WoF Recap: April 26, 2016

EPISODE #6402: DESERT OASIS

$1K Tossup: ON THE MAP

_ U _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ A

Matt zips through TUCSON, ARIZONA. Going in order once again in meeting them…

Matt Dols: trader for a national precious metal & rare coin investment dealer married to Sam w/ one son from Fargo, ND (orig. from Twin Cities)

Chelsea Brown: dementia care coordinator for an assisted living facility in Stafford married to Ryan from Bumpass, VA

Eleni Antoniou: para-professional teacher assistant to special needs children married for 23 yrs. w/ two kids from Flushing, NY

$2K Tossup: EVENT

G _ I N G / O N
_ A F A _ I

Chelsea might be GOING ON SAFARI.

DESERT TRIP: Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: hawaiian springs Water

Round 1: FOOD & DRINK

She gets the MDW right away w/ two T’s, but then duds out w/ H while on the California wedge. Second, Eleni calls up a $700 N, two $800 S’s, a $600 R, four A’s, and three FP E’s; those are followed by a $600 C, three I’s and O’s to clean out the vowels (the latter via FP), a $600 K, but then the LaT. Matt then puts up the $600 L, $500 M and $500 D singles to complete the board

R A I S I N / O A T M E A L
D A T E / C O O K I E S

…and earn another $1,600.

SOLE DUD: H (Chelsea)
SOLE LaT: Eleni

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Eleni first picks a $600 N but then BANKRUPTs near TD just as quick. Matt secondly spins his way to a FP E, a T for the 1/2 CAR near $600, an A, a $600 S, a $700 D, and the rest of the vowel shop (I, three O’s, U), then he takes a $550 P, an $1,100 pair of C’s and a $500 B before he…

S T A N D – U P
C O _ I C
B O O _

…picks up a STAND-UP COMIC BOOK for $2,950.

SOLE DUD: E (Matt)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Eleni

Matt: $5,550 1/2 CAR/Chelsea: $2K/Eleni: ZERO

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PP/Express Round: WAYD?

Current leader Matt gets the other 1/2 CAR right away w/ two N’s, an I, and the obvious $500 G, then he says an A, two O’s, two $700 R’s, the other two vowels of E and two U’s, a $1K pair of M’s for a third 1/2 CAR, a $1K pair of S’s, and three T’s to tack on $2,100 before he goes for the big solve…

_ U T T I N G / O N
M _ / _ E R M U _ A
S _ O R T S

…in addition to another $5,750 and the Fiesta, he’ll be “PUTTING ON MY BERMUDA SHORTS” at the Reefs Resort & Club in BERMUDA worth $6,965; that was a $27,680 round for him!

MAJOR PR!

Matt: $33,230 cash & prizes/Chelsea: $2K/Eleni: NO LUCK

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$3K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

_ D _ A N C E
S _ _ E E N I N G

That man is up over $36K+ thanks to an ADVANCE SCREENING.

Round 4: LIVING THING

First pickings are an $800 T, a $1,300 pair of E’s, a couple E’s, but it’s S-U time…

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

…and the consonant payoff is $1,500.

Matt: N
Chelsea: S
Eleni: L
Matt: M (DUD)
Chelsea: H
Eleni: B (DUD)
Matt: 2 D’s

T E _ _ S / H _ R N E D
L _ _ _ R D

That man catches this TEXAS HORNED LIZARD for another $6,350.

DUDS (both after FS): M (Matt), B (Eleni)

FINAL SCORES
Matt: $42,580 cash & prizes/Chelsea: $2K/Eleni: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $45,580
BANKRUPT TRASH: $600

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$100K Bonus Round

Sam the wife is here; Matt takes that BW to then N of SPIN.

Category: THING
Almost 1/2 the letters already…

_ E R _ E _ T
_ _ S _ _ _ S E

He’s looking pretty good after calling FMCI…

_ E R F E C T
_ I S _ _ I S E

…too bad his PERFECT DISGUISE wasn’t good enough for the big one, but he still ends up a very nice haul of $75,580 cash & prizes!

$5K SPIN ID: JV7521446

MY RATING: 8