Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2020 18:13:00 GMT -5
Previously on Wheel of Fortune, Heather Abbey won the game with $21,500 mainly thanks to that speedup round. However, I was HUGGING MY PILLOW to hide myself from the BR result as Heather slipped up on the middle word (What Are You Doing?, GFPO). Let's hope this one doesn't have a bad ending.
Previous Episode
EPISODE #7263: 🎃HALLOWEEN🎃
AIR DATE: 10/28/20
$1,000 Tossup: The 90's
T _ _ / B L _ _ R
W I T _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Karen can't get that last word, but Joseph does with "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT". Wednesday's trio has one from the Central Valley...
Joseph Ayala: Simi Valley. Director of bids & proposals for an educational tech. co. Has a partner named Robert w/ a 5-yr.-old daughter (Isabella). He's the 13th of 16th kids (8 boys, 8 girls - all form the same parents).
Karen LaDee-Lewis: Clovis. Family nurse practitioner for 20+ years. Married for 33 yrs. w/ 3 beautiful children, 9 grandkids + one on the way.
Sara Callori: Redlands. Physics professor at CSU San Bernardino. Married to Jason for 6 yrs. w/ a 2-yr.-old son name Hamish (or Ham). Hosts trivia nights on Zoom w/ her old rugby friends.
If Sara looks familiar to you, she was on JEOPARDY! on 2/10/17 and won $2,000 for finishing second.
$2,000 Tossup: Food & Drink
_ E A N U _ / B U _ T _ R
_ _ P
Reese's is best known for this, and Joseph's tripled up with PEANUT BUTTER CUP.
Featured Prize: Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA + Destination Salem tour (same wedge from Monday)
Round 1: Crossword: ([Blank] Night)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
Joseph: $600 (R), $500 near $550 (2 S's), $900 (C), 3 A's, MRS PRINDABLES (T - half of it's cash), $650 (D), $900 (Y), U, I, $650 (M), 2 O's (No More Vowels!), Solve Attempt ($4,200 + P)...
S C _ O O _ M
A I
S A T U R D A Y
E
PERFECTION! Joseph gets the other nights of SCHOOL and LATE to claim some apples.
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & GC
Karen: Spinning Next
Sara: Still waiting...
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Prevagen Mystery Round: Living Things
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8 letters in each word. Also, Karen's married to James (she forgot to mention in the interview, so she did so before spinning).
Karen: $600 (S), $650 (N), ONE MILLION (G - the ding didn't sound on that letter), 2 I's, LOSE A TURN! ($1,000 + MDW at risk)
Karen was looking at the red arrow (which was on BANKRUPT).
Sara: MYSTERY near $650 (T and FLIPS...BANKRUPT!)
A moan sounds when one is landed on this week.
Joseph: $650 (2 L's), $650 (3 R's), A, 3 E's, $3,500 (2 C's), 2 U's, $500 (2 V's), LOSE A TURN! ($10,500 at risk)
Karen: $650 (H), Solve Attempt ($1,650 + MDW)...
V U L T U R E S
C I R C L I N G
_ V E R H E A _
Karen avoid the VULTURES CIRCLING OVERHEAD to claim the green thing.
Lose a Turns: 2 (Sara's opponents)
Bankrupt: Sara via MW
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & apples
Karen: $1,650 + MDW
Sara: Spinning Next
That last spin was really unnecessary...also, Pat's mentioning the theme about those puzzles.
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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Place
_ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
Sara: $600 (T), $900 (3 S's - she dodged both normal BANKRUPTs on her first 2 spins), 3 A's, $600 (2 N's), $500 near $800 (D), 2 E's, 2 I's, other $500 (2 R's), $800 (P), U, O (No More Vowels!), $650 (C), Solve Attempt ($6,200)...
A _ _ - I N C _ U S I _ E
R E S O R T / A N D / S P A
PERFECTION #2! After all that work, Sara has taken the lead as she wins a trip to an ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT AND SPA - the Royalton ANTIGUA worth $7,300.
Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & apples
Karen: $1,650 + MDW
Sara: $13,500 cash & Antigua
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Triple Tossup: Title
1.
T H _ / _ A _ _ _ _ G
D _ A D
It's zombie time. Karen blanks while Joseph IDs "THE WALKING DEAD".
2.
_ _ E / Z _ _ _ _ E
_ U R V I V _ _ / _ U _ _ E
Turnabout's fair play here - Joseph misses with "THE ZOMBIE SURVIVOR GUIDE" and Karen capitalizes with "THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE".
3.
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / Z
Yep, Sara knows that's "WORLD WAR Z".
Round 4: What Are You Wearing?
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,700
Sara: 2 C's
C _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ _ _ _
PERFECTION #3! Now Sara's just cruising as she aces CLOWN COSTUME for another $3,400 worth of icing.
Final Scores:
Joseph: $10,200 cash & apples
Karen: $3,650
Sara: $18,900 cash & Antigua
Maingame Total: $32,750
Bankrupt Trash: $1,000 gamble
She's fared better over here, but Sara's stuck with a rather generic category list here...
---
$100,000 Bonus Round
The E in GAME is the stopping spot (a scream is heard at the pickup).
RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ R _ S T
GHPI:
H _ _ _ R I S T
No scary ending here - Sara gets the last laugh on this HUMORIST as she nails it for another $38,000; a final total of $56,900 cash & trip.
Closing Chat: Talking about tombstones, Pat wants one that has R _ P when he dies. For Vanna - Bye bye!
