‘Wheel of Fortune’ puzzle board arrives at Strong Museum

Rochester, NY — A chunk of recreation present historical past now calls downtown Rochester house.

The puzzle board used on “Wheel of Fortune” arrived Monday at The Strong National Museum of Play, following a six-day journey throughout the nation.

Vanna White used the board till 1997, hand-turning the letters earlier than the present switched to digital screens.

Strong mentioned the board is so huge, half of the museum wall wanted to be opened to get it inside.

The board will probably be married within the upcoming Beyond the Buzzer exhibit, which is able to discover the historical past and affect of American recreation reveals.

“It has been a fixture of so many families’ evenings, sitting around, yelling the answers at the contestants,” mentioned Christopher Bensch, the museum’s vp for collections. “It is going to be the centerpiece of our 2028 exhibit about game show history, and we could not be more excited to have it here in Rochester.”