Wheel of Fortune Bonus Puzzle Tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026): Answer, Winner and Winnings (Spoilers)

Quick answer — The Sept. 8, 2026 Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle was FUJI APPLE (Food & Drink). Jerria Graves-Jackson guessed "Crab Boile," missed a $50,000 envelope, and won the night with $47,298.

Two letters of a two-word puzzle were already on the board, the category was the friendliest one Wheel of Fortune has, and the round still ended in silence.

Key takeaways

• Bonus puzzle: FUJI APPLE, category Food & Drink. Not solved.
• Graves-Jackson beat Nick Trawick and Wade Kioski to reach the envelope.
• An encore of the Feb. 3, 2026 episode (South of the Equator week). Season 44 has since premiered, on Sept. 14.

What was the Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle tonight?

Food & Drink, two words, nine letters: FUJI APPLE. Confirmed by the nightly solution trackers and by Andy Nguyen's recap of the original broadcast.

Graves-Jackson called C, M, H and O. The board showed only the LE at the end of the second word, and her answer when time ran out was "Crab Boile." The envelope held $50,000. Proper nouns hide badly in Food & Drink; the free R, S, T, L, N and E give you almost nothing of "Fuji."

That is two nights running that the bonus round has come up empty. Monday's BEIGE WOOL COAT cost Joey Moorman $40,000.

Who won Wheel of Fortune on September 8?

Jerria Graves-Jackson, a self-described foodie from Joliet, Illinois, who told Ryan Seacrest about a family BBQ dry rub she would not share. The final totals below are from the original Feb. 3 broadcast, which is what aired again Tuesday.

👉 Had "Fuji Apple" landed, her night would have come to $97,298 — the $50,000 miss was worth more than everything she won in the front game.

What were the other puzzles?

The triple toss-up was the fun one — all three answers were the same shape.

We are leaving the rest of the board out on purpose. The whole puzzle set belongs to the show.

Are new Wheel of Fortune episodes airing now?

Yes. Season 44 premiered Monday, Sept. 14, so Tuesday's FUJI APPLE night was one of the last repeats of the summer gap. The new season also retired the $1,000 and $2,000 toss-ups you see in the table above: each show now opens with Fortune Frenzy, 30 seconds of rapid toss-ups at $1,000 apiece.

This week's bonus puzzles are on Wheel of Fortune Tonight, and our SPIN ID explainer covers the giveaway that runs alongside each bonus round. The very next night's puzzle and winner are on our Sept. 9 results page.

FAQ

What was the Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle tonight? FUJI APPLE, in Food & Drink. It was not solved.

Who won Wheel of Fortune tonight? Jerria Graves-Jackson, ahead of Nick Trawick and Wade Kioski.

What did she guess? "Crab Boile," after calling C, M, H and O. The prize in the envelope was $50,000.

How much did Jerria Graves-Jackson win? $47,298 in cash and trips. Wade Kioski finished on $5,500 and Nick Trawick on $1,000.

Was this a new episode? No — an encore of the Feb. 3, 2026 show. Every night is filed in the results archive, and Tuesday's Jeopardy! encore ran on the other half of the hour.

Sources

• Wheel of Fortune — official bonus puzzle page (shows the current day's puzzle)
• Wheel of Fortune Tonight — bonus puzzle and contestants
• Sweepstakes Lovers — 2026 bonus puzzle solutions
• Wheel of Fortune with Andy Nguyen — Feb. 3, 2026 recap (letters, final totals)
• TV Insider — Jerria Graves-Jackson and the $97,000 puzzle
• TV Insider — Fortune Frenzy in Season 44

By the Game Show On Air desk · Updated Oct. 1, 3:38 a.m. ET