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S41 Week 33 Stats

April 26, 2024April 27, 2024andynwof6 Comments

(This will be my last stat post for this season before Jerry does the rest.)

This week started out fine, but boy did things really came crashing down in the tail end big time… -___-

And I must say this again…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. 😡

Total for this Week: $291,195
-Maingame: $201,195
-BR Wins: $90K

Total for the Season: $9,031,517
-Maingame: $6,349,203
-BR Wins: $2,682,314

Prize Wedge Wins: 33

MW was Flipped-Declined: 44-18
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 15-29
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 19-25
MW Wins: 6

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 31-9
–Successes: 13
–Crashes: 18 (Wipeouts: 8)

WC Usages: 28
-Maingame: 4 (3 on $3,500, 1 on $550)
-BR: 24

5-Round Games: 20

Triple $10K+ Finishes: 7

Perfect Rounds: 63

Gooseegg Victims: 26

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 4

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 25 (3 swept every Toss-Up)

Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 61/60/44

Biggest Margins of Victory

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

Smallest Margins of Victory

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

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 51 (32 lost BR)

$0 Prize Puzzle Wins: Week: 1, Season, 28
House Minimum Bumps: Week: 3, Season: 75

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $22,679 (-$2,005)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23,597 (-$160)

Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $16,600 (-$10,300)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,910 (+$230)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $45,850
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $776,298 + 1 trip of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $29,750 (Apr. 26)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $36,250 (Apr. 26)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 20
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 5
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 3

BANKRUPT Trash by Only One Contestant: 73

Aired BANKRUPT Hits
-Near $650: Week: 5, Season: 139
-Near TD: Week: 4, Season: 156
-Via MDW: Week: 1, Season: 83

Aired LaT Hits: Week: 6, Season: 109

Aired Duds: Week: 25, Season: 955
Aired DQs: Week: 4, Season: 108

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 2, Season: 31
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 9
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 3
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 9
Cash: Week: $45,850, Season: $680,300

Unclaimed
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 15
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 5
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 23
Cash: Week: $61,550, Season: $2,211,250

Forfeited WCs: Week: 1, Season: 23
Forfeited MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 6

Top Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

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

Contestant (Maingame)

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

Episode (Overall)

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

Episode (Maingame)

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

Bottom Winning Totals

Contestant (Overall)

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

Contestant (Maingame)

$10,250 (Dec. 1)
$11,550 (Jan. 29)
$11,900 (Jan. 16)
$12,298 (Oct. 18)
$12,470 (Apr. 2)

Episode (Overall)

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

Episode (Maingame)

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

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

MAINGAME PUZZLE STATS

CATEGORY	TU1	TU2	R1	R2	R3	TTU	R4+
AROUND THE HOUSE	10	7	2	1	3	9	9
BEFORE & AFTER	—	—	16	46	—	—	—
CHARACTER(S)			1	1	1	1	4
CROSSWORD	—	—	6	24	—	—	—
EVENT(S)	6	2	12	7	8	5	5
FAMILY					1
FOOD & DRINK	8	11	9	4	26	21	12
FUN & GAMES	13	10	8	3	10	7	4
IN THE KITCHEN	2	5	2	1		4	1
LANDMARK	3	1	1	3			1
LIVING THING(S)	4	10		1	5	4	7
MOVIE QUOTE	1			2	1		1
MOVIE TITLE	1	1	1		1
OCCUPATION	1	12	1		3	3	6
ON THE MAP	16	18	2	1		6	8
PERSON/PEOPLE	9	16		1	9	24	15
PHRASE	18	13	17	8	24	7	39
PLACE(S)	23	13	11	8	3	11	13
PROPER NAME	2	8	1		1		1
QUOTATION				1
RHYME TIME	3	6	4	1	3		8
SAME LETTER	—	—	33	—	—	—	—
SAME NAME	—	—	4	27	—	—	—
SHOW BIZ	2	7	2	2	7	1	3
SONG ARTIST			1
SONG LYRICS		1	3	4	1
THING(S)	22	15	12	3	18	40	17
TITLE	4		1		3		1
TV TITLE			1
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?	12	4	12	16	31	19	22
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?	5	5	2		6	3	7

FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 113
Middle of Round 4: 32
Start of Round 5+: 15
Middle of Round 5+: 5

Spun by Red/Yellow/Blue: 48/52/65

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 47
$1,550: 9
$1,600: 22
$1,650: 21
$1,700: 24
$1,800: 8
$1,850: 5
$1,900: 17
$6K: 12

Final Spins Edited Out: 11

BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 57-108 (.345)

PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 7
2-3 Weeks: 11
1-4 Weeks: 10
SKUNKINGS: 4 (TOTAL TAPING DAY WASHOUTS: 2)

MDBRs: 8

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 8 (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 1)

Perfect Letter Combos: 4

BR Categories
Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 55/43/67

AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0
EVENT(S): 7/17; 3-4
FOOD & DRINK: 14/17; 6-8
FUN & GAMES: 2/3; 1-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 1/2; 0-1
LIVING THING(S): 5/11; 1-4
ON THE MAP:
PERSON/PEOPLE: 9/41; 3-6
PHRASE: 68/154; 26-42
PLACE(S): 13/36; 4-9
THING(S): 10/165; 0-10
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 32/45; 11-21
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2

