May 2, 2022 recap

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May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 17:14:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 2, 2022 17:14:13 GMT -5

Season 39, Episode #7591

Airdate: May 2, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! We now begin the IGT Big Money 25th Anniversary Celebration!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Louis solves HITTING THE JACKPOT. (He may have said it without the G, but it's counted.)

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
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You know these three want the big money.
Louis Henry: From Torrance, CA; active Army for 18 years and counting, currently serving as a recruiter and a financial management technician; he's also a big L.A. sports fan including the Lakers, Dodgers, and Rams. (He also has a 17-year daughter that Pat forgot to talk about before the Triple Toss-Up, and she's going to college soon.)
Melissa Duncan: From Redondo Beach, CA (originally from Toledo, OH); hairstylist, and makes healthy ice cream because it's so good and good for health, using coconut cream yogurt with probiotics and raw local honey (but Pat is anti-biotic); she's also an aunt to a 6-year old niece
Jayne Olson: From San Diego, CA; retired mortgage broker, and lovin' life with every day feelin' like a Saturday; she's has two kids and two grandchildren; she's a gardener and always has veggies growing

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Jayne solves ARTISTIC CREATION.

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
$2,000	$1,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Las Vegas and stay at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, plus tickets to KÀ by Cirque du Soleil (labeled MGM GRAND) worth $7,500

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

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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$700: T (x2) -$250: E Lose A Turn!	$800: M -$250: I (x4) $850: N (x3) -$250: O (x2) $650: L (x2) -$250: A -$250: U BANKRUPT! ($3,650)	$700: P Solve: Correct!
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Melissa solves I'M IN LOVE WITH AN UPTOWN GIRL for the house minimum.

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
$2,000	$1,000	$1,000

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

Jayne	LOUIS	Melissa
	$650: N (x2) -$250: A (x4) -$250: E (x3) $650: L (x3) $800: K Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT/MDW! ($0)
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$550: C (x2) -$250: I -$250: O $500: M $700: D (x2) $800: H (DUD!)	Solve: Correct!
$2,500	$3,550

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On his turn, Louis just solves BASEBALL DIAMOND NECKLACE.

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
$2,000	$4,550	$1,000

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Pat reminds the contestants that all the trips are Carnival Cruises.

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Jayne	Louis	MELISSA
		$850: N (x2) -$250: I $900: G -$250: E (x3) $600: T -$250: A (x2) $900: H (x2) -$250: O $600: L (DUD!)
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$600: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,200

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Jayne solves SPENDING THE DAY ASHORE and wins a Carnival Cruise to her choice of the Bahamas, the Caribbean, or Mexico worth $9,863.

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
$13,063	$4,550	$1,000

Triple Toss-Up!

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Somehow, Melissa thinks it's TEN DOZEN DOUGHNUTS. She must be really hungry.

Louis instantly rings in and solves ONE DOZEN DOUGHNUTS. Pat likes Melissa's guess better.

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Louis is also starving, as he says ONE DOZEN BURGERS.

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Melissa solves ONE DOZEN OYSTERS. Again, Pat liked the first guess even more.

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Toss-Up 3

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No mistakes this time as Jayne solves ONE DOZEN EGGS.

(But again, would you want to eat that many in one sitting?)

Jayne	Louis	Melissa
$15,063	$6,550	$3,000

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

And we have maybe a dozen seconds remaining, so Jayne will give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $500

+$1,000 = $1,500

Jayne: T (x3) ($4,500)
Louis: H ($1,500)
Melissa: N (DUD!)
Jayne: L (DUD!)
Louis: S (x2) ($4,500)
Melissa: D (DUD!)
Jayne: E (x4) ($4,500)
Louis: R (x4) ($10,500)

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Louis solves SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY to become the big winner!

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$15,063	$17,050	$3,000

Before hitting the jackpot, Louis will select one of three Bonus Round categories:

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"Last-second Louis" picks Phrase.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Pat and Vanna plug the IGT Big Money Giveaway before the Bonus Round, and contestants can enter the bonus puzzle solution for a chance at $5,000 and a Carnival Cruise. Also, there’s no car on stage.

Bonus Spin: R in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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At the last second, he says THEY, pauses, and blurts out ROUND THE WAY. He's close and does not solve THEY FOUND THE WAY...

...so he didn't find his way to $39,000. Louis leaves with $17,050 in cash (BTW, the BR money graphic and the final score are displayed like a slot machine).

In the final segment,Pat and Vanna are blocked by the giant 25 on the set...but after that, they mention it's the 25th anniversary of the Wheel slot machine, and they've partnered with IGT for the giveaway. The slots have made over 1,100 people millionaires! Over $3.3 billion in jackpot prizes have been awarded.

