Day: November 4, 2015

WoF Recap: November 4, 2015

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EPISODE #6278: TAKE ME TO HAWAII

$1K Tossup: EVENT

_ R _ D _ T _ _ N A L
L U A _

Jodi might be going to a TRADITIONAL LUAU at the expense of these people…

Jodi Charatan: English nursery teacher at a bilingual French-American school in Manhattan and sports enthusiast from NYC

Andrew Nicol: office support specialist wearing “WHEEL” earrings married to Abby from Springfield, IL

Jennifer Coffey: national acct. mgr. married to hunky Scott w/ one son from Anaheim (orig. from Philadelphia)

$2K Tossup: PERSON

_ M _ E D _ A T E
S U _ _ _ _ _ _ O R

Jodi’s two for two w/ IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR.

Round 1: THING

T for terrible is how she starts, however. Second, Andrew calls up an $800 P, four $900 S’s, an A and four E’s, a $2,500 C, two $600 L’s, and the other three remaining vowels of three I’s, two U’s, and O. Next up are two D’s for the hawaiian springs Water…a $500 B…

S P E C I A L
D O U B L E – S I _ E D
I S S U E

…but then a FATAL DUD of G to throw away $9,350 — seriously, dude?! -__- Jennifer then spingles for the remaining $600 Z…

S P E C I A L
D O U B L E – S I Z E D
I S S U E

…and reads the answer correctly.

DUDS: T (Jodi), G (Andrew)

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Andrew’s off to a slow start w/ S while he’s on the WC. Second, Jennifer takes a $650 N, two T’s for that WC, but then a bad I buy. Third, Jodi has a run-in w/ the MDW’s right side. Andrew tries again w/ a D for the 1/2 CAR near the pink $600, three E’s, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to lose his plate and the other 1/2 of the $500. Jennifer then picks two F’s and a W at $500 each, two $650 R’s, and four O’s to clean out the vowels. Board…

_ E F T O _ E R
F O O D
N E T W O R _

…she solves LEFTOVER FOOD NETWORK for $3,950.

DUDS: S (Andrew), I (Jennifer)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Jodi & Andrew)

Jodi: $3K/Andrew: NOTHING/Jennifer: $4,950 WC

PP/Express Round: PLACE

Chosen first by Jennifer are a $1,200 pair of S’s, an E, a $650 T and two $650 H’s. But after an I buy is the same normal BANKRUPT to wipe out $2,650 and her WC. Going down Jodi’s road second are a $650 P, an A, a $700 L, and an O to clean out the vowels. But after an $800 N, she blows her turn w/ the R. After Andrew spins up that same BANKRUPT…

T H E / S H I P ‘ S
_ A L _ O N _

…Jennifer might visit THE SHIP’S BALCONY on the $6K Costa CARIBBEAN CRUISE.

SOLE DUD: R (Jodi)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (opposition)

Jodi: $3K/Andrew: BUPKIS/Jennifer: $10,950

$3K Tossup: PHRASE

_ _ W / _ _ D
_ _ A _ / _ A P _ _ N ?

Andrew’s probably thinking “HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?” as Jennifer adds on to her lead.

Speed-Up Round: AROUND THE HOUSE

It’s a $1,500 FS this time.

Jennifer: 2 N’s
Jodi: 2 T’s
Andrew: R
Jennifer: 2 S’s
Jodi: H
Andrew: J (HUH?!)
Jennifer: 2 D’s
Jodi: L (DUD)
Andrew: 3 W’s

W _ _ D _ N / W _ N D _ W
S H _ T T _ R S

Andrew opens these WOODEN WINDOW SHUTTERS for his only $6K on the night.

DUDS: J (Andrew), L (Jodi)

FINAL SCORES
Jodi: $3K/Andrew: $6K/Jennifer: $13,950

GT: a pitiful $22,950
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding plate and WC): $2,900

$100K Bonus Round

In addition to Scott, there’s Karen, Fernando & Nicki; Jenny lands on the *.

Category: THING
The last two letters are…

_ _ _ _ _ _ T E

MPGA does some good and I can tell you right now that this is a unit of computer memory…

G _ G A _ _ T E

…but she STILL CAN’T get GIGABYTE (she said GIGANTIC) for the $33K (watch that fail here).

Sweepstakes Puzzle #3: TIKI TORCHES
$5K SPIN ID: GL2466359 

MY RATING: 4