Oklahoma City game show fans have a shot at spinning for cash and vacations next week, as Wheel of Fortune LIVE! rolls into The Criterion on Saturday, Nov. 7, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the show kicking off at 8 p.m. The touring stage production randomly pulls audience members to play the game live, with contestants spinning a replica Wheel, calling consonants, buying vowels and solving puzzles just like on television.
According to The Journal Record, randomly selected audience members who get called up to play could walk away with trips to Paris and Hawaii or up to $10,000 in cash. The touring version of the long-running game show is produced by Sony Pictures Television and brought to The Criterion alongside Right Angle Entertainment, the outlet reports. Contestants are chosen in groups of three straight from the crowd, according to Wheel of Fortune LIVE!’s official site, which notes the show features “multiple groups of three randomly selected contestants” who play onstage.
The Criterion sits at 500 E. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City and opened in 2016 with capacity to welcome over 3,000 guests, per the venue’s own site. Getting picked to play isn’t guaranteed just by showing up with a ticket — registration at the venue opens roughly two hours before showtime and closes 10 minutes before the show starts, and buying a VIP package does not guarantee a spot onstage, organizers say.
Who Can Actually Play
There is an age requirement for anyone hoping to spin the Wheel themselves: contestants must be at least 18 years old to register, though audience members of all ages are welcome to attend and watch. Fans shouldn’t expect to see the show’s familiar TV faces walking the aisles, either — Vanna White and Ryan Seacrest do not tour with the live production, which instead relies on its own hosts and media personalities…