Day: September 22, 2020

WoF Recap: September 22, 2020

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EPISODE #7237: 🍬MAKE LIFE SWEETER🍬

$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?

P I _ K I N _
_ _ _ A _ B _ _ _ I _ S

Oh no, Ross — PICKING CRANBERRIES is too short to fit this puzzle.

P I _ K I N _
_ _ R A W B _ _ _ I _ S

Amy’s (Pat mistakenly called her May — oops) PICKING STRAWBERRIES. Tuesday’s trio…

Amy Miranda: preschool teacher going to school full-time to become a nurse married to Joseph w/ three kids (they’re 3 and under) from Devore, CA

Theresa Reed: program director for foster care programs and advisor for students in foster care at the community college w/ two kids (19-yr.-old son and 29-yr.-old daughter) and a 13-yr.-old grandson and has collected about 20 magnets of the 50 states from Pasadena

Ross Lipschultz: account supervisor who’s giving a special shout-out to his mom who encouraged him to be on the show from L.A.

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

_ L _ _ F U L
_ R _ Y H _ _ N D

Previously used as a bonus puzzle in early S35 (and solved for a Chevrolet Equinox), this PLAYFUL GREYHOUND fetches Ross the money that time.

Round 1: FOOD & DRINK

Two T’s for $1,300 send him on his way, followed by two E’s and four A’s, three S’s for the Cookie Jam gift tag, an I buy, but then the MDW’s left side to lose $3,050. Second, Amy wastes a spin w/ the other MDW BANKRUPT. Third, Theresa takes three P’s for $2,700, a $500 L, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to hand over $3,200. Ross then says two C’s for $1,300…

S T A C _ / _ _
P A _ C A _ E S / _ I T _
_ A P L E / S _ _ _ P

…and helps himself to a STACK OF PANCAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP when he could’ve gone on for two K’s.

BANKRUPTS: 3 (whole panel)

Mystery/Crossword Round: CHECK _______

Amy starts the search w/ two T’s for $1,400, two E’s, a $600 M, two A’s, a $1,500 S trio, and the final vowel of I, but her turn’s finished w/ R for rats. Theresa next picks off two L’s on the MW near LaT and turns down the $2K buyout for…$$$. But after a $900 P, she says a CRITICAL DUD of D. Ross then SPINGLES for a C via FP…

ML
CAS_I__
TS
PLEASET

He’s CASHING in for another $500.

DUDS: R (Amy), D (Theresa)

Amy: $1K/Theresa: BUPKIS/Ross: $4,300

I think we’re in for a long night… -__-

PP/Express Round: PHRASE

The scoreless Theresa finds two N’s for $1,200, vowel singles of A and E, an $800 T, and a G on EXPRESS before she GOES ABOARD.

Current Bank: $2,500
Next Picks: H, three I’s, Y…CRASH w/ F (there goes $4,250)

A N Y T H I N G / I _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ E

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE in this game, and this guy’s won a $7K trip to the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort BARBADOS.

SOLE BANKRUPT VIA EXPRESS: Theresa (did she really think “ANYTHING IF…”?!)

Amy: $1K/Theresa: TERRIBLE SHAPE/Ross: $11,300 cash & trip

Triple Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

1.

R _ C _ M _ _ D
V I _ _ _ _ _ _

Bobby McBride’s home state will be the theme here as Ross locates RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

2.

_ _ _ G _ _ _ A
B _ _ _ _

Ross pinpoints VIRGINIA BEACH.

3.

C _ _ _ O _ _ _ A L _ H
O F / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ross sweeps ’em w/ COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

Speed-Up: WAYW?

Once again, a $1,700 Final Spin.

Ross: three T’s
Amy: N
Theresa: two D’s

T _ _ _ D _ / _ N D
T _ _ / _ _ T

Theresa finally earns her only $3,400 on the night by solving TUXEDO AND TOP HAT.

FINAL SCORES
Amy: $1K/Theresa: $3,400/Ross: $17,300 cash & trip

GT: a pitiful $21,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: $10,500

Ross is unfortunately stuck w/ that EVIL set…

  • THING
  • PHRASE
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

He goes for PHRASE.

$100K Bonus Round

Ross lands on the E of GAME. Opening layout…

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

PGHO is a PERFECT combination…

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

He will JOIN THE GROUP of those who won a car; to be exact, he wins the maZDa CX-30 Premium Package AWD worth $31,295, giving him a final total of $48,595 cash & prizes.

MY RATING: 6