S43 Week 12 Stats

This was a rather interesting tournament week even though we had some bumps along the way.

We DO NOT want to hear anybody tell us to change $100K losses into technical wins. A LOSS is a LOSS. If you wanna fight with SONY about it, call 310-244-4000 and DON’T WASTE OUR TIME. EVER! 😡

Total for this Week: $340,259
-Maingame: $183,037
-BR Wins: $157,222

Total for the Season: $4,580,896
-Maingame: $2,398,080
-BR Wins: $2,182,816

Prize Wedge Wins: 11
Year of Fun Prize Wins: 8

Multipliers Won this Week: 4

MW was Flipped-Declined: 20-7
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 7-13
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 12-8
MW Wins: 2

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 11-5
–Successes: 6
–Crashes: 5 (Wipeouts: 0)

WC Usages: 5
-Maingame: 1 (on $2,500)
-BR: 4

5-Round Games: 3

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 3

Perfect Rounds: 18

Gooseegg Victims: 12

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 4 (on Oct. 1, Oct. 22, Nov. 4, and Nov. 17)

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 10 (5 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 19/25/16

Biggest Margins of Victory

1. $61,018 (Sept. 12)
2. $36,324 (Oct. 27)
3. $35,550 (Sept. 9)

Smallest Margins of Victory

1. $760 (Nov. 12)
2. $768 (Sept. 19)
3. $1,275 (Oct. 22)

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 11 (5 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 1, Season: 10
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 3, Season: 16

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $22,258 (+$3,702)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $24,783 (-$229)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $20,105 (+$2,301)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $21,350 (-$1,314)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $22,550
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $251,450 + 3 trips of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $12,750 (Nov. 7)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $21,350 (Nov. 25)

Lowest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $6,500 (WTF (What the Fun))
Highest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $38,750 (Live More Floridays)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 9
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 3
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 2

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 21

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 1, Season: 58
-Near TD: Week: 1, Season: 44
-Via MDW: Week: 1, Season: 33

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 4, Season: 54

Aired Duds: Week: 26, Season: 371
Aired DQs: Week: 4, Season: 51

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 0, Season: 15
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 0
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 5
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 2
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $22,550, Season: $230,350
Other: 1 Multiplier

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 5
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 5
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 3
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $84,200, Season: $905,200
Other: 4 Multipliers

Forfeited WCs: Week: 3, Season: 11
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 8

Top Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $1,035,155 (Sept. 30)
2. $158,419 (Nov. 28)
3. $126,450 (Sept. 19)
4. $93,925 (Oct. 22)
5. $92,849 (Sept. 26)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $63,018 (Sept. 12)
2. $45,500 (Sept. 9)
3. $42,145 (Oct. 13)
4. $39K (Nov. 3)
5. $38,324 (Oct. 27)

Episode (Overall)

1. $1,046,105 (Sept. 30)
2. $153,132 (Sept. 19)
3. $150,769 (Nov. 28)
4. $114,575 (Oct. 22)
5. $104,899 (Sept. 26)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $69,132 (Sept. 8)
2. $66,018 (Sept. 12)
3. $59,095 (Oct. 13)
4. $57,650 (Nov. 3)
5. $56,450 (Sept. 9)

Bottom Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $12,400 (Nov. 19)
2. $14,916 (Nov. 17)
3. $15,200 (Nov. 12)
4. $16,710 (Nov. 5)
5. $17,784 (Nov. 21)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $12,400 (Nov. 19)
2. $12,500 (Nov. 7)
3. $14,200 (Sept. 17)
4. $14,916 (Nov. 17)
5. $14,999 (Oct. 24)

Episode (Overall)

1. $28,316 (Nov. 19)
2. $29,478 (Oct. 10)
3. $29,484 (Nov. 21)
4. $30,216 (Nov. 17)
5. $30,700 (Sept. 11)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $24,443 (Oct. 1)
2. $26,703 (Oct. 28)
3. $28,250 (Nov. 7)
4. $28,316 (Nov. 19)
5. $28,515 (Sept. 24)

Season-High Week: Fall Into Fall ($1,273,965)
Season-Low Week: Veterans Week ($186,837)

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MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
A NUMBERS GAME	1	2				3	1
ABSURD BIRD						1
ACT YOUR AGE							3
ALL ABOARD!					1
AROUND THE HOUSE						1	1
BACK IN THE DAY		1		1	1		1
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	3	24	—	—	—
CHARACTER(S)	1	3				1	1
COLORFUL LANGUAGE		1					1
CROSSWORD	—	—	5	6	—	—	—
EVENT(S)		4	2		1		2
FIELD TRIP			1
FOOD & DRINK		2		2	4	2	2
FOOD FOR THOUGHT	1	1	2	1			4
FOOD FUSION							1
FUN & GAMES	2		1	1	2	4
FUN FESTIVALS				1
GUILTY PLEASURE	1	1	1	2
HAPPY HOUR	1	1			1		2
IN THE KITCHEN							1
JUST DESSERTS		1				1	2
LANDMARK					1
LIFE’S A BEACH					1
LIVING THING(S)		2			1	4	1
MOST LIKELY TO		1	2	1
MOVIE QUOTE	1			2
MOVIE TITLE	1			1
NEVER HAVE I EVER	1			2	1		4
OCCUPATION		2					1
OLD SCHOOL	1		1				3
ON MY PLAYLIST	1		1	1
ON THE COURT			1
ON THE MAP	2	3		1		1
OPPOSITES ATTRACT			1				2
PERSON/PEOPLE	2	3	1		2	1	2
PET LIFE		2					1
PET PEEVE			4	2			1
PHRASE	10	2	5	2	4	6	9
PLACE(S)	1	2		1	8	1	2
PROPER NAME		3
QUOTATION	1	1
RHYME TIME	3	2	1		5	2
RISKY BUSINESS	1	1		2
SAME LETTER	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	1	5	—	—	—
SAY CHEESE!	1		1		1	1
SHOW BIZ		2
SHOW ME A SIGN	1					1	2
SONG LYRICS	1		4		1	2
SONG TITLE	3		2		1		1
TALK LIKE A PIRATE						1
TECH TALK	1	2	2
THE OFFICE		1	3			1
THING(S)	8	5	2		3	5	4
TITLE			1	1
TRAVEL TIP(S)		1			4
WEATHER REPORT					3
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	10	5	1	1	6	11	3
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	1	2	1				1
WHAT THE FUN!	2				8	1	1
WHAT TIME IS IT?		1				1	3
WORDPLAY	—	—	—	—	—	8	—

