WoF Retro Recap: November 10, 2000

EPISODE #3365: WASHINGTON D.C. WEEK

Tossup #1: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

S _ O _ E Y / T H E
_ E _ _

Candace IDed SMOKEY THE BEAR.

Candace Whitney: E46 in the U.S. Army working as a respiratory therapist at Walter Reed Army medical center in the U.S. and she brought along a good-luck charm stuffed animal named George given to her by her sister (the last name wasn’t mentioned on-air, but I tried to make out her black nametag on her uniform)

George Belden: magician who also worked at a Memphis-style BBQ restaurant and father of two kids from Laurel, MD

Will Wright: graduate of North Carolina A&T State University w/ two sons (Cameron & Jordan) from Lorton, VA (orig. from NY)

Gift Tag: bikeshop.com

Round 1: HUSBAND & WIFE

This round’s all Candace: two N’s for $800, three D’s for $1,350 more, three A’s, a $1,200 L pair, two O’s and E’s, a $300 Y, the final vowel of I, and an $800 S pair.

_ A _ E S / A N D
D O L L E Y
_ A D I S O N

She solved JAMES AND DOLLEY MADISON for $3,450 — PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: EPSON PhotoPC 750 Percentage Camera plus EPSON Stylus 900 printer and EPSON Perfection 636 scanner worth $2,500

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

George said an automatic dud of S for sorry. Second, Will called up two T’s for the Free SPIN, an $800 R pair, five O’s, a $600 F, a $900 N pair and three E’s, followed by a $1,200 G quartet, a $2,700 Y trio and an H on Jackpot.

Y O _ ‘ _ E / G O T
E _ E R Y T H _ N G
G O _ N G / F O R / Y O _

YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING GOING FOR YOU, man — you’ve won $5,700 and an $8,250 pot!

INSTA-DUD: S (George)

Candace: $4,450/George: NIL/Will: $13,950 FS

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to the New Orleans Marriott from Hotard Vacations worth $5,150

Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

First up for Will were a $900 T pair, a $7K H pair, two E’s and O’s, an F for the digital camera package, and two A’s, after which he said a $900 C trio, two N’s for the New Orleans trip, an I buy, and two G’s for the bikeshop.com gift tag.

C A _ G H T / I N
T H E / A C T
O F / C O N G _ E _ _

He’s NOT CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF CONGRESS but winning $7,800 and all three of those prizes — BIG PR!

Candace: $4,450/George: NADA/Will: $30,400 cash & prizes FS

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Tossup #2: THING

S _ _ E _ / P _ _ A _ O
_ _ E

Candace had some SWEET POTATO PIE.

Speed-Up: PEOPLE

It’s a $6K Final Spin to end the week!

Candace: S
George: 2 R’s
Will: T
Candace: 2 N’s
George: C (DUD)
Will: 2 E’s
Candace: L (DUD)
George: F

F _ R E _ _ N
_ _ _ N _ T _ R _ E S

George only got the first word. Will then said two G’s…

F _ R E _ G N
_ _ G N _ T _ R _ E S

…he solved FOREIGN DIGNITARIES for $18K more!

DUDS: C (George), L (Candace)
SOLE DQ: George’s second word blanking

FINAL SCORES
Candace: $5,450/George: PARTING GIFTS/Will: $48,400 cash & prizes

GT: $53,850
NO PENALTIES!

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Bonus Round

Will got the second E.

Category: THING

You might use this for the winter…

T _ _ _ _ _ _ N

CDYA only added the vowel…

T _ _ _ _ _ A N

He didn’t get TOBOGGAN for the $25K golden dollars (he was afraid of losing the Lincoln Navigator). But that shouldn’t detract for his big night and we do get to see his wife and their two sons.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: November 9, 2000

EPISODE #3364: WASHINGTON D.C. WEEK

Tossup #1: PHRASE

_ H _ _ ‘ S / _ H E
_ _ C _ _ _

Yes Kevin, THAT’S THE TICKET. From left to right, Thursday’s panelists…

Kevin Burns: Weller Road ES kindergarten teacher recently married to Lori from Germantown, MD

Judy Wheeler: web developer married 17.5 yrs. to her HS sweetheart w/ two kids from Columbia, MD

Sharon Johnson: pricing analyst at one of the largest food distribution services in Owings Mills, MD and mother of one son from Baltimore

Gift Tag: Discovery.com

Round 1: FAMILY

Kevin kicked off w/ a $550 T, two R’s for the Discovery.com gift tag, two A’s, a $900 L, three E’s, but then B for bad. Second, Judy called up two N’s for $1,200, and a C for the Free SPIN. We had…

_ A R T _ N / &
C _ A R T L _ E
_ _ E E N

She IDed MARTIN & CHARLIE SHEEN for the 12 Benjamins.

