Post by mechamind on Jun 1, 2023 17:00:38 GMT -5
Recap courtesy of genius2751
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
June 1, 2023
Galactic Celebration IV: A New Hope
Pat and Vanna are feeling "out of this world."
$1,000 TOSS-UP
MOVIE TITLE
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Ding!
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_ _ E _ _ _ _
Nancy knows it's been 40 years since the premiere of RETURN OF THE JEDI. Pat claims, "We almost had three broken thumbs."
We have three women duking it out tonight…
Nancy O'Laughlin: Wilmington, DE; retired educator (as of last summer) who worked in higher education for the past two decades; married to Michael for 42 years, has three sons who grew up with Star Wars toys and six grandsons who play with them
Victoria Boyle-Sprinkle: El Paso, TX; married to military pilot and fellow Star Wars nerd Adam, their wedding bands have the Han Solo/Princess Leia quotes "I love you/I know"; every room in their house has Star Wars material
Cindy Luckett: Costa Mesa, CA; enjoys paper crafting, including making pop-up 3D cards with flowers; stood in the rain for four hours to watch the 1 AM premiere of The Phantom Menace while she was pregnant, received a Luke Skywalker action figure for being one of the first 50 attendees
$2,000 TOSS-UP
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
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Ding!
C _ S T _ _ - M A D E
_ E C K L A C _
Time runs out for Victoria, but a COSTLY-MADE NECKLACE won't cut it.
C U S T _ _ - M A D E
N E C K L A C _
Cindy wears a CUSTOM-MADE NECKLACE. Pat refers to Return of the Jedi.
ROUND 1
EVENT
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_ N T E R _ A _ A _ T _ _
T R A _ E _
Uh, Nancy, I don't think an INTERGALACTIC TRADER is an EVENT. And she realizes her mistake after Victoria partakes in INTERGALACTIC TRAVEL for the $1,000 minimum. She won't turn down cash, says Pat.
Two L's and C's…
CROSSWORD/MYSTERY ROUND
SALAD [BLANK]
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Victoria flipped the MYSTERY wedge because she's "only here once."
B O W L
M A
S P I N N E R
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Cindy solves BOWL, BAR, SPINNER, MIX for $1,000 of her own.
Pat notes that the modest scores are another way of saying, "It's anybody's game."
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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Victoria was nervous when she landed on the EXPRESS wedge, but she became "awfully confident" by the time she called the D.
S P E N D I N G
Q _ _ L I T Y T I M E
T _ G E T H E R
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! Now that's way more like it – an excited Victoria and her travel partner will be SPENDING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER during their $11,996 cruise of the BAHAMAS! Pat thinks she has a new career as a train conductor.
Jim (dressed in Darth Vader garb) sends us to commercial break.
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
CHARACTER
#1
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Ding!
L _ _ _ O
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
Victoria IDs LANDO CARLISSIAN.
#2
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Ding!
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Victoria nails JABBA THE HUTT. Can she sweep this round?
#3
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Ding!
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Yes, our leader does, thanks to BOBA FETT! She says it's obvious she loves Star Wars.
ROUND 4
EVENT
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DING DING! DING DING!
VICTORIA'S FINAL SPIN: $1,900
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B _ T T _ _
C L _ _ _ C T _ C
B _ T T L E
Victoria wins this CLIMACTIC BATTLE in a buzzer-beating blowout – and total shock.
Pat jokes that Victoria's big total disqualifies her from playing the Bonus Round. Then he tells Nancy to say hi to her grandkids for her.
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $49,196
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Victoria introduces her parents Mike and Martha, she lands on the I in SPIN.
LIVING THING
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RSTLNE:
_ _ N _ _ _ _
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CDMA…
_ _ N _ C _ _
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…is of minimal help, and Victoria's best guess at the first word is FANCY. A FINICKY PUPPY won't reward her with $45,000, but she already has that and then some: $45,196, to be exact.
CHAT: After we see a plug showcasing Star Wars fandom, Pat emphasizes how it's passed down to future generations by handing a purple lightsaber to Maggie. While she's touched, he advises her not to "poke anyone to death."
Wheel of Fortune: Season 40 (2022-2023)
June 1, 2023
Galactic Celebration IV: A New Hope
Pat and Vanna are feeling "out of this world."
$1,000 TOSS-UP
MOVIE TITLE
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ F
_ _ E _ _ _ _
Nancy knows it's been 40 years since the premiere of RETURN OF THE JEDI. Pat claims, "We almost had three broken thumbs."
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$0 | $0 | $1,000 |
We have three women duking it out tonight…
Nancy O'Laughlin: Wilmington, DE; retired educator (as of last summer) who worked in higher education for the past two decades; married to Michael for 42 years, has three sons who grew up with Star Wars toys and six grandsons who play with them
Victoria Boyle-Sprinkle: El Paso, TX; married to military pilot and fellow Star Wars nerd Adam, their wedding bands have the Han Solo/Princess Leia quotes "I love you/I know"; every room in their house has Star Wars material
Cindy Luckett: Costa Mesa, CA; enjoys paper crafting, including making pop-up 3D cards with flowers; stood in the rain for four hours to watch the 1 AM premiere of The Phantom Menace while she was pregnant, received a Luke Skywalker action figure for being one of the first 50 attendees
$2,000 TOSS-UP
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ding!
