Post by logicman27 on Dec 23, 2022 16:31:51 GMT -5
Recap courtesy of genius2751
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
December 23, 2022
Weekend Getaways (Day 5)
Pat nearly walks toward the audience, but Vanna pulls him back and says, "No, stay right here [on your mark]." Later, Pat tells the contestant at the yellow podium to get on his mark. "I'm an exacting host."
$1,000 TOSS-UP
THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ _ E _ I _ N _ _ G
_ _ _ K _ T
We hope Marie has THE WINNING TICKET to the Bonus Round.
'Twere the contestants before Christmas…
Marie Golden: West Hollywood, CA; assistant publicist; prefers taking the stairs instead of the elevator, she's scared of the latter after getting stuck in one; was in the audience with her mom, a soap opera fan, during Soap Stars Week in 2006 when she was eight (she knew about one of the contestants, Lisa Rinna)
Dr. Michael Hagood: Los Angeles, CA; principal, professor, Army veteran, umpire, L.A. sports official; has five grown kids
Jimmy Nichols: Nashville, TN; has worked for a large pediatric home health company for 23 years; married to Kim for 14 years with two sons
Pat claims he takes the stairs (like Marie) and once got stuck on an elevator for four hours, which "sounds worse" than Marie's predicament, she says. Regarding the first two jobs he mentioned, Michael says, "I came to the planet to be there for kids." After listing all of his titles, he admits he's "exhausted."
$2,000 TOSS-UP
LIVING THING
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_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
B _ A _ D E D
_ O L _ I E
Michael isn't confident about his guess of BEARDED COLLIE (and almost guessed something else afterwards)… no worries, sir. You're right.
FEATURED ARIZONA TRIP: Tanque Verde Guest Ranch in Tucson (almost $8,000)
ROUND 1
SAME LETTER
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Pat: "Michael, because you said BEARDED COLLIE at first, you get to spin."
R E _ A _ A T I O N
R E C R E A T I O N
R E S E R _ A T I O N S
Marie might enjoy RELAXATION RECREATION RESERVATIONS this weekend. Pat will talk to the wheel, since he doesn't want lots of BANKRUPTS during the Christmas season.
MYSTERY ROUND
FUN & GAMES
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After Marie flipped the MYSTERY wedge, she says, "It was worth it." And after Michael hit his second BANKRUPT, Pat apologizes "on behalf of all round things."
G O I N G O N
A _ R I S K
M O R N I N G _ A _ K
Jimmy's GOING ON A BRISK MORNING WALK after that nightmare of a round.
Pat points out this is the last pre-holiday episode.
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
EVENT
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M _ F I _ S T
T I M E S U _ F I N G
I haven't had MY FIRST TIME SURFING, but Jimmy will enjoy his in PUERTO RICO (Rincon Beach Resort, $7,200).
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
AROUND THE HOUSE
#1
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ A _ I N
S H _ _ T S
Michael's guess of PLAIN SHEETS won't cut it…
S A _ I N
S H _ _ T S
…and he realized the answer too late, as Marie solves SATIN SHEETS.
#2
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Ding!
_ L _ _ _
_ _ _ L _ _ S
Marie jumps the gun with CLEAN SHEETS.
_ L U _ _
_ I _ L _ W S
FLUFF fits the first word, Jimmy. It's just not correct.
_ L U S H
_ I L L O W S
Michael rests his head on some PLUSH PILLOWS.
#3
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Ding!
C _ _ F _ R _ A _ _ E
_ O _ F _ _ _ _ R
Michael might buy a COMFORTABLE COMFORTER once this game's over. Pat tells him, "Life's a lot easier when you don't have to spin."
ROUND 4
PHRASE
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DING DING! DING DING!
MICHAEL'S FINAL SPIN: $1,700
T H E _ H _ L E
B _ L L _ _ _ _ _
Jimmy seals his win with THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX.
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $22,350
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Pat commends Jimmy for being on his mark, Jimmy lands on the single star.