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FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 52
Middle of Round 4: 5
Start of Round 5+: 3
Middle of Round 5+: 

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 17/28/15

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 17
$1,550: 3
$1,600: 6
$1,650: 10
$1,700: 12
$1,800: 2
$1,850: 3
$1,900: 4
$6K: 3

Final Spins Edited Out: 1

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BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 24-36 (.4)

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

MDBRs: 4

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 1 (1 solved despite wiping out) (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)

Perfect Letter Combos: 3

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 16/22/22

AROUND THE HOUSE: 4/5; 1-3
EVENT: 3/4; 1-2
FOOD & DRINK: 3/5; 1-2
FUN & GAMES: 1/1; 0-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 
LIVING THING(S): 1/3; 1-0
PERSON/PEOPLE: 6/13; 1-5
PHRASE: 16/56; 4-12
PLACE(S): 4/9; 0-4
SHOW BIZ: 0/2
THING(S): 3/58; 2-1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 17/22; 11-6
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 2/2; 2-0

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 2, Season: 19
THING-Free Category Choices: 2

BR Prizes
CAR: 8/21
$40K: 3/10
$45K: 5/11
$50K: 2/3
$55K: 1/6
$75K: 2/5
$100K (or $1M): 2/3

Extra BR Prize Wins: $120K from Toss-Up BR on Nov. 28

Car Wins

• 1 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring
• 2 Ford Bronco Sports
• 1 Tacoma SR5 Double Cab
• 1 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury
• 1 Audi A3 Premium Plus Quattro
• 1 Toyota RAV4
• 1 Toyota GR86 Premium

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

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 3
BR Losses Despite Having WC: 2
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1

Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: QUICK AS A WINK (no explanation needed)
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: AERIAL VIEW

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Player of the Week: Chorsie Calbert IV

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WEEKLY RATING: 6 (D+)

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Next week is the start of the Secret Santa sweepstakes which will be covered by newbies Sam (Mon.-Wed.) and Kevin (rest of week). He apparently doesn’t take admin duties seriously, so I ended up covering Thursday while Adam did Friday (first recap by him since S40).

WoF Recap: 🛍️Black Friday 2025🛍️ — Friday Finals

EPISODE #8265: 🎰DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT🎰

The short intro is used.

$1K Toss-Up: THING

_ O _ L E T T E
W H _ E L

Taniqua or one of these finalists will be spinning the ROULETTE WHEEL for a special BR tonight…

Taniqua Ward: won $20,105 on Tues.

Toni Perrotta: won $70,572 on Wed.; her family is from the East Coast, so if she wins, she’s throwing a huge “Perrotta-palooza” and bringing them all together

Chorsie Calbert IV: won $20,800 on Thurs.

$2K Toss-Up: PROPER NAME

_ A I T _ I N
_ L A R _

Chorsie IDs basketball player CAITLIN CLARK.

For obvious reasons, the MDW is out of play today. However, the WC has become a wedge; when picked up, it can either be used like a normal WC or taken to the BR to have a 10x envelope on the Wheel.

Round 1: SONG LYRICS

Chorsie: $500 S, 4 T’s on Multiplier near $800 (4X), 3 A’s, $1,300 H pair, I, FATAL LaT ($17,300 sitting there- oh brother)
Taniqua: 2 W’s for WILD or 10X, $1,200 N pair, E, O (NMV), solve for $1,700…

_ O N E _ / T H A T ’ S
W H A T / I / W A N T

She blows it by a letter with HONEY, THAT’S WHAT I WANT, so Toni capitalizes with Barrett Strong’s MONEY, THAT’S WHAT I WANT for the house minimum.

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Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Taniqua: $1,800 S pair, E, no A
Toni: $650 T, $1,300 C pair, O, 2 I’s (NMV), 2 K’s on other Multiplier (2X), $1,700 H pair, solve for $7,150…

H O C K E _ / &
_ I S H
S T I C K

She solves HOCKEY & FISH STICK.

Chorsie: $2K | Taniqua: $1K WC | Toni: $8,150

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PP/Express Round: PLACES

Toni: $1,200 S pair, $1,300 L pair, $700 T, 3 A’s, LaT
Chorsie: $650 N, 3 E’s, $1,400 P pair, solve for $1,800…

P A L A _ E S
A N _ / T E _ P L E S

There will be plenty of PALACES AND TEMPLES for him to visit during her stay at the THAILAND Meliã Pattaya Hotel and tour of Big Buddha and the Sanctuary of Truth worth $8,019.

Chorsie: $11,819 cash & Thailand | Taniqua: $1K WC | Toni: $8,150

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Triple Toss-Up: A NUMBER’S GAME

1.

_ _ _ E _ / _ F
_ / K _ N _

Chorsie gets a THREE OF A KIND in poker.

2.

T _ O / P _ _ R

Chorsie realizes it can’t be TWO FOUR.

T _ O / P _ I R

Taniqua lands a TWO PAIR.

3.

_ _ _ / _ _
A / _ _ _ L _ _ N

Taniqua solves ONE IN A MILLION.

Speed-Up: PERSON

Taniqua has spun…$1,900 per consonant, so we won’t be able to the special WC wedge in action.

Taniqua: S
Toni: T
Chorsie: N
Taniqua: R
Toni: L
Chorsie: E
Taniqua: C
Toni: M (guesses GREAT COMEDIAN)
Chorsie: P

_ R E _ T
C _ _ M P _ _ N

I wouldn’t exactly call Chorsie a GREAT CHAMPION just yet, but he wins $3,800 and will be advancing to the special BR.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	MISSOLVES
Round 1		Chorsie	Taniqua
Mystery Round	A (Taniqua)
PP/Express Round		Toni
Speed-Up	S (Taniqua), L (Toni)	N/A	Toni
7 TOTAL	3	2	2

FINAL SCORES
Chorsie: $17,619 cash & Thailand ($38,419 so far) | Taniqua: $1K WC (leaves with $25,105) | Toni: $8,150 (leaves with $78,722)

GRAND TOTAL: $30,769
NO BANKRUPTS

Chorsie is unfortunately given that DREADED list for this upcoming BR…

• THING
• PHRASE
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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$200K Toss-Up Bonus Round

Instead of money amounts, each envelope has a 2X, 3X, or 4X multiplier. Up to five puzzles are played back-to-back, with RSTLNE pre-filled in, with other letters appearing randomly like a normal Toss-Up. If he wants to solve, he has to press a button and immediately give an answer. A correct answer gives him $10K pre-multiplier, while an incorrect answer just moves onto the next puzzle.

