Big Money Week Part 2 (S37)

Wheel of Fortune Episode 7032 (Season 37 Episode 12) premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 as part of Big Money Week.

Contestants
Ben Savage (L.A, CA): early stage financial worker who moved from Atlanta; married to Laura for 6 years with 2 years

Annette Burkeen (San Diego, CA): graduate student at the University of Chicago in political science; married to Michael for 19 years with 2 children

Wendy Gilman (Bethesda, MD): 7th grade English teacher at Herbert Hoover Middle School; married to Mike for 20 years with 2 children

$1000 Toss-Up
Category: Person

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9 letters pop up.

_U_I_ _SS

TR_ _EL_R

Wendy buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

BUSINESS

TRAVELER

Totals:

Ben-$0

Annette-$0

Wendy-$1,000

$2000 Toss-Up
Category: Fun And Games

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5 letters pop up.

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W_T_R   _ _ _O

Ben buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

PlAYING

WATER POLO

Totals:

Ben-$2,000

Annette-$0

Wendy-$1,000

Round 1
Category: Phrase

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Ben spins. He lands on $600 and guesses "S." There's 1:

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Ben has $600 and buys an "E." There's 2:

_E_ _

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_E_S_ _

Ben has $350 and buys an "A." There's 1:

_E_ _

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_E_S_ _

Ben has $100 and spins. He lands on $700 and guesses "R." There's 3:

_ER_

_ _ _ _R_A_ _

_ERS_ _

Ben has $2200 and spins. He lands on $800 and guesses "T." There's 2:

_ER_

_ _ _ _RTA_T

_ERS_ _

Ben has $3800 and solves. The answer is:

VERY

IMPORTANT

PERSON

Totals:

Ben-$5,800

Annette-$0

Wendy-$1,000

Round 2 (Mystery Round)
Category: Crossword (Silver __)

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Annette spins. She lands on the Wild Card and guesses "R." There's 1, so she picks it up.

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Annette has $500 and spins. She lands on $1000 and guesses "T." There's 1:

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Annette chooses to flip it over with $500 and gets the $10000 wedge before she spins. She lands on a Beef bucks gift card and chooses "N." There's 1, so she picks it up.

//////////_R_ _ _ _ _T

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_ _ _ _N

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Annette has $1000 and buys an "I." There's 1:

//////////_R_ _ _ _ _T

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_ _ _ _N

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Annette has $750 and buys an "E." There's 2:

/////////_R_ _E_ET

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_ _ _ _N

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Annette has $500 and spins. She lands on Bankrupt, losing the $10000 wedge, the Wild Card, and the gift card.

Wendy spins. She lands on Lose A Turn.

Ben spins. He lands on $650 and guesses "G." There's 1:

/////////_R_ _E_ET

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_ _ _ _N

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Ben has $650 and buys an "A." There's 1:

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_ _ _ _N

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Ben has $400 and spins. He lands on $900 and guesses "L." There's 1:

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_ _ _ _N

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Ben has $1300 and spins. He lands on $650 and guesses "C." There's 1:

/////////_RACELET

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_ _ _ _N

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Ben has $1950 and spins. He lands on Bankrupt.

Annette spins. She lands on Bankrupt.

Wendy spins. She lands on $900 and guesses "B." There's 1:

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_ _ _ _N

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Wendy has $900 and spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "P." There's 1:

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_P_ _N

////_///G

Wendy has $1500 and buys an "O." There's 2:

////////BRACELET

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_POON

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Wendy has $1250 and spins. She lands on $500 and guesses "S." There's 1:

////////BRACELET

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SPOON

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Wendy has $1750 and spins. She lands on Shopping Spree, but gets buzzed out.

Ben spins. He lands on $700 and guesses "Y." There's none.

Annette spins. She lands on $500 and guesses "F." There's 1:

////////BRACELET

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SPOON

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Annette has $500 and spins. She lands on $500, guesses "X," and solves. The answer is:

////////BRACELET

/////F////I

SPOON

/////X///G

Totals:

Ben-$5,800

Annette-$1,000

Wendy-$1,000

Round 3 (Prize Puzzle)
Category: Things

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Wendy spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "T." There's none.

