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June 5, 2007 Recap Aug 26, 2021 3:53:59 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Aug 26, 2021 3:53:59 GMT -5

APPLICABLE: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

And finally, the last episode needed to be covered for this season. For you guys reading my recaps posted throughout the summer, I want to thank you all for making my work feel like something significant. Let's make this one really count!

EPISODE #4677: I NEED A VACATION!

Airdate: 6/5/07

Setting: Far East Adventures

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Wouldn't it be funny if this was used on the season finale? Anyways, Blake spots THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA.

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000

Info on him and the ladies:
Blake Burnett: Farmington Hills, MI. Designer draftsman for an engineering firm who enjoys sports.
Amanda Pape: Nashville, TN (by way of Oklahoma City). Associate center manager for a leading test preparation provider. She also loves watching football and basketball for the OSU Cowboys.
Donna Olden: Retired accountant who's married 25 years to Carl with 3 kids in different universities. She and her hubby also started taking up golf lessons.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Even though Donna stumbled a bit, she got it with WHIPPOORWILL.

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$2,000

It's a tricky word, so I understand the struggle pronouncing it.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Doubletree Hotel Sonoma WINE Country ($5,847)
GIFT TAG: ResortsandLodges.com

Round 1

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But that's not all, folks! This one's a...

PRIZE PUZZLE!

Blake	Amanda	DONNA
		$550: 3 S's -$250: 3 E's $500: N -$250: 2 A's $600 (BANKRUPT): G -$250: 3 I's No More Vowels! WINE Country: 2 R's Solve Attempt...
		$2,000
		WINE COUNTRY

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PERFECTION! In addition to the Wine Country trip, Donna will see the SHIMMERING SAPPHIRE SEA on her other trip to THE CARIBBEAN (St. James' Club Antigua, cheaptickets.com) worth $5,200.

SPOILER: Click to show

TRIP SPIN ID: HB01658

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$15,047
		WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN

This would've been SAME LETTER today.

JACKPOT ROUND

Round 2

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BLAKE	Amanda	Donna
$300: T $450: S -$250: 2 E's $400 ($600): L	WILD: 2 N's $550: G	$600 (BANKRUPT): 2 R's -$250: 2 A's $700: D $800: H -$250: 2 I's -$250: O No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
$500		$1,950
	WILD

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POKER HAND SANITIZER doesn't exist (unless if you live in Vegas), but Donna's got another puzzle down.

DUDS: L (Blake), G (Amanda)
LEFT BEHIND IN POT: $8,800

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$16,997
	WILD	WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 3

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Blake	AMANDA	Donna
	WILD
	$400 ($550): 2 T's BANKRUPT! ($600) ($800 + WILD gone)	$450: 3 N's -$250: 3 E's -$250: 3 I's $300: H ResortsandLodges.com: G -$250: A
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$300: 4 F's -$250: 3 O's BANKRUPT! ($3,500) ($950 gone)	$550: 2 R's BANKRUPT! ($600) ($1,100 gone)	$450: 2 C's Solve Attempt...
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Donna's had her FIRST CUP OF COFFEE IN THE MORNING and she's won the gift tag.

DUD: A (Donna)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Amanda twice, Blake once)

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$19,797
		WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN ResortsandLodges.com

$3,000 Toss-Up

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Donna's WALKING THE DOG.

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$22,797
		WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN ResortsandLodges.com

Round 4

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		$500: 4 N's $300: T -$250: 2 E's $400 ($600): 2 M's -$250: 3 I's Solve Attempt...
		$2,600

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PERFECTION #2! Donna pinpoints MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000		$25,397
		WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN ResortsandLodges.com

Round 5

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BLAKE	Amanda	Donna
$300: 4 R's BANKRUPT! ($600) ($1,200 gone)	$450: N -$250: A	BANKRUPT! ($500)
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,300

Couldn't quite make it.

Blake: M
Amanda: G ($1,500)
Donna: 2 T's ($2,600)
Blake: L
Amanda: S ($2,800)
Donna: C ($3,900)
Blake: D ($1,300)
Amanda: H ($4,100)
Donna: W ($5,200)

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Donna won't be REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS regarding this show, but she's sealed the deal.

DUDS: A (Amanda - Before Speed-Up), M & L (Blake - During Speed-Up)

FINAL SCORES

Blake	Amanda	Donna
$1,000	$1,000	$30,597
	Thank You For Coming	WINE COUNTRY CARIBBEAN ResortsandLodges.com

With a dominant player on our hands, one had to walk away with (virtually) nothing...

WINNINGS SO FAR: $32,597
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,050

BONUS ROUND:

Donna, take one of these prizes on your quest for adventure...

2007 Mazda RX-8
2007 Toyota 4Runner
Take some cash ($25K-$50K)!
Take everything ($100,000)!

Carl's here as well as daughter Julie and son Jeff; she's spun the 10's Digit.

Bonus Puzzle

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Contestant wipe is a sun.

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...maybe I spoke too soon. After whiffing the top with PAPER, PULPER and MOPER...she got the right one of WIPER BLADES two seconds too late.

That bad timing costs her $25,000, but she's still taking home $30,597 in total.

June 5th! After this month, half a year will be over. Amazing how time flies so fast. Speaking about things going by quickly, I'm done with this season (for now)! Stay tuned for my end comments...

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2021 23:14:31 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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June 5, 2007 Recap Aug 26, 2021 4:26:26 GMT -5

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Well, that wraps up one of my personal favorite seasons of Wheel, mainly for its seamless transition to HIGH-DEFINITION (side effects include sparkles and a better-looking wheel). I wish we ended this journey with a BR win, but I still enjoyed most of this season. This was sadly the last time the scoreboards had actual borders (RIP to those borders). Now here’s a few notes:

66 BR Wins: A step down from the 23rd season for sure and this leads into my next note...
The show went overbudget around April: This was why we had the same amount of Skunk Threats (meaning Mon-Thurs BRs weren't won) as S36. We were lucky half of the time, though.
3 $100K Winners: Yes, I didn't cover the first one (for a reason), but it'll happen. Once again, a step down from the last season, but we went thrice as well regarding grand prize losses. Also, Becca Rhine was the only six-figure contestant this season to not spin the big one in Bonus Land (she won the $67,177 Winnebago Access).
Audience was a mixed bag: Naturally, some of the removed seating (to accommodate the HD set) brought a different tone with the audience. While it's nowhere near as dull as today, it still varies on the audience level. On some days they can be quite energetic. On others, they can be quite bored...

Also, this season gets extra brownie points for having ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA be a puzzle on the finale week.

Revisiting this season has been quite a fun experience. Almost 8 years ago, genius2751 said that it was "quite elusive". Now I can safely say that it's 68% complete thanks to the incredible Lucas Cox for basically all of the videos that I've recapped when revisiting this season.

It's been a fun ride y'all. See ya next week for Season 23!

Last Edit: Aug 26, 2021 21:14:33 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

logicman27
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June 5, 2007 Recap Aug 27, 2021 22:18:54 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Aug 27, 2021 22:18:54 GMT -5

Almost forgot…this week gave away $193,967.

Even the win on the finale episode wasn’t enough to bring up a mostly quiet season finale week.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.