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.

New games this week (UK Getaway)
(These games were taped before the Covid-19 crisis)

Mon 8-3-20 Wheel: $72,511
On Jeopardy: $20,000

Ash put one C and one O in his bonus puzzle, with a potential million on the line. That didn’t seem like a whole lot to go with but Ash sure made it seem like
_ T W _ _ C H _ _ D ‘ _ P _ _ Y.
He came up with the answer in mere seconds. He didn’t win the million– he won a shiny new Mercedes SUV worth $41,565 to add to the $30,946 he already won.

Tue 8-4-20 Wheel: $20,498
On Jeopardy: $24,801

Jeremy got one D, one H and 3 I’s from his letters. That completely filled in the last word. A couple of those I’s went in the first but
T _ _ Y W _ R _ _ O _ _ L P
to Jeremy, who was thinking in more specific terms. He lost out on an extra $37,000.

Wed 8-5-20 Wheel: $23,448
On Jeopardy: $32,000

Ken got two F’s from his letters. The least likely of all his picks, it still told him what the last word was and he figured out the first on his own. Sadly, he was not familiar with that
D _ S _ R I P _ I _ N _ F _ H _ I _ _ M
and lost out on a new Mercedes SUV. Ken said that was okay, though– “I have a car already.”

Thu 8-6-20 Wheel: $27,700
On Jeopardy: $20,200

Ellen put 2 H’s and one A in the puzzle. She was still left with a lot of blanks and one totally empty word.
_ H A _ M A _ E I _ _ O U _ H
Heck! I’m not too sure it would have been a breeze even if she picked the key vowel. She lost out on an extra $50,000. Ouch!

Fri 8-7-20 Wheel: $19,948
On Jeopardy: $18,100

Kelsey added a G, two P’s and one A to a puzzle that only came with one N in it. A common mistake is picking a vowel one
_ L R _ _ D Y _ N O W _ I _ T H _ R _.
She did that and didn’t win the $37,000 on the card as a consequence.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show

COMMENT PUZZLE SOLUTIONS: show