Last Edit: Jan 9, 2023 0:31:07 GMT -5 by mechamind

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May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 18:32:36 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by wheelfan910 on May 2, 2022 18:32:36 GMT -5

That is such a BS bonus puzzle. We just had the same thing with PAVED instead on 2/22, and the wording is so odd its repulsive.

Do have to give credit for a good R1 puzzle though, mainly because I’m a huge Billy Joel fan.

Last Edit: May 2, 2022 18:53:06 GMT -5 by wheelfan910

sushibarset14 Posts: 269	May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 18:57:59 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sushibarset14 on May 2, 2022 18:57:59 GMT -5 Back to the 80’s for R1! Really love the final total graphic for this week. Now, I notice there is no car on set; will the bonus rounds this week be played for all cash?

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,931 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 19:36:39 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on May 2, 2022 19:36:39 GMT -5 Oh, joy. The return of Same Money Week. The one recurring theme Mike Richards never got to produce, despite copying it for TPIR and blowing all of Wheel’s since 2012 out of the water.

jjc927 Posts: 1,082	May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 22:05:00 GMT -5 legotrolls54 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjc927 on May 2, 2022 22:05:00 GMT -5 Tough bonus, I was stumped on the second word also. Really like the contestant total slot machine graphic this week.

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May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 23:43:17 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on May 2, 2022 23:43:17 GMT -5

The start to Big Money Week was… a little shaky. But Louis was amped.

WINNING THE JACKPOT was my guess, and I no-lettered the last word of R4. As for the missolves in Triple Toss-Ups… yeah, that’s a lot. I was in stitches. 😂

I solved the BR with RSTLNE, and man, Louis was oh so close. Too bad he couldn’t live up to Pat’s nickname for him once more. But nice slot-machine reveal of his score.

Also, I can’t believe Wheel of Fortune Slots has been around for that long. And yeah, no car?! Not even a luxury one? 🤔

My rating: 5

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May 2, 2022 recap May 2, 2022 23:51:26 GMT -5

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It wasn't slots related, but I thought the first Toss-Up was WINNING THE LOTTERY before the P showed up. They can have normal lotto in casinos at least in British Columbia (where you have to be legal age to enter anyway), though I don't know if they always do it here. Maybe it's too much of a distraction from the lights and everything? I'm thinking too much about it.

Yeah, that Triple Toss-Up was a funny one. TEN DOZEN DOUGHNUTS was funny, but ONE DOZEN BURGERS made it even better.

I also got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE, though I also thought it could be THEY FOUND THE JOB. That was so close.

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May 2, 2022 recap May 9, 2022 15:09:45 GMT -5

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May 2, 2022 19:36:39 GMT -5 MarioGS said:

Oh, joy. The return of Same Money Week. The one recurring theme Mike Richards never got to produce, despite copying it for TPIR and blowing all of Wheel’s since 2012 out of the water.

Not technically. They are doing something regarding the sweepstakes (Carnival Cruise + $5K to a lucky viewer) and at least it's not completely barren (in that there are plenty of slot machines). I'm pretty sure Mike would've done the same thing as well.

Anyway, this wasn't a stellar start to this week, but Louis definitely was pumped up.

Triple T-Us: Dammit Louis, you made me want In-N-Out (funny enough I had that the day after watching this).

BR: Kinda spoiled it for myself to get into the sweepstakes (that I forgot about midway through). Close, but no cigar.

5/10

Last Edit: May 9, 2022 15:20:46 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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May 2, 2022 recap May 9, 2022 15:20:02 GMT -5

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May 9, 2022 15:09:45 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

Not technically. They are doing something regarding the sweepstakes (Carnival Cruise + $5K to a lucky viewer) and at least it's not completely barren (in that there are plenty of slot machines).

I meant gameplay-wise. This theme always used to have some kind of special gameplay change, and that hasn't been the case since Season 29.

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May 2, 2022 recap May 9, 2022 15:23:00 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on May 9, 2022 15:23:00 GMT -5

^ Are you sure? I could name several Big Money weeks pre-S30 that didn't have any gameplay changes...

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.

Post by mechamind on May 2, 2022 17:14:13 GMT -5

Post by wheelfan910 on May 2, 2022 18:32:36 GMT -5

Post by sushibarset14 on May 2, 2022 18:57:59 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on May 2, 2022 19:36:39 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on May 2, 2022 22:05:00 GMT -5

Post by legotrolls54 on May 2, 2022 22:15:34 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on May 2, 2022 23:43:17 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on May 2, 2022 23:51:26 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on May 9, 2022 15:09:45 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on May 9, 2022 15:20:02 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on May 9, 2022 15:23:00 GMT -5