May 4, 2023 Recap

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May 4, 2023 Recap May 4, 2023 17:30:12 GMT -5

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S40, EPISODE #7789: WHEEL OF FORTUNE XL (4)

Airdate: 5/4/23

$1,000 Toss-Up

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I think Erica has been to a STADIUM CONCERT before.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette
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Thursday's contestants:
Erica Johnsen: Seattle, WA. A 40-year-old lady who likes to make up odd words
Mark Dolak: Oak Island, NC (it's pretty close to the beach). He's married to Kaitlin with 2 golden retrievers and likes to organize things (his closet full of T-shirts and long-sleeve shirts is color coordinated).
Antoinette Myers: Baltimore (but originally from Inglewood, CA). She plays a West African instrument with 21 strings called the kora (a precursor to the harp).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Erica's also seen some SPORTS BLOOPERS.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: collette vacation to Australia and New Zealand ($13,000)

Round 1

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ERICA	Mark	Antoinette
$700: 3 T's $500: M -$250: 3 A's -$250: 2 E's collette + $500: 4 S's $500 ($900): R -$250: 2 O's -$250: 5 I's -$250: 2 U's No More Vowels! $700: B $800: 5 L's brooklinen + $500: 3 F's Solve Attempt...
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Erica...blows the solve big time with A BEAUTIFUL SEA FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF STARS - I don't think there's that many stars under the sea.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette


	$500 ($700): K BANKRUPT! ($2,500) (-$500)	$500 ($700): Y Solve Attempt...
$10,050		$500
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Antoinette solves A BEAUTIFUL SKY FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF STARS for the house minimum.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette
$3,000		$1,000

XL MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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Erica	MARK	Antoinette
	MYSTERY ($800): S	$700: 2 T's -$250: 2 E's $600: N
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$600: W	$550: L MYSTERY ($650): R FLIPS...$10,000! -$250: A $650: G	$600: 4 C's $600: 2 H's -$250: 3 O's -$250: I Solve Attempt...
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Antoinette solves CHOCOLATE & COMPUTER CHIP.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette
$3,000		$5,250

Round 3 (XL Prize Puzzle)

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Erica	Mark	ANTOINETTE
		$600: 4 T's -$250: 2 O's $800: R -$250: 2 E's $3,500: W $650: C -$250: 2 I's MILLION ($550): K XL ($3,500): 2 S's -$250: U (?!)
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Erica IDs Eddie Money's TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE to go to HAWAII (Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa + $5K), a $13,200 prize package.

Erica	Mark	Antoinette
$16,200		$5,250
HAWAII		XL

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

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$2,000		$2,000

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Erica	Mark	Antoinette
$2,000		$4,000
$18,200		$9,250
HAWAII		XL

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,650

Antoinette	3 G's	$4,950
Erica	M		She tried to spin first.
Mark	2 S's	$3,300
Antoinette	2 A's	$4,950

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Antoinette's SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS.

FINAL SCORES

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$18,200	$1,000	$14,200
HAWAII	Consolation	(...)

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1			Mark		Erica
ROUND 2	S, G (Mark) N (Antoinette) W (Erica)
ROUND 3	U (Antoinette)
ROUND 4	M (Erica)
OVERALL	6		1 (-$500)			$51,000 unclaimed

WINNINGS SO FAR: $33,400

Erica's got that same list from last night (in a different order)...

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PLACE

Oh joy...

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Erica brought her hubby (Alex) and 9-year-old son (Max).

SPACE SPUN: W

Bonus Puzzle

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Here's AN OBVIOUS QUESTION, Erica - Why did you pick this category? Oh wait, you solved? Okay, you get the MERCEDES BENZ GLB 250 worth $48,010.

ERICA’S FINAL TOTAL: $66,210 ($10,000 plus the trip to Hawaii and the Mercedes)

Pat mentions how much money was given away this week - we could be on the track to a new season-high at this point.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: May 5, 2023 17:26:13 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.

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,931 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	May 4, 2023 Recap May 4, 2023 18:31:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on May 4, 2023 18:31:25 GMT -5 Did anyone else get a Wheel Watchers Club Email spoiling Erica's win before this episode aired tonight?

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May 4, 2023 Recap May 4, 2023 20:49:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 4, 2023 20:49:07 GMT -5

I guess we had to balance out for some good days with three straight rounds of crashes. That was just a painful main game, though still not to the extreme of 3/29/01.

Good thing for the Bonus Round, where I got the puzzle with RSTLNE. Just the O's made it obvious.

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May 4, 2023 Recap May 5, 2023 17:21:41 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on May 5, 2023 17:21:41 GMT -5

Two extremely bad chokes in the same game - back to normal!

BR: At least the producers were generous enough to not give her such a convoluted answer nobody would even say. I also RSTLNEd it.

5/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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Since it was May the Fourth, of course I had to put in a fun Star Wars puzzle for y'all to ponder about. Speaking of which, the Star Wars festivities over on Wheel will commence at the end of this month.

Last Edit: May 5, 2023 17:24:45 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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May 4, 2023 Recap May 6, 2023 1:08:18 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on May 6, 2023 1:08:18 GMT -5

Hoo boy – Erica and Antoinette’s major errors were painful to watch. As soon as Erica said SEA in Round 1, I knew we were in for a long night. But turnabout was fair play between them, and they had a tight match.

Thank goodness the vowel was all Erica needed in the Bonus Round! And hooray for a long-awaited win in this category! That really picked things up.

My rating: 6

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mrentertainment Posts: 23	May 4, 2023 Recap May 8, 2023 14:38:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrentertainment on May 8, 2023 14:38:11 GMT -5 I wanted Erica's 9 year old Max to scream when her mom won the bonus round, but she didn't. I said before and I'll say it again, kids have to scream when their mom and/or dad wins the bonus round.

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,931 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	May 4, 2023 Recap May 8, 2023 15:10:21 GMT -5 gameshowfandanny likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on May 8, 2023 15:10:21 GMT -5 ^ Um, why? What happens if they don't?

Post by logicman27 on May 4, 2023 17:30:12 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on May 4, 2023 18:31:25 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on May 4, 2023 20:49:07 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on May 5, 2023 17:21:41 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on May 6, 2023 1:08:18 GMT -5

Post by mrentertainment on May 8, 2023 14:38:11 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on May 8, 2023 15:10:21 GMT -5