Official Season 31 Information

Saw a recent pic with the MDW's new home... yeah... not impressed.

Something special for Valentine's Day? Otherwise I have no idea

That is WAY more of a stretch than the 30-related stuff...

^ When has Dan NOT read too much into something?

Why can't you people just wait for the season to premier to fine out what is changing? It's like all you want to do is get to the bottom of things of what is changing for the new before it even premiers. Like if the Prize Puzzle started offering more then just trips you people would want to know what it is. You need to wait in life and not go 200 mph.

Some other tidbits Rory discussed with me (that I can share)...

- "Taste of the Good Life" is a food-themed week, so probably no "Fabulous Food" week this season. It also uses mostly pre-recorded closings.

- Currently, show staff does not yet know how, or if, they will celebrate the 6,000th show.

- No signs of another road trip for Season 31, but Wheel has been invited back to the Venetian and Palazzo, so they may be going back for Season 32.

- Same Name is still inconsistent with &/AND, as one of the puzzles during "Taste of the Good Life" week spells the word out, as well as a puzzle during "Season Premiere" week. Rory told me the answer to the "&" one (even though I told him not to ) and the "uncommon words" are both lengthy, much like the two Same Names in S30 that used &. To see what it looks like in blank form, show the "Spoiler" below if you wish (I won't tell anyone the answer, not that anyone could no-letter it anyway ).



There's still no "pattern" to this, though, as "AND" easily fits on the second row, and puzzles have been done like that before (ENGAGEMENT / AND WRESTLING / RING and even LEMON / MERINGUE AND / SWEETIE / PIE, both appearing last February), so it doesn't appear to have anything to do with length or puzzle formation deciding with version of "and" gets used.

On top of that, this is Wheel of Fortune we're talking about. This is the same show that didn't try in the least to keep a Million Dollar Win under wraps (twice!). This is also the same show that releases weekly promos that offer up tons of spoilers. They'll release images before the season premiere and let's not go down the path of the tons of behind-the-scenes photos posted on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by show staff and contestants alike.

Once a toe has been dipped into the well of temptation, it's hard not to jump in. Well, here we have a case of an entire leg being dipped into the well. They want us to know about this stuff before it airs and watch because of it.

But that's enough of going off topic.  :whistle:

On Topic:

I'll guess that they switched the format for one show just "because" and to try it out. It'll probably just be a one episode thing (unless they've had other episodes that have flipped the Express around) that will go unmentioned by the show, but serve as noteworthy fodder for the Wiki.  I could've sworn there was a point when Mystery and PP flipped around a bit in the middle of a season. Or was I just dreaming?

Very well said by Ryan, Dan, and JJ. All the stuff revealed can generate good discussion and speculation (when it's rational, anyway. ).

(Hi, Amber. :wave:)      [Inside joke. Don't mind it.]


And JJ, the first six taping days of S29 used the same round structure in S28: Jackpot/Normal/Mystery, with PP randomized to R2 or R3, but then was changed to Jackpot/Mystery/PP, and since they tape weeks out of order and "sixth shows", the first episodes with the latter structure aired in October 2011, though episodes with the previous structure aired sporadically as late as January 2012. (see here)

You know, I didn't think the Bonus Wheel could get any darker or less visible. I hope it's only for the Vegas shows.


Just for the general record, the bolded portions weren't originally there.