Dreaded Category Trio Encounters: Week: 0, Season: 41
THING-Free Category Choices:

BR Prizes
CAR: 17/44 (1 car sweep)
$40K: 29/87 (5 minimum sweeps)
$50K: 5/17
$75K: 2/5
$100K (or $1M): 4/12

Car Wins

1 Lincoln Corsair Standard
2 Nissan LEAF SV Pluses
2 Nissan Pathfinder SLs
3 MINI Cooper SEs
1 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend
1 BMW X1 xDrive28i
2 Ford Mustang MACH-E Selects
2 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertibles
1 Volkswagen Atlas 3.6L V6 SE
1 maZDa CX-50 2.5 S Select
1 Chevrolet Equinox RS

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

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 4
BR Losses Despite Having WC: 12
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1

Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: KIND OF WEIRD (it’s not often you hear this, and the uncommon K and W can throw somebody off)
Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: HONEYSUCKLE (nice RSTLNE help, but Kate didn’t really take advantage of that and it really cost her BIG TIME)

Player of the Week: Alex Harrell

WEEKLY RATING: 3 (no thanks to that HORRIBLE Friday episode)

Next week, you could win a trip to a Margaritaville Resort. And I’ll be doing my last recaps for this season Monday and Tuesday, so the episodes better be good…

WoF Recap: April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024andynwof10 Comments

EPISODE #7980:🍹DESTINATION RELAXATION🍹

$1K Toss-Up: THING

B E _ U T _ F U L
_ A I L _ O A T

Ellie or these end-of-week panelists from left to right could see a BEAUTIFUL SAILBOAT if they win a trip…

Ellie Jung: Rice University student studying cognitive science and art whose family is super competitive (both her parents have been on game shows but not this one) from Houston, TX

Kate Metz: kindergarten teacher at Pinecrest Sloan Canyon married to her “sometimes wonderful, sometimes okay” husband (the hubby got her started watching the show and has applied every year while she applied once and finally made it) from Las Vegas

Travis Graham: runner who also wanted to be a power lifter from Richmond, VA

$2K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

B _ E F / B A _ L E Y
_ O U P

Kate eats up some BEEF BARLEY SOUP. The $10,398 HOLLAND AMERICA Alaskan cruise is available one more time this week.

Round 1: SAME LETTER

Kate: four S’s for $10K, one E, SL Bonus of five T’s for $13,500, other four vowels of two I’s, O, two A’s and U, $7,500 R trio…

T I _ _ E T S
T O U R S
T R A I _ S / &
T R A _ S

…but she keeps on going…and SHE HAS PAINFULLY BANKRUPTED NEAR $2,500 TO FLUSH AWAY $29,750!!! Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. -___- And if I’m not mistaken, that’s the third largest amount lost to BANKRUPT in a single spin in show history. Travis then SPINGLES for the $800 C…

T I C _ E T S
T O U R S
T R A I _ S / &
T R A _ S

…and solves TICKETS, TOURS, TRAINS, & TRAMS for a $200 bonus. This better not be a bad sign of things to come…

Mystery Round: FUN & GAMES

Travis: instant dud of T

Ellie: $1,950 R trio, three E’s and A, T repeat on MDW (and don’t lie, girl, you just did)

Kate: $1,100 S pair, M for mistake

Travis: $2,100 B trio, three O’s, BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $1,850)

Ellie: $1,700 C pair, two L’s for WC, solve…

_ O _ B L E / _ O R _
S C O R E / _ _
S C R A B B L E

She solves DOUBLE WORD SCORE IN SCRABBLE for $4,150.

Ellie: $5,150 WC/Kate: $2K/Travis: $1K

PP/Express Round: AROUND THE HOUSE

Ellie: $650 R, S for sorry

Kate: $1,600 T pair, E for end of turn

Travis: $1K N pair, two I’s, $3,500 G, one A, same BANKRUPT he got before (lost $4K)

Ellie: exact same fate (lost $650 and WC; she handed it over to Pat and he put it in his jacket)

Kate: LaT (Pat: “This is riveting television.”)

Travis: $900 L, three O’s, $1,400 D pair, $700 H, $1,800 Y pair, solve…

H Y D R A T I N G
_ O D Y / L O T I O N

He solves for $4,550 and may be using some HYDRATING BODY LOTION at the Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA worth $8,460.

Ellie: $5,150/Kate: $2K/Travis: $14,010 cash & Antigua

Triple Toss-Up: EVENT

_ H _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ P
_ _ M _

All “games”, and Ellie solves CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (we had that during the NFL Superfan Tournament back in February).

_ L _ Y _ _ F
_ _ _ E

There’s more than one PLAYOFF GAME happening right now in the NHL and NBA, and Kate solves that one.

P R A _ _ I C E
_ A _ E

Kate knows she had a PRACTICE GAME before doing this for real.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Kate’s too strong for TD, and makes the consonants worth the $1,500 minimum.

