Whenever a score is altered, it swivels as it morphs to the new score. Scores are displayed in a white Impact font. These displays are colored the same as the respective arrows below them, with an 'embossed' texture of the Bankrupt-$600-$400-$300-Lose A Turn section of the Wheel as a background.

The eggcrate score displays are replaced with computer-generated panel displays.

From this point onward, nearly all Wheel Prizes are trips, cash awards, or credit towards purchases from a sponsored company.

A second music cue is added to the Bonus Round, between the end of the Bonus Wheel music cue and the start of the timer.

There is now a music cue for the Final Spin.

Additionally, if a Toss-Up is not solved, the music now cuts off at the 'time's up' buzzer previously, it would fade out a few seconds later.

The Toss-Up cue is rearranged with a faster tempo and ticking percussion added.

Both puzzle-solve cues are changed, with the main cue extending the final note from the Toss-Up solve cue.The closing version of 'Happy Wheels' is slightly re-orchestrated with more saxophones instead of electric guitars.

Several changes are made to the music package:.

In addition, puzzles using only one line and/or fewer than ten letters become increasingly rare, and typically appear in the Speed-Up if at all.

The long-standing practice of generally using a short puzzle in Round 1 largely disappears around this point.

For most of the first two seasons, most weeks alternate between two different Mystery Round Prizes, with one appearing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and the other appearing on Tuesday and Thursday.

The initial wedge design is black, with a gold question mark in a blue circle at the top of the wedge, and '$500' written in golden yellow underneath.

They are initially located over the green $500 and the orange-yellow $500.

If one is flipped over, the other functions as a $500 space for the rest of the round.

If one is landed on, a synthesized chord and 'tinkle' sound effect plays.

Initially they are worth $500 per letter this amount may be kept, or forfeited for a chance to see if the reverse contains a prize or a Bankrupt.

During the interviews, the camera reverts to showing the contestant area from center stage, as had been done prior to Season 18.

Perhaps as a result, the Wheel is now slightly looser than in Seasons 17-19.

The pegs are changed to shorter, bronze-colored ones.

The $10,000 Wedge is moved again, to Round 1 on the orange $800.

The second Bankrupt in Round 3 moves to the purple $600 next to $3,500.

Wheel of fortune september 2 2002