It’s Winter Break on 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 12-3-18 Wheel: $12,300
On Jeopardy: $33,801

Natalie got one M and one O out of her letters. That filled in most of the first word for her. Of course, she knew the second one. The third one was
S _ I _ _ A M _ S _ E R _
when the buzzer went off. No $36,000 today.

Tue 12-4-18 Wheel: $61,340
On Jeopardy: $19,800

Angela didn’t get any of her consonants, not even the 4th she picked with a Wild Card. But her vowel choice of A was a real ringer. She got 4 of them and that
M _ _ _ A _ _ T H _ _ I _ _ _ R _ N C _.
Her $25,340 was augmented by $36,000. Nice!!

Wed 12-5-18 Wheel: $58,310
On Jeopardy: $27,601

Kristin got one of each consonant she chose and one O on the vowel side.
_ _ A _ _ I _ _ _ E _ R I _ _
and she pocketed an extra $36,000 on top of her $22,310. Suh-weet! Two big paydays in a row.

Thu 12-6-18 Wheel: $11,800
On Jeopardy: $18,900

Stephanie got 2 H’s out of her letters but that wasn’t enough to
S _ _ N _ A L _ G _ _
on the first word. She lost out on a Ford Escape.

Fri 12-7-18 Wheel: $16,300
On Jeopardy: $29,201

Andy started out with a 2-word puzzle with only one S showing. He scored a P and 3 A’s from his letters, all in the second word, but
G _ _ A T B A _ _ S O _ _ I _ _ !
He didn’t have a chance with all blanks in the first word and missed that extra $36,000.

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