WoF Recap: March 18, 2016

EPISODE #6375: AMERICA’S GAME III

Everything is riding on the set of Sandals Resorts.

$1K Tossup: FOOD & DRINK

B _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ A _ / _ I E

Debbie blows the solve w/ BANANA CREAM PIE when there’s a T up there.

B _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ A M / _ I E

Robin solves BOSTON CREAM PIE. There’s nothing but women on this Friday…

Robin Merithew: self-employed insurance auditor married to Ken for 32 yrs. w/ two kids from Newbury Park, CA (orig. from Rhode Island)

Debbie Chitty: public health nurse married to Dave for 26+ yrs. from Whittier, CA

Joanna Fini: mgr. of her family’s pizzerias at two different locations and married 6 yrs. from Lawrenceville, GA

$2K Tossup: SONG TITLE

_ A L K
T _ _ S / W _ Y

Robin knows how to “WALK THIS WAY” just like Aerosmith and Run-DMC.

TRIP WEDGE: Beaches Jamaica or Turks & Caicos
Tonight’s Gift Tag: eBags

Round 1: THING

She opens the proceedings w/ an $1,800 T trio, three E’s, but then the sole dud vowel of A for awful. Second, Debbie spins her way to an $1,800 pair of N’s, two O’s, two $700 C’s, but then the LaT. Third, Joanna picks up the WC w/ three G’s…

C _ T T _ N G – E _ G E
T E C _ N O _ O G _

…we’ll be seeing more CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY in the future, and this lady has solved for 1/2 of Robin’s current total.

SOLE DUD: A (Robin)
SOLE LaT: Debbie

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Debbie’s first choices are an N for the 1/2 CAR near $600, a $900 T, two E’s, two $700 H’s and two O’s before she calls an S while on the MW near LaT and takes the money for it (that’s the BANKRUPT one). But she then duds out w/ R. Over to Joanna who requests a $600 M, two A’s, a $600 F, the last vowel of U and a P while on the same MW…but she unfortunately flips it over and loses $700 plus the WC. Robin then picks up the eBags gift tag w/ the last letter of C…

P A C –
M A N
O F / T H E / H O U S E

…the “PAC-MAN OF THE HOUSE” credits her w/ $1,500 cash & bags.

SOLE DUD: R (Debbie)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Joanna

Joanna: $1,500/Robin: $4,500 cash & bags/Debbie: NOTHING

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PP/Express Round: SHOW BIZ

Joanna leads the way w/ a $1,200 pair of T’s, two $900 S’s to go to three grand, two E’s and an A, after which she says three H’s for the same 1/2 CAR, but then C for crud. Robin’s second in line w/ a $1,300 pair of R’s, the two non-U vowels, a $500 N, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to forfeit $1,300. Afterwards…

S O O T H I N _
R E _ _ A E
R H _ T H _ S

…Debbie will hear some SOOTHING REGGAE RHYTHMS at the Sandals Negril in JAMAICA worth $6K.

SOLE DUD: C (Joanna)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Robin

Joanna: $1,500/Robin: $4,500 cash & bags/Debbie: $6K trip

Oh brother, this doesn’t look good… -___-

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$3K Tossup: PLACE

S C U L P _ U R E
G A _ D E _

Joanna ties Robin for second w/ SCULPTURE GARDEN.

Round 4: PHRASE

N for no is how she starts. Second for Robin are a $900 T, a $500 S and two I’s, but the A fails her again. Debbie follows w/ a $1,300 pair of R’s, but it’s S-U time…

_ / I S / _ _ R
_ I _ T _ R _

…and the consonant payoff is $1,500 (Pat BANKRUPTed near TD initially).

Debbie: F
Joanna: P
Robin: 2 V’s

V / I S / F _ R
V I _ T _ R _

V IS FOR VICTORY, and Robin has solved for $3,900 and the win.

DUDS (only the first two said before bells): N (Joanna), A (Robin), P (Joanna)

FINAL SCORES
Joanna: $4,500/Robin: $8,400 cash & bags/Debbie: $6K trip

GT: a pitiful $18,900
BANKRUPT TRASH (WC not factored): $2K

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$100K Bonus Round

The Mustang Convertible is available tonight and on the week of my birthday. I really hope Robin (she brought along the hubby, BTW) can come through after spinning the second A of AMERICA’S.

Category: THING

The end letter(s) of each word are…

_ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ N T

Things aren’t looking good after she calls PCGI…

_ _ _ _ R
P _ I N T

…no wonder why we were so worried — the MAJOR POINT is that she FAILS to complete the sweep (she had WATER PAINT, COLOR PAINT, and COVER PAINT) and she loses the convertible. It also she means she’s the lowest-winning champ this season.

$5K SPIN ID: JW3877059

MY RATING: 3