November 23, 2020 – WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen

WoF Recap: November 23, 2020

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It’s fitting that we would have a food-themed week placed around Thanksgiving, although I really wish they would make up their minds on what name they want to use. Anyway, they’re using the “Fabulous Food” title previously used in S34.

EPISODE #7281: 🍲FABULOUS FOOD🍲

$1K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

_ A S T _ R
C _ E _

Also the title of a FOX TV show hosted by Gordon Ramsay, Shauntae solves “MASTER CHEF”. Our first guests this week…

Shauntae Spaulding: mom of a 17-yr.-old son named Seven who recently published her first children’s book from Burbank

Steve Grant: director of sales for his wife Catherine’s specialty chemical distributor co. (they recently gave birth to a baby girl) from Corona Del Mar

Jade Hanson: marketing worker for a health care co. who’s taking dancing lessons (hip-hop and cardio pop) and a Univ. of Michigan football fan, because she’s originally from Laingsburg, MI

$2K Toss-Up: CLASSIC TV

M _ R K / &
_ I N D Y

Shauntae is off by a letter this time w/ “MARK & MINDY”, allowing Steve to capitalize w/ “MORK & MINDY”.

FEATURED TRIP: Beauport Hotel Gloucester in Massachusetts
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: AmazingClubs.com

Round 1: PHRASE

He begins the proceedings w/ an R for the Massachusetts trip, an $800 N, four A’s and three I’s, but then B for bad. Second, Jade calls up four T’s for the gift tag, a $650 S, the leftover non-U vowels as singles (E and O), and a $900 F before the MDW‘s right side cleans her out of $4,050 cash & GC. After Shauntae LaTs out, Steve lights up a $550 K and we have…

T A K E / I T / _ I T _
A / _ R A I N / O F
S A _ T

TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, people — he’s won $1,350 and the Massachusetts trip worth $7K.

SOLE DUD: B (Steve)
SOLE LaT: Shauntae
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jade

Mystery Round: SAME LETTER

The same MDW BANKRUPT nails Jade from the get-go. Shauntae secondly FPs an R, buys four E’s (could’ve said that first), but then says N for negative. Steve thirdly picks a $600 T, but the BANKRUPT near $650 stops him cold. Jade next gets the WC w/ five S’s, the SL Bonus of three F’s for $2,650 and three I’s. Board…

D E _ I _ I _ _ S
D E S S E R T
D I S _ E S

She has some DELICIOUS DESSERT DISHES for $4,900.

SOLE DUD: N (Shauntae)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Jade, Steve)

Steve: $10,350 cash & MA/Jade: $4,900/Shauntae: $1K

Classic Bonus Puzzle (1991): THING

DMCI was chosen by this man…

_ R _ N
M _ _ _ _ N

…but he didn’t eat this BRAN MUFFIN.

PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES

Shauntae does a lot of the work here: two N’s for a grand, four S’s for $2,800 more, buys of A, two I’s and U, and a $600 G before she says T for turnover to likely lose at least $3,650. After Steve fails w/ M for mistake…

S _ U _ A / _ I _ I N G
_ _ S S _ N S

…Jade might be taking SCUBA DIVING LESSONS during her stay at the Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA worth $7,260.

DUDS: T (Shauntae) & M (Steve)

Steve: $10,350 cash & MA/Jade: $12,160 cash & Antigua WC/Shauntae: $1K

Triple Toss-Up: PLACE

N E _ G H B O R H O O D
D _ L I C A T _ S S _ N

We’ve got places where you order food — Jade solves NEIGHBORHOOD DELICATESSEN.

_ L _ – N _ G H T
_ I _ _ _

Jade scores again w/ ALL-NIGHT DINER.

_ O _ C _ S _ _ O N
S _ A _ D

Jade sweeps this round w/ CONCESSION STAND.

Round 4: THING

After she starts w/ a $550 R, it’s S-U time…

_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

…and the first Final Spin this week is set at the $1,500 minimum.

