Wheel of Fortune Game Recap – Monday, May 18 2026
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Wheel of Fortune Contestants & Who Won Tonight Monday, 18 May 2026
| Winner | Contestants | |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Pasielski | Maneka Hodges, Tom Durnil |
Bonus Puzzle & Was the Bonus Round Won? Monday, 18 May 2026
| Bonus Puzzle (category) | Won Bonus Round ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| MULCHING OUR GARDEN (What Are You Doing?) | No |
Tonight’s Puzzles & Toss Ups Monday, 18 May 2026
| Puzzle Solutions | |
|---|---|
| $1,000 Toss Up: FIND YOUR SEA LEGS (All Aboard!) $2,000 Toss Up: PLAYING BOARD GAMES (What Are You Doing?) Round 1: MAKE THE FIRST MOVE (Most Likely To) Round 2: MUMBO JUMBO EGGS (Before & After) Round 3 (Prize): A DELICIOUS RUM PUNCH (Live It Up!) Triple Toss Up 1: NO RIGHT TURN ON RED (Show Me a Sign) Triple Toss Up 2: NO U-TURN (Show Me a Sign) Triple Toss Up 3: DEAD-END STREET (Show Me a Sign) Round 4: HIDDEN FEES (Pet Peeve) |
Tonight’s Wheel of Fortune Recap Monday, 18 May 2026
On Wheel of Fortune airing May 18, 2026, Maneka got off to a fast start by solving the $1,000 toss-up FIND YOUR SEA LEGS. She kept the momentum going in the $2,000 toss-up with PLAYING BOARD GAMES, then added another early solve in the first main round with MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.
Maneka stayed in control through the middle of the game as well, solving the mystery round puzzle MUMBO JUMBO EGGS. Tom answered back in the prize puzzle round, where he solved A DELICIOUS RUM PUNCH and picked up the round along with a cruise, tightening the race heading into the final stretch.
The Triple Toss-Up round spread the solves among all three contestants. Katie got NO RIGHT TURN ON RED, Maneka solved NO U-TURN, and Tom finished the set with DEAD-END STREET. Those quick puzzles kept the scoreboard close and set up the deciding speed-up round.
In the final puzzle, Katie solved HIDDEN FEES, a late-game answer that pushed her into first place and secured the win. She finished as the episode champion with $16,295 in cash and cruise winnings, overtaking Maneka after Maneka had led much of the game.
For the Bonus Round, Katie faced a What Are You Doing? puzzle. After the standard letters and her additional choices were added, she was unable to solve the bonus puzzle MULCHING OUR GARDEN. The bonus round was not won, so Katie closed out the May 18, 2026 Wheel of Fortune episode as the main-game winner without the extra $55,000 prize.
