It’s Wheel of Fortune, America’s Game and we’re posting the Bonus Puzzle with the winner’s final prize amount. By way of comparison, the Jeopardy! payoff is also included with a link to the recap of that game.

Theme: Disney Secret Santa

Vanna is hosting while Pat Sajak recovers from surgery. Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse are turning the letters over

Mon 12-16-19 $17,961
On Jeopardy: $34,401

Austin put one H and two A’s in her bonus puzzle. Once again, that helped
S _ R _ _ U _ _ H _ A R _ I _ L _ S
but was not enough to figure out the phrase and win the $37,000 on the card.
VJ’s note: Incredibly, I figured this out before Minnie Mouse turned Austin’s letters over because the puzzle from (Friday) 5/17/19 popped in my head and I recognized the pattern– same puzzle with one word added. It was one of those times you wish someone was watching it with you! 🤣

Tue 12-17-19 $59,878
On Jeopardy: $18,799

Spiros added 3 C’s and one A to the puzzle. He gave Vanna the answer
I _ T H _ _ A M _ _ _ C O _ D
the timer started. Imagine if the prize was $10,000 for solving it that fast and then went down $1,000 for each extra second it took. Nevermind… $37,000 is way better! That’s what Spiros added to the $22,878 he won in the main game.

Wed 12-18-19 $20,237
On Jeopardy: $8,218

Justin put one H and 3 O’s into his bonus puzzle. He zeroed right in on the first two words. Unfortunately, the last word was
_ O T O _ _ I S _ A _ A _
He lost out on an extra $37,000.

Thu 12-19-19 $61,311
On Jeopardy: $17,000

Frederick showed that he knew that last word by picking a J and Y. He also was successful with one O. As for the middle word, he
N _ _ D _ D N _ _ X _ R A _ _ L P
Frederick solved it in a jiffy and added $37,000 to the $24,311 from the main game.

Fri 12-20-19 $24,645
On Jeopardy: $25,000

Michelle got a P and two A’s out of her letters. That left the
_ A S _ _ O R _ _ I _ E O _ E N
with too many possibilities for a quick solve. Michelle lost out on $37,000.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show