This Week’s Charity Total: $211,100 -Maingame: $136,100 -BR Wins: $75K
Total for the Season: $2,244,450 -Maingame: $1,469,450 -BR Wins: $775K
4-Round Games: 1 (1 game went to Round 5)
Perfect Rounds: 4
Shutout Victims: 7
Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: NONE
Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 2 (0 swept every Toss-Up in a game)
Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 8/7/5
Celebrities who Needed Bonuses to Win: 6 (2 lost BR)
Bonus-Only Puzzle Solves: 15
$30K Minimum Adjustments: 10
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $17,200 Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $82,850 Biggest BANKRUPT: $16,550 (Melissa Villaseñor on Week 1, Game 1) Biggest BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $18,350 (Week 2, Game 1)
After one spin in Round 3: 6 After multiple actions in Round 3: 2 Start of Round 4: 1 After one spin in Round 4+: After multiple actions in Round 4+: 1
BR Win Record: 12-8 (.6) –2-0: 4 –1-1: Game 1: 2, Game 2: 2 –0-2: 2
MDBRs: 7
Letter Combo Wipeouts: 0 ($1M TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)
Perfect Letter Combos: 1
BR Categories Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 7/9/4
AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/3; 0-1 EVENT: NEVER USED FOOD & DRINK: 0/1 FUN & GAMES: 1/3; 1-0 IN THE KITCHEN: NEVER USED LIVING THING: NEVER USED PERSON/PEOPLE: 3/7; 3-0 PHRASE: 7/16; 5-2 PLACE: NEVER USED SHOW BIZ: 1/1; 1-0 THING(S): 3/14; 1-2 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 3/15; 1-2
MDBR Result Landed on $1M: 1 Space Away: 2-3 Spaces Away: 1 4-5 Spaces Away: 4 6 Spaces Away: 7-8 Spaces Away: 1 9-11 Spaces Away: 1 12 Spaces Away:
I have to say, this was a significant improvement over that awful S3, and it’s honestly impressive how we managed to get more BR wins than losses for the first time in the series (those XL Weeks from last season’s civilian version of the show are likely to blame for that dubious 5-23 record)! The celebs this season certainly performed better this season compared to those from last season (maybe they chose celebs who didn’t know how to play the game to compete for S3 and saved the better ones for this season).
With that being said, this marks the end of the Pat Sajak era of Celeb Wheel. How will the next season turn out when Ryan Seacrest takes over? Only time will tell.
Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $19,470 (-$299) Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23,357 (-$110)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $19K (+$551) Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,318 (-$32)
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $15,800 Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $822,187 + 1 trip of unknown value Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $29,750 (Apr. 26) Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $36,250 (Apr. 26)
AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0 EVENT(S): 7/19; 3-4 FOOD & DRINK: 15/19; 6-9 FUN & GAMES: 2/3; 1-1 IN THE KITCHEN: 1/2; 0-1 LIVING THING(S): 5/13; 1-4 ON THE MAP: PERSON/PEOPLE: 10/46; 3-7 PHRASE: 73/162; 28-45 PLACE(S): 14/42; 5-9 THING(S): 12/180; 1-11 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 37/50; 14-23 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2
BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 6 BR Losses Despite Having WC: 14 Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1
Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: YOU BE THE JUDGE (because of some uncommon letters) Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: GOOD ENOUGH (just the O’s would give you a good shot at it)
Player of the Week: Caroline Cannan
WEEKLY RATING: 6 (D+)
Next week, in honor of 8,000 episodes, we’re doing Big Money Week featuring a special Jackpot wedge, a golden $8K wedge, and other exciting elements (@nickskapower covers that week in its entirety).
Pat’s final season as host is coming to an end, so here’s the list of S41 summer rerun weeks.
Jun. 10-14: Sand and Sea that aired Jan. 22-26
On Monday, we had no penalty spins. Jeremy Wilson cleaned up nicely with $39,080 cash & Barbados plus the $44,735 2024 Mustang Ecoboost Premium in the BR for TIDYING UP THE HOUSE.
