Teacher's Week Part 1 (S38)

**Wheel of Fortune Episode 7231** (Season 38 Episode 1) premiered on Monday, September 14, 2020 as part of Teacher's Week.

## Contestants

Conner Ayres (L.A., CA): Spanish teacher for 7 years at New West Charter High School who moved from Indianapolis; has 2 siblings which are 2 other triplets

Jolena Lomax (Compton, CA): Computer science and history teach for 25 years; married to Donald with 4 children

Amanda Bartlett (Lakewood, CA): Kindergarten teacher, center director, and health and safety director; married to Jesse with a stepdaughter

 $1000 Toss-Up

Category: What Are You Doing?

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8 letters pop up.

\_ \_ \_CHI\_ \_ A

N\_ \_ CO\_R\_ \_

Conner buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

TEACHING A

NEW COURSE

Totals:

Conner-$1,000

Jolena-$0

Amanda-$0

## $2000 Toss-Up

Category: Person

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8 letters pop up.

EDIT\_ \_--

A\_--L\_ \_GE

Conner buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

EDITOR-

AT-LARGE

Totals:

Conner-$3,000

Jolena-$0

Amanda-$0

## Round 1

Category: Phrase

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Conner spins. He lands on $700 and guesses "R." There's none.

Jolena spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "N." There's 1:

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\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_N\_ \_ \_

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Jolena has $600 and spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "S." There's 1:

\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ S\_ \_ \_

\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_N\_ \_ \_

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Jolena has $1200 and buys an "E." There's 3:

\_E \_ \_ \_E S\_ \_E

\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_N\_ \_ \_

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Jolena has $950 and spins. She lands on Free Play and guesses "U." There's 1:

\_E \_ \_ \_E S\_ \_E

\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_N\_ U\_

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Jolena has $950 and spins. She lands on $650 and guesses "R." There's none, as it's already been called.

Amanda spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "B." There's none.

Conner spins. He lands on $600 and guesses "W." There's 1:

WE \_ \_ \_E S\_ \_E

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Conner has $600 and spins. He lands on $900 and guesses "H." There's 2:

WE H\_ \_E S\_ \_E

\_ \_ \_ \_H\_N\_ U\_

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Conner has $2400 and spins. He lands on the Million Dollar Wedge and guesses "V." There's 1, so he picks it up.

WE H\_VE S\_ \_E

\_ \_ \_ \_H\_N\_ U\_

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Conner has $2400 and solves. The answer is:

WE HAVE SOME

CATCHING UP

TO DO

Totals:

Conner-$5,400

Jolena-$0

Amanda-$0

## Round 2 (Mystery Round)

Category: Before and After

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Elena spins. She lands on $1000 and guesses "N." There's 1:

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Elena decides to flip the wedge and earns the $10000 wedge before she spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "S." There's none.

Amanda spins. She lands on Bankrupt. Kids started to boo.

Conner spins. He lands on the Wild Card and guesses "T." There's 3, so he picks it up.

\_ \_N\_ \_

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\_ \_T T\_ \_

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Conner has $1500 and spins. He lands on $550 and guesses "R." There's 4:

\_ \_N\_R

R\_ \_ \_

\_ \_T T\_ \_

R\_ \_ \_ \_R\_ \_T

Conner has $3700 and buys an "A." There's 1:

\_ \_N\_R

R\_ \_ \_

\_ \_T T\_ \_

R\_ \_ \_AR\_ \_T

Conner has $3450 and spins. He lands on $900 and guesses "C." There's 1:

\_ \_N\_R

R\_ \_ \_

\_ \_T T\_ \_

R\_ \_ CAR\_ \_T

Conner has $4350 and spins. He lands on $550 and guesses "L." There's 2:

\_ \_N\_R

R\_LL

\_ \_T T\_ \_

R\_ \_ CAR\_ \_T

Conner has $5450 and buys an "O." There's 4:

\_ONOR

ROLL

O\_T T\_ \_

R\_ \_ CAR\_ \_T

Conner has $5200 and spins. He lands on Bankrupt, losing the Million Dollar wedge and the Wild Card. Kids started to boo.

