December 16, 2022 (Secret Santa Finale) recap

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December 16, 2022 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 16, 2022 16:38:51 GMT -5

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Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
December 16, 2022
Secret Santa II (Day 5)

Maggie and our friends at Disney (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto) are bummed that Secret Santa's ending. But when Maggie mentions that it's the last night for contestants to win cash and prizes, Minnie gets excited. And when Maggie says us home viewers can win what the players earn, Mickey calls us "the best Secret Santas ever."

Later, the mice introduce the hosts and Donald rushes them and Goofy onto the stage (Pat: "I'm coming, Donald!"), after which Pat calls him "quite a nag." Pluto's between the contestants at the yellow and blue podiums. Pat's "kinda sad" that tonight's "our last night of Disney Secret Santa."

$1,000 TOSS-UP

PLACE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ding!

A R _ _ _ _ _ H E
_ _ N _ E _ T A B _ E

We're gathering AROUND THE DINNER TABLE to watch Paul strike first blood.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$1,000	$0	$0

The last Secret Santas of 2022 are…
Paul Bellamy: Longs, SC; "obsessed" with the Jackson family, has their albums
Michael Brown: Joliet, IL; police officer (his dream job since childhood) who has collected over 1,000 police shoulder patches since he was 16 years old
Hetal Patel (female): Thousand Oaks, CA; learned English and pronunciation with the help of Wheel, her toddler niece after moving to the U.S.

Pat thought Paul was referring to actress Glenda Jackson. Before introducing Michael, he jokes, "speaking of Jacksons…" And Pat thinks the first sentence Hetal learned was, "Yes, there are three R's," which didn't help her much.

$2,000 TOSS-UP

PEOPLE
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ding!

_ _ E B _ G
_ _ P P _ _ A M I _ Y

Hetal falls for THE BIG HAPPY FAMILY trap.

_ _ E B _ G
_ _ P P _ F A M I _ Y

Michael's got ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY cheering him on.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$1,000	$2,000	$0

FEATURED DISNEY DESTINATION: DISNEYLAND Resort + California Adventure ($7,690)

ROUND 1

SONG LYRICS
Chip and Dale help us with the category strip.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Paul	Michael	Hetal
	DISNEYLAND: 2 N's -$250: 1 A -$250: 1 E $650: 4 H's $500: 2 T's ONE MILLION: 2 G's -$250: 2 O's $700: 1 R -$250: 1 U -$250: 1 I No more vowels! $900: 1 D Solve attempt…
	$4,950+ MDW

D A _ H I N G
T H R O U G H
T H E _ N O _

PERFECT ROUND! Michael's "DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW" (as in "Jingle Bells"), so he's going to California with some green.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$1,000	$14,640	$0
	ONE MILLION DISNEYLAND

CROSSWORD/MYSTERY ROUND

[BLANK] SWEATER
Minnie and Mickey do the honors.

_ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _

Paul	Michael MDW	Hetal
		$500: 1 G $550: 1 L -$250: 3 U's $3500: 1 Y -$250: 1 A -$250: 3 E's No more vowels! $850: S
		$3,800
$650: 2 C's $650: 2 T's $900: 1 R GIFT: 1 K $600: 1 N $500: D (oops)	$650: 1 W $850: 1 M A complete board! Solve attempt…
$4,400+	$1,500

C W U
U A G
T U R T L E N E C K
E M Y

Pat's giggling after Michael puts on a CUTE, WARM, UGLY TURTLENECK sweater.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$1,000	$16,140	$0
	ONE MILLION DISNEYLAND

EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND

FOOD & DRINK
Goofy and Donald reveal the category.

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& _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Paul	Michael MDW	Hetal
$3500: R	$600: 2 S's -$250: 3 A's -$250: 2 E's WILD: 2 L's $500: F	$800: 1 B $600: 3 T's $3500: 1 M -$250: O
	$1,700 WC	$6,100
Solve attempt…

S _ A _ _ E T T _
& M E A T B A L L S

Paul will enjoy a plate of SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS on his tour of Sicily, ITALY (Adventures by Disney, $16,800).

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$17,800	$16,140	$0
ITALY	ONE MILLION WILD CARD DISNEYLAND

As Vanna sends us to commercial break, Pat (inexplicably) walks onto the stage.

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

PROPER NAME
#1
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ding!

_ H _ _ _ _
_ _ L _ _ E R G

The EGOT WHOOPI GOLDBERG gives Michael his lead back.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$0	$2,000	$0

#2
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ding!