On Tuesday, Marilyn Campos’ name tag came loose in Round 1. She handed it to Pat and he fixed it before the start of the next round. Before the first commercial break, there was a Wheel Winners Segment of Scott Kolbrenner who won $145K on Mar. 18, 2021 and donated all his cash winnings to Pacific Clinics and the L.A. Regional Food Bank. The third Triple Toss-Up READING GLASSES was categorized as AROUND THE HOUSE instead of WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?. We had a MDBR #5 by Micah White, but she was unable to eat those FLUFFY FLAPJACKS for…
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On Wednesday, there was another Wheel Winners Segment of Roger & Toni Bushong from Valentine’s Day 2023 who won a brand-new Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 in the BR; they’ve never had a brand-new car before and they love it (their final vehicle color was white instead of the red one on the set). Dustin Downing a.k.a. dudotx on Discord did a fine job in the maingame even though Deanna Palmer overtook him in the end. But I’m SPEAKING FRANKLY to you that she only got the first word towards the end of the timer, and she wasn’t the second Mustang convertible owner this week.
Thursday’s maingame wasn’t the best aside from a 5-round game, but not too bad, either. Reesa Cooper, who lucked out thanks to the Prize Puzzle says “I WANT TO BUY A FEW THINGS”, and she’ll certainly do so with $40K.
Friday’s episode was pre-empted in some CBS stations including Andy’s due to coverage of the Farmer’s Insurance Open. There were too many duds to end the week, but Carla Householder’sTriple Toss-Up sweep and perfect letter combo were the highlights. I JUMPED AT THE CHANCE to see her win $40K and secure a winning BR week.
Overall, an ok week besides Jeremy’s dominance on Monday.
We’re wrapping up the last compilation week on Thanks for the Memories set to air on Pat’s final week as host. The short intro is used, so that’s probably not a good sign.
$1K Toss-Up: EVENT
C _ S U _ L
F R _ D _ _
Pam is the first one to score among these contestants playing on this CASUAL FRIDAY…
Pam Stewart: writing her first book and is born on Feb. 29 so she’s 15 (she usually celebrates any time someone wants to give her a gift) from Ennis, TX
Chris Bober: beef jerky maker (his in-laws got him a dehydrator two years ago and he’s been going crazy with beef and pork jerky and dialing it in with sauces) from Tehachapi, CA
Caroline Cannan: 1st grade teacher (she gives a shoutout to the El Morro Sea Lions in Laguna Beach) engaged to Jared with a dog named Nala (they met playing Monday night recreational adult kickball; they won the champion the first season and she knew he would be a winner) from Lake Forest, CA
$2K Toss-Up: THING
A / _ _ T _ H Y
T U _ E
Chris goofs with A WORTHY TUNE.
A / C A T _ H Y
T U N E
Almost a triple stumper, but Caroline knows this show has A CATCHY TUNE.
FEATURED TRIP: Los Establos Boutique Resort (PANAMA)
Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER
Caroline: $1,400 T pair, 2 O’s, no N on $550 Pam: no R on $500 Chris: $500 S, no A Caroline: 3 E’s, $650 M (not quite to PANAMA), 2 I’s, U (NMV), H for WC, $550 L, LaT Pam: solve for unnecessary house minimum…
S O M E / L I _ E / I T
H O T
_ U _ _ E
But she blanks out on the last word anyway. After ChrisBANKRUPTs near $2,500 ($250 lost), Caroline says “SOME LIKE IT HOT FUDGE” for $2,100.
Mystery Round: SONG LYRICS
Pam: no T on $700 Chris: $600 R, MDW’s left side ($600 lost) Caroline: $650 N, A, I, $600 C, 2 E’s, O, U (NMV), BANKRUPT near $650 (WC lost) Pam: $1,800 S pair, no D on $550 Chris: no P on $500 Caroline: 2 L’s for MDW, solve…
I / C A N / _ U _
_ _ S E L _ / _ L O _ E R S
She recites “I CAN BUY MYSELF FLOWERS” from Miley Cyrus to secure the sparkly green wedge.
