Wheel of Fortune Bonus Puzzle Tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026): Answer, Winner and Winnings (Spoilers)
Three 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.
Jerria Graves-Jackson won Tuesday's game. She did not win the bonus round, and the puzzle is the kind you will kick yourself over.
Key takeaways
- Bonus puzzle: FUJI APPLE, category Food & Drink. Not solved.
- Graves-Jackson beat Nick Trawick and Wade Kioski to reach the envelope.
- Another encore — Season 44 does not start until Monday, September 14.
What was the Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle tonight?
Food & Drink, two words, ten letters: FUJI APPLE. Confirmed on the official Wheel Watchers Club bonus-puzzle page for September 8 and by the nightly solution trackers.
Graves-Jackson did not get there in her ten seconds, so the envelope was never opened. 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 took the game over Nick Trawick and Wade Kioski. Full round-by-round totals had not been posted when this went up; we will fill them in here rather than start a new page.
What were the other puzzles?
The triple toss-up was the fun one — all three answers were the same shape.
| Round | Category | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 Toss Up | Living Things | ORCAS IN ANTARCTICA |
| Round 1 | Act Your Age | TWENTY-FIVE AND READY TO THRIVE |
| Round 3 (Prize) | Song / Artist | RIO BY DURAN DURAN |
| Triple Toss Up | What Are You Doing? | HOUSE / JOB / GHOST HUNTING |
| Bonus | Food & Drink | FUJI APPLE — unsolved |
We are leaving the rest of the board out on purpose. The whole puzzle set belongs to the show.
When does Wheel of Fortune come back with new episodes?
Monday, September 14. Tuesday was one of the last repeats in the longest gap the show takes all year, as our Tuesday preview laid out.
The week-by-week dates are in the schedule ahead, and if you want to try the puzzle yourself, our SPIN ID explainer covers the giveaway that runs alongside each bonus round.
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.
Was this a new episode? No — an encore. 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, September 8, 2026
- Wheel of Fortune Tonight — bonus puzzle and contestants
- Sweepstakes Lovers — 2026 bonus puzzle solutions
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