WoF Recap: January 14, 2015

EPISODE #6133: TRIP OF A LIFETIME

$1K Tossup: EVENT

T A _ _ N G / T _ E
_ R A _ D / _ O U R

Tricia might be TAKING THE GRAND TOUR if she wins a trip this episode. Let’s start the talking with the lady in the middle…

Tricia Lynch: engaged lady to Claude who’s planning to start a women’s online boutique (and her other family members are spread all over the Caribbean) from Brooklyn

Debbie Ferguson: shoe seller married to a Scottish man named Ian w/ six adult children and a grandchild from Toledo, OH

Allie Dakroub (male): Detroit Medical Center physician from Detroit

$2K Tossup: TITLE

_ R _ _ S _ _ E
_ S _ A _ _

Allie walks the plank to two grand for saying “TREASURE ISLAND”.

FEATURED COLLETTE ToaL: Australia and Fiji worth $10,458

Round 1: THINGS

He gets the WC right away w/ an S, calls up three T’s for $2,400, and buys an E and two A’s before landing on the MDW’s right side to lose $2,400 and the WC. Second, Tricia grabs the 1/2 CAR near the orange $900 w/ four N’s, only to lose the plate and the two grand right back to the other MDW BANKRUPT. Third, Debbie fills in a $650 D and two R’s for another $1,400, but LaTs out. Allie then lights up a $700 V and $800 Y…

D _ N N E R / _ A R T Y
_ N V _ T A T _ _ N S

…he solves DINNER PARTY INVITATIONS to keep the 15 Benjamins.

SOLE LaT: Debbie
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Allie and Tricia)

Allie: $3,500/Tricia: $1K/Debbie: $0

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Mystery Round: QUOTATION

Tricia’s first w/ a $900 N, two A’s, but then D for dud while on the same 1/2 CAR. Second, Debbie inserts a $550 L, three E’s, and a $650 M, then she decides to solve already (wha?!)…

_ A _ _ / _ E
N _ M _ L E
_ A _ _ / _ E
_ _ _ _ _

…she was being WAY too consonative, because she recites “JACK BE NIMBLE, JACK BE QUICK” for the house minimum.

SOLE DUD: D (Tricia)

Allie: $3,500/Tricia: $1K/Debbie: $1K

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PP/Express Round: WAYD?

At the start, both Debbie and Allie BANKRUPT near $650. Third in line, Tricia puts up the obvious — two $3,500 G’s, two I’s, and four $550 N’s, then come three E’s, a $650 T, three $700 H’s, an A…but then the LaT to likely deny her of at least $11,200. Debbie then picks up the eBags gift tag w/ three S’s…

_ _ _ S S I N G
T H E / E N G _ I S H
_ H A N N E _

…and she’ll be CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL on her collette tour of LONDON & PARIS worth $10,398.

SOLE LaT: Tricia
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Debbie and Allie)

Allie: $3,500/Tricia: $1K/Debbie: $13,898 cash & prizes

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$3K Tossup: PROPER NAME

_ A _ _ _ _ _
M C _ _ N _ _ _ H _ Y

Tricia’s pronunciation of MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY is good enough to quadruple her money.

Round 4: PHRASE

Her picks here are a $1K pair of T’s, a $900 H, three S’s, four S’s to throw in $2,400 and a $1,300 pair of P’s before we’ve displayed…

S T _ P / T H E
P _ E S S E S !

STOP THE PRESSES! Tricia’s scored another $5,350.

PR

Allie: $3,500/Tricia: $9,350/Debbie: $13,898 cash & prizes

Round 5: SHOW BIZ

First from Deb’s mouth are two $550 N’s, two $650 T’s, two E’s, but then A for awful. Second for Allie are a $1,300 pair of S’s, but then the S-U signal…

_ _ _ E _
_ N T E _ _ _ S S _ _ N

…w/ a $1,700 Final Spin. He then requests the twin R’s…

_ R _ E _
_ N T E R _ _ S S _ _ N

…we’ll go to Bonusland w/ Debbie following this BRIEF INTERMISSION and $4,700 solve by him.

SOLE DUD BEFORE BELL: A (Debbie)

FINAL SCORES
Allie: $8,200/Tricia: $9,350/Debbie: $13,898 cash & prizes

GT: $31,448
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding plate and WC): $4,400

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$100K Bonus Round

Ian the hubby is here and Debbie’s envelope will be the M of AMERICA’S.

Category: PLACE
Only the last letter to start…

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_ _ _ E

The CAMP strategy is also of limited help…

_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ M E

…and she only gets the second word of BOYHOOD HOME, so she loses $45K. Not very well played by her; she should’ve gone w/ BGHO.

$5K SPIN ID: MA1462401

MY EP. RATING: 5