Caroline: $5,100 MDW | Pam: $1K | Chris: ZILCH
PP/Express Round: PHRASE
Chris: unfortunate dud of T on $3,500 Caroline: $1,950 N trio, 2 O’s, 3 I’s, P on EXPRESS
Allllllllllllllllllll aboooooooOOOOOOOARD!!
Current Bank: $2,450 & MDW Chosen: 2 M’s, Y, H, B, L (NMC), solve for $8,450…
I N
M Y
H _ M B L _
O P I N I O N
I don’t know why this puzzle uses four lines, but IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, she increases her chance at the million and wins a trip to Sun Outdoors Rocky Mountains in COLORADO worth $8,550.
Caroline doesn’t remember the category and says PULLOVER.
P _ L L S T E R
That was almost another triple stumper, but Pam solves POLLSTER.
Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS
Consonants courtesy of Pam are worth… the $1,500 minimum, so that’s good news for Caroline.
Pam: S (blows it right away with HAPPYPEOPLE) Chris: R NULL CYCLE Caroline: 3 L’s Pam: A Chris: C
_ _ R _ L _
L _ L A C S
My home city is nicknamed after this plant, and Chris smells the PURPLELILACS for his only $3K of the night. Furthermore, I finally get to cover a MDBR on the civilian version of the show!
GRAND TOTAL: $31,100 BANKRUPT TRASH (Chris, excluding WC): $850
Chose your category wisely, Caroline…
THING
FOOD & DRINK
PHRASE
Fan Friday Word of the Day: LIGHTS (enter for your chance to win a Collette trip to Finland)
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #10
The featured car is a 2024 BMW X2. After we see her parents Dan and Susan, her all-important spin stops on AMERICA’S. Here’s part of the bottom word…
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E N _ _ _ _
GDMO is a very good combo…
G O O D
E N O _ G _
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$1M LOCATION: WIN (9 away)
Postgame Chat: Pat’s only disappointed because they’re running out of time here and before he goes, he’d like to have another million-dollar winner. If they get to his last day and there hasn’t been a million, guess what he’s going to do? He’s gonna be sad about that.
He’s Dave Andrade, a former S37 contestant on Andy’s 33rd birthday (wheelmasterdave on BaV) who won a whopping $113,055 cash & prizes!!! Today he’s playing with another WoF alum Dennis Chase from the daytime shows (we don’t have a recap of his episode yet) and celeb Melissa Peterman on 25 Words or Less against current champs April & Adam with celeb Dulce Sloan who won $10K from yesterday’s Money Round. Let’s see how it turned out…
Round 1
Turn #1 answers: BRUNETTE, RELIGION, MERMAID, FUDGE, GOLDEN
Melissa bids on 10 words and the challengers successfully return to BRUNETTE.
Turn #2 answers (Dennis v. April): ROBE, PAINTER, NERD, SOUTHERN, JAZZ
April bids on 13 words and the champs easily clear the list.
Today’s superfan is Alex whose station is myTV St. Louis.
Turn #3 answers: MASK, CHOWDER, STORK, HOT, FORTUNE TELLER
Dave bids on 14 words and complete another list for his team. They lead with 500 points while the champs have 250 points.
Round 2
1st answers: FAST (Melissa), HACK (Dulce), ONE-ON-ONE 2nd answers: CAKE (Dulce), LOST (Melissa), BOWLEGGED 3rd answers: SELF (Melissa), BONSAI (Dulce), BODY LANGUAGE 4th answers: PIG, HARLEY (Dulce), FALSETTO (Melissa) 5th answers: ON, SMOOTHIE (Melissa), TEACHERS’ LOUNGE (Dulce)
The champs are able to sweep their list after returning to HACK for a total of 4000 points, but the challengers are unable to defeat the champs after running out of words on the fourth answer, and they leave with Rao’s pasta sauces as a consolation prize. I hope you still had fun, you two.
April is the clue giver in the $10K Money Round and the champs are able to pull off another win after getting all ten answers (CENTURY, NAKED, WIPE, TANGO, FAKE, HILTON, “DUMBO”, ACE, TRASH, BOIL) and we’re also on the verge of having a perfect Money Round week.
