November 15, 2021 recap

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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 15, 2021 17:46:38 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this

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We'll see how this game goes on my 31st birthday. I hope for a good one!

Season 39, Episode #7471

Airdate: November 15, 2021

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! Wheeeeeeeeeel of Fortune!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Michelle solves THE FUTURE IS NOW.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
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Here to look forward to the future:
Michelle Swofford: From Sherman Oaks, CA (originally from Alberta); previously a kindergarten teacher, now a school librarian at St. Francis De Sales; married for 31 years to her prom date, and has two kids named Brandon and Rebecca
Taylor Waibel: From Los Angeles, CA (born and raised in Wisconsin); works in finance with a large conglomerate in pet health care and confectionery; spends time with his family doing a lot of lake activities such as water skiing
Valerie McElroy: From San Diego, CA; music teacher who does flute, piano, voice, and guitar, and she loves all her students. She has been musical all her life, starting in elementary school and never looking back! She loves challenging herself to speak entirely in movie quotes, including (just to be appropriate) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Pat asks if Taylor has heard of a town called Butternut, WI. As a kid, Pat used to go to a little cottage there. There's also ~~a statue of Pat~~ No, there's not.

Pat finishes Valerie's interview by saying "Here's looking at you, kid."

$2,000 Toss-Up

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ON THE MAP

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Taylor says CHICAGO...then stops before saying CHILE.

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Valerie solves SANTIAGO CHILE.

Pat: Although when it comes to meals, I prefer Chicago "chile".

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
	$2,000	$1,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Miami (labeled MIAMI), but we'll only unwrap it if it's won.

Gift Tag (Hale Groves), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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SHOW BIZ

Taylor	VALERIE	Michelle
	$600: T (x3) -$250: O (x3) MIAMI: N -$250: E (x5) $600: S (x3) BANKRUPT! ($3,600) (Miami trip lost)	$600: R (x3) $650: G $900: P Solve: Correct!
		$3,350

Just before Valerie's first vowel, Pat says "Well, frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." before realizing he's doing movie quotes again. "Once I get into something, it's hard to stop."

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SHOW BIZ

Michelle solves AND THE OSCAR GOES TO MERYL STREEP. "Again?!"

Pat says Meryl was invited onto Celebrity Wheel, and she said that if there's no Oscar, she's not coming.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
	$2,000	$4,350

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2 (Crossword)

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WANNA WORK OUT?

Taylor	Valerie	MICHELLE
		$650: T -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($400)

$500: R (?) $1,000: N (He flips it... ...BANKRUPT! ($500))	$850: S (x4) -$250: E (x4) -$250: O (DUD!)	$600: X $650: C -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,000)
	$2,900
$900: W (DUD!)	$550: Q -$250: U $500: P $600: L BANKRUPT! ($4,300)	Solve: Correct!

Taylor jokingly gives a "Woo-hoo!" after picking up the BANKRUPT Mystery Wedge. "You thought that by saying woo-hoo, you could fool us?"

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Michelle solves EXERCISE, REPS, PLANKS, SQUATS for the house minimum.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
	$2,000	$5,350

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TAYLOR	Valerie	Michelle
$600: G $500: N (x3) -$250: E -$250: I (x3) -$250: A (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
$1,350
$850: C (x3) $900: H $650: K BANKRUPT! ($5,450)	$900: T -$250: O (x2) -$250: U $600: S (x2) $500: D Solve: Correct!
	$2,100

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Valerie solves CHECKING SURF CONDITIONS and wins a holiday in Maui with Hawaiian Beach Rentals worth $7,050.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
	$11,150	$5,350

Triple Toss-Up!

Toss-Up 1

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LIVING THING

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Michelle solves FLYING FOX.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
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Toss-Up 2

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Go!

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Taylor solves FLYING FISH.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
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Toss-Up 3

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Valerie solves OSTRICH.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
$2,000	$13,150	$7,350

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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FOOD & DRINK

DING DING! DING DING!

Boy, the time just flew. Now Valerie gives the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $700

+$1,000 = $1,700

Valerie: T ($1,700)
Michelle: N (x2) ($3,400)
Taylor: R ($1,700)
Valerie: S (DUD!)
Michelle: P ($5,100)

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Michelle solves NEAPOLITAN ICE CREAM. An early solve, but a little too early.

Taylor	Valerie	Michelle
$2,000	$13,150	$12,450

Before gobbling up some real big money, Valerie will select one of three Bonus Round categories:

THING
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LIVING THING

Valerie picks Phrase.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Car: Ford Edge SEL ($39K+)

Bonus Spin: I in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives her:

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Though MDHA are all up there, there's still some space.

