Day: September 17, 2020

WoF Recap: September 17, 2020

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EPISODE #7234: 🧑‍🏫TEACHER’S WEEK🧑‍🏫

$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?

I N S _ I R _ N _
_ _ / _ T _ D E N _ S

Sandra’s right in saying she’s “INSPIRING MY STUDENTS”. Thursday’s educators…

Sandra Rocha: 8th grade language arts and social studies teacher going into her 16th yr. of teaching and a proud aunt who runs 5Ks w/ her dad from Santa Fe Springs

Lorraine Bolden: substitute teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District (she teaches elementary) w/ a daughter named Adina who grew up in a large family (four sisters and four brothers) from Harbor City

Nick Sainato: P.E. teacher  and boys varsity head basketball coach at El Toro HS in Orange County married to Stephanie (they’re expecting their first child very soon) from Foothill Ranch (orig. from Moreno Valley)

$2K Toss-Up: WAYW?

S _ _ _ _ L
_ N I _ _ _ M

Lorraine’s not wearing her SCHOOL UNIFORM, but she’s right for control.

FEATURED TRIP: Boston Harbor Hotel (we think it’s still $9,640)

Round 1: THINGS

Her first moves are a $650 S, a single A, but then the BANKRUPT near TD to lose the $400 remainder. Second, Nick LaTs out on the spot. Third, Sandra calls up two R’s for $1,100, three O’s, a $500 F, three E’s, a $700 D, but she LaTs out too. Lorraine picks up the Mrs. Prindables gift tag (1/2 of it is $) w/ an M, but she too lands on LaT. Nick then says two N’s for a grand…

_ O R D S / O F
E N _ O _ R _ _ E M E N _

…and he’s the board after I provide some WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT to the ladies saying we’re just getting started.

LaTs: 3 (everybody)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Lorraine

Mystery/Crossword Round: _______ CAP

This Nick’s up first w/ a $650 T, an S for the Boston trip, two E’s and A, but then his second LaT of the game. Sandra secondly wastes a turn w/ the MDW’s left side. Lorraine thirdly takes a $650 G, two N’s for $1,300 more, and the leftover vowels of O and two I’s to clean out the vowels, but she’s cleaned out of $1,450 herself by the BANKRUPT near $650. Nick follows w/ a $700 C, a $700 R, but then P for PAINFUL DUD to leave $11,690 cash & Boston on the table. Sandra then says two H’s for $1,300…

  • T H I N _ I N G
  •        C             A
  •        E             S H O _ E R

…and completes the grid w/ THINKING and SHOWER.

SOLE CRITICAL DUD: P (Nick)
SOLE LaT: Nick
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

Nick: $1K/Sandra: $2,300/Lorraine: $2K

I think we can do better than that…

Classic Bonus Puzzle (Fall ’96): THING

BPDO was chosen by this man…

P _ _ E R

…but he didn’t get PAGER.

PP/Express Round: PLACE

This round’s all Sandra: a $500 S, two T’s to triple her money, two E’s, a $500 R, two I’s, a $1,400 N pair, an O buy, and an $1,800 D pair.

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

She wins another $4,450 and a trip to a DREAM DESTINATION, which is Nick Troubetzkoy’s Jade Mountain ST. LUCIA w/ FlightGuru airfare worth $10,700 — PR.

Nick: $1K/Sandra: $17,450 cash & St. Lucia/Lorraine: $2K

Triple Toss-Up: THE 80’s

1.

_ I _ T E E N
_ _ _ _ _ _ S

All of these are John Hughes films — Sandra solves “SIXTEEN CANDLES” starring Molly Ringwald.

2.

_ _ _ T _ Y / I _ / P _ _ K

Here’s another film starring Ms. Ringwald, and Lorraine solves “PRETTY IN PINK”.

3.

W _ I R _
S C _ E N _ E

Nick ID’s “WEIRD SCIENCE” (and the theme song’s performed by Oingo Boingo, BTW).

Speed-Up: PERSON

It’s a $1,700 FS on this Thursday.

Nick: two T’s
Sandra: N — DUD
Lorraine: two R’s
Nick: S — DUD
Sandra: L — DUD
Lorraine: M
Nick: C

C _ M _ _ T _ R
_ _ _ _ R T

Nick blows it w/ COMPUTER CIRCUIT — that’s a THING, man.

Sandra: two P’s
Lorraine: X

C _ M P _ T _ R
_ X P _ R T

Lorraine may or may not be a COMPUTER EXPERT, but she’s right for $6,800.

DUDS: N (Sandra), S (Nick), L (Sandra)
SOLE DQ: Nick’s blown solve

FINAL SCORES
Nick: $3K/Sandra: $19,450 cash & St. Lucia/Lorraine: $10,800

GT: $33,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,850

What will Sandra’s next path be?

  • PLACE
  • THING
  • LIVING THINGS

It will be LTs.

$100K Bonus Round

Sandra lands on the N of SPIN. You might see these animals if you take a trip to SeaWorld…

_ _ L _ _ _ N S
_ T / _ L _ _

PCYA gives her the entire second line and one on top…

_ _ L P _ _ N S
A T / P L A Y

She spots these DOLPHINS AT PLAY and after it was lost twice in a row, the all-electric BMW is won for the second time this week! Her final total is $67,195 cash & prizes.

MY RATING: 7