With a computer-driven board, a new puzzle could be loaded in with just a click of a light pen. This meant stopping tape, having contestants look away from the board, loading in letters in their proper place, then starting tape again. With the old manual puzzle board, the letters had to be manually changed after each round. The main advantage, production-wise, of the new puzzle board was the time advantage. It boasted 52 touch-activated monitors configured in four rows. That Monday, the new puzzle board was introduced to the nation. Sajak called the new board “heat-activated” and Vanna put the old manual board up for sale, in jest: In 1997, Vanna White and Pat Sajak announced at the end of the Friday, February 21st episode of Wheel of Fortune that they were getting a new Puzzle Board. Exclusive documents uncovered by BuzzerBlog reveal how intricate the props you see on TV actually are.
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