Post by logicman27 on Mar 24, 2023 16:13:27 GMT -5
Recap courtesy of genius2751
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
March 24, 2023
Hawaii (Day 5)
$1,000 TOSS-UP
PEOPLE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
C E R T I _ _ _ D
S C U _ A _ _ V E R S
If Fabian wins a trip, he could meet some CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVERS.
Let's say aloha to this week's final three contestants…
Fabian Fuertes: Los Angeles, CA; recently engaged to a doctor named Angel; she's in the audience with his friend and two cousins; enjoys seeking adventures, including climbing boulders and volcanoes; they once scaled, spent the night, and watched the sunrise from the 13,000-foot volcano Acatenango in Guatemala
Henry Braxton: Natchez, LA; trucker; has a wide vocal range, demonstrated his singing skills for the staff (which his opponents heard); coaches team softball for adults and at-risk kids in his community
Jenny Maddern: Bakersfield, CA; assistant principal at "the best high school in Kern County"; claims to have "stolen" her husband (who's in the audience) from Rhode Island
Pat tells Fabian he has to marry his fiancée, because who else would scale a volcano with him? And regarding his vocal range, Henry says, "I can just flat-out sing."
$2,000 TOSS-UP
PLACE
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
S C _ O _ L
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ M
Fabian's a letter short in this SCHOOL CLASSROOM. During both of Fabian's buzz-ins, Jenny also pressed her buzzer.
S C _ O O L
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ M
Of course, Jenny's spent "many hours" in a SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
FEATURED HAWAII TRIP: A vacation rental in MAUI (Hawaiian Beach Rentals, $7,300)
ROUND 1
SAME LETTER
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
H A P P Y
H O P E F _ _
H E A R T F E _ T
Henry's solve is HAPPY, HOPEFUL, HEARTFELT.
MYSTERY ROUND
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This round was wild. Just look at this dialogue…
R E _ O N N E _ T I N G
W I T H N A T _ R E
After that chaos, Fabian's RECONNECTING WITH NATURE.
Fabian initially thought the first word was CONNECTING but realized there were two extra letters, which explains his reversal. Henry implies he would've pounced on this puzzle had Fabian gotten buzzed out, and Pat also knew the answer but because he has it "written on this card."
Before the next round begins, Pat claims the show has gotten word that each contestant would get their own Netflix special.
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
LIVING THINGS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
& _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here's more hijinks from Henry…
S E A U R C H I N S
& E X O T I C F I S H
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! After that crazy ride, an excited Henry will see plenty of SEA URCHINS & EXOTIC FISH during his vacation in ST. MAARTEN (Oyster Bay Beach Resort, $7,600).
Before Pat announces the trip, Henry explains his close calls, "But the whole time, I had to make sure I was spot-on. And I was scaring myself."
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
FUN & GAMES
#1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
T _ _ _ H _ O _ T B _ L L
Jenny's thrilled to hear her guess of FOOTBALL & TOUCH FOOTBALL is correct.
#2
_ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
P _ L O &
_ A _ _ R _ _ _ O
Jenny plays POLO & WATER BOLO.
#3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
S _ _ F _ _ G &
_ O _ _ S _ R _ _ N G
Jenny jumps the gun, but she's only SURFING anyway. "Nope, sorry."
S U _ F _ _ G &
_ O _ Y S _ R _ _ N G
Fabian's SURFING & BODYSURFING.
ROUND 4
THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DING DING! DING DING!
FABIAN'S FINAL SPIN: $1,600
_ P _ _ _ S _ _ T
S _ R P R _ S E
We have A PLEASANT SURPRISE in store for Fabian: he's finished strong.
Pat calls Jenny "a borderline hoot," and she gives him a "borderline thanks." He asks us, "You think you wanna be a host?"
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $57,200
Henry agrees with Pat's suggestion that he quit hosting Wheel, hire a couple of writers, and take Henry's comedy act on the road.
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
Henry wouldn't even let Pat say the other two categories.
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Pat admits telling Henry to relax was a "dumb" idea, the champ lands on the apostrophe in AMERICA'S.
PHRASE
Pat reminds Henry he chose this category without even looking at the others.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S _ _ E
HMDA…
H A _ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ M _ S _ D E
…makes the board in its entirety, but after giving his combo some thought, Henry flubs late in the countdown by HAVING ONE ON MY SIDE. He won't be saying "I love HAVING YOU BY MY SIDE" to his new FORD, but he departs with a respectable $35,000.
And now for some more moments from Henry.
CHAT: Vanna tells Pat, "I just want to say, HAVING YOU BY MY SIDE for the past 40 years has been absolutely wonderful." Pat responds, "Aren't you sweet? And I echo those sentiments." Speaking of sides, they switch places, where Pat stands to Vanna's right… but it doesn't feel the same. Pat suggests "let's do 40 more [years]."
