It’s Secret Santa Holiday Giveaway, 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 12-10-18 Wheel: $54,665
On Jeopardy: $24,801

Bev got 2 C from her consonants and her vowel was also a 2-hitter. She struck out with her first try but she
_ I _ _ _ E _ _ I L O _ _ _ E _ E _ D
a second later. Bev was delighted to win the Mercedes CLA worth $36,165. That was on top of the $18,500 she won in the main game.

Tue 12-11-18 Wheel: $18,514
On Jeopardy: $20,001

Giorgi got a G, an H, a P and an O, one of each letter she selected. This gave her the first word, but as too often happens, a compound word
G _ _ _ E D _ P T _ E _ _ R K S
She lost out on the Mercedes.

Wed 12-12-18 Wheel: $51,700
On Jeopardy: $23,601

Jacob scored with 2 C’s, a P and an A. That filled in the last word quite nicely and he had no problem supplying the first two. If there was an award for
_ 0 S _ E _ _ I _ E D _ O W _ N,
he surely would have won that. As it was, he won $36,000 on top of $15,700, topping his brother’s winnings of $40,000 something 15 years ago.

Thu 12-13-18 Wheel: $14,850
On Jeopardy: $22,700

Tyler got one C and one O from his letters. That offered him
N _ _ _ N _ R _ T _ _ I R E _ T I _ N
to the solution. Sadly, the rare $100,000 was on the card.

Fri 12-14-18 Wheel: $71,000
On Jeopardy: $14,200

Monica got one P and two A’s from her choices. That completely filled in the second word of the phrase and
I T _ I _ _ _ T T _ K _ L _ _ G
to get the second. She added a nice $45,000 to her coffers on top of $26,000 from the main game. Super!

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show