February 20, 2023 recap

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February 20, 2023 recap Feb 20, 2023 15:07:47 GMT -5

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Season 40, Episode #7736

Airdate: February 20, 2023

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! We're crazy for Teen Week!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Miles solves STUDENT OF THE WEEK.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
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Among the students of today:
Miles Reynolds: From Port Orange, FL; high school senior involved in student government, specifically as the vice president of his school student government association ("Shoutout to all my boards!"); he's also in the National Honor Society and the theatre club, and he's going to audition for his next role soon.
Khushi Talluru: From Colorado Springs, CO; Grade 10 student who founded her own club at school called "Ending Disparities in the Health Care System" which works with local hospitals and patients to try and end linguistic and ethnic disparities in the community (Pat founded a club where you collected string, but Khushi says it's still pretty important); she's also on the dive team and just started the season; she also writes calligraphy for fun.
Juliana Palumbo: From Bardstown, KY (voted the most beautiful in the country); high school junior whose favorite class is AP Spanish language and culture, and they get to do a lot of games in the very interactive class, and it's very fun; she's also a member of many clubs including Y Club, National Honor Society, and the Beta Club (and the trio of contestants now belongs to the "Wheel of Fortune club").

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Miles solves WATER BALLOONS.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
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Wheel Prize: Trip to Tennessee (labeled TENNESSEE), with Jim remaining in detention until it's won.

Wild Card, three additional tokens (THE ENDS on $500, TEEN WEEK on $500, TICKETS on $550), and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

(The extra tokens are also worth $500 per consonant.)

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Juliana	MILES	Khushi
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$850: T (x2) -$250: E (x2) $900: S (x2) -$250: O (x3) $650: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: U (DUD!)
		$3,800
$650: G (x2) -$250: A TICKETS: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,050+

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Juliana solves SHOPPING FOR VINTAGE CLOTHES for the cash and $1,000 worth of tickets.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
$3,050	$3,000

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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SONG & ARTIST

Juliana	Miles	KHUSHI
		$850: B -$250: E (x2) $900: Y (x2) -$250: O (x4) -$250: U Solve: Correct!
		$1,900

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Perfection! Khushi quickly solves MADE YOU LOOK BY MEGHAN TRAINOR.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
$3,050	$3,000	$1,900

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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FOOD & DRINK

JULIANA	Miles	Khushi
$600: R (x3) -$250: E -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($1,300)	$650: T (x2) $1 MILLION: N (DUD!)	$3,500: D (DUD!)
	$1,300
$650: L $500: B (DUD!)	Wild Card: P -$250: I (x2) EXPRESS: C (He hops on!) -$250: O +$1,000: M (DUD!) ($2,300 crash & Wild Card lost)	$900: F (x2) -$250: U $600: H THE ENDS: G (DUD!)
$650		$2,150
Solve: Correct!
$650

After the Express crash, Khushi asks to buy a vowel despite having no money.

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Juliana solves FRESH TROPICAL FRUIT and wins a trip to Antigua and stay at The Verandah Resort & Spa worth $10,187.

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$13,887	$3,000	$1,900

Triple Toss-Up!

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Miles solves MOCKINGBIRD.

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Juliana solves TALKING PARROT.

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Juliana solves OWL HOOTING IN THE NIGHT.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
$17,887	$5,000	$1,900

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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$550: R (x3) -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,400)	$700: T (DUD!)

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DING DING! DING DING!

Even on a Teen Week, somebody (in this case, Khushi) has to give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $650

+$1,000 = $1,650

Khushi: S (x2) ($3,300)
Juliana: F ($1,650)
Miles: N ($1,650)

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Miles solves CAR WASH FUNDRAISER.

Juliana	Miles	Khushi
$17,887	$6,650	$1,900

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

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FOOD & DRINK

Juliana picks Food & Drink.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

The Bonus Round is sponsored by Slotomania. There's also no car this week.

Juliana has her mom in the audience!

Bonus Spin: G in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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CMFI gives away the first word, but nothing else.

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She says COOKIE CAKES and COOKIE PLATE, but she does not solve COOKIE DOUGH...

