It’s Wheel of Fortune, Big Money Week 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 5-6-19 $10,300
On Jeopardy: $20,401 (tournament score)

Coles had the potential to win a million. He got one G and two O’s from the letters he picked. Alas, they just weren’t in
V _ R _ H _ _ _ F U _ _ P O T _
It turned out that he chose a $36,000 card so it wasn’t a total disaster.

Tue 5-7-19 $23,100
On Jeopardy: $15,500 (tournament score)

Joey had a one-word puzzle with 8 letters in it. He had to know those last 3 letters
B _ _ A U S _ _ F _ H _ _ A _ _ G _ R Y
but he picked a G anyway. When that was the only extra letter he got, it was a lost cause. He did not get a Mercedes CLA 250C

Wed 5-8-19 $28,678
On Jeopardy: $20,600 (tournament score)

Mike added a D and an O to his puzzle, only filling in the obvious middle word. Well, there’s not much to say about it, except
F E _ P _ A _ E R S _ _ U _ D _ H _ _ S E
or even try to visualize 4 of the letters that were in there, so he didn’t have much of a chance to begin with. $36,000 was on the card.

Thu 5-9-19 $24,650
On Jeopardy: $24,650 (tournament score)

Brett only got a G and an I from the letters he chose. For the third day in a row, they were the obvious selections. It must be admitted that
T _ I _ A _ _ R _ A C _ W _ R _ S _ _ M _ T I M _ _
Most of the time, it doesn’t for reasons just as obvious as the letters. Another $36,000 card showed up.

Fri 5-10-19 $26,950
On Jeopardy: $24,650 (tournament score)

Melanie added an M, a C and an O to her bonus puzzle. That made the first two words very clear but trying
_ O _ A L _ I _ O _ _
proved to be futile. She lost out on a Mercedes CLA 250C.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show