Day: October 14, 2019

WoF Recap: October 14, 2019

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Given that this theme week wasn’t too good back in S34 (under “Pacific Northwest”), I’m NOT feeling confident on how this season’s edition will go.

EPISODE #7046: GREAT NORTHWEST

$1K Toss-Up: THING

T H E / B _ A U T Y
O _ / _ A _ U R E

Jennifer blows it w/ THE BEAUTY OF FAILURE — I DON’T think anybody would like that, girl.

T H E / B E A U T Y
O _ / _ A _ U R E

Jodi realizes that this area of the U.S. is known for THE BEAUTY OF NATURE. Lead-off players this week…

Jodi Caldwell: director of a university counseling center married to Wayne from Statesboro, GA

Jennifer Hedrick: regional operations coord. for a marketing agency married to Mark w/ a 2-month-old daughter from Algonac, MI

Blair Davis: small trucking business owner in San Diego who grew a beard about a couple yrs. ago (and he has a bald head) and says he’s “trapped in a loveless marriage” w/ his wife of 12 yrs. named Kim (they have 3 stepchildren and one “rotten” grandson) from Cardiff, CA

$2K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

A / _ O Z E _
D O U _ _ _ U _ S

Jennifer’s on the board this time, and she can buy A DOZEN DOUGHNUTS w/ this money.

FEATURED NORTHWEST TRIP: 9 Cranes Inn in Seattle courtesy of BnBfinder.com
First Gift Tag This Week: Cabela’s

Round 1: ON THE MAP

A $2,100 R trio gets her going, followed by five A’s, but then the LaT. Second, Blair calls up a $1,200 T pair, two E’s, a $1,300 L pair, I, and a $1,300 N pair before he BANKRUPTs near $650 to lose $3,300. After Jodi LaTs out, Jennifer fills in a $1K K pair, the final vowel of O, and a $600 C. The near-complete board…

C R A T E R / L A K E
N A T I O N A L / _ A R K

She IDs CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK in Oregon for $3,200.

LaTs: 2 (women)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Blair

Mystery/Crossword Round: ORDER IN THE COURT!

Blair instantly strikes out w/ T while on the MW near LaT. Jodi secondly finds a $900 D, two U’s and E’s, a $900 G, two A’s (she said “I’d like to buy an owl” — LOL!), and two J’s for the gift tag, but the same BANKRUPT steals $3,050 cash & gift tag. Jennifer then puts up an $800 L, a $1K R pair, and a $900 W before we turn to the grid…

JJUDGE
AU
_R
LAW_ER_

LAWYERS, JAIL and JURY are the other things related to the court for another $2,700.

INSTA-DUD: T (Blair)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jodi

Jennifer: $7,900/Blair: NOTHING/Jodi: $1K

PP/Express Round: EVENT

Jodi’s first w/ a $2,100 N trio, two E’s and O, but then R for rats. Jennifer next gets the WC w/ S and exchanges her $500 for A and three I’s before we look at…

O _ E A N S I _ E
_ I N I N _

She’ll have OCEANSIDE DINING at the Kauai Marriott Resort in HAWAII worth $7,800.

SOLE DUD: R (Jodi)

Jennifer: $15,700 cash & HI WC/Blair: NADA/Jodi: $1K

Triple Toss-Up: LIVING THING

1.

_ _ _ _ T _ D
_ _ L

Blair sees the SPOTTED OWL.

2.

_ _ _ P _ _ C K
_ _ _ _ _

Blair scores again w/ HUMPBACK WHALE.

3.

W _ S _ E R N
M _ _ _ _ W L _ R K

Blair sweeps this round after seeing a WESTERN MEADOWLARK.

Round 4: WAYD?

After he starts w/ a $650 N and two E’s, it’s time for the first Final Spin of the week…

_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _

…and the remaining consonants are worth the $1,500 minimum.

Blair: S
Jodi: G
Jennifer: L
Blair: M (DUD)
Jodi: T (DUD)
Jennifer: 2 R’s
Blair: P

P _ _ _ _ N G
_ L _ _ _ _ E R R _ E S

Blair falls for the PICKING BLUEBERRIES trap when there were just two E’s on the bottom…and he gets the correct answer just after the buzzer. Two B’s are said next…

P _ _ _ _ N G
B L _ _ _ B E R R _ E S

Jodi’s PICKING BLACKBERRIES for another $4,500.

DUDS: M (Blair) & T (Jennifer)
DQs: 2 (Blair’s missolve and late solve)

FINAL SCORES
Jennifer: $15,700 cash & HI WC/Blair: $6,000/Jodi: $5,500

GT: $27,200
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,350 cash & gift certificate

Here’s the first BR category list for this week…

  • THINGS
  • PHRASE
  • LIVING THING

Jennifer’s the next PHRASE taker.

$100K Bonus Round

They last offered this vehicle in the S34 edition and it’s back again this week — a GMC Terrain. After we see her parents (Jan & Dan), Jennifer lands on the R. Lead-offs…

_ T / _ _ _ L E _
T _ / _ _ _ _ E

DMPA and C give her…

_ T / _ A _ L E D
T _ / _ _ D _ E

She has no guess, and in regards to the prize that she didn’t win, IT FAILED TO BUDGE — the Terrain.

MY RATING: 6