Yesterday on the Wheel of Fortune

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.

These common letters are always turned over in the bonus puzzle before the player chooses letters: R, S, T, L, N, E

Mon 4-29-24: On Wheel of Fortune: $61,133
On Jeopardy: $27,599

PLACE: P R _ _ A T E 🟪 _ _ _ E A _ A _

Krystalanne chose the letters B, P, M and A. With that, she added a P and 3 A’s to the mix. The 2 A’s in the last word turned out to be critical
T _ 🟪 _ E R 🟪 _ _ _ L _ T _
to solve the puzzle. After a few wrong guesses, she landed on the solution and it was worth an additional $40K.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTION: show

Fri 4-26-24: On Wheel of Fortune: $16,500
On Jeopardy: $20,500

LIVING THING: H _ N E _ S _ _ _ L E

Kate chose the letters D, H, M and I. She only got one H but it started the puzzle off and “h”onestly, that should have been enough. I thought it would jump right out at her. Unfortunately, it didn’t. These are the puzzles that make me
_ _ N T 🟪 T _ 🟪 _ R _,
especially when Pat is holding a $100K bonus prize.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTION: show

I’ve been playing Phrasle online everyday for a while now, mainly because some of the phrases bring back memories. I’ve decided to post the previous day’s solution here because I think it’s also a useful tool in helping one recognize word patterns (sort of like cryptograms). Give it a try!

Yesterday’s Phrasle Solution:
Mon 4-29-24: THE BYSTANDER EFFECT
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Spectacle (2011): “It’s called the bystander effect. Nobody does anything because they think someone else will.”