Hopefully we end Pat’s final season of the series on a high note.
GAME 1
$1K Toss-Up: MOVIE QUOTE
_ _ _ _ / M _
_ _ _ / M _ _ _ Y !
Tony recites “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” (from Jerry Maguire). Last celebs of the season…
Tony Hale: actor/producer who played Gary Walsh on “Veep” for seven seasons who was the bagman next to the president who was played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and has a limited series coming called “The Decameron” on Netflix which is about the Black Plague during the Middle Ages playing for Stand Up to Cancer which raises a ton of money for research and saves lives daily
Neil deGrasse Tyson: astrophysicist/director of the Hayden Planetarium playing for the Harlem Educational Activities Fund which is based in New York and identifies kids at risk, gives them guidance to move through high school, on to college, and enter the workforce in productive, rewarding careers
Robin Thede: actor/comedian who’s the creator and executive producer of A Black Lady Sketch Show for four seasons that has 16 Emmy nominations and a couple of wins and was named Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch a few years ago for all ten (she’s honored to be in that group with some other amazing comedians; her show and work is about supporting those who haven’t always had those chances) playing for Girls, Inc., a phenomenal charity that works with all girls to help them with mentorship, with financial literacy, education help, and everything one needs to become a well-rounded adult in society
$2K Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ L A _ N I _ _ / M Y
_ E X / M O V _
As I’m PLANNING MY NEXT MOVE, Robin solves for control.
Round 1: PHRASE
Robin: $2,100 S trio, BANKRUPT near $650 ($2,100 lost) Tony: $2,800 T quartet, 7 E’s, $1,900 R pair, $1,200 Y pair (he tried to “buy” that consonant without spinning ), $650 H, 3 I’s, 6 N’s for $3K, $1,800 D pair, other BANKRUPT ($10,850 LOST!) Neil: $650 G, $500 M, 3 O’s, R repeat on $500 Robin: $500 W, $800 K, $900 V, same BANKRUPT she got before ($2,200 lost) (and she realized what the answer was) Tony: tried to buy a vowel with no money, no L on $500 Neil: solve for $900 + $5K…
I / D O N ’ T / N E E D I N T E R N E T / M Y S _ O _ S E / K N O W S E V E R Y T H I N G
He says “I DON’T NEED INTERNET, MY SPOUSE KNOWS EVERYTHING”.
Round 2: RHYME TIME
Tony: $700 R, $1,400 T pair, sole dud vowel of E Neil: no S for MDW near $700 Robin: $1,600 H pair, 3 I’s, $1,400 N pair, 4 A’s, $600 W, 3 M’s for same MDW, solve for $3,100 + $10K & MDW…
I N / A T R A _ _ I _ / _ A M W I T H / _ _ N / H A M M
She solves IN A TRAFFIC JAM WITH JON HAMM for control of that sparkly green wedge.
Neil: $5,900 ★Robin: $15,100 MDW★Tony: $1K
Triple Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ
1.
W R I T _ _ G / _ G _ E _ T / _ O K E
Robin solves WRITING A GREAT JOKE.
2.
_ T _ N D I _ _ / O N _ _ _ / S T _ G _
Neil and the rest of the celebs are STANDING ON THE STAGE.
3.
F L U B B I _ _ / _ _ E _ U _ C H / L _ N E
Robin definitely isn’t FLUBBING THE PUNCH LINE.
