January 26, 2023 Recap

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January 26, 2023 Recap Jan 26, 2023 19:00:02 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 26, 2023 19:00:02 GMT -5

S40, EPISODE #7719

Airdate: 1/26/23

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Aja's DQed for emitting the S in the end (she tried to add it in, but it was too late).

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Heather solves EXTREME SPORTS with the necessary S.

Heather	Ben	Aja
$1,000

Thursday's contestants:
Heather England: Temecula, CA. Married lady to Josh for 16 years with 3 teenagers, a goldendoodle and a bernedoodle.
Ben Tucker: Los Angeles. Newlywed (they love to travel around the country and go see pro wrestling if the occasion calls for it) and a video game guy who has over 4 dozen video game systems and almost 2K video games.
Aja House: Phoenix, AZ. She has a custom at-home bakery who doesn't run that as a business.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Heather's also gone to a PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Heather	Ben	Aja
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: $7,000 from CarGurus.com (marked Shopping SPREE!)

Round 1

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IN THE KITCHEN

HEATHER	Ben	Aja
$700: S	$600: N $500 ($550): 3 T's -$250: 3 O's BANKRUPT! ($650) ($1,850 gone)	NULL CYCLE LOSE A TURN!


$700: H -$250: 3 E's -$250: 2 A's BANKRUPT! ($2,500) ($200 gone)	$600: 6 R's -$250: I No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
	$3,350

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IN THE KITCHEN

Ben sees some ARTWORK ON THE REFRIGERATOR.

Heather	Ben	Aja
$3,000	$3,350

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

Heather	BEN	Aja
	$900: 3 N's $3,500: T -$250: 2 E's -$250: 3 O's -$250: A	$550: R $800: 2 S's $900: L $500 ($550): 2 F's -$250: 3 I's No More Vowels! Shopping SPREE! + $500: 2 G's $700: H $500 ($550): P Solve Attempt...
	$5,350	$6,000

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Aja scared the host thinking she was going to spin again, but she quickly changed her mind and is GONE FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS and some extra cash.

Heather	Ben	Aja
$3,000	$3,350	$13,000

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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THINGS

Heather	Ben	AJA
		$500 ($550): 2 T's $650: R -$250: A $600: 2 S's BANKRUPT! ($650) ($2,600 gone)


$500 ($550): 3 N's -$250: E	$650: 2 G's -$250: U -$250: I -$250: 2 O's No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
$1,250	$550

Ben tried to buy a vowel despite having no cash.

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Ben's gonna take some STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS with his wife (they've been married for 2 months) in MAUI (Ka'anapali Beach Hotel; $7,600).

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$3,000	$11,500	$13,000
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TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Puzzle 2

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Aja can only say ALMOST.

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Ben gets FAMOUS LAST WORDS.

Heather	Ben	Aja
	$4,000	$2,000
$3,000	$15,500	$15,000
	HAWAII

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,600

Ben	T	$1,600
NULL CYCLE
Aja	2 R's	$3,200
Heather	Y	$1,600
NON-NULL			They accidentally edited out Aja's D call.
Ben	2 A's	$1,600
Aja	P	$6,400
Heather	C	$3,200
Ben	V	$3,200	No More Consonants!

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Ben can most certainly throw his own VICTORY PARADE after winning this game.

FINAL SCORES

Heather	Ben	Aja
$3,000	$18,700	$15,000
	HAWAII

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1	S (Heather)	Aja	2 (Ben, Heather)
ROUND 2	A (Ben)
ROUND 3	E (Heather)		Aja
ROUND 4
OVERALL	at least 8	at least 1	TRASH: $4,650			$16,200

WINNINGS SO FAR: $36,700

Ben's category list...

FUN & GAMES
THING
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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Ben's wife (Rebecca) is here.

SPACE SPUN: E in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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Ben doesn't even come close with TAUNT A CHUCK GUY, CHANCE GUY and TAUNT A WACKY GUY. He won't be TAKING A QUICK JOG (something he doesn't consider to be Fun & Games) to $45,000.

BEN’S FINAL TOTAL: $18,700 ($11,100 and a trip to Hawaii)

Vanna's not a jogger. She does enjoy it...when it's over.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2023 19:23:21 GMT -5 by mechamind

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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January 26, 2023 Recap Jan 26, 2023 21:44:24 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 26, 2023 21:44:24 GMT -5

Ben was definitely something. Pat asking if What's Shakin Bacon was going to be a puzzle was really funny.

I blanked on the bonus puzzle too other than TAKING. I think Ben said what everyone was thinking "jogging isn't fun and games." Should've been What Are You Doing?

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January 26, 2023 Recap Jan 26, 2023 21:49:04 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 26, 2023 21:49:04 GMT -5

Ben has four dozen video game systems?! That has to include imports like the Famicom. Anyhow, I am not worthy (I'm "only" at 11 systems right now).

EXTREME SPORT...without the S. Nice try adding it in later.

They really did edit out a "good" D call in the Speed-Up. That might have been more obvious than in a regular round.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. Like BABY HIPPOS, this puzzle gets a thumbs down.

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January 26, 2023 Recap Jan 27, 2023 12:09:53 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 27, 2023 12:09:53 GMT -5

Ben definitely was the star of the show, that's for sure. I was blown away when I found out how many video game consoles he has (though 11 is still impressive...I only have 5).

R4: Fail for the editors...

BR: Once again, I had the answer spoiled on TikTok. I solved it with what was given, but there was no way our gamer was going to win this.

5/10 (orig a 6)

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Jan 27, 2023 16:41:51 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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January 26, 2023 Recap Jan 28, 2023 1:51:34 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 28, 2023 1:51:34 GMT -5

Ben and Aja had a nice match, and both of them were fun to watch, particularly Ben. He was a character. Aja also scared me a bit with her change of heart in Round 2.

I no-lettered Round 1, but I saw buzz about the Bonus Puzzle on social media. To be fair, Wheel apparently counts any physical activity (sports or exercise) as Fun & Games. I dunno what letters would’ve helped Ben there.

And yeah, why would they edit out a cycle with a correct letter? 🤨

My rating: 6

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 26, 2023 19:00:02 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on Jan 26, 2023 21:44:24 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Jan 26, 2023 21:49:04 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Jan 27, 2023 12:09:53 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on Jan 27, 2023 14:54:08 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Jan 28, 2023 1:51:34 GMT -5