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
March 24, 2023
Hawaii (Day 5)
$1,000 TOSS-UP
PEOPLE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
C E R T I _ _ _ D
S C U _ A _ _ V E R S
If Fabian wins a trip, he could meet some CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVERS.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$0 | $0 | $1,000 |
Let's say aloha to this week's final three contestants…
Fabian Fuertes: Los Angeles, CA; recently engaged to a doctor named Angel; she's in the audience with his friend and two cousins; enjoys seeking adventures, including climbing boulders and volcanoes; they once scaled, spent the night, and watched the sunrise from the 13,000-foot volcano Acatenango in Guatemala
Henry Braxton: Natchez, LA; trucker; has a wide vocal range, demonstrated his singing skills for the staff (which his opponents heard); coaches team softball for adults and at-risk kids in his community
Jenny Maddern: Bakersfield, CA; assistant principal at "the best high school in Kern County"; claims to have "stolen" her husband (who's in the audience) from Rhode Island
Pat tells Fabian he has to marry his fiancée, because who else would scale a volcano with him? And regarding his vocal range, Henry says, "I can just flat-out sing."
$2,000 TOSS-UP
PLACE
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
S C _ O _ L
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ M
Fabian's a letter short in this SCHOOL CLASSROOM. During both of Fabian's buzz-ins, Jenny also pressed her buzzer.
S C _ O O L
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ M
Of course, Jenny's spent "many hours" in a SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$0 | $2,000 | $1,000 |
FEATURED HAWAII TRIP: A vacation rental in MAUI (Hawaiian Beach Rentals, $7,300)
ROUND 1
SAME LETTER
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$550: S | $900: 1 R $700: 2 T's -$250: 3 E's -$250: 2 A's LOSE A TURN | |
$1,800 | ||
$600: 3 H's Same Letter bonus! $650: 3 P's -$250: 1 O $850: 1 Y $700: Solve attempt… | ||
$6,750 |
H A P P Y
H O P E F _ _
H E A R T F E _ T
Henry's solve is HAPPY, HOPEFUL, HEARTFELT.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$6,750 | $2,000 | $1,000 |
MYSTERY ROUND
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
BANKRUPT ($650/$600) (-$0) | ||
MYSTERY ($650/$700): 3 T's He flips it… BANKRUPT (-$0) | HAWAII: 4 N's -$250: 2 I's ONE MILLION's left side (-$1,750 + HAWAII) | $3500: 1 H $500: 1 G -$250: 1 O Solve attempt… …but he BACKS OUT. $650: 1 W -$250: 1 A -$250: 3 E's $650: 2 R's Solve attempt… |
$5,200 |
This round was wild. Just look at this dialogue…
Henry couldn't wait to flip the MYSTERY wedge.
Pat: "Let me build a little tension here."
Henry: "Ain't no tension! I'm fresh!"
Pat: "Well then, pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up."
After Henry flips the BANKRUPT, he says, "We fresh in the game. I'm good. Aren't you?"
Pat (as Jenny spins): "Don't make me come over there."
After Jenny lands on the HAWAII wedge, it seems like she mouths, "Oh, shoot."
Pat: "What was that?"
Jenny: "Nothing, nothing. Sorry."
Pat: "This is like… we're doing this at a bar or something."
Before Jenny's second spin, Pat reminds her this is Wheel of Fortune (and presumably, not a bar).
Jenny: "That's where we are."
Pat: "Take a deep breath."
And after she lands on BANKRUPT, Jenny panics. "Oh! Oh no, I lost HAWAII! I was watching yours [Henry's flipper], I was waiting for $600. … Womp, womp, womp."
While Fabian contemplates whether to solve the puzzle the first time around, Pat tells him, "Do something or buy a vowel." And after Fabian decides to spin again, Pat continues his advice: "Call home. Phone a friend."
Pat: "Let me build a little tension here."
Henry: "Ain't no tension! I'm fresh!"
Pat: "Well then, pick it up. Pick it up. Pick it up."
After Henry flips the BANKRUPT, he says, "We fresh in the game. I'm good. Aren't you?"
Pat (as Jenny spins): "Don't make me come over there."
After Jenny lands on the HAWAII wedge, it seems like she mouths, "Oh, shoot."
Pat: "What was that?"
Jenny: "Nothing, nothing. Sorry."
Pat: "This is like… we're doing this at a bar or something."
Before Jenny's second spin, Pat reminds her this is Wheel of Fortune (and presumably, not a bar).
Jenny: "That's where we are."
Pat: "Take a deep breath."
And after she lands on BANKRUPT, Jenny panics. "Oh! Oh no, I lost HAWAII! I was watching yours [Henry's flipper], I was waiting for $600. … Womp, womp, womp."
While Fabian contemplates whether to solve the puzzle the first time around, Pat tells him, "Do something or buy a vowel." And after Fabian decides to spin again, Pat continues his advice: "Call home. Phone a friend."
R E _ O N N E _ T I N G
W I T H N A T _ R E
After that chaos, Fabian's RECONNECTING WITH NATURE.
