Thank you for your patience, and I do apologize for any inconvenience as a result of Kevin’s apparent lack of responsibility in recapping.
Aside from Noah’s performance on Monday, this first week of the sweepstakes was mostly average.
Total for this Week: $271,134
-Maingame: $186,134
-BR Wins: $85K
Total for the Season: $4,852,030
-Maingame: $2,584,214
-BR Wins: $2,267,816
Prize Wedge Wins: 13
Year of Fun Prize Wins: 8
MW was Flipped-Declined: 21-7
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 7-14
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 13-8
MW Wins: 2
EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 12-5
–Successes: 7
–Crashes: 5 (Wipeouts: 0)
WC Usages: 5
-Maingame: 1 (on $2,500)
-BR: 4
5-Round Games: 3
Triple $10K+ Finishes: 3
Perfect Rounds: 21
Gooseegg Victims: 13
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: 20/27/18
Biggest Margins of Victory
- $61,018 (Sept. 12)
- $36,324 (Oct. 27)
- $35,550 (Sept. 9)
Smallest Margins of Victory
- $760 (Nov. 12)
- $768 (Sept. 19)
- $1,275 (Oct. 22)
Players who Needed the PP to Win: 12 (6 lost BR)
$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 1, Season: 10
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 2, Season: 18
Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $23,287 (+$1,029)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $24,668 (-$115)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $22,878 (+$2,773)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $21,350 (±$0)
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $21K
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $272,450 + 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: 3
BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 21
Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 6, Season: 64
-Near TD: Week: 1, Season: 45
-Via MDW: Week: 3, Season: 36
Aired LaT Hits: Week: 2, Season: 56
Aired Duds: Week: 31, Season: 402
Aired DQs: Week: 2, Season: 53
BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 2, Season: 17
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: $21K, Season: $251,350
Other: 1 Multiplier
Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 4
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 5
Prize Wedges: Week: 1, Season: 6
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 3
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $58,450, Season: $963,650
Other: 4 Multipliers
Forfeited WCs: Week: 1, Season: 12
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 8
Top Winning Totals
Contestant (Overall)
- $1,035,155 (Sept. 30)
- $158,419 (Nov. 28)
- $126,450 (Sept. 19)
- $93,925 (Oct. 22)
- $92,849 (Sept. 26)
Contestant (Maingame)
- $63,018 (Sept. 12)
- $45,500 (Sept. 9)
- $42,145 (Oct. 13)
- $39K (Nov. 3)
- $38,324 (Oct. 27)
Episode (Overall)
- $1,046,105 (Sept. 30)
- $153,132 (Sept. 19)
- $150,769 (Nov. 28)
- $114,575 (Oct. 22)
- $104,899 (Sept. 26)
Episode (Maingame)
- $69,132 (Sept. 8)
- $66,018 (Sept. 12)
- $59,095 (Oct. 13)
- $57,650 (Nov. 3)
- $56,450 (Sept. 9)
Bottom Winning Totals
Contestant (Overall)
- $12,400 (Nov. 19)
- $14,916 (Nov. 17)
- $15,200 (Nov. 12)
- $15,650 (Dec. 10)
- $16,710 (Nov. 5)
Contestant (Maingame)
- $12,400 (Nov. 19)
- $12,500 (Nov. 7)
- $14,200 (Sept. 17)
- $14,916 (Nov. 17)
- $14,999 (Oct. 24)
Episode (Overall)
- $28,316 (Nov. 19)
- $29,478 (Oct. 10)
- $29,484 (Nov. 21)
- $30,216 (Nov. 17)
- $30,700 (Sept. 11)
Episode (Maingame)
- $24,443 (Oct. 1)
- $26,703 (Oct. 28)
- $28,250 (Nov. 7)
- $28,316 (Nov. 19)
- $28,515 (Sept. 24)
Season-High Week: Fall Into Fall ($1,273,965)
Season-Low Week: Veterans Week ($186,837)
MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS
| CATEGORY | TU1 | TU2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | TTU | R4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A NUMBERS GAME | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| ABSURD BIRD | 1 | ||||||
| ACT YOUR AGE | 3 | ||||||
| ALL ABOARD! | 1 | ||||||
| AROUND THE HOUSE | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BACK IN THE DAY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| BEFORE & AFTER | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — |
| CHARACTER(S) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| COLORFUL LANGUAGE | 1 | 1 | |||||
| CROSSWORD | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| EVENT(S) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 4 | ||
| FUN FESTIVALS | 1 | ||||||
| GUILTY PLEASURE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| HAPPY HOUR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| IN THE KITCHEN | 1 | ||||||
| JUST DESSERTS | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| NEVER HAVE I EVER | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 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 | 3 | |
| PET LIFE | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| PET PEEVE | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| PHRASE | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| PLACE(S) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| PROPER NAME | 3 | ||||||
| QUOTATION | 1 | 1 | |||||
| RHYME TIME | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| RISKY BUSINESS | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| SAME LETTER | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| SAME NAME | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| SAY CHEESE! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| SHOW BIZ | 2 | ||||||
| SHOW ME A SIGN | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| SONG LYRICS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| SONG TITLE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| TALK LIKE A PIRATE | 1 | ||||||
| TECH TALK | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| THE OFFICE | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| THING(S) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| TITLE | 1 | 1 | |||||
| TRAVEL TIP(S) | 1 | 4 | |||||
| WEATHER REPORT | 4 | ||||||
| WHAT ARE YOU DOING? | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| WHAT THE FUN! | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| WHAT TIME IS IT? | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| WINTERTIME | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| WORDPLAY | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
FINAL SPIN STATS
Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 55
Middle of Round 4: 7
Start of Round 5+: 3
Middle of Round 5+:
Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 19/31/15
Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 18
$1,550: 3
$1,600: 6
$1,650: 11
$1,700: 13
$1,800: 2
$1,850: 3
$1,900: 6
$6K: 3
Final Spins Edited Out: 1
BONUS ROUND STATS
BR Win Record: 26-39 (.4)
PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 3
2-3 Weeks: 5
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: 18/23/24
AROUND THE HOUSE: 4/5; 1-3
EVENT: 3/4; 1-2
FOOD & DRINK: 4/6; 1-3
FUN & GAMES: 1/1; 0-1
IN THE KITCHEN:
LIVING THING(S): 2/4; 2-0
PERSON/PEOPLE: 6/14; 1-5
PHRASE: 19/61; 5-14
PLACE(S): 4/11; 0-4
SHOW BIZ: 0/2
THING(S): 3/63; 2-1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 17/22; 11-6
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 2/2; 2-0
Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 0, Season: 19
THING-Free Category Choices: 2
BR Prizes
CAR: 8/21
$40K: 4/13
$45K: 6/12
$50K: 2/4
$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: QUITE A COMBO
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: MAPLE TAFFY (a shame that Amanda solved it just after the buzzer)
Player of the Week: Noah Kreski
WEEKLY RATING: 6 (D+)
The sweepstakes continue next week, but it WON’T be Disney-themed. I will be doing all of next week (and providing poems for each recap). And Thursday is the Holiday Special of the celeb edition of the show, which @jpgenius will be covering.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 