Talk:Wheel of Fortune timeline (syndicated)

Season 12
I may as well start this, given that I've got something to put here that's relevant: as mentioned some time ago on Guint's talk page, something about Season 12 is screwed up because from all indications it should've ended on June 16 (Week 41) rather than the 23rd. Contemporary articles confirm the dates of the Disney World, Virginia, and Celebrity Award Winners shows.

The following are contemporary recaps by Robair on alt.tv.game-shows (Google account required to view these), which indicate that the weeks of December 26-30 and January 2-6 were repeats. And yes, I'm aware there's a bunch of spoilers right below, but they're here for the sake of context and to help those who might be having trouble dating some episodes they may have.


 * January 4 (mentions that Wheel is in repeats this week as well)
 * January 9 (Sheba/Mary/Ina {Day 3 - $46,945}; Sheba wins $22,698)
 * January 11 (Paula {Day 2 - $51,277}/Merrian/Garrett; Paula defends her championship, a total of $58,021)
 * January 12-13 (Paula/Melanie/Chris {Chris wins $53,404}, then Chris/Arselan/Betty {Betty wins $10,000})
 * January 30 (Janet/Jan/David; David wins $18,252)
 * January 31 (Howard/Cortney/David; Howard wins $29,040)
 * February 1 (Verla/Fred/Howard; Howard defends his championship, a total of $64,633 {Megaword used: EROTICISM})
 * February 2 (Howard/Michael/Janice; Michael wins $30,450)
 * February 3 (David/Michael/Patrick; David wins $7,390 after failing on THE BLAHS {Megaword used: AMBIVALENCE})
 * March 6 (Phil/Alan {Day 3 - $62,116}/Jay; Alan retires with $103,275 {OFF THE BEAM used in Round 1})
 * March 10 (Doreen {Day 3 - $107,509}/Matt/Amy; Doreen retires with $113,559)
 * March 16 (Patty/Joe {Day 2 - $9,292}/Gary; Joe defends his championship, a total of $56,845 {Patty tries to have it both ways regarding the Free Spin; Megaword used: VALEDICTORIAN})
 * March 17 (Steve/Erica/Joe; Joe retires with $63,845 {was LEPRECHAUN a Megaword? Certainly looks like one...})
 * March 20 (Mindy/Charlene/Joe; Charlene wins $33,000)
 * March 21 (Mike/Lisa/Charlene; Lisa wins $56,199 {PRESIDENT ON TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL puzzle})
 * [Wheel wasn't recapped on March 22; not sure why.]
 * March 24 (Jennifer/Lucille/Gene {Day 2 - $28,900}; Gene defends his championship, a total of $68,500)
 * March 27 (Jim/Gene/Michelle; Michelle wins $42,680)
 * March 28 (Ralph/David/Michelle; Ralph wins $25,756 {Megaword used: COGNIZANT})
 * March 29 (Colleen/Jack/Ralph; Ralph defends his championship, a total of $52,006 {Megaword used: GARGANTUAN; REVERBERATION was used on 3/30})

As a result, everything through March 30 (plus May 1-5 and 15-26) is correct. As the week of March 27 was swept Bonus Round-wise, the problem's between April 3 and June 12...unless, as things seem to indicate, there were three weeks of repeats that year. -Daniel Benfield (talk) 06:31, September 17, 2012 (UTC)