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We review movies, games, music and such. Whether you're catching up with some of the latest in mostly game shows & catching a dose of sarcasm & gags or want to visit a blast from the past & you can't get past what was a hit & what was a miss, you came to the right place! Oh, and watch out for Matt Gutman, George Stephanopoulos, Mike Richards and such! No, really.
Shelby: $66,000
Ronnell: $3,200
Jordan: $16,190
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $600
Scary moment:
Bonus Round Win?: Yes and gave Matt Gutman a low blow
Adam’s Rating: 6 (terrible first half)
Skipps’ Rating: 7 (C-)
My Rating: 7 (C-)
Don’t you ever scare us like that again, Mr. Gutman.
Done with help from Byron Smith and cbs.com.
How Many Perfect Deals?: 3 2 (Caroline goes for the Big Deal)
Big Deal (Caroline):
SD (#3): Tempo gym + punching bag & training lessons ($3,745) – OUT
MD (#2): Office incl. MacBook Air
BD (#1): Jeep Cherokee
Quickie Deals
Kristy: Anything that goes w/ popcorn – BUTTER WOULD DO
Kaylani: Chopsticks (J)($500) – $
My Rating: 7 (C-)
Most stations did not air this episode due to a special report. Also, Sammy Sosa was on a Colonial Penn commercial during this episode.
Daily Double Correct Answers: 2
Final Jeopardy! Correct Answers: 1 (out of 2)
Zonked Out Before Final Jeopardy: Joe
Winner: Christine ($14,001 (4-day $73,602))
Adam’s Rating: TBA
My Rating: 5 (D-)
Double Prices: W
Any Number: W
Check Out: L
Showcase Showdown Winner #1: Linda
Flip Flop: L
Hot Seat: L
Cover Up: L
Off to the FFBC: Edwin C.
Showcase Showdown Winner #2: Phaedra
Showcase Winner: Phaedra ($34,049)
My Rating: 6 (D+)
Kenny Smith was on a Colonial Penn commercial during this episode.
Jaskaran Singh, as the Jeopardy! National College Champion, is your Contestant of the Week. He stood out as one of the likely favorites during a very ugly Quarterfinals round, came from behind & advanced w/ the highest Semifinal score of them all, proved dominant in Game 1 of the Finals and did his part & wagered well in Game 2, and took home the $250,000 grand prize.
Honorable mentions:
-This year’s return of Dream Car Week turned out to not be a good one, that is until Melissa Parrigo safely $1-bidded her way to play the final Dream Car game… Ten Chances for the feature Dream Car of the Week… a ’22 Audi E-Tron worth a whopping $123,950. She played her cards well and WON THE AUDI AS WELL AS THE SMALLER PRIZES TO TAKE THE SEASON 50 LEAD IN WINNINGS w/ $125,616!!! But wait, we’re not done yet — She also wins $1K from the Big Wheel and goes on to the showcase after winning the bonus spin-off (after a dud spin that turned out to have worked out for her even though she just barely missed out on landing on the dollar & winning the Alfa Romeo). Now did she win her showcase? YES! But it was the smaller one because she passed on the larger one containing another car because she was already happy w/ the Audi, all rounding out for a final total of $159,040 in prizes!!!!!
-We had four Bonus Round winners on 25 Words or Less this week. Now let’s try for a PBRW.
-As of ant0824’s writing Team Norway is up to a whopping 37 medals in the Winter Olympics
-Susie has snapped the very long Big Deal drought that has spanned over the majority of this month, although her reasoning in going for the Big Deal was a selfish one (It’s so she won’t have to share w/ her grandchildren — Some grandma you are, lady. -__- But it worked out).
-We started Dream Car Week w/ our sixth Car Winners’ showcase this season, and Felicia Hunt won w/ $72,107.
-I know this isn’t exactly a fit for this post, but Amy Schneider has gotten engaged!
Sigh…… okay. Let’s try to make this quick. Every Wheel contestant this week win or lose are your Zonk Contestants of the Week on what might have been one of, if not THE WORST week of the entire series, just two weeks after our awesome Bed & Breakfast week that saw three consecutive $100K wins. It’s not just the effects of the budget, it’s also the lack of competence of most of these contestants (maybe they took in those who would normally have been rejected and save the better ones for another week when the budget has stablized). One baffling misplay after another. Painful penalty spins. Cycles of penalty spins or duds/DQs. Some of which has gone viral and some VERY NOT SAFE FOR WHEEL. And even a technical goof by the crew. The worst of it occurred on Wednesday, and Thursday wasn’t far behind. Unsurprisingly (& deservingly), we had been SKUNKED for the first time all year long (third overall this season) and netted a NEW SEASON-LOW in winnings of $148,992 (lowest for a full week since the second AG week of 2018). A week like this could crack even the most dedicated & normally optimistic of Wheel fans, especially when the theme week was directly related to a vacation he went on back last November, and that is exactly what happened to Andynwof, forcing him to take time off to recover & Nickskapower will take reign there. Well, so much for being “quick”, but the sooner we can put this Hawaiian nightmare behind us, the better. But don’t get too excited over the next few weeks or maybe even the rest of the season as the budget recovers from B&B week and other things. I don’t think I even need to list too many dishonorable mentions this week as this pretty much covered it.
