December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap

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December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2022 17:08:19 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 13, 2022 17:08:19 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7687

Airdate: December 13, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! We continue the Secret Santa Holiday Giveaway!

And Vanna continues "turning" letters after 40 years! What a time to celebrate with Disney!

Mickey and Pluto introduce Pat and Vanna, and Minnie and Goofy bring them out. Donald applauds between Ryan and Erin.

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Erin solves A BEAUTIFUL HOME.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
		$1,000

Here to give us a "beautiful" game for Vanna:
Erin Fortune: From La Mesa, CA; fan of the Padres also involved in little league, and her family are Wheel fans
Jacway Henry (female): From Columbia, MO; assembles furniture, so anything that requires nails, screws, power drills, she's pretty good at putting those things together (when Pat does it, his things don't look like furniture)
Ryan Seymour: From Palm Desert, CA; special education teacher for about 20 years, and he's a father of three boys; he's also a guitar player, and he loves turning the knobs for different noises/sounds (he has a big collection as well)

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Jacway rings in with silence.

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Erin solves WIRELESS KEYBOARD.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
		$3,000

Wheel Prize: Vacation at Walt Disney World Resort for the 50th Anniversary Celebration thru March 31st (labeled DISNEY WORLD) worth $9,082.

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

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1 (Crossword)

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Jacway	Ryan	ERIN
		$500: S (DUD!)

$600: T Lose A Turn!	BANKRUPT/MDW! ($0)	Disney World: N (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: O (DUD!)
$600		$500+
$500: R (x3) -$250: A (x2) $700: F $500: C $500: L -$250: O (Repeat)	$600: P $500: H (DUD!)	-$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct!
$3,300	$600	$250+

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Erin solves ARTIFICIAL, PINE, EVERGREEN for the Disney trip.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
		$12,332

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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JACWAY	Ryan	Erin
$650: T $650: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,950)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$900: Y (x2) -$250: E (x2) $550: H $650: R (x2) -$250: O (x2) -$250: U $650: S -$250: A -$250: I $650: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$4,350

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Erin solves THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
		$16,682

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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Jacway	RYAN	Erin
	$1 MILLION: T $700: S (x2) -$250: I (DUD!)	$600: N (DUD!)
	$1,150
$600: L $600: M -$250: A (x5) $650: Y $600: D $600: R Solve: Correct!
$2,800

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Jacway solves A MARVELOUS DAY AT SEA to claim a Disney Cruise Line Caribbean cruise featuring Marvel Day At Sea worth $12,288.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
$15,088		$16,682

Triple Toss-Up!

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Ryan solves RECEIVING A GIFT.

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Erin rings in with silence.

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This allows Ryan to solve TEARING OPEN A GIFT.

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Erin solves REGIFTING.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
$15,088	$4,000	$18,682

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

Well, they couldn't gift us more time, so Erin is giving the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $550

+$1,000 = $1,550

Erin: R (DUD!)
Jacway: M ($1,550)
Ryan: C (DUD!)
Erin: T (x3) ($4,650)
Jacway: S ($3,100)
Ryan: G (DUD!)
Erin: W ($6,200)

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Erin solves IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

Jacway	Ryan	Erin
$15,088	$4,000	$24,882
SPIN ID: RL03835 Rosemary L.	SPIN ID: DM7945247 Diane M.

...or was it? It might come down to these three Bonus Round categories:

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Erin picks People.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: Left A in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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She instantly solves A PANEL OF JUDGES...

...and her performance scores her an additional $40,000! Erin goes home with $64,882 in cash and trip!

She also made someone at home very happy! It's going to go to Beverly G. (SPIN ID: BG2699592).

In the final segment, Vanna must tell the truth...that she's jealous of Maggie's colorful Christmas outfit, specifically her green sweater. She wants one, and they're available at shopwheeloffortune.com and are perfect for watching Secret Santa episodes.

Last Edit: Jan 5, 2023 10:57:16 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2022 19:45:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 13, 2022 19:45:00 GMT -5

Man, it would've been interesting to see Jacway win by only $6. That aside, Vanna ended up hosting a pretty normal main game.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. Not as easy as WHOLE WHEAT PASTA from Pat's 40th, but PANEL is a pretty obvious first instinct. Nice that Vanna also got a win on her 40th!

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December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2022 1:52:03 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 14, 2022 1:52:03 GMT -5

The front game could’ve been smoother, but Erin pretty much dominated. I didn’t realize how close the match between the two women was, but that would’ve been the narrowest victory since June 2014!

Dec 13, 2022 19:45:00 GMT -5 mechamind said:

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. Not as easy as WHOLE WHEAT PASTA from Pat's 40th, but PANEL is a pretty obvious first instinct. Nice that Vanna also got a win on her 40th!

You are spot-on with the little things from tonight’s episode, mechamind . I also RSTLNE’d the BR, and Erin picked the right letters.

Speaking of letters, I solved R2 and R3 with none of them. (And R2 had to be a replacement.)

My rating: 7

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jakemathis4520 Posts: 898	December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2022 12:08:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jakemathis4520 on Dec 14, 2022 12:08:56 GMT -5 A good match between Erin and Jacway tonight. In the BR I had A PANEL OF but not JUDGES but hey, that was a great solve. Has the word JUDGE ever been won before prior to tonight?

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December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2022 12:24:36 GMT -5 via mobile

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Dec 14, 2022 12:08:56 GMT -5 jakemathis4520 said:

A good match between Erin and Jacway tonight. In the BR I had A PANEL OF but not JUDGES but hey, that was a great solve. Has the word JUDGE ever been won before prior to tonight?

Quite a few times actually:

5/24/06: DOG SHOW JUDGE
4/5/11: JUDGE’S GAVEL
3/26/12: PANEL OF JUDGES
5/12/21: PAGEANT JUDGE

Last Edit: Dec 14, 2022 12:26:23 GMT -5 by wheelfan910

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December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2022 13:22:11 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 14, 2022 13:22:11 GMT -5

Somewhat of a cooldown from the previous episode, but Erin did fine that night.

BR: As wheelfan910 pointed out, this was the same bonus puzzle from 3/26/12 (albeit with the redundant A), so I also RSTLNEd it. Figuring JUDGES from PANEL shouldn’t be too difficult, so I’m not surprised that was solved.

7/10

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.

December 13, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap

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Post by mechamind on Dec 13, 2022 19:45:00 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Dec 14, 2022 1:52:03 GMT -5

Post by jakemathis4520 on Dec 14, 2022 12:08:56 GMT -5

Post by wheelfan910 on Dec 14, 2022 12:24:36 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Dec 14, 2022 13:22:11 GMT -5