WoF Recap: April Fool’s Day 2013

No prank for you, readers — we’re kicking off the month w/ “Spring Break” week (though I was hoping for college students competing; it appears that there’s no College Week at all according to this season’s airing schedule).

EPISODE #5796: KAERB GNIRPS

Taping Date: Nov. 29, 2012

Repeat Clip (1991): pie fight between the hosts (this is the first one to air three times this season; are the video people getting lazy or something?!)

$1K Toss-Up: ESARHP

T H I _ / M U _ T / _ E
T _ _ / _ L A _ E

Sue says “THIS MUST BE THE PLACE”. The first players this month…

Sue Pledger: Alpha Phi chapter adviser at the Univ. of Dayton married to David for 26 yrs. w/ two 20+ yr.-old girls who’s done the Relay for Life for a long time because she’s a 21-year cancer survivor and is Swedish from Springboro, OH

Cliff Balcom, Jr.: railroad conductor and 10-yr. Army vet “attached” to Erin with two stepsons from Ft. Collins, CO

Laura Stephan: speech language pathologist at a school for the blind married to Kevin w/ a new baby boy and expecting another from Springfield, PA

$2K Toss-Up: ZIB WOHS

F O R _ _ R
_ H I _ D / _ _ A R

Macaulay Culkin is one such example, and Sue has tripled her money w/ FORMER CHILD STAR.

SB VACATION: Hilton Garden Inn South Padre Island worth $6,200
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Vegas.com

Jackpot Round: ESARHP (station wagon w/ surfboard on top)

Category Wipe of the Week: station wagon w/ surfboard on top
This Week’s 1/2 CAR: smart car

Sue gets things started w/ four $600 T’s, five E’s, two A’s, and three H’s for the Texas trip. But after her next purchase of four O’s is the BANKRUPT next to MDW’s left side to cost her $9,350 cash and TX. Second, Cliff picks up the vegas.com gift tag w/ an N, picks off a $500 R, but then buys the sole dud vowel of U. Third, Laura selects twin S’s for $1,300, the last vowel of I, but then M for mistake. Back to Sue who FPs twin D’s, picks up the WC w/ four G’s…

T H E / G O O S E
T H A T / _ A I D / T H E
G O _ D E N / E G G
R O _ _ S

…and solves “THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG” ROLLS to double her $3K.

DUDS: U (Cliff), M (Laura)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Sue
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,650

Mystery Round: ELOR & RATS

Cliff takes triple N’s for a $2,100 start, buys three I’s and six A’s, and says twin S’s while on the MW next to the MDW. He risks his $1,600 remainder…wrong one. Second, Laura uncovers a $350 R and two E’s, but then gives back the $100 remainder to the BANKRUPT near top dollar. Third, Sue picks up the 1/2 CAR near $900 w/ two D’s, lights up four $300 L’s to go to $2,200…

D A N I E L
D A _ – L E _ I S / A S
A _ R A _ A _
L I N _ _ L N

…and identifies DANIEL DAY-LEWIS AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Sue’s opponents)

Sue: $8,200 WC 1/2 CAR/Others: $0 each

Bonus Puzzle Flashback (Oct. 17, 1988): GNIHT

HDWA didn’t do much for this woman named Shirley…

S H _ R T
_ _ R _ _ _ T

Since she didn’t call the C’s, her puzzle-solving skills suffered a SHORT CIRCUIT.

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Prize Puzzle Round: SGNIHT

First from Laura are two S’s for $1,200 and the sole dud vowel of E. Second, Sue does most of the work here — a $300 N, two A’s, a $600 T, two I’s and four O’s, a $500 R, and the last vowel of three U’s before she gets the MDW’s other BANKRUPT to forfeit $400 and both her cardboard pieces. Afterwards…

_ U _ U R I O U S
A _ _ O _ _ O _ A T I O N S

Cliff will have LUXURIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS during his stay at the Anacaona Boutique Hotel on the Caribbean Island of ANGUILLA worth $6,025.

SOLE DUD: E (Laura)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Sue

Laura: BUPKIS/Sue: $8,200/Cliff: $6,025 trip

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$3K Toss-Up: ESUOH EHT DNUORA

D E S I _ N E R
_ E _ N _

Laura finally breaks through w/ DESIGNER JEANS.

Speed-Up: ?GNIOD UOY ERA TAHW

Consonants are worth $1,550 each.

Laura: 2 G’s
Sue: 3 N’s
Cliff: 2 T’s
Laura: 2 H’s
Sue: S
Cliff: L (DUD)
Laura: 2 R’s
Sue: D

_ _ N D _ N G / T H _
R _ G H T / _ N S _ _ R

Who’s FINDING THE RIGHT ANSWER to win the game? It’s Sue w/ another $7,750 (Laura left behind $9,300 in her bank).

SOLE DUD: L (Cliff)

FINAL SCORES
Laura: $3K/Sue: $15,950/Cliff: $6,025 trip

GT: $24,975
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $11,450

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$100K Bonus Round

The in-studio vehicle this week is perfect for hitting the road on a Spring Break vacation — it’s a 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sport. With David watching, Sue lands on hopefully a big amount from the ’.

Category: GNIHT

Getting her started…

_ _ _ R T / _ _
_ _ _ N T

CHPI gives her a couple letters in the bottom word…

_ _ _ R T / _ _
P _ I N T

She avoids being drenched by a QUART OF PAINT for the $30K and leaves w/ an all-cash total of $45,950.

$5K SPIN ID: JS5121166

At the end, they replayed the April Fool’s 2008 prank (Pat’s bald head incident).

MY RATING: 7