S41 Week 29 Stats

Wow, thank goodness for Emma saving our bacon this week big time on Wednesday. It surely made up for the heartbreaker at the start of the S39 edition of this theme.

Total for this Week: $291,044
-Maingame: $191,044
-BR Wins: $100K

Total for the Season: $8,023,840
-Maingame: $5,578,271
-BR Wins: $2,445,569

Prize Wedge Wins: 28

MW was Flipped-Declined: 40-18
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 14-26
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 17-23
MW Wins: 6

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 27-7
–Successes: 10
–Crashes: 17 (Wipeouts: 8)

WC Usages: 25
-Maingame: 3 (2 on $3,500, 1 on $550)
-BR: 22

5-Round Games: 17

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 3

Perfect Rounds: 58

Gooseegg Victims: 25

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 4

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 22 (3 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 57/55/33

Biggest Margins of Victory

1. $65,700 (Oct. 13)
2. $42,630 (Oct. 10)
3. $37,400 (Oct. 16)

Smallest Margins of Victory

1. $233 (Jan. 16)
2. $260 (Dec. 11)
3. $547 (Dec. 12)

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 45 (27 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 1, Season, 23
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 2, Season: 65

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $26,569 (+$3,951)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $24,023 (+$106)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $30,899 (+$7,310)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23K (+$26)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $14,550
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $682,798 + 1 trip of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $25,900 (Jan. 3)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $31,750 (Oct. 25)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 17
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 4
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 3

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 63

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 2, Season: 123
-Near TD: Week: 5, Season: 138
-Via MDW: Week: 3, Season: 74

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 2, Season: 91

Aired Duds: Week: 34, Season: 838
Aired DQs: Week: 3, Season: 92

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 1, Season: 24
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 8
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 3
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 9
Cash: Week: $14,550, Season: $586,800

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 1, Season: 15
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
Prize Wedges: Week: 2, Season: 21
Cash: Week: $59,650, Season: $1,943,550

Forfeited WCs: Week: 0, Season: 21
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 3

Top Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $136,386 (Feb. 9)
2. $126,714 (Nov. 17)
3. $121,917 (Mar. 20)
4. $119,500 (Jan. 2, Mar. 27)
5. $97,400 (Mar. 21)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $71,700 (Oct. 13)
2. $48,480 (Oct. 10)
3. $46,690 (Mar. 7)
4. $46,250 (Feb. 8)
5. $40,794 (Sept. 19)

Episode (Overall)

1. $151,414 (Nov. 17)
2. $137,717 (Mar. 20)
3. $133,398 (Mar. 27)
4. $131,100 (Jan. 2)
5. $116,389 (Mar. 21)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $79,700 (Oct. 13)
2. $63,950 (Feb. 8)
3. $63,036 (Nov. 3)
4. $62,830 (Dec. 25)
5. $62,799 (Sept. 27)

Bottom Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $10,250 (Dec. 1)
2. $11,550 (Jan. 29)
3. $11,900 (Jan. 16)
4. $12,949 (Nov. 24)
5. $13,650 (Dec. 11)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $10,250 (Dec. 1)
2. $11,550 (Jan. 29)
3. $11,900 (Jan. 16)
4. $12,298 (Oct. 18)
5. $12,650 (Dec. 7)

Episode (Overall)

1. $24,517 (Dec. 8)
2. $25,567 (Jan. 16)
3. $26,290 (Sept. 12)
4. $26,410 (Nov. 21)
5. $26,900 (Jan. 29)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $21,470 (Oct. 27)
2. $23,550 (Nov. 22)
3. $24,517 (Dec. 8)
4. $25,506 (Dec. 7)
5. $25,567 (Jan. 16)

Season-High Week: Home for the Holidays ($395,364)
Season-Low Week: European Vacation ($179,526)

