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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 12:18:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 27, 2022 12:18:16 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7697

Airdate: December 27, 2022

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

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Christina solves FAMILY REUNION.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$1,000

Coming together for our show today:
Christina Scott: From Kansas City, MO; Married to her husband Kevin for 16 years and counting, and they have 2 sons; she's into bodybuilding and fitness, going on stage and flexing her muscles, and she even has a sword collection (she admits to being a "dangerous woman"); she also has four patents for cleaning products, one of which has been used to clean over 2 million vehicles using a microfiber chamois combination to clean and dry vehicles in one motion with just water
Rachel DeFurio: From Kailua-Kona, HI; married to her husband Anthony with 2 kids; she's been a yoga teacher for a little over a decade; she has an aerial rig in a backyard made of metal with silks attached to it, something she works on with her daughter, and it's amazing exercise for the upper body.
Tyler Strauss: From Los Angeles, CA; he's obsessed with Danny DeVito and had his Bar Mitzvah last year at age 27, and it was themed after Danny (with tapestries all over the bar, and afterwards, it was an open Bar Mitzvah); he can also do a "wave" with his eyebrows (Pat's never gotten a reaction to it in his 40 years on the show).

Following Rachel's interview, Pat has to remember never to interrupt a mother talking about her kids.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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LIVING THING

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Rachel solves PET CHIHUAHUA.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$1,000	$2,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Vegas (labeled VEGAS), and our "pet" Jim is ready to announce it when you win it!

Gift Tag (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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Christina	RACHEL	Tyler
	$650: T $600: S (x3) -$250: A -$250: E (x3) $650: R (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,250

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Perfection! Rachel solves NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$1,000	$5,250

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

Christina	Rachel	TYLER
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$850: N -$250: E $700: R (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)	$550: F (x2) -$250: O (x4) $850: D $500: Z -$250: I (DUD!)	$700: L (DUD!)
$1,750	$1,950
Solve: Correct!
$1,750

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Christina solves FROZEN FOOD COURT.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$2,750	$5,250

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CHRISTINA	Rachel	Tyler
Gift Tag: N -$250: E (x3) $700: S (x3) -$250: I (x2) EXPRESS: G (x2) (She hops on!) +$1,000: T (x2) +$1,000: H (x2) +$1,000: L (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$10,100+

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Perfection! Christina solves SEEING ALL THE SIGHTS to keep the Gift Tag...plus a FlightGuru trip to St. Thomas and stay at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort worth $7,210.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$21,060	$5,250

Triple Toss-Up!

Toss-Up 1

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Rachel quickly solves SWINGING A BASEBALL BAT.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
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Toss-Up 2

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Christina solves SWINGING A GOLF CLUB.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$2,000	$2,000

Toss-Up 3

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Tyler says SPEED DATING.

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Rachel solves SWING DANCING.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$23,060	$9,250

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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Christina	RACHEL	Tyler
	$700: T -$250: O (x3) $650: N -$250: E $700: R (DUD!)	$800: S (x2) ("Got one!") -$250: A -$250: I $500: M $500: H $850: W $650: Y $900: B $600: D Solve: Correct!
	$850	$5,100

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Tyler loudly reads what's on the board. "And it's not gonna be me!"

Pat: Tyler! Why are we yelling?

Tyler: I'm just excited to finally win something, you know?

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$23,060	$9,250	$5,100

Well, it could still be Tyler, as we have time for another round!

Round 5

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PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

To make it even better, Tyler is the one to give the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: $600

+$1,000 = $1,600

Tyler: R (DUD!)
Christina: T (x2) ($3,200)
Rachel: N (x3) ($4,800)
Tyler: S (x2) ($3,200)
Christina: L ($4,800)

Rachel: G (x2) ($8,000)

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Rachel solves DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN.

Christina	Rachel	Tyler
$23,060	$17,250	$5,100

Somebody has to pick a Bonus Round category, and it's going to be Christina:

PLACE
THING
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She picks Thing.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Christina has her husband Kevin in the audience!

Bonus Spin: C in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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CHMO fills in just a few more.

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She says A BATCH and A PATCH. She does not solve A QUICK PIVOT...

...and now Pat has to turn to reveal it was a Mercedes-Benz. Christina is "still alive and well", going home with $23,060 in cash and trip.

In the final segment, Pat knows that Vanna is not much of a New Year's Eve reveler. The last time she went to such a party was probably in 1997. It's been a while. The best thing about her being on the West Coast is that she can watch the ball drop at 9:00 PM and then go to bed.

Last Edit: Apr 26, 2023 23:56:34 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 19:47:50 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 27, 2022 19:47:50 GMT -5

I'm guessing a lot of us figured out the Round 1 puzzle with just the apostrophe.

Tyler was a funny contestant, and it was worth the $5,100 that he won.

More of this in the Bonus Round? I needed her picks to solve it, and I was kinda hoping she would figure it out, especially after getting SWINGING A GOLF CLUB from just those letters (which I also got).

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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 20:03:49 GMT -5

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Post by wheelfan1996 on Dec 27, 2022 20:03:49 GMT -5

I loved seeing Tyler finally win something, even as he decided to keep spinning and risk his money.

Not to be unfair to Bellamie- but the puzzle writing can sometimes feel as if late 2010's Harry Friedman was still in charge. It's clear there was budgeting in mind with these puzzles.

I was able to tell what the Bonus Puzzle was with the letters selected- shame the car was not won.

Last Edit: Dec 27, 2022 20:07:35 GMT -5 by wheelfan1996

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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 21:26:04 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Dec 27, 2022 21:26:04 GMT -5

Dec 27, 2022 19:47:50 GMT -5 mechamind said:

I'm guessing a lot of us figured out the Round 1 puzzle with just the apostrophe.

*raises hand* Yup, guessed it right away.

Tyler was a lot of fun, it's too bad he didn't get to win more.

I had no idea on the bonus round puzzle, just not enough help there.

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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 27, 2022 22:53:51 GMT -5 via mobile

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Dec 27, 2022 19:47:50 GMT -5 mechamind said:

I'm guessing a lot of us figured out the Round 1 puzzle with just the apostrophe.

Ditto.

This was a fun maingame although there were some shaky parts (I for some reason couldn’t figure out the last word of R2). I personally liked Tyler’s antics in R4.

Also, first R5 since early November. Yay.

BR: I also managed to get it with the additional letters. This was entirely Christina’s fault for picking that category and you can’t tell me otherwise.

6/10

The unclaimed Vegas trip was to Circa Resort & Casino.

Last Edit: Jan 5, 2023 9:52:23 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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December 27, 2022 recap Dec 30, 2022 19:27:11 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 30, 2022 19:27:11 GMT -5

All three contestants left me in stitches, especially Tyler. 😂

I’m glad he won something towards the end. In fact, everyone did great! But the BR was a real toughie, even though I solved it with Christina’s picks. Shockingly, aside from R1, I also no-lettered the recycled Prize Puzzle.

My rating: 6

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