After he thanks his parents again, Tanya advises him to breathe, and he lands on GAME.

1. (45s)

S C R I B _ L I N _
S _ _ E T _ _ N _ / _ _ _ N

He’s rightly SCRIBBLING SOMETHING DOWN.

2. (37s)

J _ M P I N G / _ N
T _ E / B _ N _ W _ G _ N

This was used on Jun. 3, 2019 (not solved for $45K), but he’s JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON.

3. (25s)

I M P R O _ _ N _ / _ Y
F L E _ I _ _ L I T _

I’m working on IMPROVING MY FLEXIBILITY in contributing to this game show community, and he’s 3-for-3 so far.

4. (14s)

_ E I _ _ _ N G / A L L
_ _ / M _ / O _ T _ _ N S

I’m WEIGHING ALL OF MY OPTIONS on how to handle the BR stats for this week, and he’s now 4-for-4.

5. (5s)

_ _ K _ N _
_ _ M E M _ _ E / P _ _ _ A

TIME UP (A: MAKING HOMEMADE PIZZA)

Still, he’s got $40K with a 3X multiplier in the envelope for a total of $120K in this segment for a final total of $158,419 cash & trip (I will rule this overall result as a win)!

MY RATING: 7 (C-) (tough call)

WoF Recap: 🦃Thanksgiving 2025🦃

On the day where most of us are gathering with family and having an extravagant dinner together, Andy’s family is off to vacation again, so it’s up to us to hold the fort for him again for the next four weeks.

EPISODE #8264: 🎰DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT🎰

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

H E _D _ / _ R
T A I L _ ?

About Chorsie solving this one, HEADS OR TAILS? Regardless, he’s the first to score among these Thanksgiving Day contestants (including another man)…

Chorsie Calbert IV: man who loves escape rooms (he’s done over 170 and budgets more for escape rooms than food or lodging) and loved the Wheel board game as a child and started hosting it for his parents from Whitehall, OH

Lenora Hebert: fan of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots (and misses Brady), and the Celtics whose mother had dementia, but she would still watch this show from Middleborough, MA

Mike Dean: poker chip collector from casinos and even has some in his pocket and loves photobombing photos, even before digital photos from Evansville, IN

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

_ L A _ K _ _ C K
D _ A _ _ _

Sorry, Mike, but it’s Chorsie who solves BLACKJACK DEALER to triple up.

Round 1: SONG TITLE

Chorsie: no R on $600
Lenora: 2 N’s on Multiplier near $800 (2X), 3 A’s, no I
Mike: $600 T, $600 K, 3 E’s, no L on $2,500
Chorsie: $1,200 C pair, solve…

T A K E / A
C _ A N C E / _ N / _ E

He IDs ABBA’s “TAKE A CHANCE ON ME”.

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Mystery Round: NEVER HAVE I EVER

Lenora: $1,100 N pair, no G on $850
Mike: $1,300 T pair, 3 O’s, no H on MW near $650
Chorsie: 2 S’s on other MW, obviously flips…whoops
Lenora: L for WC, no A
Mike: $700 R, G repeat on $700
Chorsie: M on Multiplier near $700 (3X), $700 P, solve for $3,700…

P R _ T _ N _ _ _ / T O
_ _ / S O M _ O N _
_ L S _

He doesn’t pay attention to the category and says PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE.

Lenora: $900 B, 8 E’s, solve for $2K…

P R E T E N _ E _ / T O
B E / S O M E O N E
E L S E

There’s a certain troll who has PRETENDED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE multiple times in this game show community, but she gets the tense right (could’ve gone for the remaining D’s).

Mike: ZILCH | Chorsie: $4,200 | Lenora: $2K WC

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PP/Express Round: LANDMARK

Mike: $800 S, 3 E’s, $1,700 T pair, $650 H, $600 R, 2 I’s, $1,200 N pair, solve for $4,450…

T H E / _ E _ N I N _
T _ _ E R / _ _ / _ I S _

He’ll visit THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA on his Gate1 Travel tour of ITALY worth $9,998- PR.

Mike: $14,448 cash & Italy | Chorsie: $4,200 | Lenora: $2K WC

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Triple Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

1.

S T _ A _ G _ T
F _ U S _

Chorsie solves STRAIGHT FLUSH.

2.

_ _ _ _ L
_ _ _ _ _

He nails ROYAL FLUSH.

3.

_ _ A _ / A / _ _ S H !

Lenora blanks out.

_ H A T / A / R _ S H !

WHAT A RUSH! Although Mike started to speak, it’s Chorsie who scores the total Toss-Up sweep!

Speed-Up: THING

Chorsie has spun $1,650 per consonant.

Chorsie: S
Lenora: L
Mike: T
Chorsie: 3 R’s
Lenora: P
Mike: D
Chorsie: 2 A’s
Lenora: N
Mike: G
Chorsie: O

R O _ _ / S T A R
P A R _ _ N G

Chorsie solves ROCK STAR PARKING for $6,600 and a spot in the Friday Finals even though he wasn’t sure.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS	MISSOLVES
Round 1	R (Chorsie), I (Lenora), L (Mike)
Mystery Round	G, A (Lenora); H (Mike)	Chorsie	G (Mike)	Chorsie
PP/Express Round	PERFECT ROUND
Speed-Up	L (Lenora), D (Mike)	N/A
11 TOTAL	8	1	1	1

FINAL SCORES
Mike: $14,448 cash & Italy | Chorsie: $20,800 | Lenora: $2K WC

GRAND TOTAL: $37,248
NO BANKRUPT TRASH (besides MW flip)

Chorsie’s category list…

• PHRASE
• FOOD & DRINK
• THING

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see her mother Tanya and father also named Chorsie, he lands on GAME. This was last used on Nov. 7, 2013 (wasn’t solved for $30K)…

_ _ _ _ L L _ N
_ _ _ E

CHMA causes me to stick a fork in him…

_ _ _ _ L L _ N
C _ _ E

…and he whiffs with MILLION, TRILLION, MILLION COKE, and COPE. Left behind in this BOUILLON CUBE are the keys to the Toyota GR86.

Postgame Chat: Vanna wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Ryan reminds everyone about the $500K Bonus Round tomorrow and notes the three returning players: Tanequa, Toni, and Chorsie.

MY RATING: 6 (D+)

WoF Recap: November 26, 2025

Let’s make this episode a good one before I leave for tomorrow…

EPISODE #8263: DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT

The short intro is used again.

