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WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FOX 8 ARE THROWING AROUND MORE THAN BEADS THIS MARDI GRAS SEASON - NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS COULD WIN $5K EVERY DAY JANUARY 25-29

New Orleans, LA (January 19, 2010) - Wheel of Fortune and Fox 8 team up with Sony Card to give away $5,000 to five loyal viewers in the New Orleans area.  The sweepstakes will take place January 25 through January 29. 

The "$5K Every Day" giveaway is open to all New Orleans area viewers who register for the opportunity at fox8live.com beginning January 4 until January 29.  Those who register will want to tune into Wheel of Fortune during the week of January 25 weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on Fox 8 for the WVUE designated puzzle. 

Later that evening, one lucky person will receive a phone call from a WVUE Fox 8 representative asking for the puzzle solution.  If the viewer answers correctly, he or she will receive a visit from $5K, the official silver-sparkled "spokeswedge" of America's #1 game show, who will hand deliver the $5,000 prize.  All of the excitement will be captured live by Fox 8 News to air on that evening's 9 p.m. newscast. 

"Spokeswedge" $5K, on behalf of Wheel of Fortune, Sony Card and affiliates across the country, is on a mission to reward as many viewers as possible with their share of the millions that are up for grabs during Wheel of Fortune's 27th season.  New Orleans is his second stop on a nationwide tour with the "$5K Every Day Giveaway" leading up to the national "Thanks A Million" Sweepstakes where $1 million will be given away to viewers during the month of May.


During the $5K Everyday promotion, Wheel of Fortune will be launching the "Where in the USA is $5K?" website at http://www.wheeloffortune.com/minisites/5k.  Through this page, fans will be able to see where "$5K" has been, video and photos of the winners, as well as find out where $5K will be giving out cash next.  Also available on the site will be a "Which Wedge are You?" quiz for viewers to find out which Wheel of Fortune wedge best represents them and share it with their Facebook and Twitter friends.

Wheel of Fortune fans can now follow "$5K" on Twitter at twitter.com/WOF5K. For updates on his upcoming appearances, viewers can visit http://www.fox8live.com/.

Wheel of Fortune, America's #1 game show, is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.  It is distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Studios International, both units of CBS Corp.

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