January 31, 2023 recap

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January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 15:49:25 GMT -5

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Season 40, Episode #7722

Airdate: January 31, 2023

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

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Antonio guesses THE HEARTS OF CALIFORNIA, which makes absolutely zero sense.

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Christy appropriately solves THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Pat thought it was "the spleen".

Cody	Antonio	Christy
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State your names and tell us about yourself!
Christy Ward: From Covina, CA; registered nurse for over 10 years, and when she worked bedside, it was amazing to see how Wheel connected people of various backgrounds, ages, generations, and ethnicities (she could start in one room and start a puzzle, and she'd finish the puzzle in another room); she also completed her Ph.D while pregnant, but she does not recommend doing it that way
Cody Furlow (female): From Franklin, TN; "mompreneur" whose most important job is being a mother, but she's also a real estate broker, a loan broker, model/actress, nutrition distributor, and dental hygienist (Pat needed to confirm the last one)

Antonio Lovari: From Atlantic City, NJ; has a fairly deep voice but can do a very high voice as well (🎵 "Hi, Vanna!" 🎵 ...and Pat reminds us that Cody is a dental hygienist.)

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Antonio solves NEW AND NOTEWORTHY.

Cody	Antonio	Christy
	$2,000	$1,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to France (labeled FRANCE), but is it new and noteworthy? Find out if you can win it!

Gift Tag (Caroline's Cakes), Wild Card, XL Wedge, and full-sized Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Plus two $1,000,000 envelopes if you bring the green to the Bonus Round!

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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Cody	ANTONIO	Christy
	$600: T (DUD!)	$900: S (x5) (+$1,000 Same Letter) -$250: E (x4) Gift Tag: M (DUD!)
		$5,250
FRANCE: N -$250: A -$250: I (x3) Lose A Turn!	$1 MILLION: H (DUD!)	$900: G -$250: O -$250: U Gift Tag: C XL: P (x3) (+$2,500 TDV!) Solve: Correct!
+		$13,650+

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Christy solves SUPER-SIZED SWEEPING SPACIOUS to take the cash and a Gift Tag.

Cody	Antonio	Christy (XL)
	$2,000	$15,650

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

And we put that second full-sized Million Dollar Wedge on the Wheel!

Round 2

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Cody	Antonio	CHRISTY (XL)
		$1 MILLION: T (x3) $800: H (x2) -$250: E (x5) -$250: O (x2) $900: S (x3) $550: N -$250: I -$250: A (x2) (?) $1,000: F (She declines.) (?) $1,000: G (x3) (Obviously not.) Solve: Correct!
		$7,850

Christy landed on different Mystery Wedges for both spins.

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Perfection! Christy solves THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON for another chance at a big Bonus Round!

Cody	Antonio	Christy (1M/XL)
	$2,000	$23,500

Express Round ("XL Prize Puzzle")

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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CODY	Antonio	Christy (1M/XL)
$500: T (x3) -$250: E (x3) $700: H (x2) -$250: I (x3) -$250: O Wild Card: F (x2) -$250: U (DUD!)	Solve: Correct!
$2,900+

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Triple Toss-Up!

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Antonio solves MAGNIFYING GLASS.

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Christy solves BINOCULARS.

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Christy solves TELESCOPE.

Cody (WC)	Antonio	Christy (1M/XL)
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Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

We look through the glass to see that time has run out, so Christy will give the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: $500

+$1,000 = $1,500

Christy: T (x2) ($3,000)
Cody: H ($1,500)
Antonio: N ($1,500)
Christy: S (x3) ($7,500)

Cody: L (x2) ($4,500)

("Null" cut!)

Antonio: R ($3,000)
Christy: B (x2) ($10,500)
Cody: E (x5) ($4,500)

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Cody solves BASED ON THE BEST SELLER.

Cody (...)	Antonio	Christy (1M/XL)
$4,500	$14,800	$27,500

Pat wants Antonio to do the high voice again. He should get the spare Wild Card for his efforts.

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Sony should be scared, because someone has the chance to add an extra $40,000 to the $1,000,000 prize!

If that's too much to think about, Christy should pick a Bonus Round category first:

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Christy picks What Are You Wearing? to score the grand prize(s).