Kate: 4 T’s (she TOTALLY BLOWS IT w/ TIGHT END TIGHTNESS — give me a break, ma’am. -__-)
Travis: H (DUD)
Ellie: 2 R’s
Kate: 3 S’s

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

Kate gets TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS for $10,500 and the comeback win. That really surprised me.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1			Kate (UGH!)
Round 2	T (Travis), M (Kate)		Travis	Ellie’s T repeat
Round 3	S (Ellie), E (Kate)	Kate	2 (Travis, Ellie)
Round 4	H (Travis)			Kate’s botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Ellie: $7,150/Kate: $16,500/Travis: $14,010 cash & Antigua

GT: $37,660
SEASON-WORST BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. WC): $36,250

I really have serious doubts Kate would salvage this whole episode in the next segment, and here’s what she’s picking from…

THING
PEOPLE
LIVING THING

Pat just knew she would pick LT.

Fan Friday Word of the Day: FOREST (enter that on the website for a chance to win a collette tour of Costa Rica)

$100K Bonus Round

The name of Kate’s husband is Ben, and he’s joined by her mother Molly; she lands on what’s under the N of WIN. I know it already…

_ _ N E _ S _ _ _ L E

DHMI only adds the frontloading H…

H _ N E _ S _ _ _ L E

She goes way off w/ HANES, HOUSEWIFE, and HU…S…MUSCLE, so this gets tangled up in the HONEYSUCKLE…

…

…AND BOY, DID HER EPIC BANKRUPT REALLY SET THE TONE FOR A HORRIFIC NIGHT — SHE’S THE EIGHTH $100K LOSER THIS SEASON. FURTHERMORE, THAT’S THE THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK TO HAVE SUCH A LOSS. My goodness. -___-

MY RATING: I hate to say this, but it’s gonna be a 1 (this is now officially the 9th time in the MDW era I have no choice but to give this rating)

WoF Recap: April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024April 26, 2024andynwof5 Comments

EPISODE #7979:🍹DESTINATION RELAXATION🍹

$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?

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

Tyler and/or these ladies may need to start PLANNING A VACATION if they win a trip tonight…

Tyler Chandler: flight attendant for the best airline in the world who collects pins everywhere he goes and put them on his apron as he serves dinner and story time from Louisville, KY

Shannon Schneider: engaged lady to Doug (he’s also one of her bosses) w/ three children (one daughter and two sons) who lives on a cattle ranch from Winston, MT

Jennifer Klase: married lady to Dan w/ two adult children who was voted for having the “Best Hair” in high school back in the 1980s (she has never changed her hairstyle over the years) from New Palestine, IN

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ _ _ N / _ _ Y
W I _ C _ _ _ I N

Well, look what we have here — this was the opening Toss-Up I solved at the top of my episode, and Shannon locates GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

FEATURED TRIP: Barceló Bavaró Grand Resort in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Round 1: FUN & GAMES

Shannon: $2,100 R trio, two A’s and E, $600 S (just slid past trouble), three I’s, L for lost turn (even after dodging LaT)

Jennifer: $1,700 T pair, $2,700 H trio (made it out of trouble again), solve…

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

Could’ve gone for the two N’s and two G’s, but she solves HIKING THROUGH A RAINFOREST for $4,400.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Jennifer: $10,500 N trio, $500 C, $500 G, one I, D for dud

Tyler: $500 W, five E’s, $1K R pair, two U’s, B trap (he thought of BURNING for the first word)

Shannon: goes for an unnecessary house minimum solve…

_ U R N I N G
_ _ E R / _ / N E W
_ E _ _
_ E _ _ U C E

She’s TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF LETTUCE when she could’ve gone for three T’s and two L’s.

Jennifer: $4,400/Tyler: $1K/Shannon: $3K

Holland America Puzzle of the Night: WAYD?

S _ _ _ N G
A L A S _ A ’ S
G L A C _ _ R S / A N D
W _ L D L _ F _

Answer: SEEING ALASKA’S GLACIERS AND WILDLIFE

PP/Express Round: THINGS

Tyler: $1,300 T pair, three E’s, $1,200 H pair (almost to EXPRESS), two A’s, LaT

Shannon: $3,600 S quartet, two N’s for WC (not quite to the big one), bad I buy (I feared she would say that)

Jennifer: BANKRUPT near $3,500

Tyler: last vowel of two O’s, LaT again

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

Shannon decides to take a spin much to my dismay…and she gets the same BANKRUPT to hand over $4,350 and the WC. Jennifer then might be building SANDCASTLES ON THE SHORE during her trip to the Aston Ka’anapali Shores in MAUI worth $9,794.

Jennifer: $14,194 cash & Maui/Tyler: $1K/Shannon: $3K

Triple Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

P _ _ _ _ / L _ _ H T

All “lights”, and Jennifer turns on the PORCH LIGHT.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T

Nice try Jennifer, but it’s not HEADLIGHT.

_ _ M _ L I G _ T

Shannon turns on the LAMPLIGHT.

N _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ H T

Shannon turns on a NIGHT-LIGHT.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Shannon makes the consonants worth $1,600 apiece.

