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Wheel of Fortune Contestants & Who Won Tonight Friday, 13 November 2026

Winner	Contestants
John Freda	Mattie Malinak, Michelle Donley

Bonus Puzzle & Was the Bonus Round Won? Friday, 13 November 2026

Bonus Puzzle (category)	Won Bonus Round ($)
OPENING GALA (Event)	No

Tonight’s Puzzles & Toss Ups Friday, 13 November 2026

Puzzle Solutions

Fortune Frenzy 1: NOUNS AND VERBS (Parts of Speech)
Fortune Frenzy 2: ADJECTIVES (Parts of Speech)
Fortune Frenzy 3: VERBS AND ADVERBS (Parts of Speech)
Fortune Frenzy 4: PREPOSITIONS (Parts of Speech)
Fortune Frenzy 5: INTERJECTIONS (Parts of Speech)
Round 1: TAILGATE PARTY (Event)
Round 2: SETTING A WORLD RECORD COLLECTION (Before & After)
Round 3: YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT (Phrase)
Triple Toss Up 1: PENINSULA (Place)
Triple Toss Up 2: PANHANDLE (Place)
Triple Toss Up 3: PARKING LOT (Place)
Round 4: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY (Office)

Tonight’s Wheel of Fortune Recap Friday, 13 November 2026

On the November 13, 2026 episode of Wheel of Fortune, John Freda emerged as the winner with $16,098 in cash and an Iceland tour. The game opened with John solving the Event puzzle TAILGATE PARTY, giving him an early $1,700.

Mattie Malinak took control of the Mystery Round with SETTING A WORLD RECORD COLLECTION. Her solve was worth $4,750 and lifted her total to $7,750, while both of her opponents encountered bankrupts during the round.

John answered the Prize Puzzle phrase YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT and won a Collette tour of Iceland. The solve moved him to $12,598 in cash and prizes, putting him ahead of Mattie entering the later stages of the game.

In the Toss-Up round, Mattie solved PARKING LOT and narrowed the gap. John then delivered the decisive late-game solve, ALL WORK AND NO PLAY, in the Speed-Up round. That $1,500 puzzle secured his final winning total of $16,098 plus the Iceland trip.

John advanced to the Bonus Round after choosing Event. The bonus puzzle answer was OPENING GALA, but he was unable to solve it and did not win the additional $45,000. John nevertheless finished as the Wheel of Fortune winner for November 13, 2026.

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