Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)

Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...

is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...

 and first aired in 1975, with a syndicated version airing since 1983. Since its premiere, the program has been adapted into several international versions. The 1975 version premiered on Australian TV in 1981 and premiered in the UK in 1988. It has also been adapted to numerous countries around the world.

Versions

Region/Country	Local Name	Hosts	Network	Dates
Argentina	Tiempo Límite ATP		América TV
Australia	Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) Wheel of Fortune was an Australian television game show produced by Grundy Television. The programme aired on the Seven Network from 1981 to 2004 and November 2005 to July 2006, and is mostly based on the same general format as the original US version of the programme...	Ernie Sigley Ernie Sigley Ernest William "Ernie" Sigley is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy.-Radio career:...  (1981-1984) John Burgess John Burgess (TV host) John Burgess is an Australian television and radio personality, best known for his hosting duties on Wheel of Fortune.-Television:Burgess was host of Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network, from 1984 to 1996...  (1984-1996) Tony Barber Tony Barber Anthony "Tony" Ferraro Barber is an Australian game show host and television personality.-Early life:...  (1996) Rob Elliott Rob Elliott Rob Elliott is a popular Australian radio announcer and television show host, best known for hosting Wheel of Fortune.-Television Career:...  (1997-2003) Steve Oemcke (2004-2005) Larry Emdur Larry Emdur Larry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....  (2006)	Channel Seven Seven Network The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...	July 21, 1981–2004 November 2005–July 2006
	Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune	Tim Campbell	Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...	May 26-June 27, 2008
Belgium	Het Rad Der Fortuin Het Rad Van Fortuin	Mike Verdrengh Walter Capiau Bart Kaell Luc Appermont Carlo Boszhard	BRT VTM VTM The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium... Canvas	Late 1970s, 1989–2007, 2009
Brazil	Roletrando Roda a Roda	Silvio Santos Silvio Santos -External links:*...	SBT	1980s–1990s 2003–present
Kingdom of Bulgaria	Колелото на късмета Koleloto na kasmeta	Rumen Lukanov	Nova TV	January 18, 2010
Canada French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...	La Roue Chanceuse	Donald Lautrec	TQS	1989-1992
Chile	La Rueda de la Fortuna	Rodolfo Torrealba	Canal 13 Canal 13 (Chile) Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...	1978-1979
Colombia	La Rueda de La Suerte	Mauro Urquijo	Canal Caracol	1998–1999
Independent State of Croatia	Kolo Sreće	Oliver Mlakar	HRT1 HRT1 HRT 1 is a Croatian public mainstream TV channel operated by HRT. Its varied line-up contains all kinds of programming .-News shows:...	1990s
Czech Republic	Kolotoč		TV Nova
Denmark	Lykkehjulet	Michael Meyer Heim (1988) Bengt Burg (1989-1996, 1997-2000) Keld Heick (1996-1997) Lars Herlow (2000-2001)	TV2	October 1, 1988–2001
Ecuador	La Rueda de la Fortuna	Pancho Cabanilla	Ecuavisa Ecuavisa Ecuavisa is one of the major television networks in the Republic of Ecuador.Since the start of their transmissions, on March 1st of 1967, the channel is one of the major networks and biggest of Ecuador, It broadcasts on channel 8 in Quito and on channel 2 in Guayaquil...	2004
Estonia	Õnneratas
Finland	Onnenpyörä	Janne Porkka	MTV3 MTV3 MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...	1993–2001
Early Modern France	La Roue de la Fortune La Roue de la Fortune La Roue de la Fortune is the French version of the hugely popular US game show Wheel of Fortune. It is currently hosted by Christophe Dechavanne and Victoria Silvstedt and airs on French television network TF1...	Michel Robbe (1987) Christian Morin (1987-1992) Alexandre Debanne (1993-1994) Olivier Chiabodo (1995-1997) Christophe Dechavanne Christophe Dechavanne Christophe Dechavanne, born January 23, 1958 in Paris is a French television and radio hostand program producer.Dechavanne started working as a radio host in the early 1980s. In 1985, he presented the daily talk-show C'est encore mieux l'après-midi on the state-owned television channel Antenne 2...  (2006-)	TF1 TF1 TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...	January 5, 1987–April 1997 August 7, 2006–present
