WoF Retro Recap: November 25, 1999

EPISODE #3179: NBA WEEK

Preview Puzzle: THINGS

_ E G _ _ _ T E S

A: MEGABYTES

Annie McAuley & Robert Horry: Annie’s an aspiring actress from L.A. while he held the NBA finals single game record w/ most steals while playing for the Lakers

Mario Delvalle & John “Hondo” Havlicek: Mario’s a medical student from Lindenwold, NJ while John’s a 13-time all star who led the Celtics to 8 NBA titles and a member of the 50th anniversary all-time team and the Basketball Hall of Fame

Darlene Squire & Steve Smith: Darlene’s a training coordinator from Marietta, GA while Steve was a member of the Trailblazers

Round 1: PERSON

This round’s all A & R: two R’s for $600, a $900 T, a $300 H, and three E’s.

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

Annie’s playing like a ROOKIE OF THE YEAR for a $1,550 PR.

Annie grew up in Bel Air, CA, then moved to NYC and came back to L.A. to pursue an acting career. Robert played for Child Care associated w/ the Texas Children’s Hospital.

FEATURED PRIZE: limited edition Breitling NBA watch worth $3,100 (NBA WATCH)

Round 2: HUSBAND & WIFE (PUZZLER)

M & J got going w/ six R’s for the watch (big waste there), a $1,400 N pair, a $300 D, a $300 L, but then the $10K’s right side to lose $5,100 cash & watch. Second, D & S called up two S’s for $1,200 and a $5K H pair before they went for a quick solve…

_ R N _ L D
S _ H _ _ R _ _ N _ _ _ _ R
& / _ _ R _ _
S H R _ _ _ R

They IDed ex-lovers ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER & MARIA SHRIVER for $6,200. Here’s a QUOTATION for them to solve…

_ ‘ _ _ / B _ / B A _ _

…but they didn’t remember Arnold’s “Terminator” line “I’LL BE BACK”.

SOLE BANKRUPT: M & J

Mario’s a first-year student at the Univ. of Madison of Dentistry in New Jersey. John played for the Genesis Fund and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

A & R: $1,550/M & J: ZIP/D & S: $6,200

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki worth $6,040 (HAWAII)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

D & S struck out w/ T for turnover. A & R secondly picked two R’s for $1,400, a $450 S, two I’s and three E’s, a $700 N, a $400 K, an $800 G pair, and two B’s for the Hawaii trip. The board…

B _ R G E R
K I N G – S I _ E
B E _

It would be uncomfortable if they slept on a BURGER KING-SIZE BED, but they solved for $3,250 and the Hawaii trip.

SOLE DUD: T (D & S)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,950

Darlene’s married to Alex w/ two boys. Steve played for Reading is Fundamental.

A & R: $10,840 cash & Hawaii/M & J: ZILCH/D & S: $6,200

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Speed-Up: THINGS

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece (just missed $5K).

A & R: S
M & J: N
D & S: T (DUD)
A & R: L (DUD)
M & J: R
D & S: D

_ _ N D
_ _ _ _ R _ _ S

Steve, BAND MARCHES ain’t gonna fit.

A & R: B (DUD)
M & J: W (DUD)
D & S: H (DUD)
A & R: 2 M’s

_ _ N D
M _ M _ R _ _ S

Annie would have FOND MEMORIES playing this game as her team solved for $4,800 more.

DUDS: T (D & S), L (A & R), B (A & R), W (M & J), H (D & S)
SOLE DQ: Steve’s botched solve

FINAL SCORES ($10K minimum for stars’ charities)
A & R: $15,640 cash & Hawaii/M & J: PARTING GIFTS FOR MARIO/D & S: $6,200

NON-CHARITY GT: $21,840
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,100 cash & watch

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Bonus Round

After we got a shot of Annie’s interesting high-heeled shoes, Annie picked the L for her love of the L.A. Lakers from W-EEL.