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

G _ T / _ _ / O _
T _ _ / A C T I _ N

Let’s GET IN ON THE ACTION, and see Toni plus her midweek opposition play…

Toni Perrotta: karaoke queen who enjoys swimming & water aerobics (she says she’s old to swim, and that’s basically the law) and dogsits when she’s retired; she’s also a flamingoholic (and she tells us a group of flamingos is a “flamboyance”) from Sherman Oaks, CA

Derek Shields: married man to Masha who enjoys taking trips to Vegas (he used to take poker a little bit more seriously than the slots that he does nowadays) and also slow cooks (his go-to food is the briskets and he puts a little salt, pepper and garlic instead of marinating it) from Scottsdale, AZ

Paula Leland: certified gym bunny (she loves hot yoga, running marathons, weights & strength training, etc.) from Chicago

$2K Toss-Up: WAYD? (three-liner alert)

_ R _ _ N _
_ O / K E E _ / A
_ _ R _ _ G _ T / F _ C E

I’m TRYING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE, and so is Toni who triples up.

Round 1: PET PEEVE

Toni: one T for MDW, one H for Multiplier near $800 (4X), four E’s, $700 R, one A, $1,100 N pair, two I’s, $1,600 G pair (close call), $500 L, solve…

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

She knows LEAVING THE FRIDGE OPEN is a big no-no for $7,150 — PR.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Derek: $1,200 T pair, BANKRUPT near $650 just as quick

Paula: $1,400 S pair, N for negative

Toni: $1K R pair, N repeat

Derek: H for halt 

Paula: three F’s on other Multiplier (2X), $700 L, four E’s and O, $1,400 D pair, two I’s, $700 G, unnecessary U buy, $500 Y, solve…

_ _ S T E R ’ S
D E G R E E
O F / D I F F I _ U L T Y

She earns a MASTER’S DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY worth $9,700.

Paula: $9,700/Toni: $10,150 MDW/Derek: NOTHING

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PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES

Paula: $500 S, $800 T, one E, $800 R, $1,400 N pair, L for lost turn

Toni: $10,500 G trio, one O and three I’s, $500 F, solve…

G O I N G
_ I T E S _ R F I N G

She’s won $10,500 and the chance to be GOING KITESURFING at The Verandah in ANTIGUA (incl. a Land Rover drive to Devil’s Bridge) worth $9,200. Oh, and she says she’s gonna “plotz”, which is slang for collapsing or fainting from excitement. 

Paula: $9,700/Toni: $29,850 cash & Antigua MDW/Derek: BUPKIS

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Triple Toss-Up: THING

1.

_ _ N N _ / S L _ T
M _ C _ _ N _

All “machines”, and Toni gets some more $ out of this PENNY SLOT MACHINE.

2.

_ _ O G R _ S _ _ _ E
S L _ T / _ A _ _ I _ E

Paula wins her share of $2K from a PROGRESSIVE SLOT MACHINE.

3.

_ _ S _ I _ G
M _ _ H _ _ _

Derek finally gets some $ from this WASHING MACHINE.

Speed-Up: SHOW ME A SIGN (one-wordy alert)

Derek lands on the $1,500 minimum, so that’s good news for Toni.

Derek: 2 S’s (he then tried to spin and say T next)
Paula: 2 T’s
Toni: R

S _ _ _ T T _ R _ _ S

Toni solves the zodiac sign of SAGITTARIUS (that’s when you’re born from Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) for the Final Spin amount. 

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2	N (Paula), H (Derek)		Derek	Toni’s N repeat
Round 3	L (Paula)
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Paula: $11,700/Toni: $33,350 cash & Antigua MDW/Derek: $2K

GT: $47,050
Derek’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,200

Toni’s definitely coming back for Friday (and Liz from last night is on the bubble), but now here’s her generic category list for her MDBR…

• PHRASE
• THING
• PERSON

She may be asking for a massive bust like Kristen Andrews from S36 w/ her choice of THING — oh brother. -___-

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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #4

Toni has no supporters, but the crowd is w/ her. Her moment of truth spin lands on the P (and as in her last name). This was a puzzle from early S30 (and not solved for $30K)…

_ E R _ _ L
_ _ E _

CFD is no good, but there are two A’s…

A E R _ A L
_ _ E _

After initially saying AERIAL WIRE, we will be seeing an AERIAL VIEW of her winning…

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…not the million, but the Toyota GR86 Premium worth $37,222, giving her a new subtotal of $70,572 cash & prizes!

$1M LOCATION: C (11 away)

No end chat after this win, and we’ll never know what the hosts would talk about had she not won that sportscar.

MY RATING: 8

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That’s gonna do it for me, and I’ll see you late next month on the 23rd. @jliu23232 will cover the rest of this tournament. 

WoF Recap: November 25, 2025

EPISODE #8262: DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT

The short intro was used.

$1K Toss-Up: THING

_ _ G E / _ A _ H
P R I Z E

Arlicia or one of this Tuesday trio from left to right could be winning a HUGE CASH PRIZE by the end of this night…

Arlicia Turner: Univ. of Georgia sports fan (she also loves the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks) who used to do classical dancing for 13 years (she had no rhythm in hip-hop and so she had to get into those classes as she got a little older) from Suwannee, GA

Liz St. Claire: former mud wrestler (this put her through beauty school and she’s been doing hair ever since) who used to dance on “American Bandstand” (she was one of those people who invented the “Y.M.C.A.”) from Cathedral City, CA

Paul Phillips: man who loves to cook w/ his wife even though they sometimes get lazy (he did an Internet search on the best recipe that involves ketchup, sketchy avocado, some tomatoes, and some rice, but when that doesn’t work, the dogs are pleased) and has a real affection for downtown Las Vegas (he enjoys the whole gangster vibe of everything, and he and his wife dub it “Dirty Vegas”) from Holiday, FL

$2K Toss-Up: WAYD?

E _ R N I N G
P _ I N T S

Arlicia’s not EARNING POINTS, but rather money, and has tripled up.

Crossword Round: CHOCOLATE ______

Arlicia: instant dud of C (she was thinking CAKE like I did)

Liz: also misses w/ T

Paul: three L’s on Multiplier near $800 (4X), BANKRUPT near $2,500 (busted out of $12K just as quick)

Arlicia: $3,600 S quartet, two A’s and E, $500 B, N for negative

Liz: $700 K (not quite to other Multiplier), $600 M, unnecessary buy of two I’s (NMV), LaT

Paul: final letter of $600 R

M					B	A	L	L	S
I					A
L					R
K	I	S	S	E	S

He reads them all for a $400 bonus.