SOLE DUD: B (Kevin)

FEATURED PRIZE: Ghurka leather accessories and luggage worth $2,500

Jackpot Round: FILL IN THE NUMBER

Judy’s first w/ three R’s for $900, three E’s, a $500 Y, three A’s, a $900 N pair, an an O buy, followed by five S’s for $2,750, a $600 T pair, a $600 M, a U buy, but then the BANKRUPT near $600 to give up $5,250. Sharon didn’t do any better w/ R. Kevin then spun once for a $600 D…

A / U . S .
S E N A T O R ‘ S
T E R M / _ N / D . _ .
_ S / # / Y E A R S

He solved “A U.S. SENATOR’S TERM IN D.C. IS # YEARS” and was correct w/ 6 for the $3K bonus.

SOLE DUD: R (Sharon)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Judy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,900

Kevin: $4,600/Judy: $1,200 FS/Sharon: NIL

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: ClubMed.com trip worth $4,700

Round 3: AROUND THE HOUSE

Sharon led off w/ two R’s for $1,400, a T for that $10K wedge, two E’s, but then H for halt. Kevin’s second in line w/ a $300 S, but then L for loss. Judy’s up third w/ a $600 N, a $500 M, six O’s, a G as in the Ghurka accessories, a $400 D, but then LaT and she turned in her FS. After a $600 C pair, she BANKRUPTed near $600 to give up $4,300 cash & accessories. Sharon filled in a $600 W and a $400 F…

C O _ _
G O O S E / D O W N
C O M F O R T E R

…but she BOMBED OUT w/ B to leave $12,150 sitting there — UGH. -__- Kevin then said a $300 Z…

C O Z _
G O O S E / D O W N
C O M F O R T E R

…and mercifully solved COZY GOOSE DOWN COMFORTER for $600.

DUDS: H (Sharon), L (Kevin), B (Sharon)
SOLE LaT: Judy
SOLE BANKRUPT: Judy

Kevin: $5,200/Judy: $1,200/Sharon: BIG TROUBLE

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Tossup #2: PEOPLE

O U T – _ F – _ _ _ _ _ _ S

Judy’s one of the OUT-OF-TOWNERS.

Speed-Up: EVENT

Consonants were worth $1,300 apiece.

Judy: 3 N’s
Sharon: H (DUD)
Kevin: T (DUD)
Judy: G
Sharon: C
Kevin: S
Judy: P (DUD)
Sharon: W

S W _ _ _ _ N G – _ N
C _ _ _ _ _ N _

Sharon totally blew this one w/ SWIMMING-IN CHANNEL.

Kevin: M
Judy: 2 I’s
Sharon: L (DUD)
Kevin: 2 R’s
Judy: D (DUD)
Sharon: Y

S W _ _ R I N G – I N
C _ R _ M _ N Y

Sharon finally got off the gooseegg bench for her only $3,900 on the night after recalling the president’s SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.

DUDS: H (Sharon), T (Kevin), L (Sharon), P (Judy), D (Judy)
SOLE DQ: Sharon’s botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Kevin: $5,200/Judy: $2,200/Sharon: $3,900

GT: $11,300
BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,550 cash & accessories

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Bonus Round

Kevin picked the L from W-EEL.

Category: RHYME TIME

Two of the vowel to start this one-wordy…

_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E

CDMA only added two of this letter…

_ _ D _ E _ _ D _ E

This was a classic “Jeopardy!” category, and he wasn’t even close w/ KIDDIENIDDIE; it was HODGEPODGE and he lost the $25K golden dollars.