...and we couldn't treat her to the $40,000. Juliana leaves with $17,887 in cash and admissions.

In the final segment, Pat knows that Vanna likes cookie dough, eating it right out of the bowl even though you're not supposed to. She likes chocolate chip cookie dough, and as we've heard a million times, she doesn't like the chocolate chips...but she likes them in the raw dough? She likes a couple of chips in there, but she has limits. "We'll have Part 2 of this seminar next time."

Last Edit: Feb 22, 2023 18:34:18 GMT -5 by logicman27

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February 20, 2023 recap Feb 20, 2023 19:36:38 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 20, 2023 19:36:38 GMT -5

This week is showing promise for me, and I'm glad we've got solo contestants again. I actually like the use of multiple tokens/prizes, and I'm hoping that can be expanded on in the future with consonants already worth $500 each with the prize.

That said, this particular day was a bit on the weak side.

I really got thrown off in the Bonus Round. I really thought the second word would be PIZZA with RSTLNE, but after the I was knocked out, all I had was COOKIE and nothing else. That's a shame considering cookie pizza is a real thing, and I'd never eat raw cookie dough.

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February 20, 2023 recap Feb 20, 2023 20:12:18 GMT -5 via mobile mechamind likes this

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Post by wheelfan910 on Feb 20, 2023 20:12:18 GMT -5

I could go for some FREGH TROPICAL FRUIT right about now.

For not doing a teen week of any kind in years, this show was actually well put together. The puzzles were all relevant (modern song lyrics!) and nothing too contrived except maybe the last TTU puzzle. I doubt any of this week’s teens are savvy enough to know that they usually thrown in a curveball on the last puzzle, but even regular contestants would probably struggle with that.

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February 20, 2023 recap Feb 20, 2023 21:34:44 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Feb 20, 2023 21:34:44 GMT -5

This was a pretty fun show, and it's nice that the teens are solo and not in pairs this week. I guess since last week had couples they didn't want to do two pair weeks in a row. The additional gift tag prizes on the wheel are a nice touch too, it would be nice to carry this over to regular play.

After that super impressive solve in round 2 (and wow, they used a song that is currently heavily played!), it was the complete opposite in round 3 for Khushi.

That was a tough bonus puzzle with such little help. I couldn't think of DOUGH either. If only she said D instead of F.

tenpoundhammer Made It and Played It VIP "Can she give it to me?" "No. Hush." GOURMET CUPCAKES Posts: 6,826 Airdate: 12/08/2017 Winnings: $45,353	February 20, 2023 recap Feb 20, 2023 23:59:48 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tenpoundhammer on Feb 20, 2023 23:59:48 GMT -5 TIL Meghan Trainor has other songs. I legit thought she fell off the face of the earth after "All About That Bass".
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February 20, 2023 recap Feb 22, 2023 17:21:32 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 22, 2023 17:21:32 GMT -5

First off, I gotta love the additional tokens for this week. For a show that mostly only offers trip and cars, it’s nice to offer something that teens will enjoy.

Solid puzzle lineup as well (even though I had no clue on R2).

However, the gameplay left a lot to be desired.

R3: Oh boy, was this one an absolute train wreck. But I did like that one woman shouting “What?!” after Khushi called a G.

On another note, the trip value pretty much gives it away that it’s for 4 people instead of just two.

BR: I also though it was PIZZA at first, but then got it with the extra letters.

4/10

The unclaimed Tennessee trip was to Dollywood.

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 20, 2023 recap Feb 25, 2023 0:59:01 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Feb 25, 2023 0:59:01 GMT -5

Welcome back, Teen Week! It’s refreshing to see the first solo edition since the ‘90s and multiple gift tags.

As for this episode’s gameplay, it wasn’t that exciting. The O’s would’ve given Juliana a shot at the Bonus Round puzzle (I would’ve flubbed with PIZZA).

Feb 22, 2023 17:21:32 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

I did like that one woman shouting “What?!” after Khushi called a G.

That moment was… a lot. But as Pat says, sometimes a word or letter trips you up. At least she zipped through the second round. I can’t believe the music lover in me didn’t solve that one.

My rating: 5

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