WoF Recap: January 27, 2026

❄️EPISODE #8307: WINTER WONDERLAND❄️

The hosts begin the episode from the Stein Eriksen Lodge & Residences in Park City, UT.

$1K Tossup: FUN & GAMES

_ _ _ D D _ N G / D _ _ N
A / _ T E _ _ / _ I _ L

Jen’s SLEDDING DOWN A STEEP HILL just in time. Hoping to heat this week up are:

Jen Love (Midlothian, TX, but born in L.A. and raised in Louisiana): a lady who hosts family functions with her husband Tramaul and blended family of five kids; she makes them watch Wheel together and claims to be the best puzzle solver of them all; she loves organizing and believes everything must have a home

Mary Ellen Judge (Friday Harbor, WA): a cancer survivor and grandmother of five (two of her grandkids are in the audience; a group of private pilots named the Flying Eagles transported her to and from the mainland for treatment for free

Frank Lugo (Orlando): a married man who’s fully renovating his newly bought house, with his wife making all the decisions (which Ryan describes as the rest of his life); he makes a strong espresso at 5 AM, but his four cats almost spill it before he can drink it

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$2K Tossup: TECH TALK

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

Depending on how the rest of this season goes, I (may) NEED MORE BANDWIDTH; for now, Frank’s spinning first. (Ryan helps Mary Ellen put her buzzer down.)

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FEATURED WW: Snowpine Lodge in Alta, UTAH

Round 1: PET PEEVE

Frank: a $700 R, two E’s, one A, S for sorry on $650

Jen: a $1,400 N pair, a $1,400 G duo, a $600 W, an I, an $850 L, four O’s, LaT ($3,750 at stake)

Mary Ellen: a $500 M, MDW’s right side (Ryan claims her spin was “too strong”)

Frank: house minimum solve (huh?)…

W E A R I N G
_ O O / M _ _ _
_ O L O G N E

Frank’s not guilty of WEARING TOO MUCH COLOGNE unlike Ryan, but he pads his lead (could’ve gone for the C’s).

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Prevagen Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Jen: an S for the MDW (she didn’t realize she landed on it), three N’s for $1,950, an E, T for trouble on $650

Mary Ellen: BANKRUPT near TD (Ryan wanted to adjust the wheel for her)

Frank: a $1,300 R couplet, remaining vowels (five A’s and a single O and I), a G for the Year of Fun wedge, a $900 D, solve attempt for $6,450…

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

Frank pronounces the first syllable of ARIANA & NACHOS GRANDE as /air/, but the judges accept it. Ryan thinks his tan suit matches the stage.

Mary Ellen: SPINNING NEXT/Frank: $9,450/Jen: $1K

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PP/Express Round: WEATHER REPORT

Mary Ellen: a $1,500 N trio, three E’s, an $1,800 T twosome, three I’s, solve for $2,800…

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

Ryan high-fives Mary Ellen after her PR, and she’ll experience the EXCELLENT SKI CONDITIONS of CANADA during her $12,160 stay at the Banff Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort (including private lessons).

Mary Ellen: $14,960 cash & Canada/Frank: $9,450/Jen: $1K

She also mentions her grandkids call her Gramma.

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Triple Tossup: JUST DESSERTS

1.

D _ _ _ _ _ _ T _
_ O _ / _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ T

Frank jumps the gun, but he would’ve been way off the mark with DECADENT HOT CHOCOLATE anyway.

D _ U _ _ _ _ T _
F O _ / B _ E A _ _ A S T

Mary Ellen munches on DOUGHNUTS FOR BREAKFAST.

2.

C _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ C H

I eat CHICKEN FOR LUNCH (in my salad bowls), but that doesn’t fit the board or category, Mary Ellen.

C O _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ C H

Turnabout is fair play, as Frank bites some COOKIES FOR LUNCH.

3.

_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ K E
_ _ _ / _ I _ _ _ _

Jen eats a slice of CHEESECAKE FOR DINNER.

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Speed-Up: THING

Jen makes it a $1,500 FS (and she inexplicably still has the MDW).

Jen: three T’s
Mary Ellen: two H’s
Frank: L
Jen: R
Mary Ellen: F
Frank: three S’s

_ / S H _ _ _ / T _
T H _ / S _ S T _ _

Frank, I SHOCK TO… doesn’t make grammatical sense. After Jen’s nonexistent N and Mary Ellen’s R repeat, he lights up a C…

_ / S H _ C _ / T _
T H _ / S _ S T _ _

…but blows the game-winning $6K solve with A SHOCK TO THE SISTER and STOMACH. Jen then lights up the M…

_ / S H _ C _ / T _
T H _ / S _ S T _ M

…and avoids A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM for the same amount.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S (Frank)	Jen	Mary Ellen
Mystery Round	T (Jen)		Mary Ellen
Speed-Up	L (Frank); R and N (Jen); and F (Mary Ellen)			Frank’s two missolves and Mary Ellen’s N repeat
12 TOTAL	6	1	2	3

FINAL SCORES
Mary Ellen: $16,960 cash & Canada/Frank: $11,450/Jen: $9K

GT: $37,410
Mary Ellen’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $500

Mary Ellen already has her category picked out…

• PHRASE
• THINGS
• FUN & GAMES

…PHRASE it is. She doesn’t even let Ryan announce the other two.

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$100K Bonus Round

After we meet Mary Ellen’s oldest grandkids, Hannah and Emma (the latter of whom got her here), and they say she’ll win big, she lands on the S in SPIN. I know this already…

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

After “complaining” (in Ryan’s words) that she wanted to choose WAYD? as her category, she picks COHD as her combo…

D _ _ _ _ C _ L T
T O / _ _ N O R E

…and this isn’t so DIFFICULT TO IGNORE – Mary Ellen doesn’t need the time to win the $42,585 Ford and a grand total of $59,545. Ryan will submit any remaining complaints she has, and we forgo the closing chat. Therefore, we’ll never know what they would’ve talked about had she not won the car.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Recap: January 26, 2026

As January ends, we’re appropriately starting a week that produced a PERFECT BR week last season — “Winter Wonderland”. I doubt we’re gonna match that, but let’s see what happens.

