January 30, 2023 recap

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 15:46:01 GMT -5

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Season 40, Episode #7721

Airdate: January 30, 2023

Setting: Weekend Getaways (Dec. 19-23)

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! Wheeeeeeeeeel of Fortune!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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ON THE MAP

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Meg solves KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Today's contestants:
Meg Clark: From Leesburg, VA; is "surrounded by dudes", because she has her husband of 21 years named Mike and 3 sons (2 of which are adopted from Uganda), and even her dog is a boy; she doesn't really have anything else exciting to say (though she thinks Pat could find some "dark secrets")
Robert Tchamkertenian: From West Hills, CA; married to his wife of 19 years Ricky, and they have 2 kids; he is a mortgage professional (and Pat doesn't like "mortgage amateurs"); he's also into muscle cars, and he has his first car that he got when he was 16, collecting and building ever since, "and it never stops!"
Mateena Hough: From Gary, IN; actress and gospel singer who has been acting and singing since she was a little girl, performing in Taste of Chicago, has been in several movies, and is trying to keep on movin' up; she's also a "gamer all the way", enjoying pool, cards, and dominoes, and she's very competitive and a good team player ("I'm good at everything, baby!"); she hopes she's also very good at Wheel, but she knows she's good at home

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Meg solves BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Wheel Prize: Shopping Spree (labeled SPREE), and we'll only dig up the secrets when it's won.

Gift Tag (Zazzle), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1 (Crossword)

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DOWN TO EARTH

Robert	Mateena	MEG
		$600: T (x2) -$250: A (x3) $900: S -$250: E -$250: O $700: N (x3) -$250: I (x3) Lose A Turn!
		$3,200
$500: R (x2) $600: W BANKRUPT! ($1,600)	$600: P (x2) $700: L Solve: Correct!
	$1,900

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Mateena solves PRECIPITATION, HAIL, RAIN, SNOW.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
	$1,900	$3,000

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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ROBERT	Mateena	Meg
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$850: N -$250: A $700: S (DUD!)	(?) $1,000: G (She flips it... ...$10,000!) $700: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: O (DUD!)
	$600	$900+
$3,500: T (DUD!)	$700: D (DUD!)	-$250: E (x2) -$250: U (x2) $650: P (x3) $850: K (DUD!)
	$600	$2,350+
$500: M (DUD!)	$700: X (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,000

Pat: Meg, before you spin, during commercial, we checked up on you. We found out you once tore the tag off a mattress. We do know that.

Meg: Guilty!

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Mateena solves FIXING UP A FIXER-UPPER.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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PHRASE

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	$600: N $3,500: R -$250: E (x4) $600: H $3,500: T (x2) -$250: I (x3) BANKRUPT! ($11,200)	Solve: Correct!

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Meg just solves THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE IT and wins a trip to Curaçao and stay at Avila Beach Hotel worth $7,700.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Triple Toss-Up!

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Meg solves WILD STALLION.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Toss-Up 2

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Meg takes a few seconds before solving THOROUGHBRED HORSE.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Toss-Up 3

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Meg solves GENTLE LITTLE PONY for a $10,000 sweep!

Robert	Mateena	Meg
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Round 4

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IN THE KITCHEN

DING DING! DING DING!

Whoa, there. The bell just went off, so now we need Meg to give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $850

+$1,000 = $1,850

Meg: T (x3) ($5,550)
Robert: R ($1,850)
Mateena: S ($1,850)
Meg: V (x2) ($8,250)

Robert: N (x3) ($7,400)

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Robert solves CONVECTION TOASTER OVEN.

Robert	Mateena	Meg
$7,400	$3,900	$20,700

Before the Bonus Round, Meg will select one of three categories:

EVENT
THING
PHRASE

Meg picks Event.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

The Bonus Round is sponsored by Slotomania.

Featured car: Chevrolet Equinox

She has her husband in the audience!

Bonus Spin: I in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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HGCI nearly does it for her!

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But she couldn't take it all the way. BIG NIGHT, WINGS NIGHT, PINGS NIGHT, KINGS NIGHT are all wrong.

After time expires, Pat says "B-12", and she realizes it's BINGO NIGHT. An O would've given it to her. Now she's afraid to look inside, but she'll see.

It was "only" the $40,000, and it could've been worse. Meg leaves with $20,700 in cash and trip.

In the final segment, Vanna asks if Pat likes Bingo, and he thinks it's too complex. For instance, there's a B-12 but no I-12.

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2023 19:32:39 GMT -5 by logicman27

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 19:54:39 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 30, 2023 19:54:39 GMT -5

Well, the first half was meh, but the second half was a little better. Triple Toss-Up sweeps are always fun. Robert also had an okay total in the Speed-Up.

I got stuck on random adjectives for the first word with RSTLNE. I would say I obviously got it with her choices, and I did...but it wasn't obvious to her. Feels like it's been a while since we had this kind of miss in Syndie Wheel.

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 20:26:59 GMT -5

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Post by MarioGS on Jan 30, 2023 20:26:59 GMT -5

Jan 30, 2023 19:54:39 GMT -5 mechamind said:

Feels like it's been a while since we had this kind of miss.

Not if you count primetime. At least in that case, the time wasn't wasted filling in the few remaining blanks with letters that were already used.

wheelfan910 The production values Bellamie SHOULD strive for. Posts: 572	January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 21:43:33 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wheelfan910 on Jan 30, 2023 21:43:33 GMT -5 What a choke that was, one of the worst in the last 5 years. Shameful.

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 22:50:14 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 30, 2023 22:50:14 GMT -5

Meg had an interesting interview and her TTU sweep was certainly impressive. But that bonus puzzle was practically on a silver platter for her with the Gs, H, and Is put up and somehow she couldn't come up with BINGO. To be fair, this one should've maybe been Fun & Games unlike that quick jog puzzle the other night.

legotrolls54 Posts: 181	January 30, 2023 recap Jan 30, 2023 22:57:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by legotrolls54 on Jan 30, 2023 22:57:55 GMT -5 She was so close win the bonus round. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mmF8zOlh_g

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 8:51:59 GMT -5

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Post by dim3ns10n on Jan 31, 2023 8:51:59 GMT -5

Meg did very well with her Toss-Ups, but I really shook my head when she missed out on an 80% filled Bonus Round puzzle with the Gs, the H and the Is being called out. Some of the worst chokes I remember (Not counting CWOF) were MAJOR CITY back in September 2020 and A KNOWN FACT (Season 28?). Fun & Games could have been more appropriate, but nothing wrong with Event as a category. Maybe the puzzle writers do not experience any fun during a BINGO NIGHT.

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January 30, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 19:44:09 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 31, 2023 19:44:09 GMT -5

Meg’s total toss-up sweep was the only good part of what was otherwise another atrocious episode.

R2: I’m honestly getting tired of these puzzles. Apparently, Mateena’s opponents don’t know what a FIXER-UPPER is…

BR: Meg also apparently isn’t familiar with BINGO. I spoiled myself on it via another thread, but that was hard to watch it happen. WINGS NIGHT?!

3/10

The spree came from CarGurus.

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2023 20:36:41 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 30, 2023 recap Feb 4, 2023 1:13:18 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Feb 4, 2023 1:13:18 GMT -5

This episode was a mess, and Round 2 was a missed opportunity. But the all the contestants were fun, and Meg showed us that you don’t need to spin to win, given her total Toss-Up sweep.

As for the Bonus Round, words that end with vowels can be tricky, but… yikes. 😬

My rating: 5 4

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