Notably, the add-on Bankrupt used the wrong font for the first two weeks with the single wheel template.įrom 1997-2005, in the event that a round began as a Speed-Up, the second Bankrupt was removed along with any remaining cardboard. After the show changed to using only one Wheel template for the entire game (as opposed to each round having its own template), the second Bankrupt became an individual add-on wedge for Round 3. There was originally one Bankrupt in Round 1 and two for each round thereafter, but in 1987 this was changed to add the second Bankrupt in Round 3. Early on, it also had white outlines on the edge of the wedge, but these were removed in mid-1975. The wedge has always been white text on a black background. The wedge is one of the elements of risk within the game, as landing on it eliminates all money and other possessions accumulated within the same round. The concept of Bankrupt as a gameplay element was introduced on the first of the pilot episodes hosted by Edd Byrnes in 1974. It is one of the wedges on the show's titular Wheel.īankrupt with skinner font used for two weeks in Season 14. Bankrupt is one of the gameplay elements on Wheel of Fortune.
