Month: December 2022

Contestant of the Week for December 26-30, 2022

Ray LaLonde is your Contestant of the Week remaining as champ going into the new year! And this week also ended w/ a TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP for Daily Doubles & FJ!.

Sole honorable mention: Sharif Nasr started the week becoming our THIRD DOUBLE SHOWCASE WINNER THIS SEASON!!!

Alexandra Cook is your Zonk Contestant of the Week and nominee for WORST CONTESTANT OF SEASON 4O OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE. As if this episode wasn’t already hampered w/ duds, Alexandra had not one, not two, but THREE BAFFLING ONES costing her big money (two of which in the same round)…

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_ H _ P P _ N _
C E N T E R

M thinking of MOUNTAIN for the first word (UGH! -__-) in R2 to throw away $14,150, and in R3…

_ _ A C _ _ R _ N _
A C C _ M M _ D A _ _ _ N S

L to leave $11,450 sitting there (eventual winner Maggie Polk repeated the A’s after this, and she tried to change it but was too late), but then she was given another chance at it a little later…

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A C C _ M M _ D A T _ _ N S

…but she BOMBS OUT on the very next pick of W while on $3,500, so $12,100 goes down the drain for her.

Dishonorable mentions:

-Janel Zelli went all the way for the $10K in Grand Game but unfortunately went over the target price w/ the aluminum wrap, tumbled to $0, and as it would turn out, cost us a perfect PG show.

-Oh boy, Thursday’s episode of Wheel was, to say the least, AN EPIC FAIL. It could mostly be blamed on BANKRUPTs, but still it was VERY PAINFUL to watch. Firstly, this is where it all started — I WROTE IT ON A STICKY NOTE that Joseph Moore would make an unnecessary house minimum solve in R1 after a PAINFUL BANKRUPT flushed $9,850 away from Mary Guenthart. And also, R2 was hampered w/ penalty spins which resulted in only $800 over the minimum (assuming both opening toss-ups were solved) being given away to this point. Same for R3, and…

M _ / _ _ _ N _ / N E _
_ _ _ M _ _ _ T

Joseph FLUNKS OUT w/ O…and we got a $0 prize puzzle win as Bree Pecci makes the same mistake as him from R1 (although Pat said “You mean you don’t want to spin the wheel after the bankrupt festival?” and she responded w/ “not after two in a row”). And then we had this on the first RHYME TIME triple toss-up…

L E G A L / _ A G L E

Mary goes overboard by a letter w/ LEGAL BEAGLE, so we have already a record pace of our fourth TRIPLE STUMPER at this of the season — UGH. -__- Although we had extra time in R4, it didn’t matter because…

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I N T O / _ _ _ _ E

Mary makes a CRITICAL PURCHASE of U. Also, Josephcalls a singular R instead of the multiple F’s. And if the maingame wasn’t bad enough, guess which BR category Bree picked? You guessed it, THING. -___- That was A BOLD CHOICE by her to pick that category… for all the wrong reasons as she loses the $45K and becomes the new lowest-scoring winner this season (and she was JUST $250 SHORT of setting a new RECORD-LOW winning total of the Triple Toss-Up era). This puts 2/23, 3/30 & 6/1 from last season to shame. -___-

Wheel of Fortune Season 40 Week 16 Stats

Total for this Week: $253,214
-Maingame: $173,214
-BR Wins: $80K

Total for the Season: $4,572,889
-Maingame: $3,148,024
-BR Wins: $1,424,865

Prize Wedge Wins: 22

Gift Tag Wins: 23

MW Wins: 7
MW was Flipped-Declined: 31-7
MW Flip was $10K–BANKRUPT: 12-19
$10K MW was Next to LaT–$650: 10-21

EXPRESS was Played-Passed: 21-3
–Gone all the Way: 11
–Stopped Too Soon: 0
–Crashes: 10

WC Usages: 15
-Maingame: 2 (on $3,500)
-BR: 13

5-Round Games: 7

Perfect Rounds: 36

Gooseegg Victims: 16

Toss-Up Triple Stumpers: 4

Triple Toss-Up Sweeps: 10 (4 swept every Toss-Up)

Red Winners: 33
Yellow Winners: 23
Blue Winners: 24

Players who Needed the PP to Win: 22 (16 lost BR)

Average Maingame Winning Score this Week: $21,293 (-$3,925)
Average Maingame Winning Score this Season: $25,329 (-$269)

