WoF Recap: April 3, 2013

Let’s see how much damage tonight’s players can do after Jeff from last night became the fourth $100K winner of the season.

EPISODE #5798: SPRING BREAK

Opening Flashback Clip (Sept. 25, 2000): Maggie and Patrick act as the hosts at the end of this episode.

$K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

P A _ _ / S P R I N _ S
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ A

Grace solves PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. Here they are…

Grace Park: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo grad student studying education and an aspiring counselor from San Luis Obispo

Stacey St. John: online marketing specialist and barbershop quartet singer (Sweet Adelines International) married to Chad for 18 yrs. w/ two boys from Liberty Twp., OH

Mike Lee: nonprofit worker (Home Life) who volunteers for six organizations from Corvallis, OR

(NOTE: On this week’s shows, their Dalmatian is sitting near a white beach chair and a pair of surfboards.)

$2K Toss-Up: PERSON

_ _ / N _ _
_ E S T / _ _ _ E _ D

Mike isn’t gonna be MY NEW BEST FRIEND, but he’ll be spinning first.

SB VACATION: Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek w/ $1K UndercoverTourist.com credit worth $6K (this resort is celebrating Florida’s 500th anniversary)

Jackpot Round: THE 80’s

He’s up first w/ two S’s for the WC but then T for terrible. Second, Grace picks up the 1/2 CAR near $900 w/ three R’s, buys an I, but then craps out w/ C. Third, Stacey also misses w/ N. Mike next picks up the MDW w/ triple F’s…

F _ R R I S
_ _ _ _ _ _ R ‘ S
_ _ _ / _ F F

…and quickly solves FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF for the house minimum and that sparkly piece of cardboard. You could’ve gone for the L’s, sir…

DUDS: T (Mike), C (Grace), N (Stacey)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,300

Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK

Grace’s first choices are two S’s for $1,200, five R’s for that Orlando trip, four A’s, and two $800 T’s before we see…

_ R A _ _ _ _ R T _ R S
A _ _ / S A _ _ R _ R A _ T

…she blows the solve w/ BRATWURSTS AND SAUERKRAUT; that could very well cost her $11,050 cash and Florida. After that bad moment, Stacey inserts two N’s and F’s ($500 and $400, respectively)…

F R A N _ F _ R T _ R S
A N _ / S A _ _ R _ R A _ T

…and makes the $1,800 solve of FRANKFURTERS AND SAUERKRAUT.

SOLE DQ: Grace’s blown solve

Mike: $3K WC MDW/Grace: $1K/Stacey: $1,800

Bonus Puzzle Flashback (Jan. 14, 1999): PHRASE

MDGA gave this woman named Suzette…

T _ _ M _ S / _ _

We don’t give her the THUMBS UP for not solving this one. However, it was solved for $25K on Nov. 5, 2008 (start of their Hawaii road trip).

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Prize Puzzle Round: SAME LETTER (Pat doesn’t say immediately that this is a PP)

Stacey starts w/ twin E’s via FP, three $700 S’s, three A’s, two FP O’s, but then the sole dud vowel of I. Second, Mike gets the same 1/2 CAR w/ a T, a $500 H, two U’s, and the SL of four $900 F’s, but the BANKRUPT near $650 burns up all three of his cardboard pieces along w/ $4,350. Third, Grace falls victim to the other normal BANKRUPT. Stacey then picks off four $650 R’s…

F A _ U _ O U S
F R A _ R A _ T
F R E S H
F _ O _ E R S

…and solves this puzzle for $4,200 plus a hotwire.com trip to where she might look at FABULOUS, FRAGRANT FRESH FLOWERS — the Divi Carina Bay Resort in ST. CROIX worth $7,980.

SOLE DUD: I (Stacey)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (oppoents)

Mike: $3K/Grace: $1K/Stacey: $13,980 cash and St. Croix

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$3K Toss-Up: THING

S T A T U S
S _ M B _ _

Grace gets STATUS SYMBOL to climb up to $4K.

Round 4: PHRASE

But she insta-duds w/ T. Second, Stacey selects a $300 S, three $350 N’s, A and E singles, two $300 R’s, O, three $500 L’s, and the last vowel of three I’s. She goes one more time…and barely stays on $5K for the G.

_ I R I N G / O N / A L L
_ _ L I N _ E R S

She’s FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS for another $7,450.

SOLE DUD: T (Grace)

Mike: $3K/Grace: $4K/Stacey: $21,430 cash and St. Croix

Speed-Up: LIVING THING

Consonants are worth $6K apiece!

Stacey: T (DUD)
Mike: 2 S’s
Grace: R
Stacey: N
NULL CYCLE
Mike: 2 I’s
Grace: G (DUD)
Stacey: D (DUD)
Mike: E
Grace: O (DUD)
Stacey: A

S I _ E R I A N
_ _ S _ _

Stacey seals the deal w/ SIBERIAN HUSKY for another $6K.

AIRED DUDS: T (Stacey), G (Grace), D (Stacey), O (Grace)

FINAL SCORES
Mike: $3K/Grace: $4K/Stacey: $27,430 cash and trip

GT: $34,430
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $4,350

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$100K Bonus Round

Stacey brought along a friend named Christa; the Bonus Wheel stops on the I of WIN.

Category: THINGS

These are what you see in many museums…

_ _ S _ L _ _ S / _ N _
E _ _ _ _ _ T S

She’s frontloading the alphabet (DBCA in that order)…

D _ S _ L A _ S / A N D
E _ _ _ B _ T S

…but she blows the last word w/ ELBOWS. The answer was DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS and she doesn’t win the $30K.

$5K SPIN ID #133: PH4582620

MY RATING: 6