A correct answer on the either or both of the first two results in a series of high-pitched dings. Each is valued at $2,000, and solving the third grants the right to start Round 4. In this round, three consecutive Toss-Ups are played, each with the same category and frequently a common theme to the answers. In Season 37, the $3,000 Toss-Up was replaced with the Triple Toss-Up. A tiebreaker Toss-Up valued at $1,000 also occurred on the second episode of the Second Chance Lottery Promotion taped after the end of Season 34. The first two times that this happened (Maand March 2, 2006), the tiebreaker Toss-Up had no additional cash value, but the third instance (May 25, 2016) valued the round at $1,000. If a tie occurs after the Speed-Up, another Toss-Up is played between the two tied contestants, and the contestant who gives the correct answer proceeds to the Bonus Round. Since their introduction, Toss-Ups are also used as tiebreakers. The $1,000 is essentially a 'warm-up' determining who is interviewed first the $2,000 Toss-Up determines who starts Round 1 and the $3,000 one (still before Round 4) determined who started that round. The rounds also became split-screened identically to Speed-Up rounds previously, the shot showed only the puzzle board, and home viewers had no indication other than Pat's voice as to which contestant had rung in. In Season 19, a third Toss-Up was added between the interviews and Round 1, with the values set at $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000. A light music bed, which has changed multiple times over the years, sounds while the letters come up.įor its first season, a Toss-Up was used before the interviews to determine who starts Round 1 and again before Round 4 to determine who starts that round. Failing to give a correct answer locks out that player for the rest of the Toss-Up. When a contestant rings in, the 'right letter' ding is heard.

Contestants are given color-coded buzzers similar to those on Jeopardy! and may ring in when they think they know the answer. During these rounds, letters in the puzzle are revealed randomly, one at a time. The Toss-Ups debuted at the start of Season 18 on September 4, 2000. Toss-Ups are one of the gameplay elements on Wheel of Fortune.

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