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MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
AROUND THE HOUSE	9	4	2	1	2	7	9
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	13	41	—	—	—
CHARACTER(S)			1	1	1	1	4
CROSSWORD	—	—	6	21	—	—	—
EVENT(S)	6	2	11	6	8	4	4
FAMILY					1
FOOD & DRINK	8	9	8	2	25	18	12
FUN & GAMES	13	7	6	2	9	7	4
IN THE KITCHEN	2	4	2			3	1
LANDMARK	3	1	1	3			1
LIVING THING(S)	3	10		1	5	4	7
MOVIE QUOTE	1			2	1		1
MOVIE TITLE	1	1	1		1
OCCUPATION	1	11			2	2	6
ON THE MAP	15	13	2	1		4	7
PERSON/PEOPLE	9	15		1	8	22	13
PHRASE	13	11	16	8	22	7	33
PLACE(S)	20	13	11	7	2	11	11
PROPER NAME	2	7	1		1		1
QUOTATION				1
RHYME TIME	1	5	3	1	3		8
SAME LETTER	—	—	28	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	3	24	—	—	—
SHOW BIZ	2	7	1	1	6	1	3
SONG ARTIST			1
SONG LYRICS		1	2	3
THING(S)	19	15	11	3	16	34	13
TITLE	4		1		3		1
TV TITLE			1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	9	4	12	15	27	18	18
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	4	5	1		3	2	5

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FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 99
Middle of Round 4: 29
Start of Round 5+: 13
Middle of Round 5+: 4

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 44/46/55

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 43
$1,550: 7
$1,600: 20
$1,650: 18
$1,700: 22
$1,800: 7
$1,850: 4
$1,900: 13
$6K: 11

Final Spins Edited Out: 11

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BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 51-94 (.352)

PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 7
2-3 Weeks: 8
1-4 Weeks: 10
SKUNKINGS: 3 (TOTAL TAPING DAY WASHOUTS: 2)

MDBRs: 8

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 7 (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)

Perfect Letter Combos: 4

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 46/39/60

AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0
EVENT(S): 6/15; 2-4
FOOD & DRINK: 12/15; 4-8
FUN & GAMES: 2/3; 1-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 1/2; 0-1
LIVING THING(S): 2/8; 1-1
ON THE MAP:
PERSON/PEOPLE: 8/34; 3-5
PHRASE: 63/141; 24-39
PLACE(S): 10/28; 3-7
THING(S): 9/145; 0-9
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 28/40; 11-17
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 0, Season: 38
THING-Free Category Choices:

BR Prizes
CAR: 15/39 (1 car sweep)
$40K: 26/77 (4 minimum sweeps)
$50K: 4/15
$75K: 2/5
$100K (or $1M): 4/9

Car Wins

• 1 Lincoln Corsair Standard
• 2 Nissan LEAF SV Pluses
• 2 Nissan Pathfinder SLs
• 3 MINI Cooper SEs
• 1 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend
• 1 BMW X1 xDrive28i
• 2 Ford Mustang MACH-E Selects
• 2 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertible
• 1 Volkswagen Atlas 3.6L V6 SE

MDBR Result
Landed on $1M:
1 Space Away:
2-3 Spaces Away: 2
4-5 Spaces Away: 1
6 Spaces Away: 1
7-8 Spaces Away: 1
9-11 Spaces Away: 3
12 Spaces Away:

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 4
BR Losses Despite Having WC: 11
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT:

Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: THEY ARE GIDDY (there were possibilities for the last word)
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: WE HAD A LAUGH (Emma could’ve made things much easier by choosing the A as her vowel, but it’s a good thing she got the answer at the last second)

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Player of the Week: Emma Wan

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WEEKLY RATING: 5 (no thanks to that awful Friday episode)

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Next week, we salute some Great American Cities to kick off April.

WoF Recap: March 29, 2024

Once again, I thank the 10 Tampa Bay CBS affiliate for providing the early airing.

EPISODE #7960: 🏞️NATIONAL PARKS🏞️

$1K Toss-Up: LIVING THINGS

_ _ A _ T
_ E D W _ _ D S

This Matt and/or his female opposition could see GIANT REDWOODS if they win a national parks trip…

Matt Hammons: married man to Cail for 21 years w/ a 12-year-old son (Lee; he couldn’t make it to the studio because of his school schedule) who enjoys making biscuits from Eatonton, GA

Cheryl Williams: mom of one daughter and a granddaughter (Adriana) who donated a kidney to one of her sorority sisters and advocates for living donors from Clarksville, TN

Lauren Wilson: married lady to Todd for almost five years (they live in the Sam Houston National Forest) and does co-teaching at Lincoln Elementary School from Montgomery, TX

$2K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

D _ A _ _ R
O _ G _ N _ _ E R

Cheryl solves DRAWER ORGANIZER.

