EPISODE #7668: 
WHEEL OF FORTUNE XL II
$1K Toss-Up: LANDMARK
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Janaáh IDs THE GRAND CANYON in Arizona. Midweek panelists…
Janaáh Coates: actress, model, voiceover artist, singer, and dancer who enjoys trivia from Lombard, IL
Emily Eisen: a lady whose father was on the show in 1988 (she was born in 1997) who enjoys crosswords (her brother showed her “The New York Times” crossword app) from West Hollywood, CA
Craig Plante: rock collector who’s married from Buffalo, WY
$2K Toss-Up: WAYD?
B _ E _ K _ N G
_ H _ / _ C _
Craig’s BREAKING THE ICE to start the first round.
FEATURED TRIP: marked COLLETTE (this happens to be the $9K+ one to Portugal; notice the design on the wedge and it’s the same one offered on Day 4 of the first XL week)
Round 1: LIVING THINGS (big puzzle alert)
Craig: two S’s for $1,800, four T’s for $3,600 more, four E’s and three A’s, four R’s for $2,600, three I’s, $1,200 C pair, BANKRUPT near $650 ($8,450 wiped out)
Janaáh: other normal BANKRUPT
Emily: three in a row w/ the same one Craig got
Craig: six L’s for $3,600, four U’s, solve…
C _ L _ R _ U L
C A T E R _ I L L A R S / &
_ E A U T I _ U L
_ U T T E R _ L I E S
Three F’s and two B’s were left behind as he solves COLORFUL CATERPILLARS & BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES for $3,350 and $5,350 so far.
Mystery/Crossword Round: YOU’RE PUSHING IT
Janaáh: one T for brooklinen gift tag, one S for MDW in between $550/$600, four E’s, $700 N, one A, $900 D, $1,950 L trio, three O’s (NMV), $1,100 R pair, UNTIMELY LaT ($5,400 cash & GC and MDW in serious jeopardy)
Emily: $1,400 P pair, one V on MW in between $800/$650 and flips…oops
Craig: just solves…
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| E | N | V | E | L | O | P | E | A | ||
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| S | T | R | O | L | L | E | R |
PACE is the last remaining thing you push.
Craig: $6,350/Janaáh: $1K/Emily: NIL
PP/Express Round: FOOD & DRINK
Emily: BANKRUPT near $650 right away
Craig: three T’s for $1,650, three E’s, same BANKRUPT (lost $1,400)
Janaáh: $700 H, triple A’s, bad O buy
Emily: S for sorry
Craig: $900 M, the last vowel of I, $600 G, $2,100 R trio…
T H E / _ E R _ E _ T
M A R G A R I T A
…but he FLUNKS OUT on the very next pick of L — PERFELT, sir?! -__- Janaáh then solves for $200 and will have THE PERFECT MARGARITA at the Bahia Principe Grand Tulum Hotel & Resort in RIVIERA MAYA; this XL trip package is worth $11,800.
Craig: $6,350/Janaáh: $13K cash & Riviera Maya/Emily: BAD LUCK
WHEEL Moment of the Week (Sept. 24, 2021; not 2019): Jacob Gronski says in his interview he won a twerking contest in the Dominican Republic, and Pat bursts out laughing.
Triple Toss-Up: PERSON
1.
_ A R _ Y
P L A _ N E R
Here are three “party” people, and Janaáh solves PARTY PLANNER.
2.
_ _ R _ Y
C R _ S _ E R
Emily’s scoreless no more w/ PARTY CRASHER.
3.
_ _ _ T _
P _ _ P _ R
Emily also solves PARTY POOPER.
Speed-Up: PHRASE
Emily spins up $1,650 per consonant.
Emily: 2 T’s
Craig: L (DUD)
Janaáh: H
Emily: R
Craig: 2 S’s
Janaáh: N
Emily: 2 C’s (NMC)
R _ S _ / T _ / T H _
_ C C _ S _ _ N
Emily was able to RISE TO THE OCCASION for $8,250.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | 3 (whole panel) | |||
| Round 2 | Janaáh | Emily | ||
| Round 3 | O (Janaáh), S (Emily), L (Craig) | 2 (Emily, Craig) | ||
| Round 4 | L (Craig) |
FINAL SCORES
Craig: $6,350/Janaáh: $15K cash & Riviera Maya/Emily: $12,250
GT: $33,600
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. MW $): $10,250
Janaáh, who lucked out w/ the PP, will choose from…
- THING
- PHRASE
- FOOD & DRINK
Here we go again w/ PHRASE.
$100K Bonus Round
After we see her brother Carl, she needs to avoid the second A of AMERICA’S…she actually lands on the S in the same word. Add the word “maybe” in front, and you get a puzzle that was last used during Secret Santa week on Dec. 12, 2019…
_ / _ _ S
_ L _ _ _ _ N _
CGPA doesn’t add much besides the obvious G…
_ / _ A S
_ L _ _ _ _ N G
I WAS (not) BLUFFING she would lose $40K, because she had PLAYING and FLASHING late.
MY RATING: 4
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