Category: PEOPLE

These were English settlers who came to North America on the Mayflower…

_ _ L _ R _ _ S

DKPI gave this team…

P I L _ R I _ S

Annie screamed the right one of PILGRIMS just before Vanna finished lighting up the second I, and she won the Chevy Trailblazer 4 x 4 worth $33,281! Her final total was $48,921 cash & prizes.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: April 14, 1999

EPISODE #3083: WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA

Keith Marshall: aircraft maintenance data analyst for the U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Kaneohe Bay married to Stephanie and enjoyed running (he’s involved in running 10Ks and training for the Honolulu Marathon) from Kailua, HI (orig. from Inverness, FL)

Deanna Bimer: self-employed for a restaurant catering business married to Chris (they’re remodeling their home) from Phoenix, AZ

Deon Brady: 5th grade teacher at Williams ES married to Toni from L.A.

Round 1: FICTIONAL CHARACTER (PUZZLER)

Keith kicked off w/ a $500 R, a $1K M, buys of E and A, but then S for sorry. Second, Deanna called up a $550 T, but then B for bad on the Free SPIN. Deon got that FS w/ P and a $400 N to leave one vowel remaining.

M R .
P E A N _ T

He solved MR. PEANUT for the $400 and would try to add a 3 in front of that figure by solving this PHRASE…

_ R Y
R _ _ S _ E _

He knew that the peanuts are DRY ROASTED.

DUDS: S (Keith), B (Deanna)

FEATURED PRIZE: a week stay at the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica worth $4,227 (SANTA MONICA)

Round 2: PHRASE

Deanna’s off and running w/ a $5K T pair, three E’s, a $300 H, and four I’s, followed by an $800 L pair, a $1,400 N pair, but then S for sorry. Deon secondly picked a $300 B, a $1,400 L pair, and a C for the Santa Monica trip. Board…

I ‘ L L / K E E _ / I T
I N / T H E / B _ C K
_ _ / _ _ / _ I N _

He’s right in saying “I’LL KEEP IT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND” for $1,700 and the S.M. trip.

SOLE DUD: S (Deanna)

Deon: $9,327 cash & trip FS/Others: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: GEM electric car worth $7,890 (WHEELS)

Jackpot Round: ON THE MAP *NEW CATEGORY ALERT*

Deon led the way w/ a $900 S, but then T for trouble and used the FS…only to strike out w/ H. Keith wasted a spin w/ the BANKRUPT near Jackpot. Deanna’s up third w/ a $250 N, but then E for end of turn. Deon took two L’s for $600, but then P for phooey on Jackpot. Keith quickly got the same BANKRUPT. Deanna filled in a $600 R pair, two A’s, but then C for crud. Deon followed w/ a $300 W, a $900 B and five I’s before solving…

W I L L I A _ S B _ R _
_ I R _ I N I A

He located WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA for $2,450.

DUDS: T, H (both by Deon), E (Deanna), P (Deon), C (Deanna)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both by Keith)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,550

Deon: $11,777 cash & trip/Others: ZERO a head

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Round 4: RHYME TIME

After an instant null cycle, this round’s all Keith — a $250 N, a $500 S, two A’s, and a $1,200 M pair to leave two E’s remaining.

S A M _
N A M _

He solved the current category of SAME NAME for his first $1,700 — AIRED PR.

Round 5: OCCUPATION

Here went Deanna w/ two R’s for $500, two E’s, an $1,800 T pair, three O’s, a $300 P, but then BANKRUPT near $250 to give up $2,100 and it’s S-U time…

_ O T E _
O P E R _ T O R

…w/ the two leftover consonants worth $900 each. Deon picked the L…

_ O T E L
O P E R _ T O R

…and solved HOTEL OPERATOR.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Deanna

FINAL SCORES
Keith: $1,700/Deanna: PARTING GIFTS/Deon: $12,677 cash & trip

GT: $14,377
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,100

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Bonus Round

This week’s non-$25K prizes…

• trip to Falcon’s Ledge in Utah plus electric motorcycles ($16K+)
• Chrysler Sebring Convertible ($29K+)
• Winnebago Rialta ($57K+)
• Route 66 trip (West Coast to Chicago) ($15K+)

Deon chose the second E.

