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WoF Retro Recap: June 12, 2012

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EPISODE #5652: AMERICA’S GAME (WK. 5)

Most of this week will take place on the generic set. The car for this episode is the Nissan Rogue, meaning we’re on “Weekend Getaways”.

$1K Tossup: ON THE MAP

D E T _ _ _ _
_ _ C H _ _ _ N

Jerrie locates DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Meeting the solvers right now…

Jerrie Cummings: physical therapist of 21 years married to Dwayne w/ three kids & a daughter-in-law from DeWitt, AR

Estela Martinez: married to a First Class Naval Petty Officer w/ three kids (she should’ve been on Military Spouses Week, IMO) from Point Magu, CA

Eric Archer: four-yr. Marine Corps veteran who’s working at a Philadelphia area grocery store and is a part-time basketball announcer from Franklinville, NJ

$2K Tossup: PERSON

S _ O O _ H
T A _ _ _ R

Eric’s a SMOOTH TALKER, at least right now.

FEATURED TRIP: Palace Hotel in S.F. worth $5,200
Gift Tag: DVD Empire.com

Jackpot Round: SAME LETTER

He first calls an automatic dud of T while on the green 1/2 KIA. Second, Jerrie says N for negative #2. Third, Estella gets the same 1/2 KIA w/ three R’s, two L’s for $1,100 more, an I, a $600 D and two E’s, then come two U’s, the SL of three B’s for $1,500 more, two O’s, and M for mistake while on the WC. Eric then puts up the last consonants of two F’s for $800…

B R O I L E D
B U F F _ L O
B U R G E R

…and we throw in another $200 as he eats a BROILED BUFFALO BURGER.

DUDS: T (Eric), N (Jerrie), M (Estela)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,050

Mystery Round: FICTIONAL PLACE 

Jerrie starts w/ two S’s and turns down the $2K offer for what’s under the MW near the MDW…money! Next up are two T’s for $1,800, three E’s, five O’s, two A’s, but the BANKRUPT near the WC blows up in her face costing her $11,050. Second, Estela gets the other normal BANKRUPT. Third, Eric finds an $800 R, two N’s for the S.F. trip, and two I’s to clean out the vowels, but after a $2,400 H trio is the LaT. Down Jerrie’s path next are six L’s for $3K and two M’s for the DVDEmpire.com gift tag…

_ L A R _ / _ E N T ‘ S
_ H I L _ H O O _
H O M E T O _ N / O _
S M A L L _ I L L E

…she solves CLARK KENT’S CHILDHOOD HOMETOWN OF SMALLVILLE for $4K.

SOLE LaT: Eric
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

Eric: $3K/Jerrie: $5K cash & DVDs/Estela: SCORELESS

PP Round: PHRASE 

Estela’s starters are a $300 T, two $300 N’s, six E’s, a $600 R pair, and two I’s, then come a $550 H and M for mistake. Second, Eric captures three W’s for $2,700, an A, but then S for sorry while on the other 1/2 KIA. Jerrie then inserts a $900 trio of L’s…

_ _ _ / N E _ E R
_ N _ W / W H E R E
L I _ E / W I L L
T A _ E / _ _ _

…she says “YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE LIFE WILL TAKE YOU” to add that amount and $5,100 trip to the Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort in ARUBA.

DUDS: M (Estela), S (Eric)

Eric: $3K/Jerrie: $11K cash & prizes/Estela: BAD SHAPE

$3K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

_ P O R T _
_ _ _ O P E _ S

Eric doubles up his $3K w/ SPORTS BLOOPERS.

Round 4: TV QUOTE

He first puts up a TD S, three E’s, and a $15K H trio before we hear the S-U Bell…

_ E _ H / _ H _ _ ‘ S
_ H E / _ _ _ _ E _

…the consonants each pay off at $1,300. Next up are five T’s…

_ E _ H / T H _ T ‘ S
T H E / T _ _ _ E T

…BUT HE BLANKS OUT W/ $26,250 ON THE LINE; oh no.

Jerrie: L (DUD)
Estela: 2 A’s

_ E A H / T H A T ‘ S
T H E / T _ _ _ E T

Estela likely sealed her fate w/ a guess of “YEAH, THAT’S THE TALENT”, not knowing that Jerrie’s L call is a dud. Eric then puts up the C…

_ E A H / T H A T ‘ S
T H E / T _ C _ E T

…he says “YEAH, THAT’S THE TICKET” for $27,550!

SOLE DUD (after bell): L (Jerrie)
SOLE DQ OF THE GAME: Estela’s blown solve

FINAL SCORES
Eric: $33,550/Jerrie: $11K cash & prizes/Estela: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $45,550
BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,050

$100K Bonus Round

Eric spins up the M of AMERICA’S.

Category: THINGS
There are plenty of choices when Vanna shows him…

_ _ _ _ _
S _ _ R T S

PMDO is good for…

_ _ _ _ _
S _ O R T S

…only the second word. Left behind in this pair of KHAKI SHORTS is $30K.

