Wheel of Fortune Tonight: Bonus Puzzle, Winner and Air Time
| Day | What airs |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov. 2 | “Wheel Loves L.A.” (TVmaze listing, not confirmed elsewhere) |
| Tue, Nov. 3 | TBA |
| Wed, Nov. 4 | TBA |
| Thu, Nov. 5 | TBA |
| Fri, Nov. 6 | “Visit Florida” (TVmaze listing, not confirmed elsewhere) |
The gist: Halloween week has two solved bonus puzzles: Izzy Aleman got FRAMING A WINDOW on Monday, Oct. 26 and Moe Moultrie got RUBBER CHICKEN on Thursday, Oct. 29, each for $45,000. Hit It Rich week (Oct. 19–23) went 0 for 5, and NBA Week, Oct. 12–16, finished two for five.
How does the Words With Friends giveaway work?
Five sweepstakes, one per episode, each worth up to $20,000; entry closed Oct. 3, with drawings scheduled for on or about Oct. 16.
Mechanics and deadlines: our SPIN ID explainer.
What were this week's bonus puzzles?
Monday, Oct. 26 was solved; Tuesday, Oct. 27 was missed (Ted Quann); Hit It Rich week went 0 for 5 from Monday to Friday, Oct. 19–23, with Carolyn Munoz missing the Friday puzzle for a BMW 228. Winners and bonus results from Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30 match Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight (for Oct. 28 the bonus answer itself is not confirmed); for Friday, Oct. 30, the $40,000 bonus prize and Cory Lyons's total come from Andy Nguyen's recap alone, since Wheel of Fortune Tonight lists only the winner and the missed puzzle.
| Night | Bonus puzzle | Category | Prize | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct. 30 | WOOL BLAZER | What Are You Wearing? | $40,000 (per Andy Nguyen) | Not solved | Cory Lyons, $21,598 in cash plus a Great Britain tour (per Andy Nguyen) |
| Thu, Oct. 29 | RUBBER CHICKEN | Fun & Games | $45,000 | Solved | Moe Moultrie, $76,724 in cash and prizes with the bonus |
| Wed, Oct. 28 | Not confirmed (sources disagree on the answer) | Thing | Not confirmed | Not solved | Merek Chang, $20,350 in cash plus a Glasgow trip |
| Tue, Oct. 27 | I FAILED THE EXAM | Phrase | $45,000 | Not solved | Ted Quann, $23,175 in cash plus a Costa Rica trip |
| Mon, Oct. 26 | FRAMING A WINDOW | What Are You Doing? | $45,000 | Solved | Izzy Aleman, $75,787 in cash and prizes with the bonus |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | WAVING THE FLAG (per Andy Nguyen) | What Are You Doing? | BMW 228 | Not solved | Carolyn Munoz, $12,700 |
| Thu, Oct. 22 | THE WAIT IS OVER | Phrase | $55,000 | Not solved | Olivia Bordenet, $25,598 in cash plus an Australia trip |
| Wed, Oct. 21 | BUZZING ALONG | What Are You Doing? | $75,000 | Not solved | Mike McFarlane, $29,248 in cash and prizes, including a Montreal trip |
| Tue, Oct. 20 | FULLY QUALIFIED | Phrase | $50,000 | Not solved | Myles Jenkins, $38,780 in cash plus a Cabo trip |
| Mon, Oct. 19 | PRIVATE BASH | Event | BMW 228 | Not solved | Lloyd Saunders, $16,200 |
What were last week's bonus puzzles?
NBA Week, Oct. 12–16, finished two for five (the last two nights are below), with Kerri Druckmiller winning the final at $94,701 in cash and prizes and missing JUST THE FACTS for $40,000, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight.
| Night | Bonus puzzle | Category | Prize | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct. 16 | JUST THE FACTS | Phrase | $40,000 | Not solved | Kerri Druckmiller, $94,701 in cash and prizes |
| Thu, Oct. 15 | PRACTICING VIOLIN | What Are You Doing? | $50,000 | Not solved | Summer Moore, $36,785 in cash and trips |
Earlier weeks: the Wheel results archive.
What time is Wheel of Fortune on?
Usual start times; Boston flips the order with Jeopardy!, and Chicago airs Wheel at 6:30 p.m.
| City | Station | Local start |
|---|---|---|
| New York | WABC | 7:30 p.m. |
| Philadelphia | WPVI | 7:30 p.m. |
| Los Angeles | KABC | 7:30 p.m. |
| Boston | WBZ | 7:00 p.m. |
| Chicago | WLS | 6:30 p.m. |
Local sports and news can move both shows.
What is Fortune Frenzy, and did it replace the toss-ups?
It replaced them. Season 44 opens with about 30 seconds of fast-revealing puzzles worth $1,000 each, where the old toss-ups sat.
A few quick answers
Is Wheel of Fortune new tonight? Weeknights are normally new. The Monday, Oct. 19 through Thursday, Oct. 22 episodes and Monday, Oct. 26 aired new (Lloyd Saunders, Myles Jenkins, Mike McFarlane, Olivia Bordenet and Izzy Aleman won, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight), and Tuesday, Oct. 27 aired new as well (Ted Quann won, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight), as did Friday, Oct. 23 (Carolyn Munoz won, per the same two recaps). Wednesday, Oct. 28 aired new as well (Merek Chang won, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight's recap text). Thursday, Oct. 29 aired new too (Moe Moultrie won, per the same two recaps), and Friday, Oct. 30 aired new (Cory Lyons won, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight).
What was the last bonus puzzle? On Friday, Oct. 30 the bonus puzzle WOOL BLAZER (What Are You Wearing?) went unsolved, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight; Andy Nguyen's recap puts the missed prize at $40,000. On Thursday, Oct. 29 Moe Moultrie solved RUBBER CHICKEN (Fun & Games) for $45,000. On Wednesday, Oct. 28 Merek Chang missed it (both recaps agree it went unsolved; they do not agree on the answer, so we do not print one). On Tuesday, Oct. 27: I FAILED THE EXAM, Phrase, not solved for $45,000, per Andy Nguyen and Wheel of Fortune Tonight. Monday, Oct. 26: FRAMING A WINDOW, What Are You Doing?, solved by Izzy Aleman for $45,000.
When does the giveaway close? Canyon Spirit entry closed Oct. 10 and the NBA Week giveaway closed Oct. 24 at 2:59:59 a.m. PT, per the official rules. As of Tuesday, Oct. 27, wheeloffortune.com/win lists Hit It Rich closing Oct. 31 and Everybody Wins II closing Nov. 7, both at 2:59:59 a.m. PT.
Where does it stream? Your local station is the live source; the how-to-watch guide covers streaming, and the Jeopardy! tonight page covers the half hour before.
Is a Saturday Wheel ever new? No — the weekend half hour is always an older game. Why.
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