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

Wed 5-1-24: On Wheel of Fortune: $60,900
On Jeopardy: $9,999

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? E M _ _ R _ _ N _
O N 🟪 _ 🟪 N E W 🟪 _ _ _ _ T E R

Greg chose the letters W, M, V and O. Pat didn’t think he ever saw that combo before. Greg got an M, a W and an O. It didn’t look like much to me, but Greg didn’t hesitate
_ _ L _ 🟪 _ 🟪 S E _ _ N _.
He solved it right away and was rewarded with an extra $40K.

BONUS PUZZLE SOLUTION: show

Tue 4-30-24: On Wheel of Fortune: $22,550
On Jeopardy: $15,200

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? _ _ _ I N G 🟪 T _ E 🟪 _ _ R

Russ chose the letters M, P, G and I. He got the I and G, the 2 letters he already knew would be there. That was no help, of course, but Russ never really had much of chance with this one. Whoever put this puzzle together was either very
_ L E _ E R 🟪 _ R 🟪 _ E _ N
depending on your point of view. Ironically, Russ lost out on a new Ford car.

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:
Wed 5-1-24: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995): “Doesn’t show her face around her own family for five years, then comes back and expects us to roll out the red carpet.”