MY EP. RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: June 11, 2012

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EPISODE #5651: AMERICA’S GAME (WK. 5)

This season-ending week begins on the set of “American Landmarks”.

$1K Tossup: LANDMARK

T H _ / _ A _ I O _ A L
_ A _ L

Tina doesn’t know.

T H _ / N A _ I O _ A L
M A _ L

Tamara solves THE NATIONAL MALL. Going down the line in meeting them…

Tamara Scruggs: IRS revenue officer w/ an eight-year-old son & Cub Scout named Chauncey from McDonough, GA

Dan Lindner: 9th Grade Algebra teacher and football, basketball & wrestling coach who has visited 19 countries (most recently Japan; Australia is next on his list) from Bellevue, WA

Tina Dauzat: LSU junior studying Elementary Education w/ three children (Austin, Zachary & Mackenzie) & a boyfriend named Phillip from Pineville, LA

$2K Tossup: AROUND THE HOUSE

T – S H I _ T / _ N D
B _ U _ / _ E A N _

Tina pauses again, but gets the right answer of T-SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS.

FEATURED TRIP: Omni Hotel & Resort on Amelia Island Plantation in FL worth $5,288
Gift Tag: Bed, Bath & Beyond

Jackpot Round: PROPER NAME 

Tina’s first calls are three N’s for $900, three A’s, but then T for turnover. Second, Tamara picks up the MDW w/ two S’s, an R for the Bed Bath & Beyond gift tag, a $600 B and three I’s before she duds out w/ an O buy. Third, Dan puts up two L’s for $900 but then BANKRUPTS near TD. Tina then buys the last vowel of E, FPs two $500 M’s and lights up the leftover W’s for another grand…

N E W S M A N
B R I A N
W I L L I A M S

…she IDs NBC NEWSMAN BRIAN WILLIAMS for another $2,400.

DUDS: T (Tina), O (Tamara)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Dan
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,900

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER 

Tamara leads off w/ a $600 T, the frontloading $550 S, three A’s and an E, two R’s for the blue 1/2 KIA and a $600 W to complete the second word of WATER, then she buys the leftover vowels (all singles) before BANKRUPTING near TD to lose $1,500 and the plate. Dan then inserts a $400 B, a $600 B, two L’s for the trip, and a $1K F pair…

S _ A R _ L I N _
W A T E R
B U F F A L O

…he solves SPARKLING WATER BUFFALO for $7,288 cash & trip.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Tamara

Tamara: $1K/Dan: $7,288 cash & FL/Tina: $4,400

PP Round: PHRASE

The man begins w/ three T’s for $1,650 but then N for no. Tina secondly lights up a $550 S, three A’s and I’s, two R’s for $900 and three E’s…

E S T I _ A T E _
T I _ E / _ _
A R R I _ A _

…she solves ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL for $700 and a $7,500 trip to the LaSource in GRENADA.

SOLE DUD: N (Dan)

Tamara: $1K/Dan: $7,288 cash & FL/Tina: $12,600 cash & Grenada

$3K Tossup: FOOD & DRINK

B _ S _ O N / _ R _ _ M
_ I _

Tina tastes some BOSTON CREAM PIE to up her score to $15,600.

Round 4: RHYME TIME

First up are a $300 N, a $500 S, but then A for awful. Second for Tamara are a $500 T, triple E’s, but then R for roadblock. Third, Dan takes an $800 C but then the other dud vowel on the board (I). Next for Tina are three O’s, a $900 W, a $500 B, a $900 K and a $450 L…

O N E / T W O
B _ C K L E / _ _ / S _ O E

…and she solves the famous nursery rhyme line “ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE” for $3,050 more.

DUDS: A (Tina), R (Tamara), I (Dan)

Tamara: $1K/Dan: $7,288 cash & FL/Tina: $18,650 cash & Grenada

Speed-Up: WAYD?

Consonants are worth $1,300 apiece. Tamra later calls the P…

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

…she was THROWING A PARTY while she’s watching herself, so she’s won another $3,900.

FINAL SCORES
Tamara: $4,900/Dan: $7,288 cash & FL/Tina: $18,650 cash & Grenada 

GT: $30,838
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding plate): $2,400

$100K Bonus Round

Replacing the Winnebago on this episode is a maZDa MX-5 Miata. With her boyfriend watching, Tina lands on the E of AMERICA’S.

Category: PERSON
I know this already…

_ R _ _ _ N _ L
_ _ N E R

CFDO adds nothing but two O’s…

O R _ _ _ N _ L
O _ N E R

…and she’s officially the 70th BR winner of the season and a non-ORIGINAL OWNER of the $30K (Jim: “Tina, You can afford some new shoes & then some…”), so she leaves w/ $48,650 cash & trip.

MY EP. RATING: 7