Only a couple of dishonorable mentions I can mention after this:
-Brutal playing of the luxury car game Triple Play.
-Same happened for Remember When.
-Those who have lost Dream Cars and caused Car Wipeouts this week.
-More Daily Double skunks and more FJ! Triple Stumpers.
-Team USA puts together a disappointing performance yet again in the Winter Olympics only gathering a lackluster 8 gold medals and outright dismal performances in skiing, hockey & more.
Let’s please never talk about this week again.
Total for this Week: $148,992 (DESERVING SEASON-LOW)
Total for the Season: $6,440,131
BR Win Record: 42-78 (.350)
BR Car Wins: 12
Prize Wedge Wins: 27
Gift Tag Wins: 25
MW Wins: 4
MW was Flipped-Declined: 45-13
MW Flip was $10K-Bankrupt: 16-29
$10K MW was next to LaT: 23
$10K MW was next to $650: 22
Express was Played-Passed: 35-4
-Gone all the way: 23
-Stopped too soon: 0
-Crashes: 12
WC Usages
-Maingame: 6 (1 on $600, 1 on $900, 2 on $2,500, 2 on $3,500)
-BR: 13
5-Round Games: 9 (one went to R6 on Feb. 22)
Gooseegg Victims: 26
Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 1 (on Jan. 17)
Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 19
Red Winners: 33
Yellow Winners: 51
Blue Winners: 36
This Week’s Bankrupt Trash: $25,550
Total Bankrupt Trash for the Season: $651,364 + 1 trip of unknown value
Biggest BANKRUPT: $18,500 (Jan. 14)
WCs Lost to BANKRUPT: Week: 2; Season: 28
MDWs Lost to BANKRUPTs: Week: 0; Season: 8
Top-Winning Totals: $126,550 (Feb. 8), $121,638 (Feb. 9), $116,700 (Feb. 7)
Bottom-Winning Totals: $12,950 (Feb. 24), $12,750 (Sept. 29), $12,590 (Feb. 23)
Season-High Week: $488,275 (Bed & Breakfast)
Season-Low Week: $148,992 (Hawaii Week)
Final Spins This Season
$1,500 FS: 35
$1,550 FS: 5
$1,600 FS: 19
$1,650 FS: 18
$1,700 FS: 17
$1,800 FS: 2
$1,850 FS: 3
$1,900 FS: 16
$6K FS: 5
Bonus Round Stats
PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 7
2-3 Weeks: 4
1-4 Weeks: 9
SKUNKINGS: 3 (Total Taping Day Washouts: 1)
MDBRs: 4
Letter Combo Wipeouts: 5 (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)
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PERSON/PEOPLE: 8/22; 3-5
PLACE(S): 10/29; 3-7
THING(S): 8/117; 2-6
PHRASE: 25/80; 10-15
EVENT: 5/11; 2-3
OCCUPATION:
SHOW BIZ: 2/2; 1-1
AROUND THE HOUSE: 10/20; 4-6
FOOD & DRINK: 10/12; 4-6
FUN & GAMES: 2/2; 2-0
IN THE KITCHEN:
LIVING THING(S): 13/29; 6-7
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 22/30; 3-19
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 5/6; 2-3
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$39K: 20/61
$45K: 5/10
$50K: 1/3
$100K (or $1M): 4/7
CAR: 12/39
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BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 2
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 2
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My Weekly Rating: 0 (Z-)
Again, I would like to give my congratulations to Jaskaran Singh for becoming the Jeopardy! National College Champion & Amy Schneider for the engagement.