Fanday Funday Word of the Day: COIN (enter for a chance at $10K courtesy of DraftKings Casino)

Mystery Round: RISKY BUSINESS

The other Multiplier wedge is still in play for this round unlike last night.

Liz: $700 N (just got out of trouble), $650 R, one E, $500 T, one A, two S’s on MW near $650 and risks $1,350…BUSTED

Paul: MDW’s right side

Arlicia: $550 G, three I’s, $900 F, one V on other Multiplier (3X), two O’s, $2K Y pair, solve…

S A Y I N G / I / _ O V E
Y O _ / F I R S T

She solves SAYING “I LOVE YOU” FIRST for $5,950 (so it appears a player’s round total WON’T multiply w/ that wedge even after this solve — ok, then).

Arlicia: $8,950/Liz: ZERO/Paul: $1K

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PP/Express Round: PLACES

Paul: instant dud of L

Arlicia: two S’s on EXPRESS and GOES ABOARD

Next Picks: T…A…E…R…4 N’s…U…G…2 I’s (NMV)…CRASH WITH M ($8K wiped out; she thought the second word started w/ MINE)

Liz: just solves…

S T U N N I N G
_ I N E _ A R _ S

Liz will see some STUNNING VINEYARDS at Algodon Wine Estates in ARGENTINA worth $8,415.

Arlicia: $8,950/Liz: $8,415 Argentina trip/Paul: $1K

This has been an UNPLEASANT game thus far… -___-

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Triple Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

1.

_ _ _ _ _ _ G
P _ _ E _

Here are three things you might do at a casino, and Arlicia quickly solves PLAYING POKER.

2.

_ _ T T _ _ _ / B _ G

Paul’s BETTING BIG.

3.

_ O L D _ N G
I M _ E D I _ T E L Y

Liz isn’t FOLDING IMMEDIATELY, though she sounded unsure.

Speed-Up: EVENT

Liz has spun the $1,500 minimum.

Liz (she tried to spin again): 4 T’s
Paul: N
Arlicia: G
Liz: 2 H’s

H _ T T _ N G / T H _
_ _ _ _ _ _ T

Liz could be HITTING THE JACKPOT in the next segment after solving for $9K.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	C, N (Arlicia) T (Liz)	Liz	Paul
Round 2			2 (Liz, Paul)
Round 3	L (Paul), M (Arlicia)		Arlicia via EXPRESS
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Arlicia: $10,950/Liz: $19,415 cash & Argentina/Paul: $3K

Almost another PP-mattering scenario there.

GT: $33,365
NEW SEASON-WORST BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $21,350

Liz’s generic category list…

• THING
• PHRASE
• PLACES

She goes for PHRASE (though Ryan thought she was gonna choose PLACES the way she sounded it).

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see Liz’s friends JoJo and Jeffrey (both have done dancing; JoJo the lady has danced on “Bandstand” longer than anybody else in the show’s history), she lands on the P. Here’s a familiar puzzle used way back in early S21…

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

LCPMA won’t do much…

_ _ _ C _ / A S
A / _ _ N _

She doesn’t prove to be QUICK AS A WINK (she had BLACK for the first early and WIND for the last late) for $55K.

MY RATING: 3

WoF Recap: November 24, 2025

As November ends, we’re starting the DraftKings Casino Multiplier Tournament, and it will use the Friday Finals format like past tournaments. The top three maingame winners will be back on Friday where the winner will play a special bonus round where they could win as much as $500K. As for you viewers at home, enter each of the bonus puzzles from today through Thursday for your chance to win $10K courtesy of DraftKings Casino.

EPISODE #8261: 🎰DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT🎰

$1K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

D _ U _ _ E
O _ / _ O _ H I N G

Tanequa and these first gamblers of the week came for DOUBLE OR NOTHING…

Tanequa Ward: big sports fan (she roots for all of the pro Arizona teams) and old-school wrestling fan (her years are late 90’s, early 2000’s and 2010s; her favorite wrestlers are The Rock, Triple H, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold Steve Austin); she watched this show w/ her grandma along w/ her mother before the grandma passed away from Laveen, AZ

Walt Banks: Army vet of 6 years who now hangs at home w/ his wife (they play hundreds of board games; his favorite is the classic Monopoly) from Calumet City, IL

Bridget Owens: chiropractor of 38 years married to Cindy (LGBT ALERT) who loves going out on the road on weekends and casino hopping in a Jeep w/ the top down (her favorite expression is “Jeep hair, don’t care”) from Tomah, WI

$2K Toss-Up: EVENT

_ R _ _ S – _ O U _ T R Y
T R I _

Walt might be a taking a CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP, and will spin first.

There are no prize wedges this week, but there are two DraftKings Casino Multiplier wedges (one in between $650/$700 and the other in between $800/$650) on the wheel. If a player lands on one and calls a correct consonant, they’ll get the face value of $1K for each time it appears, and flip it to reveal a multiplier that could be as high as 5X.

Round 1: THINGS

Walt: three T’s for WC (he tried to pick it up before choosing this letter), one E, $650 N, two A’s, one D on Multiplier next to $800 (4X), two I’s, $3,500 S quintet, SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE OF U ($8,650 at risk)

Bridget: $1,100 C pair, unnecessary O buy, unnecessary house minimum solve…

S C O _ E S / A N D
S T A T I S T I C S

My team and I do the SCORES AND STATISTICS after each week, and Bridget’s on the board.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Bridget: $500 S, two E’s, $3,500 T, A for awful

Tanequa: N for negative

Walt: $1,950 R trio, other dud vowel of I

Bridget: unfortunate dud of L on MDW

Tanequa: LaT

Walt: other two vowels of O and U, $500 H, $1,300 P pair, solve…

S T E P H
_ U R R _
P O _ _ E R

He imagines a container of STEPH CURRY POWDER for three grand.

Walt: $5K WC/Ladies: $1K each

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PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Tanequa: $1,950 M trio, buys of four E’s, three O’s and two I’s…

I ’ M / _ O _ _ _ / _ E E _
M O _ E / _ I M E / O _ _

I’M GONNA NEED MORE TIME OFF after this long stretch of recaps I’ve done, and this lady solves for $1,200 and a trip to the Royal Blue Hotels & Resort Dubrovnik in CROATIA (includes a 3-course Dinner in the Sky) worth $7,905 — PR.

