Wheel of Fortune's 8000th Episode to Feature Jackpot Sponsored By BetMGM

The iconic American video game show is in its 41st season and has never had a jackpot reward of this kind before.
" Big Money Week" is coming up for Wheel of Fortune from May 20-24, and one of the leading sports wagering and iGaming operators is celebrating in design like never ever before.
BetMGM will sponsor a Nightly Progressive Jackpot that will be included to whatever a candidate wins if they solve the Puzzle. There will also be a BetMGM-branded "Double Jackpot" wedge on the popular Wheel providing contestants who earn the opportunity to include double Nightly Progressive Jackpot to their overall if they win the Bonus Round.
This is the first time in the history of the wildly successful syndicated video game show that there will be this kind of nightly contest. Wheel Of Fortune reaches 21.5 million special audiences every week, and the 9.1 million viewers who tune in on a nightly basis will have the ability to take part in the action by going to www.wheeloffortune.com to sign up for the chance to win the Nightly Progressive Jackpot.
" BetMGM is honored to sign up with Wheel of Fortune throughout this milestone week and be a part of a video game program that has actually made a palace in American television history," said BetMGM's CEO Adam Greenblatt in a press release. "' Big Money Week' is an excellent collaboration, offering contestants and viewers in the house the chance to experience the excitement of a progressive prize."
Branding Opportunity
BetMGM has been pumping the Progressive Jackpot brand of late.
In March, the operator revealed the progressive jackpot in New Jersey was the largest in its history at $4 million at the time.
For the Wheel of Fortune activation, show manufacturer Sony Pictures Television will integrate BetMGM's branding into the video game show's on-set positionings including:
- Co-branded graphics displayed in the center monitor
- In-show displays of BetMGM's logo design on host Pat Sajak's screen
- Two BetMGM Double Jackpot Wheel wedges
- A BetMGM prize ticker appears above the puzzle board throughout each episode
In March 2023, BetMGM likewise worked together with IGT to introduce The United States and Canada's very first brand-led online casino with Wheel of Fortune Online Casino.
MGM Resorts, which owns 50% of BetMGM alongside Entain, acknowledged its opportunistic outlook on iGaming in its recent profits report. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle stated "Obviously iGaming is a real chance over time," so making huge relocations like this one with Wheel of Fortune to prop up BetMGM's iGaming brand name lines up with that concept.