Category: THING

This is a bird…

S _ _ R R _ _

PMCA gave him…

S P A R R _ _

He spotted the SPARROW for the Utah & electric motorcycles package (latter from Electric Motorbike Inc.) totaling $16,290, giving him a grand total of $28,967 cash & prizes. He was greeted by his wife and sister.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: February 1, 1999

EPISODE #3031: WORLD CLASS PARTIES

Marie Moss: 4th grade teacher at Bethany ES married 1.5 yrs. to her hubby (they enjoyed fishing together) from Clover, SC

Carmen Ellington: marketing coordinator for the largest retailer of petroleum products ont he mid-Atlantic religion married 8 yrs. to Neil from Lanham, MD

Chuck Boggs: branch manager for one of the largest jewelry departments and married man w/ five kids who made bets on the color dress Vanna was wearing when he had night class from 3 to 11 while in the Navy from Jacksonville, FL

Round 1: THE 80’s (PUZZLER)

Marie kicked off w/ a $300 T, an H for the Free SPIN, an E buy, a $1,400 S pair, a $300 R, but then O for oh no and she passed. Carmen then said a $300 M and an $800 F to leave the U unexposed.

T H E
S M _ R F S

She IDed “THE SMURFS” for $1,100. To turn that into $4,100, here’s FICTIONAL CHARACTERS…

B _ _ E
E _ _ E S

She knew that the Smurfs were BLUE ELVES.

SOLE DUD: O (Marie)

FEATURED PRIZE: a week aboard a private yacht in San Diego Bay from from the San Diego Yacht and Breakfast Co. worth $3,100 (YACHTING)

Round 2: FILL IN THE NUMBER

Here went Carmen w/ the calling of two T’s for $600, a $300 S, an $800 N pair, an I buy, but then M for mistake. Chuck secondly spun his way to a $600 H, a $1,350 R trio, three E’s and four A’s, but then C for crud. Marie picked two L’s for $1,200, a $250 G, and a $600 Q (just missed $2,500) to leave vowels remaining.

T H E R E / A R E
# / Q _ A R T S / I N
A / G A L L _ N

She solved “THERE ARE # QUARTS IN A GALLON” for $2,050 and got the $2K bonus w/ 4.

DUDS: M (Carmen), C (Chuck)

Marie: $4,050 FS/Carmen: $4,100/Chuck: NOTHING

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: SONY stereo system worth $3,550 (STEREO)

Jackpot Round: SAME NAME

Chuck led the way w/ two S’s for $1,800, but the BANKRUPT near $250 stopped him cold. Second in line, Marie got the yachting trip w/ three T’s, a $250 R, two E’s, but then L for loss and she turned in the FS this time…only to BANKRUPT near Jackpot, so goodbye yacht. Carmen’s up third w/ two N’s for $500, but then M for mistake. Chuck tried again w/ three C’s for $2,100, but then P for phooey. Marie next got the same BANKRUPT she got before. Carmen filled in an $1,800 F pair and a $450 G. She went one more time in hopes of landing Jackpot…she overshot it, but she made it past that same BANKRUPT and lit up the remaining consonant of a $600 H.

T R _ F F _ C / &
C H E S T
C _ N G E S T _ _ N

She solved TRAFFIC & CHEST CONGESTION for $3,350.

DUDS: L (Marie), M (Carmen), P (Chuck)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Chuck, Marie 2x)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,150

Marie: $4,050/Carmen: $7,450/Chuck: BUPKIS

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Round 4: THINGS

Marie rattled off two S’s for $1,100, two T’s for the stereo, but LaTed out. Carmen got a $600 F, a $900 M, but then D for dud. Chuck also missed w/ H. Marie BANKRUPTed near $500 and lost $4,650 cash & stereo. Carmen followed w/ four O’s, a $250 L, but time’s running out…

S O F T
O _ T M E _ L
_ O O _ _ _ S

…and the two remaining consonants were worth $350 each. She made Vanna lit up the K…

S O F T
O _ T M E _ L
_ O O K _ _ S

…and she munched on some SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES for $1,850.

