Wheel of Fortune Season 40 (and Celebrity S3) Discussion Thread

[blozier2006]

Interesting that this week only the top three teams get to play in the Friday Finals.

Well, that is generally how the Friday Finals work, as a rule...

[mechamind]

History with the various news sites out there tells me that the guess of PLAYING WITH BALLS in the Speed-Up Round is going to make headlines.

[Richie]

Well, that is generally how the Friday Finals work, as a rule...

They haven't used that Friday finals rule since September 21, 1998.   This is the first time in a very long time...

[RatRace10]

^ They did it one more time for an NFL week in January 1999. Nobody won the Bonus Round that week, including the winning finalists.

[PGS25]

Just when you thought the show couldn't get more weird or crazy.

[Richie]

Yikes we are 0/2 for Bonus Land this week and unfortunately WHAT ARE YOU DOING was picked for a second consecutive time this week.

...but this time, this puzzle had a trap.   I apparently fell for the trap.   Not nice Bellamie.

I think we need to deviate from picking WHAT ARE YOU DOING for now...

[mechamind]

...but this time, this puzzle had a trap.   I apparently fell for the trap.

I actually didn't fall for the trap. Somehow, MAKING A WILD COMEBACK was my first thought. I did, however, have their guess as a backup.

Also, to do with the Triple Toss-Ups...how does MAXING OUT MY CREDIT CARD fit under Fun & Games?

[Richie]

I actually didn't fall for the trap. Somehow, MAKING A WILD COMEBACK was my first thought. I did, however, have their guess as a backup.

Also, to do with the Triple Toss-Ups...how does MAXING OUT MY CREDIT CARD fit under Fun & Games?

MAXING OUT MY CREDIT CARD is more WHAT ARE YOU DOING.   FAIL on the producers on that one.

mechamind you did great with the Bonus puzzle not falling for that trap.   It WAS between MAKING A WILD COMEBACK or MAKING A BOLD COMEBACK.

[Richie]

I thought AROUND THE HOUSE on tonight's episode for Bonus Land was a good choice.   NOT TODAY.


Damn that was a very hard puzzle.   They are really pulling out all the stops with these Bonus puzzles this week.

[Richie]

We are apparently not doing very well in Bonus Land this week and in 2023, we have NOT had a skunked week.

The top three teams get to face off in the Friday Finals.   

Any bets if the Raw Deal list is used for Bonus Land for the Friday Finals?   In my honest opinion, I'm gonna say yes.

[Richie]

I was right with PHRASE and THING as two choices but EVENTS was the third option.   I apparently picked EVENTS along with Grant and Natalya.

...Bellamie, that puzzle was VERY hard.   I did NOT get that one.   I think this week was overbudget methinks.

[Richie]

We have College Spring Break On Wheel this week...

...is it just me or is Bonus Land getting harder and harder?   We have no Bonus Land win since March 22, 2023.

[mechamind]

We're thinking more about the Round 1 puzzle this time, FLIPPING OPEN MY NEW FLIP PHONE for Fun & Games and following the "X'ing a/an/the X" pattern again.

Coincidentally, I got a news article on my Android phone today about "dumb phones" (another term for a flip phone) becoming popular among Gen Z. The contestant who solved said she didn't have one, but it's possible that one of them will...not that we'll ever know about it. 

[mechamind]

So for the first time in decades, someone's Final Spin had to be redone on air. And again. And again. The blue contestant had to spin the Wheel four times.

I actually remember watching in first-run long ago and seeing Pat spin the Wheel four times before cutting to the board. Presumably, that was the January 25, 1994 episode.

(Yes, they simply edited it out before this, and they'll probably continue after this, but it's always funny to see it happen.)

[Richie]

...and Bonus Land's losing streak ends at 8.   It was a tricky puzzle, BUT the contestant picked some smart letters.

I'm surprised this season alone, PEOPLE is getting more wins than PERSON.   PERSON has 9 losses, THING has 8 losses.