Ben spins. He lands on $900 and guesses "S." There's 2:

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S_ _ _S

Ben has $900 and buys an "E." There's 2:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _E

S_ _ES

Ben has $650 and spins. He lands on $700 and guesses "R." There's 1:

_ _ _ _ _ _R_ _E

S_ _ES

Ben has $1350 and buys an "A." There's 3:

A_ _A_AR_ _E

S_ _ES

Ben has $1100 and spins. He lands on $550 and guesses "H." There's none.

Annette spins. She lands on $650 and guesses "N." There's 1:

A_ _A_AR_NE

S_ _ES

Annette has $650 and buys an "I." There's 2:

A_ _A_ARINE

S_IES

Annette has $400 and solves. The answer is:

AQUAMARINE

SKIES

Round 3 Prize
"Annette, carnival flows in the home of Spouting Horn. The sunbrix sands and serene waters of Kauai await at the Koa and Kea Hotel. This boutique ocean-front resort offers world-class dining, seaside spa treatments, and award winning service. $7,400!"

Totals:

Ben-$5,800

Annette-$8,800

Wendy-$1,000

Triple Toss-Up
Category: Food And Drink

Toss-Up #1
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10 letters pop up.

_RI_LED

_U_ _ _   S_R_MP

Wendy buzzes in and guesses "BROILED JUMBO SHRIMP." She's incorrect.

Rob buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

GRILLED

JUMBO SHRIMP

Toss-Up #2
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4 letters pop up.

_YS_ _ _ _

_ _ _K_ _ _ _ _ _R

Ben buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

OYESTERS

ROCKEFELLER

Toss-Up #3
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8 letters pop up.

TRU_ _LE

_UT_ _R

Wendy buzzes in and solves. The answer is:

TRUFFLE

BUTTER

Totals:

Ben-$9,800

Annette-$8,800

Wendy-$3,000

Round 4
Category: TBA

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Wendy spins. She lands on $600 and guesses "T." There's 1:

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Wendy has $600 and buys an "E." There's 1:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _TE_

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Wendy has $350 and buys an "E." There's 3:

_A_ _ _ _A_TE_

_ _A_

Final Spin
Pat spins the wheel. Each consonant will be worth $1600.

Wendy has $100 and guesses "L." There's none.

Ben guesses "R." There's 1:

_A_ _ _RA_TE_

_ _A_

Annette guesses "D." There's 2:

_A_D_RA_TED

_ _A_

Wendy has $100 and guesses "H." There's 1:

HA_D_RA_TED

_ _A_

Ben has $1600 and guesses "N." There's 1:

HAND_RA_TED

_ _A_

Annette has $3200 and guesses "C." There's 1:

HANDCRA_TED

_ _A_

Wendy has $1700 and guesses "F." There's 1:

HANDCRAFTED

_ _A_

Ben has $3200 and guesses "M." There's none.

Annette has $4800 and guesses "S." There's 1:

HANDCRAFTED

S_A_

Annette has $6400 and guesses "HANDCRAFTED SWAG." She's incorrect.

Wendy has $3300 and guesses "G." There's none.

Ben has $3200 and guesses "P." There's 1:

HANDCRAFTED

S_AP

Ben has $4800 and solves. The answer is:

HANDCRAFTED

SOAP

Totals:

Ben-$14,600

Annette-$8,800

Wendy-$3,000

Bonus Round
Ben spins the bonus wheel and lands on the second "A" in America's.

Category: Thing

_R_ _E_

_ _T_ _R_ _ _

Ben chooses "D," "C," "M," and "A."

_R_ _ED

A_T_ _RA_ _

Ben fails to solve the puzzle in time. The answer is:

PRIZED

AUTOGRAPH

Bonus Prize
Ben would've won $37,000.

Total Won-$14,600