_ _ F _
_ _ _ _ _ L _ M

Michael IDs Jurassic Park star JEFF GOLDBLUM.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$0	$4,000	$0

#3
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

Ding!

G _ L _ _ E
_ A W _

Thanks to actress GOLDIE HAWN, Hetal's on the board.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$0	$4,000	$2,000
$17,800	$20,140	$2,000
ITALY	ONE MILLION WILD CARD DISNEYLAND

ROUND 4

PHRASE
Mickey and Minnie return.

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

DING DING! DING DING!

HETAL'S FINAL SPIN: $1,800

Hetal	R	$0
Paul	1 F	$1,800
Michael	S	$0
Hetal	3 T's	$5,400
Paul	M	$1,800
Michael	1 N	$1,800

T _ _ _ _ F
T _ _ T _ _ N

If Michael wins the Bonus Round, he'll be the TALK OF THE TOWN.

Paul	Michael	Hetal
$17,800	$21,940	$2,000
ITALY	ONE MILLION WILD CARD DISNEYLAND

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PAUL SPIN ID: CN1082799 (Carol N.)
HETAL SPIN ID: CS8646994 (Courtney S.)

CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $41,740

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPT	LOSE A TURN	REPEATS	MISSOLVES	OTHER
ROUND 1	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2	S (Hetal), D (Paul)
ROUND 3	R (Paul), F (Michael), O (Hetal)
ROUND 4	R (Hetal), S (Michael), M (Paul)
TOTAL	8	NO PENALTY SPACES

BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
THING
PERSON
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND (#5)

Michael lands on the ampersand (&).

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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RSTLNE:
_ _ _ L _ _ N _
_ _ R S E L _ E S

MPCAH…
A P P L _ _ N _
_ _ R S E L _ E S

…provides key help on top… but Michael adds a letter to the bottom (hence APPLYING YOURSELVES) and never gets past APPLYING, so goodbye, PERFECTO. Drat. While we were APPLYING OURSELVES recapping this week of episodes, a word that started with a vowel tripped Michael up, and he loses…

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…$50,000. His final score isn't too shabby, however: $21,940.

$1,000,000 SPACE: The single star

SPOILER: Click to show

MICHAEL SPIN ID: ML4575849 (Mary Kay L.)

CHAT: On behalf of Jim, Vanna, Maggie, and the Disney characters, Pat thanks everyone at Disney (including good friend Tony Shepard) and us home viewers for another magical Secret Santa.

Pat: "Have a wonderful weekend. Happy holidays. Bye-bye."
Vanna: "Bye!"
Mickey: "So long, everybody!"
Minnie: "Happy holidays, everyone!"

Last Edit: Dec 17, 2022 18:32:21 GMT -5 by logicman27

Feb 29, 2020 7:53:35 GMT -5 kev347 said:

....Stop reading my mind.

Nov 9, 2022 15:16:00 GMT -5 wheellover65 said:

jfc i just won tickets to see wheel of fortune live

include the part that involves flying 3000 miles to see the price is right and getting turned away at the gate of television city

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December 16, 2022 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 16, 2022 16:50:37 GMT -5

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I'm not typically one to obsess over perfect bonus round weeks, but that is definitely one of the most painful ways to go 4-1. He blew it, but I get why he got stuck on YOURSELVES - YOURSELF is a more common reflexive pronoun than OURSELF. See for yourself (lol) - we only have one recorded instance of OURSELVES compared to dozens of YOURSELF:

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95 puzzles found in SYNDICATED (82.0% COV) for PUZZLE matches "[A-Z]SEL(F|V)"



  S         DATE    EP  E/S   UC   RD   PP                                              PUZZLE             CATEGORY                  BONUS

  2  Oct 26 1984  0230  035        R1                                   DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

  2  Feb 21 1985  0309  114   UC   R2                           MAKING A SPECTACLE OF YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

  2  Jun 06 1985  0379  184        BR                                            HELP YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

  4  Sep 22 1986  0596  011   UC   R1                                I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK               PHRASE                       

  5  Jan 14 1988  0864  084        R3                      GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES            QUOTATION                       

  5  Feb 26 1988  0895  115        R2                        YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

  5  Mar 16 1988  0908  128        R3                       I COULDN'T HAVE SAID BETTER MYSELF               PHRASE                       

  7  Sep 14 1989  1179  009        R2                            LEARNING TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