Prize Puzzle Round: FOOD & DRINK
Robin: $500 L, 4 E’s, $1,100 P pair, $1,600 D pair, no A Tony: $500 F, solve for $500 + $20K…
D E E P – F _ _ E D P _ _ _ L E _
He has some DEEP-FRIED PICKLES. Enter his name on the website for your chance to win a trip to the Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
BANKRUPTS
REPEATS
Round 1
L (Tony)
3 (Robin x2, Tony)
R (Neil)
Round 2
E (Tony), S (Neil)
Prize Puzzle Round
A (Robin)
8 TOTAL
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FINAL SCORES THIS HALF Neil: $12,900 ★Robin: $25,100MDW★Tony: $21,500
GRAND TOTAL: $59,500 BANKRUPT TRASH: $15,150
This could possibly end in disaster because Robin is given that DREADED list…
THING
PHRASE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #7
Could SPIN contain the super big one? We’ll find out soon. Pretty good head start…
_ L _ _ S T
_ _ T / _ T
CBPI only adds the vowel…
_ L _ _ S T
_ _ T / I T
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$1M LOCATION: WIN (4 away)
MY RATING: 4 (F+)
GAME 2
$1K Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
_ U _ G L A _ S E _ / &
A / B A S E B A L _ / H A T
Robin isn’t wearing SUNGLASSES & A BASEBALL HAT, but she’s correct. She recently started writing for literally every famous black male comedian like Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, and Anthony Anderson. Tony has done some voiceover stuff (he was able to do Forky from Toy Story 4). Neil was once the undefeated captain of his high school’s wrestling team who also did some voiceover work (he voiced Waddles the pig from Gravity Falls).
$2K Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
W _ _ D _ _ _ _ G
A _ M _ E _ S _ Y
There may be times where I find myself WANDERING AIMLESSLY, but Tony makes the solve.
Round 1: 80’s SONG LYRICS
Tony: no T on $650 Neil: no S either on $900 Robin: $500 N, LaT (Pat: “One more Cheerio this morning, and you would’ve had it.”) Tony: $500 L, 2 E’s, not-so-victorious V on $700 Neil: $2,700 R trio, no B on $500 Robin: no D on $500 Tony: BANKRUPT near $2,500 ($250 lost) Neil: no M on $800 Robin: 2 A’s, $500 H, 2 I’s, 2 U’s, 2 O’s (NMV), solve for $5K…
R O _ _ / _ O U / L I _ E
A / H U R R I _ A N E
She recites “ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE” by Scorpions.
Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER
Neil: NULL CYCLE?, BANKRUPT near $3,500 Robin: $600 S, $1,950 T trio, 3 A’s, 2 N’s for MDW near $700, E, 3 O’s, other BANKRUPT ($1,800 & MDW lost) Tony: 2 B’s for MDW near LaT, $950 L, $800 K, 2 U’s (NMV), $900 D, $1K R pair, solve for $3,400 + $10K…
_ E / D O N ’ T T A L K / A B O U T B R U N O _ A R S
He imagines an Encanto song about a singer called “WE DON’T TALK ABOUT BRUNO MARS”.
Neil: ZIP ★Robin: $6K ★Tony: $15,400 MDW
Triple Toss-Up: PHRASE
1.
I _ V _ T _ D / T O
T H _ / P A _ T _
All of these involve a party; Robin nearly takes too long, but she solves INVITED TO THE PARTY.
2.
_ _ I N G / _ O _ H _ / P _ R _ Y
Tony solves GOING TO THE PARTY (Pat mistakenly ruled him wrong at first).
3.
_ _ T E / T _
T H _ / P A R _ Y
Robin wasn’t LATE TO THE PARTY.
Round 3: PEOPLE
After Robin starts with a $1,400 N pair, it’s SPEED-UP time…
_ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ / _ _ N _
…and the last Final Spin of the season is set at $1,700.
Robin: D Tony: R Neil: G Robin: 3 A’s
A _ _ / _ _ / _ _
A D _ R _ N G / _ A N _
I might have ALL OF MY ADMIRING FANS with me, but Robin solves for $3,100 + $20K and the comeback win.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
LaTs
BANKRUPTS
Round 1
T, V (Tony); S, B, M (Neil); D (Robin)
Robin
Tony
Round 2 (aired)
2 (Neil, Robin)
Round 3
NONE
10 TOTAL
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FINAL SCORES Neil: SHUTOUT ($30K minimum) ★Robin: $39,100 ($64,200 so far) ★Tony: $20,400 MDW (leaves with $41,900)
GRAND TOTAL: $59,500 BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding MDW): $2,050
There’s that DREADED list again (in reverse order) to round out the season…
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PHRASE
THING
$100K Bonus Round
This time, she lands on the ★★★. Opening setup…
_ _ R _ S
_ _ _ L / _ E
MBCO gives her…
_ O R _ S
_ _ _ L / M E
She wrongly says WORDS FAIL MEin a good way for $75K and a final charity total of $139,200!