EPISODE #8306: WINTER WONDERLAND

$1K Toss-Up: WEATHER REPORT

_ _ _ _ / S _ O _ _ _ S

Duane’s answer of RAIN SHOWERS fits the puzzle and category, but not the theme of this week.

S _ _ _ / S _ O _ _ _ S

Jess realizes there’s SNOW SHOWERS at this time of the year. She’s the only lady of this opening panel of the week…

Jess Graham: part of a skiing family who’s been doing this for about 30 years (she’s married w/ three daughters; her oldest daughter goes to school in Vermont, and the family is a Vermont skiing family beginning this year) and has a fascination w/ architecture (specifically mid-century modern architecture and straight lines, because she also used to be a geometry teacher) from Brockton, MA

Rocky Brown: recently finished his first triathlon and has the Chicago Marathon coming up in a couple of weeks; he’s also training to appear on the TV show “SURVIVOR” (Ryan says that this contestant kind of resembles the host Jeff Probst) and is also a board game enthusiast (his friends get together 3-4 times a week, and it gets real cutthroat) from Chicago

Duane Chapman: basketball lover (he’s played that in college and wants to play that as long as life will allow him) who dunks a couple of basketballs on his birthday every year, and recently picked up the Rubik’s Cube (the fastest he can do it is about a minute; the world record is 3 seconds) from Lubbock, TX

$2K Toss-Up: HAPPY HOUR

S W _ _ _ / P O _ _ T O
W E _ G _ _

Duane doesn’t say the last word smoothly (he said it as “wedge is”) and is DQed.

S W _ _ _ / P O _ _ T O
W E D G _ _

Jess has some SWEET POTATO WEDGES.

FEATURED WW: Washington D.C. from COLLETTE
Year of Fun Wedge This Week: $4,500 (it’s a full wedge decorated w/ snowflakes)

Round 1: SAY CHEESE!

Jess: $650 S, MDW’s left side just as quick 

Rocky: N for negative

Duane: BANKRUPT near $650

Jess: one T for COLLETTE ($9K+), N repeat on $2,500

Rocky: $2,400 H quartet, SIX O’s, $650 P (close call), $2,500 G, $600 C, $2,500 L, unnecessary I buy, $850 R, CRITICAL DUD of M ($9K at risk)

Duane: SPINGLE for $650 Y, solve…

H I G H / S C H O O L
Y _ _ R _ O O _ / P H O T O

He remembers taking his HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK PHOTO for an unnecessary house minimum.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Rocky: $700 S, three A’s, $500 L, C for crud

Duane: $1,400 T pair (just short of YoF), C repeat

Jess: $900 N, one G for YoF, two I’s, $1,400 R pair, solve…

S _ A R _ L I N G
_ A T _ R
T A _ I

She hails a SPARKLING WATER TAXI for a total of $7,050.

Rocky: ZIP/Duane: $1K/Jess: $10,050

Before the next break, we see a WHEEL Winners segment on Stephen James from Halloween week picking up his new 2026 Cadillac CT4.

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PP/Express Round: THINGS

Duane: instant dud of T

Jess: $7K T pair, one E, one L on EXPRESS but DECLINES (why?!), $700 N, BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $8,450 — she’s gonna regret not hopping on)

Rocky: $800 G, R for rats

Duane: $500 C, D for dud 

Jess: $1,300 P pair, solve for that much money…

_ _ P P _ / S _ _ L _ N G
_ _ C E S

For any fans of this lady, you’ll be putting on your HAPPY SMILING FACES when she’s going on a trip to the Glass Resort in Rovaniemi, FINLAND worth $11,194.

Rocky: ZILCH/Duane: $1K/Jess: $22,544 cash & Finland

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Triple Toss-Up: SONG LYRICS

1.

_ _ _ / _ _ E / R _ A D
J _ _ _

All of these have “road”, and Jess gets “HIT THE ROAD, JACK” (by Ray Charles).

2.

_ _ _ _ _ Y _ / _ E L _ O W
B _ _ _ K / _ O A _

Rocky IDs “GOODBYE, YELLOW BRICK ROAD” (by Elton John and not the Beatles as he originally thought) to get off the zero mark.

3.

O _ / T H _ / R O A D
A _ _ I N

Jess solves Willie Nelson’s “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”.

Speed-Up: WAYW?

Jess spins the next best thing of $1,900.

Jess: T
Rocky: S (DUD)
Duane: 3 R’s
Jess: 3 E’s
Rocky: N 
Duane: M

T _ E R M _ _
_ N _ E R _ E _ R

Duane puts on some THERMAL UNDERWEAR for $7,600, and Ryan gives him a Rubik’s cube to solve while he greets the other players.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N, M (Rocky)		2 (Jess, Duane)	Jess’ N repeat
Round 2	C (Rocky)			Rocky’s C repeat
Round 3	T, D (Duane) R (Rocky)		Jess
Round 4	S (Rocky)

FINAL SCORES
Rocky: $2K/Duane: $8,600/Jess: $26,544 cash & Finland

GT: $37,144
Jess’ BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,100

Jess is unfortunately getting that DREADED list…

• PHRASE
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
• THING

…and she goes for PHRASE.

