October 8, 2021 Recap

Recap courtesy of genius2751

Wheel of Fortune: Season 39 (2021-2022)
October 8, 2021
National Parks (Day 5)

$1,000 TOSS-UP

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
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Ding!

_ _ T _ R P _ _ O F
_ _ _ _ S

Olivia takes a stab at it with WATERPROOF SHOES … not it. We had a Triple Toss-Up with SHOES the previous episode.

_ _ T _ R P R _ O F
_ _ O T S

Paula puts on a pair of WATERPROOF BOOTS.


Hoping to end the week on a high note are…
Paula Williams: Rosamond, CA; married to Eric for about four years (their anniversary's in December), has three daughters and a granddaughter (the latter's named after her mom); loves people, food, music
Olivia Bentley: Los Angeles, CA (originally from Cincinnati, OH); recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, studied music technology; intern at a music production house; enjoys gambling with her dad, particularly on the color of the dress Vanna would wear each night
Steve Morgan: Belton, MO; assistant superintendent at Fort Osage School District near Kansas City; married to his high school sweetheart for 27 years with four daughters; shouts out his grandmother, a Wheel watcher

$2,000 TOSS-UP

TITLE
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Ding!

S _ O _ _ _
_ L L U _ T _ A T _ D

Olivia's on the board this time with the magazine SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.


FEATURED TRIP: Tour of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Badlands National Park in South Dakota (labeled collette/SOUTH DAKOTA, $7,000)

ROUND 1

FUN & GAMES
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Steve couldn't wait to spin again after calling T.

R _ F T I N G    D _ _ N
T H E    _ _ _ _ R _ D _
R I V E R

Steve's RAFTING DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER.

DUDS: S (Steve), P (Paula)
BANKRUPT (by Olivia): $0, $3,400


Pat points out that Jim neglected to mention that one of the MYSTERY wedges has a BANKRUPT.

MYSTERY ROUND

SAME NAME
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L U N C H    &
B _ _ M
B _ _

Olivia makes a defensive $1,000 minimum solve of LUNCH & BOOM BOX.

DUDS: G (Steve), A (Paula)


Before the next round starts, Pat buttons up his suit.

EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND

PHRASE
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T R E A T    Y O U R S E _ _
T O    T _ E    _ E S T

MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! Paula, I advise you to TREAT YOURSELF TO THE BEST on your trip to MEXICO (Paradisus Playa del Carmen, Paradisus Hotels & Resorts + FlightGuru, $7,300)!


TRIPLE TOSS-UP

THINGS
#1
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Ding!

C O _ P L E T E
S E N T E _ _ E S

Paula doesn't give her answers in COMPLETE SENTENCES, but she's crossed the $30K threshold.


#2
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Ding!

E _ _ A Y S    A _ D
A _ T _ C L _ _

Olivia reads ESSAYS AND ARTICLES.


#3
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Ding!

_    _ _ N C _
_ _    _ _ _ J _ S

Olivia nails A BUNCH OF EMOJIS.


ROUND 4

PLACE
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Olivia): $1,700


_ N _ _ _ R T _ D
W _ _ D _ R N _ S S

Paula treks through UNCHARTED WILDERNESS to seal her win.


CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $47,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,400

BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES

• THING
• PLACE
• AROUND THE HOUSE

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Paula lands on M in AMERICA'S.

AROUND THE HOUSE
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RSTLNE:
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ L T

MHDA…
H E A _ _
_ _ _ L T

…helps with the first word – but that's all Paula gets toward the end of the countdown, so we're SKUNKED again. She can't take home a HEAVY QUILT worth $45,000, but she still leaves with $35,600.

CHAT: Paula still has the quilt Vanna crocheted for him 30 years ago … somewhere in a box labeled "Treasures."