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WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND ABC15 ARE GIVING AWAY $25,000 - PHOENIX VIEWERS COULD WIN $5K EVERY DAY APRIL 5-9

PHOENIX, AZ (March 29, 2010) - Wheel of Fortune and ABC15 are teaming up with Sony Card to give away $5,000 to five loyal viewers in the Phoenix area.  The sweepstakes will take place April 5 through April 9. 

 The "$5K Every Day" giveaway is open to all Phoenix area viewers who register for the opportunity at http://www.abc15.com/ until 12:00 noon MT on April 9.  Those who register will want to tune into Wheel of Fortune during the week of April 5 weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on ABC15 for the designated puzzle. 

Later that evening, one lucky registered viewer will receive a phone call from an ABC 15 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 cash prize.  All of the excitement will be captured by ABC15 cameras. 

"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. 

Wheel of Fortune fans can now follow "$5K" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wof5k, or Twitter at twitter.com/WOF5K. He also has his own website, "Where in the USA is $5K?" 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, which can be shared with their Facebook and Twitter friends.  For updates on "$5K's" upcoming appearances, viewers can visit http://www.abc15.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.