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Journal of Popular Film and Television Volume 40, 2012 - Issue 1: Television as Text
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Welcome to the Desert of the Wheel: A Phenomenological Reading of Wheel of Fortune

Randy Laist Goodwin College
Pages 14-21 | Published online: 16 Mar 2012
 
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Abstract

Although Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are very similar, they differ decisively in the manner in which they incorporate the element of luck. A comparison of these two game shows suggests that it is precisely the element of chance that gives the world its texture as a world.

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