  7  Sep 20 1989  1183  013        R2                              SPREADING YOURSELF TOO THIN               PHRASE                       

  9  Apr 27 1992  1721  161        R1                                       SPEAK FOR YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 10  Apr 19 1993  1906  151        R2                    YOU HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 11  Oct 05 1993  1972  022        R2                                    IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 11  Oct 07 1993  1974  024        R2                             ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 12  Oct 27 1994  2184  039        R1                                  ORIENT EXPRESS YOURSELF       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 12  Dec 20 1994  2222  077        R3                        SHE PRIDES HERSELF ON HER COOKING               PHRASE                       

 12  Jan 31 1995  2242  097        R5                                         A MEAL IN ITSELF               PHRASE                       

 12  Feb 03 1995  2245  100        R4                                      KEEP IT TO YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 12  Apr 25 1995  2297  152        R2                                      I COULD KICK MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 12  May 03 1995  2303  158        R1                              FALLING ALL OVER THEMSELVES               PHRASE                       

 12  May 24 1995  2318  173        R2                                THREE-PIECE SUIT YOURSELF       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 13  Oct 20 1995  2375  035        R1            THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF         WHO SAID IT?  FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

 13  Mar 21 1996  2479  139        R2                           YOU'VE REALLY OUTDONE YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 14  Feb 21 1997  2655  120        R4                                   HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF               PHRASE                       

 15  Nov 24 1997  2791  061        R4                                MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE               PHRASE                       

 16  Feb 25 1999  3049  124        R3                    YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 16  Apr 12 1999  3081  156        R4                                         SEE FOR YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 17  Dec 14 1999  3192  072        R4                                  ME MYSELF AND I PROMISE       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 17  Mar 16 2000  3259  139        R2            THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF            QUOTATION                       

 18  Nov 30 2000  3379  064        T1                                         DO-IT-YOURSELFER               PERSON                       

 18  Dec 19 2000  3392  077        R2                    LOSE YOURSELF IN A GOOD BOOK SALESMAN       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 19  Nov 09 2001  3560  050        T1                                       KNOCK YOURSELF OUT               PHRASE                       

 19  Feb 21 2002  3634  124        R2                            SWIZZLE STICK UP FOR YOURSELF       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 19  Mar 21 2002  3654  144        R4                                    IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 21  Sep 22 2003  3911  011        T1                                        I'M BESIDE MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 21  Nov 18 2003  3952  052        R4                                 PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES               PHRASE                       

 22  Nov 18 2004  4149  054        T1                                     PLEASE HELP YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 22  Feb 17 2005  4214  119        R1                                   BIRTHDAY SUIT YOURSELF       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 22  Apr 15 2005  4255  160        R3   PP             SIGNING YOURSELF UP FOR SAILING LESSONS          FUN & GAMES                       

 23  Dec 29 2005  4369  079        R3   PP                 HAVING THE ENTIRE BEACH TO YOURSELF                EVENT                       

 23  Apr 17 2006  4446  156        R4                                     IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF               PHRASE                       

 24  Apr 02 2007  4631  146        T1                                       INDULGING YOURSELF                EVENT                       

 24  Apr 30 2007  4651  166        R4                                DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT               PHRASE                       

 25  Sep 14 2007  4685  005        R1                               YOU'RE NOT SO BAD YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 25  Sep 20 2007  4689  009        R3                                I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK               PHRASE                       

 25  Oct 05 2007  4700  020        T1                                          PAMPER YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 25  Oct 17 2007  4708  028        R2                                       BROADCAST YOURSELF               SLOGAN                YOUTUBE

 25  Nov 22 2007  4734  054        R3                        GIVE YOURSELF A ROUND OF APPLAUSE               PHRASE                       

 25  Jan 08 2008  4767  087        R3                             DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 25  Feb 27 2008  4803  123        T1                                      BELIEVE IN YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 26  Mar 11 2009  5008  133        R4                                          GOOGLING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 26  Apr 30 2009  5044  169        R2   PP         PAMPERING YOURSELF WITH A FULL-BODY MASSAGE                EVENT                       

 27  Oct 16 2009  5095  025        R1   PP                         INDULGING MYSELF AT THE SPA  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 27  Apr 14 2010  5223  153        BR                                         INDULGE YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 28  Sep 30 2010  5279  014        R4                                 MAKING A NAME FOR MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 28  Oct 18 2010  5291  026        R1                                    MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME               PHRASE                       

 28  Dec 16 2010  5334  069        T2                                         EXPRESS YOURSELF           SONG TITLE                       

 28  Feb 28 2011  5386  121        R3                     GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK SEAT       BEFORE & AFTER                       

