Wheel of Fortune Episode for 5/3/2014

On tonight's episode of Wheel of Fortune, three new contestants try out their lucky hands at winning some great cash and prizes. As is usual, the first Toss Up puzzle, in which random letters are tossed out until a contestant is able to solve the puzzle, was worth $1000. Kurt Davies, is an exercise equipment salesman from Fort Collins, Colorado-who also coaches high school track and is a professional pole valter, was the first to grab this puzzle with Amusement Park Rides. Kiesha Daniel, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was able to score the second Toss Up, a Title puzzle, for $2000, with Sports Illustrated, and B.J. Is from Nashville Tennessee and he is both an insurance salesman and a solo Southern gospel artist. He was also very eager to let the eligible ladies in the audience know that he is single.

Jim, the announcer, added a Jackpot space to the wheel, which was a very nice addition, and also added a wonderful trip to San Francisco, worth $5200 dollars, to sweeten the wheel even more. Kiesha then got started off nicely, winning the ½ Car piece, putting some nice letters on the board and buying up some vowels before the dreaded Lose A Turn space took her turn. Kurt was up next, but barely got started before the letter R took his turn by not showing up on the board. B.J., was eager to take his turn and for good reason. His second spin into the puzzle he landed on the Jackpot space. Guessing the letter C, he was able to solve the puzzle and take the $9000 that sat under that jackpot space. The puzzle read: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing.

The next spin puzzle was a Before & After puzzle which Kurt was able to get started. He was doing just fine, until the letter L came up to end his turn. B.J., also got a good start, adding more letters to the board before the letter U snagged him. However, he was on the Free Play space which allowed him to spin again and guess another letter. Unfortunately the letter W also wasn't on the board so the game passed to Kiesha. Kiesha guessed the letter C, bought the last vowel, O and solved the puzzle with, Skating On Thin Ice Cream Cake.

On the next Song Lyrics puzzle, B.J., got things started nicely; buying up vowels and guessing letters. Then the dreaded abyss of the Bankrupt symbol took him out and passed the game on to Kiesha. She was able to solve the puzzle with, I Believe It's Time For Me To Fly. For her efforts and prowess, she won herself a trip to Puerto Rico, worth $5700 dollars.

Going into the last Toss Up puzzle for $3,000 B.J. Trailed Keisha by less than $1400. He was able to grab the Thing puzzle with Desk Calendar, which boosted him into the lead.

He started the last and final What Are You Doing? puzzle nicely, buying vowels and guessing letters, until Pat had to give the wheel it's final spin. Consonants became instant cash bombs worth $1500 a piece and the puzzle was up for anyone to solve. Kiesha was finally able to nail this last puzzle with Fanning The Flames to add another $1500 to her total. However, B.J., beat her to the Final Round by $150 dollars!

Along with the usual characters: R, S, T, L, N, and E; B.J., added C, D, M and A. His letters didn't give any help and the normal letters barely showed up. Unfortunately, with not much to work with B.J., wasn't able to solve the Thing puzzle. The Violin Bow puzzle stayed out of reach and cost B.J., the $40,000 dollar prize he'd pulled from the bonus wheel.

Wheel of Fortune Episode for 5/2/2014

On tonight's episode of America's Game Show, three handsome contestants tried their hands at spinning their way to good fortune. As is usual for this game the first Toss Up puzzle was worth $1000 and each contestant had an opportunity to grab the cash as the puzzle was given to all of them. The phrase puzzle barely had a letter on the board before Brian Ruthersfield, from Bruin Connecticut, was able to solve it with, America's Game. The next contestant one, Sterling August III, from Washington D.C., is an investigator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sam Cedarbalm rounded out the three man trio of contestants. Hailing from Johnson, Rhode Island, Sam is a school principal.

The next Toss Up was a Song Lyrics puzzle and gave Brian-who was on fire for the Toss Ups- the chance to spin first when it was time. As usual, Jim was ready to give away another trip to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada that offered a prize package worth $7500 to anyone lucky enough to land on that symbol.

Brian spun first on the 90's category puzzle. With one massive spin for $7500 ($2500 for every R that Brian guessed) he was then able to solve the puzzle with Robin Williams As Mrs. Doubtfire. After the break we came back to see if either of the other contestants could get their hands on any cash and prizes.

The Same Letter puzzle (in which all three words start with the same letter) was up next and Sterling got us started. Sterling did great guessing the letter N and buying the E vowel. His next guess though turned up a dud and passed the game on to Sam. Sam was doing great, even landing on the Mystery $1000 dollar game piece. Taking the risk, Sam turned the Mystery card over, only to reveal a Bankrupt sign. After one spin that netted him a trip to Las Vegas, should he win; Brian solved the puzzle with Personalized Plush Pillows.

