However, some episodes still use the late-Season 18 wipe. For this season only, the Prize wipe usually appears on the center stage monitor.The 'rolling Wheel' effect is replaced with a white 'burst' effect, and the letters themselves zoom out into place, one letter at a time. The category strips are changed to white letters in Kabel Bold on a purple, rectangular background which fades at the ends.The wipe changes to a purple disc with 'Toss-Up' written on it in Helvetica Condensed, with 'TOSS' written both right-side-up and upside-down on the edges.The scoreboard of the contestant who rang in now lights up it is not known if this was the case in Season 18. Toss-Ups are now split-screened in the same fashion as Speed-Up rounds, allowing home viewers to see who has rung in.If the first one is not solved, then the red contestant is interviewed first if the second one is not solved, then the red contestant starts Round 1 if the third one is not solved, then the contestant who started Round 1 also starts Round 4. A Toss-Up worth $2,000 is added before Round 1 to determine who starts that round, and the one before Round 4 is upgraded to $3,000. The first, still valued at $1,000, now determines only who is interviewed first. Multiple changes are made to the Toss-Ups:.The electronic $25,000 envelope is retired.

Charlie's intro is changed to 'Ladies and gentlemen, Pat Sajak and Vanna White!'.Each word in the logo appears as said during the chant, and after 'Fortune!', the logo zooms into the Wheel's center to cut to the studio. The Wheel graphic used is the Speed-Up template, and the logo and graphic are accompanied with searchlights on a starry light blue background.

Until about January, a clip of contestant Gretchen (from February 17, 2000) jumping up and down is briefly visible just before the logo appears.

The opening still shows flashbacks, but the graphics surrounding the clip are changed, and they now appear just before a golden version of the two-row logo appears.

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