 28  Mar 23 2011  5403  138        R3   PP        YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF WELL HOW DID I GET HERE          SONG LYRICS                       

 29  Nov 18 2011  5505  045        BR                                           BRACE YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 29  Jan 17 2012  5547  087        R4                               PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 29  May 03 2012  5624  164        R3   PP                   PAMPERING YOURSELF WITH A MASSAGE                EVENT                       

 30  May 30 2013  5839  184        T1                                         EXPRESS YOURSELF           SONG TITLE                       

 30  Jun 11 2013  5847  192        T1                                       INTRODUCING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 31  Sep 18 2013  5853  003        T3                                        EXPRESSING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 31  Nov 01 2013  5885  035        R5                                      I CAN'T HELP MYSELF               PHRASE                       

 32  Dec 23 2014  6117  072        T1                                    MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME               PHRASE                       

 32  May 15 2015  6220  175        T1                                          PAMPER YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 33  Sep 17 2015  6244  004        T3                                      BELIEVE IN YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 33  Dec 25 2015  6315  075        R1                   HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS           SONG TITLE                       

 33  Mar 14 2016  6371  131        R3   PP                                    PAMPERING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 33  Mar 30 2016  6383  143        T2                                       INTRODUCING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 33  May 16 2016  6416  176        R3   PP                       TREAT YOURSELF YOU DESERVE IT               PHRASE                       

 34  Oct 07 2016  6455  020        BR                                        APPLYING YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 34  May 23 2017  6617  182        R4                                   DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT                THING                       

 35  Sep 25 2017  6641  011        R3   PP                          IMMERSING MYSELF IN NATURE  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 35  May 03 2018  6799  169        R3   PP                              BESIDE MYSELF WITH JOY               PHRASE                       

 36  Oct 03 2018  6843  018        R4                                         REWARDING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 36  Nov 19 2018  6876  051        R3   PP                                    INDULGING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 36  Mar 01 2019  6950  125        T1                                    LAUGHING AT OURSELVES  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 37  Oct 24 2019  7054  034        T1                                    MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME               PHRASE                       

 37  Jan 01 2020  7103  078        T3                                         REPEATING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 37  Mar 10 2020  7152  127        R3   PP                           MAKING MYSELF COMFORTABLE  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 37  Mar 16 2020  7156  131        BR                                          APPLYING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 37  Sep 03 2020  7229  166        R3   PP                         TAKE SOME TIME FOR YOURSELF               PHRASE                       

 38  Oct 14 2020  7253  023        T2                                        EXPRESSING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 38  Dec 09 2020  7293  063        R4                                HAVE I MADE MYSELF CLEAR?               PHRASE                       

 38  Jan 19 2021  7322  092        R1       YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD          SONG LYRICS                       

 39  Oct 08 2021  7445  020        R3   PP                          TREAT YOURSELF TO THE BEST               PHRASE                       

 39  Oct 21 2021  7454  029        R3   PP                         PAMPERING MYSELF AT THE SPA  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 39  Dec 17 2021  7495  070        R1                                   SECOND-GUESSING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 39  Feb 11 2022  7535  110        BR                                           PROVING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 39  Feb 14 2022  7536  111        R3   PP                          TURTLES SUNNING THEMSELVES        LIVING THINGS                       

 39  Apr 27 2022  7588  163        R1                      DON'T CHEAT YOURSELF TREAT YOURSELF           RHYME TIME                       

 39  Jun 01 2022  7613  188        BR                                        MOTIVATING MYSELF  WHAT ARE YOU DOING?                       

 40  Dec 02 2022  7680  060        R4                                   HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF               PHRASE

I have complained before about how Phrases are starting to become "what word can we pair together with a pronoun clause", but I didn't expect this to happen in WAYD? I guess semantically, because the contestant is the YOU in What Are You Doing?, the pronoun can't directly be second person (unless there's a prepositional clause, like CHATTING WITH YOU, or something possessive, like BORROWING YOUR JACKET). That's one weird trick an aspiring contestant to take from this, something different than complaining that his guess didn't fit the board.

Otherwise, aside from Round 1, it was a pretty tame evening. Shame the week was going so well to end on something just alright.

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Feb 29, 2020 7:53:35 GMT -5 kev347 said:

....Stop reading my mind.

