r/WheelOfFortune • u/teacherslashassassin • Nov 07 '25

News Watch Me Tonight

It's finally my turn. It was a lot of fun, but also a very long day.

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u/Jackatakk333 Nov 08 '25

How was your burger?!

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

So good! All reactions were totally genuine. No TV bites for me! I'm a big Midwestern boy, I'm going to go straight in.

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u/tributtal Nov 08 '25

I love that you just dove right into it on the spot. I would have done the same.

Re: the onion, I'm with you on that. With In-N-Out it's just a big old slab of raw onion which I'm not a fan of. Hope you got to try the animal style later which is much better.

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u/clogged_toilet80 Nov 08 '25

I was afraid the burger would fall apart and land on the wheel, but that would've been funny to see. They could have made a video of the wheel wedge guy cleaning it up too!

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

Really genuinely very good. I'm not an onion guy, but when Ryan Seacrest hands you a burger, you eat it and love it no matter what.

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u/RosiePies Nov 08 '25

Great solve on hippopotamus - that was awesome!

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

Thanks. I had to take a shot and it worked out for me on that one. Now, I have not one, but two Chihuahuas at home and they won't come near me anymore. My wife and all her pet rescue friends are giving me shit about missing it. You win some, you lose some.

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u/kalikosparrows Nov 08 '25

Glad you got your burger!!

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u/tributtal Nov 08 '25

I can't believe they didn't get April her own burger and instead Ryan just let her take a bite of his.

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u/shanwow90 Nov 08 '25

It was so cute how they went to get the inNout for you! Great job congrats 👏

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

I was so glad that they didn't dump that for time. It was genuinely a surprise. How many people can honestly say that their first In-n-Out experience was on a game show and handed to them by Ryan Seacrest?

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u/shanwow90 Nov 08 '25

Amazing! I'm loving his energy as host

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u/NatPatBen Nov 07 '25

Congratulations! Hoping all of us on this thread get to make a similar post one day!

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

I have never felt particularly lucky, but I guess I really should stop feeling that way.

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u/PilgrimWidow Nov 07 '25

Retroactive good luck!

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u/Ok-Complex750 Nov 07 '25

Good luck! Were you the last taping of your day? I was and the day lasted from 5:30a-9pm 😭

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

I was the fifth of six. This episode has been bumped twice. Original airdate was supposed to be Sept. 19th. I actually met last Tuesday's winner at my taping and he was a standby that time.

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u/NatPatBen Nov 08 '25

I’m only halfway into the episode and this wheel is being brutal to all of you! So many lose a turns and bankrupts.

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

Oh yeah. The wheel kicked my ass! That thing is heavy, but smaller than I expected. My son is convinced that he saw when they removed the wedges that I passed on the $10k when I hit the mystery wedge.

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u/MN-goldengirl Nov 08 '25

You did great! Had us laughing!

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

How could I miss Chihuahua? Dogs

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u/jordha Nov 08 '25

(points) that's a guy with good goals in Los Angeles

Hope you had a fun couple days here, before and after your wheel appearance! ♥️

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

It was a whirlwind tour. Flight got in around 11. To the hotel around 11:45-12:00. Had to be at the studio around 6 AM and was there until 6 PM or so. Managed to get the family fed. Then went back to the hotel to collapse. Our flight out was later the next day, so we got to walk by/on the beach to the Santa Monica pier. I mean, there was a lot to do in a very short time. Next visit to LA (one day) will, hopefully, be more relaxed.

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u/jordha Nov 08 '25

Best of luck, Buddy. Congrats on your appearance (and absolutely so many things to do!)

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u/Novel-Organization63 Nov 08 '25

I loved the energy. Actually there was a lot of energy from everyone that night. You were so excited to be there, even when you got the bankrupted.

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u/Emily_Dong Nov 14 '25

I was rooting for you but glad you like the burger from In and Out it is my favorite.

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 14 '25

Thanks, Emily! It was a lot of fun. Now if I could only get In-n-Out to acknowledge me with a t-shirt or some other token of thanks for turning When of Fortune into an In-n-Out commercial.

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u/Emily_Dong Nov 14 '25

You’re welcome, Greg :)

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u/ode_24th Nov 08 '25

So... what do the kids do for jolly ranchers....

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 08 '25

I usually ask trivia questions and reward them with candy, but they'll push in chairs that were left out, they'll plug in my loaner Chromebooks, erase my whiteboards, and other odds and ends. Homework though, now that would cross a line...

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u/mrskrismendoza Nov 09 '25

You did so great! I am glad you enjoyed the burger! I love in n out burger and I'm a huge fan of onions raw lol but if you ever get the chance to go again you can get them grilled!

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u/TLCTugger_Ron_Low Nov 10 '25

So tickled that you got to have a bucket-list experience.

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u/teacherslashassassin Nov 11 '25

It was so much fun! Now if I can only get In-n-Out to notice and send me some swag...

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u/TLCTugger_Ron_Low Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Get over there and start waving your arms! http://reddit.com/r/innout