February 7, 2023 recap

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February 7, 2023 recap Feb 7, 2023 15:53:02 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 7, 2023 15:53:02 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7727

Airdate: February 7, 2023

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! This is Wheel Across America!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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RHYME TIME

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Kelly solves HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$1,000

On the Big Money highway:
Kelly Scoares: From Scottsdale, AZ; married to her husband Chris with a 1-year-old daughter and another child on the way, and her first daughter learned to clap by watching Wheel every night ("The things we do to help this country."); she's a physician assistant at an IVF clinic.
Buddy Wren: From Albuquerque, NM; enrolment specialist at a university and going to get married soon; he's getting his masters in forensic psychology; he's also into Agatha Christie as he loves a classic mystery, and he's trying to read her entire works (he's done about 55 out of 80-something)
Krystal Gratta: From Somerville, MA; married to her best friend Mike with a 7-year-old son; she's a forager who looks in the woods for ~~dangerous~~ things, sometimes cooking them or making stuff

$2,000 Toss-Up

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ON THE MAP

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Kelly solves ATLANTA GEORGIA.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$3,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Washington, D.C. (labeled D.C.), and we'll search for Jim when it's won.

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

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1 (Crossword)

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WALL ____

KELLY	Buddy	Krystal
$600: T -$250: E (x2) -$250: O $650: L (x2) -$250: I -$250: A (x2) -$250: U $700: N $800: R (x2) $700: P (DUD!)	$600: C $850: D $700: M (DUD!)	$650: S $700: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,950	$1,450	$2,050

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Krystal solves SAFE, CALENDAR, UNIT, FLOWER.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$3,000		$2,050

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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FOOD & DRINK

Kelly	BUDDY	Krystal
	$3,500: T -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (x3) $900: N (x2) $900: D (x3) $900: R $900: C (x2) -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$9,950

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Perfection! Buddy solves BACON AND CHEDDAR OMELET.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$3,000	$9,950	$2,050

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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FUN & GAMES

Kelly	Buddy	KRYSTAL
		$700: T -$250: E (x2) EXPRESS: C (x2) (She hops on!) +$1,000: H +$1,000: N -$250: A +$1,000: G -$250: I +$1,000: M +$1,000: S (x2) -$250: O +$1,000: B (DUD!) ($7,700 crash)

Solve: Correct!

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Kelly just solves CATCHING SOME WAVES for a FlightGuru trip to Barbados and stay at Divi Southwinds Beach Resort worth $7,700.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$10,700	$9,950	$2,050

Triple Toss-Up!

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LIVING THING

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Buddy solves CUDDLY KITTEN.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
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Buddy also solves DOMESTIC CAT.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
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Toss-Up 3

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Krystal steals the last one with FEROCIOUS LION.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$10,700	$13,950	$4,050

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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PHRASE

Kelly	Buddy	KRYSTAL
		$850: T (x3) -$250: I (x4) $500: M (DUD!)
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$650: K -$250: O (DUD!)	$600: L (x3) Solve: Correct!
$400	$1,800

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Buddy solves TELL IT LIKE IT IS.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$10,700	$15,750	$4,050

Okay, we still have some time on the clock, so we have to play another round.

Round 5

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THING

DING DING! DING DING!

And then there's that rule about always having a Speed-Up. It's time for Kelly to give the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: $700

+$1,000 = $1,700

Kelly: R (DUD!)
Buddy: N (DUD!)
Krystal: T (x2) ($3,400)
Kelly: H (DUD!)
Buddy: S ($1,700)
Krystal: D (DUD!)

Kelly: M ($1,700)

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Kelly solves IMPECCABLE TASTE.

Kelly	Buddy	Krystal
$12,400	$15,750	$4,050

It's time to check Buddy's taste in Bonus Round categories:

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THING
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Buddy picks Phrase.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Buddy has his fiancé Jonathan in the audience!

Bonus Spin: Twin stars

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives him:

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He says WE JOINED A, but thinks of CLUB, BUG, and PUG for the last word. He does not solve WE JOINED A GYM. "I did not."

That membership certainly would have been worth it for $50,000. Buddy goes home with $15,750 in cash.

In the final segment, Pat's thinking about the gym puzzle. Vanna has been pretty lazy lately, but she's getting back into it. They have a brand new piece of equipment that's so great...you can hang so many more clothes on it than the old one!

Last Edit: Feb 8, 2023 13:23:15 GMT -5 by mechamind

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February 7, 2023 recap Feb 7, 2023 19:38:39 GMT -5

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Just when we thought we could get consecutive perfect rounds...someone got stumped by WAVES in a Trip Puzzle. Wow.

A good solve by Kelly in the Speed-Up. I wonder if she's seen that word in a past episode?

Like Buddy, I got stuck on the last word in the Bonus Round. CDMO was the better combination. I haven't joined a gym either, though I've still found other ways to stay active.

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jjc927 Posts: 976	February 7, 2023 recap Feb 7, 2023 21:27:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjc927 on Feb 7, 2023 21:27:29 GMT -5 What a solve by Kelly in the Speed Up! It was Im...pressive! Tough bonus round, GYM was hard to figure out without any of the letters showing. Pat's comment about his new piece of equipment at the end was funny.

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February 7, 2023 recap Feb 8, 2023 13:44:35 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 8, 2023 13:44:35 GMT -5

This episode wasn’t any better save for Kelly’s impressive S-U solve (though I got it at the same time she did).

R3: I had a feeling that last word would trip up Krystal.

BR: Partial puzzle reuse leads me to RSTLNEing this. Nothing in the bottom row leads to Buddy losing $50K.

On another note, it’s nice to see back-to-back LGBT contestants be the big winner.

4/10

The unclaimed DC trip was to Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

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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February 7, 2023 recap Feb 11, 2023 1:56:19 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Feb 11, 2023 1:56:19 GMT -5

This episode had an OK match between Kelly and Buddy.

It would’ve been the battle between Buddy and Krystal were it not for WAVES. Kelly also impressed me with her fast Round 5 solve. And perhaps Buddy needed help on the bottom row of the Bonus Round.

I solved the last two main round puzzles with just the T’s, but I’ve never heard of a wall UNIT until now.

My rating: 5

THE Wheel Genius (but not the only one)

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Post by mechamind on Feb 7, 2023 19:38:39 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on Feb 7, 2023 21:27:29 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Feb 8, 2023 13:44:35 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Feb 11, 2023 1:56:19 GMT -5