WoF Recap: November 13, 2015

EPISODE #6285: VETERANS WEEK

$1K Tossup: PEOPLE

S P E C I A L
F _ _ C E _

Michael’s one of our SPECIAL FORCES. These three people have been heroes while on duty, but one of them will try to save this awful week…

Michael Placencia: Coast Guard vet of 26 yrs. who retired as a master chief ptty officer and president of a Veterans association married to Mimi from Bakersfield, CA

Jeremy Harris: Marine Combat Engineer who works with American Legion and VFW married to Jessica w/ one son and a daughter on the way from Santa Ana, CA

Ryanne McClellan: Navy vet of eight yrs. who served on the USS George Washington (and her husband is still serving; her grandfather and father were in the services) from San Diego (orig. from Detroit, MI)

$2K Tossup: FOOD & DRINK

M A _ _ _ O _ I
A _ D / _ _ E _ _ E

Ryanne gets MACARONI AND CHEESE.

LAST TRIP OF THE WEEK: paris.BUZZ (that city was affected by terrorism today, 10 months after the Charlie Hebdo attack; please pray for them)

Round 1: SONG LYRICS

Ryanne gets started w/ a $600 R, one O and four A’s, but then F for flunk. Second, Michael calls up four N’s for $3,200, two D’s for the WC, but then repeats the A. Third, Jeremy tries a $650 L, a $700 T, and a $550 H, then we have…

_ N / T H _ / A _ R
O N / L A N D
A N D / _ _ A

…he exactly recites “IN THE AIR ON LAND AND SEA” (from the Marines’ Hymn) for $1,900.

SOLE DUD: F (Ryanne)
SOLE DQ: Michael’s A repeat

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Michael’s up first w/ a $1,300 pair of S’s, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to lose that and his WC. Second, Jeremy FPs a couple E’s, but LaTs out just as quick. Third, Ryanne takes a $1K pair of R’s, three N’s for the MDW, two I’s, and three FP A’s…

N _ _ _ E A R
S _ _ _ A R I N E
S A N _ _ I _ _

…she eats up a NUCLEAR SUBMARINE SANDWICH for only the house minimum, since she didn’t go for the C’s.

SOLE LaT: Jeremy
SOLE BANKRUPT: Michael

Michael: $1K ★ Jeremy: $1,900 ★ Ryanne: $3K MDW

Slow start thus far…

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PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES

Jeremy picks up the 1/2 CAR near the pink $600 right away w/ six L’s, only to give that and the $3K right back to the same normal BANKRUPT. Ryanne secondly spins up the other normal one to kiss her $1M hopes goodbye. Third for Michael are an $1,800 P pair, two A’s, three O’s, two $600 Y’s, a $700 N, but then the same BANKRUPT Ryanne got to forfeit $3,200. Jeremy then puts up $500 V and G singles…

P L A Y _ N G / P O O L
V O L L _ Y _ A L L

…he’ll be PLAYING POOL VOLLEYBALL at the SuperClubs Breezes Resort & Spa in the BAHAMAS worth $6,900.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (whole gang)

Michael: $1K ★ Jeremy: $9,800 cash & Bahamas ★ Ryanne: $3K

This doesn’t bode well… -___-

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$3K Tossup: EVENT

K N O _ _ _ U T
P U N _ H

Michael throws a KNOCKOUT PUNCH to x4 his total.

Speed-Up Round: WAYD?

We’re not gonna have a $1,600 FS sweep, because consonants are actually worth $1,500 each.

Michael: 2 R’s
Jeremy: 2 N’s
Ryanne: T (DUD)
Michael: G
Jeremy: F
Ryanne: L (DUD)
Michael: H (DUD)
Jeremy: M
Ryanne: D (DUD)
Michael: W (DUD)
Jeremy: C (DUD; INTACT NULL)
Ryanne: B (DUD)
Michael: J (WHA?!)
Jeremy: 3 S’s

_ S _ _ N G / F _ R
_ _ R M _ S S _ _ N

Jeremy’s ASKING FOR PERMISSION and we give him $10,500 worth of icing.

DUDS: T (Ryanne), L (Ryanne), H (Michael), D (Ryanne), W (Michael), C (Jeremy), B (Ryanne), J (Michael)

FINAL SCORES
Michael: $4K ★ Jeremy: $20,300 cash & Bahamas ★ Ryanne: $3K

GT: $27,300
BANKRUPT TRASH (not including extras): $7,500

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$100K Bonus Round

Jessica the wife is here and Jeremy lands on the M of GAME.

Category: THING
One-liner alert…

_ _ T / _ _ T _

MCPA only adds the vowel…

_ _ T / _ A T _

I’m gonna need a HOT BATH after all this futility this week, but he has saved us! Too bad he’s won the $33K minimum for a final total of $53,300 cash & trip.

$5K SPIN ID: JB3611097

MY RATING: 6