Nov 9, 2022 15:16:00 GMT -5 wheellover65 said:

jfc i just won tickets to see wheel of fortune live

include the part that involves flying 3000 miles to see the price is right and getting turned away at the gate of television city

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I’d love to know when the pronoun parade started in the BR and how we can put an end to it. I’m perfectly content with stuff like I/YOU/MY/YOUR, but things like HE/HIM/OUR/THEY starts to cross a line.

This is also a prime example of how lazy the BR writing has gotten, we’ve had APPLYING YOURSELF and MYSELF within the last 6 years which were both fine, but this one is really stretching it, even for WAYD?

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December 16, 2022 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 16, 2022 23:18:44 GMT -5

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A very nice main game tonight thanks to Michael picking up the trip wedge and the MDW and him and Paul neck and neck heading into the last segment.

I was surprised Michael decided to fill in the last two letters of the puzzle in round 2, definitely a risk with the MDW in hand but thankfully it worked out.

The bonus round was definitely a downer. He had all that help to start but couldn't figure out the second word. At least he didn't have the million wedge.

Well, that wraps another Secret Santa. This week's bonus rounds other than tonight at least made up for last week.

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December 16, 2022 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 17, 2022 1:09:46 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Hoo boy, what did I just watch? 😳

Michael did a nice job in the front game, even though the expensive Italy tour tightened the match between himself and Paul. I’m just happy Hetal solved a Toss-Up.

This might be a rhetorical question, but how did go from the podium to backstage in a matter of seconds?! 😂 By the way, I no-lettered R1.

And then came the BR (which I solved with RSTLNE).

Sigh… I had a feeling we wouldn’t go 5-0, but to miss out on that result because of one lousy extra letter was painful. At least Michael didn’t lose the super big one, but still… that hurt. 😔

My rating: 5
Weekly rating: 7

Aside from that ending, this week was pretty good. It would’ve been even better if it was the exact opposite of last week…

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Dec 17, 2022 10:25:56 GMT -5 spinthewheel123 said:

a $50k Loss... That was easy! I also want to say that Prize Puzzle was expensive. There was also a expensive Prize Puzzle for Secret Santa in 2016 too.

There’s been an expensive Prize Puzzle for every show since 2003.

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It was a good game between Paul and Michael. Glad to see we had a million dollar bonus round. After Paul took the lead on Michael after the prize puzzle round I was hoping Michael would come back. He did.

Round 3 and TTU 3 reminded me of some moments. Round 3 was featured in the first ever Triple Toss Up, and TTU 3 was a big moment.

Well rats, we failed to clinch a perfect bonus round week. I blanked on that puzzle somehow. After hearing him say YOURSELVES I really don’t know how OURSELVES didn’t come into my head

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Dec 17, 2022 11:47:21 GMT -5 wheelfan910 said:

Dec 17, 2022 10:25:56 GMT -5 spinthewheel123 said:

a $50k Loss... That was easy! I also want to say that Prize Puzzle was expensive. There was also a expensive Prize Puzzle for Secret Santa in 2016 too.

There’s been an expensive Prize Puzzle for every show since 2003.

Actually 2005 was when they started having daily Trip Puzzles. And the values weren’t even gamebreaking back then (the most expensive I’ve seen pre-MDW was something just short of ten grand). It only started to get more and more expensive starting around 2010 or something like that.

Now Michael did a great job fending off an overpowered gimmick and bringing us another MDBR, but there was some untapped potential.

R2: I had a feeling Paul would dud out late (the same would go for Hetal the next round).

BR: I’ll admit that I needed the additional letters to solve it, but dang. That really is the most baffling loss ever. My heart even sank when Michael couldn’t change gears in time.

This reminded me of an episode I covered yesterday (the bonus puzzle was ARE YOU AWAKE? and the winner missed the second word saying WE). I blame both instances on nerves.

And I could see why mechamind described the envelope as “small”. We were so used to a $25K jump between the smallest and next-to-highest amounts on the wheel. So much so, that even I don’t count $45K pickups as significant.

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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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Dec 17, 2022 18:27:18 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

Dec 17, 2022 11:47:21 GMT -5 wheelfan910 said:

There’s been an expensive Prize Puzzle for every show since 2003.

Actually 2005 was when they started having daily Trip Puzzles. And the values weren’t even gamebreaking back then (the most expensive I’ve seen pre-MDW was something just short of ten grand). It only started to get more and more expensive starting around 2010 or something like that.

You see the joke is

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Michael botched a letter on the bottom word in the Bonus Round while trying to solve it. The "Perfect Bonus Round Week" mission has failed after 4 bonus round wins this week. (Bobbymgsk said "we are Denied Perfection".)

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