MY RATING: 4

WoF Retro Recap: November 8, 2000

Lucas Cox uploaded the rest of the first week from D.C. in S18. For info on the first two days of that week, click these dates: Nov. 6, Nov. 7

EPISODE #3363: WASHINGTON D.C. WEEK

Tossup #1: TITLE

G O _ / _ _ _ S S
A _ _ R _ C A

Kenneth IDed the patriotic song of “GOD BLESS AMERICA”.

Kenneth Everett: owner of a small mortgage banking business and a boxing fan married to Felicia w/ three sons from Glendale, MD

Annalynne Fabros: homemaker in the process of opening her own plumbing business married to Duc w/ an 18-month-old daughter Lauren from Arlington, VA

Ella Fallen: legal assistant for the Social Security Department for 29 yrs. who did a lot of charity work and had four kids from Alexandria, VA

Gift Tag: Ourhouse.com

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Kenneth got started w/ three T’s for $2,400, a $5K S pair, two A’s, but then M for mistake. Second, Annalynne said N for negative. Third, Ella called up an L for the Free SPIN, but had to use it right away after repeating the T and she repeated another letter in the M — I don’t remember seeing somebody making two repeats back-to-back. Moving on to Kenneth who said a $400 C, four E’s, a $900 R trio, but he LaTed out to leave $8,200 on the table. Annalynne then said a $300 W and a $1K F pair. We had…

S E C R E T A R _
_ F / S T A T E
F L _ W E R

She solved SECRETARY OF STATE FLOWER for $1,300.

DUDS: M (Kenneth), N (Annalynne)
SOLE LaT: Kenneth
DQs: 2 (Ella’s T and M repeats)

FEATURED PRIZE: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo mountain bike, the Jeep translucent series boombox and the 4-piece Jeep extreme travel equipment worth $2,780

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

Annalynne’s off to a nice $7K start w/ two R’s, followed by five A’s, an $800 N pair, a $400 Y, two O’s, a $300 F, a $400 L, two I’s, a $600 G, a $600 S, but she repeated the G to leave $9,350 sitting there. Ella wasted a turn w/ the BANKRUPT near Jackpot. Kenneth got up there three D’s for $900 and a $600 M. Board…

A / D A _ _ L I N G
A R R A Y / O F
D I A M O N D S

He solved A DAZZLING ARRAY OF DIAMONDS for $1,500.

INSTA-BANKRUPT: Ella
SOLE DQ: Annalynne’s G repeat
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,400

Ella: BUPKIS/Kenneth: $2,500/Annalynne: $1,300

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: The Lucayan Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas worth $5,340

Round 3: SAME NAME

Ella’s next chance to score began w/ four N’s for $2,400 (just missed $3,500), two E’s, a $300 S, a $1,400 R pair, and two I’s, after which came a $550 L, two A’s, but then LaT. Kenneth’s second in line w/ two P’s for $1,800, but he and Annalynne BANKRUPTed back-to-back (him on the $10K’s right side, her next to $600). On Ella’s second try, she lit up an $800 W, two O’s, but then F for flunk. Kenneth BANKRUPTed in the same spot he got before. Annalynne lit up two C’s for $1,800…

C O R I N _ _ I A N / &
N E W S P A P E R
C O L _ _ N

…and solved CORINTHIAN & NEWSPAPER COLUMN.

SOLE DUD: F (Ella)
SOLE LaT: Ella
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Kenneth 2x, Annalynne)

Ella: BAD SHAPE/Kenneth: $2,500/Annalynne: $3,100

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Tossup #2: EVENT

S _ _ P / A
P H _ T _

Let’s SNAP A PHOTO of Annalynne winning that one.

Speed-Up: PERSON

Oh boy, consonants were worth $6K apiece!

Annalynne: T
Ella: R
Kenneth: B

_ _ _ T _ R _
B _ _ _

Kenneth, PICTURE BOOK doesn’t even fit the category.

Annalynne: N (DUD)
Ella: K (UGH!)

_ _ T _ R _
B _ _ _

Kenneth blew it again w/ PICTURE BACK and then said P for phooey.

