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S41 Week 37 Stats

May 24, 2024June 20, 2024JL3239 Comments

This milestone week was… interesting to say the least.

Total for this Week: $349,308
-Maingame: $190,558
-BR Wins: $158,750

Total for the Season: $10,172,333
-Maingame: $7,034,599
-BR Wins: $3,137,734

Prize Wedge Wins: 35

MW was Flipped-Declined: 51-20
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 16-35
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 22-29
MW Wins: 7

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 35-9
–Successes: 16
–Crashes: 19 (Wipeouts: 8)

WC Usages: 31
-Maingame: 4 (3 on $3,500, 1 on $550)
-BR: 27

5-Round Games: 20

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 7

Perfect Rounds: 69

Gooseegg Victims: 29

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 5

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 28 (4 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 66/66/53

Biggest Margins of Victory

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

Smallest Margins of Victory

$233 (Jan. 16)
$260 (Dec. 11)
$406 (Apr. 25)

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 59 (36 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 1, Season: 31
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 1, Season: 88

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $23,202 (+$3,732)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23,352 (-$5)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $21,910 (+$2,910)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,299 (-$19)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $14,650
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $836,837 + 1 trip of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $29,750 (Apr. 26)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $36,250 (Apr. 26)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 22
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 6
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 5

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 79

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 5, Season: 158
-Near TD: Week: 4, Season: 171
-Via MDW: Week: 4, Season: 93

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 0, Season: 117

Aired Duds: Week: 25, Season: 1,068
Aired DQs: Week: 2, Season: 124

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 1, Season: 36
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 10
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 3
Prize Wedges: Week: 1, Season: 11
Cash: Week: $14,650, Season: $733K

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 16
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 6
Prize Wedges: Week: 2, Season: 28
Cash: Week: $61,600, Season: $2,484,500

Forfeited WCs: Week: 3, Season: 29
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 7

Top Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

$136,386 (Feb. 9)
$126,714 (Nov. 17)
$121,917 (Mar. 20)
$119,500 (Jan. 2, Mar. 27)
$111,160 (May 24)

Contestant (Maingame)

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

Episode (Overall)

$151,414 (Nov. 17)
$137,717 (Mar. 20)
$133,398 (Mar. 27)
$131,100 (Jan. 2)
$130,260 (May 24)

Episode (Maingame)

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

Bottom Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

$10,250 (Dec. 1)
$11,550 (Jan. 29)
$11,900 (Jan. 16)
$12,470 (Apr. 2)
$12,949 (Nov. 24)

Contestant (Maingame)

$10,250 (Dec. 1)
$11,550 (Jan. 29)
$11,649 (May 6)
$11,900 (Jan. 16)
$12,298 (Oct. 18)

Episode (Overall)

$22,620 (Apr. 2)
$24,517 (Dec. 8)
$25,567 (Jan. 16)
$26,290 (Sept. 12)
$26,410 (Nov. 21)

Episode (Maingame)

$21,470 (Oct. 27)
$22,620 (Apr. 2)
$22,800 (Apr. 19)
$23,550 (Nov. 22)
$24,517 (Dec. 8)

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

MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
AROUND THE HOUSE	10	11	2	1	3	9	9
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	18	51	—	—	—
CHARACTER(S)			1	1	1	1	4
CROSSWORD	—	—	7	26	—	—	—
EVENT(S)	8	2	14	8	8	5	6
FAMILY					1
FOOD & DRINK	9	13	9	4	28	24	13
FUN & GAMES	13	11	8	3	10	7	6
IN THE KITCHEN	2	5	2	1		4	1
LANDMARK	3	2	1	3			1
LIVING THING(S)	4	10	1	1	7	5	10
MOVIE QUOTE	1			2	1		1
MOVIE TITLE	1	1	1		1
OCCUPATION(S)	1	14	1		4	3	7
ON THE MAP	18	20	2	1		6	9
PERSON/PEOPLE	11	16		1	9	27	16
PHRASE	20	13	19	9	32	8	40
PLACE(S)	23	15	14	8	3	12	15
PROPER NAME	2	9	1		1		1
QUOTATION				1
RHYME TIME	4	6	5	1	4		8
SAME LETTER	—	—	36	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	4	31	—	—	—
SHOW BIZ	4	7	2	2	8	2	3
SONG/ARTIST			1
SONG LYRICS	1	1	3	5	1
SONG TITLE		1			1
THING(S)	26	16	12	5	19	46	19
TITLE	4		1		3		1
TV TITLE			1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	13	4	15	18	32	21	24
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	5	6	2		6	3	8

FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 130
Middle of Round 4: 35
Start of Round 5+: 15
Middle of Round 5+: 5

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 56/59/70

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 57
$1,550: 9
$1,600: 25
$1,650: 22
$1,700: 25
$1,800: 9
$1,850: 7
$1,900: 19
$6K: 12

Final Spins Edited Out: 13

BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 66-119 (.357)

PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 9
2-3 Weeks: 12
1-4 Weeks: 11
SKUNKINGS: 4 (TOTAL TAPING DAY WASHOUTS: 2)

MDBRs: 11

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 9 (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 1)

Perfect Letter Combos: 4

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 62/48/75

AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0
EVENT(S): 7/20; 3-4
FOOD & DRINK: 16/20; 6-10
FUN & GAMES: 2/3; 1-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 1/2; 0-1
LIVING THING(S): 5/14; 1-4
ON THE MAP:
PERSON/PEOPLE: 10/47; 3-7
PHRASE: 75/165; 30-45
PLACE(S): 14/42; 5-9
THING(S): 12/185; 1-11
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 39/53; 14-25
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 2, Season: 46
THING-Free Category Choices:

BR Prizes
CAR: 22/54 (2 car sweeps)
$40K: 33/97 (6 minimum sweeps)
$50K: 5/17
$75K: 2/5
$100K (or $1M): 4/12

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 Convertibles
1 Volkswagen Atlas 3.6L V6 SE
1 maZDa CX-50 2.5 S Select
1 Chevrolet Equinox RS
1 Ford Edge SEL
1 Nissan Murano SV
1 BMW X2 M35i
2 Infiniti QX50s

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

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 6
BR Losses Despite Having WC: 15
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1

Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: QUIBBLING (very nasty puzzle right there, and the audience was right to boo at the answer)
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: THAT’S BAFFLING

Player of the Week: Michael Bystrzycki

WEEKLY RATING: 7 (C-)

Pat’s penultimate week as host marks the return of Fan Favorites from last season (@jpgenius does most of the week while I finish it off).

WoF Recap: May 24, 2024 — 🎉EPISODE #8000!🎉

May 24, 2024June 6, 2024JL32310 Comments

Hopefully this 8,000th episode milestone will turn out good. 🤞🏻

EPISODE #8000: 💰BIG MONEY💰

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

A / H U _ E
M I _ E S T _ N E

Yes, Sarah– 8,000 episodes is A HUGE MILESTONE for this show. Last contestants this week…

Sarah McCabe: former English teacher who raises pigs and cattle and just got chickens last week and donates onesies every year married to farmer (not “former”) husband Kevin with a 2 1/2-year-old son named Colton (he was born two months early) from Mankato, MN

Michael Bystrzycki: master electrician (he works with standby generators, electrical paneling, wires, and transformers) who likes mani-pedis from Drummons, TN

Lillian Devane: Jersey girl and word nerd (she has a word app on her phone and she says the word for the day is “grateful”) from Atlantic City by way of Wildwood, NJ

$2K Toss-Up: SONG TITLE

E _ _ _ T / _ A Y S
A / _ E E K

Michael IDs “EIGHT DAYS A WEEK” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Crossword Round: FIRE ______

Michael: $1,400 R pair, 2 E’s, $1,400 T pair, 3 O’s, BANKRUPT near $2,500 ($2,300 lost) (he originally thought of solving at this point)
Lillian: other BANKRUPT
Sarah: MDW’s left side
Michael: D for DJ near $700, solve for $1K & DJ…

_	O	R	_	_
O									_
O									_
D	E	_	_	R	T	_	E	_	T

WORKS, DEPARTMENT, WOOD, and PIT are the things associated with “fire” to secure the special golden wedge.

Mystery Round: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Lillian: $600 G, 3 N’s for other DJ, 3 I’s, 5 A’s (NMV), 3 C’s on MW near $650, passes, solve for $6,100 & DJ…

_ I C _ I N G / _ A C _
I N / A / C A _ A N A

She’s got a golden wedge of her own and someone who solves the next puzzle would be KICKING BACK IN A CABANA- PR.