MY RATING: 7 (C-)
OVERALL RATING: 6 (D+)
Well, that’s all she wrote for Pat’s final season of the series.
This Week’s Charity Total: $136,950 -Maingame: $136,950 -BR Wins: $0
Total for the Season: $2,033,350 -Maingame: $1,333,350 -BR Wins: $700K
4-Round Games: 1 (1 game went to Round 5)
Perfect Rounds: 4
Shutout Victims: 6
Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 0
Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 2 (0 swept every Toss-Up in a game)
Red/Yellow/Blue Winners: 8/5/5
Celebrities who Needed Bonuses to Win: 6 (2 lost BR)
Bonus-Only Puzzle Solves: 14
$30K Minimum Adjustments: 9
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: ZIP Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $65,650 Biggest BANKRUPT: $16,550 (Melissa Villaseñor on Week 1, Game 1) Biggest BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $18,350 (Week 2, Game 1)
After one spin in Round 3: 5 After multiple actions in Round 3: 2 Start of Round 4: 1 After one spin in Round 4+: After multiple actions in Round 4+: 1
BR Win Record: 11-7 (.611) –2-0: 4 –1-1: Game 1: 2, Game 2: 1 –0-2: 2
MDBRs: 6
Letter Combo Wipeouts: 0 ($1M TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)
Perfect Letter Combos: 1
BR Categories Top/Middle/Bottom Chosen: 7/7/4
AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/3; 0-1 EVENT: FOOD & DRINK: 0/1 FUN & GAMES: 1/3; 1-0 IN THE KITCHEN: LIVING THING: PERSON/PEOPLE: 3/7; 3-0 PHRASE: 5/14; 4-1 PLACE: SHOW BIZ: 1/1; 1-0 THING(S): 3/12; 1-2 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 3/13; 1-2
Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $19,769 (+$1,063) Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23,467 (-$110)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $18,449 (-$2,451) Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,350 (-$25)
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $10,050 Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $806,387 + 1 trip of unknown value Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $29,750 (Apr. 26) Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $36,250 (Apr. 26)
AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0 EVENT(S): 7/19; 3-4 FOOD & DRINK: 15/18; 6-9 FUN & GAMES: 2/3; 1-1 IN THE KITCHEN: 1/2; 0-1 LIVING THING(S): 5/12; 1-4 ON THE MAP: PERSON/PEOPLE: 10/44; 3-7 PHRASE: 70/158; 27-43 PLACE(S): 14/42; 5-9 THING(S): 12/175; 1-11 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 35/48; 12-23 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2
The outgoing host Pat Sajak is known for his AMAZING CHARISMA and Sarah is the first to score among these celebs…
Sarah Levy: actor/”Schitt’s Creek” star who does the show with brother Dan and dad Eugene who’s playing for the FSHD Society, an organization that raises money for research for FSHD, which is one of the world’s most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy; she’s playing for her Auntie Gail
Christian Siriano: fashion designer (he designed Vanna’s dress who said it’s really comfortable; he wanted to dress her his whole entire life) who won “Project Runway” in 2008 at the age of 21 and is now mentoring on the show; playing for GLAAD, the largest gay, bisexual, transgender, queer organization that fights against defamation for the community
Krysten Ritter: actress for HBO series Love & Death who uses the yarn on Vanna’s dress (she knows all about Vanna’s Choice Lion Brand yarn) and is really into knitting and crochet (she made a crocheted, huge blanket that’s on the back of her couch with Vanna’s yarn); owns a cow named Jake who was a steer that she bought at auction with her family (she taught him to ride like a horse); playing for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which helps kids and their families who are facing catastrophic illnesses
$2K Toss-Up: MOVIE TITLE
_ U _ _ D I _ N S / _ F
_ _ E / G A L A _ _
Sarah fumbles a bit, but she solves the Marvel film GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY for the tripler.