DUDS: D (Carmen), H (Chuck)
SOLE LaT: Marie
SOLE BANKRUPT: Marie

FINAL SCORES
Marie: $4,050/Carmen: $9,300/Chuck: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $13,350
BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,550 cash & prizes

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Bonus Round

The non-$25K prizes that week were…

• trip to Oktoberfest in Germany + Volkswagen Beetle ($25K+)
• trip to Mardi Gras in New Orleans + Mustang Convertible ($35K+)
• trip to Cinco de Mayo in Mexico + maZDa Miata ($30K+)
• trip to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro ($15K+)

Carmen picked the first E.

Category: EVENT

Kelly Vaught in 1992 failed to solve this puzzle on Dec. 29, 1992 while he retired undefeated…

_ _ _ T _ _ N

Carmen frontloaded the alphabet (CBDA in that order)…

A _ C T _ _ N

Before the timer started, she won $25K from this AUCTION, giving her an all-cash total of $34,300 to take home.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: January 6, 1999

EPISODE #3013: FABULOUS FLORIDA

Hanna Zaid: Loren Miller ES kindergarten teacher studying for her Master’s at Cal State Dominguez from L.A.

Nancy McIntyre: engineering program mgr. married to Tim (and she did a nice imitation of The Road Runner) from Royal Oak, MI

Mike Cass: graduate student at Northwestern studying theater and did his undergraduate studies at Rice Univ. (he even did a Forrest Gump impression and Forrest Gump as the Road Runner) from Washington D.C.

Round 1: EVENT (PUZZLER)

Hanna got started w/ three N’s for $1,050, four E’s, an $1,800 C pair, and an O to clean out the vowels already. She followed w/ a $300 R, a $900 F…

N E _ _
C O N F E R E N C E

…but she BOMBED OUT w/ L for loss to leave $3,550 on the table. Nancy then completed the board w/ a $250 W and a $900 S.

N E W S
C O N F E R E N C E

She read the answer for $1,150. To turn that into $4,150, here’s THINGS…

_ U_ S T I _ _ S

She went way off w/ JUSTICES and REPORTERS; they were QUESTIONS.

SOLE DUD: L (Hanna)

FEATURED PRIZE: 2-in-1 game table (pool table and table tennis) from the Outdoor Billiard Company worth $4,470 (POOL TABLE)

Round 2: THINGS

This round’s all Nancy: three T’s for $900, three S’s for $2,700 more, a $300 N, three E’s and A’s, and a $600 D pair.

N A _ E
A D D _ E S S
_ _ T _
S T A T E / & / _ _ _

She solved NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, & ZIP for $4K — PR.

Nancy: $5,150/Others: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Falcon’s Ledge Lodge in Utah worth $6,900 (UTAH)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Now finally getting to hear from Mike, but he struck out on the spot w/ T. Hanna secondly spun her way to two N’s on Jackpot, a $450 R, but then S for sorry. Nancy thirdly picked two L’s for the Utah trip, a $600 D, an A buy, a $600 M pair, but she LaTed out (Pat mistakenly thought she landed on BANKRUPT). Mike said F for flunk. Hanna found a $400 C, a $450 B, E, a $400 K, buys of I and O, a G for the pool table, a $250 P (not quite to Jackpot), and a $450 Y to leave the U unexposed.

G R _ M P Y
O L D / M E N
I N / B L A C K

She won her first $1,650 and the pool table for solving the fake film title as “GRUMPY OLD MEN IN BLACK”.

DUDS: T (Mike), S (Hanna), F (Mike)
SOLE LaT: Nancy
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600

Hanna: $6,120 cash & pool table/Nancy: $5,150/Mike: SCORELESS

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Round 4: PERSON

A $300 N got Hanna started, followed by an $800 T, two E’s, a $1,650 R trio, a single A, an $800 P, the last vowel of I, a $300 D after a possible null cycle, but time’s running out…

_ R I D _ E
P A R T N E R

…and the two remaining consonants were worth $300 each. She then said B…

B R I D _ E
P A R T N E R

…and solved BRIDGE PARTNER for $3,400 — AIRED PR (#2).

