November 19, 2021 Recap

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Wheel of Fortune: Season 39 (2021-2022)
November 19, 2021
Episode #7475

$1,000 TOSS-UP

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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Ding!

C _ N _ _ C T I N G
_ H E    D O _ _

Joe's CONNECTING THE DOTS.


These three hope to strike it rich…
Joe Brukner: Los Angeles, CA (moved from Australia a decade ago); helps students at a major university in Southern California find jobs after college; shouts out his loved ones down under
Heather Keen: Glen Rose, AR; technical writer for an insurance company in Little Rock; married to Jared for four years (together for nine) with a toddler son; beekeeper (alongside her husband) who keeps ten hives; keeps extra honey in the summer to give to family, friends; writing a children's book about why bees need weeds
Tamala Johnson: Rowland Heights, CA; works for America's largest home builder; married to DeSean with two sons; wrote a children's book about bravery, courage

$2,000 TOSS-UP

FOOD & DRINK
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Ding!

V _ E _ N _
S A _ S _ _ _ S

Joe triples up with a plate of VIENNA SAUSAGES. Pat calls them "Australia's largest export."


FEATURED $7,000 Shopping spree: Novica

ROUND 1

QUOTATION
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L E T ' S    G E T
R E A _ _    T O
R _ M _ L E !

Heather's on the board after reciting this Michael Buffer catchphrase: "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!"

DUD: I (Joe)


MYSTERY ROUND

BEFORE & AFTER
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After Heather bought the non-existent O, Pat said, "The O got us again."

W A T E R
P A R K
A _ E _ _ E

Heather imagines a WATER PARK AVENUE.

DUDS: O (Heather), I (Tamala)
BANKRUPT: Joe ($0)


EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND

PHRASE
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I ' _ E    _ E E _
_ A I T I _ _
A    _ O _ _    T I _ E
F O R    T _ I _

I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS – Joe nails this puzzle for a trip to MEXICO (Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, $7,600).

LOSE A TURN: Tamala ($1,800 + Hale GROVES)


TRIPLE TOSS-UP

AROUND THE HOUSE
#1
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Ding!

_ R .    M I C _ O P H _ _ E

Pat will explain these three later – for now, Joe remembers MR. MICROPHONE.


#2
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Ding!

P O _ _ E T
F I S _ E R _ A N

Tamala recalls the POCKET FISHERMAN to get on the board.


#3
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Ding!

M I _ _ _ L E
_ R _ O _

Joe draws a blank.

M I _ _ _ L E
B R _ O M

Heather harks back to the MIRACLE BROOM.

No wonder they seemed unsure about their answers – Pat explains that they're all vintage "as seen on TV" products.


ROUND 4

TITLE
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S _ _ _ _ _
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Heather): $1,700


S C H _ _ _
_ _    R _ C _

It's been a movie, a musical, and a TV series, and Heather must have watched SCHOOL OF ROCK.

DUDS
Before the bell: T (Heather), E (Tamala), A (Joe)
After the bell: N (Heather), N (Tamala)


Pat loves Joe's guess in the first Triple Toss-Up.

CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $23,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: ZERO

BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES

• THING
• PHRASE
• AROUND THE HOUSE

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

After we learn some American idioms still give Joe trouble (ex. MR. MICROPHONE), he lands on the &.

PHRASE
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RSTLNE:
_ T    _ _ S    _
_ _ _ E    _ R _ _ _

CDGA…
_ T    _ A S    A
_ _ G E    C R _ _ D

…is a decent combo, and he says the first line twice, IT WAS A HUGE CROWD cheering Joe on as he beats the buzzer and wins $39,000! Final score: $51,600.

By the way, the $39,000 envelope swept this whole week.

CHAT: Neither host has been to Australia; maybe Joe will help them with tourist hot spots. By the way, the Australian version of Wheel is the second-longest running version of the show after this one.

FINAL NOTE: This is Mike Richard’s last episode as EP.