Sarah: $1K $ Michael: $3K DJ $ Lillian: $6,100 DJ

Fan Friday Word of the Week: SUSHI (enter for your chance to win a Collette trip to Japan)

PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Sarah: 3 T’s for WC, $1,400 N pair, no S on $850
Michael: $500 R, 2 I’s, O, $700 H, 5 E’s, A (NMV), 2 L’s for $10K, solve for $10,200…

L E T / T H E
_ E L E _ R A T I O N
_ E _ I N

LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN– in addition to all that cash, he’ll be getting a mani-pedi on his trip to the Avila Beach Hotel in CURAÇAO worth $8,710!

Sarah: $1K WC $ Michael: $21,910 cash & Curaçao DJ $ Lillian: $6,100 DJ

Triple Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

T _ P / _ A _ E R

Lillian drinks a glass of TAP WATER.

_ _ _ _ _ G
_ _ _ _ _

She nails SPRING WATER…

C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E

…but she blows the Toss-Up sweep with CRANBERRY JUICE.

C H _ M P A _ _ E

Sarah pops open a bottle of CHAMPAGNE.

Round 4: THING

She lands on the $8K wedge right away… but says an unfortunate dud of T- darn. Michael then completes the $1,500 Final Spin sweep.

Michael: S
Lillian: T repeat
Sarah: N
Michael: R
Lillian: 2 M’s
Sarah: P
Michael: B
Lillian: 2 Y’s

M Y / _ _ _ _ Y
N _ M B _ R

Though I don’t have MY LUCKY NUMBER, Lillian solves for $6K.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS
Round 1		3 (everybody)
Mystery Round	PERFECT ROUND
PP/Express Round	S (Sarah)
Round 4/Speed-Up	T, P (Sarah), S (Michael)		T (Lillian)
8 TOTAL	4	3	1

FINAL SCORES
Sarah: $3K WC $ Michael: $21,910 cash & Curaçao DJ $ Lillian: $16,100 DJ

We get a shot of one of Michael’s shoes which is pink and sparkly. And wouldn’t you know it — we were this close to an all-male sweep again just like the previous milestone week.

FINAL JACKPOT AMOUNT: $21,250

GRAND TOTAL: $41,010
BANKRUPT TRASH (Michael): $2,300

I don’t think we’ll have a Double Jackpot win because Michael’s unfortunately stuck with THAT list again…

PHRASE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THING

$100K Bonus Round

After we see his “pops”, he lands on WIN. Opening setup…

_ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ R
_ _ S _ T _ _ N

CDMO gives him…

_ O C _ E _ / _ O R
_ O S _ T _ _ N

He will JOCKEY FOR POSITION on winning the $42,500 Jackpot plus…

…

…the Infiniti QX50 for a final total of $111,160 cash & prizes! Furthermore, we have our SECOND CAR SWEEP THIS SEASON!!! WTG, sir!

Postgame Chat: As we see a cake on stage to commemorate 8,000 episodes, Pat states that they’ve done the daytime version of this show before so he’s done almost 10,000 shows. Vanna has stayed a couple extra years in daytime so she’s done over 10,000. The show was on for seven years before he started; it has been on for over 12,000 episodes, which is crazy. Pat then thanks us for allowing that to happen.

MY RATING: 10! (A+) (despite a few bumps)

And now, w/ 8,000 episodes complete, we shall celebrate this magnificent milestone w/ a celebratory song.

“We Didn’t Spin The Wheel” (To the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, written by @nickskapower)

Play this if you want to sing along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNtmT5n4jwE

(VERSE 1: @andynwof)

Colored wedges, dollar amounts, bankrupt wedges, lose a turns
Free play, wild card, half car plates, million dollar wedges
Mystery wedge flips, express runs, prize wedges, jackpots
Gift tags, puzzle board, categories, used letter board

(VERSE 2: @dannymargulis)

Before and after, phrase, thing, place, what are you doing
Person, event, food and drink, fictional character
Living thing, rhyme time, same name, song lyrics
Title, proper name, crosswords, triple tossup puzzles

(CHORUS: ALL)