FINAL SCORES
Hanna: $9,520 cash & pool table/Nancy: $5,150/Mike: PARTING GIFTS

Poor Mike– he never got to light up his scoreboard at all.

GT: $14,670
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

This week’s non-$25K prizes were…

• trip to Palm Beach + Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder convertible ($28K+)
• trip to Daytona + Mitsubishi 3000GT sports coupe ($31K+)
• trip to Miami + jet boat ($20K+)
• trip to Orlando + Jeep Cherokee 2WD ($26K+)

Hanna appropriately picked the H.

Category: THING

Just one letter to start this five-letter answer…

_ L _ _ _

But she WIPED OUT of the game w/ BPCA and was wrong w/ FLICK and FLING. The first word did start w/ an F, though — it was FLUID and she lost the Palm Beach and convertible package.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: May 19, 1997

This was the start of their second week during their 2-week stay at the San Diego Convention Center.

EPISODE #2711: COLLEGE WEEK (SAN DIEGO)

Kristin Micheloni (Palomar College freshman): elementary education major who went on a missionary trip to Moscow from Oceanside, CA

Roshelle Overton (Univ. of New Mexico sophomore): theater major hoping to do some stand-up comedy from Albuquerque

Brian Corso (San Diego State jr.): kinesiology major hoping to be a HS P.E. teacher on the men’s volleyball program from El Cajon

Round 1: HEADLINE

Kristin BANKRUPTed right out of the gate. Second, Roshelle called up two R’s for the SURPRISE, but LaTed out just as quick. Third, Brian got the exact same fate as Kristin. Said red player restarted w/ three T’s for $1,500, a $350 H, a $1K S quartet, three E’s, but then P for phooey. Roshelle tried a $250 G, a D for the Free SPIN, but BANKRUPTed away her money and the SURPRISE, prompting her to use the FS. After an $800 W pair…

T _ G E R / W _ _ D S
W _ _ S
T H E / _ _ S T E R S

She solved “TIGER WOODS WINS THE MASTERS” for the 8 Benjamins.

SOLE DUD: P (Kristin)
SOLE LaT: Roshelle
BANKRUPTS: 3 (whole panel)

FEATURED PRIZE: Hang Ten sports package (surfboard, snowboard, wakeboard, bodyboard, skateboard and active sportswear) worth $2,850

Round 2: FILL IN THE BLANK

Roshelle LaTed out from the start. Brian secondly spun his way to a $300 T, four N’s for $1,600, two O’s, but the $10K’s left side took away $1,650. Kristin thirdly picked a $250 M, a $550 S, but that same normal BANKRUPT near the purple $500 stole $800. Rosehelle won’t find the first letter of her name. Brian filled in four L’s for two grand, a single E, a $300 D, four A’s, a $900 B trio, but that pesky normal BANKRUPT nailed him for $2,700. Kristin LaTed out and Roshelle goofed w/ G, so we’re coming right back to Brian. He lit up a $700 K and a W for the Hang Ten package to clean out the consonants.

? / M O _ N T A _ N S
? / B A L B O A
? / A N D
B _ L L W _ N K L E

He mercifully solved ? MOUNTAINS ? BALBOA ? AND BULLWINKLE for $700 and the Hang Ten package. Did he say Rocky for the $2K bonus…sure he did.

DUDS (both by Roshelle): R & G
LaTs: 2 (girls)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Brian 2x, Kristin)

Kristin: ZIP/Roshelle: $800/Brian: $5,550 cash & Hang Ten pkg.

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Jackpot Round: PEOPLE

Brian started this one-wordy w/ two P’s for $800, two S’s to double up, but then O for oh no. Kristin also whiffed w/ T. Roshelle lit up a $250 M, a $900 L, an A buy, and a $250 R. Board…

_ P P _ R _ L A S S M _ _

She solved UPPERCLASSMEN for $1,150.

