WoF Recap: January 15, 2018

Let’s see how much better this season’s “WHEEL Around the World” is compared to last season’s TRAINWRECK w/ two $100,000 losses.

EPISODE #6721: WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD

$1K Toss-Up: TITLE

_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ S
_ O _ ‘ L L / _ _ !

Erin solves the Dr. Seuss book “OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!”. First world travelers this week…

Erin Urbanek: commercial real estate co. worker engaged to Chris (they’ve been renovating their home for about a yr.) from Columbus, OH

Mark Jensen: head golf pro at country club & St. Martin’s Univ. women’s golf coach married to Pam for 17 yrs. w/ three kids and a granddaughter from Olympia, WA

Bri Simpson: married oil painter w/ three cats and a dog from Homestead, FL

$2K Toss-Up: THING

T O _ I _ / O _
_ O N V E R _ A T I O N

Our TOPIC OF CONVERSATION this week is to finally get a BR win this month; Bri will be the first spinner of the night.

FEATURED TRIP (smarTour will be the provider this week): Germany worth $8K
$ Gift Tag: insuremytrip

Round 1: FOOD & DRINK

She opens w/ a $1,200 T pair, three S’s for the Germany trip, four E’s, an $1,800 R trio, three A’s, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to forfeit $12K cash & trip. Second, Erin calls up three W’s for $1,800, buys the last vowel of three I’s, but LaTs out. Mark then selects a $500 H and an $1,100 F pair…

_ E _ _ I A _
W A F F _ E S / W I T H
S T R A W _ E R R I E S

He solves BELGIAN WAFFLES WITH STRAWBERRIES for only $1,600, because he left out the B’s and L’s.

SOLE LaT: Erin
SOLE BANKRUPT: Bri

Crossword/Mystery Round: WORLD ________

Erin instantly duds out w/ T on the MW near LaT. Second, Mark also misses w/ R on the 1/2 CAR near $600. Third, Bri takes a $3,500 N, two E’s, an L for the same 1/2 CAR, a TD M, five A’s, an $1,100 P pair, and a $1,300 C pair to leave only the U remaining…

• A L M A N A C
•       A             _
•       P             P E A C E

…she IDs the annual soccer event as the World CUP for $9,400.

INSTANT DUDS: T (Erin) & R (Mark)

Mark: $1,600/Bri: $11,400/Erin: $1K

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PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES

Here goes Mark w/ a $1K T pair, four E’s, but then the LaT. Second for Bri are a $600 N, three I’s, a $600 L, a $1K D pair, three A’s, and an X on the EXPRESS before she GOES ABOARD.

Current Bank: $2,700
Next Choices: H…two R’s…G…S…P…B (NMC)

E X H I L A R A T I N G
S P E E D B _ A T
R I D E

She’s won $9,700 and will be in for an EXHILARATING SPEEDBOAT RIDE during her stay at the St. James’s Club ANTIGUA.

SOLE LaT: Mark

Mark: $1,600/Bri: $28,500 cash & trip/Erin: $1K

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$3K Toss-Up: PROPER NAME

_ C T R E _ S
_ M _ / A _ A M S

Erin IDs ACTRESS AMY ADAMS (she was actually born in Italy).

Speed-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

Consonants are worth the $1,500 minimum to start this week.

Erin: T (DUD)
Mark: R (DUD)
Bri: S
Erin: L

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S _ _ L _

Erin’s way off w/ ELECTRONIC SCALE.

Mark: P (DUD)
Bri: 2 C’s
Erin: A
Mark: H
Bri: 2 N’s
Erin: D (DUD)
Mark: F

_ N _ C _ _ N A C _
S H _ L F

Mark solves KNICKKNACK SHELF (never heard of that) for three grand.

DUDS: T (Erin), R (Mark), P (Mark), D (Erin)
SOLE DQ: Erin’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Mark: $4,600/Bri: $28,500 cash & trip/Erin: $4K

GT: $37,100
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12K cash & trip

Bri’s list of topics…

• THING
• PERSON
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

She’s going for WAYD?.

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$100K Bonus Round

Let’s remind you that this week’s car is the 2018 BMW 3 Series sedan. Bri brought along husband Jared, father-in-law Rick and Matt; her envelope will be from the N of WIN.  I have a bad feeling what this may be…

T _ _ _ N _ / _
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She makes me cringe w/ CDMA…

T A _ _ N _ /A
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After TAKING A POP QUIZ, she FLUNKS OUT and loses the $50K.

MY RATING: 6