wheeloffortunehistory.fandom.com › wiki › GameplayGameplay elements | Wheel of Fortune History Wiki | Fandom Over time, Wheel of Fortune has introduced and occasionally retired various gameplay elements. The current game structure is as follows: Until shopping was removed from nighttime in October 1987 and daytime in mid-1989, commercial breaks could (and frequently did) occur mid-round. Debuted: August 28, 1974 Introduced on the first Edd Byrnes pilot, Bankrupt is a black wedge on the Wheel that ...