WoF Retro Recap: November 20, 2008

EPISODE #4929: WHEEL GOES WAIKOLOA

$1K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

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Francis solves LANDSCAPE GARDENER. We have a panel w/ two men competing…

Francis Kau: accountant to Hawaii’s mayor married to Helene w/ two children from Wailuku, HI

Paul Udac: hairdresser from Naalehu, HI

Rachelle Hamora: hula dancer, singer and former Miss Kona Coffee pageant winner married to James w/ a baby on the way from Kailua-Kona, HI

$2K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

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Paul knows that “Mythbusters” and “Ca$h Cab” are two examples of shows that air on the DISCOVERY CHANNEL.

PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: a $5K Royal Hawaiian Center SHOPPING SPREE
Other Gift Tag This Week: Atlantis Submarine/Helicopter tour

Round 1: IN THE KITCHEN

Here he goes w/ a $550 T, a $500 R, two A’s, the spree w/ an N, a $2,700 C trio, and two O’s, followed by two M’s for the Atlantis Submarine/Helicopter tour gift tag, but he BANKRUPTs on the MDW’s left side to lose $9,250 cash and prizes. Rachelle then says two P’s for $600, three E’s and I, and a $1,650 S trio. We have…

C O M P A C T
E S P R E S S O
M A C _ I N _

She gets COMPACT ESPRESSO MACHINE for $1,750.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Paul

Jackpot Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

(The second BANKRUPT and $3,500 were misplaced one space clockwise from their normal positions — the BANKRUPT was placed where the TD value would’ve been while $3,500 was placed on the green $600.)

T for turnover is how Rachelle started. Second, Francis calls up two N’s for $600, a $350 H, two A’s, but then P for phooey. Third, Paul takes two L’s + $600 for the Free SPIN, a $600 D pair, and a single O before we look at…

A L L / H A N D _
O N / D _ _ _

ALL HANDS ON DECK — he wins $950 and a $6,950 CARIBBEAN CRUISE from Costa Cruises.

DUDS: T (Rachelle), P (Francis)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,150

Rachelle: $1,750/Francis: $1K/Paul: $9,900 cash & cruise FS

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Mystery Round: BEFORE AND AFTER

Francis leads off w/ a $500 S, but then R for rats. Paul secondly spins his way to two T’s for $600, an N for that MDW, but then the BANKRUPT near $3,500 to give up the $600 and the sparkly green wedge. That also prompts him to use the FS, but he then gets the LaT. Rachelle fills in a $400 L, two E’s, a $1,600 H pair, two U’s and I, a W as in Wild Card and the last vowel of two A’s before we encounter…

W H I S T L E
A / H A _ _ _
T U N E –
U _

She’ll WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE-UP for the house minimum when she could’ve gone for the triple P’s.

LaTs: 2 (Paul, Francis)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Paul

Rachelle: $2,750/Francis: $1K/Paul: $9,900 cash & cruise

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$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

T _ E / F R E N C H
_ L P S

Francis solves THE FRENCH ALPS to go to $4K.

Speed-Up: FOOD AND DRINK

Consonants are worth $1,600 apiece (too strong for $5K).

Francis: N
Paul: T (DUD)
Rachelle: 2 S’s
Francis: M (DUD)
Paul: 2 C’s
Rachelle: L (DUD)
Francis: K
Paul: 2 R’s
Rachelle: P
Francis: B

P _ N – S _ _ R _ _
C R _ B / C _ K _ S

Francis eats some PAN-SEARED CRAB CAKES for $4,800.

DUDS: T (Paul), M (Francis), L (Rachelle)

FINAL SCORES
Rachelle: $2,750/Francis: $8,800/Paul: $9,900 cash & cruise

TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: a fairly low $21,450
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MDW): $9,850

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see his five sisters and his best friend/hairdresser Godfried, Paul gives Pat the envelope from the S of AMERICA’S.

Category: PERSON
He’s almost halfway there when we first see…

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CDMA fails completely; furthermore, PLUMBER will definitely NOT work when there’s no M. Since he doesn’t know that I’m a BLOGGER, he loses $30K and is the lowest-winning champion of the season so far.

MY EP. RATING: 3