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$100K Bonus Round

This week’s vehicle sitting next to the polar bear props on the left is a 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select. After we see Jess’ hubby Andy, she lands on the first A of AMERICA’S. She’ll need help in the last word…

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

CGHO gives her…

T H E _ / G O T 
O _ T _ O _ E _

You think THEY GOT OUTFOXED (“they” referring to the producers) by this woman? You would be WRONG — she misses the last word w/ OUTVOTED, OUTMOVED, and OUTDOVED, costing her the Mustang Mach-E.

At the end, we see a clip of Ryan going skiing w/ Vanna watching…only for him to crash. Back in the studio, he tells her to wait till he takes her to go ice skating this year, and she’s worried.

MY RATING: 5

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@jpgenius is your man for the next three days. Back w/ you Friday to wrap up the month.

WoF Recap: November 26, 1987

Something rare from S5 has shown up, which you can watch HERE.

EPISODE #817*

Over $242K waiting to be won during their Big Bonanza of Cash including…

• $74K diamond necklace
• pair of Harleys ($25,846)
• 26’ boat

Terry Brinkerhoff (female): food scientist for a major food manufacturer on the East Coast and working on her Master’s in food science from Wayne, NJ

Paul Larocque: former butler turned actor and author (he wrote a book on butler’s methods of entertaining in the home) from Toronto, Canada

D.J. Smith: computer business analyst for a company out of Philadelphia who has four boys and is on the arts commission from Garland, TX

Round 1: PHRASE

Terry: $300 R pair, $300 S pair, two E’s, $200 P, one I, bad O buy

Paul: $200 N, $1K T, $900 B, solve…

T _ _ E N / B _ 
S _ R P R I S E

The host may be TAKEN BY SURPRISE from time to time, depending on what the player does in the game, and Paul solved for $2,100.

FEATURED PRIZE: Fred Joaillier GC used to buy a ring (made of inverted crowns of diamonds, sapphires, and gold beads) worth $4,700 (RING)

Round 2: THING

Fair warning: this is about to get ugly.

Paul: $700 N, two I’s, $5K G pair (he tried to solve, but changed his mind), BANKRUPT (lost $5,450)

D.J.: RING acquired but no B on $150

Terry: R for rats

Paul: $200 L, D for dud (just missed the big one)

D.J.: $300 P, $750 S (very close call), one U…

S _ U _ _ L I N G 
P I G

…but he BOMBED OUT thinking the last remaining consonant is a C — really, sir?! -__- 

Others: no T and no F, respectively 

D.J.: Free Spin, ANOTHER CRITICAL DUD OF H (and he doesn’t use the FS — UGH -__-)

Terry & Paul: BANKRUPT and no W, respectively 

D.J.: STILL MISSED W/ M

Terry: FOOLISH DUD OF K

Paul: FOOLISH DUD OF Y on $2,500

D.J.: FOOLISH DUD OF V on $2,500

Terry: $350 A (NMC; thank you)

S Q U _ _ L I N G 
P I G

I’m sounding like a SQUEALING PIG who’s agonizing over this ugly round, and she got the job done.

Terry: $350/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: FS

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Round 3: OCCUPATION

D.J.: instant dud of T

Terry: $4K N quartet, E for end of turn

Paul: R for rats (he looked at Terry’s arrow on LaT)

D.J.: LaT and used FS, $500 L pair, $500 C, three A’s, $450 B, solve…

H _ _ A N
C A N N _ N _ A L L

He made like a HUMAN CANNONBALL and blasted off to get $1,200.

Terry: $350/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: $1,200

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Dodge Ram 50 Sport w/ 4WD worth $12,131 (TRUCK)

Round 4: THING

Terry: $400 R pair, $1K N pair, $400 T pair, five E’s, A for awful

Paul: $5K S, $1,500 D, one O, TRUCK acquired and $300 M, PAINFUL DUD OF P ($6,550 + TRUCK at risk — oh brother)

D.J.: G for goof

SPEED-UP

_ E _ E _ R _ T Y
E N D O R S E M E N T

The leftover consonants were worth $300 each. She then said L…

_ E L E _ R _ T Y
E N D O R S E M E N T

…and solved CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT for $1,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	O (Terry)
Round 2	B, C, H, M, V (D.J.) R, T, K (Terry) D, F, W, Y (Paul)		2 (Paul, Terry)
Round 3	T (D.J.), E (Terry), R (Paul)
Round 4	A (Terry), P (Paul), G (D.J.)

FINAL SCORES
Terry: $1,950/Paul: $2,100/D.J.: $1,200

GT: a pitiful $5,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,450

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Bonus Round

Paul chose the $$$.

Category: TITLE

NTSLRE was his combo…

_ / _ _ _ R _ S 
L _ N E

He knew it was the musical “A CHORUS LINE” for the cash and a final total of $27,100.

MY RATING: 5

First $1M Winner on Realities of Winning the Super Big Prize

Remember the first $1M winner in show history? Well, in a recent interview, Michelle Moore reveals the harsh reality after winning the super big one way back in the fall of 2008. Click HERE for the article.

S43 Week 20 Stats

Average week, but at least we got two BR wins.

