XL Week Part 1 (S40)

**Wheel of Fortune Episode 7621** (Season 40 Episode 1) premiered on Monday, September 12, 2022 as the inaugural episode of Wheel of Fortune’s 40th season.

## Contestants

Adriana Beals (Menifee, CA): Married to Justin for six years with three children (Sabrina, Ellie, and Leo)

Robin Cayetano (Culver City, CA): Married to Bernie for almost twenty years with two children (Aaron and Natalie); Prefers walking instead of flying, but is nevertheless open to vacation opportunities

Rashiem Donaldson (Commack, NY): Married to Amanda for five years with their daughter Emerie; Loves working as a lawyer, especially with quotations

## $1000 Toss-Up

Category: Show Biz

\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_!

16 letters pop up.

F\_\_\_Y \_\_ASONS
ON \_ELEV\_SI\_N!

Rashiem buzzes in and guesses “FUNNY SEASONS ON TELEVISION!”, but is incorrect. All but one letter pop up.

F\_RTY SEASONS
ON TELEVISION!

Adriana buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

FORTY SEASON ON TELEVISION!

Totals:

Adriana-$1,000

Robin-$0

Rashiem-$0

## $2000 Toss-Up

Category: Thing

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_

13 letters pop up.

ELEGA\_C\_
AN\_ STYLE

Adriana buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

ELEGANCE
AND STYLE

Totals:

Adriana-$1,000

Robin-$0

Rashiem-$0

## Round 1

Category: Same Letter ($1000 for figuring out what the letter is)

Note: The Million Dollar Wedge has been triple in size for this round.

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Adriana spins. She lands on Croatia and guesses “T”. There are four, so she gains $2000 and picks it up.

\_\_\_\_T
\_\_\_\_\_T\_\_
\_\_\_\_T
\_\_\_\_\_\_T\_\_\_

Adriana has $2000 and buys an “E”. There’s one:

\_\_\_\_T
\_\_\_\_\_T\_\_
\_\_E\_T
\_\_\_\_\_\_T\_\_\_

Adriana has $1750 and buys an “A”. There are six:

\_\_A\_T
\_\_\_A\_T\_\_
\_\_EAT
\_A\_\_A\_T\_A\_

Adriana has $1500 and spins. She lands on $650 and guesses “R”. There are two:

\_\_A\_T
\_\_\_A\_T\_\_
\_REAT
\_AR\_A\_T\_A\_

Adriana has $2800 and spins. She lands on $700 and guesses “G”. There are six, and she also collects $1000 for finding the same letter.

G\_A\_T
G\_GA\_T\_\_
GREAT
GAR\_A\_T\_A\_

Adriana has $7000 and solves. The answer is:

GIANT
GIGANTIC
GREAT
GARGANTUAN

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Totals:

Adriana-$22,610

Robin-$0

Rashiem-$0

## Round 2 (Mystery Round)

Category: Song Lyrics

Note: There are now two million dollar wedges for this round.

\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_’\_\_
\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Robin spins. She lands on $600 and guesses “T.” There is none.

Rashiem spins. He lands on Bankrupt.

Adriana spins. She lands on $800 and guesses “R”. There are three:

\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_’R\_
\_ \_\_R\_\_\_R\_

Adriana has $2400 and buys an “E”. There are two:

\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_’RE
\_ \_\_RE\_\_R\_

Adriana has $2150 and buys an “A”. There are two:

\_A\_\_ \_\_\_’RE
A \_\_RE\_\_R\_

Adriana has $1900 and spins. She lands on the Peter Thomas Roth gift card and guesses “Y”. There are two, so she picks it up.

\_A\_Y Y\_\_’RE
A \_\_RE\_\_R\_

Adriana has $2900 and buys an “O”. There are two:

\_A\_Y YO\_’RE
A \_\_RE\_OR\_

Adriana has $2650 and buys a “U”. There is one:

\_A\_Y YOU’RE
A \_\_RE\_OR\_

Adriana has $2400 and buys an “I”. There is one:

\_A\_Y YOU’RE
A \_IRE\_OR\_

Adriana has $2150 and spins. She lands on Lose A Turn.

Robin solves. The answer is:

BABY YOU’RE
A FIREWORK

Totals:

Adriana-$22,610

Robin-$1,000

Rashiem-$0

## Round 3 (Prize Puzzle)

Category:

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\_\_ has $\_\_\_ and solves. The answer is:

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Totals:

-$

-$

-$

### Toss-Up #1

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\_\_ letters pop up.

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\_\_ buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

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### Toss-Up #2

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\_\_ letters pop up.

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\_\_ buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

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### Toss-Up #3

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\_\_ letters pop up.

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\_\_ buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

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Totals:

-$

-$

-$

## Round 4

Category: TBA

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## Final Spin

Pat spins the wheel. Each consonant will be worth $\_,\_\_0

\_\_ has $\_\_\_ and solves. The answer is:

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Totals:

-$

-$

-$

## Bonus Round

\_\_ spins the bonus wheel and lands on the "" in \_\_.

Category: TBA

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\_\_ chooses "," "," "," and "."

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\_\_ solves the puzzle/fails to solve the puzzle in time. The answer is:

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## Bonus Prize

$

Total Won-TBA