The Wheel

The Wheel is an American television game show hosted by Michael McIntyre that aired on NBC from December 19 to December 30, 2022. It is an adaptation of the British television series of the same name. Three contestants compete on each episode for a chance to win up to $180,000, drawing on the expertise of six celebrities in a variety of subjects. Gameplay Main game Six celebrities, each designated as an expert in a different subject, sit in chairs mounted on the outer edge of a large wheel on the main stage. They face toward the center, below which three contestants sit in chairs on a smaller wheel. This wheel is spun to choose a contestant at random, who is lifted to the main stage. In each round, the contestant chooses a subject, whose expert's seat lights up in gold, and also an expert to "shut down" – the one they believe is least likely to know about the subject, whose seat lights up red. The wheel is then spun to choose an expert randomly; if it does not stop on the "shut-down" one, the host asks a question with four multiple-choice answers. The contestant may discuss it with the expert before locking in an answer; a correct response adds $10,000 to the bank if the subject expert was spun, or $5,000 otherwise. If the contestant misses a question or spins a "shut down" expert, their turn ends and they are lowered back down to the smaller wheel, which is spun to choose a new contestant. Since the selection is random and all three contestants are always eligible to be chosen, the same contestant can return to the game immediately after being dismissed. Each subject remains in play until a contestant correctly answers a question in it.