Shannon: R
Jennifer: 2 D’s
Tyler: N
Shannon: 2 S’s
Jennifer: 2 W’s
Tyler: 2 A’s (he flubbed w/ SLOW DOWN ACROSS)
Shannon: H
Jennifer: N repeat
Tyler: 2 E’s
Shannon: L
Jennifer: G (DUD)
Tyler: P (DUD)
Shannon: C

S L _ W / D _ W N
C _ R _ E S / A H E A D

Shannon solves the road sign “SLOW DOWN, CURVES AHEAD” for $9,600 and the comeback win by $406.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	L (Shannon)
Round 2	D (Jennifer), B (Tyler)
Round 3	I (Shannon)	2 (Tyler)	2 (ladies)
Round 4	G (Jennifer), P (Tyler)			2 (Tyler’s missolve, Jennifer’s N repeat)

FINAL SCORES
Jennifer: $16,194 cash & Maui/Tyler: $1K/Shannon: $16,600

GT: $33,794
Shannon’s BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. WC): $4,350

Shannon’s given the same generic category list like Laura from Tuesday…

PHRASE
PERSON
THING

…and unlike Laura, she goes for PHRASE.

$100K Bonus Round

Doug the fiancé was here as well as Shannon’s daughter Dulcie; she lands on what’s under the S of AMERICA’S. Here’s a trio to start…

_ _ N _ / _ _
_ E _ R _

CDPA adds just two D’s…

_ _ N D / _ _
_ E _ R D

Some episodes can be KIND OF WEIRD when people make questionable decisions while on stage, and this lady realized the answer doesn’t start w/ SEND IT, but alas, she loses $40K.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Recap: April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024andynwof3 Comments

EPISODE #7978:🍹DESTINATION RELAXATION🍹

$1K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

C H E _ _ N _ T
_ R E _

Betty plants a CHESTNUT TREE. The midweek panelists go by these names…

Betty Hunter: sports mom (in football and basketball) of three bonus kids and roller skater from Fort Wayne, IN

Kaley Keller: pig farmer (the pigs are very smart and well fed, but will also do anything for a marshmallow and a belly rub) married to Logan w/ three children from Sulphur, LA

Alex Harrell: Osprey pilot in the Marine Corps (he’s been serving for over 9 years) married to Danielle w/ an 18-month-old Gabby plus a boy on the way in the summer from Stafford, VA

$2K Toss-Up: IN THE KITCHEN

C _ O _ I N G
R A _ _

Alex just misses it w/ COOKING RACK.

C O O _ I N G
R A _ K

Betty triples up w/ COOLING RACK.

FEATURED TRIP: same one from Monday, the $10,398 HOLLAND AMERICA Alaskan cruise

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Betty: one N for WC, $900 T, one I and two A’s, unfortunate dud of D on $2,500

Kaley: S for sorry

Alex: $1,800 R pair, two E’s and O (NMV), $850 P, solve…

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

He passes the PROTEIN BAR EXAM for $2,150.

Mystery Round: WAYD?

Kaley: $1,100 N pair, one I, LaT

Alex: obvious $500 G, three E’s and A, $500 T, one Y for HOLLAND AMERICA, two O’s and U (NMV; the U purchase wasn’t necessary, IMO), $600 L, solve…

T Y I N G / U _ / A / _ E _
L O O _ E / E N _ _

He’s TYING UP A FEW LOOSE ENDS for a total of $11,498 cash & cruise. Oh, and Pat mistakenly asked Jim to describe the cruise again this contestant just won.

Alex: $13,648 cash & cruise/Betty: $3K WC/Kaley: NIL

PP/Express Round: SHOW BIZ

Alex: $600 T, $600 N (almost to EXPRESS), SIX E’s and A, $1K L pair, three I’s and three O’s (NMV), $1,500 S trio, $600 R (almost to EXPRESS), $800 V, finally goes for solve…

A / _ E E L – _ O O _
T E L E V I S I O N
S E R I E S

For knowing that this show is A FEEL-GOOD TELEVISION SERIES, he’s won $4,100 and a trip to the Divi Dutch Village in ARUBA worth $9,357 — PR.

Alex: $27,105 cash & trips/Betty: $3K WC/Kaley: NADA

WHEEL Moment of the Week (1980’s): Pat says that he and Vanna are “practically clothed” while sitting in a hot tub.

Triple Toss-Up: THING

_ E A D _ I _ E
N E _ _

These are three different types of reporting, and Kaley’s scoreless no more w/ HEADLINE NEWS.

F R _ N _ – _ _ _ E
N _ _ _

Kaley’s right again w/ FRONT-PAGE NEWS…

G _ _ _ _ P

…and said girl scores the bonus sweep w/ GOSSIP!

Speed-Up: PLACES

Kaley makes the consonants worth $1,550 each.

Kaley: N
Alex: 2 T’s
Betty: R
Kaley: H
Alex: D (DUD)
Betty: 2 E’s
Kaley: F
Alex: S
Betty: L (DUD)
Kaley: M

T H E / M _ _ N S
_ F / _ _ _ _ T E R

Kaley spots THE MOONS OF JUPITER for $6,200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	D (Betty), S (Kaley)
Round 2		Kaley
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	D (Alex), L (Betty)

FINAL SCORES
Alex: $27,105 cash & trips/Betty: $3K WC/Kaley: $16,200

GT: $46,305
NO BANKRUPTS!

Let’s see what the Marine man will pick from…

THING
FOOD & DRINK
PLACE

F & D it is.

$100K Bonus Round

Alex brought along his good buddy Nate, and has spun the ***. This puzzle was last used way back in S20 and solved for $30K…

T _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ N _

HPGO gives him…

T _ P _ O _ _
P _ _ _ _ N G

He eats up some TAPIOCA PUDDING for $40K and a final total of $67,105 cash & trips!