Bridget: $1K/Tanequa: $10,105 cash & Croatia/Walt: $5K WC

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Triple Toss-Up: WAYD?

1.

B U Y I _ G / _ _ _ P S

All of these have “chips”, and Tanequa’s BUYING CHIPS.

2.

L _ S _ N _ / _ L L
M _ / C _ _ P _

I’m not LOSING ALL MY CHIPS since I’m at home, and Tanequa scores again.

3.

_ A _ _ _ G / P _ T A _ O
_ _ I _ _

Tanequa’s EATING POTATO CHIPS for the bonus sweep!

Speed-Up: WHAT TIME IS IT?

Tanequa makes it a $1,700 Final Spin.

Tanequa: S (DUD)
Walt: 2 T’s
Bridget: R
Tanequa: 3 N’s
Walt: G
Bridget: L (DUD)
Tanequa: O
Walt: 2 W’s

T W O – _ _ N _ T _
W _ R N _ N G

Walt beats the TWO-MINUTE WARNING in football for $8,500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	U (Walt)
Round 2	A, L (Bridget) N (Tanequa) I (Walt)	Tanequa
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	S (Tanequa), L (Bridget)

FINAL SCORES
Bridget: $1K/Tanequa: $20,105 cash & Croatia/Walt: $13,500 WC

GT: $34,605
NO BANKRUPTS

The PP mattered for Tanequa to win, which doesn’t bode well, and she’s gonna have to pick from the DREADED list…

• PHRASE
• THING
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

She goes for WAYD?.

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$100K Bonus Round

This week’s sportscar is a Toyota GR86 provided by Manhattan Beach Toyota. After we see her hubby, she lands on the &. This was last used in S23 (and solved for a car)…

_ _ _ _ N _
T _ E / _ _ _

MCDA only adds two of the vowel…

_ A _ _ N _
T _ E / _ A _

She’s stuck w/ guesses starting w/ BAKING (BAKING THE PAN, BAKING THE FAN and BAKING THE PHONE), so she won’t be PAVING THE WAY to…

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MY RATING: 4

S32 Alum Charged With Sex Crime

I never thought about this, but Sean Stright alerted me last week that Chad Mosher, the big winner from Feb. 3, 2015, was charged w/ 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct after having an inappropriate relationship w/ an 11-year-old boy he tutored. Read the story HERE.

What the heck were you thinking, Chad?! -___-

S33 Alum on Nov. 19, 2025 Episode of TPiR

Last Wednesday, we had the appearance of this S33 alum:

It’s Daniel “Danny” Darnell who appeared on Jan. 14, 2016 and finished second w/ just $4,800. He was called on down sixth that day.

IUFB #3: SAMSUNG 75″ 4K HDTV 

DANIEL: 2300/Augustine: 2100/Allison: 950/Garet: 2.5K

ARP: $1K

Alison, who’s $50 off, will play Side by Side for a trip to Elements Hotel and Shops Curaçao (includes daily lunch, $300 amenities credit, and sightseeing tour) 

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She sets it to the right for a guess of $8,567…and wins the trip.

But she went over in the first Showcase Showdown and Lisa Yelder advanced (she lost a Chevrolet Trax LT in Card Game) w/ a score of .90.

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IUFB #4: 13pc Spa Sciences massage/skincare tools 

Daniel: 850/Augustine: 1/TAMMIE: 951/Garet: 800

Everybody’s over, but not for Augustine Navarez (the ARP was $616) who gets to play Cliffhangers for a new Inspire Fitness/Centr home gym (includes 3 months digital fitness membership) totaling $11,097.

1. OXO BBQ brush

Guess: $20 — NO
Steps Taken: 2 (ARP: $22)

2. Silk sleep mask

Guess: $35 — CORRECT

3. Nostalgia chocolate fondue fountain

Guess: $45 — NO
Steps Taken: 5 (ARP: $40)

WIN

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IUFB #5: Fat Cat 3-in-1 game table

Daniel: 1501/MARCUS: 1401/Tammie: 782/Garet: 1500

So sorry, Danny, but Garet Williams scores the perfect bid for $500 and will play Any Number for either one of these prizes…

• 11pc Gold Rabbit enamelware cookware
• Hyundai Elantra SEL Sport (2L, CVT, FWD, cargo hook) 

4 — ELANTRA (24___)
7 — Cookware (__7)
9 — ELANTRA (24__9)
5 — Cookware (5_7)
6 — Piggybank (6.__)
2 — Piggybank (6._2)
8: — ELANTRA (24_89)
Final Pick: 3 — WIN! ($24,389)

Cookware: $517
Piggy bank: $6.02

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IUFB #6: Axion Hotel weekend getaway in San Francisco (no extras)

Daniel: 1250 (ugh)/Marcus: 650 (seriously?)/Tammie: 1328/DIANA: 500 (huh?)

Tammie Holler wins the $2,928 trip by default (everybody else including Danny gets the $300 consolation) and plays Double Cross for..

• Marc Jacobs 3prs shoes/3 handbags
• hp 27″ all-in-1 computer

8						7
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		3		9
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		3		3
	2				5
1						6

Final Guess: $3,435 and $2,349 — WIN

Tammie advanced to the showcase w/ a score of .65 (everybody else went over) and would win her showcase that had…

• KYMCO Mongoose 270i 
• Beachcomber 320 LEEP + pair of Sun Heat International patio heaters
• Trip to Hotel Dorint Bluemlisalp Beatenberg  in Switzerland (incl. rental car, daily dinner, $200 amenities credit and paragliding experience)

BID ON ATV/SWITZERLAND SHOWCASE: $23,471 (ARP: $28,254) (Diff.: $4,783)

Lisa lost her second chance at a car in a showcase that had…

• Ultimaker 3-D printer
• Trip to Room Mate Leo in Grenada, Spain (incl. flamenco class)
• 2025 Nissan Altima (2.5L engine, CVT, FWD, splash guards)

BID ON SPAIN/CAR SHOWCASE: $35K (ARP: $42,790) (Diff.: $7,790)

 

 

S43 Week 11 Stats

Thank goodness for Matt from Tuesday, because our flight this week was very bumpy for the most part.

