November 16 2018 Recap

Episode #6875: Great American Cities (Washington D.C.) Day 5

Well, everyone, we are on the verge of getting skunked again. If the Bonus Round is not solved in tonight's episode, then we will be skunked for the third time, this season. It's been a while, too, since we've been skunked. I have the tomato bath ready, just incase. Let's hope for the best, though. Wheel of Fortune's Youtube channel promoted a live stream of this episode, so I wonder what that could mean? Anyway, let's just get on with the recap. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event

W _ _ _ E / HO _ _ E

T _ _ _ 

Eric must have taken a WHITE HOUSE TOUR. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

BU _ Y 

IN _ E _ _ _ CTI _ N

Eric grabs $2,000 from a BUSY INTERSECTION. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Canyon Country worth $7,798, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Mattress Warehouse. 

Round 1: Food & Drink

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Eric gets $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 T's worth $500 each, $1,000 from 2 S's worth $500 each, buys 2 E's and 2 A's, $10,000 from 4 R's worth $2,500 each, and uses his Wild Card to get $2,500 more with 1 H. 

STRA _ _ ERR _

SH _ RT _ A _ E

Eric eats up some STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE for $14,000. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword ( ______ Cap)

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Wanda gets $550 from 1 N, buys 2 E's, $1,000 and the Prize with 2 S's worth $500 each, but buys a bad I. 

Nitika gets $1,100 from 2 B's worth $550 each, buys 2 A's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Eric gets $7,000 from 2 L's worth $3,500 each, and buys 1 U. 
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U    N  _
BASEBALL
      E  S 

HUB, BASEBALL, KNEE, GAS are all types of cap, and Eric is right for $6,750. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $850 
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Thing

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Nitika gets the Million Dollar Wedge with 2 R's, but guesses a bad L on $650. 

Eric gets $500 and the 1/2 Car with 1 S, buys 2 E's, but guesses a bad C on $500. 

Wanda gets $3,500 from 1 H, buys 1 A, but then buys a bad I. 

Nitika gets $650 from 1 P, buys 3 O's, $4,000 from 4 G's worth $1,000 each on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 1 Y

GORGEO _ S 

GEOGRPAHY 

Nitika will see some GORGEOUS GEOGRAPHY on her trip to Belize worth $6,000 (plus $5,400 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $850
Lose A Turn hits: None

$3,000 Toss-Up: People

_ OR _ _ 

L _ A _ ERS 

WORLD LEADERS gets Wanda on the board with $3,000. 

Round 4: Phrase

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Wanda gets $500 from 1 T, buys 2 E's, $1,000 from 2 H's worth $500 each, buys 2 A's, 2 O's, and 2 I's, $600 from 1 R, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Nitika gets $600 from 1 S, and $700 from 1 L.

THE / HOLI _ A _ S 

ARE / _ O _ I _ _

THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING, everyone, and Nikita is right for $1,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,950
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 5: Fun & Games

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Final Spin: $900

Nitika: No T

Eric: 1 S

Wanda: 1 L

Nitika: 1 N

Eric: 1 G's

Wanda: No H

Nitika: 1 C

SC _ _ _ NG 

_ / G _ _ L 

Nitika's SCORING A GOAL, and adds $3,800 to her final total. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,950 
Lose A Turn hits: None

Eric's choices for the Bonus Round are Places, Phrase, and Food & Drink. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Eric has Ted and Andrew in the audience with him. 

Eric spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the I in AMERICA'S. 

The category is PHRASE. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ / _ _ _ N _ 

_ _ T

Eric's BR Picks: G D H A

_ / _ _ _ ND 

_ _ T

I FOUND OUT the solution to this puzzle with Eric's picks, how about you? Despite the little help, HE SOLVES THE PUZZLE...










































...AND NOT ONLY DID HE SAVE US FROM GETTING SKUNKED, BUT HE BECOMES OUR FIRST $100,000 WINNER OF THE SEASON!!! 





All I can say about this week is WOW! Just when it looked like we were on the verge of a skunked week, Eric saved our tails by solving the Bonus Round, and winning $100,000, to boot! Thanks to him, our D.C. players took home $266,470 in cash and prizes, this week. Highlights from this week include Eric's $100,000 win, which was our only Bonus Round win of the week, his incredible solve that earned him the $100K, and the $5,000 Final Spin on Wednesday's episode. 

Also, Eric is our first solo $100,000 winner since LaToya Williams won the $100K near the end of Season 33. 

Fun Fact: If Eric failed to solve the puzzle, this week would have broken the record for our lowest scoring week in the season, so far ($166,470), BARELY edging out Gone Fishin' week ($166,580). 

Next week is Wheel of Fortune's first ever Thanksgiving Week. Will there be a lot to be thankful for during the week? Will our contestants help our first ever Thanksgiving Week go off to a fine start? And could this be a week we start to see every season, like Wheel Around the World and Secret Santa? We'll find out next week. 

Note: Once again, huge thanks to GameShow75 for his contributions.