Total for this Week: $289,174
-Maingame: $188,774
-BR Wins: $100,400

Total for the Season: $6,657,660
-Maingame: $3,863,546
-BR Wins: $2,794,114

Prize Wedge Wins: 16
Year of Fun Prize Wins: 8

MW was Flipped-Declined: 34-15
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 11-23
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 17-17
MW Wins: 5

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 19-11
–Successes: 9
–Crashes: 10 (Wipeouts: 0)

WC Usages: 9
-Maingame: 2 (1 on $2,500, 1 on $3,500)
-BR: 7

5-Round Games: 3

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 4

Perfect Rounds: 35

Gooseegg Victims: 18

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 5 (on Oct. 1, Oct. 22, Nov. 4, Nov. 17, and Jan. 16)

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 18 (6 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 26/48/26

Biggest Margins of Victory

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

Smallest Margins of Victory

1. $35 (Dec. 18)
2. $108 (Jan. 7)
3. $760 (Nov. 12)

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 22 (13 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 2, Season: 17
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 0, Season: 27

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $23,069 (-$2,569)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $24,003 (-$49)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $20,400 (-$5,398)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,007 (-$657)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $10,850
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $419,848 + 3 trips of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $21,298 (Jan. 15)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $28,048 (Jan. 15)

Lowest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $6,500 (WTF (What the Fun))
Highest Known Weekly BANKRUPT Trash: $39,648 (Collette Spin, Solve & See the World)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 13
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 3
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 6

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 33

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 8, Season: 92
-Near TD: Week: 3, Season: 73
-Via MDW: Week: 1, Season: 58

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 2, Season: 76

Aired Duds: Week: 24, Season: 599
Aired DQs: Week: 4, Season: 85

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 1, Season: 23
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 5
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 0
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 6
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 2
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $10,850, Season: $387,950
Other: 1 Multiplier

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 1, Season: 9
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 6
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 10
Year of Fun Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 4
Cash (excluding MWs): Week: $46,250, Season: $1,469,700
Other: 4 Multipliers

Forfeited WCs: Week: 0, Season: 16
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 10

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. $14,478 (Dec. 22)
3. $14,916 (Nov. 17)
4. $15,200 (Nov. 12)
5. $15,608 (Jan. 7)

Contestant (Maingame)

1. $12,228 (Jan. 5)
2. $12,400 (Nov. 19)
3. $12,500 (Nov. 7)
4. $14,200 (Sept. 17)
5. $14,478 (Dec. 22)

Episode (Overall)

1. $26,099 (Dec. 15)
2. $28,316 (Nov. 19)
3. $28,378 (Dec. 22)
4. $29,150 (Dec. 10)
5. $29,468 (Jan. 9)

Episode (Maingame)

1. $24,443 (Oct. 1)
2. $26,099 (Dec. 15)
3. $26,528 (Jan. 5)
4. $26,703 (Oct. 28)
5. $28,250 (Nov. 7)

Season-High Week: Fall Into Fall ($1,273,965)
Season-Low Week: Happy New Year ($180,557)

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MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
A NUMBERS GAME	2	2			1	6	2
ABSURD BIRD						1
ACT YOUR AGE			1				3
ALL ABOARD!	1		1		1
AROUND THE HOUSE		2		1		1	1
BACK IN THE DAY		1		1	1	2	1
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	11	37	—	—	—
BIRDBRAIN						1
BODY TEMPERATURE						1
CHARACTER(S)	1	4				2	2
CHECK THE CALENDAR	1	1				1
COLORFUL LANGUAGE		1	1		1	1	2
CROSSWORD	—	—	7	12	—	—	—
EVENT(S)	4	7	2	1	5		3
FIELD TRIP			1
FOOD & DRINK		2		2	6	3	2
FOOD FOR THOUGHT	1	2	3	1	1		4
FOOD FUSION		1					1
FUN & GAMES	2		1	1	5	4	1
FUN FESTIVALS				1
FYI						1
GUILTY PLEASURE	1	1	1	2	1
HAPPY HOUR	1	4			1		3
HAPPY NEW YEAR!						1
HUMAN OR ANIMAL?						1
I’M PUZZLED				1		1
IN THE KITCHEN							1
JUST DESSERTS		1				1	6
LANDMARK					2
LIFE’S A BEACH					1
LIVING THING(S)	2	4		1	2	4	1
MOST LIKELY TO	2	1	2	2			1
MOVIE QUOTE	1		1	2
MOVIE TITLE	2			1
NEVER HAVE I EVER	1	1		4	1		6
OCCUPATION		4	1				1
OLD SCHOOL	1		1				3
ON MY PLAYLIST	4	1	1	1			1
ON THE COURT			3			1	1
ON THE MAP	3	4		1		1
OPPOSITES ATTRACT		2	1				2
PERSON/PEOPLE	3	6	1		2	2	3
PET LIFE		4	4	1			1
PET PEEVE		1	6	4			2
PHRASE	20	2	6	3	10	8	13
PICK A CARD, ANY CARD						1
PLACE(S)	2	3		1	13	3	2
PROPER NAME		3
QUOTATION	1	1	1
RESOLUTIONS	1					1
RHYME TIME	4	2	1	1	5	3	1
RISKY BUSINESS	1	1		3			1
ROCK YOUR BODY				1
SAME LETTER	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	1	6	—	—	—
SAY CHEESE!	1	1	1		1	1	1
SHAKESPEARE SAID			1
SHOW BIZ		2					1
SHOW ME A SIGN	2	1				1	4
SHOW ME THE MONEY			1				1
SONG LYRICS	2	2	6		2	5
SONG TITLE	3	1	2		2		1
TALK LIKE A PIRATE						1
TECH TALK	2	3	2
THE NEXT 50 YEARS				1
THE OFFICE		1	3			1
THING(S)	14	6	4	1	3	7	7
TITLE			1	1	1
TRAVEL TIP(S)		1			8
UNDER THE TREE		1					1
UP IN THE AIR		1
WEATHER REPORT				1	5
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	10	7	2	3	10	14	4
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	1	2	2		1		2
WHAT THE FUN!	2				8	1	1
WHAT TIME IS IT?		2				2	7
WHO WINS?							1
WINTERTIME	1			1			1
WORDPLAY	—	—	—	—	—	15	—

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FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 89
Middle of Round 4: 8
Start of Round 5+: 3
Middle of Round 5+: 

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 28/48/24

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 27
$1,550: 5
$1,600: 12
$1,650: 15
$1,700: 19
$1,800: 3
$1,850: 4
$1,900: 11
$6K: 4

