Wheel Of Fortune's 8000th Episode To Feature Jackpot Sponsored By BetMGM
The iconic American game show remains in its 41st season and has never had a jackpot reward of this kind before.
" Big Money Week" is turning up for Wheel of Fortune from May 20-24, and among the leading sports wagering and iGaming operators is celebrating in design like never in the past.
BetMGM will sponsor a Nightly Progressive Jackpot that will be contributed to whatever a contestant wins if they resolve the show's Bonus Puzzle. There will also be a BetMGM-branded "Double Jackpot" wedge on the popular Wheel giving contestants who earn the opportunity to add double Nightly Progressive Jackpot to their overall if they win the Bonus Round.
This is the very first time in the history of the wildly successful syndicated game program that there will be this type of nightly contest. Wheel Of Fortune reaches 21.5 million distinct audiences weekly, and the 9.1 million audiences who tune in on a nightly basis will have the ability to take part in the action by going to www.wheeloffortune.com to sign up for the possibility to win the Nightly Progressive Jackpot.
" BetMGM is honored to join Wheel of Fortune throughout this turning point week and be a part of a game show that has actually earned a palace in American tv history," stated BetMGM's CEO Adam Greenblatt in a news release. "' Big Money Week' is a terrific collaboration, providing candidates and viewers in the house the chance to experience the excitement of a progressive jackpot."
Branding Opportunity
BetMGM has been pumping the Progressive Jackpot brand of late.
In March, the operator revealed the progressive jackpot in New Jersey was the largest in its history at $4 million at the time.
For the Wheel of Fortune activation, reveal producer Sony Pictures Television will incorporate BetMGM's branding into the video game program's on-set placements including:
- Co-branded graphics displayed in the center monitor
- In-show displays of BetMGM's logo on host Pat Sajak's screen
- Two BetMGM Double Jackpot Wheel wedges
- A BetMGM prize ticker appears above the puzzle board throughout each episode
In March 2023, BetMGM likewise teamed up with IGT to release The United States and Canada's first brand-led online casino with Wheel of Fortune Online Casino.
MGM Resorts, which owns 50% of BetMGM along with Entain, acknowledged its opportunistic outlook on iGaming in its current profits report. MGM Resorts CEO Bill "Obviously iGaming is a genuine opportunity in time," so making huge moves like this one with Wheel of Fortune to prop up BetMGM's iGaming brand lines up with that idea.