The Jackpot wedge design that had been in use since Season 15 is retired in favor of a new design which remains until October 24, 2005.

The contestant railing changes from brown to gray.

In addition, a clear rectangle with the two-row logo is added at the end opposite the contestant area.

The Wheel's base is rebuilt to be made out of translucent Plexiglas.The gold borders around the Wheel are replaced with metal borders.The video wall behind the contestants now has moving pictures instead of a singular pattern.Additionally, the steps in front of the board, which had previously been white, now have black carpet on them. The gold borders around the puzzle board are replaced with the current LED borders the outer and inner frames of the new board are cyan and blue, respectively, unless otherwise specified.The Wheel's spaces are seen landing on the Wheel-shaped O of the two-row logo. The template used has an orange $500 in place of Lose A Turn and a green $700 in place of the lone Bankrupt. It is slightly changed after only the second week of the season. This season's opening sequence features the logo forming (first the Wheel representing the O in 'of', then the rest of it), on a white background with aquamarine and light blue streaks.

On road shows, Charlie's intro is now 'And now from, here are the stars of America's Game, Pat Sajak and Vanna White!'.For the first time since Season 5, the season does not begin on Labor Day.

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