Final Spins Edited Out: 1 (3 were left in)

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BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 38-62 (.38)

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

MDBRs: 5

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

Perfect Letter Combos: 4

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 30/31/39

AROUND THE HOUSE: 5/6; 2-3
EVENT: 4/6; 1-3
FOOD & DRINK: 10/15; 3-7
FUN & GAMES: 1/1; 0-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 
LIVING THING(S): 4/10; 3-1
PERSON/PEOPLE: 7/15; 2-5
PHRASE: 29/87; 7-22
PLACE(S): 8/26; 0-8
SHOW BIZ: 0/2
THING(S): 5/98; 3-2
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 23/29; 14-9
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 4/5; 3-1

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 0, Season: 25
THING-Free Category Choices: 2

BR Prizes
CAR: 9/24
$40K: 12/30
$45K: 7/18
$50K: 3/8
$55K: 2/8
$75K: 2/6
$100K (or $1M): 2/5

Extra BR Prize Wins: $120K from Toss-Up BR on Nov. 28, 1 tour worth $10,898 on Jan. 15

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
• 1 Toyota GR86 Premium
• 1 Nissan Z Sport

MDBR Result
Landed on $1M: 1
1 Space Away: 
2-3 Spaces Away: 
4-5 Spaces Away: 
6 Spaces Away: 2
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: QUINOA BOWL
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: GIVING AN AUTOGRAPH (despite the overload of vowels, choosing the obvious G’s and A’s worked for Steve K. from Tuesday)

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Player of the Week: Chad Hedrick

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WEEKLY RATING: 6

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Next up is another edition of “Winter Wonderland”, the theme that produced a PBRW from last season. @jpgenius will get his first action of 2026 by covering the middle three while I do the bookends.

WoF Recap: January 23, 2026

EPISODE #8305: PARADISE FOUND

They used the short intro from last season for the final time this week.

$1K Toss-Up: MOST LIKELY TO…

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

Chad has no response.

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

Michelle and/or these men to wrap up the week could STRIKE IT RICH…

Michelle Hutson-Crawford: started a baking group w/ her mom on Facebook called The Pound Cake Chics a couple years ago (her mom passed away in April, but the family keeps the tradition of baking and all the joy and the love that mom brought to the page going) from Pflugerville, TX

Rudy Dinglas: ice cream lover who finished the Maryland Ice Cream Trail and drove 1,200 miles to 14 creameries across the state last summer (his favorite flavor is peach); he also loves gift wrapping (every month, he wraps birthday gifts for a local organization, and also every Christmas, he brings his family and friends to help volunteer w/ him in wrapping Christmas gifts for the kids) from Fallston, MD

Chad Hedrick: country music lover (he grew up listening to 90’s country and has gone to more than 20 concerts across Kentucky just in the past year); this show was a staple for him growing up (and he mentions the late Chuck Woolery who was born in Ashland) from Lexington, KY

$2K Toss-Up: UP IN THE AIR 🆕

C R U I _ _ _ G
A _ T _ _ _ D E

Chad’s CRUISING ALTITUDE to score that time.

FEATURED PARADISE: Papagayo Beach Hotel CURAÇAO 

Round 1: ON THE COURT

Chad: $600 T, four S’s for MDW, four E’s, $2,100 R trio, bad I buy

Michelle: $1,100 L pair, LaT

Rudy: $1,800 V pair, solve for that much money…

S E R V E S
R E T _ R _ S
& / V _ L L E _ S

He solves the volleyball terms of SERVES, RETURNS, & VOLLEYS.

Fanday Funday Word of the Night: PARADISE (enter that for $10K from DraftKings Casino)

Mystery/Crossword Round: I’M FEELING…

Michelle: instant dud of S

Rudy: $500 B (not how I would start, but it worked out), F for flunk 

Chad: $1K T pair, no R on CURAÇAO (worth $7K+)

Michelle: $900 J (surprise me), one U, $650 Y (not quite to MW), $1K L pair, $500 H, one O, not-so-victorious V call

Rudy: $650 D, $1K G pair, two E’s and two I’s…

				G
J	U	B	I	L	_	_	T
O				E
Y			D	E	L	I	G	H	T

…but he ends up BANKRUPTing near TD to lose $1,650, and Chad makes the unnecessary house minimum solve w/ the leftover word of JUBILANT.

Chad: $3K/Michelle: $1K/Rudy: $1,800

Gotta do better than this…

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PP/Express Round: PLACE

Rudy: $1,500 S trio, $2K T quartet, two A’s, $1K N pair, buys of E and four I’s, solve…

A / _ _ S T – _ I S I T
_ E S T I N A T I _ N

He solves for $3,750 and a trip to A MUST-VISIT DESTINATION called CROATIA w/ a stay at the Royal Blue Hotel & Resort in Dubrovnik (plus Dinner In the Sky) worth $7,905 — PR.

Chad: $3K/Michelle: $1K/Rudy: $13,455 cash & Croatia

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Triple Toss-Up: I’M PUZZLED

1.

_ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ H

All of these have “word”, and Chad solves WORD SEARCH.

2.

_ _ R _
_ R _ B _ _ M

Nothing from Rudy.

W _ R _
_ R _ B _ _ M

Chad solves this WORD PROBLEM.

3.

A _ / _ / L _ S S
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

I’m AT A LOSS FOR WORDS – Chad scores the bonus sweep and has pretty much tied the other man.