This Week’s BANKRUPT Trash: $18,800
Total BANKRUPT Trash for the Season: $339,698 + 1 trip of unknown value
Biggest Known BANKRUPT: $10,550 (Dec. 19)
Biggest Known BANKRUPT Trash in a Game: $21,500 (Nov. 22)

BANKRUPT Trash-Free Games: 10
BANKRUPT-Free Games: 4
Penalty Spin-Free Games: 6

BANKRUPT Losses
WCs: Week: 1, Season: 18
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 8
$10K MWs: Week: 0, Season: 0
Prize Wedges: Week: 0, Season: 4
Gift Tags: Week: 1, Season: 7

Unclaimed Cardboard
MDWs: Week: 0, Season: 13
$10K MWs: Week: 1, Season: 5
Prize Wedges: Week: 1, Season: 10
Gift Tags: Week: 1, Season: 18

Unused WCs: 7
Unused MDWs: 4

Top Winning Totals

  1. $123,090 (Sept. 14)
  2. $97,454 (Nov. 17)
  3. $92,190 (Dec. 12)

Top Maingame Winning Scores

  1. $52,384 (Nov. 17)
  2. $52,190 (Dec. 12)
  3. $49,120 (Dec. 20)

Bottom Winning Totals

  1. $10,500 (Dec. 29)
  2. $12,130 (Oct. 21)
  3. $12,350 (Dec. 23)

Season-High Week: WHEEL of FORTUNE XL ($422,670)
Season-Low Week: Veterans Week ($185,209)

FINAL SPIN STATS

Occurrence
Start of Round 4: 56
Middle of Round 4: 17
Start of Round 5+: 6
Middle of Round 5+: 1

Spinners
Spun by Red: 29
Spun by Yellow: 21
Spun by Blue: 30

Final Spin Amounts
$1,500: 26
$1,550: 5
$1,600: 8
$1,650: 15
$1,700: 11
$1,800: 1
$1,850: 4
$1,900: 7
$6K: 3

Final Spins Edited Out: 9

BONUS ROUND STATS

BR Win Record: 33-47 (.413)

PBRWs: 0
4-1 Weeks: 1
3-2 Weeks: 6
2-3 Weeks: 4
1-4 Weeks: 3
SKUNKINGS: 2 (TOTAL TAPING DAY WASHOUTS: 1)

MDBRs: 5

Letter Combo Wipeouts: 4 (TOTAL TRAINWRECKS: 0)

BR Categories
AROUND THE HOUSE: 2/5; 1-1
EVENT: 6/14; 3-3
FOOD & DRINK: 6/11; 3-3
FUN & GAMES: 3/5; 2-1
IN THE KITCHEN: 2/2; 1-1
LIVING THING(S): 3/3; 2-1
OCCUPATION:
ON THE MAP: 0/1
PERSON/PEOPLE: 9/17; 4-5
PHRASE: 25/66; 7-18
PLACE(S): 8/18; 5-3
SHOW BIZ:
THING(S): 4/80; 0-4
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: 10/13; 4-6
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?: 2/5; 1-1

BR Prizes
CAR: 9/22
$40K: 18/45
$45K: 5/8
$50K: 1/2
$100K (or $1M): 0/3

Car Wins

  • 2 BMW X3s
  • 1 Ford Mustang GT
  • 3 MINI Cooper S Hardtops 2dr (2 yellow, 1 red)
  • 1 Ford Explorer XLT
  • 1 Mercedes-Benz GLB250
  • 1 Lincoln Corsair

MDBR Result
Landed on $1M: 1
1-3 Spaces Away: 1
4-6 Spaces Away:
6-9 Spaces Away:
10-12 Spaces Away: 3

BR Wins Despite Losing WC to BANKRUPT: 2
Non-$100K Wins After Losing MDW to BANKRUPT: 2

My Weekly Rating: 5 (D-)

Reminder that a new episode of the awful Season 3 of Celeb Wheel (if you are willing to watch) will air on Jan. 4 8/7c on ABC coinciding w/ the TPiR At Night Redemption Special airing on CBS.

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎉🎆

Jeopardy Season 39 Week 16 Stats

While clearly not as dominant as the likes of Cris, Ray has certainly proved his ToC-worthiness.

