WoF Recap: May 6, 2016

EPISODE #6410: GREAT AMERICAN CITIES (SEATTLE)

$1K Tossup: LANDMARK

_ _ Y _ _ I C
N _ _ I _ _ _ _ / P _ _ K

Susan locates OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK. Final set of WA contestants this week…

Susan Milam: travel agent married to Darren w/ two kids from Snohomish

James Batey: The Bush School P.E. teacher married to Claire for 2 yrs. from Vashon Island

Terryl Le Graham: office mgr. for a prosthetic/orthotic office w/ two grown kids, six grandkids and two great-grandkids who’s also a founding board member of a nonprofit that provides food for homeless students from Olympia

$2K Tossup: RHYME TIME

M _ _ _ E / _ _
T H _ / L _ O S E

Susan is two for two saying “MOOSE ON THE LOOSE”.

TRIP WEDGE: Amelia Island Plantation in FL

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

But she calls an automatic dud of S, though. Second, James has lit up a $1,950 trio of T’s, two E’s, four R’s for the FL trip, two O’s, three $900 N’s, U, a $600 G, and a single I. Board…

N O / R I G _ T
T U R N / O N
R E _
_ _ R _ E T

…he imagines a NO RIGHT TURN ON RED CARPET for $12,800 cash & FL (the trip’s worth $6,550).

SOLE AUTO-DUD: S (Susan)

Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK

Fresh off his nice R1 win, James gets started w/ a $700 T, two E’s, an R for that MDW, and two A’s, followed by a $650 N, an I, three $500 S’s, but then the BANKRUPT near big money to lose $2,100 and the MDW. Over to Terryl who gets both 1/2 CARs (she landed on the one near $600 first) w/ W and two M’s, respectively…

S M _ _ E _ / S A _ M _ N
W I T _ / _ A _ E R S

…but she blows the last word big time w/ WAFERS, not realizing there’s just one W on the board. That could very well cost her $1,500 and the Fiesta. Susan then lights up C, P and K singles ($700 for the K, $500 for the other two)….

S M _ K E _ / S A _ M _ N
W I T _ / C A P E R S

…she dines one some SMOKED SALMON WITH CAPERS for the 17 Benjamins.

SOLE BANKRUPT: James
SOLE DQ: Terryl’s blown solve

James: $12,800 cash & trip/Terryl: ZIP/Susan: $4,700

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PP/Express Round: PLACE

Terryl’s road to redemption begins w/ a $1,200 pair of N’s, two E’s, an $800 S, four A’s, a $600 R, but then the other normal BANKRUPT to forfeit her own $2,100. Susan secondly goes aboard the EXPRESS after calling a B.

Next Choices: two L’s…two T’s…C…CRASH w/ K ($6K down the drain)

James then puts up $600 M and $500 D singles to leave only vowels remaining….

A N / A B S _ L _ T E
D R E A M / L _ C A T _ _ N

…this is AN ABSOLUTE DREAM LOCATION that he just won — the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts in ARUBA worth $6,452.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

James: $20,352 cash & trips/Terryl: ZILCH/Susan: $4,700

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$3K Tossup: SONG TITLE

_ L L / A _ _ _ G
_ _ _ / W _ T C _ _ _ W _ R

Terryl is finally off the schneid w/ “ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER” (originally done by Bob Dylan in ’67 but most famously covered by Jimi Hendrix).

Round 4: THING

Coming from her mouth next are a $600 T, two $700 N’s, two A’s, a FP O, and a $10K pair of C’s…

_ A N _
A C C O _ N T

…here’s an $11,500 deposit into her BANK ACCOUNT.

PR

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants each pay off at $1,600.

Susan: N
James: T
Terryl: S (DUD)
Susan: C (DUD)
NULL CYCLE
James: D
Terryl: 2 H’s
Susan: B (DUD)
James: M (DUD)
Terryl: P
Susan: J (NMC)

J _ _ N _ D / _ T
T H _ / H _ P

A lady on New Year’s Day 2010 couldn’t solve this one for a Winnebago Access, but Susan has solved JOINED AT THE HIP for $3,200.

AIRED DUDS: S (Terryl), C (Susan), B (Susan), M (James)

FINAL SCORES
James: $20,352 cash & trips/Terryl: $14,500/Susan: $7,900

GT: $42,752
BANKRUPT TRASH (MDW not factored): $10,200

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$100K Bonus Round

In addition to Claire, there’s mom Julie, brother Daniel & Kyle. Will the W mean something really good for James?

Category: THING
Just a couple letters on top to start…

_ E _ _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

GHDO pretty much gives him the first word…

G E O G R _ _ H _
_ _ _ _

Back in the day, kids went on “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” to take a GEOGRAPHY QUIZ…and he nails it even w/o any help at the bottom! Too bad we have a $33K sweep this week (only 3rd time this season), so he leaves w/ $53,352 cash & trips.

$5K SPIN ID: CF7565543

MY RATING: 7