October 27, 2020 Recap

Previously on Wheel of Fortune, Craig Watkinson won the game with $16,050 in cash and a trip to Maui despite painfully BANKRUPTing away $24,250 in the 2nd round, which really knocked down his total. He was all over the place in the BR and did not solve JOT DOWN YOUR GOALS to become the season's first $50,000 loser (Phrase, PGHO). Let's all hope that the rest of the week will be quite a treat.

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EPISODE #7262: 👻HALLOWEEN👻
AIR DATE: 10/27/20

$1,000 T-Mobile Tossup: Phrase

T _ A _ K S / F O R
T _ _ / _ A N D Y !

Donald rightly replies "THANKS FOR THE CANDY!" Tuesday's trio has one from the KXTV area...

Donald Whittaker: Elk Grove. Roofing contractor who's married to Tina for 19 yrs. w/ 6 kids (ages 18-30) & 3 grandkids. Also a competitive bodybuilder.
Shiann Todd: Long Beach. "Personal" personnel analyst who loves extreme sports (she only sits on the couch to watch this show).
Heather Abbey: West Hollywood (orig. from Saskatoon, SK - smack-dab praries in Canada). Student at the LA Film School who's passionate about creating authentic Native American content. Engaged to Samuel w/ 2 kids.

$2,000 T-Mobile Tossup: What Are You Wearing

_ T _ _ / T R _ K
_ _ I _ O _ _

Donald doesn't know the last word.

_ T _ _ / T R _ K
_ N I _ O _ _

Shiann capitalizes with "STAR TREK" UNIFORM.

Featured Prize: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO

The wedge is marked HALLOWEEN all week long, but it's not the same wedge - this one is in an orange background. Also, Mrs. Prindables is the weeklong gift tag.

Round 1: Characters

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Shiann: $650 (3 S's - Vanna almost forgot to light the rightmost one), 4 E's, $650 (2 R's), 5 I's, $2,500 (T), O, $550 (M), HALLOWEEN (H - that's a $7K+ trip), U (CRITICAL - $5,800 + HALLOWEEN at risk)

Heather: BANKRUPT! $600 (V), $800 (L), $700 (2 F's), Solve Attempt ($2,800)...

V _ M _ I R E S
S L E E _ I _ _ / I _
T H E I R / _ O F F I _ S

Heather's aware of VAMPIRES SLEEPING IN THEIR COFFINS.

Dud: U (Shiann)

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Shiann: $2,000
Heather: $2,800
Donald: $1,000

Could've gone for at least the N's...

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Prevagen Mystery Round: Crossword (Them Bones, Them Bones)

           _
_ _ _ _ _
   _       _
   _    _ _ _ _ _

Heather: $600 (R)

Donald: $800 (L), A, BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $550 lost)

He tried to call an N on his next spin.

Shiann: $700 (2 H's), NULL CYCLE?, $700 (2 S's), 3 I's, BANKRUPT! ($650 - $1,850 lost)

Heather: $700 (T), $600 (N), $900 (G), Solve Attempt ($2,200)...

           S
T H I G H
   I        I
   _    A N _ L _

HIP and ANKLE are the other bones and Heather's padded her lead a bit (Pat: "Them bones!").

Aired Dud: R (Heather)
Aired Bankrupts: 2 (others)

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Shiann: $2,000
Heather: $5,000
Donald: $1,000

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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Things

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Donald: $700 (N), 2 I's, $500 near $550 (G), A ($700 at risk)

Shiann: BANKRUPT! ($650)

Heather: WILD (R), BANKRUPT! ($650 - $500 + WC lost)

Donald: $500 near $650 (S), 2 O's, 3 E's (No More Vowels!), $900 (2 M's), Solve Attempt ($2,500)...

_ I _ E _ O N G
M E M O R I E S

Donald will have LIFELONG MEMORIES about his trip to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Viva Wyndham V Samana) worth $7,256, giving him $9,756 that round.

Dud: A (Donald)
Bankrupts: 2 (women)

Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Shiann: $2,000
Heather: $5,000
Donald: $10,756 cash & trip

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T-Mobile Triple Tossup: Song Lyrics

1.

I / _ U T / _ / S P _ _ L
_ _ / Y _ U

Donald recites "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU" (by Screamin' Jay Hawkins).

2.

_ E _ Y
S _ P E R _ T _ _ _ _ _ S

Shiann's "VERY SUPERSTITIOUS" just like Stevie Wonder.

3.

G _ O _ _ _ U _ T E _ S !

Donald calls "GHOSTBUSTERS!" (by Ray Parker Jr.).

Round 4: Quotation

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

SPEEDUP TIME

Final Spin: $1,650

Donald: N
Shiann: 2 T's
Heather: 4 H's
Donald: M
Shiann: D
Heather: 6 R's! (No More Consonants!)

T H _ / H _ R R _ R
T H _ / H _ R R _ R

Oh "THE HORROR, THE HORROR" - Heather dashes Donald's BR chances with another $16,500 (though it was very monotone)!

Duds: N & M (Donald), S (Shiann)
Unclaimed: $3,300 (Shiann)

Final Scores:
Shiann: $4,000
Heather: $21,500
Donald: $14,756 cash & trip

I believe that's a new record for the most letters cashed in during Speedup! Also, Pat told Heather to say the puzzle solution again in a more dramatic tone.

Maingame Total: $40,256
Bankrupt Trash: $2,900 + WC

Here's Heather's category menu...

• Thing
• Food & Drink
• What Are You Doing?

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$100,000 Bonus Round

The evil laugh is heard once Pat takes the envelope from the second A in AMERICA'S.

RSTLNE:

_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ / _ _ L L _ _

GFPO:

_ _ G G _ N G
_ _ / P _ L L O _

Unfortunately, Heather's been DISQUALIFIED for saying HUGGING A PILLOW and HUGGING ON PILLOW instead of HUGGING MY PILLOW, so there goes $38,000. End total: $21,500.

T-Mobile Puzzle of the Week: TREAT YOURSELF TO SPOOKY GOOD COVERAGE

Closing Chat: It's Vanna's turn now (same year)! Her kids are now fresh out of college.

Personal Rating: 6