Total Winnings This Week: $101,902 (+$400K in NCC prizes) (another SEASON-LOW)
Total Season Winnings: $4,783,160
Total Combined Coryat This Week: $170,200 (+$73,600 from NCC)
Total Combined Coryat for the Season: $4,952,200
Total Lach Trash (Triple Stumpers) This Week: $60,800 from 58 (SEASON-WORST) triple stumpers (+$17,000 from 16 triple stumpers from NCC)
Total Lach Trash (Triple Stumpers) for the Season: $1,254,200 from 1,090 triple stumpers
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses)
-This Week: $38,600 (+$17,400 from NCC)
-Season: $1,048,000
Correct/Incorrect
-This Week: 234/40 (+103/17 from NCC)
-Season: 6,733/1,028
Rebounds/Rebound Attempts
-This Week: 15/16 (+7/9 from NCC)
-Season: 399/523
Unplayed Clues ($ left on board)
-This Week: 1 ($400)
-Season: 25 ($19,600)
Most Unplayed Clues
-Day: 4 (Nov. 23)
-Week: 4 (Wk. 11)
Most $ left on board from Unplayed Clues
-Day: $4,000 (Dec. 14)
-Week: $4,000 (2x)
Best Weekly Winnings: $278,800 (Wk. 3)
Worst Weekly Winnings: $101,902 (Wk. 24)
Best Individual Coryat: Matt Amodio (Oct. 8; $38,000)
Worst Individual Coryat: Matt King (Nov. 23; -$6,400)
Best Combined Coryat: $51,200 (Oct. 8)
Worst Combined Coryat: $20,600 (Oct. 19; Regular Play); $18,600 (Feb. 16; NCC Quarterfinals Game 12)
Best Weekly Coryat: $222,200 (Wk. 1)
Worst Weekly Coryat: $164,200 (Wk. 14)
Lowest One-Day Lach Trash: $400 (Jan. 6)
Biggest One-Day Lach Trash: $19,600 (Oct. 19)
Least Maingame Triple Stumpers for One Day: 1 (Jan. 6)
Most Maingame Triple Stumpers for One Day: 17 (Feb. 24; Regular Play); 19 (Feb. 16; NCC Quarterfinals Game 11)
Least Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one day: $800 (Jan. 11)
Most Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one day: $16,200 (Nov. 23; Regular Play); $21,200 (Feb. 16; NCC Quarterfinals Game 12)
Lowest Weekly Lach Trash: $19,400 (Wk. 1)
Highest Weekly Lach Trash: $62,200 (Wk. 6)
Lowest Weekly Triple Stumpers: 20 (Wk. 1)
Highest Weekly Triple Stumpers: 58 (Wk. 24)
Least Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one week: $20,400 (Wk. 17)
Most Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one week: $48,800 (Wk. 14)
Biggest One-Day Score: Matt Amodio (Oct. 4; $83,000)
$50,000+ Wins: 19 (There was also a $50K+ 2nd place finish)
Biggest Champions: Matt Amodio ($1,518,601; Regular Play; Carryover from last season); Sam Buttery ($100,000; Professor’s Tournament); Amy Schneider ($1,382,800; Regular Play)
Lowest-Scoring Win: Dane Reighard (Nov. 9; $6,799)
Lowest Departure-Score: Carrie Cadwallader ($7,500 + $2K consolation)
Lowest Score: Matt King (Nov. 23; -$6,400)
Daily Double Sweeps This Week: 1 (+1 from NCC)
Daily Double Sweeps for the Season: 43
Perfect DD Weeks: 1
Daily Double Shutouts
-This Week: 1
-Season: 9
Unplayed Daily Double Clues (DD clues gone to waste)
-This Week: 0
-Season: 0
Final Jeopardy! Sweeps This Week: 2
Final Jeopardy! Sweeps for the Season: 22
FJ! Triple Stumpers
-This Week: 1
-Season: 24
FJ! Busts (Finish with $0)
-This Week: 0 (Champion Busts: 0) (from NCC)
-Season: 26 (Champion Busts: 1)
Aced Games (Must be 3-for-3 each for DDs & FJ): 3
Total Washouts (0-for-X each for DDs & FJ): 0
Gooseegg Victims Before FJ!: 11 (Champion Gooseeggs: 0)
Total Trainwrecks (No Winner): 0 (Times no one qualified for FJ!: 0)
5+-day Champions (Longest Winning Streaks): 4 (40 days (2nd All-Time); Amy Schneider)
Times Champion Swept a Week: 13
Tiebreakers: 2
Champions Dethroned This Week: 2
-2nd Place ($2K Consolation): 2
-3rd Place ($1K Consolation): 0
Champions Dethroned This Season: 22
-2nd Place ($2K Consolation): 16
-3rd Place ($1K Consolation): 6
Weekly Returning Champion Shutouts: 0
Player of the Week: Christine Whelchel (Regular Play); Jaskaran Singh (NCC)
Toughest Final Jeopardy! Category: American Women
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My Weekly Rating: 6 (D+)
I was starting to think that the 2/1 & 2/2 episodes may have spared us from a big fat gooseegg in Big Deals for this month, but thankfully that wasn’t the case thanks to Susan going for it, albeit for a selfish reason.