Jade: T
Shauntae: S
Steve: S
Jade: M
Shauntae: D
Steve: B

B R _ _ _ _ _ S T
M _ N _

BREAKFAST MIND makes no sense whatsoever, Steve. Jade’s next w/ K…

B R _ _ K _ _ S T
M _ N _

…she only gets the first word. Shauntae puts up the last consonant of F…

B R _ _ K F _ S T
M _ N _

…but she flubs w/ BREAKFAST MINI at the buzzer. Steve then rebounds w/ BREAKFAST MENU for three grand.

SOLE DUD: D (Shauntae)
DQs: 3 (Steve and Shauntae’s blown solves, Jade’s incomplete solve)

FINAL SCORES
Steve: $13,350 cash & MA/Jade: $18,160 cash & Antigua WC/Shauntae: $1K

GT: $32,510
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,650 cash & GC

Monday’s category menu for Jade…

THING
LIVING THINGS
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

Her choice is WAYW?.

$100K Bonus Round

This week’s car is a 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE. Jade lands on the E of AMERICA’S. *gasp* Could this be the same puzzle that was used in S26 during their Hawaii Road Trip?

_ _ _ _ _
_ N _ _ _ R _

She frontloads the alphabet (DBCA) and makes her WC choice M (and it’s not KHAKI UNIFORM as I originally thought)…

B A _ _ _
_ N _ _ _ R M

She gets the second word, but she flubs the first w/ BASEBALL, BASKETBALL and BABY; the $38K gets left inside this BAGGY UNIFORM.

MY RATING: 5 (orig. a 6)

WoF Retro Recap: May 11, 2001

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EPISODE #3495: DALLAS WEEK

Tossup #1: AROUND THE HOUSE

_ _ F _ / _ N _
L _ V _ / S _ _T

Sean solved SOFA AND LOVE SEAT. End-of-week panel…

Sean McSpedden: sales worker for a major electrical distributor in Tyler married to Kim for 13 yrs. w/ from Athens, TX

Bindu Alexander: 8th grade English teacher at Dan F. Long MS from Dallas

Victoria Neal-Hines: special ed teacher at Memorial Elementary and a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority who’s married w/ a baby boy named Caleb Cornell from Plano

Round 1: ON THE MAP

This round’s all Sean: a $300 T, a $450 H, a $600 R pair, and a $1,200 L pair.

T H _
R _ _ / _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ L L _ _

He pinpointed THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY for $2,550 and $3,550 so far — PR.

FEATURED AA.COM TRIP: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa worth $4,500

Jackpot Round: CLASSIC TV

Three R’s for $900 got Bindu started, followed by a $600 T pair, O and four A’s, but then BANKRUPT near $600 to lose the $1K remainder. Second, Victoria called up two S’s for $600, but BANKRUPTed near Jackpot. Third, Sean took four F’s for $1,200 and a $7K N pair before we looked at…

A N _ _
_ R _ F F _ T _ / A S
S _ _ R _ F F
A N _ _ / T A _ _ O R

He IDed ANDY GRIFFITH AS SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR for $8,200.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)
JACKPOT ENDED AT: $9,700

Sean: $11,750/Ladies: $0 each

FEATURED PRIZE #2: $3K cellini jewelry shopping spree

Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Victoria led off w/ a $700 S, a $300 H, but then W for worthless. Sean’s second in line w/ four R’s for $2,400, five T’s for $4K more, a $300 N, buys of three A’s and three E’s and two U’s, a $900 D, and a $900 V. Board…

_ A T T _ E
D R _ V E – T H R U
R E S T A U R A N T

Sadly, he blew the $7,750 solve by one letter w/ BATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT. Bindu then said an $800 L, but BOMBED OUT thinking the very first letter of this solution was M. Victoria didn’t quite make it to $3,500, but lit up the last consonant of a $300 C…

C A T T L E
D R _ V E – T H R U
R E S T A U R A N T

…and solved CATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT for $1,300.

DUDS: W (Victoria), M (Bindu)
SOLE DQ: Sean’s blown solve

Sean: $11,750/Bindu: NOTHING/Victoria: $1,300

Tossup #2: PHRASE

N O / S T _ _ _ G S
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Bindu finally broke through w/ NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

Round 4: OCCUPATION

After an instant null cycle, she rattled off a $550 L, a $700 P, an $1,800 T pair, buys of E and A, but the BANKRUPT near $500 wiped her out of $2,550. Victoria followed suit w/ three R’s for $900, but then BANKRUPT near $600. Sean and Bindu struck out w/ M and C, respectively. Victoria got the aa.com gift tag w/ two F’s…

F _ R _ L _ F T
_ P E R A T _ R

…and won it by solving FORKLIFT OPERATOR.