Round 1: FAMILY
Sarah: $700 N, 2 E’s, 2 A’s, $600 L, I, O (NMV), $1,800 S pair, no M on $500 Christian: $900 R, no H on $500 Krysten: $600 T, $800 V, $500 J, $650 C, $700 K (complete board)
T R A V I S / &
J A S O N / K E L C E
She reads the names of these NFL stars for $3,250 + $5K even though she pronounced their last name with a silent E. She doesn’t know who they are, but according to Sarah, it’s a Taylor Swift thing; that’s the only reason she knows them.
Round 2: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Christian: $2,400 N quartet, 3 E’s, 3 I’s, $650 R, $1,400 S pair, no U Krysten: $1,800 T pair, other dud vowel of O Sarah: $900 G, 2 A’s, $600 P, solve for $1,250 + $10K…
_ I _ I N G / I N
_ _ / P A R E N T S ’
_ A S E _ E N T
She solves LIVING IN MY PARENTS’ BASEMENT.
Sarah: $14,250 ★Christian: ZIP ★Krysten: $8,250
Triple Toss-Up: PEOPLE
1.
N _ S _
_ E _ G _ B _ R S
All neighbors here; Sarah nearly took too long, but she solves NOSY NEIGHBORS.
2.
N _ I _ _
_ E I _ H B _ _ S
She also solves NOISY NEIGHBORS (I heard her leave out the S at the end).
3.
N I _ _
N _ I G _ _ O R S
I have some NICE NEIGHBORS in my area, and Christian’s off the schneid with that solve even though he also left out the S at the end.
Prize Puzzle Round: PHRASE
Christian: $600 S, 2 E’s, no R on $900 Krysten: 3 T’s for MDW near LaT, $500 M, 2 I’s, A, no N on $800 Sarah: $650 B, O, unnecessary U buy (NMV), $1,300 L pair, solve for $1,450 + $20K…
_ E L L / I T ‘ S
A B O U T / T I M E
WELL, IT’S ABOUT TIME– Sarah’s the winner of this game. Enter for your chance to win a Collette trip to Patagonia.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
Round 1
M (Sarah), H (Christian)
Round 2
U (Christian), O (Krysten)
Prize Puzzle Round
R (Christian), N (Krysten)
6 TOTAL
6
FINAL SCORES THIS HALF Sarah: $45,700★Christian: $5K ★Krysten: $8,250
GRAND TOTAL: $58,950 NO PENALTY SPINS!
Sarah’s category list…
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FUN & GAMES
THING
$100K Bonus Round
She lands on WIN. Just a pair of N’s to start…
_ _ N _ _ _ _ N _
GMDO causes me to stick a fork in her…
_ _ N _ _ _ _ N G
She was literally PANICKING during the countdown because she’s well off the mark with WINNING, WHINING, and BOWLING and she loses $50K.
MY RATING: 6 (D+)
GAME 2
$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ
H _ _ L _ W O _ D
_ O S S _ _
Krysten is incorrect with HOLLYWOOD BOSSES (Pat asked her to say it twice).
H O _ L Y W O O D
_ O S S I P
Sarah knows all about the HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP. She’s a Food Network person. Christian has done a lot of dress designing and has done it for the big shows, like the Oscars (sometimes they work with the stylists, sometimes they work with an actress or musician and direct with them). He recently dressed both of the First Ladies and the vice president. Krysten was scouted at a mall (when she was 15, she was a model so she started doing that for a little bit before she broke into commercials because she was always loud and obnoxious and bubbly).
$2K Toss-Up: PERSON
T O T A L
S _ A C K E R
That was almost a triple stumper, but Sarah proves she’s no TOTAL SLACKER (also the name of an American band from Brooklyn, NY).