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She instantly solves HE WAS BAMBOOZLED...

...and Pat's bamboozled that she managed to win $39,000. With that, Valerie is leaving with $52,150 in cash and trip!

In the final segment, Pat comments that Vanna had Neapolitan ice cream, which is still made. Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry. Vanna picks at the chocolate first, then the vanilla. Poor strawberry. Nobody eats the strawberry...but Vanna still likes it!

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2023 23:13:19 GMT -5 by mechamind

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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 15, 2021 17:47:16 GMT -5 mechamind likes this

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Happy birthday!

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.

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,634 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	November 15, 2021 recap Nov 15, 2021 19:18:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on Nov 15, 2021 19:18:34 GMT -5 It took them way longer than I thought to finally use BAMBOOZLE in a bonus puzzle. The only other known use of it is in a main puzzle from Season 10.

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^ The last full week, yes. Plus likely an America's Game episode. Karen's retirement party was held on the set on August 13, presumably after these tapings. Videos from the party show Vanna wearing a black dress with yellow flowers.

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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 15, 2021 23:12:28 GMT -5

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Recap posted. The contestants were fun, though the main game could've been a lot better.

I got the Speed-Up after the N's, and I managed to get the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. When she called the M, I had a feeling Valerie could solve it, and she did.

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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 0:07:07 GMT -5

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Pat cussed in Round 1

, not the first time he used that word though. So many bankrupts tonight. That was frustrating. What an amazing BR solve. No way I would have came up with BAMBOOZLED and she came up with it out of nowhere. Amazing

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! A recapper on fire! Posts: 5,161	November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 0:14:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Nov 16, 2021 0:14:06 GMT -5 I forgot to add one thing. For Neapolitan ice cream, I'm an odd one out as I go for strawberry first and chocolate last. They're all good, though it's just the order that I do it.
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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 17:31:16 GMT -5

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Sorry for the late comment. Wasn't feeling well last night.

Pat cursing on the air was a genuine surprise from me. He was just quoting a movie, but that was a really funny moment. However, this game was just...ugh. So many BANKRUPTs and missed opportunities...

Heck, one reddit user actually pledged to removed the two permanent BANKRUPTs on the wheel. I think we should go back to having just one permanent BANKRUPT in R1 (and R4 if that begins with the Final Spin).

BR: YouTube spoiled the result for me, but I did get it off the RSLTNE. I think we needed that solve considering the rough night of BANKRUPTs.

I'll give it a 5/10. This could've been way better, but it's decent enough.

EDIT: The Miami trip lost to BANKRUPT was to the Biltmore Hotel ($9,054).

Last Edit: Nov 16, 2021 17:38:18 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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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 17:53:13 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this

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Nov 16, 2021 17:31:16 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

Heck, one reddit user actually pledged to removed the two permanent BANKRUPTs on the wheel. I think we should go back to having just one permanent BANKRUPT in R1 (and R4 if that begins with the Final Spin).

Almost the right idea. With all the removable spaces, it might make more sense to have two BANKRUPT spaces, one of which is covered up early on.

I imagined if the Season 14 template had two BANKRUPT spaces with an extra cash space exclusive to Round 1, which now I see is how it should've been done back then. In the modern day, you'd place the million-dollar wedge on a BANKRUPT instead of a cash space. (That would also be ideal if they want to add more special spaces, even if just for a single week.)

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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 17:56:30 GMT -5

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^ So basically, move the MDW to the BANKRUPT near the purple $650.

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.

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! A recapper on fire! Posts: 5,161	November 15, 2021 recap Nov 16, 2021 18:05:31 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Nov 16, 2021 18:05:31 GMT -5 That could work. The other option is to make that BANKRUPT a cash space, while the one under the million-dollar wedge becomes a BANKRUPT itself, though that would take more effort.
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November 15, 2021 recap Nov 17, 2021 1:15:34 GMT -5

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^

May 18, 2012 15:06:28 GMT -5 WayoshiM said:

Admittedly, just one BANKRUPT space was probably TOO low, the balance right now is good.

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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Happy birthday Adam!

The front game was rocky, no thanks to the ruthless black wedge. I liked Taylor’s positive spin (no pun intended) on his unsuccessful Mystery gamble. But if only Michelle picked the C’s in the Final Spin…

Speaking of that round, I thought it was STRAWBERRY with no letters.

I solved the BR with Valerie’s picks, and I’m impressed she got BAMBOOZLED right away! Too bad she only won the minimum for salvaging this episode.

My rating: 6

Last Edit: Nov 20, 2021 5:25:05 GMT -5 by genius2751

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