Total for this Week: $200,432
-Maingame: $165,702
-BR Wins: $34,730

Total for the Season: $4,240,637
-Maingame: $2,215,043
-BR Wins: $2,025,594

Prize Wedge Wins: 11
Year of Fun Prize Wins: 8

MW was Flipped-Declined: 18-7
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 7-11
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 11-7
MW Wins: 2

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 10-5
–Successes: 6
–Crashes: 4 (Wipeouts: 0)

WC Usages: 5
-Maingame: 1 (on $2,500)
-BR: 4

5-Round Games: 3

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 3

Perfect Rounds: 15

Gooseegg Victims: 12

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 4 (on Oct. 1, Oct. 22, Nov. 4, and Nov. 17)

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 8 (4 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 18/21/16

Biggest Margins of Victory

1. $61,018 (Sept. 12)
2. $36,324 (Oct. 27)
3. $35,550 (Sept. 9)

Smallest Margins of Victory

1. $760 (Nov. 12)
2. $768 (Sept. 19)
3. $1,275 (Oct. 22)

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 10 (4 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 2, Season: 9
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 2, Season: 13

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $18,556 (-$36)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $25,012 (-$646)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $17,784 (-$789)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,664 (-$1,560)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $13K
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $228,900 + 3 trips of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $12,750 (Nov. 7)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $19,200 (Oct. 16)

Lowest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $6,500 (WTF (What the Fun))
Highest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $38,750 (Live More Floridays)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 8
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 1
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 2

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 20

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 2, Season: 57
-Near TD: Week: 3, Season: 43
-Via MDW: Week: 2, Season: 32

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 5, Season: 50

Aired Duds: Week: 31, Season: 345
Aired DQs: Week: 5, Season: 47

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 1, Season: 15
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 0
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 5
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 2
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $13K, Season: $207,800
Other:

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
$10K MWs: Week: 2, Season: 5
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 5
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 3
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $82,750, Season: $821K
Other:

Forfeited WCs: Week: 2, Season: 8
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 1, Season: 8

Top Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $1,035,155 (Sept. 30)
2. $126,450 (Sept. 19)
3. $93,925 (Oct. 22)
4. $92,849 (Sept. 26)
5. $86,560 (Sept. 9)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $63,018 (Sept. 12)
2. $45,500 (Sept. 9)
3. $42,145 (Oct. 13)
4. $39K (Nov. 3)
5. $38,324 (Oct. 27)

Episode (Overall)

1. $1,046,105 (Sept. 30)
2. $153,132 (Sept. 19)
3. $114,575 (Oct. 22)
4. $104,899 (Sept. 26)
5. $101,170 (Oct. 17)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $69,132 (Sept. 8)
2. $66,018 (Sept. 12)
3. $59,095 (Oct. 13)
4. $57,650 (Nov. 3)
5. $56,450 (Sept. 9)

Bottom Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

1. $12,400 (Nov. 19)
2. $14,916 (Nov. 17)
3. $15,200 (Nov. 12)
4. $16,710 (Nov. 5)
5. $17,784 (Nov. 21)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $12,400 (Nov. 19)
2. $12,500 (Nov. 7)
3. $14,200 (Sept. 17)
4. $14,916 (Nov. 17)
5. $14,999 (Oct. 24)

Episode (Overall)

1. $28,316 (Nov. 19)
2. $29,478 (Oct. 10)
3. $29,484 (Nov. 21)
4. $30,216 (Nov. 17)
5. $30,700 (Sept. 11)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $24,443 (Oct. 1)
2. $26,703 (Oct. 28)
3. $28,250 (Nov. 7)
4. $28,316 (Nov. 19)
5. $28,515 (Sept. 24)

Season-High Week: Fall Into Fall ($1,273,965)
Season-Low Week: Veterans Week ($186,837)

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MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
A NUMBER’S GAME	1	2				2	1
ABSURD BIRD						1
ACT YOUR AGE							3
ALL ABOARD!					1
AROUND THE HOUSE						1	1
BACK IN THE DAY		1		1	1		1
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	3	22	—	—	—
CHARACTER(S)	1	3				1	1
COLORFUL LANGUAGE		1					1
CROSSWORD	—	—	4	6	—	—	—
EVENT(S)		3	2		1		1
FIELD TRIP			1
FOOD & DRINK		2		2	4	2	2
FOOD FOR THOUGHT	1	1	2	1			4
FOOD FUSION							1
FUN & GAMES	1		1	1	1	2
FUN FESTIVALS				1
GUILTY PLEASURE	1	1	1	2
HAPPY HOUR	1	1			1		2
IN THE KITCHEN							1
JUST DESSERTS		1				1	2
LIFE’S A BEACH					1
LIVING THING(S)		2			1	4	1
MOST LIKELY TO		1	2	1
MOVIE QUOTE	1			2
MOVIE TITLE	1			1
NEVER HAVE I EVER	1			1	1		4
OCCUPATION		1					1
OLD SCHOOL	1		1				3
ON MY PLAYLIST	1		1	1
ON THE COURT			1
ON THE MAP	2	3		1		1
OPPOSITES ATTRACT			1				2
PERSON/PEOPLE	2	3	1		2	1	1
PET LIFE		2					1
PET PEEVE			3	2			1
PHRASE	8	2	5	2	3	6	9
PLACE(S)	1	2		1	6	1	2
PROPER NAME		2
QUOTATION	1	1
RHYME TIME	3	2	1		5	2
RISKY BUSINESS	1	1		1
SAME LETTER	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	1	4	—	—	—
SAY CHEESE!	1		1		1	1
SHOW BIZ		2
SHOW ME A SIGN	1					1	1
SONG LYRICS	1		3		1	2
SONG TITLE	3		1		1		1
TALK LIKE A PIRATE						1
TECH TALK	1	2	2
THE OFFICE		1	3			1
THING(S)	6	5	1		3	4	3
TITLE			1	1
TRAVEL TIP(S)		1			4
WEATHER REPORT					3
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	10	3	1	1	6	10	3
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	1	2	1				1
WHAT THE FUN!	2				8	1	1
WHAT TIME IS IT?		1				1	2
WORDPLAY	—	—	—	—	—	8	—

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FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 47
Middle of Round 4: 5
Start of Round 5+: 3
Middle of Round 5+: 

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 17/24/14

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 15
$1,550: 3
$1,600: 6
$1,650: 9
$1,700: 11
$1,800: 2
$1,850: 3
$1,900: 3
$6K: 3

Final Spins Edited Out: 1

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BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 22-33 (.4)

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

MDBRs: 3

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 1 (1 solved despite wiping out) (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)

