This strategy of sorts works well, unless you happen to land on a Bankrupt or Lose a Turn. The trick of the game is to figure out what the phrase is quickly, then keep spinning until the last possible moment. If your letter guess isn't in the phrase, the wheel passes to the next player. The wheel is also loaded with Bankrupts, Lose a Turns, and Surprises. The mystery phrase has four Ts, so you get $2,000. For example, let's say you spun $500 and picked the letter T.
If you choose a consonant that's in the mystery phrase, you get the dollar amount you spun multiplied by the number of occurrences in the phrase. If you're lucky, your spin of the wheel lands you on a dollar amount (ranging from $250 to $10,000). You try to guess a person, place, or thing by choosing consonants and buying vowels. Zillions of hapless Americans tune in regularly to see who will walk away with the brand-new car, luxury vacation, or fabulous yacht. Pat Sajak and Vanna White have become household names from sea to shining sea. There's little or no skill involved, and your fate is usually decided by the spin of the giant wheel. Wheel of Fortune is one of America's most popular game shows.