DUDS: O (Brian), T (Kristin)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,600

Kristin: ZIP/Roshelle: $1,950/Brian: $5,550 cash & Hang Ten pkg.

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Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Thanks to the long R1 and R2, Pat’s giving a Final Spin and consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Kristin: 3 T’s
Roshelle: 4 R’s
Brian: A (DUD)
Kristin: W

_ _ _ R T – _ T _ R _
W R _ T _ R

Kristin finally earned her only $1,200 of the night by solving SHORT-STORY WRITER.

SOLE DUD: A (Brian)

FINAL SCORES
Kristin: $1,200/Roshelle: $1,950/Brian: $5,550 cash & Hang Ten pkg.

GT: a measly $8,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,400 plus SURPRISE

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Bonus Round

This week’s non-$25K prizes were…

• $20K annuity
• trip to Europe for 4 ($26K)
• maZDa B series pickup truck ($16K+)
• maZDa Miata ($24K+)

Brian picked the first E.

Category: PHRASE

Opening layout…

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

BCIK gave him…

I N / _ / B I _
_ _ R R _

He solved this one IN A BIG HURRY and won the $20K annuity from The Thomas Group, giving him $25,550 and a spot in the Friday Finals. Parents Harvey and Karen celebrated w/ him.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: September 26, 1996

Fast forward to S14 and an episode that aired exactly 24 yrs. ago on this day.

EPISODE #2554: AFRICAN SAFARI

Jeremy Holdway: bike mechanic in a bike shop married to Christi from Modesto, CA

Andy Ritter: teacher and coach at Clallam Bay HS married to Kandi from Clallam Bay, WA

Tonya Carlisle: Creighton Univ. student double majoring in management information systems and accounting who’s married 2 yrs. to Raymond w/ a daughter named Amber from Omaha, NE

Round 1: THINGS

Jeremy kicked off w/ a $600 R, a $250 S, a $900 T, and two E’s, but next was P for phooey. Second, Andy called up an L for the SURPRISE, but BANKRUPTed just as quick. Third, Tonya struck out w/ N, so we’re back to Jeremy…but he LaTed out. Andy won’t find any D’s. Tonya got a $300 C and a $500 F to clean out the consonants. After buying three A’s…

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

…she solved FACIAL FEATURES for $550.

DUDS: P (Jeremy), N (Tonya), D (Andy)
SOLE LaT: Jeremy
SOLE BANKRUPT: Andy

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Maine’s Penoscot Bay region (bike/boat tours included) worth $4,815

Round 2: THE 70’s

The man w/ my namesake’s first w/ four R’s for $1,600, three S’s for $1,500 more, five E’s, but BANKRUPTed near the purple $500 again to lose $2,850. Tonya secondly spun her way to three Y’s for the Maine trip, a $7,500 N trip, four O’s and three A’s, a $1,800 V trio, the last vowels of U and I, but then the $10K’s left side to give up $13,115 cash & trip. Ouch. Jeremy then said L, M and H singles all at $700 each. Board…

L O V E / M E A N S
N E V E R / H A V I N _
_ O / S A Y / Y O U ‘ R E
S O R R Y

He solved “LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY” (from the 1970 film “Love Story”) for $2,100.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Andy, Tonya)

Jeremy: $2,100/Andy: ZIP/Tonya: $550

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The contestant who made it to tomorrow’s BR and solved the puzzle would win a $12K fantasy golf package (Fila golf clubs, Andiamo luggage, trip to Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia and a trip to the Pointe Hilton at Tapatio Cliffs in Arizona).

Jackpot Round: TITLE/AUTHOR

Tonya led off on a sour note w/ the narrow-lettered BANKRUPT near the blue $500. Second in line, Jeremy uncovered three G’s on Jackpot…

G _ _ _ _ / _ G G _
_ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ . / _ _ _ _ _

…and NAILED “GREEN EGGS AND HAM” BY DR. SEUSS to win that pot, the very first win since its introduction in that season!

