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.

Mon 1-7-19 Wheel: $63,680
On Jeopardy: $7,400

Dan got one P and 2 C’s from his choices and that Wild Card yielded a very important M. So nice!
_ T W _ _S _ _ N _ P
after that, one that was rewarded with an extra $36,000 to add to the $27,680 he picked up earlier.

Tue 1-8-19 Wheel: $26,055
On Jeopardy: $26,001

Abena only got a lonely A out of her selections. The only word that began with that was the one she already knew by virtue of the other two being plural words.
T H _ _ _ T _ A T _ _ N L _ _ K _ D H _ P _ L _ _ _.
Well, actually, it was. Pat was holding one of the ubiquitous $36,000 cards.

Wed 1-9-19 Wheel: $19,350
On Jeopardy: $28,400

Wendy had worse luck than Abena did yesterday. None of her choices were in the puzzle!
S _ _ _ I _ N ‘ T _ _ V _ _ P _ _ Y _ _.
This time, the cost was $45,000.

Thu 1-10-19 Wheel: $51,150
On Jeopardy: $25,601

Justin had a Wild Card but only got 2 P’s out of his 4 consonants. For his vowel, he got 2 O’s. That game is a lot more challenging than this puzzle was for Justin. Perhaps he will include it at his
_ _ X _ H _ _ _ O W _ _ _ P _ R _ Y
to commemorate the day he won $36,000 for knowing it. He also won $15,150 in the main game.

Fri 1-11-19 Wheel: $15,050
On Jeopardy: $12,100

Kaia had the Million Dollar Wedge in the Wheel. She successfully picked 3 P’s, 2 H’s and one O. It looked so good, the audience was warned to keep mum. Somehow (omg!!) she misread the numbers of letters in the last word and realized that a second too late. Consequently, she didn’t
H I _ _ H _ M _ _ H _ R L _ D _
Yep, the million dollars was on the card. Incredible, but true.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show