This week: a $100,000 miss and a buzzer-beater on Wheel of Fortune, the end of a four-game Jeopardy! run, next week’s game shows, and the holiday dates so far.
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One envelope, $100,000. Spoilers through November 3: Matt Malagiere, from Howell, New Jersey, reached Wheel of Fortune’s Bonus Round with $13,300 but couldn’t solve “Auto Body Shop.” When Ryan Seacrest opened the envelope, it held $100,000. TV Insider’s recap has the whole game.
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A last-second solve the next night. On November 4, Randy solved his Bonus Round puzzle, “Boise, Idaho,” just before time ran out, winning $40,000 and finishing with $59,722 in cash and prizes. See TV Insider’s recap.
A four-game Jeopardy! run ends. Spoilers through November 5: Erica Doornek, originally from Glasgow, Montana, won four games and $72,401 before Betty Hume, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, beat her on November 5 with $21,000. See the official box scores.
Coming up
Monday, November 9: Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link. FOX has new episodes of both. At 8 p.m. ET/PT, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes compete on Name That Tune. At 9:01, Nancy Kerrigan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ryan Lochte and five other world champion athletes play Celebrity Weakest Link for up to $1 million for charity. See FOX’s schedule.
Wednesday, November 11: 99 to Beat. A new episode at 9:02 p.m. ET/PT on FOX, with five more games for the remaining players. See FOX’s schedule.
Friday, November 13: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Kelvin Harrison Jr., Billy Porter and Lili Taylor spin for charity at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. See ABC’s listing.
Wednesday, November 18: Win the Mall on Netflix. Netflix’s new shopping competition, with ten teams of shoppers, launches November 18.
Holiday dates so far. Celebrity Family Feud on Thursday, December 3, and Press Your Luck on Thursday, December 10, both on ABC; then The Price Is Right at Night: Live Holiday Special on Sunday, December 13, and The Price Is Right: 20 Seasons of Drew Carey on Tuesday, December 15, both on CBS. All four are at 8 p.m. Our holiday guide has the details, and we’ll add more as the networks announce them.
Now casting
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The Price Is Right tickets. The show’s official ticket site, On Camera Audiences, has free tickets for the new season’s tapings. You must be 18 or older, there are several tapings a day, and you can attend only one a day. Read our ticket guide for how it works.
Jeopardy! The official Anytime Test is open to U.S. and Canadian residents ages 18+. Read our application guide for what happens after the test.
What fans are talking about
Family Feud’s hosts, in order. Ray Combs, who hosted Family Feud from 1988 to 1994, has been in the news again this week. Our host guide covers all six hosts, from Richard Dawson to Steve Harvey.
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The 1% Club: where applications stand. Updated October 31: the UK show’s latest casting call has closed, and what we know about the American version.
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