Round 1: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Sarah (who admitted this category didn’t work out for her last time): $2,600 N quartet, sole dud vowel of A Christian: $1,300 T pair, 3 E’s, 3 I’s, $500 R, U, $1,500 H trio, 2 O’s (NMV), no C on $600 Krysten: just solves for $5K bonus…
_ I N _ I N _
_ H O _ / T U N E _
I N / T H E / _ H O _ E R
She solves SINGING SHOW TUNES IN THE SHOWER. 4 S’s, ma’am…
Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER
Christian: $1,200 T pair, E, I, 2 R’s for $7K, U, $600 S (just made it out of trouble), $1,400 C pair, CRITICAL DUD of H on $950 ($9,450 gone to waste) Krysten: just solves for $10K bonus…
T _ _
C R U I S E
C _ _ T R _ _
She solves TOM CRUISE CONTROL.
Sarah: $3K ★Christian: ZIP ★Krysten: $15K
Triple Toss-Up: THING
1.
D E L I C A _ E
_ I T U A T I O N
You might find yourself in a DELICATE SITUATION if you make a big mistake when playing this game; Sarah gets another Toss-Up under her belt.
2.
_ O _ _ E _ F _ L
R E _ A T _ O _ _ _ _ P
Christian seems to have a WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP with Vanna in regards to that dress he designed for her, but it’s Sarah who solves this one.
3.
S _ _ _ A _ I _ N S H _ P
Krysten solves SITUATIONSHIP.
Round 3: PHRASE
Krysten: BANKRUPT near $650 right away Sarah: $800 S, 2 I’s, 2 O’s, $700 T, 5 E’s, SPEED-UP
T _ E _ E / _ _ E / _ O
_ O I _ _ I _ E _ _ E S
Sarah has spun $1,600 per consonant.
Sarah: H Christian: A (NMV) Krysten: S repeat Sarah: 2 R’s Christian: 3 N’s Krysten: P Sarah: L Christian: G Krysten: M Sarah: D Christian: V
T H E R E / A R E / N O
_ O I N _ I D E N _ E S
Krystenforgoes calling the last consonant of 3 C’s and just solves THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES for the $20K bonus. And with that, all three main puzzles in this half were solved for only the bonus and no extra cash.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
BANKRUPTS
REPEATS
Round 1
A (Sarah), C (Christian)
Round 2
H (Christian)
Round 3/Speed-Up
P, M (Krysten); L (Sarah); G, V (Christian)
Krysten
S (Krysten)
10 TOTAL
8
1
1
FINAL SCORES Sarah: $13K (leaves with $58,700) ★Christian: SHUTOUT ($30K minimum) ★Krysten: $40K ($48,250 so far)
GRAND TOTAL: $53K NO BANKRUPT TRASH
Krysten is unfortunately dealt that DREADED list…
PHRASE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THING
$100K Bonus Round
She lands on WIN. I know this one already…
_ _ S _ _ _ N _ _ L _
L _ T E
CMDI only adds…
_ _ S _ I _ N _ B L _
L _ T E
No guess from her. I don’t know if she was FASHIONABLY LATE to attend the tapings for this episode, but she does lose $25K.
Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $18,706 (-$3,973) Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $23,577 (-$147)
Median Maingame Winning Score this Week: $20,900 (+$4,300) Median Maingame Winning Score this Season: $22,375 (-$75)
This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $20,039 Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $796,337 + 1 trip of unknown value Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $29,750 (Apr. 26) Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $36,250 (Apr. 26)
AROUND THE HOUSE: 1/1; 1-0 EVENT(S): 7/18; 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: 9/42; 3-6 PHRASE: 70/157; 27-43 PLACE(S): 14/39; 5-9 THING(S): 10/170; 0-10 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 34/47; 12-22 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 3/3; 1-2
BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 5 BR Losses Despite Having WC: 12 Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 1
Toughest BR Puzzle this Week: EMBARKING ON A NEW CHAPTER (due to its long length, but nice job by Greg for solving it) Easiest BR Puzzle this Week: OUT OF SIGHT (this would’ve been easily solvable had Charlene picked O as her vowel)
Player of the Week: Greg Moss
WEEKLY RATING: 6 (D+)
Next week, we go on some Grand Getaways (@nickskapower will be doing all of that week). Hopefully we do better over last season’s disappointment.
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WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 