MY RATING: 8

WoF Recap: April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024andynwof5 Comments

EPISODE #7977:🍹DESTINATION RELAXATION🍹

$1K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ _ / F _ V _ _ _ T E
R _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _

MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT in general terms would be all-you-can-eat buffets, and Mikeya’s the first to score among Tuesday’s panel from left to right…

Mikeya Bates: aunt of many nieces and nephews who started a skincare line w/ her best friend from Chicago

Laura Trombino: married lady to Jamie w/ 8-year-old twin boys (and the couple saw Pat & Vanna filming promos while they were on their honeymoon) from Brookhaven, NY

Adrian Carpenter: local truck driver on the mean streets who enjoys shooting pool and karaoke from Houston, TX

$2K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

_ A _ I _ Y
M I R _ O _

Adrian looks into a VANITY MIRROR for control.

FEATURED TRIP: St. James’s Club in Antigua (CARIBBEAN)

Round 1: SAME NAME

Adrian: instant dud of T

Mikeya: $1K R pair, two E’s, $700 N, three O’s, $500 M, last vowel of I, $700 L, $550 B, possibly fatal dud of C

Laura: $900 G, $550 W, two S’s for CARIBBEAN, solve…

E L B O W / &
_ R E S S I N G
R O O M

She solves ELBOW & DRESSING ROOM for $2,450 and the Antigua trip worth $9,380.

Mystery Round: EVENT

Mikeya: $3,500 S, two E’s, $1,500 R trio, three I’s, $600 N, two O’s, $1,700 C pair, $500 M, two A’s, CRITICAL DUD of P ($6,800 at risk)

Laura: $1,200 pair of H’s, solve…

M A _ O R
S C I E N _ I _ I C
_ R E A _ _ H R O _ _ H

She solves MAJOR SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH for just the $1,200 when she could’ve gone for the two T’s.

Mikeya: $1K/Laura: $13,030 cash & Antigua/Adrian: $2K

Holland America Puzzle of the Night: WAYD?

_ M B _ R K _ N G / O N
_ N / _ L _ S K _
C R _ _ S _

Answer: EMBARKING ON AN ALASKA CRUISE

PP/Express Round: WAYD?

Laura: $2,100 T trio, three O’s, $1,700 S pair, $2,700 N trio, sole dud vowel of E

Adrian: $700 P, two I’s, BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $450)

Mikeya: $500 M, two A’s, LaT

Laura: just solves…

_ O _ _ S I N _
O N / _ _ A T ‘ S
I M P O _ T A N T

Laura, since you’re FOCUSING ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT, you’ve won $6K and a “third honeymoon” to the Sensira Resort & Spa in RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO worth $9K.

Mikeya: $1K/Laura: $28,030 cash & trips/Adrian: $2K

Triple Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

W H O _ _ / W H _ _ T
_ A _ _ _

All Italian foods here; Adrian was about to say WHOLE WHEAT BREAD, which would be wrong.

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

Mikeya can’t get the last word surprisingly.

W H O _ E / W H E A T
P A S T _

Laura gets a plate of WHOLE WHEAT PASTA.

_ _ M E _ _ D E
_ _ _ _ _

Laura also solves HOMEMADE PASTA.

S _ I _ E
O _ / _ I _ _ A

Laura gets a SLICE OF PIZZA for the bonus sweep!

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Laura has spun the $1,500 minimum.

Laura: T
Adrian: F (DUD)
Mikeya: 3 M’s
Laura: D (DUD)
Adrian: N (DUD)
Mikeya: R
Laura: S (DUD)
Adrian: 2 C’s

M _ C _ / M _ R _
T _ / C _ M _

We’ve got MUCH MORE TO COME this week and the last weeks with Pat as host, as Adrian solves for $3K more.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T (Adrian), C (Mikeya)
Round 2	P (Mikeya)
Round 3	E (Laura)	Mikeya	Adrian for $450
Round 4	F, N (Adrian) D, S (Laura)

FINAL SCORES
Mikeya: $1K/Laura: $38,030 cash & trips/Adrian: $5K

GT: $44,030
Adrian’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $450

Laura’s generic category list…

THING
PHRASE
PERSON

We haven’t had somebody pick my most hated category of THING this month…and this woman has just picked it — oh, brother. -___-

$100K Bonus Round

After we see Jamie the hubby, Laura lands on the ’. I know it already…

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

DMGO only adds…

_ _ _ R L _ _ N D
_ E _ R

2024 is gonna be a WHIRLWIND YEAR when Ryan takes over this fall, but she’s way off on the top w/ WONDERLAND, FAVORITE, WONDERFUL, and PEARLAND, costing her $40K.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Recap: April 22, 2024 (🌎Earth Day🌎)

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024andynwof4 Comments

This next theme was originally going to be “Resort Livin’” (last seen in S38), but it’s actually one we haven’t seen since S26 — Destination Relaxation.

