September 15, 2020 Recap

Previously on Wheel of Fortune, Jolena Lomax scooped up $21,200 from the maingame. Despite choosing Things, she remembered the POPULAR FADS of today near the end of the timer (HGDA was chosen) for the BMW i3, giving her $68,945 cash & car. How will these teachers fare this episode? We'll find out shortly.

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EPISODE #7232: 👩‍🏫TEACHER'S WEEK👩‍🏫
AIR DATE: 9/15/20

$1,000 T-Mobile Tossup: Phrase

T _ A T ' S / _ / G _ _ D
_ _ E S _ I O _

Why are tossups sponsored now? Well, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. Susan scores first among Tuesday's panel...

Susan Bull: Rancho Cucamonga. Deaf and hard-of-hearing Married to her "sweet and hunky husband" Evan for 7 yrs. w/ 3 daughters.
Naila Ferdousi: Mission Viejo. Orange HS math who's starting her 5th year. Does hot yoga.
Mark Wilcher: Sylmar. Adjunct professor at West L.A. college who teaches math (like Naila) and all sorts of business discipline. Married to Octavia for 30 yrs. w/ 2 sons & 3 grandchildren.

BTW, T-Mobile's my current cell phone provider. It almost never fails me.

$2,000 T-Moblie Tossup: Rhyme Time

_ I L E S / O F
S M I _ E _

There's MILES OF SMILES from everyone on the set and while Susan wasn't sure of her guess, she goes first.

Featured Prize: caravan.com tour of CANADA
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: MRS PRINDABLES (caramel apples)

Round 1: Things

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Susan: LOSE A TURN!

Naila: BANKRUPT! ($2,500)

Mark: $550 (S), CANADA (2 T's), A, 3 I's, $700 (P - $1,050 + CANADA at risk)

Susan: $500 near $650 (5 N's), 6 E's, $500 near $550 (2 H's), Solve Attempt ($3,250)...

S _ I E N _ E
T E _ H N _ _ _ _ _
E N _ I N E E _ I N _
_ A T H

By knowing that STEM stands for SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH, Susan's the only one with money for now.

Dud: P (Mark)
Lose a Turn: Susan
Bankrupt: Naila

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Naila: Spinning Next
Mark: Lost out on a prize.
Susan: $6,250

I have no idea where Mark thought the P would go. And I think Susan should've gone for more.

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Prevagen Mystery Round: Crossword ([Blank] Paper)

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Naila: $550 (3 N's), E, 2 O's, $3,500 (2 R's), 2 A's, BANKRUPT! $650 (2 C's), I, U (No More Vowels!), $700 (2 T's), Free PLAY (P), Solve Attempt ($10,600)...

C O N _ T R U C T I O N
         A             E
         N          _ R A P _
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PERFECTION! The lightbulb just went on Naila's head as she says CONSTRUCTION, TERM, GRAPH, SAND.

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Naila: $10,600
Mark: Spinning Next
Susan: $6,250

Pat asked which word was the last one where the light bulb went off and Naila said that she didn't even remember but said that GRAPH popped out to her right away (she is a math teacher after all...).

Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Event

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_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Mark: BANKRUPT! (ONE MILLION's left side)

He tried to call for T.

Susan: $3,500 (S), 4 E's, 4 A's, BANKRUPT! ($650 - $3,000 lost)

Naila: $800 (R), 2 I's, BANKRUPT! $700 (M - $550 at risk)

Mark: $500 (2 D's), O, $900 (2 L's), $600 (C), $700 (2 T's), BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $4,550 lost)

Susan: Solve Attempt...

T A _ I _ _ / A
_ E L L - D E S E R _ E D
_ A C A T I O _

Susan's gonna be TAKING A WELL-DESERVED VACATION to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana) worth $9,380.

Dud: M (Naila)
Bankrupts: 3 (Mark twice, Susan once)

Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Naila: $10,600
Mark: Scoreless
Susan: $15,630 cash & trip

Naila clarifed her M call as "M for Matthew". And I think she thought the first word was MAKING.

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Pat mentions the sponsor before the Triple Tossup.

T-Mobile Triple Tossup: Fun & Games

1.

_ E _ _ _ _ G
_ / J _ _ _

Naila's TELLING A JOKE as quickly as I did.

2.

S I N _ _ N G / _
F _ _ N _ / _ O _ G

Susan's SINGING A FUNNY SONG. And I think Mark was about to say something.

3.

_ _ R _ O _ M I _ G
A / S K I T

Naila's PERFOMING A SKIT to begin the next round.

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

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SPEEDUP TIME

Final Spin: $1,700

Naila: 2 N's
Mark: G
Susan: T
Naila: 2 H's
Mark: W
Susan: S
Naila: D
Mark: F

F _ N _ S H _ N G
T H _ / _ _ _

Mark, FINISHING THE SONG is a bit too long.

Susan: L
Naila: 3 I's

F I N I S H I N G
T H _ / _ _ _

Naila also messes up the last word with MAP and RAP (Pat: It's ironic that we can't.).

Mark: B
Susan: A
Naila: J (No More Consonants!)

F I N I S H I N G
T H _ / J _ B

Naila's finally FINISHING THE JOB for another $8,500.

Duds: W (Mark), D (Naila), L & A (Susan)
DQs: 3 blown solves (Mark once, Naila twice)
Unclaimed: $5,100 (Mark), $3,400 (Susan)

Final Scores:
Naila: $23,100
Mark: $1,000 Gooseegg (first of this season)
Susan: $17,630 cash & trip

Maingame Total: $41,730
Bankrupt Trash: $7,550

Well, it's THIS set of categories again...

• Thing
• Phrase
• What Are You Doing?

Pat didn't think Naila would choose that category.

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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bonus Round

Naila spins up to the I in SPIN.

RSTLNE:

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

PDMA:

A T / _ A _ E
_ A L _ E

Naila goes way off at first with AT WAKE TABLE and later says A GREAT VALUE and AT _____ VALUE at the buzzer, so she won't be getting this prize AT FACE VALUE - the BMW. End total: $23,100.

Closing Chat: Vanna has done hot yoga...but Pat doesn't do any type of Yoga. The closest he can get is eating yogurt.

Personal Rating: 6