Day: January 22, 2015

WoF Recap: January 22, 2015

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EPISODE #6139: FABULOUS FOOD

$1K Toss-Up: IN THE KITCHEN

S A _ A D
S _ I N _ _ R

Sarah solves SALAD SPINNER. Next three guests, please…

Sarah Naylor: spa manager & animal shelter volunteer who likes to walk on the beach from Charleston, SC

Steven Dieringer: accountant for The Greater Cleveland Partnership who likes to run and attend music festivals from Cleveland, OH

Keisha Ellis: Fashion Institute of Technology worker who does clinical registration at hospital and is also a junior board member for Beyond the Burrows Scholarship Fund from Brooklyn

$2K Toss-Up: THINGS

C A U S _ / A N D
E _ _ _ _ _

Steven solves CAUSE AND EFFECT.

FEATURED INTREPID TRIP: Japan worth $10,700

Round 1: SAME NAME

That man kicks off w/ four N’s for the WC, three A’s, a D for the restaurant.com gift tag, a $900 T, but then E for error. Second, Keisha puts up two $2,500 R’s, two O’s, and the same number of S’s for the 1/2 CAR near the pink $900…

_ A N _ O / A N D
A _ R O N
S T R _ N _ S

…but she blows the solve w/ TANGO AND APRON STRINGS, so she’s gonna have to give back the plate and $5,750 once this round is over. I don’t think there’s such a thing called the former. Sarah then lights up a $900 P, FPs a G, but then squanders her turn w/ the M…

_ A N _ O / A N D
A P R O N
S T R _ N G S

…and Steven capitalizes w/ BANJO AND APRON STRINGS for $3,900 cash & GT.

DUDS: E (Steven), M (Sarah)
SOLE DQ: Keisha’s blown solve

Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK

Keisha’s road to redemption begins w/ a $600 T, four R’s for another $3,200, six E’s, and three H’s for another $2,100. But after an O buy is the BANKRUPT near $650 to clean her out of $5,400. Going down Sarah’s road second are a $700 F but then the LaT. Third, Steven tacks on an $800 W, three $500 S’s, two $500 M’s, the leftover vowels of four A’s and two I’s, and two C’s for another $1,800. The board as it reads…

C A R A M E _ I _ E _
_ E A C H E S / W I T H
F R E S H / R O S E M A R _

…he eats some CARAMELIZED PEACHES WITH FRESH ROSEMARY for another $4,600.

SOLE LaT: Sarah
SOLE BANKRUPT: Keisha

Steven: $10,500 cash & GT WC/Keisha: NIL/Sarah: $1K

Bonus Puzzle Flashback (1990): PERSON

Karen chose GCHA…

G _ R _

…but she failed to solve GURU.

PP/Express Round: WAYD?

Sarah FPs two E’s to start this round, but her R call ends her turn just as quick. Second, Steven inserts three N’s for $2,100, buys five I’s and an A, spots a $650 S, but then runs into the other normal BANKRUPT to lose $2,250 and the WC. Third, Keisha gets her second DQ of the night by repeating the R. Back to Sarah who finds three L’s for $2,700, a $650 F and an O to clean out the vowels…

L I _ I N _ / L I F E
O N / I S L A N _ / _ I _ E

…she’ll be LIVING LIFE ON ISLAND TIME because she’s won $3,100 and a $7,579 trip to the Outrigger Reef on the Beach in HAWAII.

SOLE DUD: R (Sarah)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Steven
SOLE DQ: R (Keisha)

Steven: $10,500 cash & GT/Keisha: TERRIBLE SHAPE/Sarah: $11,679 cash & HI

$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

A _ _ E N S
_ _ _ _ _ _

Steven locates ATHENS, GREECE to take back the lead.

Round 4: PHRASE

His next moves are a $700 N, two T’s for $1,200, three O’s, but then the LaT. Keisha secondly duds out w/ S. Third for Sarah are three R’s for $1,500, two E’s, two L’s for another $1,100, an I, but then the S-U signal…

_ O N T R _ R _ / T O
_ O _ _ L _ R / _ E L I E _

…and the leftover consonants are worth $1,900 each. Her next call is an F, but she just says the first word right before the buzzer. Steven then puts up the twin P’s…

_ O N T R _ R _ / T O
P O P _ L _ R / _ E L I E F

…CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, he seals the deal w/ another $5,450.

SOLE DUD (before FS): S (Keisha)
SOLE LaT: Steven
SOLE DQ: Sarah’s incomplete solve

FINAL SCORES
Steven: $18,950 cash & GT/Keisha: DESERVING $1K GOOSEEGG/Sarah: $11,679 cash & HI

Keisha really fell apart after that bad solve in R1.

GT: $31,629
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus WC): $7,650

$100K Bonus Round

We see his parents (James & Cathy) and brother John; he takes that BW to the C.

Category: THING

This is what you need for your car…

_ _ _ E R
_ L _ _ _

CPDO adds…

_ _ P E R
_ L _ _ D

…he gets WIPER FLUID…but for only the darn minimum, so he’s outta here w/ $50,950 cash & GT.

$5K SPIN ID: DH2928985

Tonight’s Dish: Very Veggie Tempura

MY RATING: 7