EPISODE #7976:🍹DESTINATION RELAXATION🍹

$1K Toss-Up: THING

_ W _ D _ _ H
M A _ S _ _ _

Erica and these men from left to right are looking for a SWEDISH MASSAGE…

Erica Brown: spin instructor and mom of a 3-year-old daughter (she has the personality of a 13-year-old) from Claymont, DE

Jeff Commings: married to another man of 12 years also named Jeff (LGBT ALERT) and both of them are swim instructors at a swim school; he’s also a Master’s world record holder in swimming and broke about 30 of them from Tucson, AZ

Jackson Land: retired I.T. sales worker married to Teddie w/ two daughters and two bonus daughters from Marietta, GA

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ L _ _ M O _ E
_ A _ Y _ A _ D

Home of the NFL’s Ravens and MLB’s Orioles, Jeff locates BALTIMORE, MARYLAND for control.

FEATURED TRIP: 7d Alaskan Cruise aboard HOLLAND AMERICA line worth $10,398

Round 1: PHRASE

Jeff: $850 S, sole dud vowel of I

Jackson: BANKRUPT near $2,500

Erica: $800 L, one C for HOLLAND AMERICA, four A’s and five E’s, $650 R, $1K W pair, solve…

W E / A R E / W A _
A _ E A _ / _ _
S C _ E _ _ L E

WE ARE WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE so far, because this lady’s won $12,848 cash & Alaskan cruise.

Mystery/Crossword Round: CHICKEN _______

Jackson: $1,100 T pair, two I’s and three E’s (NMV already), BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $600)

Erica: $1K L pair, $500 D, $1,500 N trio, $500 R, $700 F, unnecessary BANKRUPT on MDW’s left side (lost $4,200)

Jeff: SPINGLE for $700 G, solve…

	_				F
L	I	T	T	L	E
	N				E
	G				D	I	N	N	E	R

WING is the last thing associated w/ chicken for a $300 bonus.

Erica: $13,848 cash & Alaskan cruise/Jeff: $3K/Jackson: BAD LUCK

WHEEL Winners Segment: Rana Aryan from New Year’s Eve 2021 won a PP trip to Costa Rica and took husband Adam there.

PP/Express Round: SONG LYRICS

Erica: $500 T, $500 R, $1,300 H pair, one A and four E’s, $1,600 Y pair, two O’s, LaT

Jeff: $1,700 S pair, solve…

Y O _ / A R E / T H E
S _ _ S H _ _ E
O _ / _ Y / _ _ _ E

He solves the Stevie Wonder tune “YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE ON MY LIFE” for the $1,700 and a trip to the Papagayo Beach Hotel & Villas in CURAÇAO worth $8,458.

Erica: $13,848 cash & Alaskan cruise/Jeff: $13,158 cash & Curaçao/Jackson: NOTHING

Triple Toss-Up: WAYW?

W _ _ K _ U T
S _ O E _

Here are three things one can wear on their feet, and Jackson solves WORKOUT SHOES to finally get off the schneid.

W _ R _ / B _ _ _ S

Jeff solves WORK BOOTS.

_ _ M _ _ _ T A _ L E
_ L _ P _ _ _ _

Jackson solves COMFORTABLE SLIPPERS.

Speed-Up: WAYD?

Jackson has spun $1,600 per consonant.

Jackson: 2 N’s (he just gave a shout-out to Sunny, which I won’t count as a DQ)
Erica: G
Jeff: T
Jackson: K
Erica: 2 A’s
Jeff: M (DUD)
Jackson: R

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

Jackson’s TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS for $6,400 and finishes in five figures.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	I (Jeff)		Jackson
Round 2			2 (Jackson, Erica)
Round 3		Erica
Round 4	M (Jeff)

FINAL SCORES
Erica: $13,848 cash & Alaskan cruise/Jeff: $15,158 cash & Curaçao/Jackson: $10,400

GT: $39,406
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,800

Jeff, who lucked out w/ the PP, has to pick from…

PLACE
EVENT
THING

He goes for PLACE.

$100K Bonus Round

This week’s CUV is a 2024 Nissan Murano. Jeff has no supporters, but lands on the &. Two N’s and an L to start…

_ _ _ N _ _
_ _ _ _ L _ _ N

PCLMO should do it for him…

P _ C N _ C
P _ _ _ L _ O N

He wins the $50K towards going to a PICNIC PAVILION, giving him a final total of $65,158 cash & trip!

MY RATING: 7

Son of S7 WoF Alum On TPiR Today

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024andynwof2 Comments

Here’s a photo of the son of S7 WoF Alum Gerianne (she competed Mar. 9, 12, and 13, 1990) on the Earth Day special of TPiR today. The second photo has his mom sitting w/ S23 alum Alex from College Week.

Screenshot

This is John Jensen and he was one of the First Four contestants. He got up on stage third after winning a $2,120 package that had a AeroPilates reformer and yoga collection. The game he played was Pocket Change for a Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue (1.6L hybrid engine, 6AT, FWD, mud guards, alloy wheel locks, plus cargo net and cargo tray).

Number Pool: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
First Number: 2

Second Number Guesses:

7 — CORRECT; chooses envelope #19

Third Number Guesses:

4 — NO
5 — NO
6 — CORRECT; chooses envelope #2

Fourth Digit Guesses

4 — RIGHT; chooses #15

Last Digit Guess: 9 — NO (the ARP of the car was $27,645); chooses #12

Amount Needed to buy the Car: $1.00
Envelopes: DIME…QUARTER…NICKEL…75 CENTS FOR THE WIN!

