WoF Recap: November 1, 2019

EPISODE #7060: HOME SWEET HOME

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

T H _ R E ‘ S / N O
_ _ A C E / _ _ _ E / I T

Karen knows that THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE IT (the “it” being Margaritaville). Our final players this week to begin a new month…

Karen Jansen: adventure concierge and aunt of three from San Diego (originally from Swansea, IL)

Jessica Walker: residential supervisor who works with adults having intellectual disabilities and mental health illnesses from Richmond, VA

Scott Ellyn: married to Marcine w/ 6 kids as a blended family from Calabasas, CA

And this will be the last time we get to hear that darn Margaritaville plug before the next Toss-Up. Thank goodness…

$2K Toss-Up: WAYD?

A D D _ N G / A N _
_ _ B _ R A _ _ I N G

Jessica knows about ADDING AND SUBTRACTING for control. And she tried to spin before Jim described the prize on the Wheel, but thankfully Pat stopped her.

FEATURED MARGARTIVAVILLE TRIP: Gatlinburg, TN worth $7,784

Round 1: AROUND THE HOUSE

Four T’s for $2,400 send her on her way, followed by three E’s, a $1K S pair, four A’s, two P’s for the Margaritaville gift tag, but then the LaT to leave $4,900 cash & gift card on the table. Scott then SPINGLES for a $650 L…

S T A T E – _ _ –
T _ E – A _ T
A P P L _ A _ _ E S

…and he gets a $350 bonus for solving STATE-OF-THE-ART APPLIANCES.

SOLE LaT: Jessica

Mystery Round: PHRASE

Scott’s off to a nice $7K start w/ two T’s, followed by three E’s and A’s, a $2,700 R trio and two H’s on the MW near $650 before he takes the money for those (but it would’ve been the $$$). Next up are a $500 N, a $700 G, the obvious I, but then M for mistake. Karen’s second in line w/ a $650 L, a $1,500 C trio (I thought it sounded like she said D, which would be a dud), but then the sole dud vowel of O. Jessica follows w/ two S’s for the Tennessee trip, the final vowel of U, a $650 F…but then that CRITICAL DUD of D while on the other MW to squander $9,184 cash & TN. Scott won’t take any chances…

_ A R E L _
S C R A T C H I N G
T H E / S U R F A C E

We’re BARELY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE, and he’s solved for $12,150.

DUDS: M (Scott), O (Karen), D (Jessica)

Scott: $13,150/Karen: $1K/Jessica: $2K

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PP/Express Round: THINGS

This round’s all Karen and she went all the way — two S’s for that MDW (NO reaction to that), two FP E’s, a $7K N pair (NO reaction to that, either), three A’s, a $550 D, a $1K F pair, the other two non-I vowel singles (U and O), a $1,300 C pair, and two FP R’s. There will be…

A C R E S / A N D
A C R E S / O F / F U N

…awaiting her at the Margaritaville Vacation Club by Wyndham in ST. THOMAS worth $7,840 — PR.

Scott: $13,150/Karen: $18,940 cash & trip MDW/Jessica: $2K

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Triple Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

1.

_ H R O W I N G / A
C U _ _ _ _ _ _ L

Karen’s hoping the producers won’t be THROWING A CURVEBALL at her.

2.

P _ _ _ _ _ N G / A
_ _ – _ _ T T _ _

PITCHING A NO-HITTER is a very difficult feat in baseball, and Karen scores again.

3.

S L I _ _ _ G / _ _ _ O
_ H _ R D / _ A _ _

Karen’s SLIDING INTO THIRD BASE to sweep this round.

Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK

The last Final Spin this week is set at the $1,500 minimum.

Karen: 2 N’s
Jessica: T (DUD)
Scott: 2 S’s
Karen: R
Jessica: L
Scott: M
Karen: Y
Jessica: 2 P’s

S P R _ N _ L _ S / _ N
M Y / _ _ P _ _ _ _

Jessica just misses it w/ SPRINKLES IN MY CUPCAKE. Two C’s later…

S P R _ N _ L _ S / _ N
M Y / C _ P C _ _ _

Scott puts some SPRINKLES ON MY CUPCAKE for another $7,500.

SOLE DUD: T (Jessica)
SOLE DQ: Jessica’s one-letter missolve

FINAL SCORES
Scott: $20,650/Karen: $24,940 cash & trip MDW/Jessica: $2K

GT: $47,590
NO BANKRUPTS!

Pick your MDBR category wisely, Karen…

• THING
• LIVING THING
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

She’s going for WAYD?.

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MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #4

There’s nobody w/ Karen, so she simply hands that sparkly green wedge to Pat and her all-important spin lands on…the C in AMERICA’S (I have this bad feeling it’s the I next door). We do this all the time on YouTube…

_ _ T _ _ _ N _
_ / _ _ _ E _

Here we go w/ PGHO…

_ _ T _ H _ N G
_ / _ _ _ E O

We will be WATCHING A VIDEO of her making that solve, but we really, really hate to say this…

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…NOT ONLY DID JOYCE COST US THE PBRW, I WAS ALSO RIGHT THAT THE I OF THAT SAME WORD HAD THE MILLION!!!!!!! DOGGONE IT. She’ll have to settle for the $37K and a final total of $61,940 cash & trip.

VIDEO BONUS: KAREN’S HEARTBREAKING ONE-AWAY FROM $1 MILLION

MY RATING: 7