Jolena spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "H." There's 2:

HONOR

ROLL

O\_T TH\_

R\_ \_ CAR\_ \_T

Jolena has $600 and spins. She lands on a Pilot Pen gift card and guesses "D." There's 1, so she picks it up.

HONOR

ROLL

O\_T TH\_

R\_D CAR\_ \_T

Jolena has $1100 and solves. The answer is:

HONOR

ROLL

OUT THE

RED CARPET

Totals:

Conner-$5,400

Jolena-$12,700

Amanda-$0

## Round 3 (Prize Puzzle)

Category: Place

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Amanda spins. She lands on $650 and guesses "R." There's none.

Conner spins. He lands on $800 and guesses "T." There's 1:

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Conner has $800 and spins. He lands on $500 and guesses "S." There's none.

Jolena spins. She lands on $700 and guesses "L." There's 1:

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L\_ \_ \_T\_ \_ \_

Jolena has $700 and spins. She lands on (insert wedge here) and guesses "S." There's none, as it's already been called.

Amanda spins. She lands on $500 and guesses "N." There's 2:

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L\_ \_ \_T\_ \_N

Amanda has $1000 and buys an "I." There's 2:

\_ \_ \_ \_IN\_

L\_ \_ \_TI\_N

Amanda has $750 and buys an "O." There's 2:

\_ \_ \_ \_IN\_

LO\_ \_TION

Amanda has $500 and spins. She lands on $500 and guesses "C." There's 2:

\_ \_ \_ \_IN\_

LOC\_TION

Amanda has $1000 and buys an "A." There's 3:

A\_A\_IN\_

LOCATION

Amanda has $750 and solves. The answer is:

AMAZING

LOCATION

## Round 3 Prize

*"Amanda, it's recess time in the land of flamingos. Your scheme in the Bahamas awaits at Atlantis, Paradise Island. Unwind on the poolside or feel the thrills of the water park. Enjoy miles of white sand beaches and azure blue waters. $7,900!"*

Totals:

Conner-$5,400

Jolena-$12,700

Amanda-$8,650

### Toss-Up #1

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16 letters pop up.

PA\_TICI\_ATION

PO\_NTS

Conner buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

PARTICIPATION
POINTS

### Toss-Up #2

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6 letters pop up.

B\_ \_ \_N\_E

PO\_N\_ \_

Jolena buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

BROWNIE

POINTS

### Toss-Up #3

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9 letters pop up.

\_XC\_ \_MA\_ION

\_ \_ \_N\_S

Jolena buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

EXCLAMATION

POINTS

Totals:

Conner-$7,400

Jolena-$16,700

Amanda-$8,650

## Round 4

Category: EVENT

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## Final Spin

Pat spins the wheel. Each consonant will be worth $1500.

Jolena guesses "N." There's 1:

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\_ \_N\_ \_ \_ \_

Amanda guesses "T." There's 3:

\_ \_ \_T\_ \_

\_ \_NT\_ \_T

Conner guesses "R." There's 1:

\_ \_ \_TR\_

\_ \_NT\_ \_T

Jolena has $1500 and guesses "C." There's 1:

\_ \_ \_TR\_

C\_NT\_ \_T

Amanda has $4500 and guesses "S." There's 1:

\_ \_ \_TR\_

C\_NT\_ST

Conner has $1500 and guesses "E." There's 2:

\_ \_ETR\_

C\_NTEST

Jolena has $3000 and guesses "P." There's 1:

P\_ETR\_

C\_NTEST

Jolena has $4500 and solves. The answer is:

POETRY

CONTEST

Totals:

Conner-$7,400

Jolena-$21,200

Amanda-$8,650

## Bonus Round

Jolena spins the bonus wheel and lands on the "E" in America's.

Category: Things

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Jolena chooses "H," "G," "D," and "A."

\_ \_ \_ \_LAR

\_ADS

Jolena solves the puzzle. The answer is:

POPULAR

FADS

## Bonus Prize

*"Jolena, recharge your batteries with your all new fully-inspiring electric BMW I3. Perfect for your commute for a road trip, from Nick Alexander Imports. $47,745!"*

Total Won-$68,945