Wheel Of Fortune's 8000th Episode To Feature Jackpot Sponsored By BetMGM
The iconic American video game show remains in its 41st season and has never ever had a jackpot prize of this kind previously.
" Big Money Week" is coming up for Wheel of Fortune from May 20-24, and one of the leading sports wagering and iGaming operators is commemorating in style like never before.
BetMGM will sponsor a Nightly Progressive Jackpot that will be added to whatever a candidate wins if they resolve the show's Bonus Puzzle. There will likewise be a BetMGM-branded "Double Jackpot" wedge on the well-known Wheel offering candidates who earn the chance 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 effective syndicated game show that there will be this type of nighttime contest. Wheel Of Fortune reaches 21.5 million unique audiences weekly, and the 9.1 million audiences who tune in on a nightly basis will be able to take part in the action by going to www.wheeloffortune.com to register for the opportunity to win the Nightly Progressive Jackpot.
" BetMGM is honored to sign up with Wheel of Fortune throughout this milestone week and belong of a game program that has earned a palace in American tv history," said BetMGM's CEO Adam Greenblatt in a press release. "' Big Money Week' is an excellent collaboration, providing contestants and audiences at home the chance to experience the excitement of a progressive prize."
Branding Opportunity
BetMGM has actually been pumping the brand of late.
In March, the operator announced the progressive prize in New Jersey was the biggest in its history at $4 million at the time.
For the Wheel of Fortune activation, show manufacturer Sony Pictures Television will integrate BetMGM's branding into the video game show's on-set positionings consisting of:
- Co-branded graphics displayed in the center screen
- In-show screens of BetMGM's logo design on host Pat Sajak's monitor
- Two BetMGM Double Jackpot Wheel wedges
- A BetMGM jackpot ticker appears above the puzzle board during each episode
In March 2023, BetMGM also worked together with IGT to introduce North America's very first brand-led online casino with Wheel of Fortune Online Casino.
MGM Resorts, which owns 50% of BetMGM together with Entain, acknowledged its opportunistic outlook on iGaming in its current earnings report. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle said "Obviously iGaming is a genuine opportunity in time," so making big relocations like this one with Wheel of Fortune to prop up BetMGM's iGaming brand aligns with that idea.