WoF Recap: March 13, 2015

EPISODE #6175: SPA GETAWAY

$1K Tossup: THINGS

M _ N _ C _ _ E
& / P E D _ _ U _ E

Jonathan solves MANICURE & PEDICURE.  Last trio of the week…

Jonathan Konchal: a stay-at-home dad w/ two children and DIY enthusiast who’s working on a basement arcade from Fridley, MN

Jennifer Kelzenberg-Shea: real estate co. co-owner and former North Stars cheerleader married to Jamie from Minneapolis

Mallory Fuhrman: exec. assistant at residential architecture firm and figure skater from Marina Del Rey

 $2K Tossup: LANDMARK

_ _ _ G _ R A
_ _ L _ S

Jonathan triples up w/ NIAGARA FALLS.

FEATURED SG: Sandals Grand Riviera in Ocho Rios, Jamica w/ a Red Lane Spa retreat worth $8,373

Round 1: QUOTATION

He gets that Sandals wedge right away w/ a T, then he buys six E’s, but calls a dud of N. Second, Jennifer wastes a spin w/ the BANKRUPT near $650. Third, Mallory grabs that WC w/ four R’s, but loses that and the $2K right back to the same BANKRUPT. Following Jonathan’s three $550 S’s…

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

…he exactly recites “ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE” for a total of $10,273 cash & trip.

SOLE DUD: N (Jonathan)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (women)

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER 

Jennifer’s first moves here are calling a $900 N, buying two I’s, but then getting into trouble w/ the MDW’s right side. Second, Mallory plugs in three $650 M’s, two $800 S’s, two A’s, three FP E’s, and a $900 R before she gets both 1/2 CARs w/ T and two C’s, respectively (she picked up the one near the pink $900 first)…

I ‘ M / A _ _ _ E _ E S S
R _ M A N T I C
C _ M E _ _

…and says “I’M A HOPELESS ROMANTIC COMEDY” to win $5,700 and that Fiesta!

SOLE BANKRUPT: Jennifer

Jennifer: BAD LUCK/Mallory: $20,390 cash & Fiesta/Jonathan: $13,273 cash & trip

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PP/Express Round: FOOD & DRINK

Current leader Mallory gets going w/ a $550 S, two $650 T’s, an R for the Peter Thomas Roth gift tag, but then a baddie of P. Jonathan secondly has the same fate w/ an L call. Third for Jennifer are a $650 N, two E’s and A’s, but then D for dummy. Mallory then alternates between $600 and $500 calling up a G, two C’s, three M’s and two H’s, then we have…

T H _ C _ / C R E A M _
M A N G _ / S M _ _ T H _ E

…she banks another $7,750 cash & skin care products and will likely drink up a THICK, CREAMY MANGO SMOOTHIE on a trip to the Moana Surfrider in HAWAII worth $8,600.

DUDS: P (Mallory), L (Jonathan), D (Jennifer)

Jennifer: DONUT/Mallory: $36,740 cash & prizes/Jonathan: $13,273 cash & trip

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$3K Tossup: TV TITLE

_ H E
_ L _ C K _ I S T

Jennifer IDs the NBC show “THE BLACKLIST” to finally get off the schneid.

Round 4: PHRASE

What she has chosen are two $700 T’s and a $700 N, five O’s, a $900 L, an A, and a $500 H…

_ H A T / T O O _
_ O _ / _ O / L O N _ ?

Some people might ask her “WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?” to get on the board this late in the game, but she’s doubled her money anyway.

PR

Jennifer: $6K/Mallory: $36,740 cash & prizes/Jonathan: $13,273 cash & trip

Speed-Up Round: WAYD?

We don’t quite make it to the big one, but it’s a $1,500 FS for the fourth night in a row.

Mallory: 3 N’s
Jonathan: 3 T’s
Jennifer: G

_ _ N N _ _ T _ N G
T _ _ / _ _ T _

Jennifer’s CONNECTING THE DOTS for said FS amount.

FINAL SCORES
Jennifer: $7,500/Mallory: $36,740 cash & prizes/Jonathan: $13,273 cash & trip

GT: $57,513
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $2,650

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see her parents (Adrienne and Joseph), Mallory lands on the I of SPIN.

Category: THING
Not much RSTLNE help in this big one…

_ _ T _ _ R _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _

DCPA puts in…

A _ T _ _ R _ _ E D
_ _ _ _ R A P _ _

…she doesn’t get either part of AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY and loses the $50K.

$5K SPIN ID: DM1201162

MY EP. RATING: 7