February 8, 2023 Recap

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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 8, 2023 13:51:41 GMT -5

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S40, EPISODE #7728: WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA

Airdate: 2/8/23

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Karmini pinpoints PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA.

Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
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Wednesday's contestants:
Karmini Narayanan: Phoenix, AZ (Malaysian born and bred; this show is also broadcast in the country, but they run their own version called Roda Impian). Married 18 years to Sean with a 12-year-old son (Rohit). She also loves radio contests.
Benny Varughese: Fort Myers, FL. Electrical engineer for a utility company in New York who's married to Sheba with a 2-year-old son (Andrew) plus another son on the way. He's also a Yankee and New York Jet fan.
Lindsey Choisnet: Fayetteville, GA. Nonprofessional ax thrower (she's currently working on her trick shots) who's also a crime buff (it’s just what she listens to when she’s getting ready for work in the morning and on her drives to and from work).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Karmini's won some more $$$ towards a WEEKEND ESCAPE.

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WHEEL PRIZE: ALASKA CRUISE via America Cruise Lines ($13,900)

Round 1

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Benny	Lindsey	KARMINI
		$800: 6 T's -$250: 5 E's BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right) ($4,550 gone)


$700: 3 R's $600: 4 S's ALASKA CRUISE + $500: 2 D's BANKRUPT! ($2,500) ($5,500 + ALASKA CRUISE gone; yipes)	$600: 3 N's Solve Attempt...
	$1,800

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Lindsey solves TRENDSETTERS SETTING TRENDS.

Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
	$1,800	$3,000

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Magnilife

Round 2

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CROSSWORD (? CASE)

BENNY	Lindsey	Karmini
$900: R $700: 2 T's $650: N	WILD + $500: L	$500: S -$250: A $550: C -$250: E
$2,300		$550

$600: 2 H's MYSTERY (LOSE A TURN): P FLIPS...BANKRUPT! ($3,500 gone)	$900: W -$250: 3 O's No More Vowels! $550: Y LOSE A TURN!	$650: B Solve Attempt...
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Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
	$1,800	$4,200

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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Benny	LINDSEY	Karmini
	$600: N -$250: 3 A's $850: R	$650: 4 L's -$250: 2 E's $600: K (hmm...)
	$350	$2,350

EXPRESS: 2 B's HOPS ON W -$250: 3 I's D ($2,750 gone; tsk tsk tsk)	Solve Attempt...
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In regards to me recapping the February 16th episode next week, there's a chance that I WILL BE UNAVAILABLE as I'm headed to Las Vegas that day for a Mario Kart 8 tournament held the following weekend. As for Lindsey, she's going to MAUI (Aston Kaanapali Shores; $9,294).

Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
	$11,444	$4,200
	HAWAII

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

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Benny times out after saying the top line (he would've blown it anyway with PANINIS).

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Karmini has some ROASTED PEANUTS.

Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
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Lindsey isn't sure about her guess of GOLDEN HONEY, but it's correct anyway.

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	$13,444	$8,200
	HAWAII

Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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		$800: T $500: 4 N's -$250: 2 I's
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,900

Karmini	2 G's	$6,350	MAKING SOMETHING NEW is too short.
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FINAL SCORES

Benny	Lindsey	Karmini
$1,000	$15,344	$8,200
Consolation	HAWAII

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1			2 (Karmini, Benny)
ROUND 2	N (Benny) L (Lindsey) E (Karmini)	Lindsey	Benny
ROUND 3	R (Lindsey) K (Karmini) D (Benny)		Benny
ROUND 4					Karmini
OVERALL	6	1	4 (-$30,200)		1	$11,800 unclaimed

WINNINGS SO FAR: $24,544

Lindsey will try to salvage this ugly affair after picking from these generic categories...

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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Lindsey has never been to Maui.

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Bonus Puzzle

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It's more than ALMOST ENOUGH to be solvable, but she still doesn't know the top word! As a result, she throws away the $40,000.

LINDSEY’S FINAL TOTAL: $15,344 ($6,050 and the trip to Hawaii)

Pat asks Vanna if she ever watches the show regularly when it’s on air, but she doesn’t. She knows it sounds terrible, but she doesn’t like watching herself on TV. Pat also doesn’t like watching her on TV, and he doesn’t like watching himself much, either, but he checks in occasionally. Vanna says they’ve been there and they know what’s happened. They now know the show is over.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2023 17:39:18 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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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 8, 2023 21:49:59 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 8, 2023 21:49:59 GMT -5

Just a rough main game to watch. What else to say about it?