Annalynne: D (DUD)
Ella: L (DUD)
Kenneth: N (DUPE)
Annalynne: S
Ella: J (UGH!)
Kenneth: M (DUD)
Annalynne: C (DUD)
Ella: two F’s
Kenneth: Y

_ _ S T _ R Y
B _ F F

Kenneth flubbed again w/ MYSTERY BUFF. Annalynne then said the last consonant of H…

H _ S T _ R Y
B _ F F

She finally got us out of this mess w/ HISTORY BUFF for $18K!

DUDS: N (Annalynne), K (Ella), P (Kenneth), D (Annalynne), L (Ella), J (Ella), M (Kenneth), C (Annalynne)
DQs: 4 (Kenneth’s botched solves and N repeat)

FINAL SCORES
Ella: DESERVING PARTING GIFTS/Kenneth: $2,500/Annalynne: $22,100

GT: $24,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,800

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Bonus Round

Leftover prizes were a Lincoln Navigator, the sport boat, the BMW convertible and the $25K golden dollars. Annalynne chose the W from W-EEL.

Category: PHRASE

Decent help up top…

_ R _ _ E / T _ E
_ _ _ _

GCDI only added the vowel…

_ R I _ E / T _ E
_ _ _ _

…GAME OVER for her. The audience laughed when she said she never heard of the expression “PRIME THE PUMP”, and after Pat threw the envelope and his card, he picked it up and showed her that she lost the Lincoln Navigator.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: April Fool’s Day 2004

EPISODE #4049: AES & DNAS

$1K Toss-Up: ZIB WOHS

_ _ S T / _ _
_ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ S

Janice from this CAST OF CHARACTERS scored first…

Janice Moore: flight attendant who also learned to knit from Frederick, MD

Steve Trzaska: performer at a 1950’s diner who graduated from UNLV in 2003 w/ a degree in broadcasting and did community theater from Las Vegas

Frances Robinson: a lady who tried out for the show back in 1984 and enjoyed Westerns (Hopalong Cassidy’s her favorite) from Scottsdale, AZ

$2K Toss-Up: PAM EHT NO

M _ L _ _ U
B E _ _ _

Steve located MALIBU BEACH.

Gift Tag: 24 Hr. Fitness

Round 1: ESARHP

Here he went w/ a $600 S, a T to double up, two A’s, but then LaT. Second, Frances called up an $800 R, three E’s and two I’s, a $300 L, and the other two vowels of O and U in singles. Those were followed by a $300 W at the very beginning, but then the BANKRUPT near $600 to lose $400. Moving on to Janice who said a $450 G, a $2,500 L, a $500 F, and a $600 P pair. Board…

W E ‘ R E / _ U S T
O _ E / _ I G
_ A P P _ / F A M I L _

WE’RE JUST ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY as she solved for $4,050 (could’ve gone for the N’s) and $5,050 so far. Pat’s too slow for a hug.

SOLE LaT: Steve
SOLE BANKRUPT: Frances

FEATURED PRIZE: Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui worth $6,050 (HAWAII)

Jackpot Round: RETFA & EROFEB

Frances was first w/ two T’s on Jackpot, four R’s for two grand, two A’s and three E’s, but then L for loss. Janice found five P’s for $4K, a $450 Y, a single U, and a $300 W to clean out the consonants.

T U P P E R W A R E
P A R T Y
P _ _ P E R

This TUPPERWARE PARTY POOPER won another $4,500.

SOLE DUD: L (Frances)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,550

Frances: NIL/Janice: $9,550/Steve: $2K

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Mystery Round: EULC

The Tues./Thurs prize was an Alaskan Cruise aboard the Crystal Harmony from Crystal Cruises worth $15,600.

Janice won’t find any L’s in this biggie. Steve secondly spun his way to four S’s for $3,600, four A’s, a $900 T, but the same BANKRUPT took away $4,250. Frances thirdly filled in three R’s for $1,200, six E’s, two N’s for the gift tag (1 yr. membership), a $300 Q, buys of U, but then I for invalid. Janice lost another turn w/ W for worthless. Steve followed w/ three H’s for $2,700, but then a baddie in G. Frances bought the leftover O, then said a $400 D, a $1,400 P pair, and a Y on the MW near $800. She flipped...and she had every right to say “Noooo…”, because it’s BANKRUPT, costing her $3,300 cash & gym membership. Janice then said a $300 V and a $300 K to complete the board.

