue water and a lit fountain or circular stage platform mid-right, balcony with red-white-blue striped skirt and gold railing and star-speckled light in the upper sky.
- Year
- 2007
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Wheel
- Toy
Contestants
- Target
Right-ramp drops
- Lane
Free Spin lanes
- Lane
Big Money lanes
- loop
Toss-Up loop
- Mode
Bonus Wheel Modes
- Mode
Ramp Rampage
On the playfield
- magenta
- blue
- yellow
- white
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 slingshots
Toys 2
- Wheel
- Contestants
Orbit 1
- Toss-Up loop loop
Targets 2
- Right-ramp drops
- MULTIBALL targets
Lanes 3
- Free Spin lanes
- Big Money lanes
- Wild Card lane
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
Lights 3
- Prize Bank inserts
- Bonus Wheel inserts
- Wizard Bonus inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Bottom left, photographic cut-out: fair-skinned blonde woman, shoulder-length straight hair swept back, large dangling silver earrings, sleeveless black dress with a deep v neckline edged in gold and silver beaded embroidery, smiling broadly with teeth showing, facing the viewer, cropped at the hips by the bottom edge
- man Bottom right, photographic cut-out: fair-skinned middle-aged man with short swept grey hair, clean shaven, dark charcoal pinstripe suit jacket, white shirt, purple patterned tie, smiling at the viewer, cropped at the hips by the bottom edge
- man Tiny figure on the monitor screen, left side: standing man in a red jacket or shirt, arms at his sides, on a stage
- woman Tiny figure on the monitor screen, right side: standing blonde woman in a blue dress, beside the red-clad man
Setting
- Tropical sunset with orange and pink sunburst sky and radiating light rays
- Silhouetted palm trees along the top edge and both sides
- Purple and violet mountain silhouette behind the left board
- Blue water and a lit fountain or circular stage platform mid-right
- Balcony with red-white-blue striped skirt and gold railing
- Star-speckled light in the upper sky
Text on it
- PLAY PUNCTUATION
- ITS MORE FUN
- TO COME
- WHEEL OF FORTUNE
How it plays
-
The plunge 1
- Toss-Up Skill Shot
-
Modes 10
- Bonus Wheel Modes
- Wheel Frenzy
- Risky Spinning
- Ramp Rampage
- Combos
- Keep It Spinning
- Stop the Wheel
- Contestant Hurry-up
- Super Bumpers
- Super Loops
-
Multiballs 2
- Wheel of Fortune Multiball
- Trip Multiball
-
Goals 3
- Prize Puzzle
- Solve Puzzle
- Buy a Vowel
-
Awards 1
- Ramp Multiplier
Made by
- Design
- Dennis Nordman
- Art
- Kevin O'Connor
- Art
- Margaret Hudson
- Mechanics & Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Software & Display animation
- Keith P. Johnson
- Software
- Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
- Sound & Music
- David Thiel
- Display animation
- Mark Galvez
The cast
- Lonnie
- Maria
- Keith
- Bankrupt
- Lose a Turn
- Trip
Reference
Linked terms
- Right-ramp drops also called Inline drop targets also called right-ramp inline drops
- MULTIBALL targets also called green multiball targets
- Free Spin lanes also called Free Spin also called Free Spins
- Big Money lanes also called Big Money also called center drain lanes
- Wild Card lane also called Wild Card
- Toss-Up loop also called Toss-Up Post also called Toss-Up
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- magenta
- blue
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Wheel of Fortune: Massive white numbered prize wheel with pink dot ring at top, pop bumpers under sunset with palm trees, magenta starfield, prize-bank center panel with blue banners, coin-value fan above flippers, bright orange-to-blue gradient background
A huge white prize wheel crammed with dollar amounts (1000, 2500, 800, 9000, 500) dominates the top of the playfield, mounted against a fiery orange sunset with palm trees. Second is the bright magenta starfield background with four-point white sparkle stars running the entire length. Third is a dense centre of boxed cash windows under a 'PRIZE BANK' header with a yellow 'SOLVE PUZZLE TO EARN BALLS' banner. Fourth, an arched 'BIG MONEY' fan of numbered value panels sits directly above the flippers, flanked by stacked green 'SPIN' discs.