The next puzzle was a Prize puzzle, and was a Living Thing category. Sam got off to a great start but guessed a letter that wasn't on the board, which turned the puzzle over to Brian. Brian in turn bought up all the vowels and enough consonants to solve the puzzle with: Lush Jungle Vegetation. Brian also won a trip to the Dominican Republic that was worth $7609 dollars.

The last Toss Up puzzle went to Brian again, for $3000. He solved the Movie Quote puzzle with Wax On, Wax Off. The next puzzle also went to Brian with Setting a World Record. The last puzzle was a Landmark puzzle and consonants were automatically worth $1900 because it was the Final Spin puzzle. Sam was finally able to solve this last puzzle with Rockefeller Center to take home a nice $9500. Sterling was given a $1000 for his attendance and Brian headed to the Bonus round with over $37000 in cash and prizes include the trips to Las Vegas and the Dominican Republic.

With the usual letter helpers of R, S, T, L, N, and E as well as M, C, P, and A from Brian; he wasn't able to solve the Thing puzzle of Bike Pump. For that he lost out on adding $30,000 to his total. However, walking away with $37, 059 dollars, I don't think he was disappointed.

Wheel of Fortune Episode for 5/1/2014

On tonight's episode of America's Game Show, Wheel of Fortune, three new contestants take on the wheel to win fortunes they can take home. As is usual for this game, the first Toss Up puzzle, in which random letters are thrown out until the puzzle is solved, was worth $1000. The Phrase puzzle, You Heard It Here First, went to Moe Johnson from Missouri. Steve Michaels, who is also from Missouri, is a firefighter for the city of Kansas City, MO. Last but not least we met, Shannon Harget from Virginia-who is a competitive ice skater and an accountant.

The next Toss Up, worth $2000 was an Around The House puzzle and it went to, Moe again, with Ceramic Dalmatian. Jim then came on and added a great prize package to the wheel for a wonderful trip to Las Vegas that ran a total worth $7500 dollars! Moe started off on fire, grabbing an N and two vowels; E and A. Just when she thought she'd land on a Bankrupt, she pulled out of it, but when she guessed the letter D there weren't any.

Steve was up next to give his turn a try at the big wheel, giving the Thing puzzle a go at it. Unfortunately the Bankrupt did come up to ruin his chances for his first turn. When it came to Shannon's turn, she was going to give that wheel all it was worth, and boy did it pay her back, her first spin was worth $2500 for each letter and she guessed T of which there were two. She then landed on the Caesar’s Palace trip which she gladly held on to. To top it all off, she was able to solve the puzzle with, Monumental Achievement.

The next spin puzzle was a The 90's puzzle and Steve started things off this time around. Steve was doing great, earning some cash and buying some vowels, until the letter R gave him some trouble and sent the puzzle on to Shannon. Shannon again had a great time picking up a ½ Car symbol, as well as a Caesar's Palace entertainment card worth $1000 dollars. Unfortunately the Lose A Turn piece stopped her short of solving the puzzle. However, Moe was glad to finally get another chance at a spin puzzle. After taking a modest risk on the Mystery game piece (a piece in which you can simply take the $1,000 dollars per correct letter, or risk it on the $10,000/Bankrupt sign on the back) Moe was glad to get the $10,000 and be able to solve the puzzle with Will Smith In Independence Day!

After the break the next spin puzzle was both an Event and a Prize puzzle. Shannon got things off to a hot start, getting both a ½ Car piece and the Million Dollar prize piece, before a Lose A Turn symbol jumped up to give the puzzle to Moe. Moe was off to a good start, before buying an O cost her another turn and passed the game on to Steve. Steve was finally able to get into the game big time when he landed on the $3500 dollar piece. Guessing the letter T he was able to quickly catch Moe and Shannon, and was also able to solve the puzzle with, Private Dining Under The Stars. Solving the prize puzzle also got Steve a wonderful trip to Maui, worth $7,099 dollars!

Coming back from the break brought on the last of the Toss Up puzzles worth, $3000 dollars. Moe was first on the buzzer again with Candy Shop to score the nice addition to her already impressive $13,900. This round of Wheel of Fortune was a true contest for sure!

The next Fun & Games spin puzzle started off great with Moe, until the black abyss of the Bankrupt sign took it all away, passing the puzzle on to Steve. Steve was able to get the letter G in before the Final Spin bell sounded. Consonants became worth $1800 dollars a piece and the puzzle became anyone's to win. Steve got the letter T put up before Shannon was able to guess the letter C and solve the puzzle with Scoring The Winning Goal. Although she finished in third place, Shannon was overjoyed to take home a trip to Las Vegas, as well as, $15, 850 dollars! Moe took home another impressive number with $16,900. But Steve, who was shut out the first part of the game, was the big winner with $17, 349 dollars to take on the Bonus Round.

With help from the regular R, S, T, L, N, and E; Steve was able to solve the puzzle before he ever added his own letters of V, F, Z and O. The firefighter from Kansas City was able to solve the Thing puzzle with, Valiant Effort. For his Valiant Effort he took home an additional $30,000 dollars.