Speed-Up: A NUMBERS GAME

For the first time since late S41, we get to see somebody redo the Final Spin on the air. After Chad’s back-to-back LaTs and the BANKRUPT near $650 (Ryan tells Vanna to cancel the dinner reservations), he makes the consonants worth $1,600. He puts up four T’s at the start…

_ _ T _ _ – T _ _ _ T _ –
T _ _

Rudy was unfortunately caught in a CATCH-TWENTY-TWO, because Chad nails it for $6,400 and the game — PR #2.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	I (Chad)	Michelle
Round 2	S, V (Michelle) F (Rudy) R (Chad)		Rudy
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	PERFECT ROUND #2

FINAL SCORES
Chad: $19,400/Michelle: $1K/Rudy: $13,455 cash & Croatia

GT: $33,855
Rudy’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,650

Chad the comeback kid will choose from…

• LIVING THINGS
• AROUND THE HOUSE
• THING

He’ll go AtH.

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see Chad’s mom Leslie and little sister Holly, he lands on the N of SPIN. He’ll need top word help for this one…

_ _ _ _ _ 
_ L _ N _ E T

BFKA all make it…

_ _ F F _ 
B L A N K E T

After initially saying FLUFFY BLANKET, he finds inside this PUFFY BLANKET $55K for a final all-cash total of $74,400 (it was also displayed on the entrance screen)!

He appears in the end chat w/ the hosts. After solving, he said he didn’t believe it. When he read the answer again, he still didn’t believe it. Vanna had to pinch him, and say this is really happening.

MY RATING: 7 (slow start, but nice comeback and finish by Chad)

Vanna Officially Weds!

This past Wednesday, Vanna officially announced on her instagram account that she has tied the knot in a secret wedding ceremony with her longtime partner John Donaldson of over a decade. Congratulations, Vanna!

Read the report HERE.

WoF Recap: January 22, 2026

EPISODE #8304: 🏝️PARADISE FOUND🏝️

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

S _ V E
_ _ E / D _ T E

Janel is able to SAVE THE DATE to score first among this Thursday trio…

Janel Pilate: photographer and videographer during the day who likes to spend her spare time with children and teens in the community (they call her Coach J) at the South Side Help Center and is obsessed with the color green (she’s wearing that color all the way to the socks) because it resonates with her aura (she feels like she has a green aura; she loves nurturing and growing things and money) from Chicago, IL

Ricky Ostry: member of a ton of different bands (he plays in a clown-themed LCD Soundsystem cover band called LSD Clownsystem; the members and crowd both dress like clowns, and they had a show recently where they had a wheel with all of their songs on it (the crowd spun the wheel, and they played those songs), but he also plays in a live karaoke band, an ABBA cover band, and a couple brass bands) from New Orleans, LA

Theresa Chapman: retired (she had a pool installed in the first 30 days, so she hangs out by her pool, plays her iHeart app music, and she’s living the dream; she likes all genres of music, but recently has been listening to what they call the new country, like Morgan Wallen) with a 3-year-old grandson Beckett (he loves the color yellow) from Taylors, SC

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ E / _ A C _ F I C
N _ R _ H W _ _

I’m from THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, and Ricky solves.

FEATURED PARADISE: Bungalows KEY LARGO

Round 1: THING

Ricky: no R for WC
Theresa: $1K T pair, A, $700 N, I, $700 G, sole dud vowel of E
Janel: $1,200 H pair, 2 O’s, U (NMV), T repeat on $600
Ricky: $700 S, $2,500 B, $900 D, solve for $4,100…

S O O T H I N G
_ U D / B A T H

He takes a SOOTHING MUD BATH.

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Theresa: $700 R, E, $1,600 D pair, 2 A’s, $1K T pair, no I
Janel: $500 P, BANKRUPT near $650 ($500 lost)
Ricky: $650 M, 3 O’s (NMV), $550 H, C on MW near $650, declines, solve for $1,950…

M R . / P O T A T O
H E A D
C O _ D

He avoids catching a MR. POTATO HEAD COLD.

Theresa: ZIP | Janel: $1K | Ricky: $8,050

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PP/Express Round: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Janel: N on EXPRESS, passes (WHY?!), $650 G, I, E, 3 A’s (NMV), $650 T, $1,300 S pair, $700 R, solve for $3,550…

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

She could’ve had $11,250 cash had she hopped on, but she’ll be CHASING WATERFALLS (also a TLC lyric) during her stay at the La Coralina Island House getaway in PANAMA courtesy of thrive TRAVEL worth $11,700- PR.

Theresa: NOTHING | Janel: $16,250 cash & Panama | Ricky: $8,050

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Triple Toss-Up: WHAT TIME IS IT?

1.

_ _ _ _ _ _ L
_ L O _ K

Ricky goes overboard with INTERNAL CLOCK.

D _ _ I _ _ L
_ L O _ K

Theresa sets a DIGITAL CLOCK to finally score.

2.

G R A _ D F A T _ E R
C L _ C K

Janel watches a GRANDFATHER CLOCK.

3.

C _ C K O _ / C L _ _ K

Janel solves CUCKOO CLOCK to break the $20K mark.

Speed-Up: JUST DESSERTS

Janel has spun $1,900 per consonant.

Janel: S
Ricky: 3 R’s
Theresa: N
Janel: 3 T’s
Ricky: F

R _ _ N _ _ _
F R _ _ T / T _ R T

Ricky has a RAINBOW FRUIT TART for $7,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS
Round 1	R (Ricky), E (Theresa)		T (Janel)
Mystery Round	I (Theresa)	Janel
PP/Express Round	PERFECT ROUND
Speed-Up	S (Janel)	N/A
6 TOTAL	4	1	1

FINAL SCORES
Theresa: $2K | Janel: $20,250 cash & Panama | Ricky: $15,650

GRAND TOTAL: $37,900
BANKRUPT TRASH: $500

Favorable category list for Janel…

• THINGS
• WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
• FOOD & DRINK

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$100K Bonus Round

BTW, her nametag now reads “Coach J” (her nickname was given by two teenagers that she works with back home, Amaya and Marie). She didn’t bring anyone, but she lands on AMERICA’S. A column of letters to start…

_ _ _ N _ _
_ _ _ L

She picks a bad time to go with DMCA like Reginald from last night…

_ _ _ N _ A
_ _ _ L

She gets the bottom word but flubs the top with GRANOLA, BANANA, and FRUIT, so she doesn’t eat this QUINOA BOWL for $45K.