C _ S T _ _ - M A D E
_ E C K L A C _
Time runs out for Victoria, but a COSTLY-MADE NECKLACE won't cut it.
C U S T _ _ - M A D E
N E C K L A C _
Cindy wears a CUSTOM-MADE NECKLACE. Pat refers to Return of the Jedi.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$0 | $2,000 | $1,000 |
ROUND 1
EVENT
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Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
| GIFT: 3 T's -$250: 2 E's BANKRUPT ($650/$600) (-$1,250 + GIFT) | $900: 2 R's -$250: 3 A's $500: 1 N Solve attempt… | |
$2,050 |
_ N T E R _ A _ A _ T _ _
T R A _ E _
Uh, Nancy, I don't think an INTERGALACTIC TRADER is an EVENT. And she realizes her mistake after Victoria partakes in INTERGALACTIC TRAVEL for the $1,000 minimum. She won't turn down cash, says Pat.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$1,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 |
Two L's and C's…
CROSSWORD/MYSTERY ROUND
SALAD [BLANK]
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Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
| $650: T | ||
-$250: 1 O -$250: 1 E $500: 1 R -$250: 1 A MYSTERY ($700): 1 B She flips it… BANKRUPT (-$400) | $650: 2 N's $900: 1 S -$250: 1 I No more vowels! $700: 1 P $850: 1 W $3500: F | $650: 1 M Solve attempt… |
$3,500 | $650 |
Victoria flipped the MYSTERY wedge because she's "only here once."
B O W L
M A
S P I N N E R
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Cindy solves BOWL, BAR, SPINNER, MIX for $1,000 of her own.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$1,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Pat notes that the modest scores are another way of saying, "It's anybody's game."
EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
| EXPRESS: 2 N's She HOPS ABOARD. -$250: 3 I's +$1000: 2 G's +$1000: 4 T's +$1000: 1 S -$250: 4 E's +$1000: 1 R +$1000: 1 P +$1000: 1 D +$1000: 1 Q +$1000: 1 L +$1000: 1 Y +$1000: 1 M +$1000: 1 H No more consonants! Solve attempt… | ||
$16,500 |
Victoria was nervous when she landed on the EXPRESS wedge, but she became "awfully confident" by the time she called the D.
S P E N D I N G
Q _ _ L I T Y T I M E
T _ G E T H E R
MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! Now that's way more like it – an excited Victoria and her travel partner will be SPENDING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER during their $11,996 cruise of the BAHAMAS! Pat thinks she has a new career as a train conductor.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$29,496 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
BAHAMAS |
Jim (dressed in Darth Vader garb) sends us to commercial break.
TRIPLE TOSS-UP
CHARACTER
#1
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Ding!
L _ _ _ O
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
Victoria IDs LANDO CARLISSIAN.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$2,000 | $0 | $0 |
#2
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Ding!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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Victoria nails JABBA THE HUTT. Can she sweep this round?
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$4,000 | $0 | $0 |
#3
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Ding!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Yes, our leader does, thanks to BOBA FETT! She says it's obvious she loves Star Wars.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$10,000 | $0 | $0 |
$39,496 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
BAHAMAS |
ROUND 4
EVENT
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DING DING! DING DING!
VICTORIA'S FINAL SPIN: $1,900
| Victoria | N | $0 |
| Cindy | R | $0 |
| Nancy | 3 T's | $5,700 |
| Victoria | S | $0 |
| Cindy | 1 B | $1,900 |
_ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _
B _ T T _ _
| Nancy | 2 L's | $9,500 |
| Victoria | 1 E | $0 |
| Cindy | P | $1,900 |
| Nancy | W | $9,500 |
| Victoria | 3 C's | $5,700 |
C L _ _ _ C T _ C
B _ T T L E
Victoria wins this CLIMACTIC BATTLE in a buzzer-beating blowout – and total shock.
Victoria | Cindy | Nancy |
$45,196 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
BAHAMAS |
Pat jokes that Victoria's big total disqualifies her from playing the Bonus Round. Then he tells Nancy to say hi to her grandkids for her.
CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $49,196
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPT | LOSE A TURN | REPEATS | MISSOLVES | OTHER |
| ROUND 1 | Cindy ($1,250 + GIFT) | Nancy ($2,050) | ||||
| ROUND 2 | T (Nancy), F (Cindy) | Victoria ($400, via MYSTERY) | ||||
| ROUND 3 | PERFECT ROUND | |||||
| ROUND 4 | N (Victoria), R (Cindy), S (Victoria), P (Cindy), W (Nancy) | Cindy ($5,700) | ||||
| TOTAL | 7 | 2 (-$1,650 + GIFT) | 2 |
BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES
- THINGS
- LIVING THING
- PHRASE
$100,000 BONUS ROUND
After Victoria introduces her parents Mike and Martha, she lands on the I in SPIN.
LIVING THING
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_ _ _ _ _
RSTLNE:
_ _ N _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
CDMA…
_ _ N _ C _ _
_ _ _ _ _
…is of minimal help, and Victoria's best guess at the first word is FANCY. A FINICKY PUPPY won't reward her with $45,000, but she already has that and then some: $45,196, to be exact.
CHAT: After we see a plug showcasing Star Wars fandom, Pat emphasizes how it's passed down to future generations by handing a purple lightsaber to Maggie. While she's touched, he advises her not to "poke anyone to death."