Perfect Deal Stats
Total Perfect Deals This Week: 4
Total Perfect Deals for the Season: 135
Perfect Deal Trash (Traded Down for SD or MD) This Week: 1
Perfect Deal Trash (Traded Down for SD or MD) for the Season: 33
Total Weekly Perfect Deal Shutouts: 0
Car Game Stats
Total Car Wins This Week: 0
Total Car Wins for the Season: 24 (Fabulous Cars: 3)
Car Game Wipeouts This Week: 1
Car Game Wipeouts This Season: 13
Non-car Wipeouts: 4
Cars Traded for SD/MD/non-car BD: 3
Total Weekly Car Shutouts: 6
ZONK Victims
-This Week: 5
-Season: 180
Dodged ZONKs
-This Week: 4
-Season: 143
Big Deal Stats
BD Win Record: 29-79 (.268)
Big Deal Wins
-This Week: 1 (finally!)
-Season: 29
Medium Deal Wins
-This Week: 1
-Season: 36
Small Deal Wins
-This Week: 1
-Season: 43
BDs Won on Target (Revealed Second): 9/17
$30,000+ Big Deals: 3-14
Perfect Big Deal Weeks: 0
Total Big Deal Shutouts: 5
Quickie Deal Stats
Aired Quickie Deals Won This Week: 5/6 (1 partial)
Aired Quickie Deals Won This Season: 171/227 (20 partials)
Perfect Aired QD Weeks: 2
Total Quickie Deal Shutouts This Week: 0 (Aired: 0; Unaired: 0)
Total Quickie Deal Shutouts for the Season: 4 (Aired: 1; Unaired: 3)
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My Weekly Rating: 6 (D+)
This show will be back full-time for next week.
This year’s edition of Dream Car week tanked really fast…. up until Melissa’s big win for the featured Audi E-Tron.
Total This Week: $600,280 (+ snacks of unknown value)
Total for the Season: $10,273,044.12 (+ Spain trip + car washes + Butler House getaway + Key West trip + snacks of unknown values)
Pricing Games Won This Week: 12 of 30 (3 partials)
Pricing Games Won This Season: 327 of 702 (66 partials)
Wipeouts
-This Week: 1
-Season: 15
Total Perfect PG Shows: 2
Total PG Shutouts: 0
Total Weekly Car Game Shutouts: 1
First Four Victims
-This Week: 2
-Season: 57
Perfect IUFB Bids: 30
IUFB All-Overbids: 1
SCSD Dud Spins (Big Wheel Did Not Go All the Way Around)
-This Week: 2
-Season: 50
SCSD Bonuses
-$1K: 34
-$11K: 9
-$26K: 5
Spin Offs
-This Week: 1 bonus spin-off
-Season: 21 (two were doubles; three were 3-ways (incl. one bonus); six were bonus spin-offs (incl. one 3-way))
Showcase Stats
Car Winners’ Showcase (Both car winners went to the showcase): 6
Double Showcase Wins: 3
WSDs (Over by $250 or less): 3
Bigger/Smaller Showcase Won
-This Week: 1/4
-Season: 51/64
Biggest Showcase Winners: Anthony Parthner (50th Premiere Week; Sept. 17; $87,986); Lanora Driscoll (Regular Play Week; Dec. 6; $86,730); The Ramos Estrada Family (Holiday Family Night; Dec. 22; $51,773); George Williams (First Responders; Jan. 12; $98,773); Whitney Stevens (The Talk; Jan. 19; $42,499); The Yuns (Valentine’s Day Special; Feb. 14; $84,547); Melissa Parrigo (Dream Car Week; Feb. 25; $159,040)
Lowest Showcase Winner: Allaine Benson (Jan. 25; $23,587)
Double Overs: 4
This Week’s Pricing Champion: Melissa Parrigo
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My Weekly Rating: 8 (B-)
ANNOUNCEMENT: The next TPiR At Night primetime special airing on 4/25 will have Rachel Brosnahan playing for charity.
Steven: $8,500
Jerry: $16,650
Chelsie: $11,178
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $1,800
Bonus Round Win?: No
Adam’s Rating: TBA
Skipps’ Rating: 6 (D+)
My Rating: 4 (F+)
Unfortunately, that is our third skunking of the season. Thanks a lot, Adam for spoiling the outcome.
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