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.

Season 39

Mon 1-17-22: $64,693
On Jeopardy: $36,800

Jennifer filled in her last word nicely with a P, a G and an O. She also got an O in the first word but that was all. She succeeded in
_ E R E _ _ O R _ S _ O _ A L _
it out before she even realized she had solved it. Jennifer won a MINI Cooper worth $36,195 on top of her $28,498 jackpot from the main game.

Tue 1-18-22: $28,096
On Jeopardy: $15,400

Dom put an M, a C and an A in the puzzle. He picked a G with his Wild Card but that wasn’t up there. Dom had no problem with the first word but he couldn’t find
_ _ L _ C E _ O S _ _ R _
with the second word. When this happens, Pat hates to show the bonus prize. However, he has to do it and this time, it was $39,000.

Wed 1-19-22: $24,550
On Jeopardy: $17,800

Rachelle didn’t get any help at all from the letters she chose. Don’t ask us how, but she came up with the last word right away.
_ A V I _ G A _ U _ C A _ _ Y _ U _ C _
like that must be upsetting when you can’t come up with the other word. Another $39,000 was lost.

Thu 1-20-22: $37,948
On Jeopardy: $71,400

Amy put an H, an M and two A’s in the bonus puzzle with her regular letters. Her
_ I L _ C _ R _ _ _ S _ _ S T E _
on a P. Pat thought a B would have worked better but I thought an F might have worked faster. The bonus prize was $39,000.

Fri 1-21-22: $19,198
On Jeopardy: $54,400

Tasha got two A’s out of the letters she chose. The category should have
B _ _ N _ F T R _ M _ N D _ U S H _ L _
to her. Pat did say “Food and Drink” before the clock started but Tasha didn’t find a starting point and she didn’t get the $39,000 bonus prize either.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show