WoF Recap: February 26, 2015

EPISODE #6164: WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD

$1K Tossup: ON THE MAP

_ _ _ L A _ D
& / _ W _ D _ N

Erika locates FINLAND & SWEDEN. The Thurs. panel in order…

Erika Neuser: logistics mgmt. specialist for the Army (her father was in there too) and owner of two dogs from Macomb Township, MI

Dave Dettore: product ID consultant married to Allison w/ two kids from Culver City

Michelle Lin: brand mgmt. for luxury French haircare co. who’s visited about 30 countries and watched this show since she was 8 from NY

$2K Tossup: THING

P E R F _ C T
_ _ M I _ G

Michelle’s solve isn’t PERFECT TIMING, but she’s won the right to spin first.

FEATURED TRIP: istanbul.BUZZ worth $7,625

Round 1: SONG LYRICS

Off she goes w/ three $550 T’s, two $800 N’s, four O’s, two $700 D’s, but then a bad purchase in I. Second, Erika calls a dud consonant of R. Third, Dave puts in three S’s for $2,100…

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

…and solves The Police’s 1980 hit “DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME” to keep that amount.

DUDS: I (Michelle), R (Erika)

Erika: $1K/Dave: $2,100/Michelle: $2K

Mystery Round: WAYD?

Erika first takes three N’s while on the MW near $800 and says she came here to play, so she’s gambling…and it’s the $$$! Her next calls are a $600 G, the three good vowels of three I’s, two A’s and three FP E’s, two M’s for that Istanbul trip, a K for the WC, but then a CRITICAL DUD of D while on the TravelSmith gift tag to likely squander $19,225 cash & trip — oh boy. Dave then gets the GT w/ two S’s, and two T’s to double up the grand he got on the last spin…

M A K I N G / A / _ I S E
I N _ E S T M E N T

…he’s MAKING A WISE INVESTMENT for $3K cash & GT.

SOLE DUD: D (Erika)

Erika: $1K/Dave: $5,100 cash & GT/Michelle: $2K

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PP/Express Round: PLACES

That man is off to a quick $7K start w/ two S’s, then he buys an E and five A’s before losing a turn w/ R while on the 1/2 CAR near the orange $900.  Second, Michelle wastes a spin w/ the MDW’s right side. Third for Erika are a $600 L, an O and three O’s, a $650 B, four $650 N’s, and the last vowel of U, then come three $900 C’s, a $500 T, and two M’s while on the other 1/2 CAR. Board…

C A B A N A S
_ I _ _ E N / A M O N _
C O C O N U T / _ A L M S

…she’s won another $7,300 and the chance to see some CABANAS HIDDEN AMONG COCONUT PALMS at Ramon’s Village in BELIZE.

SOLE DUD: R (Dave)
SOLE INSTA-BANKRUPT: Michelle

Erika: $14,300 cash & Belize WC/Dave: $5,100 cash & GT/Michelle: $2K

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$3K Tossup: FOOD & DRINK

W _ _ _ O N
S O _ P

Dave eats up some WONTON SOUP; I wonder why they didn’t use this for Fabulous Food week?

Speed-Up Round: PHRASE

The consonants are gonna be worth $1,900 apiece.

Dave: T
Michelle: 2 H’s
Erika: 2 S
Dave: L
Michelle: W
Erika: P (DUD)
Dave: N
Michelle: R
Erika: F (DUD)
Dave: C

W H _ N / T H _
S _ _ _ _ / C L _ _ R S

WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, Dave, who messed up at first w/ WHEN THE SKIES CLEARS, has won $7,600 and the victory.

DUDS (both by Erika): P and F

FINAL SCORES
Erika: $14,300 cash & Belize/Dave: $15,700 cash & GT/Michelle: $2K

GT: $32K
ZERO BANKRUPT TRASH!

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$100K Bonus Round

Allison the wife, their daughter (Montana?), and his in-law parents (Sharon and Thomas) are here. Will that W envelope mean a win for Dave?

Category: EVENT
This was similar to a puzzle at the end of the 2007 NYC road trip and it wasn’t solved for $30K…

_ _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ _ S E

Guess what he gets from his combo of GCMA…

_ _ _ _ N G
A / _ _ _ S E

…just the obvious and he doesn’t come close to winning the $32K towards BUYING A HOUSE. Not very well played by him.

$5K SPIN ID: TH2796530

MY EP. RATING: 6