Postgame Chat: It’s a perfect time to Zen out and meditate, so Ryan does some meditation. He’s not great at this, though, so he asks Vanna to coach him. Ryan says he needs a mantra and then asks if Vanna thinks they have a blue aura instead of green like Janel. He continues talking even after the credits finish. And Janel doesn’t even join them on stage.

MY RATING: 6 (D+)

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Andy will be back with you tomorrow.

WoF Recap: January 21, 2026

I wasn’t able to watch this episode on TV tonight due to a college basketball game in my area, so I gotta thank the YouTube feeds for this one.

EPISODE #8303: 🏝️PARADISE FOUND🏝️

The previous season’s intro is used again.

$1K Toss-Up: CHECK THE CALENDAR

_ A _ I _ N A L
H U G G I _ G / D _ Y

Did you know that today is NATIONAL HUGGING DAY? I didn’t until now, but Sheila scores first, and she’s the only lady among these midweek contestants…

Sheila Brown: horror movie fan (but she doesn’t like blood and gore, so she watches with her hand over her face; she also not a fan of love stories) who’s also a fan of Prince (she has t-shirts and albums of him and dresses up as him for Halloween) from Dowagiac, MI

Ryan points out that he once had a chance to meet him on American Idol.

Reginald Duvalsaint: America’s beer guy (he goes around the country and sells beer at different stadiums in the seats) whose goal is to be the first person to do every MLB and NFL stadium and is also a tennis player/teacher (he started playing when he was maybe 9 or 10 years old) from Philadelphia, PA

Steve Nordheim: has two adult sons, one adult daughter, and six grandchildren, wants to watch every event (travel, soccer, baseball, softball, rock climbing, etc.), and is a Buffalo Bills fan from Midlothian, VA

$2K Toss-Up: CHARACTER

S H _ R L _ _ K
H O _ _ E _

Reginald IDs SHERLOCK HOLMES.

FEATURED PARADISE: Viva Windham Fortuna Beach in the BAHAMAS

Round 1: SAME LETTER

Reginald: no S on $600
Steve: $650 N, 3 E’s, no T for WC
Sheila: N repeat on $700
Reginald: $1,500 R trio, solo A, $900 M, $900 G, Same Letter of 3 C’s for $3,400, 2 I’s, $2,400 H trio, F for BAHAMAS worth over $7K, U (NMV), $700 L, $1,400 P pair (complete board)

He proves to be…

C H A R M I N G
C H I P P E R / &
C H E E R F U L

…for $10,950 and the Bahamas trip worth $7,176!

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Mystery Round: ROCK YOUR BODY

First time this category appears on this edition of the show after debuting in primetime on Nov. 14.

Steve: $1,300 N pair, 2 E’s, 6 T’s for $3,300, 4 A’s, no O
Sheila: 3 H’s for WC, BANKRUPT near $650 ($1,500 & WC lost)
Reginald: $1,500 W trio, $1K S pair, solve for $2,500…

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

He solves THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS (in the words of Selena Gomez).

Reginald: $22,626 cash & Bahamas | Steve: ZIP | Sheila: $1K

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PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Sheila: same BANKRUPT right away
Reginald: $1K T pair, 2 E’s, $600 S, 3 I’s, other BANKRUPT ($1,100 lost)
Steve: just guesses (huh?)…

_ I _ E / I S / _ _ _ T
_ _ _ / _ _ _ E / _ _ / I T

LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT, sir- you guessed it right and win a stay at the Belize Collection courtesy of thrive TRAVEL worth $8,273.

Reginald: $22,626 cash & Bahamas | Steve: $8,273 Belize trip | Sheila: $1K

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Triple Toss-Up: ON THE COURT

1.

B A S K _ T B A L L
P _ A _ _ _

Steve might not be a BASKETBALL PLAYER, but he now has some cash.

2.

_ E _ _ _ S
_ _ _ _ _ _

He quickly solves TENNIS PLAYER…

3.

D _ F _ _ S E
A T T _ _ _ E Y

…but Reginald denies the sweep with DEFENSE ATTORNEY.

Speed-Up: WHAT TIME IS IT?

Reginald has spun the $1,500 minimum.

Reginald: S
Steve: 2 N’s
Sheila: T
Reginald: R
Steve: L
Sheila: M
Reginald: D
Steve: 3 E’s

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

After LIVING EVERY MINUTE, Steve is LOVING EVERY MINUTE of his $4,500 solve.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS	MISSOLVES
Round 1	S (Reginald), T (Steve)		N (Sheila)
Mystery Round	O (Steve)	Sheila
PP/Express Round		2 (Sheila, Reginald)
Speed-Up	S, D (Reginald)	N/A		Steve (initial attempt)
10 TOTAL	5	3	1	1

FINAL SCORES
Reginald: $24,626 cash & Bahamas | Steve: $16,773 cash & Belize | Sheila: $1K

GRAND TOTAL: $42,399
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $2,600

Reginald is given the same generic list from Monday…

• PLACE
• PHRASE
• THING

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see his cousin Ron and his mother Joelle, he lands on WIN. Opening setup…

_ E / _ _ _ E / _
_ R _ E _ / L _ _ _ _ E R

DCMA gives him only the vowel…

_ E / _ A _ E / A
_ R _ E _ / L A _ _ _ E R

He only gets the top line and flubs the bottom with GREEN LOGGER, PURPLE, and GREASY. It was WE HAVE A BRIEF LAYOVER, and he loses $50K.