QUICK BANKRUPT: Tonya

Jeremy: $7,100/Andy: ZILCH/Tonya: $550

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Jeremy opened w/ two R’s for $1,200, two S’s to double up, two L’s for yet another $1,200, buys of I and two O’s, but the P failed him again. Andy got up there two T’s for his own $1,200, but then N for negative. Tonya tacked on a $600 M, but the same BANKRUPT got her again. Jeremy filled in a $600 F, the leftover vowels of A and two E’s, and a $5K H. Board…

S H O _ E R
S T A L L / F O R
T I M E

Before he went to SHOWER STALL FOR TIME, he won another $8,250. Game over right there.

DUDS: P (Jeremy), N (Andy)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Tonya

FINAL SCORES
Jeremy: $15,300/Andy: PARTING GIFTS/Tonya: $550

GT: $15,850
BANKRUPT TRASH: $16,565 cash & trip + SURPRISE

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Bonus Round

The remaining prizes besides $25K were the Chrysler Sebring convertible ($25K+), Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited ($36K+), and the $30K set of precious gems. Jeremy chose the first E from -HEEL. And BTW, he’s one of the top 3 players this week.

Category: THING

This thing can haul away damaged or disabled vehicles…

T _ _
T R _ _ _

HPBO only added the vowel…

T O _
T R _ _ _

He goofed w/ TOP TRUCK, TOP TRAMP, TON TRUCK, but he got TOW TRUCK at the last second and won the Chrysler Sebring JXI Convertible worth $25,655, giving him $40,955 cash & car! He took wife Christi and friend Debra to his new ride.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: October 30, 1992

This episode was the last day back in L.A. before they took a month long road trip to San Francisco and Philadelphia.

EPISODE #1795

Sheri Adelson: 2-day champ w/ $66,882 cash & prizes from Manhattan

Rollin Williams: retired Univ. of CT School of Social Work professor and former social worker who played the organ and wrote poetry from Salem, CT

Jim Catella: worked for a public housing agency who’s a fan of Broadway from Brooklyn

Round 1: THINGS

Sheri said an automatic dud of T. Second, Rollin called up a $300 S, a $500 N, a $1K R pair, and three E’s, followed by a $300 C, a $400 D, and two I’s. We had…

_ I N _ E R _ R E _ D
C _ _ _ I E S

He ate some GINGERBREAD COOKIES for $2K.

INSTA-DUD: T (Sheri)

FEATURED PRIZE: Lalique crystal vase worth $2,100

Round 2: SAME NAME

Rollin’s first w/ N for negative. Jim secondly picked two T’s for $1,600, four R’s for $2,800 more, four E’s, a $400 B, and four O’s, followed by an S for the Free SPIN, a $500 P, and a $400 D.

R O O T / B E E R / &
R O S E / P _ R _ D E
_ _ O _ T

He solved ROOT BEER & ROSE PARADE FLOAT for $5,200.

INSTA-DUD: N (Rollin)

Sheri: ZIP/Rollin: $2K/Jim: $5,200 FS

Round 3: CLUE

This round’s all Jim: six T’s for the crystal (big waste there), a $550 H, a $1,200 S trio, E and three A’s, a $1K R, and a $900 N.

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

This was a PR as he solved for $3,150 and the crystal, but did he name TWO STATES STARTING WITH A for the $500 bonus? He did w/ Arkansas and Alabama (the others were Arizona and Alaska).

Sheri: ZILCH/Rollin: $2K/Jim: $10,950 cash & crystal FS

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Safety Harbor Spa & Fitness Center in Tampa, FL via Delta airlines worth $7,098

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Sheri’s off and running w/ two T’s for $1,800, but the BANKRUPT near $1,500 stopped her cold. Second, Rollin picked a $1,500 H, but then R for rats. Jim also missed w/ L, as did Sheri w/ D. Rollin found three N’s for $1,050, three E’s, but no more w/ C for crud. Jim tacked on two S’s for $500, but repeated the H. Sheri didn’t quite make it to $5K, but still got a $1K B pair. Afterwards, she got O and I singles, but LaTed out. Rollin lit up a $700 Y pair, a $1K M pair, and a $250 W to clean out the consonants.