Germany	Glücksrad	Frederic Meisner Peter Bond Thomas Ohrner Thomas Ohrner Thomas "Tommi" Ohrner is a German actor, singer and television host. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Ohrner rose to prominence as a teen idol during the early 1980s, starring in the television series Timm Thaler, Merlin and Manni, der Libero, as well as achieving crossover...	Sat.1 Sat.1 Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television.... , kabel eins	November 7, 1988–October 31, 2002
		Frederic Meisner	9 Live	March 2004–March 2005
Greece	Ο τροχός της τύχης O trokós tis túkis	George Polychroniou Paul Chaikalis Danis Katranidis Yiannis Koutrakis	ΑΝΤ1 MEGA Mega Channel Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...	January 1, 1990–1996 1997–1998
Georgia (country)	იღბლიანი ბორბალი Igbliani Barbali	Duta Skhirtladze	Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around...	March 3, 2011
Hungary	Szerencsekerék	András Vízy Gajdos Tamás Viktor Klaussmann Árpa Attila	MTV1 TV2 TV2 (Hungary) TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG... Story4TV	1993–1997 1997–2001 2011-
Indonesia	Roda Impian	Charles Bona Sirait	SCTV SCTV (Indonesia) Surya Citra Televisi is an Indonesian television station. Its headquarters are in South Jakarta. It began broadcasting on 24 August 1990 in Surabaya, East Java, broadcasting only to the city and surrounding area. At this point the programming was similar to that of RCTI and used some of their news... antv Antv antv is an Indonesian television network based in South Jakarta. It is owned by PT Visi Media Asia,Tbk.-History:antv was launched on 1 March 1993 as a local television station in Lampung province. In the same month it was awarded a government license for nationwide broadcasting, and moved its... Indosiar Indosiar Indosiar is a publicly owned national television station in Indonesia, and has been operating from West Jakarta since 1994. It was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2004. Citibank Singapore has an 8.5 percent shareholding... MBC 4 MBC 4 MBC 4 is the first free-to-air national television channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs. The downside of this all is that MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Action, MBC Max,and MBC Drama all show movies and TV programs that are edited: taking out all drug use, sexual content,...	August 6, 2001-August 2, 2002 2003-July 29, 2005 >January 2, 2006-March 3, 2006 December 2011/January 2012
Iraq	عجلة الحظ
Israel	גלגל המזל Galgal HaMazal	Erez Tal Erez Tal Erez Tal is an Israeli broadcasting personality.-Biography:His first hit program was "Ma Yesh" , broadcast on Galatz, Israel's Army radio, where he started his partnership with Avri Gilad....	Channel 2 Channel 2 (Israel) Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...	1994–2000
Italy	La Ruota Della Fortuna La Ruota Della Fortuna La Ruota Della Fortuna is the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune. The show has run nonstop since 1989 on Rete 4 and Canale 5, and switched from a trilon to an electronic board in 1997, like the U.S. version...	Mike Bongiorno Mike Bongiorno Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno , known as Mike Bongiorno, was an American-born Italian television host. He started his career on Italian TV in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy...  (1985, 1989-?) Casti Casti Casti can refer to:*Casti Connubii, a papal encyclical.*Giovanni Battista Casti, an Italian poet....  (1987-1988) Enrico Papi (?-2009)	Canale 5 Canale 5 Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....  (1985) Odeon TV Odeon TV Odeon TV is an Italian television network that offer, with an own television syndication network, a light entertainment program: movies, news and weather bulletins, political debates and variety shows....  (1987-1988) Rete 4 Rete 4 Rete 4 is an Italian television station belonging to the Mediaset network. It is an Italian private commercial TV channel. Rete 4's main news programme is TG4, whose editor-in-chief is Emilio Fede since 1992.-TV Series:...  (1989-?) Italia 1 Italia 1 Italia 1 is an Italian commercial television channel on the Mediaset network. It is oriented especially at young people.Italia 1 was launched in January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival...  (?-2009)	1985, September 1987–1988, 1989-2009
Lithuania	Ratas Fortuny
Republic of Macedonia	Тркало На Среќата Trkalo Na Srekata	Igor Dzambazov and Natali Grubovic	A1 Channel	2009