Setting
- Starfield with sparkle stars
- Sunset band with palm trees at the top
- Deep blue space field in the upper right
- Pale blue-white lower playfield
Symbols
- Dollar signs
- Palm trees
- Poker chips
- Orange-red star badges
- Four-point sparkle stars
- Numbered prize wheel segments
- Arched coin-value panels
Notable shapes
- Oversized circular prize wheel at the top
- Large multi-coloured pie wheel left of centre
- Arched fan of numbered value panels above the flippers
- Long curved chrome rail running diagonally across the left-centre playfield
Art motifs
- Pie-segment wheels
- Starburst sparkles
- Sunset gradient with palm silhouettes
- Red star-in-circle badges
- Value panels in arcs
Themes
- Money and prizes
- Casino/carnival
- Wheel of fortune
- Space and planets
Title on it
- Wheel of fortune
Text on it
- SOLVE PUZZLE TO EARN BALLS
- PRIZE BANK
- BONUS
- REPLAY
- DOUBLE BONUS
- SUPER VALUE
- JACKPOT
- SMALL SHOT
- Shoot Again
- ROUND 1 2 3 4
- FLASHING ROUND = PRIZE PUZZLE
- GAME OVER
- BIG MONEY
- SPIN
- HOLD EITHER FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
- WHEEL OF FORTUNE
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- I PLAY for
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- HOLD FLIPPERS FOR INFO
- SEE DISPLAY FOR REPLAY VALUE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | An illustrated smiling blond boy mascot in a blue cap and yellow shirt, appearing twice in the upper-left and upper-centre artwork |
| Vehicle | A red and white cartoon rocket/ship with a domed cockpit in the upper-right artwork |
| Other | A large ball/bulb graphic with a red letter b on a stand at the far upper right |
Full-length photographic view of a brightly lit pinball playfield under a clear plastic cover, shot head-on and slightly foreshortened. The background is a hot magenta-pink starfield fading to deep blue, scattered with white four-point sparkle stars. At the top a large white numbered prize wheel with red and blue pie segments is mounted against a yellow-orange sunset band with palm trees and a fireball motif; an orange title runs along the very top edge. Below it, three round pop-bumper caps in red and blue sit behind a wire ramp that sweeps up and back. The centre column carries a red-framed white panel headed 'PRIZE BANK' with a grid of small oval windows, under a yellow banner reading 'SOLVE PUZZLE TO EARN BALLS'. Left of centre is a large multi-coloured pie-shaped wheel with coloured wedges. Mid-field has a four-digit round display reading 'ROUND 1 2 3 4' and a large pink 'GAME OVER' window flanked by two round target bumpers. Lower centre is a fan of numbered coin-value panels ($ 2, $ 3, $ 6, $ 7, $ 8) around an arched 'BIG MONEY' emblem, with two black flippers and a single red-tipped centre post below. The lower playfield is pale blue-white. Two instruction plates sit on the outer apron, one headed 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE'.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- purple
- yellow
- orange
- black
Fingerprint: WHEEL OF FORTUNE: large tilted prize wheel with alternating purple, orange, blue and red wedges bearing dollar values; chunky yellow block logo overlaid across wheel; photographic cut-out presenters flanking artwork; green letter board and flat-screen monitor; sunset resort setting
The huge money wheel tilted across the centre, its purple, orange, blue and red wedges each carrying black-outlined dollar amounts, with a chunky yellow block logo laid over it. Flanking it are two photographic presenter cut-outs: a blonde woman in a black and gold beaded gown on the left and a grey-haired man in a dark pinstripe suit with a purple tie on the right. A green three-row pun-style letter board in a chrome frame at top left reads as a deliberate joke panel. A wall-mounted flat-screen monitor at top right plays a miniature of the same logo. Palm trees and an orange sunburst sunset place the whole scene at a tropical game-show stage.
Setting
- Tropical sunset with orange and pink sunburst sky and radiating light rays
- Silhouetted palm trees along the top edge and both sides
- Purple and violet mountain silhouette behind the left board
- Blue water and a lit fountain or circular stage platform mid-right
- Balcony with red-white-blue striped skirt and gold railing
- Star-speckled light in the upper sky
Symbols
- Prize wheel with dollar amounts
- Black dollar signs
- Five pointed stars in the sky
- Palm trees
- Sunburst rays
- Colour swatch squares
- Registered trademark symbol
Lettering
- Large chunky yellow sans-serif block capitals with a heavy dark outline and drop shadow, slightly arched over the wheel; the small pun board uses white capitals on black tiles within green panels
Themes
- Game show
- Prize wheel
- Money
- Tropical sunset
- Game-show stage
- Television monitor
Title on it
- Wheel of fortune
Text on it
- PLAY PUNCTUATION
- ITS MORE FUN
- TO COME
- WHEEL OF FORTUNE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Bottom left, photographic cut-out: fair-skinned blonde woman, shoulder-length straight hair swept back, large dangling silver earrings, sleeveless black dress with a deep v neckline edged in gold and silver beaded embroidery, smiling broadly with teeth showing, facing the viewer, cropped at the hips by the bottom edge |
| Man | Bottom right, photographic cut-out: fair-skinned middle-aged man with short swept grey hair, clean shaven, dark charcoal pinstripe suit jacket, white shirt, purple patterned tie, smiling at the viewer, cropped at the hips by the bottom edge |
| Man | Tiny figure on the monitor screen, left side: standing man in a red jacket or shirt, arms at his sides, on a stage |
| Woman | Tiny figure on the monitor screen, right side: standing blonde woman in a blue dress, beside the red-clad man |
A photographic-composite pinball backglass: a sunset-over-water resort scene with palm trees, glowing orange and pink sunburst sky, purple mountain silhouette and a lit fountain or stage platform in the mid-right distance. Two photographic cut-out presenters flank the artwork shoulder-to-shoulder at the bottom, smiling straight at the viewer. Bottom left is a blonde woman in a black sleeveless dress with a deep V of gold and silver beaded trim, wearing dangling silver earrings; bottom right is a grey-haired man in a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt and purple patterned tie. Dominating the centre is a large tilted prize wheel with alternating purple, orange, blue and red wedges, each carrying a black-outlined money-value numeral and black dollar signs, with gold rim segments. Overlaid across the wheel is a big chunky yellow block-letter logo with a dark drop shadow. Top left sits a green illuminated three-row letter board in a chrome frame. Top right shows a wall-mounted flat-screen monitor displaying a smaller version of the yellow logo and two tiny standing figures, above a balcony with a red-white-blue striped skirt and gold railing.