WoF Retro Recap: October 5, 2009

EPISODE #5086: FALL FOLIAGE

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

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_ E _ T _ V A L

Noelle solves AUTUMN FESTIVAL. The first players of the week are…

Noelle Cooper: veterinary technician married three years from Phoenix

Rhalanda Jackson: college recruiter married to Michael (NOT that one) w/ three kids from Shreveport, LA

Tom Bass: marketing manager for a major IT company and a volleyball player from Chicago

$2K Toss-Up: PHRASE

T _ A T ‘ _
_ _ E _ _ / _ E W S

Now THAT’S GREAT NEWS for Noelle — she’s tripled her money.

FF TRIP: The Colonnade Hotel in Boston worth $5,535
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Lobster Gram

Jackpot Round: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (PRIZE PUZZLE)

But she immediately BANKRUPTs on the MDW’s right side. Secondly, Rhalanda puts up a $500 T on Jackpot, an H for the gift tag, seven E’s, a $300 N, a $300 S, but she BANKRUPTs near $2,500 to lose $1,850 cash and lobster. Third, Tom puts up a $300 G and an I, but then BANKRUPTS on the MDW’s other side to forfeit $50. Noelle then says a $500 R, an A buy, a $300 B, and a $600 L pair…

_ E E L I N G / T H E
_ _ _ L / S E A
B R E E _ E

She wins $1,150 and will be FEELING THE COOL SEA BREEZE on a Costa CARIBBEAN CRUISE worth $5,550, a total of $6,700 that round.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,500

Round 2: ROCK ON! (announced by Pat instead of Charlie)

Rhalanda BANKRUPTs on the MDW’s right side after starting w/ a $600 T. Tom secondly spins his way to two S’s for $1,100, four R’s for $1,200 more, four E’s and two A’s, a $600 M, a $600 D, two O’s, a $14K N quartet, but then the BANKRUPT next door to where he spun (also his second of the episode) to blow up $16,750; darn. That’s the largest BANKRUPT loss so far in S27. Noelle follows w/ two B’s for $1,100, a $900 P, the other two vowels of U and two I’s, a $300 G, a C for the WC, a $500 Y…

_ O R _ I N G / O N
A / D R E A M / B Y
B R U C E
S P R I N G S T E E N

…but she then squanders $2,600 w/ the L — where do you think that would go, girl?! -__- Rhalanda fills in both the $300 K and the $300 W to complete the board…

W O R K I N G / O N
A / D R E A M / B Y
B R U C E
S P R I N G S T E E N

…and solves “WORKING ON A DREAM” BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN for the house minimum.

SOLE DUD: L (Noelle)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Rhalanda, Tom)

Rhalanda: $1K/Tom: BAD LUCK/Noelle: $9,700 cash & cruise WC

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Mystery Round: BEFORE AND AFTER

Tom’s first call of T won’t help him recover from that painful BANKRUPT in R2. Noelle’s up second w/ three S’s for $900, a $300 Y, three E’s, a $600 Y, but the L stops her again. Rhalanda rattles off two R’s for $900, two O’s, a $300 V, a $600 D, and a $1K G pair to clean out the consonants.

D _ N O S A _ R
E G G S
O V E R / E A S Y

…and solves DINOSAUR EGGS OVER EASY for $2,550.

DUDS: T (Tom), L (Noelle)

Rhalanda: $3,550/Tom: BUPKIS/Noelle: $9,700 cash & cruise WC

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$3K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

S _ I _ N C _
F I _ T _ O _ / _ _ _ M

Tom finally breaks through w/ SCIENCE FICTION FILM.

Speed-Up: FOOD AND DRINK

It’s a $1,600 FS here.

Tom: T
Noelle: three S’s
Rhalanda: N (DUD)
Tom: R
Noelle: two P’s
Rhalanda: L (DUD)
Tom: three C’s

S C R _ _ P T _ _ _ S
C _ P C _ _ _ S

Tom eats up some SCRUMPTIOUS CUPCAKES for $8K and the win.

DUDS (both by Rhalanda): N, L

FINAL SCORES
Rhalanda: $3,550/Tom: $11K/Noelle: $9,700 cash & cruise

TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $24,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $19,250

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$100K Bonus Round

Let’s hope Tom can do a whole lot better here. After we see his mom Connie, his good friend and “WHEEL” coach Nick, and girlfriend Justine, he lands on the E of GAME.

Category: THING
RSTLNE has lit up…

S _ _ T
_ _ _ S _ E R

CDMA completely fails him, and he’s not even close w/ SOFT COASTER. The answer was SOFT WHISPER and he doesn’t win $35K. Furthermore, he’s now the LOWEST WINNING CHAMP of the season w/ $11K.

MY EP. RATING: 3 (orig. a 4)