Perfect Letter Combos: 3

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 16/19/20

AROUND THE HOUSE: 4/5; 1-3
EVENT: 3/4; 1-2
FOOD & DRINK: 2/4; 1-1
FUN & GAMES: 1/1; 0-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 
LIVING THING(S): 1/3; 1-0
PERSON/PEOPLE: 6/12; 1-5
PHRASE: 15/51; 4-11
PLACE(S): 4/8; 0-4
SHOW BIZ: 0/2
THING(S): 2/53; 1-1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 15/20; 10-5
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 2/2; 2-0

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 1, Season: 17
THING-Free Category Choices: 2

BR Prizes
CAR: 7/19
$40K: 3/10
$45K: 5/11
$50K: 2/3
$55K: 1/5
$75K: 2/5
$100K (or $1M): 2/2

Extra BR Prize Wins: 

Car Wins

• 1 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring
• 2 Ford Bronco Sports
• 1 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Double Cab
• 1 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury
• 1 Audi A3 Premium Plus Quattro
• 1 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid LE 

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

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 3
BR Losses Despite Having WC: 2
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1

Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: QUART OF OAT MILK (Matt made that one look easy)
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: PEDALING A UNICYCLE

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Player of the Week: Matt Lee

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WEEKLY RATING: 4

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Next week, we start a tournament week called DraftKings Casino Multiplier Week where players will compete for higher stakes than normal. I’ll be covering the first three episodes before heading on my last vacation of 2025 while @jliu23232 will cover the last two.

WoF Recap: November 21, 2025

EPISODE #8260: 🛫NOW BOARDING🛫

$1K Toss-Up: THING

_ N T E R A _ T I _ E
M _ P

You’ll see this on a plane, and this Melissa solves INTERACTIVE MAP. The end-of-week panel…

Melissa Mosel: volleyball lover (she’s played that sport and has coached three different teams at the same time) married to Dan w/ four daughters (they have a male dog named Max) from North Platte, NE

Speaking of somebody named Max…

Max Wagner: freelance musician (he plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele; his favorite is the banjo) who does the New York Times crossword puzzle every single morning (his personal best streak is 665 days, but he forgot to do it at one time and he’s back up to 120 days) from Chicago

Amy Brown: lady who enjoys cruising for the past 15 years (her favorite place is anytime on the ship where she doesn’t have to cook and clean) and is also a gamer (she doesn’t give her children passes and wants them to beat her; she’s also a pranker and she loves to go hide into the room when her son isn’t there, but it never works since he knows where she is) from Tomball, TX

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

R E G _ S _ _ R _ D
_ U R _ E

Amy screams the right one of REGISTERED NURSE.

FEATURED TRIP: The Island Resort at Ft. Walton Beach in FLORIDA

Round 1: PHRASE

Amy: three T’s for WC, two I’s, two O’s, three A’s, sole dud vowel of U

Perfect example of how vowel binging can backfire. You gotta be cautious.

Melissa: semi-SPINGLES for $600 N, two E’s (NMV), unnecessary house minimum solve…

I T ’ _ / _ O I N _
T O / _ E / A / _ _ E A T
_ A _ !

She replies “IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY!” when she could’ve gone for three G’s.

Fanday Funday Word of the Day (yes, another one this week): ANACONDA (enter that for your chance to win $10K sponsored by said movie)

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Melissa: $1,950 N trio, one A and four O’s, $500 S, two U’s, $1,700 M pair, $1,600 Y pair, $500 F (not quite to TD), one E, $1,400 T pair, solve…

A N O N Y M O U S
T _ _
O F / M Y / T O N _ U E

She gets an ANONYMOUS TIP OF MY TONGUE for $6,650 — PR.

Amy: $2K WC/Melissa: $8,650/Max: SPINNING NEXT

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PP/Express Round: RHYME TIME

Max: four N’s for $14K, all five vowels in one fell swoop (four A’s, two O’s, two I’s, three E’s, and U), $1,800 T pair, $500 D, $1K R pair, solve…

R E _ A _ A T I O N / A N D
R E _ U _ E N A T I O N

It’s what R & R stands for, but he blows the solve big time w/ RECREATION AND REJUVENATION to throw away $16,050 — seriously, man?! -__- After Amy falls for the C trap, Melissa will have some RELAXATION AND REJUVENATION at the Thermae Sylla Spa Wellness Hotel in Loutra Edipsou, GREECE worth $7,134.

Amy: $2K WC/Melissa: $15,784 cash & Greece/Max: BAD SHAPE

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Triple Toss-Up: WORDPLAY

1.

_ _ E E _ / U _ D E R
T _ _ / R U G

All of these are actually idioms that use physical cleaning actions as metaphors for solving problems, and Melissa solves SWEEP UNDER THE RUG.

2.

W I _ E / T H E
_ _ A _ E / _ _ _ A N

Max is able to WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN, and is off the schneid.

3.

I R _ _ / O U T
T H _ / D E T _ I L S

Max is able to IRON OUT THE DETAILS.

Round 4: WAYD?

Max: $1K N pair, two I’s

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ I N _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ I N _ _

Max makes the leftover consonants worth $1,650.

Max: 2 G’s
Amy: 3 S’s
Melissa: M
Max: R
Amy: T (DUD)
Melissa: Y
Max: A (DUD)
Amy: L
Melissa: O (DUD)
Max: 4 E’s (NMV)

E _ _ R E S S I N G / M Y
_ E E L I N G S

I’m EXPRESSING MY FEELINGS on every episode of this show, and Max solves for $5,700.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	U (Amy)
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	C (Amy)			Max’s blown solve
Round 4	T (Amy), A (Max), O (Melissa)

FINAL SCORES
Amy: $2K WC/Melissa: $17,784 cash & Greece/Max: $9,700

GT: an underwhelming $29,484
NO PENALTY SPINS

Melissa’s unfortunately getting that DREADED list…

• PHRASE
• THINGS
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

…and she goes for WAYD?.

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$100K Bonus Round

Melissa brought along oldest daughter Cora as well as parents Rosa & Steve (and she also has twin daughters watching back at home w/ her youngest). She lands on what’s under the R. I know this seven-letter answer already (it was the first word of three for the bonus puzzle on Sept. 15)…

_ L E _ _ N _ 

DYMI causes me to stick a fork in her…

_ L E _ I N _ 

She won’t be FLEXING her biceps, because she goes well off course w/ BLESSING, BLANKING, GLEBING, and GLESING. Furthermore, we have our first $50K loss all season long.

That gift Vanna gave to Ryan? It’s a projection clock, and we get a little video of Ryan about to go to sleep and singing the alphabet.

MY RATING: 4