EPISODE #6211: HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
$1K Tossup: PHRASE
_ _ _ L / Y O U R
M _ _ H E R
Carla blows it w/ “LOVE YOUR MOTHER”.
_ A _ L / Y O U R
M _ _ H E R
Melissa rightly says “CALL YOUR MOTHER”. Let’s meet the first three women this week…
Melissa Simmons: married lady of 14 years w/ 4 kids who enjoys camping and riding roller coasters from Tucson
Naomi Jader: librarian at Page Middle School who’s a vegetarian married to Anthony w/ five kids who enjoys baking vegan cupcakes from San Antonio
Carla Brown: married lady to Dick who has a large blended family including three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren from Kailua-Kona
$2K Tossup: FOOD & DRINK
_ R E _ C H
_ A S _ R _ E S
Carla screws up the first word again, this time w/ CREAM PASTRIES. Naomi capitalizes w/ FRENCH PASTRIES.
FEATURED $6K SS: gyft
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Peter Thomas Roth skin care
1/2 CAR: Ford Fiesta
Round 1: STAR & ROLE
Her opening letters are two S’s for $1,800, two A’s, four $700 R’s, two E’s and three O’s, and two $800 C’s, then we have…
_ _ _ _ A
R O _ E R _ S / A S
E R _ _
_ R O C _ O _ _ C _
…her solving JULIA ROBERTS AS “ERIN BROCKOVICH” for another $5,450 and a new total of $7,450.
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(NOTE: Next week is ANOTHER “Trip of a Lifetime” week that takes place on the generic set. Five lucky home viewers will win a collete vacation plus five grand.)
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Carla starts us off w/ a $900 T, four O’s, five R’s for that WC, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to lose that and $3,150. Second, Melissa calls up four N’s for $2K, buys two E’s…
_ R _ N N _ N _
_ R O _ / E _ R / T O
E _ R
O _ / _ O R N
…and she’s GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR OF CORN for $1,750 when she could’ve gone for the G’s and F’s.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Carla
Naomi: $7,450/Carla: ZERO/Melissa: $2,750
(NOTE: This show has released its first-ever Mr. Food Collectible Cookbook.)
PP/Express Round: THING
This crucial round begins w/ Melissa calling two S’s for the 1/2 CAR near pink $900, four T’s for $2,600 more, but then the sole dud vowel of E (she thought the second word would be BEST). Naomi secondly tries a $1,400 pair of N’s, buys six A’s, but then repeats the E. Carla thirdly finds a $900 L, buys an I and three O’s, lights up an $1,100 pair of R’s, and buys the last vowel of U. Following three $900 P’s and two $900 M’s (I was wrong thinking the first word’s CANADA)…
P A N A M A ‘ S
M O S T / P O P U L A R
A T T R A C T I O N
…she’s won her first $5,750 and a $6K caravan.com tour where she could see PANAMA’S MOST POPULAR ATTRACTION.
SOLE DUD: E (Melissa)
SOLE DQ: Naomi’s E repeat
Naomi: $7,450/Carla: $11,750 cash & Panama/Melissa: $2,750
$3K Tossup: WAYD?
_ H O P _ _ N G
_ N _ I _ _
Well, it’s not Carla who flunks all the Tossups this time — it’s Melissa who blows the solve w/ CHOPPING ONION.
_ H O P _ _ N G
O N L I _ _
Naomi capitalizes w/ SHOPPING ONLINE.
Round 4: IN THE KITCHEN
She BANKRUPTs near $650 right out of the gate. Second for Carla are a $1,400 pair of T’s, an E, but then the LaT. Heading Melissa’s way third are a $600 R, two L’s for $1,300, an I and four O’s, then come a $900 S, an A, a $500 B, and a $1,400 K pairing. Board, Vanna…
I L L _ S T R A T E _
_ O O _ B O O _
…she solves ILLUSTRATED COOKBOOK for $3,950.
SOLE LaT OF GAME: Carla
SOLE BANKRUPT: Naomi
Naomi: $10,450/Carla: $11,750 cash & Panama/Melissa: $6,700
Round 5: LIVING THINGS
After Carla backloads a $700 S to start, it’s S-U time…
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S
…w/ $1,700 being the consonant value.
Carla: D (DUD)
Melissa: T (DUD)
Naomi: R (DUD; INTACT NULL)
Carla: 2 L’s
Melissa: N (DUD)
Naomi: M (DUD)
Carla: 4 P’s
P L _ _ _ _ L
P _ P P _ _ S
These PLAYFUL PUPPIES fetch Carla another $10,900.
DUDS (during S-U): D (Carla), T (Melissa), R (Naomi), N (Melissa), M (Naomi)
FINAL SCORES
Naomi: $10,450/Carla: $22,650 cash & Panama/Melissa: $6,700
GT: $39,800
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $3,150
$100K Bonus Round
Besides the Fiesta, Star Ford has also provided a red Explorer that could be won this week. Given Carla’s early mishaps, I’m not sure if she’s gonna pull this one off after she spins up the W. BTW, we see her hubby, her daughter, and her granddaughter in the crowd.
Category: PEOPLE
1/5 of the answer to start…
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PMGI guarantees at least a letter…
_ _ _ N G
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…but nothing else, so this YOUNG CROWD will NOT be seeing her win…
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…THE $100,000 — WE HAVE OUR FOURTH SUCH LOSS THIS SEASON. Hopefully that’s the fifth and final time we’ve seen either grand prize not won.
$5K SPIN ID: JN5279913
MY RATING: 4
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