It’s time to begin the Bellamie Blackstone era of Wheel! For the first time since Season 31, we start with a week other than Teacher’s Week, in this case, Wheel of Fortune XL in commemoration of the show’s 40th anniversary.
EPISODE #7621: ✨WHEEL OF FORTUNE XL✨
There’s a new Toss-Up wipe with multi-colored spokes and a black base.
$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ
F _ _ _ Y / _ _ A S O N S
O N / _ E L E V _ S I _ N !
Rasheim is incorrect with“FUNNY SEASONS ON TELEVISION!”.
F O R _ Y / S E A S O N S
O N / T E L E V I S I O N
We almost got a TRIPLE STUMPER right off the bat this season, but Adriana appropriately solves“FORTY SEASONS ON TELEVISION!”. The first three contestants of this potentially stellar milestone season…
Adriana Beals: married to Justin of six years with three children from Menifee, CA
Robin Cayetano: doesn’t like to fly but would go anywhere to go on vacation, married to Bernie of almost 20 years with two kids from Culver City, CA
Rasheim Donaldson: lawyer married to Amanda for five years with a 20-month-old daughter named Emery and loves quotations from Commack, NY
$2K Toss-Up: THINGS
E L E G A _ C _
A N _ / S T Y L E
Vanna’s known for her ELEGANCE AND STYLE, as Adriana tripled up.
FEATURED PRIZE: Croatia courtesy of Road Scholar (CROATIA)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Peter Thomas Roth
For this week only, the MDW is placed on $500 near $600 with the full wedge side up, similar to Celebrity WoF (though the shot of the wheel showed it on $500). If a player takes aMDW to the BR, there will actually be TWO million dollar envelopes available.The prize wedge is placed on that $500 space. Not only that, but there’s also anXL wedge placed on $850. If the player who claims it takes it to the BR and solves the BR puzzle, they win an additional $40K in addition to whatever they won from the envelope.
Round 1: SAME LETTER
Adriana: 4 T’s (CROATIA worth $11K+), E, 6 A’s, 2 R’s ($650), Same Letter of 6 G’s ($700), solve for $8K & CROATIA…
G _ A _ T
G _ G A _ T _ _
G R E A T
G A R G A _ T _ A _
She scared me at first after sayingGREAT, GIGANTIC, GREAT…, but then she corrected herself and got it right the second time. That was a GIANT, GIGANTIC, GREAT, GARGANTUAN round for her as she won the eight grand plus the Croatia trip worth $11,610- BIG PR!
There’s anotherMDW on the wheel placed on the other former 1/2 CAR location ($500 near $900). Also, the MW next to LaT moves to the normal prize wedge spot ($500 near $800) for this week only.
XL Mystery Round: SONG LYRICS
Robin: T ($600)
Rasheim: BANKRUPT near $650
Adriana: NULL CYCLE (Pat referenced the cycle by saying “back to you” on her first aired turn), 3 R’s ($800), 2 E’s, 2 A’s, 2 Y’s (Peter Thomas Roth), 2 O’s, U, I (NMV), LaT
Robin: solve for house minimum…
_ A _ Y / Y O U ‘ R E
A / _ I R E _ O R _
She solves Katy Perry’s “BABY YOU’RE A FIREWORK” when she could’ve gone for the B’s.
NOTE: The lettering for the penalty spaces on the contestant panels are changed: LaT and BANKRUPT now use Arial and Impact, respectively.
Adriana: $22,610 cash & Croatia | Robin: $1K | Rasheim: ZERO
XL PP/Express Round: LIVING THINGS
Rasheim: R (WC)
Adriana: N ($650), A, 2 S’s ($700), 3 E’s, 2 O’s, F ($500), P ($500), I (NMV- the graphic is updated for the first time since S24), D ($800), L ($650), C for CRITICAL DUD ($700)
Robin: just solves again…
I _ _ E N S E / P O D
O F / _ _ A L E S
She would likely see an IMMENSE POD OF WHALES on her trip to the BAHAMAS (Atlantis Paradise Island + $5K cash courtesy of XL) worth $12K.
Adriana: $22,610 cash & Croatia | Robin: $13K cash & Bahamas | Rasheim: STILL ZERO
Triple Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
1.
B _ A T _ N _
_ H _ / _ D D S
Adriana is BEATING THE ODDS.
2.
B _ _ _ _ _ _
_ H _ / B _ _ _ _ R
The other lady is BEATING THE BUZZER.
3.
B _ A _ _ _ G / A _ O _ N D
_ H E / B U _ H
Rasheim is BEATING AROUND THE BUSH to get off the gooseegg bench.
Speed-Up: CHARACTER
The first Final Spin of the season courtesy of Rasheim is set at $1,650 (he initially spun the BANKRUPT near $5K).
Rasheim: T
Adriana: 2 H’s
Robin: N (she called that during Adriana’s thinking time)
T H _ / _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
H _ _ _
Robin nails THE INCREDIBLE HULK for the Final Spin amount.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS |
| Round 1 | BIG PERFECT ROUND! | ||
| XL Mystery Round (aired) | T (Robin) | Adriana | Rasheim |
| XL PP/Express Round | R (Rasheim), C (Adriana) | ||
| Speed-Up | NONE | N/A | N/A |
| 5 TOTAL | 3 | 1 | 1 |
FINAL SCORES
Adriana: $24,610 cash & Croatia | Robin: $15K cash & Bahamas | Rasheim: $2K
GRAND TOTAL: $41,610
NO BANKRUPT TRASH!
The first set of BR categories this season for Adriana…
- THING
- PHRASE
- AROUND THE HOUSE
$100K Bonus Round
The car up for grabs on this season premiere week is a BMW X3. Her spin lands on AMERICA’S. Opening setup…
_ _ _ _ N _ / _ N
_ L _ _ N / S _ _ _ T
WGCO is an interesting combo, but that only adds a pair of G’s…
_ _ _ _ N G / _ N
_ L _ _ N / S _ G _ T
…but that’s all she needed to solve it, and this prize won’t beHIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT– the $45K (so this prize isn’t retired this season after all)! Her final total was $69,610 cash & trip.
Postgame Chat: Pat talks about the Roman Numerals XL. When the show does its 99th season, it’ll be doing “IC weeks”. 😛
MY RATING: 7 (orig. an 8; maingame could’ve been smoother)
