It’s time to begin the Mike Richards era of this show (and Pat’s now a consulting producer). I have learned the starting production number for this season will be #7231.
EPISODE #7231: 
TEACHER’S WEEK
There’s no change in the opening logo. The podiums are now wider w/ curved monitors to accommodate social distancing between Pat and the players. Also, the flippers will now be 11 pegs apart from each other instead of 7. Finally, players will now be using a white apparatus (or “white thing” according to Pat) to spin the Wheel instead of touching the spikes directly.
$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?
_ _ _ C H I _ _ / A
N _ _ / C O _ R _ _
Conner’s the first to score w/ TEACHING A NEW COURSE. Here are the first three players of S38 from left to right…
Conner Ayers: Spanish teacher for 7 yrs. at New West Charter HS who’s one of the triplets in his family (one’s actually a female) from L.A. (orig. from Indianapolis)
Jolena Lomax: computer science and history teacher for 25 yrs. married to Donald w/ four kids from Compton
Amanda Bartlett: kindergarten teacher, center director and health/safety director married to Jesse w/ a stepdaughter who was formerly a skater from Lakewood, CA
As of right now, expect to see contestants this season from the Southern California area. We then see a promo for next week’s “Make Life Sweeter” giveaway sponsored by the mobile app “Cookie Jam”.
$2K Toss-Up: PERSON
E D I T _ _ –
A _ – L _ _ G E
Not only am I the main host of this site, I’m also the EDITOR-AT-LARGE, and Conner’s two for two so far tonight.
FEATURED TRIP: SENZA Hotel in Napa Valley (marked WINE COUNTRY)
Mon./Wed./Fri. $ Gift Tag: Pilot Pen
Round 1: PHRASE
But he says an automatic dud of R, the first one of the season. Second, Jolena calls up a $600 N, an S to double her money, three E’s, a FP U, but she repeats the R. Third, Amanda says B for bad. Returning to Conner who finds a $600 W at the very beginning, two H’s for $1,800, and a V for that MDW. We have at this moment…
W E / H _ V E / S _ _ E
_ _ _ _ H _ N _ / U _
_ _ / _ _
WE HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO, don’t we? He’s solved for $2,400 and $5,400 so far.
DUDS: R (Conner), B (Amanda)
SOLE DQ: Jolena’s R repeat
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Jolena instantly lands on the MW near $650 and finds an N before she obviously goes for it…$$$. But her next call of S stands for sorry. Amanda secondly gets the first BANKRUPT of the season next to TD. Conner thirdly spins his way to three T’s for the WC, four R’s for $2,200 more, a single A, a $900 C, an $1,100 L pair, and four O’s, but he then gets the same BANKRUPT to give up $5,200 cash and both cardboard pieces (instead of handing them over to Pat, players will place them in the containers right in front of them). On Jolena’s second try, she uncovers a $1,200 H pair and a D for the $ gift tag. The board…
H O N O R
R O L L
O _ T / T H _
R _ D / C A R _ _ T
Despite pausing after the third word, she solves HONOR ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET for a total of $12,700.
$10K SPIN ID: CM15890
SOLE DUD: S (Jolena)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (opposition)
Conner: $5,400/Jolena: $12,700/Amanda: SCORELESS
PP/Express Round: PLACE
Amanda strikes out right away w/ the R. Conner’s up second w/ an $800 T, but the S fails somebody again. Third in line, Jolena finds a $700 L, but incurs her second DQ for repeating the S. Amanda tacks on two N’s for a grand, two I’s and two O’s, a $500 C, and three A’s to wipe out the vowel shop. The board…
A _ A _ I N _
L O C A T I O N
She’s forced to go back and say the answer after trying to say VACATION and correcting herself on the bottom word, but she’s won $750 and a trip to an AMAZING LOCATION — the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in THE BAHAMAS worth $7,900.
DUDS: R (Amanda), S (Conner)
DQ #2: Jolena’s S repeat
Conner: $5,400/Jolena: $12,700/Amanda: $8,650 cash & Bahamas
Triple Toss-Up: THINGS
1.
P A _ T I C I _ A T I O N
P O _ N T S
These are all kinds of points — Conner gets some PARTICIPATION POINTS.
2.
B _ _ _ N _ E
P O _ N _ _
Here’s some BROWNIE POINTS for Jolena.
3.
_ X C _ _ M A _ I O N
_ _ _ N _ S
Jolena solves EXCLAMATION POINTS.
Speed-Up: EVENT
As of right now, Pat takes two steps to the left while the red player must stand back. The first FS this season is set at $1,500.
Jolena: N
Amanda: three T’s
Conner: R
Jolena: C
Amanda: S
Conner: two E’s
Jolena: P
P _ E T R _
C _ N T E S T
Jolena doesn’t win this POETRY CONTEST, but rather another $4,500.
FINAL SCORES
Conner: $7,400/Jolena: $21,200/Amanda: $8,650 cash & Bahamas
GT: $37,250
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus extras): $5,200
The first three categories offered this season in the BR…
- EVENT
- THINGS
- PHRASE
Unfortunately, Jolena’s an instant THING(S) picker. -__-
$100K Bonus Round (sponsored by “Cookie Jam” this week)
The first car offered this season is an all-electric 2020 BMW i3 provided by Nick Alexander Imports. As of right now, contestants are NOT allowed to bring any guests to the studio. Jolena takes that Bonus Wheel to the E of AMERICA’S (Pat now takes out the envelope and stays in position). Starting setup…
_ _ _ _ L _ R
_ _ _ S
HGDA gives her (so it won’t be my first thought of POPULAR APPS)…
_ _ _ _ L A R
_ A D S
She first says SOLAR PADS, then goes PADS, MADS, FADS before realizing there are so many POPULAR FADS in today’s millennium at the 3-second mark! Her reward is the BMW i3 120ah worth $47,745, giving her a final total of $68,945 cash & electric car!
MY RATING: 8
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 