EVENT
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RSTLNE:
_ N _ _ R _ _ L
_ _ T _ E R _ N _
DMCO…
_ N _ O R M _ L
_ _ T _ E R _ N _
…fills in some of the first word, but Jimmy flubs that with ABNORMAL and guesses INTER- for the second word. While Pat claims he's "been to some abnormal gatherings," our champ won't take $40,000 from an INFORMAL GATHERING, so he leaves the studio with $12,350.
CHAT: Remember last night's conversation?
Pat and Vanna knew each other for a long time, and they never exchanged gifts before. They probably won't do it.
Pat's sticking to that – to Vanna's shock, he backs out of the gift exchange because they don't have enough time. Instead, Pat gives Vanna $5 to buy something for herself.
Until next time, merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
December 23, 2022
Weekend Getaways (Day 5)
Pat nearly walks toward the audience, but Vanna pulls him back and says, "No, stay right here [on your mark]." Later, Pat tells the contestant at the yellow podium to get on his mark. "I'm an exacting host."
$1,000 TOSS-UP
THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ _ E _ I _ N _ _ G
_ _ _ K _ T
We hope Marie has THE WINNING TICKET to the Bonus Round.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
'Twere the contestants before Christmas…
Marie Golden: West Hollywood, CA; assistant publicist; prefers taking the stairs instead of the elevator, she's scared of the latter after getting stuck in one; was in the audience with her mom, a soap opera fan, during Soap Stars Week in 2006 when she was eight (she knew about one of the contestants, Lisa Rinna)
Dr. Michael Hagood: Los Angeles, CA; principal, professor, Army veteran, umpire, L.A. sports official; has five grown kids
Jimmy Nichols: Nashville, TN; has worked for a large pediatric home health company for 23 years; married to Kim for 14 years with two sons
Pat claims he takes the stairs (like Marie) and once got stuck on an elevator for four hours, which "sounds worse" than Marie's predicament, she says. Regarding the first two jobs he mentioned, Michael says, "I came to the planet to be there for kids." After listing all of his titles, he admits he's "exhausted."
$2,000 TOSS-UP
LIVING THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
B _ A _ D E D
_ O L _ I E
Michael isn't confident about his guess of BEARDED COLLIE (and almost guessed something else afterwards)… no worries, sir. You're right.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $2,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
FEATURED ARIZONA TRIP: Tanque Verde Guest Ranch in Tucson (almost $8,000)
ROUND 1
SAME LETTER
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pat: "Michael, because you said BEARDED COLLIE at first, you get to spin."
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $600: 3 T's -$250: 4 A's -$250: 5 E's -$250: 3 I's $600: 3 N's -$250: 3 O's No more vowels! $650: 2 S's LOSE A TURN | $900: 5 R's (BONUS) $600: 1 C BANKRUPT ($650/$600) (-$6,100) | Solve attempt… |
| $3,900 |
R E _ A _ A T I O N
R E C R E A T I O N
R E S E R _ A T I O N S
Marie might enjoy RELAXATION RECREATION RESERVATIONS this weekend. Pat will talk to the wheel, since he doesn't want lots of BANKRUPTS during the Christmas season.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
MYSTERY ROUND
FUN & GAMES
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $700: T | MYSTERY (LaT/$850): 1 S She flips it… BANKRUPT (-$0) | |
| $650: 4 N's -$250: 2 A's -$250: 3 O's ARIZONA: 3 G's BANKRUPT ($3500) (-$3,600 + ARIZONA) | GlassesUSA: 2 R's -$250: 3 I's No more vowels! $600: 1 M BANKRUPT ($650/$600) (-$1,350 + GlassesUSA) | $700: C |
| BANKRUPT ($3500/$900) (-$0) | $500: 2 K's Solve attempt… | |
| $1,000 |
After Marie flipped the MYSTERY wedge, she says, "It was worth it." And after Michael hit his second BANKRUPT, Pat apologizes "on behalf of all round things."
G O I N G O N
A _ R I S K
M O R N I N G _ A _ K
Jimmy's GOING ON A BRISK MORNING WALK after that nightmare of a round.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $2,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
Pat points out this is the last pre-holiday episode.