AIRED DUDS: M (Sean), C (Bindu)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

Sean: $11,750/Bindu: $1K/Victoria: $2,300 cash & gift tag

Speed-Up: THINGS

Consonants were worth $1,900 each.

Victoria: N (DUD)
Sean: three T’s (Sean went way off w/ THRIFT STORE at the buzzer)
Bindu: two S’s
Victoria: G (DUD)
Sean: R (DUD)
Bindu: E
Victoria: K

T _ _ K E T
S T _ _ S

Victoria redeemed these TICKET STUBS for $1,900.

DUDS: N (Victoria), G (Victoria), R (Sean)
SOLE DQ: Sean’s blown solve

FINAL SCORES
Sean: $11,750/Bindu: $1K/Victoria: $4,200 cash & gift tag

GT: $16,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,050

Bonus Round

Sean chose the first E from –EEL.

Category: THING

Just one of five letters to start…

_ _ _ L _

He WIPED OUT w/ MPKA and was way off w/ QUILT, DAILY, BUILT and BULLY. It was CHILI and goodbye Porsche Boxster.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: May 10, 2001

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EPISODE #3494: DALLAS WEEK

Tossup #1: ON THE MAP

T H _ / G _ _ F
_ _ _ _ _

Ginger took too long.

T H _ / G _ _ F
C O _ _ _

Willie located THE GULF COAST. Thursday’s trio…

Willie Hall: soon to be starting work as a hospital admitting rep and trainer of quarter horses from Dallas

Rachel Blacketer: P.R. account coordinator w/ a public relations firm who had this unusual ability of twirling fire and knives at the same time from Rockwall, TX

Ginger Grider: accountant and aerobics queen who’s a diet soda aficionado from Carrollton, TX

Round 1: PHRASE

Willie kicked off w/ a $600 T, a $300 H, five E’s, but then LaT. Rachel then called up a $550 R and a $300 F before she took a stab at this…

_ _ / F _ R / _ _
T H E / E _ E
_ _ _ / _ E E

She won $850 AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE when she could’ve gone for the triple S’s.

SOLE LaT: Willie

FEATURED AA.COM TRIP: Sheraton Tamarron Resort in Durango, CO worth $3,500

Jackpot Round: THE 60’s

Rachel’s first w/ four R’s on Jackpot, a $400 S, two A’s, an $1,800 T trio, but then BANKRUPT near $600 to lose $1,950. Second, Ginger landed on $3,500, but she said P for phooey. Willie didn’t get out of LaT. Rachel got a $3,200 N quartet, three I’s, a $1,200 G pair, buys of U and two E’s, but she said a CRITICAL DUD of L for loss. Ginger then said a $900 J and a W for the Durango trip. Board…

J _ _ N / W A _ N E
S T A R R I N G / I N
T R U E / G R I T

She IDed JOHN WAYNE STARRING IN “TRUE GRIT” for $4,400 cash & Colorado.

DUDS: P (Ginger), L (Rachel)
SOLE LaT: WIllie
SOLE BANKRUPT: Rachel
JACKPOT ENDED AT: $12,100

Willie: $1K/Rachel: $850/Ginger: $4,400 cash & Colorado

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Coleman Co. camping package worth $2,503

Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Ginger led the way w/ two R’s for $1,200, a $300 S, but then E for end of turn. Willie also struck out w/ N. Rachel lit up an $1,800 T trio (so close to BANKRUPT), but then M for mistake on $3,500. Ginger resumed her run w/ a $1K B pair, but she LaTed out. Willie said H for halt on the camping package. Rachel BANKRUPTed on the $10K’s right side and lost $1,800. Ginger followed suit w/ I and A buys, but then W for worthless. Willie tacked on two C’s for the AA.com gift tag, a $300 D, four O’s, a $400 K, an $800 Y, and a $450 L before we saw…