Author: Kevin Chau

WoF Recap: December 4, 2025

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Recap courtesy of JL323.

EPISODE #8269: 🎄DISNEY SECRET SANTA GIVEAWAY I🎄

$1K Toss-Up: A NUMBER’S GAME

_ H R E E
_ I _ _ _ S

Mark flubs with THREE STRIKES.

T H R E E
_ I S _ _ S

Jaelyn is granted her THREE WISHES. Thursday’s Secret Santas…

Jaelyn Cooper: part-mermaid (in her free time, when it’s hot (about 95% of the time), she enjoys hiding her legs, putting her feet into one single fin, and doing a body roll underwater) from Houston, TX

Kari Deeks: lady who has a knack for winning radio contests especially for her local country music station (she started as a child; she had a landline phone kit under her bed); the first prize she won was a stack of CDs from Medina, OH

Mark Pittman: man who has huge silly string battles every Christmas; had the nickname “Toad Frog” growing up from Douglasville, GA

$2K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

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

Mark solves the Christmas decorations GARLAND AND TINSEL.

FEATURED DISNEY TRIP: 70 DISNEYLAND worth $8,559

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Mark: $900 N, 2 H’s for 70 DISNEYLAND, 2 E’s, $1,950 T trio, no G on $600
Jaelyn: $550 P, MDW’s right side ($550 lost)
Kari: R for WC, $1,200 L pair, $700 V (NMC), solve for $2,400…

T H E / N _ R T H
P _ L E
V _ _ L T

She does THE NORTH POLE VAULT.

Mystery Round: WINTERTIME

Jaelyn: no S on $900
Kari: oddly chooses M on $800 and there are none
Mark: $500 R, 3 E’s, no A
Jaelyn: $500 N, O, $2,400 T trio, LaT
Kari: $1,100 G pair, 2 I’s (NMV), BANKRUPT near $650 ($850 lost)
Mark: $600 F, $1,300 Y pair, solve for $1,900…

G E T T I N G / _ O _ Y
_ Y / T _ E / F I R E

While most of us are GETTING COZY BY THE FIRE at this time of year, Mark solves.

Kari: $2,400 ❆ Mark: $3,900 ❆ Jaelyn: $1K

PP/Express Round: WEATHER REPORT

Kari: $1K S pair, $2,600 N trio, 2 U’s, $1K T pair, solve for $4,350…

N _ T _ _ N _ / _ U T
S U N S _ _ N _

There’s NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE for her when she goes on a Wish Cruise worth $13,171- PR!

Kari: $19,921 cash & cruise ❆ Mark: $3,900 ❆ Jaelyn: $1K

Triple Toss-Up: RHYME TIME (with the Stitch wipe)

1.

_ E _ P O N S _ B _ L I T Y

It’s my RESPONSIBILITY to get the stats up for the next few weeks, and Kari solves.

2.

_ E P _ N _ _ B _ L _ _ Y

Mark shows some DEPENDABILITY.

3.

I _ _ I _ I B I L _ T Y

Jaelyn blows this one with IMMOBILITY.

I _ V I S I B I L _ T Y

Kari doesn’t need INVISIBILITY to solve this one.

Speed-Up: PEOPLE

Kari has spun $1,650 per consonant.

Kari: H
Mark: L
Jaelyn: Y
Kari: 2 R’s
Mark: O
Jaelyn: 2 P’s

H _ P P Y
_ _ R O L _ R _

Some HAPPY CAROLERS sing about Jaelyn winning $4,950.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTS
Round 1G (Mark)Jaelyn
Mystery RoundS (Jaelyn), M (Kari), A (Mark)JaelynKari
PP/Express RoundPERFECT ROUND
Speed-UpNONEN/AN/A
7 TOTAL412

FINAL SCORES
Kari: $23,921 cash & cruise ❆ Mark: $5,900 ❆ Jaelyn: $5,950

GRAND TOTAL: $35,771
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,400

Kari is given the same generic list from Monday (the order is reversed)…

  • PHRASE
  • PLACE
  • THING

$100K Bonus Round

After we see her husband Jacob, she lands on SPIN. Opening setup….

_ _ E R L _
_ _ _ _ T _ _ _ S

HDMA gives her a couple more in the bottom-left corner…

_ _ E R L _
A M _ _ T _ _ _ S

…but she doesn’t prove to be OVERLY AMBITIOUS for $40K.

Postgame Chat: Ryan simply reminds us to go to wheeloffortune.com to get our Spin ID.

RATING: 6 (D+)