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
EVENT
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $650: 1 N $3500: 2 S's -$250: O | ||
| $7,400 | ||
| $500: 2 T's -$250: 3 I's $600: 1 G -$250: 1 E ONE MILLION's left side (-$1,100) | $850: 2 M's $500: 2 F's -$250: 1 U No more vowels! Solve attempt… | |
| $2,450 |
M _ F I _ S T
T I M E S U _ F I N G
I haven't had MY FIRST TIME SURFING, but Jimmy will enjoy his in PUERTO RICO (Rincon Beach Resort, $7,200).
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $2,000 | $10,650 | $2,000 |
| PUERTO RICO |
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
AROUND THE HOUSE
#1
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ A _ I N
S H _ _ T S
Michael's guess of PLAIN SHEETS won't cut it…
S A _ I N
S H _ _ T S
…and he realized the answer too late, as Marie solves SATIN SHEETS.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
#2
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ L _ _ _
_ _ _ L _ _ S
Marie jumps the gun with CLEAN SHEETS.
_ L U _ _
_ I _ L _ W S
FLUFF fits the first word, Jimmy. It's just not correct.
_ L U S H
_ I L L O W S
Michael rests his head on some PLUSH PILLOWS.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
#3
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
C _ _ F _ R _ A _ _ E
_ O _ F _ _ _ _ R
Michael might buy a COMFORTABLE COMFORTER once this game's over. Pat tells him, "Life's a lot easier when you don't have to spin."
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $4,000 | $0 | $2,000 |
| $6,000 | $10,650 | $4,000 |
| PUERTO RICO |
ROUND 4
PHRASE
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DING DING! DING DING!
MICHAEL'S FINAL SPIN: $1,700
| Michael | 1 T | $1,700 | |
| Jimmy | S | $0 | |
| Marie | 2 H's | $3,400 | |
| Michael | P | $1,700 | |
| Jimmy | R | $0 | |
| Marie | C | $3,400 | |
| Michael | M | $1,700 | |
| Jimmy | N | $0 | |
| Marie | 2 E's | $3,400 | |
| Michael | 3 L's | $6,800 | |
| Jimmy | 1 B | $1,700 | Jimmy almost solved the puzzle without calling a letter. |
T H E _ H _ L E
B _ L L _ _ _ _ _
Jimmy seals his win with THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX.
| Michael | Jimmy | Marie |
| $6,000 | $12,350 | $4,000 |
| PUERTO RICO |
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $22,350
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPT | LOSE A TURN | REPEATS | MISSOLVES | OTHER |
| ROUND 1 | Jimmy ($6,100) | Michael ($3,900) | ||||
| ROUND 2 | T (Jimmy), C (Marie) | Marie ($0, via MYSTERY), Michael ($3,600 + ARIZONA), Jimmy ($1,350 + GlassesUSA), Michael ($0) | ||||
| ROUND 3 | O (Marie) | Michael ($1,100) | ||||
| ROUND 4 | S (Jimmy), P (Michael), R (Jimmy), C (Marie), M (Michael), N (Jimmy) | |||||
| TOTAL | 9 | 6 ($11,050 + ARIZONA + GlassesUSA) | 1 ($3,900) |
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
- PHRASE
- THING
- EVENT
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Pat commends Jimmy for being on his mark, Jimmy lands on the single star.
EVENT
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RSTLNE:
_ N _ _ R _ _ L
_ _ T _ E R _ N _
DMCO…
_ N _ O R M _ L
_ _ T _ E R _ N _
…fills in some of the first word, but Jimmy flubs that with ABNORMAL and guesses INTER- for the second word. While Pat claims he's "been to some abnormal gatherings," our champ won't take $40,000 from an INFORMAL GATHERING, so he leaves the studio with $12,350.
CHAT: Remember last night's conversation?
Pat's sticking to that – to Vanna's shock, he backs out of the gift exchange because they don't have enough time. Instead, Pat gives Vanna $5 to buy something for herself.
Until next time, merry Christmas and happy holidays!
