Wheel of Fortune
# Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:

## Arts, entertainment, and media

### Art

* The Wheel of Fortune (Burne-Jones), 1883 painting by Edward Burne-Jones

### Games

* Big Six wheel, a casino game also known as the Wheel of Fortune
* Wheel of Fortune video games, based on the game show franchise
* Wheel of Fortune (Tarot card)

### Literature

* The Wheel of Fortune (novel), a 1984 novel by the English author Susan Howatch
* The Wheel of Fortune (play), a 1795 play by the British writer Richard Cumberland

### Music

* Wheel of Fortune, an album by Susan Raye
* Wheel of Fortune, an album by Robin Williamson and John Renbourn
* "Wheel of Fortune" (1951 song), originally performed by Johnny Hartman
* "Wheel of Fortune" (Ace of Base song)
* "Wheel of Fortune" (Eiko Shimamiya song)
* "Wheels of Fortune" (song), a song first released by the Doobie Brothers

### Racing

* Wheel of Fortune (horse), a British racehorse

### Television

**Game shows**

* Wheel of Fortune (American game show) (1975–present), an American game show created by Merv Griffin
   * International versions of Wheel of Fortune, based on the American version:
      * Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)
      * Wheel of Fortune (British game show)
      * Wheel of Fortune (New Zealand game show)
      * Wheel of Fortune (Philippine game show)
      * La Ruota Della Fortuna, Italian game show
* Wheel of Fortune (1952 game show), a 1952–1953 American game show that aired on CBS that is unrelated to the later 1975 American game show

**Episodes**

* "Wheel of Fortune", series episode of The A-Team (season 4)
* "The Wheel of Fortune", third episode of the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Crusade
* "Wheel of Fortune", series episode of The Dead Zone
* "Wheels of Fortune", series episode of Frasier (season 9)

## Places

* Wheel of Fortune (house), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
* Wheel of Fortune, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement on the island of Saint Croix