He went over in the first showcase showdown after spinning 65 + 45.

Big European Vacation Coming Up!

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024andynwof7 Comments

Hey folks,

On May 1, my family and I are going on our own “European Vacation”. We’re going on a transatlantic cruise to Spain for 15 days, then we’ll explore some European cities on land. But the thing is it’s gonna last six weeks and we won’t be home till June 11, which means I won’t be covering the rest of Pat’s final season and it’s also the first time in my career I won’t be covering a first-run season finale. I know, it’s a bummer, but of course my fellow admins are gonna help hold the fort for me while I’m away. Here’s who’s doing what…

May 1-3: Margaritaville Resorts — After I do my final two recaps of the season on Monday and Tuesday, @nickskapower covers the rest.

May 6-10: Grand Getaways — @nickskapower covers everything

May 13-17: Sixth Episode Week V — @jbeaugard01 covers most of this week, and @jliu23232 covers the last.

May 20-24: Big Money Week — @nickskapower covers everything including the big milestone

May 27-31: Fan Favorites — @jpgenius covers most of the week and @jliu23232 covers the last.

June 3-7: Thanks for the Memories — @jpgenius covers the first two, @jbeaugard01 covers Wednesday, @jliu23232 covers Thursday, and @nickskapower does Friday.

Jerry does all the stats and the final two Celebrity WoF episodes of S4 (both air on May 6 and May 13).

BTW, one of the European cities I will be visiting is London, so I might be able to catch the last three episodes of Graham Norton’s first series as host of the rebooted UK version while watching them on the ITV website. I’ll try to record them on my phone and send them to Jerry via email. And on weekends, he’ll help spruce up most of my 2006 recaps of S24 since Adam S will start uploading videos to Lucas’ channel soon. The short-lived daytime version w/ Rolf is also available for the taking.

As for this coming weekend, I’ll be here to do all of the available series 4 episodes of the original UK version.

WoF Retro Recap: June 7, 2006

April 21, 2024April 21, 2024andynwof3 Comments

EPISODE #4483: WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB III

This is the set of Armed Forces Week.

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

_ _ _ _ _ – G _ – L _ C _ Y

Susan the HAPPY-GO-LUCKY lady scored first among this military panel from left to right…

Susan Smith (Navy Lieutenant): weapons systems officer flying the back of F/A 18 Super Hornets stationed in Virginia Beach at NAS Oceana who enjoys volleyball and softball from Philadelphia

Sean Mitchell (Coast Guard Lieutenant): in charge of 36 patrol boats in the Southeast U.S. and the Caribbean married to Jill (they’re expecting their first baby) w/ a dog named Taylor from Miami Beach, FL

Dylan Gray (Army Sergeant): NCO stationed at Fort Irwin who was in Iraq March-December 2003 married to Sarah w/ a 9-year-old daughter Hannah; he also loves NASCAR (his favorite is Dale Jarrett) and is from Troy, NH

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

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

Sean solved AEROSPACE ENGINEER.

FEATURED TRIP: Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas courtesy of VEGAS.COM worth $4K
Gift Tags: Maui Jim and NWA World Vacations

Round 1: ON THE MAP

Sean: four N’s for WWC gift tag, $800 R pair, one A, $300 S (almost to TD), four E’s, $2,400 T trio, $400 G, buys of I and three O’s, solve…

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

He located THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT for $3,900 — PR.

Jackpot Round: WHO IS IT?

Dylan: $300 T, $1,600 S quartet, SEVEN E’s, $900 R trio, four A’s, $300 D, two I’s, $900 H, two W’s on JACKPOT, four O’s, $7K F pair, $900 L trio, solve…

F O R _ E R / L O I S
L A _ E / _ O W / _ L A _ S
A / D E S _ E R A T E
H O _ S E W I F E

He solved for $10,900 and knew that FORMER LOIS LANE NOW PLAYS A DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE is Teri Hatcher — PR #2.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11K

Susan: $1K/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900

Mystery Round: RHYME TIME (PRIZE PUZZLE)

The $10K pricegrabber.com cash was in play.

Susan: $10,500 T trio, two E’s, $7K H pair, five A’s, $1,800 S trio, $400 R, $600 Y pair, SIX I’s (NMV), SIX N’s for $2,400….$900 P pair…$1,600 L pair, finally goes for solve…

T H E / R A I N
I N / S P A I N
S T A Y S / _ A I N L Y
I N / T H E / P L A I N

She solved THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN for $24,450 and a Trafalgar tour of where else…SPAIN worth $7,900 — PR #3 IN MAJOR FASHION!

Susan: $32,350 cash & Spain/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900

$3K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

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

The CLOSING CREDITS to this episode were coming soon, and Susan’s up over $35K.

Round 4: PEOPLE

Susan: $450 N, $800 T, $900 R pair

SPEED-UP

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

For maybe the last time this season, it’s a $6K Final Spin!

Susan: 2 S’s
Sean: H
Dylan: G
Susan: E

E _ R _ _ / _ _ R _ S
& / N _ G H T / _ _ _ S

Susan solved EARLY BIRDS & NIGHT OWLS for $14,150 and a major blowout victory!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND #2
Round 3	(MAJOR) PERFECT ROUND #3
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Susan: $50,500 cash & Spain/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900

SEASON-HIGH GT: $70,300
NO PENALTY SPINS!