Total winnings for this Week: $176,600

Total winnings for the Season: $3,000,181

Total combined Coryat for this Week: $196,400

Total combined Coryat for the Season: $3,324,400

Total Lach trash (triple stumpers) for this Week: $30,800 from 27 triple stumpers

Total Lach trash (triple stumpers) for the Season: $711,400 from 637 triple stumpers

Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses)

-This Week: $42,800
-Season: $695,600

Correct/Incorrect

-This Week: 268/42
-Season: 4,789/725

Rebounds/Rebound Attempts

-This Week: 21/29
-Season: 346/434

Unplayed Clues ($ left on board)

-This Week: 0 ($0)
-Season: 13 ($10,400)

Most Unplayed Clues
-Day: 4 (Nov. 8)
-Week: 4 (2x)

Most $ left on board from Unplayed Clues
-Day: $4,800 (Sept. 12)
-Week: $6,800 (Wk. 1)

Best Weekly Winnings: $209,622 (Wk. 5)
Worst Weekly Winnings: $122,677 (Wk. 3)

Best Individual Coryat: $34,000 (Cris Pannullo; Oct. 14)
Worst Individual Coryat: $200 (Jo Austin; Oct. 6; Regular Play); -$1,100 (Jalen Rose; Oct. 9; Celeb J!); -$5,800 (Jessica Stephens; Nov. 7; Tournament of Champions)

Best Combined Coryat: $49,600 (Nov. 28)
Worst Combined Coryat: $27,800 (2x; Regular Play); $27,600 (Oct. 18; Second Chance); $26,000 (2x; Tournament of Champions)

Best Weekly Coryat: $210,000 (Wk. 14)
Worst Weekly Coryat: $161,200 (Wk. 3)

Lowest One-Day Lach Trash: $1,400 (Oct. 16; Celeb J! (This was also matched in Regular Play on Dec. 29))
Biggest One-Day Lach Trash: $18,200 (Sept. 28)

Least Maingame Triple Stumpers for One Day: 2 (Oct. 16; Celeb J! (This was also matched in Regular Play on Dec. 29))
Most Maingame Triple Stumpers for One Day: 15 (2x)

Least Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one day: $1,000 (Nov. 22)
Most Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one day: $13,800 (Sept. 19; Regular Play); $14,000 (Oct. 24; Second Chance); $15,900 (Oct. 2; Celeb J!); $19,800 (Nov. 8; Tournament of Champions)

Lowest Weekly Lach Trash: $27,200 (Wk. 1)
Highest Weekly Lach Trash: $62,600 (Wk. 2)

Lowest Weekly Triple Stumpers: 25 (Wk. 1)
Highest Weekly Triple Stumpers: 50 (Wk. 2)

Least Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one week: $29,000 (Wk. 14)
Most Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less-double correct responses) in one week: $60,600 (Wk. 8)

Biggest One-Day Score: $71,821 (Cris Pannullo;  Nov. 24)

$50,000+ Wins: 3

Biggest Champions: Cris Pannullo ($748,286; Regular Play); Jessica Stephens ($35,000; Second Chance Tournament 1); Rowan Ward ($35,000; Second Chance Tournament 2); Amy Schneider ($250,000; Tournament of Champions)

Lowest-Scoring Win: $11,599 (David Sibley; Sept. 28; Regular Play); $5,300 (Jessica Stephens; Oct. 21; Second Chance)

Lowest Departure-Score: Andy Tirrell ($15,399 + $2K consolation)

Lowest Score: $0 (9x; Regular Play); -$800 (Renée Russell; Second Chance); -$5,800 (Jessica Stephens; Tournament of Champions)

Lock Games: 37

Lock-Ties: 0

Daily Double Sweeps This Week: 2

  • 3-for-3: 2
  • 2-for-2: 0
  • 1-for-1: 0
  • Other (for Celeb J!): 0

Daily Double Sweeps for the Season: 39

  • 3-for-3: 39 (Two 6-for-6 instances on Celeb J!)
  • 2-for-2: 0
  • 1-for-1: 0
  • Other (for Celeb J!): 0

Perfect DD Weeks: 0

Daily Double Shutouts

-This Week: 0 (None in the 2022 portion of the season!)
-Season: 0

Unplayed Daily Double Clues (DD clues gone to waste)

