WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen

EPISODE #1650

Over $123K just waiting to be won and we had an all-male panel here…

George Davis: won $29,800 on Thursday including a $25K college annuity

Steve Ginino: won an all-cash total of $37,150 on Tuesday

Matt Sullivan: won $32,300 on Monday including $30K savings bonds

Free Spin Location: $400

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

George: BANKRUPT right off the bat
Steve: $350 T, $250 S, 5 E’s, $350 N, $350 W, A, no R on $900
Matt: BANKRUPT
George: no D on $200
Steve: LaT
Matt: $200 L, $400 M pair, couldn’t escape LaT
George: $1,500 H pair (NMC), solve…

H _ M E
S W E E T
H _ M E
A L _ N E

He solved HOME SWEET HOME ALONE (there’s actually a 2021 film with this name).

FEATURED PRIZE: Service Merchandise music package gift certificate (MUSIC) worth $3K

Round 2: PHRASE

Steve: $1,600 N quartet, $1,200 T trio, 2 O’s, A, H for FS, 2 I’s, no R on $400, used FS, S for MUSIC, 3 E’s, solve for $1,800 & MUSIC…

_ O _ / A I N ’ T
S E E N / N O T H I N ’
_ E T

YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET, boy- you’ve made a wise decision to use that FS to win the gift certificate

George: $1,500 | Steve: $4,800 cash & GC | Matt: ZIP

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Round 3: CLUE

Matt: $1,800 T pair (just made it out of BANKRUPT), $1,800 S pair (fell short of $3,500), $250 P (just missed $3,500 this time), $2,700 R trio, A, O, $550 N, $1,100 K pair, solve for $7,700…

_ R / S P O _ K
_ N / S T A R
T R _ K

He botched the solve with DR. SPOCK ON STAR TREK. George then said an $800 M…

M R / S P O _ K
_ N / S T A R
T R _ K

The character was MR. SPOCK, but he made the same preposition mistake as Matt. Steve then said the last consonant of a $1K C…

M R / S P O C K
_ N / S T A R
T R _ K

…and solved MR. SPOCK IN STAR TREK, but his response of “pointy eared guy” wasn’t enough for the bonus. Matt couldn’t come up with anything, but George knew he’s portrayed by Leonard Nimoy.

George: $2K | Steve: $5,800 cash & GC | Matt: BAD SHAPE

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: family vacation to Orlando Florda courtesy of Delta Airlines (FLORIDA) worth $9,992

Round 4: THING

George: instant BANKRUPT near $600
Steve: $550 T, no R on $250
Matt: no S either on $900
George: $350 N, $900 D, 2 A’s, $600 M, E, 2 I’s, $1K L pair, $200 F, no G on $350
Steve: $550 H, SPEED-UP

_ L A _ _ / A N D
_ H I T E
F I L M

Consonants were worth $400. He then said B…

B L A _ _ / A N D
_ H I T E
F I L M

…and solved BLACK AND WHITE FILM for $1,500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	MISSOLVES
Round 1	R (Steve), D (George)	2 (Steve, Matt)	2 (George, Matt)
Round 2	R (Steve)
Round 3				2 (Matt, George)
Round 4	R (Steve), S (Matt), G (George)		George
13 TOTAL	6	2	3	2

FINAL SCORES
George: $2K (left with $31,800) | Steve: $7,300 cash & GC ($44,450 so far) | Matt: SHUTOUT

GRAND TOTAL: $9,300
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

The motorhome and Colorado ski vacation were the two prizes left. While Julie from Wednesday was sweating it out, Steve chose _ H _ E _.

Category: PLACE

This is a famous city…

_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ L L _ N _ _ S

He knew it already and said CHGI…

C H I C _ G _
I L L I N O I S

I’m so sorry, Julie, but Steve IDed Justin Beaugard’s hometown of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS for the Dolphin motorhome worth $28,475. After he reintroduced his family, his final total was $72,925 cash & prizes!

MY RATING: 8 (B-) (if only Round 3 had gone better)