The bonus round stung even more. I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE, and I thought she picked some good letters. Ouch.

EDIT: I saw Andy gave it a 1. I guess I get all the grand prize losses, and you get the "1/10" shows.

Last Edit: Feb 8, 2023 21:52:13 GMT -5 by mechamind

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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 9, 2023 0:16:19 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by wheelfan910 on Feb 9, 2023 0:16:19 GMT -5

This show certainly had some rough patches but is far from deserving of a 1/10 rating.

Less Puzzle Writing like R1 and TTU. Thank you.

Benny seemed to fumble at the 5-yard line at every possible occurrence, especially in the PP. Rough luck that you really can’t blame on puzzle solving skills for the most part thanks to some contrived nonsense and a hard time with the wheel.

Guess we can add another entry to the worst bonus round chokes thread, that was pretty bad.

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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 9, 2023 9:01:50 GMT -5

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Post by dim3ns10n on Feb 9, 2023 9:01:50 GMT -5

Honestly, I don't know what's on Benny's mind when he was facing R1 with 80% of the puzzle being filled up. Either he wants to get more money with the prize ($14K+?!) on the line or he didn't know the puzzle.

I'm glad that someone has added another entry to the Worst Bonus Round Chokes thread. Imagine the A was called instead (A L _ _ S T / E N _ _ G H) and still went unsolved, that would be on another level of the BR chokes.

This reminds me of older recaps and how far we've come since. Whenever a puzzle was posted in a simple text format, a slash would be used for a space. It just makes it easier to read. - Mechamind

Last Edit: Feb 9, 2023 10:25:12 GMT -5 by mechamind

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Recaps can feel like a behemoth task. Posts: 5,168 Member is Online	February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 9, 2023 14:29:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Feb 9, 2023 14:29:46 GMT -5 A total of $23,544 in winnings excluding consolation cash. If the Trip puzzle was the same as 12/29/22 and we had a Triple Stumper here, the total winnings would've been $19,750, $400 less than 12/29/22.
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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 9, 2023 17:32:47 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 9, 2023 17:32:47 GMT -5

So...I finally got to the hang of centering text in regards to reading recaps on mobile. It was a bit shaky at first, but I'll perfect the template later today.

However, this episode...just plain sucked.

R1: Yeah, I was also confused why Benny spun again with the AK trip in tow. This puzzle (while terribly written) had plenty of multiples for a possibility of a big round, but all we get is $1,200.

R3: Apparently, Benny thinks UNADAILABLE is a word...

R4: Somehow, we have time left over for this round (but not much). Karmini makes a guess that doesn't fit with what was up there, Benny fittingly goes home with the pity thousand, leaving Lindsey to go to the final segment.

BR: Definitely one of the worst non-solves in recent years.

I'm...actually not going to give this episode a 1, but rather a 2/10. It didn't make me angry enough to warrant the lowest rating. Had there been a Toss-Up triple stumper and/or the $100K showed up, then this would definitely deserve a 1.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2023 17:39:53 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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February 8, 2023 Recap Feb 9, 2023 17:56:35 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 9, 2023 17:56:35 GMT -5

Adding to that...I really hope Benny didn't browse Twitter right after the episode's airing. Them users be saying some nasty stuff about him.

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 8, 2023 Recap Feb 11, 2023 2:00:41 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Feb 11, 2023 2:00:41 GMT -5

This episode could’ve run way more smoothly. I sure thought we’d end it with a Bonus Round win. 😬

Feb 9, 2023 17:56:35 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

Adding to that...I really hope Benny didn't browse Twitter right after the episode's airing. Them users be saying some nasty stuff about him.

Oh brother… I figured that was coming. Remember, folks watching at home, it’s hard being on stage! While I wished he bought vowels in the earlier rounds, I feel terrible for Benny. 😔

As for the puzzles, as soon as I realized what Round 1 was, I was like, “It’s one of those puzzles, eh?” And my puzzle pattern recognition helped me no-letter the last Triple Toss-Up.

My rating: 4

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 8, 2023 13:51:41 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Feb 8, 2023 21:49:59 GMT -5

Post by legotrolls54 on Feb 8, 2023 22:59:44 GMT -5

Post by wheelfan910 on Feb 9, 2023 0:16:19 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Feb 9, 2023 1:05:19 GMT -5

Post by dim3ns10n on Feb 9, 2023 9:01:50 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Feb 9, 2023 14:29:46 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Feb 9, 2023 17:32:47 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Feb 9, 2023 17:56:35 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Feb 11, 2023 2:00:41 GMT -5