Welcome to the first GameShows Weekly: the week's game show news, what's coming up, who's casting, and the stories fans can't stop talking about.
Top story
Wheel of Fortune gives a contestant another turn. Five years after a $1,000 bonus was left off her score, Debbie Jacobson came back to the show and won $21,662 and a trip to Italy. We dug into what went wrong in 2021, how her second game played out, and where the "$61,000" headlines came from. Read the full story →
This week's game show news
Celebrity Wheel’s October 2 premiere. Gillian Jacobs, Omarion and Matt Iseman feature in ABC’s season-premiere listing. See our fall guide for the wider calendar.
Millionaire’s fall return. ABC’s October 7 lineup schedules Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at 9:02 p.m. ET, pairing Michael Keaton with Jon Lovett and Will Forte with Taran Killam. This continues season five; our fall guide has the background.
Jeopardy! spoiler: Wednesday’s new champion. John Edwards won the October 7 game with $31,201, ending Rian Robertson’s four-game winning run.
A familiar face wins a car. Hudson West, who played Jake Webber on General Hospital, won a car on the October 6 episode of The Price Is Right, according to TV Insider’s post-show report.
What fans are talking about
The Price Is Right's one-model season. Since Season 55 began, each episode has featured a single model instead of the usual two or three, and TV Insider reports that fans have complained about it online almost daily. Our Season 55 guide has what viewers are saying, and the Halloween episode that breaks the pattern. See every Season 55 change →
Coming up next week
October 10–16, plus a date for later this month.
Monday, October 12: Halloween on FOX. FOX’s schedule pairs Name That Tune’s “It’s a ’90s Halloween” at 8 p.m. ET/PT with Celebrity Weakest Link’s “Fright Night” at 9:01 p.m. ET/PT.
Friday, October 16: another Celebrity Wheel trio. Kimberly Perry, Lisa Loeb and Ally Brooke are scheduled for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Friday, October 30: CBS dresses up its daytime games. The Price Is Right has a Dungeons & Dragons theme, while Let’s Make a Deal enters a frightful forest. Read our Halloween preview.
Now casting
Application pages checked October 8.
ESPN Jeopardy! The official application page invites applications through its Anytime Test and advertises a $300,000 grand prize. Applicants must be 18+ and residents of the United States or Canada; our guide explains the process.
Wheel of Fortune. The broadcast show’s official application form is accepting applications from the United States only. Start there, or read our application guide.
Family Feud. Applications are open, but the person submitting must be 18 or older; under-18s need a parent or legal guardian to submit for them. There is no contestant age requirement, although the show suggests contestants be 15 years or older. Read our contestant guide.
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