Each word in the logo appears as said during the chant, and after 'Fortune!', the logo zooms into the Wheel's center to cut to the studio. The Wheel graphic used is the Speed-Up template, and the logo and graphic are accompanied with searchlights on a starry light blue background. Until about January, a clip of contestant Gretchen (from February 17, 2000) jumping up and down is briefly visible just before the logo appears.
The opening still shows flashbacks, but the graphics surrounding the clip are changed, and they now appear just before a golden version of the two-row logo appears.