-This Week: 0
-Season: 0

Final Jeopardy! Sweeps This Week: 2

  • 3-for-3: 2
  • 2-for-2: 0
  • 1-for-1: 0

Final Jeopardy! Sweeps for the Season: 13

  • 3-for-3: 12
  • 2-for-2: 1
  • 1-for-1: 0

FJ! Triple Stumpers

-This Week: 0 (Also note that every ep. this week had at least two correct responses!)
-Season: 19

FJ! Busts (Finish with $0)

-This Week: 0 (Champion Busts: 0)
-Season: 20 (Champion Busts: 0)

Aced Games (Must be 3-for-3 each for DDs & FJ): 6

Total Washouts (0-for-X each for DDs & FJ): 0

Gooseegg Victims Before FJ!: 2 (Champion Gooseeggs: 0)

TOTAL TRAINWRECKS (No Winner): 0 (Times no one qualified for FJ!: 0)

5+-day Champions (Longest Winning Streaks): 2 (21 days; Cris Pannullo)

Champion Win Record: 44-11 (.800)

CHAMPION SWEEPS (5-0 or 4-1 (after starting 0-1)): 6
4-1 Weeks (after starting 1-0): 1
3-2 Weeks: 3
2-3 Weeks: 0
1-4 Weeks: 1
SKUNKINGS: 0
OTHER: 0

Tiebreakers: 0

Champions Dethroned This Week: 0

-2nd Place ($2K Consolation): 0
-3rd Place ($1K Consolation): 0

Champions Dethroned This Season: 11

-2nd Place ($2K Consolation): 8
-3rd Place ($1K Consolation): 3

Player of the Week: Ray Lalonde goes to 2023!

Toughest Final Jeopardy! Category: Inconclusive

My Weekly Rating: 7 (C-)

Reminder that Mayim Bialik takes over at the helm starting next Monday and new Celeb J! episodes return next Thursday.

The Price is Right Season 51 Week 14 Stats

Minus Wednesday this show has been on a roll as of late! I wonder how much longer we could keep this streak going.

Total This Week: $509,180

Total for the Season: $6,234,140.83 (+ bedroom + S.D. trip + $50K+ Range Rover + phones + games + nail care + turntable pkg. of unknown values)

Pricing Games Won This Week: 18 of 30 (1 partial)

Pricing Games Won This Season: 202 of 386 (40 partials)

Wipeouts

-This Week: 0
-Season: 11

Total Perfect PG Shows: 0

Total PG Shutouts: 0

Total Weekly Car Game Shutouts: 1

First Four Victims

-This Week: 2
-Season: 37

Perfect IUFB Bids: 13

IUFB All-Overbids: 3

SCSD Dud Spins (Big Wheel Did Not Go All the Way Around or Bonus Spin Did Not Start At 5)

-This Week: 3
-Season: 24

SCSD Bonuses

-$1K: 23
-$11K: 4
-$26K: 1

Spin Offs

-This Week: 2 (One was a bonus)
-Season: 12 (Two were doubles, one was a three-way, one was a bonus)

SCSD Wipeouts (Spun 5 then 100): 2

Showcase Stats

Car Winners’ Showcase (Both car winners went to the showcase): 3

Double Showcase Wins: 3

WSDs (Over by $250 or less): 1

Bigger/Smaller Showcase Won

-This Week: 2/4
-Season: 23/33

High SC Sweeps (incl. DSWs and no DOBs allowed): 1
Low SC Sweeps (incl. DOBs and no DSWs allowed): 3

Biggest Showcase Winners: Simon Hernandez (Regular Play Week; Oct. 26; $92,392); Jason & Ryan Harpole (“Young Sheldon” Twins primetime; Sept. 30; $53,816); Lauren, Katrine & Brian (Friendsgiving; Nov. 23; $34,261); Iris Shapiro (Dream Car Week; Oct. 10; $106,328); Shannon Pfeiffer (Holiday Week (Santas); Dec. 22; $75,943); The Ford Family (Holiday Week (Family); Dec. 23; $176,881)

Lowest Showcase Winner: Montague Williams (Dec. 6; $26,484)

Double Overs: 3

This Week’s Pricing Champion: Sharif Nasr

My Weekly Rating: 7 (C-)

Reminder that there will be a TPiR At Night Redemption Special airing on 1/4 8/7c (at the same time of a new episode of the awful season of CWoF) where those who have suffered heartbreaking losses on the show in the past will be given another chance to win big prizes. There will also be a grocery store employees special airing on 1/11.