Full credit roll shown.
Personal Rating: 8 (orig. a 7)
Previous Episode
EPISODE #7263: 🎃HALLOWEEN🎃
AIR DATE: 10/28/20
$1,000 Tossup: The 90's
T _ _ / B L _ _ R
W I T _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Karen can't get that last word, but Joseph does with "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT". Wednesday's trio has one from the Central Valley...
Joseph Ayala: Simi Valley. Director of bids & proposals for an educational tech. co. Has a partner named Robert w/ a 5-yr.-old daughter (Isabella). He's the 13th of 16th kids (8 boys, 8 girls - all form the same parents).
Karen LaDee-Lewis: Clovis. Family nurse practitioner for 20+ years. Married for 33 yrs. w/ 3 beautiful children, 9 grandkids + one on the way.
Sara Callori: Redlands. Physics professor at CSU San Bernardino. Married to Jason for 6 yrs. w/ a 2-yr.-old son name Hamish (or Ham). Hosts trivia nights on Zoom w/ her old rugby friends.
If Sara looks familiar to you, she was on JEOPARDY! on 2/10/17 and won $2,000 for finishing second.
$2,000 Tossup: Food & Drink
_ E A N U _ / B U _ T _ R
_ _ P
Reese's is best known for this, and Joseph's tripled up with PEANUT BUTTER CUP.
Featured Prize: Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA + Destination Salem tour (same wedge from Monday)
Round 1: Crossword: ([Blank] Night)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
Joseph: $600 (R), $500 near $550 (2 S's), $900 (C), 3 A's, MRS PRINDABLES (T - half of it's cash), $650 (D), $900 (Y), U, I, $650 (M), 2 O's (No More Vowels!), Solve Attempt ($4,200 + P)...
S C _ O O _ M
A I
S A T U R D A Y
E
PERFECTION! Joseph gets the other nights of SCHOOL and LATE to claim some apples.
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & GC
Karen: Spinning Next
Sara: Still waiting...
---
Prevagen Mystery Round: Living Things
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8 letters in each word. Also, Karen's married to James (she forgot to mention in the interview, so she did so before spinning).
Karen: $600 (S), $650 (N), ONE MILLION (G - the ding didn't sound on that letter), 2 I's, LOSE A TURN! ($1,000 + MDW at risk)
Karen was looking at the red arrow (which was on BANKRUPT).
Sara: MYSTERY near $650 (T and FLIPS...BANKRUPT!)
A moan sounds when one is landed on this week.
Joseph: $650 (2 L's), $650 (3 R's), A, 3 E's, $3,500 (2 C's), 2 U's, $500 (2 V's), LOSE A TURN! ($10,500 at risk)
Karen: $650 (H), Solve Attempt ($1,650 + MDW)...
V U L T U R E S
C I R C L I N G
_ V E R H E A _
Karen avoid the VULTURES CIRCLING OVERHEAD to claim the green thing.
Lose a Turns: 2 (Sara's opponents)
Bankrupt: Sara via MW
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & apples
Karen: $1,650 + MDW
Sara: Spinning Next
That last spin was really unnecessary...also, Pat's mentioning the theme about those puzzles.
---
Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Place
_ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _
Sara: $600 (T), $900 (3 S's - she dodged both normal BANKRUPTs on her first 2 spins), 3 A's, $600 (2 N's), $500 near $800 (D), 2 E's, 2 I's, other $500 (2 R's), $800 (P), U, O (No More Vowels!), $650 (C), Solve Attempt ($6,200)...
A _ _ - I N C _ U S I _ E
R E S O R T / A N D / S P A
PERFECTION #2! After all that work, Sara has taken the lead as she wins a trip to an ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT AND SPA - the Royalton ANTIGUA worth $7,300.
Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Joseph: $8,200 cash & apples
Karen: $1,650 + MDW
Sara: $13,500 cash & Antigua
---
Triple Tossup: Title
1.
T H _ / _ A _ _ _ _ G
D _ A D
It's zombie time. Karen blanks while Joseph IDs "THE WALKING DEAD".
2.
_ _ E / Z _ _ _ _ E
_ U R V I V _ _ / _ U _ _ E
Turnabout's fair play here - Joseph misses with "THE ZOMBIE SURVIVOR GUIDE" and Karen capitalizes with "THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE".
3.
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / Z
Yep, Sara knows that's "WORLD WAR Z".
Round 4: What Are You Wearing?
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,700
Sara: 2 C's
C _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ _ _ _
PERFECTION #3! Now Sara's just cruising as she aces CLOWN COSTUME for another $3,400 worth of icing.
Final Scores:
Joseph: $10,200 cash & apples
Karen: $3,650
Sara: $18,900 cash & Antigua
Maingame Total: $32,750
Bankrupt Trash: $1,000 gamble
She's fared better over here, but Sara's stuck with a rather generic category list here...
- Person
- Thing
- Phrase
---
$100,000 Bonus Round
The E in GAME is the stopping spot (a scream is heard at the pickup).
RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ R _ S T
GHPI:
H _ _ _ R I S T
No scary ending here - Sara gets the last laugh on this HUMORIST as she nails it for another $38,000; a final total of $56,900 cash & trip.
Closing Chat: Talking about tombstones, Pat wants one that has R _ P when he dies. For Vanna - Bye bye!
Full credit roll shown.
Personal Rating: 8 (orig. a 7)
