Wheel of Fortune Season 41 (and Celebrity S4) Discussion Thread

[mechamind]

It's rare just for someone to pick up the Million-Dollar Wedge and hit the top prize (be it $100K or the Million) in the Bonus Round. Now we have avoided a $1,000,000 loss twice in a year. Back in 2012, there were two contestants who Bankrupted the wedge then hit the $100K, with one loss and one win.

I don't believe it has happened at all between 4/30/2012 and 4/6/2023, though we did have 8 contestants hit the $1,000,000 envelope in the Bonus Round during those 11 years.

[mechamind]

The $75,000 envelope is hit for the first time on the syndicated show. Too bad we couldn't get a win with this puzzle, but hopefully in the near future it will be won.

[Richie]

The $75,000 envelope is hit for the first time on the syndicated show. Too bad we couldn't get a win with this puzzle, but hopefully in the near future it will be won.

I felt Leah was doomed when she picked WHAT ARE YOU DOING.   I was right.   That puzzle was a killer!


I felt this puzzle JUST BLUFFING was the toughest of this week, with the THING puzzle UNWAVERING VOICE a very close second.   

...just to show picking THING OR WHAT ARE YOU DOING for Bonus Land often leads to disaster.   We have had only 1 out of 10 won in two weeks on Season 41 Wheel.

[mechamind]

HIMALAYAN SEA SALT. How the heck do you get a Toss-Up like that with just two letters?

[mechamind]

Now that's a good show. All three players exceeded $20,000 today! It happened in part due to a $5,000 Final Spin.

Appropriate that we finish with such high totals the same day that Celebrity Wheel debuts.

[Richie]

Now that's a good show. All three players exceeded $20,000 today! It happened in part due to a $5,000 Final Spin.

Appropriate that we finish with such high totals the same day that Celebrity Wheel debuts.

It's very rare for all three contestants in the civilian version to win over $20K.   That episode is definitely going to be very tough to beat.

EVENT in Bonus Land is 2 for 2.   I think we need to start picking that category.

[Richie]

Gosh Bellamie loves putting the Raw Deal list for the contestants to choose from before Bonus Land begins.

Only PHRASE has the lone win so far 1/4.   THING(S) 0/2.   As of today WHAT ARE YOU DOING 0/3.

And a cardinal rule for picking WHAT ARE YOU DOING for Bonus Land: AVOID the trap letters.   Tonight's contestant apparently picked them both and it doomed her.

[PGS25]

Bridget tried her best, but she reminded me of Vanna from the Wii version of the game in a few ways.

[Richie]

Ironically, after this week of tapings for the civilian version, the Raw Deal list all have 3 losses (PHRASE/THING/ WHAT ARE YOU DOING)

[mechamind]

HI BARBIE!
HI BARBIE!
HI BARBIE!
HI BARBIE!

...so, what do people think about this being used as a main game puzzle? I think it's a funny puzzle, though others might just think it's dumb.

[imhomerjay]

It's a funny moment from a huge hit movie. Makes perfect sense.

[PatrickRox80]

So $45,000 hasn't been hit yet in 30 shows. Is it too early to speculate that it's been retired?

[Richie]

So $45,000 hasn't been hit yet in 30 shows. Is it too early to speculate that it's been retired?

Something tells me the $45,000 is retired.   I think it's $40,000, $50,000, $75,000 or $100,000.

[mechamind]

We had some harder puzzles this week, including A COZY HOME and KICKING THINGS OFF over the past two days, and yet both these puzzles were solved. The only miss so far was WHISKED AWAY.

[mechamind]

BOX OFFICE tonight wasn't much easier. This could've easily been a 0/5 week, but it ended up 4/5! That's pretty good especially with those puzzles.