Malaysia	Roda Impian Roda Impian Roda Impian was the Malaysian version of Wheel Of Fortune which was aired on Astro Ria between 1996 and 2006. The game show was also aired as a one-week delay on TV3 in the early 2000s and later as a self programme produced by Filem Karya Nusa in 2009. It was the longest running and most watched...	Halim Othman (1996-2002) Hani Mohsin (2002-2006) Kieran (2009)	Astro Ria Astro Ria Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows.... TV3 TV3 (Malaysia) Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad or TV3 began broadcasting on 1 June 1984 as Malaysia’s first commercial television station. It is part of Media Prima Berhad group of companies. It now transmits opened broadcasting business private 24-hours a day, 7 days a week since 1 January 2010...	1996–2006 2009
Mexico	La rueda de la fortuna	Laura Flores	Televisa Televisa Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
Netherlands	Het rad van fortuin	Hans van der Togt Carlo Boszhard	RTL 4 RTL 4 RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...	1989–1998 2009
New Zealand	Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (New Zealand) Wheel of Fortune is a long-running New Zealand television game show that is hosted by television personality Jason Gunn and co-host Sonia Gray. It screens on TVNZ channel TV ONE.-History:...	Phillip Leishman Jason Gunn Jason Gunn Jason Gunn is a New Zealand television personality. He is now best known as the main host of the hit New Zealand entertainment television show, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune, and The Rich List.- Early career :...	TV2 TV One	February 1991–1996 April 14, 2008–May 2, 2009
Norway	Lykkehjulet	Vendela Kirsebom Vendela Kirsebom Vendela Maria Kirsebom is a Norwegian-Swedish model and actress living in Nesodden, Norway.-Early life and career:Vendela Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother; her Swedish father was of Turkish descent. At age 13, Kirsebom was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen...	TV3	February 26, 2007
Panama	La Rueda de la Fortuna	Rassiel Rodriguez	Telémetro	2001
Peru	La ruleta de la suerte	Christian Rivero Christian Rivero Cristian Karlo Rivero Schoster is a Peruvian television host, actor and male model, most known for being Gisela Valcarcel's co-host in all her TV shows.- TV Shows :- Telenovela :- Theater :-References:...	Frecuencia Latina Frecuencia Latina Frecuencia Latina , better known as Channel 2, is a Peruvian television network. The network was founded on May 31, 1962 by the Cavero Family Group who turned the station into a network filled with musical programs and variety shows...	2011
Philippines	Wheel of Fortune	Rustom Padilla Kris Aquino Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...	ABC–5 Associated Broadcasting Company The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal... ABS–CBN	October 2001–October 2002 January 14–July 25, 2008
Poland	Koło Fortuny	Wojciech Pijanowski (1992-1995) Paweł Wawrzecki Paweł Wawrzecki Paweł Wawrzecki is a Polish actor. He finished Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna w Warszawie in 1975. He appeared in the television series Aby do świtu... in 1992. Host of Polish version Wheel of Fortune - Koło Fortuny from 1995.-References:...  (1995) Stanisław Mikulski (1995-1998) Krzysztof Tyniec (2007-2009)	TVP2	October 2, 1992–September 1, 1998 October 29, 2007-October 27, 2009
Portugal	A Roda da Sorte	Herman José Herman José Hermann Joseph von Krippahl, known as Herman José , is a well-known Portuguese comedian, though virtually unknown abroad. His career has focused on television....	RTP1 SIC	1990s September 2008
Kingdom of Romania	Roata Norocului	Mihai Călin	Pro TV Pro TV Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...	December 1997-May 1999
Russia	По́ле Чуде́с Pole Chudes Pole Chudes Polé Chudes is a Russian adaptation of the U.S. game show Wheel of Fortune produced by VID, and hosted by Leonid Yakubovich and Rimma Agafoshina.-Format:...	Vladislav Listyev Vladislav Listyev -External links:* - IFEX*...  (1990-1991) Leonid Yakubovich Leonid Yakubovich Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich is a Russian actor and television host, best known for hosting the game show Pole Chudes . Yakubovich is one of the most well-known television personalities in Russia.In his youth, Yakubovich sought a practical profession, and studied metal craftsmanship...  (1991-)	VID 1TV Channel One (Russia) Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...	October 25, 1990–present
Singapore	Wheel of Fortune	Bernard Lim	MediaCorp Channel 5	May 8, 2002
Slovakia	Koleso šťastia	Jozef Pročko Tibor Hlista Roman Feder Laco Híveš Roman Pomajbo Peter Marcin (voiceover)	STV VTV VTV Vaša Televízia VTV was one of the first Slovak private TV channels. It started broadcasting on 22 April 1995 via the Eutelsat 2F2 satellite in analogue, free-to-air form. Since the overwhelming majority of Slovak satellite receviers were fixed on the Astra satellite at 19.2° east, VTV failed to get enough...	1994-1997
