WoF Recap: May 27, 2015

EPISODE #6228: WISH YOU WERE HERE

$1K Tossup: EVENT

_ P O N _ A N E O _ S
R O _ _ / T R _ P

Danelle could soon be taking a SPONTANEOUS ROAD TRIP, and we go from left to right in interviewing them…

Danelle Christian: pharmacist married to Mike w/ three kids from Lee’s Summit, MO

John Napotnik: YMCA worker who has NO sense of smell married to Kaile w/ one son from Camarillo, CA

Jill Rosenblatt: soccer mom and server married 10 years to Freddie w/ two girls from Farmingville, NY

$2K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

C A S _ / I _ / _ H E
L E A D / _ O _ E

John’s been CAST IN THE LEAD ROLE of spinning.

FEATURED TRIP: paris.BUZZ worth $7,550

We get a shot of Jim replying to Pat that he doesn’t have his very own website.

Round 1: PHRASE

The letter search begins w/ him calling two T’s for $1,400, two $600 R’s, two $550 S’s, two E’s and three O’s, then he…

T _ O ‘ S
_ O _ _ _ _ _
T _ R E E ‘ S
_ / _ R O _ _

…solves TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A CROWD for $3,200 and a new total of $5,200.

PR

Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Jill first FPs an E, calls up a $900 T, but then buys a bad vowel in A. Second, Danelle picks up the BedandBreakfast.com gift tag w/ an S, buys three O’s, but then BANKRUPTs near TD to lose $1,250 cash & gift tag. Third, John strikes out w/ R while on the MW near $800. Jill resumes her play w/ two $800 C’s, two I’s to finish off the vowels, and three P’s for $2,100 before she…

P O P S I C _ E / &
P O _ O
S T I C _

…is off by a letter w/ POPSICLE & POLO STICK, likely costing her $4,100. Danelle then puts up the $700 L and FP G…

P O P S I C L E / &
P O G O
S T I C _

…she solves POPSICLE & POGO STICK for the 12 Benjamins and is up to $2,200.

DUDS: A (Jill), R (John)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Danelle
SOLE DQ: Jill’s one-letter missolve

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PP/Express Round: THING

Danelle’s initial choices are an R for the WC, two E’s, two $550 N’s, and three A’s, before the L takes away her turn. Second, John fills in two C’s for $1,800, buys two O’s…

_ A N O R A _ _ C
O C E A N / _ _ E _

…and he makes the $1,550 solve and a trip to a place where he’ll get a PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEW — the Si Como No Resort in COSTA RICA worth $6,928.

SOLE DUD: L (Danelle)

Danelle: $2,200 WC/John: $13,678 cash & trip/Jill: BAD SHAPE

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$3K Tossup: WAYD?

_ _ _ _ H _ N _ / F _ R
_ H _ / _ T A _ S

Jill doesn’t know it, while Danelle’s REACHING FOR THE STARS.

Round 4: MOVIE TITLE

Her next letters are three $500 T’s, four E’s, three $700 H’s, and two $600 R’s…

T H E / T H E _ R _ / _ _
E _ E R _ T H _ _ _

…she coulv’e gone on for the Y’s, but she IDs “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” for $4,550.

PR #2

Danelle: $9,750 WC/John: $13,678 cash & trip/Jill: SCORELESS

Round 5: FOOD & DRINK

At the start, both J’s miss w/ T and R, respectively. Danelle thirdly lights up a $700 S, buys two A’s, but can’t find any N’s. After John says another baddie of L, Jill gets up there two $900 C’s, six E’s, and two $900 H’s before she…

H _ _ E _ A _ E
C H E E S E C A _ E

…finally wins her first $3,350 w/ some HOMEMADE CHEESECAKE.

DUDS: T (John), R (Jill), N (Danelle), L (John)

Danelle: $9,750 WC/John: $13,678 cash & trip/Jill: $3,350

Speed-Up Round: THING

$1,500 per consonant here.

Jill: T
Danelle: R (DUD)
John: 2 S’s
Jill: L (DUD)
Danelle: C
John: N (DUD)
Jill: 2 D’s
Danelle: G

_ D _ C _ T _ D
G _ _ S S

Danielle makes a good ($3K) EDUCATED GUESS, but that’s still not enough to win the game. 

DUDS: R (Danelle), L (Jill), N (John)

FINAL SCORES
Danelle: $12,750/John: $13,678 cash & trip/Jill: $3,350

GT: $29,778
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,250 cash & GT

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$100K Bonus Round

We see Kaylee, the couple’s son, his mom Ann and best friend in the crowd. That man lands on the second A of AMERICA’S.

Category: THING
1/3 of the answer to start…

_ N / _ L _
_ _ T _

I like his chances after he calls DMWO…

_ N / O L D
M _ T _

…but he still BLOWS IT w/ AN OLD MATE, AN OLD MATH and AN OLD MATCH. It was AN OLD MYTH, and he doesn’t win $32K. That means the losing streak is now in double-digit territory again. Also, we’ve gone 100 straight episodes without landing on a car envelope.

$5K SPIN ID: JA9705945

MY EP. RATING: 5