Wheel of Fortune: Leave Winter Behind 2019
It’s Wheel of Fortune, (Leave Winter Behind), 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.
Mon 1-28-19 $17,150
On Jeopardy: $31,601
Amy got one M and two I’s from her choices. The second word was obvious but she tried to match with a specific type, rather than a general one.
_ H A _ _ I _ N _ _ C _ _ P U _ E
So she did not win a MX-5 Miata GT.
Tue 1-29-19 $53,935
On Jeopardy: $20,001
Jeff got one J, one W, one D and 3 A’s.
H _ _ A S _ ‘ T _ U _ S S I _ _
He figured it out without the extra letters and that won him $36,000 on top of his $17,935 from the main game.
Wed 1-30-19 $50,550
On Jeopardy: $21,300
Gina successfully chose an H, a Y and an A, showing that she had
_ V _ R _ G _ _ _ I _ _ _
of what the first two words were and she came up with the right phrase with little effort. That earned her an extra $36,000 to go with the $14,550 she already won.
Thu 1-31-19 $11,500
On Jeopardy: $27,190
Jaylyn filled in an H, a D and two I’s but none of those letters gave him a lead. He was so disappointed when he saw the card that you might have thought another $100K was
G _ _ E _ I _ _ _ _ E _ I _ D,
but actually it was an MX-5 Miata GT. Read Jaylyn’s article about his Wheel of Fortune adventure
Fri 2-1-19 $55,500
On Jeopardy: $32,601
Patrick put a D, an M and two O’s into yet another puzzle that was fairly predictable. In fact, it was
_ H _ _ H _ R D _ A _ Y _ O L V _
this week and he got even more than what the puzzle said: $36,000 added to his $19,500 haul from the main game.
BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show
COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show