Slovenia	Kolo sreče		TV SLO1 Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...	1990s
Spain	La Ruleta de la Fortuna La Ruleta de la Suerte	Mayra Gómez Kemp Ramón García Irma Soriano Bigote Arrocet Mabel Lozano Belén Rueda Fernando Esteso Jesús Vázquez Andoni Ferreño Goyo González Carlos Lozano Diana Fernández	Telecinco Telecinco Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel... Antena 3 Antena 3 (Spain) Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....	1991–1997 2006-present
Sweden	Lyckohjulet Miljonlotteriet Lyckohjulet		TV3 TV3 (Sweden) TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3... TV8 TV8 (Sweden) TV8 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group broadcasting to Sweden. It focuses on news, current affairs, documentaries and drama. The channel was started by the private equity firm Ratos in 1997 and was sold to MTG in 1999....	1990s 2010
Syria	عجلة الحظ
Thailand	ล้อของฟอร์จูน
Turkey	Çarkıfelek	Tarık Tarcan Mehmet Ali Erbil	Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and... FOX Türk	June 1, 1992-late 1990s
United Arab Emirates	عجلة الحظ
United Kingdom	Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (UK game show) Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show created by Merv Griffin. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes...	Nicky Campbell Nicky Campbell Nicholas Andrew Argyll "Nicky" Campbell is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He is known for his time presenting on programmes such as the consumer affairs programme Watchdog...  (1988-1996) Bradley Walsh (1997) John Leslie John Leslie (television presenter) John Leslie is a Scottish former television presenter. He has presented BBC One's Blue Peter and ITV's This Morning and the ITV gameshow Wheel of Fortune. He was also the roving reporter for the first series of the UK version of Survivor...  (1998-2000) Paul Hendy (2001)	ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...	July 19, 1988–December 21, 2001
United States	Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...	Chuck Woolery Chuck Woolery Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery is an American game show host. He has had long-running tenures hosting several different game shows. He was the original host of Wheel of Fortune from 1975–81, the original incarnation of Love Connection from 1983–94, and Scrabble from 1984–90...  (1975-1981) Pat Sajak Pat Sajak Pat Sajak is a television personality, former weatherman, actor and talk show host, best known as the host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune.-Early life:...  (1981-1989) Rolf Benirschke Rolf Benirschke Rolf Joachim Benirschke is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987, and was the host of the NBC daytime Wheel Of Fortune in 1989.-Early career:...  (1989) Bob Goen Bob Goen Robert Kuehl "Bob" Goen is an American game show emcee and television personality, best known for his work on Entertainment Tonight between 1993 and 2004...  (1989-1991)	NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...  (1975-1989, 1991) CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...  (1989-1991)	January 6, 1975–June 30, 1989 July 17, 1989-September 20, 1991
		Pat Sajak Pat Sajak Pat Sajak is a television personality, former weatherman, actor and talk show host, best known as the host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune.-Early life:...	Television syndication Television syndication In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...  (daily)	September 19, 1983–present
	Wheel 2000	David Sidoni	CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	September 13, 1997-February 7, 1998
Venezuela	La Estrella de la Fortuna	Orlando Urdaneta Henry Soto Luis Velazco	Venevisión Venevisión Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...	1980s
Vietnam	Chiếc nón kỳ diệu		VTV3 VTV3 VTV3 is a substation operated and owned by Vietnam Television. It is launched in 1996 and operates 24 hours since 2003. It is the sports television....	June 2006-present

Mahjong Fortune is considered to be an unofficial Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ese adaptation since it incorporates mahjong

Mahjong

Mahjong, sometimes spelled Mah Jongg, is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players...

elements (instead of letters) and variety show elements, a staple among Taiwanese entertainment.