Dafter ratings success from previous episodes, up tonight Channel 5 he returns at 8.40pm The Wheel of Champions“maxi” version of The Wheel of Fortune which also takes the evening band of the first Biscione goal until after one in the morning. In the studio obviously Gerry Scotti and Samira Lui together with the most victorious former competitors of the 2025 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 tonight’s episode 9 January
Over three and a half hours of tight rounds refereed by Gerry Scotti (flanked by the ever-present Samira Lui) for tonight’s episode of There Wheel of Champions. The protagonists of the competition are the competitors whoduring the 2025 season of Wheel of Fortune, they have won the highest prize money. The evening will be divided into three thematic blocks (on Champions of TV, music and cinema) – five rounds each – in which three players will compete at a time. The three competitors who have earned the most will compete in one last round.
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. The Wheel of Champions It thus presents itself as an enhanced and faster version of the traditional wheel: dynamic and unpredictable.
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”. That is, the famous final game of The Wheel of Fortune but with a richer scoreboardan expanded range of combinations and the possibility of conquering a prize pool of up to 300,000 euros.
Gerry Scotti and Samira Lui in the studio of “The Wheel of Champions”. (Mediaset)
Tonight’s guests: Ricchi e Poveri and Andrea Pucci
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: the Ricchi e Poveri and the comedian Andrea Pucci. Historic Italian musical group, Ricchi e Poveri is currently composed of Angelo Sotgiu and Angela Brambatiafter the death in 2022 of Franco Gatti.
Last December, Angelo and Angela were protagonists of a funny fall at the entrance to Mara Venier’s studio to Sunday In. A moment that entertained the audience and themselves but that it also showed their sympathy and ability to lighten things up. The duo will be back soon tours around Europe: first date in Prague while to see them in Italy we will have to wait until summer.
Comedian Andrea Pucci is also on tour these days with his theater show 30 years… and not hearing them. Comedy show made up of brilliant jokes and comedy that takes inspiration from everyday life where Pucci looks back at his career. Telling funny episodes and personal anecdotes that marked his path. The one man show also explores themes such as couple relationships and the difficulties of modern lifethe relationship with technology and changes in society.
Who won the previous episodes of The Wheel of Champions and the participants of tonight’s race
In the last two special evenings of The Wheel of Champions Manuel Bonanomi triumpheda 25-year-old Food Engineering student who won a total prize pool of 278,100 euros, and Sergio Improta. Father of a family from San Giorgio a Cremano (in the province of Naples) who works in the telephony sector and who brought home well 274,400 euros.
Instead, they are competing for tonight’s super jackpotas anticipated by TV Smiles and Songs, there will be: Riccardo Piancatelli, Gabriele CastiDaniela Petrilli, Dario Basile, Veronica Succo, Mauro Mugnolo and Andrea Siciliano. Which of them will be able to access the now legendary “Wonder Wheel”?.