December 26, 2022 recap

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 26, 2022 12:41:04 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 26, 2022 12:41:04 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7696

Airdate: December 26, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! An early Happy New Year from Wheeeeeeeeeel of Fortune!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Sarah solves I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!.

Sarah	Erin	Justin
$1,000

We love these contestants!
Sarah Teibert: From Moncks Corner, SC; married to her husband Michael and celebrated the first-year anniversary; she's a stamp collector with thousands of stamps so far
Erin Ibric: From Jacksonville, FL; married to her husband Asim for about 5 years, and they have a 2-year old daughter; Erin loves doing yardwork, pulling weeds (The more weeds, the better!), though they keep coming back; she also collects magazines of historical events, something she has done since she was a teenager (It's harder now because everything's online, but she loves having the feel of the magazine.)
Justin Miller: From Lenexa, KS; he's lucky to be married to his wife Hilary for 16 years and counting, and they have two daughters (His daughter Kate filled out the application for him and put it in front of his face); he's also into triathlons and Ironman

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Sarah solves OBSTACLE COURSE.

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$3,000

Wheel Prize: Collette Vacation (labeled COLLETTE), and if you can clear this obstacle course, you'll hear about it!

Gift Tag (Vortic Watch Company), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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BANKRUPT/MDW! ($0)	$2,500: T $650: R -$250: E $650: N (DUD!)	$850: P -$250: A (x2) $900: Y (x2) $700: D -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,900	$2,850

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Justin solves HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY. Pat remembers those.

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$3,000		$2,850

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2 (Crossword)

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	$850: N (x2) Gift Tag: S (x2) -$250: O -$250: E $900: L (DUD!)	$500: K -$250: A $600: W -$250: I (DUD!)
	$2,200+	$600
(?) $1,000: Y (She declines.) $700: C Solve: Correct!
$1,700

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Sarah solves NOSE, SCUBA, SWAN, SKY.

Sarah	Erin	Justin
$4,700		$2,850

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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		$550: T (x2) -$250: E $700: R $650: N (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O -$250: I (x2) -$250: U EXPRESS: S (He hops on!) +$1,000: D +$1,000: F (x2) +$1,000: L +$1,000: G Solve: Correct!
		$7,500

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Perfection! Though the "least committed solve" thanks to his last two calls, Justin reads the board for a trip to the Dominican Republic and stay at the Bahia Principe Hotel & Resort worth $7,200.

Sarah	Erin	Justin
$4,700		$18,550

Triple Toss-Up!

Toss-Up 1

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Justin solves ALMOND MILK.

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Erin solves WHOLE MILK.

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Erin solves CHOCOLATE MILK.

Sarah	Erin	Justin
$4,700	$4,000	$20,550

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Sarah	ERIN	Justin
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$650: N (x2) -$250: I -$250: E (x3) $500: G -$250: A (x2) $700: T (x2)
		$2,450

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DING DING! DING DING!

Justin may have frozen up in the past, but right now, he knows he has to give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $550

+$1,000 = $1,550

Justin: L (DUD!)
Sarah: H ($1,550)

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Sarah solves SAYING THE CORRECT ANSWER.

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$6,250	$4,000	$20,550

There's really no wrong answer to which Bonus Round category to pick from.

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Justin picks Event.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

The Bonus Round is sponsored by Slotomania.

Featured car: Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Coupe ($44K+)

Both of Justin's daughters are in the audience!

Bonus Spin: M in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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He's a little show, but he picks HGPA.

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He instantly solves THE BIG FINISH...

...and his finish includes a bonus $40,000! Justin leaves with $60,550 in cash and trip!

In the final segment, Vanna has brought some more things from her garden. Pat knows that the squirrels eat a lot of things, but they don't touch the avocados, but they do touch the persimmons. Everything Vanna brought was untouched. Pat tries a persimmon...and after biting, he says he'll send it to the squirrels. To be honest, the persimmon is actually pretty good. Pat's ready to bury some acorns.

Last Edit: Feb 3, 2023 9:54:47 GMT -5 by logicman27

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 26, 2022 19:34:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 26, 2022 19:34:07 GMT -5

As I said to the other recappers, due to weather and the inability to travel, I'm available as usual this week.

I can't believe I didn't get Round 1. I even work an "office" job, and we've had lunch parties on certain days before the work-from-home shift.

Never had almond milk either, but I have definitely heard of it.

For the second Monday in a row, I no-lettered the bonus puzzle. This time, the assumption that Round 4 would be themed to the end of the game somehow carried over to the Bonus Round. I don't know how to feel about that...

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 26, 2022 21:58:51 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 26, 2022 21:58:51 GMT -5

Nothing too special to start this week, but Justin was a good player.

I RSTLNEd the BR. Nice to see a fairly easy puzzle for once.

7/10

Since the Collette wedge contained a koala, it was a trip to Australia. I didn’t need to complete an obstacle course to know about that.

Last Edit: Dec 26, 2022 22:00:29 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.

jjc927 Posts: 1,082	December 26, 2022 recap Dec 26, 2022 21:59:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjc927 on Dec 26, 2022 21:59:56 GMT -5 A good start to the week thanks to the bonus round win. Having the extra H besides the one in THE definitely helped.

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 26, 2022 22:36:08 GMT -5

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Post by wheelfan1996 on Dec 26, 2022 22:36:08 GMT -5

Good show for today. Was able to solve the final puzzle easily. Slotomania provides the bonus round winnings through it's sponsorship, I assume. They need to introduce more variety in the Bonus Round starting next season, however.

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 12:18:44 GMT -5

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Post by jakemathis4520 on Dec 27, 2022 12:18:44 GMT -5

Correctly predicted TTU 3 before it was revealed

Had the bonus puzzle off RSTLNE

Not a bad start to the final week of 2022. Justin put up a really good game tonight. He scared me on that express run. After the F’s were revealed I thought the second word was FOUND but then I realized O and D were already up there. I then got FLUNG when L was revealed.

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December 26, 2022 recap Dec 30, 2022 19:24:11 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 30, 2022 19:24:11 GMT -5

Decent start to the last week of 2022, thanks to Justin’s Express ride and $40K win in the BR. He didn’t need the hot vowel of I to solve that puzzle. But Pat’s “far-flung” comment at the end of the Final Spin had me cracking up. 😂

I wonder if Justin thought SK_ in R2 was SKI? He impressed me on TTU1.

My rating: 7

THE Wheel Genius (but not the only one)

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Post by jjc927 on Dec 26, 2022 21:59:56 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 30, 2022 19:24:11 GMT -5