For the first time since S37, we get to do a salute to our country’s veterans. And the generic set is being used, so we know that the LED player backdrop is back. Also, we’re decorating this week’s recaps in red, white, and blue. Click HERE for the note Jerry Liu wrote regarding the coloring format for military weeks like this one.
EPISODE #7661: 🎖VETERANS WEEK🎖
$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?
_ E A _ _ N _
_ Y / _ X A _ _ L E
Wes blows it w/ WAITING TO EXHALE — just doesn’t fit, sir. -__-
L E A D _ N _
_ Y / E X A _ P L E
Levy’s LEADING BY EXAMPLE, and we’ll meet our first three vets this week from left to right, all of whom are men…
Levy Brunette: Navy vet of five years (he was a Boatswain’s mate third class) stationed in Sasebo, Japan as well as Manama, Bahrain who has four brothers (all of them were in the military in different branches) and enjoys watching baking shows from Seattle (orig. from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)
Tim Johnson: a bald Air Force vet from 1998 to 2004 and father of two daughters who moonlighted his last three years of enlistment at a Top 40 station in Anchorage, AK from Sauk Rapids, MN
Wes Gyorko: a 5-year Army veteran from 2001 to 2006 (he was an MP and did a year in Afghanistan) who enlisted because his grandfathers were in the Army during WWII and is married to Mary for 10 years w/ three sons from Hedgesville, WV
$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP
N _ _ _ O _ _
V _ R _ _ _ _ A
It’s home to a massive naval base on Chesapeake Bay, and Wes is right this time w/ NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
FEATURED TRIP: marked COLLETTE
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Made in America Store
Round 1: SAME LETTER
Wes: four R’s for MDW, $1,800 S trio, triple E’s and five A’s, W for worthless
Levy: $650 N, $650 C, sole dud vowel of I
Tim: SL Bonus of four P’s for $11K, solve..
P _ A N E S
P A R A C _ _ _ E S / &
P A R A _ R _ _ P E R S
He solves PLANES, PARACHUTES, & PARATROOPERS for all that $$$.
Mystery Round: HUSBAND & WIFE
Levy: one R for WC, T for turnover
Tim: $1,650 N trio, five E’s, $600 B, $1,200 L pair, $2,550 F trio, solve…
B E N / _ F F L E _ _
& / _ E N N _ F E R
L _ _ E _
He IDs BEN AFFLECK & JENNIFER LOPEZ for $5,750.
Levy: $1K WC ★ Tim: $16,750 ★ Wes: $2K
PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES
Tim: two N’s for $7K, six A’s, one T on EXPRESS and GOES ABOARD
Current Bank: $7,750
Next Picks: C…R…M…2 I’s (NMV)…S…L…and G
He wins $13,500 and will likely be…
S A I L I N G / A
C A T A M A R A N
…near the Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino in BONAIRE worth $7,500 — BIG PR!
Levy: $1K WC ★ Tim: $37,750 cash & Caribbean ★ Wes: $2K
Triple Toss-Up: THINGS
1.
_ P _ R _ L _ N G
E _ E S
All of these are body parts which are also phrases, and Levy has some SPARKLING EYES work. Wes also solved that one, except that he didn’t ring in.
2.
S T _ O N G
A _ _ S
Wes has some STRONG ARMS.
3.
S T _ C _ _
F _ N G E R S
Tim’s STICKY FINGERS puts him at $39,750.
Round 4: PHRASE
All men: N for negative, foolish N repeat right after, R for rats
Tim: $550 T, buys of O and I, $15K F trio (I think there was a null somewhere considering it was previously on the BANKRUPT next to it)
SPEED-UP
_ _ / _ _ _ _
_ I F T O F F
And Tim finally gives us the first $6K Final Spin this season! He next picks the L, but doesn’t solve for $21,050. Wes then says the W…
W _ / _ _ _ _
L I F T O F F
WE HAVE LIFTOFF and Wes makes the $6K solve.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | W (Wes), I (Levy) | |||
| Round 2 | T (Levy) | |||
| Round 3 | BIG PERFECT ROUND! | |||
| Round 4 | N (Tim), R (Levy) | Wes’ N repeat |
FINAL SCORES
Levy: $3K WC ★ Tim: $39,750 cash & Caribbean ★ Wes: $10K
GT: $52,750
NO PENALTY SPINS!
Tim’s generic category list…
- PLACE
- PHRASE
- THING
He goes for my category of PLACE.
$100K Bonus Round
Lucky vets this week could be thanked for their service with this all-new 2023 maZDa CX-50 (it’s most likely the 2.5S Premium Plus trim). Nobody with Tim, but he lands on the M in GAME. I know it already…
_ R _ _ _ T E
_ R _ _ E _ _ _
CDMO only adds…
_ R _ _ _ T E
D R _ _ E _ _ _
All he could say was _____ DRAWERS, so the $40K will stay in Bellamie’s PRIVATE DRIVEWAY.
MY RATING: 7
I’ve called in @nickskapower to do the next three episodes this week. I’ll be back Friday.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 