XL BONUS ROUND and $1 MILLION BR #6

Featured car: Lincoln Corsair

Don't forget that Christy has two chances to win the top prize! She also has the XL...but try to watch her spin while holding those.

Bonus Spin: R in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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She won't be nervous! She picks PDBA.

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She instantly solves PLUSH BATHROBE to take the $40,000 XL prize, and with that...

...we're adding a Lincoln Corsair worth $45,070! What a night, as Christy is leaving with a huge total of $112,570 in cash and prizes!

Let's not forget to give a $40,000 cash prize to one of our home viewers! Make sure your SPIN ID is MF3018542.

We'll still have to see where we had the $1,000,000 envelopes. There was one under the right A in AMERICA'S, and the other was under the W in WIN.

(The Bonus Round win cue loops around while Pat is revealing the two envelopes.)

In the final segment, Pat and Vanna have to emphasize that $112K in winnings is exciting. Don't forget that!

Last Edit: Feb 2, 2023 15:44:45 GMT -5 by logicman27

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January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 19:56:12 GMT -5

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Phew! That is all for my chunk of the week. With the tokens and stuff, this did slow me down a bit.

Again, I needed the picks for the bonus puzzle. I should remember that clothing can be plush. This is probably the kind of Bonus Round that Sony wanted. A win during a high-stakes week, but the true top prize is still waiting.

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lmurphy10 Posts: 20	January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 20:25:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lmurphy10 on Jan 31, 2023 20:25:03 GMT -5 Which A in America's was the million at?

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January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 20:49:05 GMT -5 mechamind likes this

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It was the second A in AMERICA’S.

Antonio’s guess in TU1 made me worried that it was gonna be another dreadful night, but I was thankfully wrong about that. I’m surprised Christy didn’t solve the Speed-Up after calling those B’s.

BR: Always exciting to see multiple pieces of cardboard in this segment. I felt Christy got it when she called P and B.

8/10

The France trip came from Road Scholar.

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2023 20:51:35 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 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 22:10:15 GMT -5 via mobile

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This seemingly reaffirms my theory that if the XL wedge is taken to the BR, they’ll load up an easy puzzle because they don’t want it going unknown. Not a bad strategy mind you, but it’s a bit more jarringly obvious when you have puzzles like NO TIME TO QUIBBLE on non-XL BRs.

lol at them having to restart the win music during the reveal of the millions.

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Recaps can feel like a behemoth task. Posts: 5,161	January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 22:15:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Jan 31, 2023 22:15:25 GMT -5 About the A in America, Even the recapper can get nervous. That XL $1M combo was too much for me to think about. 😵‍💫
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January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 23:03:38 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 31, 2023 23:03:38 GMT -5

The 6th XL week show definitely brought the excitement thanks to Christy. At least Antonio got a nice haul also and Cody picked up something in the Speed-Up (though I was quite surprised Christy didn't solve it after revealing the Bs).

P and B were great choices, and thankfully we avoid a second straight bad miss. Too bad she didn't find one of the million dollar envelopes, but that was a very nice Lincoln.

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January 31, 2023 recap Jan 31, 2023 23:14:58 GMT -5

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Post by legotrolls54 on Jan 31, 2023 23:14:58 GMT -5

That bottom word in the bonus puzzle reminds me of a song parody. (the word in the lyrics of a song) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ

"A used, pink BATHROBE, a rare, mint snowglobe, a Smurf TV Tray"

Christy did the same thing as Ryan Zsiga. She won a car and XL money.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pRVHufqHe7MEyiP2GNSY19X5SXA77NTX6ogzPbGAGUc/edit?usp=sharing

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January 31, 2023 recap Feb 4, 2023 1:16:51 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Much better episode than the previous one, and boy, did Christy win quite a haul! It was thrilling to see a Million Dollar Bonus Round with two of those envelopes; it would’ve been interesting if Christy landed on either of them…

I’m also happy Cody won something in the Final Spin. But I’m not sure where she thought the U would go in the Prize Puzzle.

My rating: 10!

Last Edit: Feb 4, 2023 1:30:47 GMT -5 by genius2751

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