How to Win on "Wheel of Fortune"

Buy a vowel? Spin again? Solve the puzzle? These are the major options confronting you on "Wheel of Fortune," where you have the potential of winning a pile of money and some great prizes.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Luggage Sets
• TVs
• Airline Tickets

1. Audition to appear on "Wheel of Fortune." (See Related eHows.)
2. Buy a book specific to "Wheel of Fortune" and familiarize yourself with strategies, insider tips and advice from experts and former contestants.
3. Visit the "Wheel of Fortune" official Web site (wheeloffortune.com) and access the interactive TV site to play along with the show for practice and experience.
4. Watch the show as much as possible to detect the best strategies.
5. Move the game along. Try to call out the letters or make a decision on your next move as quickly as possible.
6. Choose logical letters. Keep your eye on the puzzle and pick letters that are most likely to be part of the solution. Random guesses can be lucky, but you'll do better with a logical plan.
7. Take advantage of the option to buy vowels. Although buying a vowel will cost you money, it may increase your likelihood of solving the puzzle. Be willing to sacrifice the $250 to make even more money in the end.
8. Choose to solve the puzzle once you are fairly sure of its content and you have accumulated some decent money and prizes.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep your eye on the "used letter board" (not visible to the TV audience) to see which letters have already been called.
• Try to maintain your composure if you spin the "Bankrupt" wedge. Keep an upbeat and positive attitude and proceed with the game with the goal of recovering your losses.