September 23, 2020 Recap

Previously on Wheel of Fortune, Ross Lipschultz survived a rather ugly game with $17,300 cash & trip to Barbados. He would then JOIN THE GROUP (Phrase; PGHO) for those who won a car in the Bonus Round as he won the 2020 Mazda CX-30 Premium Package AWD, giving him $48,595 overall. Can these contestants give us some pleasant playing this episode? Only time will tell.

Go here for the previous episode.

Anyway, this ending will be quite the sour one.

EPISODE #7238: 🍬MAKE LIFE SWEETER🍬
AIR DATE: 9/23/2020

The opening theme for S34-S36 was used instead of the electric guitar remix.

$1,000 Tossup: Food & Drink

H O N E _ - B A _ E D
_ A M

Julie has a piece of HONEY-BAKED HAM. The midweek panel (and one's from the Bay Area)...

Julie Reyes: Windsor Hills. Runs a recruitment firm for the theme park industry (she rides roller coasters and calls it professional research) and a competitive bodybuilder for 3 yrs. Married to Phyllis for 3 yrs (LGBT Represent).
Dennis Savarez: La Mirada (orig. from Philippines; he moved in the mid '00s). Registered nurse who's married to Lorelle w/ 3 kids.
Yemisi Harrison: San Leandro. Finance worker at a large tech co. in Silicon Valley. Best friend is her mom and she's number 4 out of the 5 children (3 boys, 2 girls).

$2,000 Tossup: Classic TV

T H _ / _ I _ N _ C
W _ M A _

Julie's 2-for-2 with "THE BIONIC WOMAN".

Round 1: Crossword (Sweet [Blank])

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Julie: $600 (3 T's), A, $600 (R), BANKRUPT! ($650 - $2,150 lost)

Dennis: $900 (H), 3 E's, 2 O's, $500 near $550 (S), $900 (D - $900 at risk)

Yemisi: WILD (N), I (No More Vowels!), $500 near $550 (X), $650 (P), Solve Attempt ($1,400)

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E            T O O T H
A               R
S I X T E E N

Sweet CORN is definitely healthy and tasty. Yemisi's on the board with that solve.

Dud: D (Dennis)
Bankrupt: Julie

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Yemisi: $1,400 + WC
Julie: $3,000
Dennis: Spinning Next

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Prevagen Mystery Round: Title

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I no-lettered this one.

NULL CYCLE

Dennis: $900 (3 T's), $650 (3 H's), 4 A's, 3 E's, $3,500 (4 C's!), Solve Attempt ($18,150)...

C H A _ _ _ E
A _ _ / T H E
C H _ C _ _ A T E
_ A C T _ _ _

(Aired) PERFECCTION! Dennis now has a nice wad of cash by IDing "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY".

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Yemisi: $1,400 + WC
Julie: $3,000
Dennis: $18,150

Dennis's actual first spin headed towards that BANKRUPT near $650.

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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Event

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Yemisi: $650 (2 N's), Free PLAY (2 A's), 2 E's, $3,500 (G), WC used (T), $600 (R), 2 O's, LOSE A TURN! ($8,400 at risk)

Julie: $500 near $3,500 (L), COOKiE JAM Tag (D), 2 I's, $500 near $550 (W), U, Solve Attempt ($1,000 + COOKiE JAM Tag)...

L O N G - A W A I T E D
E _ _ U R _ I O N

After winning some more dough, Julie might go on a LONG-AWAITED EXCURSION on her trip to COSTA RICA (Si Como No Resort) worth $7,378, making this round total at $9,378.

Lose a Turn: Yemisi

Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Yemisi: $1,400
Julie: $12,378 cash & trip
Dennis: $18,150

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Triple Tossup: What Are You Doing?

1.

R _ A D _ _ _
T H E / _ _ _ I P E

Yemisi's READING THE RECIPE.

2.

_ I N _ _ _ _ / _ H E
_ N G E _ D I _ _ _ S

Dennis's FINDING THE INGREDIENTS.

3.

_ R _ P _ _ I _ G
T H _ / M E _ L

Dennis runs out of time (he would've blown it anyway w/ CRAWLING) while Yemisi's PREPARING THE MEAL to start the next round.

Round 4: Thing

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Yemisi: $500 (3 T's), Free PLAY (A), $5,000 (Y)

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SPEEDUP TIME

Final Spin: $1,550

Yemisi: P
Julie: C
Dennis: K (INTACT NULL)
Yemisi: M
Julie: N
Dennis: S
Yemisi: R

_ _ T T Y
_ A N T _ R

Yemisi just misses it at the buzzer with BITTY BANTER, so $8,050 will be going down the drain for her.

Julie: W

W _ T T _
_ A N T _ R

Pat is known for his WITTY BANKTER and Julie has won another $3,100.

Duds (all after Speedup): P (Yemisi), C (Julie), K (Dennis), M (Yemisi), S (Dennis)
DQ: Yemisi's one-letter missolve
Unclaimed: $8,050 (Yemisi)

Final Scores:
Yemisi: $5,400
Julie: $15,478 cash & trip
Dennis: $20,150

Maingame Total: $41,028
Bankrupt Trash: $2,150 (all from Julie in R1)

Dennis has these basic categories to choose from...

• Place
• Person
• Thing

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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bouns Round

Dennis's potential prize comes from the I in WIN.

RSTLNE:

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CMPA:

M A _ _ R
C _ T _

Good picks, but he STILL BLANKS OUT on MAJOR CITY...













































































































































...AND THE CURSE CONTINUES - HE'S THE FIRST $100,000 LOSER THIS SEASON AND IN THE MIKE RICHARDS ERA. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable.

Dennis leaves with a much smaller figure in the form of $20,150.

Closing Chat: Hosts eat some macarons.

Also, that blue dress Vanna was wearing this episode was worn last Thursday. It also appeared late last season on April 21 when aurora was playing, so this is the first time in this century alone that she repeated wearing a dress.

Personal Rating: 4