Postgame Chat: The water in the backdrop is beautiful. It makes Ryan want to go diving, but he actually snorkels. He doesn’t want to go too deep, though.

MY RATING: 6 (D+)

WoF Recap: January 20, 2026

Here I go with my first recaps of 2026…

EPISODE #8302: 🏝️PARADISE FOUND🏝️

The intro from last season is used.

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

_ E R _ ’ S / Y O U R
_ I _ / _ H A N C _

THERE’S YOUR BIG CHANCE, Stacy, but that’s a letter too long.

_ E R E ’ S / Y O U R
_ I _ / _ H A N C _

To Sharisse and her opponents whose names all start with S, HERE’S YOUR BIG CHANCE to win a paradise trip…

Sharisse Cohee: fantasy sports fan (she was recently in eight different leagues all at the same time) and three-time consecutive winner in a fantasy basketball league who owns three cats (she spoils them so much that there’s not much room for people anymore and it’s all about the cats) from San Diego, CA

Stacy Robinson: lady who spends a lot of time with her children and grandchildren (a total of six) and was inspired to crochet by Vanna from Columbus, OH

Steve Knapp: ambidextrous behind-the-wheel driver instructor and teacher at Larkin High School who’s had a lot of NDE’s (near-death experiences) with three children who will be driving soon from Hampshire, IL

$2K Toss-Up: OPPOSITES ATTRACT

_ C T
_ A T U _ _ L L Y

Sharisse knows how to ACT NATURALLY, so she triples up.

FEATURED PARADISE: Villa TUSCANY courtesy of thrive TRAVEL

Round 1: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Sharisse: $2K T quartet, 3 I’s, $2,500 H, 4 A’s, $600 W, E, solve for $4,350…

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

She solves TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT– PR.

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Stacy: $1,400 T pair, BANKRUPT near $650 ($1,400 lost)
Steve: LaT
Sharisse: $600 H, 5 O’s, no N on $800
Stacy: $700 F, no L on $550
Steve: 2 S’s on MW near LaT, flips…whoops
Sharisse: same BANKRUPT ($350 lost) (her arrow wasn’t flashing to signify her turn)
Stacy: other BANKRUPT ($700 lost)
Steve: $500 M, I (NMV), $1,200 D pair, $1,300 W pair, solve for $2,750…

W O _ D S / O F
W I S D O M
T O O T H

He remembers his WORDS OF WISDOM TOOTH.

Sharisse: $7,350 | Stacy: ZILCH | Steve: $2,750

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PP/Express Round: EVENT

Steve: $650 T, E, 2 A’s, $650 R, $500 S, O, no N on $500
Sharisse: G on EXPRESS

Allllllllllllllllllll aboooooooOOOOOOOARD!!

Chosen: W, Y, I, CRASH with M ($2,750 lost)

Stacy: back to the BANKRUPT near $650
Steve: solve for $1,050…

_ _ _ _ R I O _ S
G E T A W A Y

He’s won a LUXURIOUS GGETAWAY to the TRS Turquesa Hotel in PUNTA CANA worth $11,500.

Sharisse: $7,350 | Stacy: NO LUCK | Steve: $15,300 cash & Punta Cana

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Triple Toss-Up: BACK IN THE DAY

1.

D _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / F O X T R _ T

Steve tries to DANCE THE FOXTROT…not quite.

D O _ _ _
T _ _ / F O X T R _ T

Sharisse is DOING THE FOXTROT.

2.

_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / R _ _ _ T

Stacy is DOING THE ROBOT to finally score.

3.

D O _ N G / T _ E
_ A S _ E _ / P _ T _ T O

Steve is wrongly DOING THE HASSEL POTATO.

D O _ N G / T H E
_ A S _ E _ / P _ T _ T O

It’s Stacy who’s DOING THE MASHED POTATO.

Speed-Up: MOST LIKELY TO

Stacy has spun $1,700 per consonant.

Stacy: 3 T’s
Steve: S
Sharisse: H
Stacy: I
Steve: M
Sharisse: K
Stacy: G
Steve: B

M _ K _ / I T / T _
T H _ / S _ _ _ _ / B _ _ _

The Seattle Seahawks are most likely to MAKE IT TO THE SUPER BOWL this year, and Steve solves for $5,100 more.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Mystery Round	N (Sharisse), L (Stacy)	Steve	4 (Stacy x2)
PP/Express Round	N (Steve), M (Sharisse)		2 (ladies)
Speed-Up	G (Stacy)	N/A	N/A
12 TOTAL	5	1	6

FINAL SCORES
Sharisse: $9,350 | Stacy: $4K | Steve: $20,400 cash & Punta Cana

GRAND TOTAL: $33,750
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding MW flip): $5,200

Steve, who barely lucked out from the PP, will choose from…

• THING
• FOOD & DRINK
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see one of his good hometown friends Greg and wife Lindsay, he uses his left hand to land on the ★. A pair of letters on each line to start.

_ _ _ _ N _ / _ N
_ _ T _ _ R _ _ _

The bookending letters GCMA do some good…

G _ _ _ N G / A N
A _ T _ G R A _ _

Hopefully Ryan will be GIVING AN AUTOGRAPH after Steve wins the Nissan Z Sport worth $45,400 (even though he didn’t seem sure) for a final total of $65,800 cash & prizes.

Postgame Chat: Ryan points out that Vanna is a cat lover. He’s never had cats; he’s always had dogs, so he’s more of a dog person. We then see a video of one of Vanna’s cats Stella opening a door to Vanna’s son Nikko’s room.

MY RATING: 6 (D+)