O V E R HA N D
S Q U A R E / &
S H E E P S H A N K
A R E / T Y P E S

She botched the pronunication of the third word (she said it as SHEEP’S HANK), allowing Steve to read the answer correctly for $2,700. But he flubbed the bonus answer w/ rugs when it was actually knots. The host then demonstrated the Sheepshank on Steve’s tie (but it was undone during commercial).

DUDS: L (Janice), I (Frances), W (Janice), G (Steve)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Steve, Frances)
SOLE DQ: Janice’s botched solve

Frances: NADA/Janice: $9,550/Steve: $4,700

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$3K Toss-Up: s’07 EHT

P O _ _ E S T _ R
L E _ _ _ R _ / _ U _ T S

Steve blew it w/ POLYESTER LEOPARD, allowing Janice to capitalize w/ POLYESTER LEISURE SUITS. And Pat decides to watch “The Sheepshank Redemption” when this is over. 😛

Speed-Up: TNEVE

The Speed-Up bells rang just as Janice spun the wheel. After picking two R’s for $1,200, here’s the board…

_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ R / _ _ _ _

…and the remaining consonants were worth $1,600 apiece (too strong for TD).

Janice: F
Steve: 2 S’s
Frances: T (DUD)
Janice: L (DUD)
Steve: 3 A’s
Frances: 2 N’s
Janice: D
Steve: B (DUD)
Frances: C
Janice: G

F _ N D R A _ S _ N G
C A R / _ A S _

Janice blew the last word by a letter w/ BASH and CASH.

Steve: P (DUD)
Frances: W (Janice realized what it was)

F _ N D R A _ S _ N G
C A R / W A S _

Frances finally earned her only $6,400 on the night w/ FUNDRAISING CAR WASH.

DUDS: T (Frances), L (Janice), B (Steve), P (Steve)
DQs: 2 (Janice’s blown solves)

FINAL SCORES
Frances: $6,400/Janice: $12,550/Steve: $4,700

GT: $23,650
BANKRUPT TRASH: $7,950 cash & gym membership

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Bonus Round

Janice’s mother Maggie and her friend Joan were in attendance that night; she landed on the A in CASH.

Category: EVENT

Just the last letter to start in this one-liner…

_ _ _ / _ _ _ R

HCMU resulted in a GAME OVER (Pat: “Well, thank you for coming.”), so she won’t be taking $25K to a JOB FAIR (not BIG HAIR, Pat).

At the end, we see footage of Esther Evans’ episode from 12/9/99 (she used the cash to buy an apartment, plenty of furniture, and a computer).

MY RATING: joke rating of 8 it’s really a 4

WoF Retro Recap: February 4, 2004

Monday

EPISODE #4008: ALOHA WEEK

$1K Tossup: PLACE

A / F I X _ R –
U P P E _

Brinda solved A FIXER-UPPER. Wednesday’s winner wannabes…

Brinda Wood: newlywed and trained delivery specialist for a large national bank who tried to get on this show when she was 7 yrs. old (I wonder if she still has that rejection letter on file…) from Portland, OR

Theresa Kreifels: business mgr. married to Jeff w/ three children from Springfield, NE

Steve Kay: a single dad w/ a son and two stepdaughters from Littlerock, CA (60 mi. north of L.A.)

$2K Tossup: THE 80’s

_ E M I N _ T O N
_ T E E L E

Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan played the title character of this drama, and Brinda tripled up w/ REMINGTON STEELE.

Gift Tag: Hilo Hattie

Round 1: PEOPLE

This round was all Brinda: a $400 R, a single E, a $400 C, an L for the Hilo Hattie gift tag (there had to be a null cycle edited out judging by Pat’s comments of “You can pick it up this time.”), a $1K S pair, two P’s for the Free SPIN, buys of U and A, and an $800 M.

S U P E R / _ _ _ L
C _ A M P S

The most recent SUPER BOWL CHAMPS at the time were the Carolina Panthers and she solved for $2,850 cash & GC and $5,850 so far — AIRED PR.

