Wheel of Fortune Game Recap – Thursday, April 23 2026
Contents
- 1 Wheel of Fortune Contestants & Who Won Tonight Thursday, 23 April 2026
- 2 Bonus Puzzle & Was the Bonus Round Won? Thursday, 23 April 2026
- 3 Open Road Featured Prize Destination Thursday, 23 April 2026
- 4 Tonight’s Puzzles & Toss Ups Thursday, 23 April 2026
- 5 Tonight’s Wheel of Fortune Recap Thursday, 23 April 2026
Wheel of Fortune Contestants & Who Won Tonight Thursday, 23 April 2026
| Winner | Contestants | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Roth | Edwin Bates, Lynda Randle |
Bonus Puzzle & Was the Bonus Round Won? Thursday, 23 April 2026
| Bonus Puzzle (category) | Won Bonus Round ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| LOOKING AWAY (What Are You Doing?) | No |
Open Road Featured Prize Destination Thursday, 23 April 2026
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tonight’s Puzzles & Toss Ups Thursday, 23 April 2026
| Puzzle Solutions | |
|---|---|
| $1,000 Toss Up: EASY RIDER (Movie Title) $2,000 Toss Up: NINETY-EIGHT DEGREES (Body Temperature) Round 1: A LOCKET IN YOUR POCKET (Rhyme Time) Round 2: INFRARED & TRAFFIC LIGHT (Same Name) Round 3 (Prize): WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO (Song Lyrics) Triple Toss Up 1: I’M A MORNING PERSON (Phrase) Triple Toss Up 2: I’M A NIGHT PERSON (Phrase) Triple Toss Up 3: I’M THE LUCKIEST PERSON I KNOW (Phrase) Round 4: HONKING HORNS (Pet Peeve) |
Tonight’s Wheel of Fortune Recap Thursday, 23 April 2026
On Wheel of Fortune airing April 23, 2026, Drew set the pace early by solving the toss-ups EASY RIDER and NINETY-EIGHT DEGREES. He kept that momentum going in the first main round, where he completed A LOCKET IN YOUR POCKET, giving him an early lead and putting him in strong position for the rest of the game.
The next puzzle turned into a swing round. Drew built up the board but did not finish it, and Edwin stepped in to solve INFARED & TRAFFIC LIGHT. That gave Edwin a needed pickup, though Drew still remained in front overall as the match moved into the prize puzzle.
In the Song Lyrics round, Drew solved WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO and added a Collette Austria and Bavaria tour. That solve widened his advantage after a round that also featured missed opportunities for the other players, and it helped establish the margin he would carry into the closing stages of the episode.
The Triple Toss-Ups were split between Edwin and Drew. Edwin solved I’M A MORNING PERSON, while Drew answered with I’M A NIGHT PERSON and then I’M THE LUCKIEST PERSON I KNOW. In the Speed-Up round, the final puzzle was HONKING HORNS, and Drew solved it to seal the win. He finished as the new champion with $31,498 in cash and tour winnings.
In the Bonus Round, Drew chose What Are You Doing? With the extra letters added, the solution was LOOKING AWAY. He did not solve the bonus puzzle, so the bonus round was not won. That left Drew as the episode winner on April 23, 2026, with a strong game built around solves including A LOCKET IN YOUR POCKET, WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO, and HONKING HORNS.
