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

_ _ _ _ _ _N_   U_

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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.

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.

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:

_ _ _ _ _N_

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

Triple Toss-Up
Category: Things

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

_ _ _ _L_R

_ _ _S

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