March 6, 2024 – WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen

EPISODE #7943: 🍲FABULOUS FOOD🍲

Once again they use the shortened intro.

$1K Tossup: RHYME TIME

S _ E E _ _
A _ D / _ R E A _ S

Courtney and these midweek contestants from left to right are here for some SWEETS AND TREATS and I’m already hungry…

Courtney Tibaldi: police officer at the airport for the past five years (she met her fiancée there and they’re getting married next year) from Long Island, NY

Ashley Anderson: lady whose middle name is Kitchens for a Reason who’s part of a BBQ family (her dad and uncle are the barbecuers) from Memphis, TN

John Kipp: freelance product photographer (he’s taken everything from jets on the runway to small little hearing aids and everything in between) who started as a food stylist and has very sensitive taste buds (he’s also a taste tester) from Bloomington, MN

$2K Tossup: PLACE

_ O L _ E G E
_ O _ N

Courtney triples up w/ COLLEGE TOWN.

FEATURED TRIP: Circa Resort & Casino in VEGAS

Round 1: IN THE KITCHEN

Courtney: T ($700), two E’s, S ($500), two A’s, I, R (VEGAS worth $7,500), O, U (NMV), P (WC), two C’s (MDW), K ($650), N ($650), M (TD)

_ A _ _ – M O U N T E _
S P I C E / R A C K

She gets a WALL-MOUNTED SPICE RACK (Hopefully it has my favorite spice of turmeric) for $12,250 cash & Vegas, bringing her to $15,250 cash & vacation — BIG PR!!

MAGNILIFE Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Ashley: C ($700), A, S ($500), two E’s, R ($700), three L’s ($500), two O’s, M ($500)
John: D ($650), H ($650), I (NMV), BANKRUPTS NEAR $650 (-$1,050)
Courtney: SPINGLE for G ($550)

G O L D _ I S H / &
C E R E A L
_ O _ L

She also solves GOLDFISH & CEREAL BOWL (and hopefully it’s my favorite cereal of Honey Nut Cheerios) for the house minimum dressing.

Courtney: $16,250 cash & Vegas MDW WC/Others: EMPTY PLATE

PP/Express Round: PHRASE

John: S ($600), three N’s ($650), E, three I’s, G ($600), A, D ($650), O (NMV), T ($500)
Courtney: Three L’s (EXPRESS), two R’s ($700)

_ I R I N G / O N / A L L
_ _ L I N D E R S

She’s FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS for another $4,400 (could’ve had $3,600 more had she hopped on) and a Collette tour of GREECE worth $8,998.

Courtney: $29,648 cash & trips MDW WC/Others: MINT ALERT

Prevagen Moment of the Week (Oct. 19, 2022): Pat and Vanna ate some hot dogs from Johnny Pastrami’s

Triple Tossup: FOOD & DRINK! 😋

_ E D / D E _ I _ I O _ S
A _ _ _ E

No clean sweep tonight because John has a RED DELICIOUS APPLE.

G _ _ _ _ Y / _ M I _ H
_ _ _ _ _

Courtney has a GRANNY SMITH APPLE.

C _ N _ Y / A _ _ L E

Ashley’s also off the schneid w/ CANDY APPLE. All these apples are making me hungry… 🤤🍎🍏

Speed-Up: THINGS

Final Spin Amount: $1,500

Ashley: Two S’s
John: T
Courtney: Two R’s
Ashley: D
John: L
Courtney: N
Ashley: G
John: O

_ L O S _ N G
R _ _ _ R _ S

Before Pat and Vanna make their CLOSING REMARKS at the end of the show, John solves for the Final Spin amount.

PENALTY BOX	BANKRUPTS	DUDS
MYSTERY ROUND	John	M (Ashley)
PP/EXPRESS ROUND		T (John)
SPEED-UP		T (John), D (Ashley)

FINAL SCORES
Courtney: $31,648 cash & trips MDW WC/Ashley: $2K/John: $3,500

GT: $37,148
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,050

Our appetizers this week consist of…

PHRASE Thermidor
PLACE Tataki w/ Truffle Ponzu
THING Torchon w/ Poached Pears and Sauternes

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #7

In addition to her fiance, Courtney brought her parents.

SPIN: N of WIN

Just look at the size of this biggie…

_ / _ _ / L _ _ _ N _
L _ _ E / R _ _ _ T / N _ _

She knows it already and says MGFI and H (though Pat almost forgot she had the WC)…

I / _ M / L _ _ I N G
L I F E / R I G H T / N _ _

I AM LOVING LIFE RIGHT NOW…

…

…no $1M but she’s won the $40K for a final total of $71,648 cash & trips. However, she was three spaces away from the super big one — it was under the &.

MY RATING: An edible 8
MY GRADE: B-