EPISODE #1557
Over $188K just waiting to be won. And the players on this Tuesday night…
Stella Hall: likes bridge and has done word processing/editing from Bellevue, WA
Bill Baldessari: married to Lebonna and an administrator at a major Wall Street bank from Parlin, NJ
Scott Holmes: pred-med student from Utah and 1-day champ w/ $29,720
BTW, the blanks in the opening pan don’t match the first puzzle. That’s because the original Round 1 puzzle is thrown out and replaced as mentioned by Charlie at the end of this episode. The original layout looked like this…
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Round 1: THING
Stella said an instant dud of N. Second, Bill LaTed out on the spot. Third, Scott picked three T’s and L at $400 apiece, three A’s, a $300 D pair, two I’s and three E’s, a $400 V, and the last vowel of U before he said F for flunk. Stella then said $200 M, $200 Y, and a $1K C. The near-complete board…
D E V I L – M A Y –
C A _ E
A T T I T U D E
She solved DEVIL-MAY-CARE ATTITUDE for $1,400.
INSTA-DUD: N (Stella)
FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Turtle Bay Hilton in Hawaii plus Cazal sunglasses worth $4,419
Round 2: THING
Bill’s first w/ two T’s for $800, a $750 R, an O buy, but the N failed him while he’s on the Free SPIN. Scott secondly got that FS w/ L, then he said a $2,500 M, a $400 D, but then a baddie of Y. Stella thirdly LaTed out. Bill then said the remaining consonant of a $250 S…
T _ _ L O R – M _ D _
S _ _ T
…and won his first $1,550 towards renting a TAILOR-MADE SUIT.
DUDS: N (Bill), Y (Scott)
SOLE LaT: Stella
Stella: $1,400/Bill: $1,550/Scott: FS
Round 3: SAME NAME
Scott opened w/ two L’s and R at $300 apiece, a $1,350 T trio, a $1,500 S quintet, but then a dud vowel of O. Stella next said two M’s for $400 and an $800 G. The board…
L _ G _ L / &
M _ S S
T R _ _ S _ T
S _ S T _ M
She solved LEGAL & MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM for $1,200.
SOLE DUD: O (Scott)
Stella: $2,600/Bill: $1,550/Scott: FS
Not the most exciting game, that’s for sure…
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Curtis Mathes TV entertainment center worth $12,500
Round 4: PHRASE
Stella instantly BANKRUPTed next to $1,500. Second for Bill were a $500 T, a $200 S, two N’s for the video package, but then A for awful. Scott used his FS after saying a baddie in L, then he picked a $350 R and P for phooey. After Stella’s $1K H pair…
N _ _ H _ R _
_ N / S _ _ H T
Those bad letters the men called were NOWHERE IN SIGHT, but the money was for Stella because she solved this puzzle.
DUDS: A (Bill), L (Scott), P (Scott)
INSTA-BANKRUPT: Stella
Round 5: PHRASE
First up for Bill were a $350 T, but then the other BANKRUPT. Scott’s next w/ a $250 H, a $500 N, but then B for bad. Stella followed w/ a $350 R, an E buy, but then W for worthless. Bill lost another turn w/ M whereas Scott repeated the E (he tried to change it to I, but it was too late), so we’re quickly back to Stella…but she and the men struck out P, F and L, respectively and it’s S-U time…
_ N / T H E
_ _ R _
…w/ the remaining consonants worth $300 apiece. Stella then said the D…
_ N / T H E
D _ R _
…and she wasn’t IN THE DARK as she solved for $400.
DUDS: B (Scott), W (Stella), M (Bill), P (Stella), F (Bill), L (Scott)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Bill
SOLE DQ: Scott’s E repeat
FINAL SCORES
Stella: $4K/Bill: $1,550/Scott: SHUTOUT (left w/ $29,720)
GT: $5,550
BANKRUPT TRASH: $350
Bonus Round
Stella!!! We want you to win one of these in addition to the cash…
- a new Cadillac ($35K+)
- trip to France ($19K+)
- precious metals ($30K+)
- a ring ($27K+)
Stella picked the L.
Category: THNG
Decent help in the top…
L _ N _ _ N
_ _ _
CDMA only added…
L _ N D _ N
_ _ _
…but she instantly nailed LONDON FOG and won the trip to France (4n tour of Fontainebleau and Chateau Country and a 7d cruise of Burgundy) from Distinctive Destinations worth $19,200; her 1-day total was $23,200 cash & trip
The WoF and J! video games were promoted before the end chat, where Pat and Vanna promoted the upcoming Teen Week (aired the week of May 6).
MY RATING: 6
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 