April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap

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April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap Apr 18, 2023 14:11:05 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 18, 2023 14:11:05 GMT -5

All Lucky 7s! activate!

Before the show, Judy Hsu from ABC 7 Chicago congratulates the show for its 40 years.

Season 40, Episode #7777

Airdate: April 18, 2023

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! This is Great American Cities!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Teresa solves MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER.

Naomi	Teresa	Dirk
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Would any of these three like a taste?
Teresa Serrano: From Round Lake Beach, IL; mother of 3 and grandmother of 17, also a stepmom of 5; she collects eyeglasses of all shapes, all sizes, all colors (and has 60 pairs so far including the rhinestones she's currently wearing)
Dirk Kappel: From Buena Vista, CO; cloud architect, and he does not make it rain, but rather he designs and computes storage resources in the cloud; he's married to his wife Ashley of 6 years; he also built a Wheel of Fortune in his garage, close to the size of the real one, and he practiced and played games in the garage (He owes the studio $1,200, according to Pat.)
Naomi Jacques: From Bethesda, MD; budget analyst, and she used to work in a haunted house as one of the people who scared others to death, loving it and not feeling bad about it at all ("Behave yourself this time, okay?")

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Naomi says TOTAL COMMOTION.

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Teresa solves TOUGH COMPETITION.

Naomi	Teresa	Dirk
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Wheel Prize: Trip to Washington, D.C. (labeled D.C.), and they'll all compete to listen to Jim's prize plug 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

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Naomi	TERESA	Dirk
	$500: T $900: R (x2) $550: N (x3) -$250: E (x5) $900: S (x5) (+$1,000 Same Letter) -$250: A (DUD!)	$650: G (x2) BANKRUPT/MDW! ($1,300)
	$8,950
$700: H BANKRUPT! ($700)	Solve: Correct!
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Teresa solves SIGHTSEEING SOUVENIRS SCENERY (she said SOUVENIR first but corrected herself without starting over).

Naomi	Teresa	Dirk
	$11,950

Before the break, we get congratulations from Shannon Hegy and Mike Montecalvo at WPRI 12 in Rhode Island.

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

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		Gift Tag: T (DUD!)

$700: B (x2) $600: Y (x3) -$250: I -$250: A -$250: E (x7) $900: V (x2) $700: N (x3) (?) $1,000: R (x2) (She declines.) Solve: Correct!
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Naomi solves I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE BY JOHNNY CASH.

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$8,350	$11,950

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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EXPRESS: T (x3) (She hops on!) -$250: E (DUD!) ($3,000 crash)	$500: N -$250: A (DUD!)	$900: R -$250: O (x4) $600: F -$250: U -$250: I (x2) $700: W $700: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
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Dirk solves OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS and wins a FlightGuru trip to Barbados and stay at Waves Hotel & Spa worth $7,519.

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$8,350	$11,950	$10,369

After the break, Steve Daniels & Lauren Johnson of ABC 11 in North Carolina congratulate Wheel.

Triple Toss-Up!

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Teresa solves STUDIO APARTMENT.

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Dirk solves CONDOMINIUM.

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Dirk solves DOGHOUSE.

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$8,350	$13,950	$14,369

He then tries to spin the Wheel before the puzzle is revealed.

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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		$650: N (x3) -$250: I $650: G (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)
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$600: L -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($350)	$600: S Solve: Correct!
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Teresa solves CHANGING MY PLANS for the house minimum but also the lead.

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$8,350	$14,950	$14,369

Were we planning an endgame puzzle theme for the fifth round this entire time?

Round 5

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DING DING! DING DING!

We'll just have to see after Naomi gives the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: $600

+$1,000 = $1,600

Naomi: T (x2) ($3,200)
Teresa: H ($1,600)
Dirk: N ($1,600)
Naomi: E (x3) ($3,200)
Teresa: S (DUD!)
Dirk: R ($3,200)
Naomi: M (DUD!)
Teresa: P (x2) ($4,800)

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Teresa solves KEEP THE PARTY GOING.

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$8,350	$19,750	$14,369

We want Teresa to do exactly that, but only after she looks at these Bonus Round categories:

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PHRASE
EVENT

Teresa picks Things.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: I in AMERICA'S

The flipper clicks from the middle peg just before Pat starts grabbing the envelope. "Are you through, Wheel?"

Bonus Puzzle

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She tries to think of words that will fit, and she does not solve FAVORS AND GIFTS...

...and we can't gift her a new Ford. Teresa leaves with an all-cash total of $19,750.

In the final segment, Pat and Vanna invite Maggie to the stage again. One of the common questions Pat gets is if Maggie has a man in her life. Maggie walks out with her dog Jak, who she adopted a little over a year ago from the SPCA Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Maryland. Jak has his own Instagram at "jak_sajak". Pat recommends that other dogs with Instagram accounts follow him.

Last Edit: Apr 21, 2023 19:42:02 GMT -5 by logicman27

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April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap Apr 18, 2023 18:48:22 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 18, 2023 18:48:22 GMT -5

While not the biggest single main game winner, Rounds 1 and 2 made this a good game, and we did get to 5 rounds as well.

But as for the Bonus Round, I wasn't quite there. I did think of FAVORS with RSTLNE, so I would have picked F if I was playing and that would've given the second word to me. GIFTS isn't an easy word.

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April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap Apr 18, 2023 22:07:02 GMT -5

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Post by legotrolls54 on Apr 18, 2023 22:07:02 GMT -5

Apr 18, 2023 14:11:05 GMT -5 mechamind said:

In the final segment, Pat and Vanna invite Maggie to the stage again. One of the common questions Pat gets is if Maggie has a man in her life. Maggie walks out with her dog Jak, who she adopted a little over a year ago from the SPCA Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Maryland. Jak has his own Instagram at "jak_sajak". Pat recommends that other dogs with Instagram accounts follow him.

Here's the picture:

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April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap Apr 21, 2023 19:45:22 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Apr 21, 2023 19:45:22 GMT -5

The unclaimed D.C. trip was to Gaylord National Resort & 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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April 18, 2023 (Episode #7777) recap Apr 22, 2023 0:56:39 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Apr 22, 2023 0:56:39 GMT -5

Boy, it was the battle between all three contestants, especially Teresa and Dirk. While Teresa caught a break in Round 1, is it just me, or did Naomi seem a little nervous?

By the way, I was also stumped on the last word of the Bonus Round. But I one-lettered the first Toss-Up and no-lettered Rounds 2 and 3. We’ve had a lot of recycled puzzles lately, haven’t we?

And off-topic, Maggie’s dog is adorable. 😊

My rating: 6

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