WoF Retro Recap: November 29, 1995

According to the timeline, this was the only time years before his death that someone like Johnny Gilbert filled in for him.

EPISODE #2403

Pat joked that this show “isn’t like JEOPARDY!, where if you finish in second place with $10,000, you get a lounge chair!”, to which Johnny deadpans “But it’s a $10,000 lounge chair”.

Kristin Wilda: won $50,888 cash & car from Smithfield, VA

Bill Decker: Georgetown Univ. senior studying international politics and hoped to go into law school (he also did some sky surfing) from San Diego

Joe Bogdanovich: married man involved in video production and hoping to be a screenwriter originally from L.A.

Round 1: PHRASE

Kristin’s first w/ a $600 M pair, three N’s for the SURPRISE, three I’s, and the obvious G for that Free SPIN, but she used it right away after saying A for awful. Next up were a $900 Y, three E’s, and a $1,050 P trio (made it past BANKRUPT) before we looked at…

I ‘ M / _ E E P I N G
M Y / _ P _ I _ N _
_ P E N

I’M KEEPING MY OPTIONS OPEN, and this woman has solved for $1,800 plus the SURPRISE, which is a Discover England tour worth $9,896.

SOLE DUD: A (Kristin)

FEATURED PRIZE: from The Moorings yacht charter, four days in St. Lucia and three days aboard the 50-ft. yacht worth $6,290 (ST. LUCIA)

Round 2: PLACE

S for sorry was how Bill started. Second, Joe BANKRUPTed out on the spot. Going to Kristin already who said a $750 N trio, but then L for loss. Both men struck out w/ P and R, respectively, so we’re quickly back to Kristin…but the A tripped her up again. Bill got up there a $200 M, a $500 G, and the obvious I, but then the A repeat. Joe then filled in a $5K Y pair, a $200 W, a $400 C, and a $2,500 H before we looked at…

C H _ Y _ N N _
W Y _ M I N G

He located CHEYENNE, WYOMING for $8,100.

DUDS: S (Bill), L (Kristin), P (Bill), R (Joe), A (Kristin)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Joe
SOLE DQ: Bill’s A repeat

Kristin: $11,696 cash & England/Bill: ZIP/Joe: $8,100

Round 3: THINGS

Joe’s up first w/ three S’s for $1,200, a $600 T, five E’s and four A’s, four R’s for another $1,600, but then the sole dud vowel of I. Kristin spun three times for pairs of L’s, M’s, and F’s ($200, $300 and $800 respectively)…

_ A L _ S _ E S
E A R M _ F F S
& / T _ E R M A L
_ _ _ E R _ E A R

These would fit under WAYW? nowadays as she solved GALOSHES, EARMUFFS & THERMAL UNDERWEAR for $2,600 more.

SOLE DUD: I (Joe)

Kristin: $14,296 cash & England/Bill: ZILCH/Joe: $8,100

FEATURED PRIZE #2: marked WATCH

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Kristin’s first w/ two T’s and H at $500 apiece, two E’s, an N for the St. Lucia trip, but the A failed her for the third time this game. Bill followed w/ a $400 R duo, a $350 S, and a $300 L, but time’s running out…

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

…and the remaining consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Bill: F
Joe: 4 C’s

C _ R E / F _ R
T H E / C _ _ _ _ N
C _ L _ / C _ T S

Joe had a CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD CUTS for $2K.

SOLE DUD: A (Kristin)

FINAL SCORES
Kristin: $14,296 cash & England/Bill: PARTING GIFTS/Joe: $10,100

GT: $24,396
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

Bonus Round

The remaining prizes this week in addition to $25K were…

the $16K+ piano
the $20K tour of Asia
the $30K pearl and diamond necklace

From -HEEL, Kristin picked the L.

Category: THING

Nothing but triple L’s to start this eight-letter answer…

_ _ L L _ _ L _

She WIPED OUT w/ MPCA and was way off w/ WALLABY, BALOONEY, a PILL– prefix, GULLIBLE, and DILL PICKLE. It was BILLFOLD and she lost the pearls. But she would come back again w/ $65,184 cash & prizes.