Vipin Halloun

June 12-15: Wheel of Fortune XL Week I that aired September 12-15

During this week, there was no studio audience. A special opening sequence was used, featuring Roman numerals rapidly counting from one to ten, then twenty, then forty. This was followed by a montage of clips from throughout the week set to the music cue that typically opens traveling-themed weeks. To celebrate the show’s fortieth anniversary, an XL Wedge was added to Wheel. This wedge was placed on the $850 and played similarly to the MDW. Correct consonants called on it were worth the top dollar value per that round. If it was landed on, the “XL” glowed and the logo appeared on the contestant’s scoreboard. It offered an extra $40K in the BR if a contestant took it there and solves the Bonus Puzzle. It also remained on the Wheel for R4+. Because of the XL Wedge, the MDW moved to the $500 beside the $600 (with the full wedge side up), plus a second one was added to the $500 beside the $900 in R2 and the Prize wedge moved to the $500. Also, one of the MWs moved to the $500 next to $800. In addition, if the MDW was taken to the BR, two $1M envelopes would be present (replacing not only the $100K envelope, but also one of the $40K envelopes), and any wedges lost in R1 or R2 would be returned to the Wheel in the next round. Landing on one wedge while already carrying the other counted as a $1K wedge, as on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. The show’s logo also had a blue-violet XL behind it, identical to what appeared on the XL Wedge. An additional $5K was given with each Prize Puzzle and as Jim announced this, the “XL” logo appeared onscreen. It is also the Vacay and $40K Giveaway. Home viewers were able to submit each day’s Prize Puzzle to the show’s website for a chance to win the trip offered by each day’s Prize Puzzle and $40K cash. Finally, the BR envelopes had the XL logo on the top flap.

On Monday, there ws a cold open featuring Pat and Vanna promoting the theme on the darkened set and Jim did not introduce Pat and Vanna, as they were already in their positions after the intro. Furthermore, our newest admin, @jliu23232, broke the streak of @andynwof recapping the season premieres.

The $1K Tossup was FORTY SEASONS ON TELEVISION! and a “null” cycle was cut out of R2, as evidenced by Pat saying “back to you” on Adriana Beals’ first aired turn. Robin Cayetano spun only once the entire game, calling a wrong letter on $600 in R2. Even so, she solves that round’s puzzle along with R3’s, the second of the Triple Tossups, and the Speed-Up.

I should also mention that this episode was pre-empted in most West Coast markets: on NBC affiliates by the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards and ABC affiliates by a national broadcast of Monday Night Football (the latter of which runs long as results in the show not airing in its entirety in some markets that schedule it after the game). Because of this, the show announced on social media that any input would be accepted for the Vacay and $40K Giveaway.

On Tuesday, the CC did not include the exclamation point in the $1K Tossup puzzle GO BIG OR GO HOME! when it was solved, going against the precedent of the captions always using punctuation exactly as the board does. And for the first time, SHOW BIZ had a decade other than THE 80’s attached (90’s SHOW BIZ, in Round 1).

Jen Wright was faced w/ this FOOD & DRINK Bonus Puzzle…

_ E L _ _ _ _ _ S T _ _ _ _

DCMA gave her…

D E L _ C _ _ _ S T A _ _ _

W/o the F’s…

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…SHE BECAME THE FIRST $100K LOSER TO A BOX OF DELICIOUS TAFFY.

On Wednesday, Vanna wore a sleeveless top and pants.

During R3, when contestant Monique Nazario calls T, a C was accidentally shown in the “letter circle” and the Triple Tossups were categorized as THING instead of LIVING THING due to all of them being extinct animals.

Here’s the FUN & GAMES BR Ryan Zsiga was faced w/…

_ / R _ _ _ L _ L _ S _

He knew it already and said YFHA…

A / R _ Y A L F L _ S H

On Thursday, Valrie Brown solved the $2K Tossup CHEMICAL ENGINEER without buzzing in, but she was still awarded the solve (?!).

June 16th: America’s Game III, Weekend Getaways that aired January 30

The Friday episode of Wheel of Fortune XL I was replaced with this one (which I covered) due to the controversial EENIE MEENIE MINY MOE puzzle. In this replacement episode, too many duds were called in the Mystery Round including a CRITICAL ONE of K from Meg Clark, and in the next round, Mateena Hough PAINFULLY BANKRUPTed next to $650 to throw away $11,200 resulting in a $0 Prize Puzzle win. In the BR, Meg surprisingly DIDN’T GET BINGO NIGHT and let an easy $40K slip away. NO WAY this should’ve been lost.

June 19-23: Collette Week that aired January 16-20

During this week, the intro featured Pat and Vanna promoting the theme from an international locale, followed by travel footage set to the XL Week intro music. Home viewers could also submit each day’s Bonus Puzzle on the show’s website for a chance to win a Collette vacation.

@jpgenius covered the middle three episodes.

Here was the Speed-Up puzzle on Tuesday…

S _ R _ _ _ _ R R _ S _ _ R _ _ _ _ _

Carmon Pullen nailed STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!

During the closing chat, clips of Dom Estrada from 1/18/2022 were shown of his trips to Bern, Zermatt, and the Matterhorn with his wife Tawny.

During Wednesday’s closing chat, clips of Ash Colwell from 8/3/2020 were shown of his trips to Edinburgh, Florence, Pisa, and Siena (the first city’s in Scotland) with his mother Jill.

On Thursday, while Kilimanjaro Sally solves the second Triple Tossup, he ended up spinning only once, calling a wrong letter on $900 and for no apparent reason, the audience applauded when a correct letter was called in the Speed-Up Round.

Preston Leslie was the big winner and was faced w/ this PHRASE BR…

_ _ S T _ / _ _ _ E

CDMA and B gave him…

B _ S T A / M _ _ E

He would BUST A MOVE because…

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…HE BECAME THE FIRST $100K WINNER OF THE SEASON!!! His total in cash & merchandise was $126,450 — well done, sir! That win was for you, Jay Briscoe!

June 26-30: California Coast that aired September 19-23

During this week, the circular LED contestant backdrop was not used.

On Monday, Cynthia Joseph pulled a Robert Santoli the third Triple Tossup of SANTA CRUZ, R1 and R4 were played entirely by the contestants who began them, and Ashlee Martin solved the Speed-Up puzzle with no money.

The original R4 puzzle on Tuesday, DELAYED REACTION, was thrown out due to the “only vowels remain” beeps accidentally sounding despite the Y having not yet been revealed. This puzzle was later used on October 21.

During the closing chat on Thursday, Pat showed the proper pronunciation of Antigua on his cue card.

On Friday, Terresa Amidei pulled a Robert Santoli second Triple Tossup of STOP SIGN.

During the closing chat, Pat read a letter from a viewer who sent him a “frayed knot” (a worn-out rope tied in a knot), which was a pun on the term “afraid not”.

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