Bonus Round

Susan brought along her boyfriend Dave and landed on what’s under the A of CASH.

Category: THING

Stingy RSTLNE help…

_ _ _ _
_ _ _ R

CDPA added just two A’s…

_ A _ _
_ A _ R

She quietly but only got the second word of WAVY HAIR, and she lost $30K. Still, what a night for this young lady.

MY RATING: 8

Rest of Finale Week: Thurs., Fri.

Well, it’s been quite a ride through S23. It’s too bad the April 20, 2006 episode is missing, but hopefully it will surface someday. Adam S will start filling in gaps for S24 sometime in the next week.

WoF Retro Recap: June 5, 2006

April 21, 2024April 21, 2024andynwof1 Comment

Let’s get the remaining two episodes from S23 finale week. This third and final WWC week is also a compilation week.

EPISODE #4481: WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB III

We started on the set of “WHEEL Across America”.

$1K Toss-Up: THING

A / _ _ L D
P R _ D I _ T _ O N

Were you making A BOLD PREDICTION on who would win this game? Jean’s the first to score among this first panel of finale week…

Jean Smeets: registered nurse in vascular research married to Tim w/ three kids from Grand Blanc, MI (one hour north of Detroit)

Pam Quijano: political science student at UC-Irvine who’s about to double major in Asian-American studies, cheer coach, and special education teacher’s aide who has a baby daughter from Buena Park, CA

Pete Radosevich: 5th grade science teacher married to Ginny for 32 years w/ two sons and three grandsons from Masontown, PA

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ U S _ U _ / _ F
S C I E _ _ _

Pete naturally solved MUSEUM OF SCIENCE for control.

FEATURED TRIP: Hyatt Regency BOSTON worth $4,750
Gift Tags: eBags and ORBITZ (the WWC gift tag is available all week long)

Round 1: IN THE KITCHEN

Pete: $2,700 T trio, $800 R pair, $10K’s right side (lost $3,500)

Jean: one N for eBags gift tag, $300 G, one I, $300 L, S for sorry

Pam: $2,700 B trio, two O’s, $2,400 C trio, solve…

B _ T C _ _ R / B L O C _
C _ T T I N G / B O _ R _

She got out a BUTCHER BLOCK CUTTING BOARD for $4,850.

Jackpot Round: SONG/ARTIST

Jean: $900 T trio, $1,200 R pair (close call), buys of two E’s, A and three O’s, $900 N trio, two I’s, $300 G, $800 H, unnecessary U buy (NMV), $550 B, $800 Y, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT (lost $4,200)

Pam: BANKRUPT near $600

Pete: $1,200 C pair, one W for WWC gift tag, solve…

W O N _ E R _ U _
T O N I G H T
B Y / E R I C
C _ A _ T O N

He solved “WONDERFUL TONIGHT” BY ERIC CLAPTON for $2,200.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,250

Jean: $1K/Pam: $4,850/Pete: $4,200

Mystery Round: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

The $10K for this night is from pricegrabber.com

Pam: four R’s on MW near $900 and FLIPPED…Pricegrabber.com, LaT

Pete: five T’s for $2,250, SIX E’s, LaT

Jean: N for negative (almost to BOSTON)

Pam: $1,600 H pair, two I’s, $300 S, four A’s, CRITICAL DUD of C ($11,400 at risk)

Pete: LaT

Jean: $450 M, $1K G, five O’s (NMV), LaT

Pam: not taking any chances…

M A R R I A G E
_ R O _ O S A _ / A T
T H E / T O _ / O _ / T H E
E I _ _ E _ / T O _ E R

She solved for $11,400 and might’ve had a MARRIAGE PROPOSAL AT THE TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER during her Insight Vacations tour of FRANCE w/ AA.com airfare worth $7,250.

Jean: $1K/Pam: $23,500 cash & prizes/Pete: $4,200

$3K Toss-Up: PHRASE

I T ’ _ / _ E _ O N D
_ _

This was the puzzle that would trigger the fourth $100K loss from our final season w/ Pat, and Jean solved “IT’S BEYOND ME”.

Speed-Up: PROPER NAMES

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Jean: T (DUD)
Pam: 3 S’s
Pete: 2 R’s
Jean: M
Pam: 2 L’s
Pete: F

S _ R _ / L _ _ / &
M R S . / F _ _ L _ S

Pete solved the dessert brands of SARA LEE & MRS. FIELDS for $3,900.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S (Jean)		Pete
Round 2			2 (ladies)
Round 3	N (Jean), C (Pam)	4 (everybody incl. 2 by Pete)
Round 4	T (Jean)

FINAL SCORES
Jean: $4K/Pam: $23,500 cash & prizes/Pete: $8,100

GT: $35,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $7,700

Bonus Round

The Chrysler PT Cruiser and Audi A4 were available for Pam to win. After we saw her boyfriend Ennis, mom Marilou, and cousin Marie, she landed on the U of BONUS.

Category: PHRASE

Here’s a letter in each word…

_ _ _ N _
_ _ L _ _ _ _

DMHO just added another pair…

_ O _ N _
H _ L _ _ _ _

She botched the first word w/ POUND or FOUND, so she wasn’t GOING HALFWAY to win $45K.