FEATURED HAWAII TRIP: Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the island of Lanai from Pleasant Holidays worth $5,700

Jackpot Round: TITLE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Theresa instantly BANKRUPTed near Jackpot. Second, Steve called up a $500 T, but then S for sorry. Third, Brinda took two N’s for $600, two I’s, a $900 M, buys of A, two O’s and U to clean out the vowels, an $800 R, but then L for loss on Jackpot and she decided to hang onto it (why?!). Theresa then said two H’s on Jackpot…

R O _ _ _
M O U N T A I N
H I _ H

She solved “ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH” for an $8,100 pot and a trip to the Wyndham Peaks Resort & Spa in TELLURIDE, CO from ski.com worth $6,750.

DUDS: S (Steve), L (Brinda)
QUICK BANKRUPT: Theresa

Theresa: $14,850 cash & ski trip/Steve: NIL/Brinda: $5,850 cash & GC FS

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Mystery Round: PHRASE

The $10K Kenneth Cole GC was in play.

This round’s all Steve: three T’s for $2,700, a $4,500 quintet of H’s, five E’s and three I’s, a $900 W, a $3,600 C quartet, a $900 N, an O buy…and a $400 K.

W H I C H / C _ _ E
_ I _ _ T
T H E / C H I C K E N
O _ / T H E / E _ _ ?

He solved “WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?” for a $12,250 — PR #2!

Theresa: $14,850 cash & ski trip/Steve: $12,250/Brinda: $5,850 cash & GC FS

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$3K Tossup: EVENT

L _ _ B O
C O _ T _ S T

Theresa didn’t win a LIMBO CONTEST, but padded her lead w/ that solve.

Round 4: THINGS

She opened w/ a $300 N, a $400 T, a $900 D, three O’s, but then a baddie of G. Steve’s second in line w/ two C’s for $1,400, a $600 M pair, an E buy, but then BANKRUPT near $500 to lose $1,750. Brinda turned in her FS when there’s no R, and she lost her turn w/ L. Theresa tacked on a $700 S and a $600 P (just made it past the same BANKRUPT) to clean out the consonants.

D O T – C O M
C O M P _ N _ E S

She solved DOT-COM COMPANIES for $2,650 and a new subtotal of $20,500.

DUDS: G (Theresa), R, L (both by Brinda)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Steve

Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Steve: T (DUD)
Brinda: 2 R’s
Theresa: S
Steve: F
Brinda: B

B _ R _ S / _ F
_ R _ _

Brinda spotted the BIRDS OF PREY for $3,900.

QUICK DUD: T (Steve)

FINAL SCORES
Theresa: $20,500 cash & ski trip/Steve: $12,250/Brinda: $9,750 cash & GC

GT: $42,500
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,750

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Bonus Round

Jeff the hubby watched his wife land on the A of CASH.

Category: LIVING THINGS

Last two letters this answer…

_ _ _ E S

CDBO added just the vowel…

_ O _ E S

…but she spotted the FOXES for $25K and a final total of $45,500 cash & ski trip.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: June 5, 2007

Before I get started w/ this late S24 episode, I want to let you know that I’ve updated some of the recaps from said season last night thanks to the full videos posted by Lucas Cox and they’re now fully complete. The recaps I’ve updated were as follows: September 18, September 22, all of Family Week from Dallas (Nov. 13-17), Nov. 20, and January 31.

And now, here’s the last remaining episode from “I Need a Vacation!” week (the Tuesday edition).

EPISODE #4677: I NEED A VACATION!

We’re on the Far East Adventures set.

$1K Toss-Up: LANDMARK

_ _ _ / _ E A _ _ N _
T O W _ R / _ _ / _ _ _ A

Shouldn’t they have used it during “European Landmarks” week earlier in that season? Anyway, Blake IDed THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA. Info on he and the ladies…

Blake Burnett: designer draftsman for an engineering firm from Farmington Hills, MI

Amanda Pape: associate center mgr. for a leading test preparation provider from Nashville by way of Oklahoma City

Donna Olden: retired accountant married 25 yrs. to Carl w/ three children in college in three different states from Beaverton, OR

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

W H _ _ P _ O _ _ _ L L

Donna spotted a WHIPPOORWILL even though she stumbled in the middle of that word.

