Dafter ratings success last Thursday, up tonight Channel 5 at 8.40pm The Wheel of Championsbig leagues version of The Wheel of Fortune. That is to say a maxi episode of the classic quiz which instead of finishing around 10pm, also takes place in the evening slot of the first Biscione network until after midnight. In the studio obviously Gerry Scotti and Samira Lui together with the most victorious former competitors of the season in a challenge between “number 1s”.
The Wheel of Champions on Canale 5 with Gerry Scotti and Samira Lui: competitors, time and how long is the second episode tonight 27 November
Two and a half hours of tight rounds refereed by Gerry Scotti (flanked by the ever-present Samira Lui). The protagonists of the competition are the competitors whoduring the 2025 season of Wheel of Fortune, they have won the highest prize money. The last episode was won by Manuel Buonanomi. Tonight however we expect a lot from Riccardo Piancatellia 32-year-old from the Marche nicknamed “Mister 410 thousand euros”.
Among the elements studied to make the tournament even more exciting there are “special segments”capable of changing the fate of competitors in a fraction of a second. Among these he figures the segment that offers a FIAT 500 Hybridin addition to the famous “Doubling”capable of transforming an already interesting prize pool into a decidedly higher figure. There Wheel of Champions It thus presents itself as an enhanced and faster version of the traditional wheel: dynamic and unpredictable.
Tonight’s guests at The Wheel of Champions: Al Bano and Max Giusti
The presence of will contribute to making the episode even more lively two guests particularly loved by the publiceach with an unmistakable energy and style: Max Giusti And Al Bano. The latter guest together with his daughter Jasmine last Sunday in Very true where he recounted some recent health problems that were fortunately resolved.
Max Giusti, however, has landed at Mediaset this year and is about to take it the helm of two important programs. Starting from 2026 in fact, the date has not yet been set, the comedian and presenter will be the star of Free Fall – the famous Canale 5 evening quiz – replacing the outgoing Gerry Scotti.
But it doesn’t end here: Max has already recorded the “zero episode” of The Wallanother program that Scotti had already led successfully between 2017 and 2019. A change closely linked to the enormous success of The Wheel of Fortune and that will see Scotti very busy. Also for The Wall there is no precise location yet in the schedule but Spring 2026 is assumed.
Gerry Scotti and Samira Lui in the studio of “The Wheel of Fortune”. (Mediaset)
How the ratings program and “The Wheel of Wonders” work
Even tonight The Wheel of Champions is divided into three thematic rounds, each consisting of five rounds and faced by three players at a time. A formula designed for highlight the different strategies of the participantsie maintain a constant pace. Alternating moments of tension with lighter passages of pure entertainment.
At the end of the three initial blocksthe competitors with the largest accumulated prize money will advance to the final heat, a sort of dry final that will decide the Champion of Champions that it will be able to do so access the “Wonder Wheel”. “Enhanced” version of famous final game of The Wheel of Fortune that is, a richer scoreboardan expanded range of combinations and the possibility of conquering a prize pool of up to 300,000 euros.