Ryan Seacrest teases new ‘Wheel of Fortune’ game for Season 44

More than 50 years after airing its first episode, iconic game show "Wheel of Fortune" is getting new gameplay.

Hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White shared the news Sept. 8 during an appearance on "Good Morning America," teasing a new segment that packs more opportunities for contestants to win cash prizes into a 30-minute TV time slot.

“This is exciting. A lot of people say, ‘How do you get more games into the show?" Seacrest told GMA. "It’s not a long show, so we’re squeezing more gameplay into the top of the show with a rapid-fire game that we just started to have, which I love, with $1,000 for every puzzle they solve.”

Season 44 marks the third year of Seacrest and White hosting together after long-time presenter Pat Sajak retired from the main show in 2024. Seacrest joined during the show's 42nd season; meanwhile, the ever-popular White has graced television screens since 1982.

Here's what to know about the new segment.

"Fortune Frenzy" is a segment at the beginning of each episode where contestants "shake the nerves off" by solving puzzles within a time limit, according to Seacrest. The lightning-round style not only enables showrunners to add more puzzles…

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