FEATURED PRIZE: Doubletree Hotel Sonoma WIne Country worth $5,847
Gift Tag: ResortsandLodges.com

Round 1: THING (PRIZE PUZZLE)

This round’s all Donna: three S’s for $1,650, three E’s, a $500 N, two A’s, a $600 G, three I’s to wipe out the vowels, and two R’s for the Wine Country trip.

S _ I _ _ E R I N G
S A _ _ _ I R E / S E A

In addition to another $2K and the Wine Country trip, she would see the SHIMMERING SAPPHIRE SEA (too bad SAME LETTER wasn’t around back then) on her trip to the St. James’ Club in ANTIGUA w/ cheaptickets.com airfare worth $5,200 — PR.

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Blake’s up first w/ a $300 T, a $450 S, two E’s, but then L for loss. Second, Amanda got the WC w/ two N’s, but nothing more w/ G. Donna then said two R’s for $1,200, two A’s, a $700 D, an $800 H, and buys of two I’s and O to clean out the vowels. We had…

_ O _ E R
H A N D
S A N I T I _ E R

A POKER HAND SANITIZER sounds weird, but she solved for another $1,950.

DUDS: L (Blake), G (Amanda)

Blake: $1K/Amanda: WC/Donna: $16,997 cash & trips

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Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK

Amanda led off w/ two T’s for $800, but then the BANKRUPT near $600 to lose the money and her WC. Donna secondly called up three N’s for $1,350, three E’s and I’s, a $300 H, a G for the gift tag (she mistakenly thought it was already called), but then the sole dud vowel of A for awful. Blake lit up a $1,200 F quartet, three O’s, but BANKRUPTed near TD to hand over $950. Amanda tacked on two R’s for $1,100, but BANKRUPTed the same way she did before. Donna then said two C’s for $900…

F I R _ T / C _ _ / O F
C O F F E E / I N
T H E / _ O R N I N G

She had her FIRST CUP OF COFFEE IN THE MORNING for $2,800 cash & gift tag.

SOLE DUD: A (Donna)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Amanda 2x, Blake)

Blake: $1K/Amanda: ZILCH/Donna: $19,797 cash & prizes

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$3K Toss-Up: EVENT

W A _ _ _ N G
_ _ E / D O _

Donna’s WALKING THE DOG for a new total of $22,797.

Round 4: ON THE MAP

This round’s all Donna: four N’s for two grand, a $300 T, two E’s, an $800 M pair, and three I’s.

M I N N E _ _ _ _ I _
M I N N E _ _ T _

Home of the MLB’s Twins and the late Prince, she located MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA for $2,600 and a new subtotal of $25,397 cash & trips — PR #2.

Blake: $1K/Amanda: BUPKIS/Donna: $25,397 cash & prizes

Round 5: PHRASE

Blake opened w/ four R’s for $1,200, but the BANKRUPT near $600 KOed him just as quick. Amanda got up there a $450 N, but the A failed her (Pat mistakenly thought it was up there). After Donna wasted a spin w/ the BANKRUPT near $500, it’s Final Spin time…

R _ _ R _ _ _ N _ / _ _ _
R _ _ _ R _ / _ _ _ _ _

…w/ a $1,300 Final Spin (almost got the big one).

Blake: M (DUD)
Amanda: G
Donna: 2 T’s
Blake: L (DUD)
Amanda: S
Donna: C
Blake: D
Amanda: H
Donna: W

R _ W R _ T _ N G / T H _
R _ C _ R D / _ _ _ _ S

Donna could possibly be REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS after solving for $5,200.

DUDS: A (Amanda), M (Blake), L (Blake)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Blake, Donna)

FINAL SCORES
Donna: $30,597 cash & prizes/Others: $1K each (Amanda’s was a GOOSEEGG)

GT: $32,597
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,050

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Bonus Round

Donna’s hubby was here along w/ daughter Julie and son Jeff; she landed on the fourth zero.

Category: THINGS

These are a part of your car…

_ _ _ E R
_ L _ _ E S

All of her consonants of BPDO were there…

_ _ P E R
B L _ D E S

…but she blew the first word w/ PAPER, PULPER and MOPER….and she said the right one of WIPER BLADES two seconds too late, costing her $25K — UGH. -__-

MY RATING: 6 (thanks to that bad loss)