Day: September 26, 2013

WoF Recap: September 26, 2013

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EPISODE #5859: PALAZZO WEEK (LAS VEGAS)

$1K Tossup: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

_ _ _ _ N _ / _ O R
A / P _ C T _ _ _

Peggy’s POSING FOR A PICTURE to score first. And she’s the only female player among this panel…

Peggy Long: corporate worker who has traveled to 50 countries and every U.S. state except the Dakotas and has one child as well as 17 nieces and nephews from Farmington Hills, MI

Jake Linnell: school psychologist working on his PhD married to Jenna and works w/ military families and children with autism from Chicago

T.K. Klotz: post-production coordinator engaged to another man and likes to gamble from Long Beach, CA (orig. from New Castle, IN)

$2K Tossup: THING

_ _ I C K
_ _ _ I S _ ON

Jake’s QUICK DECISION gives him first control of the wheel.

FEATURED HOTWIRE TRIP: Ka’anapali Beach Hotel in Maui worth $5,254

Round 1: PLACE

It’s all Jake this round — two T’s and three N’s at $700 each, a single E and four A’s, an $800 D, two $350 S’s, and two I’s.

_ A S _ A _ / D I N I N _
_ E S T A _ _ A N T

He’ll go to a CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT w/ another $4,250 — PR.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

T.K. says an instant dud of S. Second, Peggy calls for a $350 T and two N’s for the 1/2 CAR near $300. She buys some vowels of three I’s and four O’s, but her third purchase of E is a dud. Third, Jake requests a $900 R, two A’s to clean out the vowels and an H while on the Mystery Wedge next to $800. He risks $650 to find…the $$$. After that are an F for the spa wish gift tag and two $600 C’s before we look at…

C O _ _ I N A T I O N
_ O C _
O F / H A I R

He cracks a COMBINATION LOCK OF HAIR for $13,350 cash and GT.

DUDS: S (T.K.), E (Peggy)

T.K.: ZIP/Peggy: $1K/Jake: $19,600 cash & GT

PP/Express Round: EVENT

Peggy leads off this crucial round w/ two T’s for the 1/2 CAR near $900, but she can’t get that other half w/ a dud of N. After that, it’s all Jake — a $900 S, four E’s and A, a $400 M, three O’s, a $900 W, a single I, two $800 R’s, and the last vowel of U.

A W E S O M E
_ E _ I _ O _ T E R
T O U R

He wins $2,550 and a trip to where he can take an AWESOME HELICOPTER TOUR — the Sandals Grand St. Lucian Spa & Beach Resort in ST. LUCIA; this package (including that HandyCam) is worth $7,399.

SOLE DUD: N (Peggy)

T.K.: ZILCH/Peggy: $2K/Jake: $29,549 cash & prizes

$3K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

I N T _ _ _ E T
R _ D I _

T.K. finally breaks through w/ INTERNET RADIO.

Round 4: PHRASE

The man closest to Pat starts w/ four $500 T’s and E’s, but it’s time for Speed-Up Mode…

T _ E / _ _ E _ T E _ T
_ _ / _ _ _ / T _ _ E

…and the leftover consonants are worth $1,900.

T.K.: R
Peggy: H
Jake: S

T H E / _ R E _ T E S T
_ _ / _ _ _ / T _ _ E

Jake knows that boxer Muhammad Ali is “THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME” for said Final Spin amount.

FINAL SCORES
T.K.: $3K/Peggy: $1K/Jake: $31,449 cash and prizes

TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $35,449
PENALTY SPACE-FREE EPISODE!

$100,000 Bonus Round

Jenna’s here and so are his parents (Kim & Verne), and brother Ryan. Jake’s envelope will be the M of GAME.

Category: THING
Fairly big puzzle alert…

_ _ _ S E _ _ L _
_ _ _ _ E T

CMPO only gives him two of the vowel…

_ O _ S E _ O L _
_ _ _ _ E T

CLOSET, WALLET, and JACKET will definitely NOT work for that second word; thus, his HOUSEHOLD BUDGET won’t go up to the tune of $35K. BGHO would have totally owned that puzzle.

$5K+ SPIN ID: EA8893830

MY EP. RATING: 7