FEATURED NATIONAL PARKS TRIP: marked COLLETTE

Round 1: PLACES

Cheryl: instant dud of T

Lauren: $650 R, two A’s, T repeat

Matt: two S’s for COLLETTE (tour of the Painted Canyon worth nearly $9K), LaT

Cheryl: $1,400 N pair, three E’s, M for mistake

Lauren: H for halt

Matt: $5K D pair, CRITICAL PURCHASE of U ($6K + COLLETTE at risk)

Cheryl: $1,700 C pair, solve…

_ N C R E D _ _ _ E
_ A N D S C A _ E S

Thanks to Matt’s fatal purchase, he missed out on seeing some INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPES, and so Cheryl earns $2,850 for that solve.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Lauren: $600 R, $850 S, BANKRUPT near $3,500 (lost $1,450)

Matt: $1,700 T pair, two O’s, $1,300 H pair, other normal BANKRUPT (lost $2,750)

Cheryl: N for negative

Lauren: $650 V, W for worthless

Matt: $550 F, $1,800 L trio, $1,300 Y pair, four A’s and four E’s, $1,300 D pair, solve…

Y O _ / S _ A R E D
_ E / H A L F / T O
D E A T H
V A L L E Y

Matt, YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH VALLEY on those last two spins, but you’re $4,450 richer.

Matt: $5,450/Cheryl: $4,850/Lauren: ZIP

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PP/Express Round: THINGS

Matt: $1,300 T pair, $1,300 S pair, $1,800 R trio, one A, bad O buy

Cheryl: unfortunate dud of L on $3,500

Lauren: $1,800 N trio, two E’s, $2,550 M trio, solve…

S _ R _ N _
S _ M M E R
A _ T _ M N
_ _ N T E R

She solves the four seasons of SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER for her first $4,100 and an Amtrak rail tour of YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK plus Grand Teton National Park and more worth $7,699.

Matt: $5,450/Cheryl: $4,850/Lauren: $11,799 cash & rail tour

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Triple Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

1.

_ _ F _ _ L _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ K

There’s an animal in the name of the city for this set, and Matt locates BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

2.

_ I T T _ / _ _ W K
N O R _ H / _ A _ O L I _ A

Lauren locates KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA.

3.

_ _ _ _ _ _ X
_ _ _ _ _ _ A

The show was here in S21, and Matt nails PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

Speed-Up: RHYME TIME

Matt strongly spins the $1,500 minimum.

Matt: 2 T’s
NULL CYCLE
Cheryl: Y (HUH?!)
Lauren: L (she tried to say N next)
Matt: 2 N’s
Cheryl: D (DUD)
Lauren: M (DUD)
Matt: F (NULL CYCLE #2)
Cheryl: 2 C’s

_ _ C _ T _ _ N
L _ C _ T _ _ N

Cheryl wins another $3K just before the buzzer to go to her next VACATION LOCATION.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T, M (Cheryl) H (Lauren) U (Matt)	Matt		Lauren’s T repeat
Round 2	N (Cheryl), W (Lauren)		2 (Lauren, Matt)
Round 3	O (Matt), L (Cheryl)
Round 4 (aired)	Y, D (Cheryl) M (Lauren) F (Matt)

FINAL SCORES
Matt: $9,450/Cheryl: $7,850/Lauren: $13,799 cash & rail tour

GT: $31,099
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,200

This was a pretty messy game, and since Lauren lucked out w/ the PP, I DON’T like her chances in the next segment after she picks from…

• PHRASE
• THING
• FOOD & DRINK

F & D it is.

Fan Friday Word of the Day: ADVENTURE (enter that for your chance to win a collette tour of Iceland)

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$100K Bonus Round

Todd the hubby sees his wife land on the ***. I know it already…

_ _ _ _ N _ / _ _ T
_ _ S _ _ _ T S

GHPO all make it…

P _ P _ N G / H O T
_ _ S _ _ _ T S

…but they’re all in the top and she gets the last word wrong ROASTS and DESSERTS. Matt would’ve gotten PIPING HOT BISCUITS since he mentioned about this food in the interviews, but alas, Lauren is the other $40K loser of the week.

MY RATING: 3

OBIT: Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr., the actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (also the first African-American to win a Supporting Actor Oscar) in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy in “Roots”, passed away early today in Santa Monica at the age of 87. The cause of death was not known.

He competed on WoF on May 1, 1995 during their Celebrity Award Winners week. His name was also mentioned as a puzzle during Christmas Week 1988.