Fabian initially thought the first word was CONNECTING but realized there were two extra letters, which explains his reversal. Henry implies he would've pounced on this puzzle had Fabian gotten buzzed out, and Pat also knew the answer but because he has it "written on this card."
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$6,750 | $2,000 | $6,200 |
Before the next round begins, Pat claims the show has gotten word that each contestant would get their own Netflix special.
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
LIVING THINGS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
& _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$3500: 3 S's -$250: 2 E's $3500: 1 T -$250: 1 A -$250: 1 O $900: 1 X -$250: 3 I's EXPRESS: 1 F He HOPS ABOARD with surprise. -$250: 1 U No more vowels! +$1000: 2 C's +$1000: 1 R +$1000: 1 N A complete board! Solve attempt… | ||
$20,650 |
Here's more hijinks from Henry…
- He asks Pat to let him buy an I, and Pat responds, "Sure, I'll let you do whatever you like."
- He hopped aboard the EXPRESS only after realizing he landed on it.
- After nearly "buying" a C, he almost got buzzed out before choosing R. Pat scolds him, "Don't do that to us." (We witness a near buzz-out with the N, too.)
S E A U R C H I N S
& E X O T I C F I S H
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! After that crazy ride, an excited Henry will see plenty of SEA URCHINS & EXOTIC FISH during his vacation in ST. MAARTEN (Oyster Bay Beach Resort, $7,600).
Before Pat announces the trip, Henry explains his close calls, "But the whole time, I had to make sure I was spot-on. And I was scaring myself."
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$35,000 | $2,000 | $6,200 |
ST. MAARTEN |
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
FUN & GAMES
#1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
T _ _ _ H _ O _ T B _ L L
Jenny's thrilled to hear her guess of FOOTBALL & TOUCH FOOTBALL is correct.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$0 | $2,000 | $0 |
#2
_ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
P _ L O &
_ A _ _ R _ _ _ O
Jenny plays POLO & WATER BOLO.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$0 | $4,000 | $0 |
#3
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
S _ _ F _ _ G &
_ O _ _ S _ R _ _ N G
Jenny jumps the gun, but she's only SURFING anyway. "Nope, sorry."
S U _ F _ _ G &
_ O _ Y S _ R _ _ N G
Fabian's SURFING & BODYSURFING.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$0 | $4,000 | $2,000 |
$35,000 | $6,000 | $8,200 |
ST. MAARTEN |
ROUND 4
THING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DING DING! DING DING!
FABIAN'S FINAL SPIN: $1,600
Fabian | 3 S's | $4,800 | |
Henry | 1 T | $1,600 | |
Jenny | 2 R's | $3,200 | |
Fabian | 2 P's | $8,000 | Fabian gave that letter some thought. |
_ P _ _ _ S _ _ T
S _ R P R _ S E
We have A PLEASANT SURPRISE in store for Fabian: he's finished strong.
Henry | Jenny | Fabian |
$35,000 | $6,000 | $16,200 |
ST. MAARTEN |
Pat calls Jenny "a borderline hoot," and she gives him a "borderline thanks." He asks us, "You think you wanna be a host?"
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $57,200
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPT | LOSE A TURN | REPEATS | MISSOLVES | OTHER |
ROUND 1 | S (Jenny) | Fabian ($1,800) | ||||
ROUND 2 | Fabian ($0), Henry ($0, via MYSTERY), Jenny ($1,750 + HAWAII) | |||||
ROUND 3 | PERFECT ROUND | |||||
ROUND 4 | NONE | |||||
TOTAL | 1 | 3 (-$1,750 + HAWAII) | 1 |
Henry agrees with Pat's suggestion that he quit hosting Wheel, hire a couple of writers, and take Henry's comedy act on the road.
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
- PHRASE
THINGEVENTS
Henry wouldn't even let Pat say the other two categories.
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Pat admits telling Henry to relax was a "dumb" idea, the champ lands on the apostrophe in AMERICA'S.
PHRASE
Pat reminds Henry he chose this category without even looking at the others.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S _ _ E
HMDA…
H A _ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ M _ S _ D E
…makes the board in its entirety, but after giving his combo some thought, Henry flubs late in the countdown by HAVING ONE ON MY SIDE. He won't be saying "I love HAVING YOU BY MY SIDE" to his new FORD, but he departs with a respectable $35,000.
And now for some more moments from Henry.
- After seeing the envelope, Henry grunts and nearly walks off the stage, but he collects himself. "It's fine. Cool beans. Thank y'all!"
- Pat strolls to the camera and says, "I think he's taking it rather well, don't you?"
- Henry admits, "I'm upset." Once Pat tells him his final score, he says, "I know it [I won $35,000], but… the car!"
CHAT: Vanna tells Pat, "I just want to say, HAVING YOU BY MY SIDE for the past 40 years has been absolutely wonderful." Pat responds, "Aren't you sweet? And I echo those sentiments." Speaking of sides, they switch places, where Pat stands to Vanna's right… but it doesn't feel the same. Pat suggests "let's do 40 more [years]."