Wheel configurations

As could be expected for a show that has been on as long as Wheel of Fortune, there have been a great many Wheel layout configurations. The years at the top of each column are when said changes took place, with multiple changes in a single year noted by "a", "b", etc.

Note that three configurations (Round 2 of 1975a and Rounds 2-3 of 1975b) are theories based on known information about the early days; the Round 1 layouts were confirmed through the show's E! True Hollywood Story (1975a) and Milton-Bradley's two board games (1975b), while Round 3 of 1975a was confirmed through two promos aired the week of December 30, 1974 and a press photo dated February 5, 1975.

The "H" layouts, believed to have been introduced when Wheel expanded to an hour, are also present on June 7, 1976; it is also known that $500-$1,000-$1,500 were the top values during the All-Star Dream Machine Championship.

The changes detailed here are mainly permanent ones, so one-time errors or changes are not present. The sole exceptions to these tables are the Bob Goen layouts: Rounds 1-2 are under Round 1, Round 3 is under Round 2, and Round 4 is under Round 3.