M _ Y / T H E
B E S T / M _ N
W I N / B Y / _
N O S E

He solved MAY THE BEST MAN WIN BY A NOSE for $4,250.

DUDS: R (Rollin), L (Jim), D (Sheri), C (Rollin)
SOLE LaT: Sheri
SOLE BANKRUPT: Sheri
SOLE DQ: Jim’s H repeat

Sheri: NO LUCK/Rollin: $6,250/Jim: $10,950 cash & crystal FS

Speed-Up: BEFORE & AFTER again

Consonants were worth $900 apiece.

Rollin: N (DUD)
Jim: two T’s
Sheri: S
Rollin: R
Jim: two P’s

_ _ P P _
_ _ R T _ _ _ _
S _ _ T

It would be embarrassing if you wore a HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUIT, but Jim solved for $3,600.

SOLE DUD: N (Rollin)

FINAL SCORES
Sheri: SHUTOUT (left w/ $66,882)/Rollin: $6,250/Jim: $14,550 cash & crystal

GT: $20,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,800

Bonus Round

The leftover prizes that week were a European rail journey and a precious metals package. With W and L lit up, Jim chose the L.

Category: THING

McDonald’s is one example of this chain…

_ _ S T
_ _ _ _

CDMO gave him some good help on the bottom…

_ _ S T
_ O O D

…but he drew a total blank on FAST FOOD and he lost the train trip. Hopefully he would improve on his $14,550 the next time he came back.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: September 23, 1992

Lots of full videos uploaded by Adam S on dailymotion recently, so let’s get to it. I’ll start w/ their 10th Anniversary season and this was the midweek edition of their 10th Anniversary Gala Week.

EPISODE #1768

Denise Holmes: 2-day champ w/ $76,378 cash & prizes

Carol Dunn: waitress w/ a newborn baby boy and a 3-yr.-old boy named Adam from Southern California

Robert Wynn: reporter for a major newspaper from San Antonio

Round 1: SAME NAME

Denise said an automatic dud of S. Second, Carol called up three N’s for $600, a $350 D, two R’s for $800, but then L for loss. Third, Robert took three T’s for $450, three E’s, a $150 C, a U buy, but LaTed out. Denise picked a $450 P, a single I, and a $250 K to clean out the consonants.

P _ N C _ _ E
T I N _ / &
T E D
T U R N E R

She solved PANCAKE, TINA & TED TURNER for $450.

SOLE DUD: S (Denise), L (Carol)
SOLE LaT: Robert

FEATURED PRIZE: Leroy Nieman serigraph (“Cafe De Flore, La Nuit”) worth $7,750

Round 2: THING

Carol BANKRUPTed from the get-go. Robert secondly got the artwork w/ two T’s, a $200 N, but no more w/ S for sorry. Denise also missed w/ L. Carol tried three R’s for $2,700, two E’s, a $200 D, a U buy at the beginning, but then the sole dud vowel of I. Robert lit up a $300 W, two A’s, but then C for crud. Denise followed w/ a $1K P pair, but LaT. Carol bought the last vowel of two O’s and lit up a $1,500 P pair…

U N D E R W A T E R
P H O T O _ R A P H _

...but she’s DQed for leaving out the Y at the end, so $3,400 would go down the drain for her. Robert then solved UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY for $250 and the artwork.

DUDS: S (Robert), L (Denise), I (Carol), C (RObert)
SOLE LaT: Denise
INSTA-BANKRUPT: Carol
SOLE DQ: Carol’s blown solve

Denise: $450/Carol: BUPKIS/Robert: $8K cash & art

Round 3: CLUE

Robert and Denise got instant penalties (he got LaT while she got the BANKRUPT near pink $500). Carol found two S’s for $1,200, a $200 L, a single A, but the same BANKRUPT struck for $1,150. Robert lost another turn w/ T, as did Denise w/ the same BANKRUPT. Carol got a $600 N, but no more w/ R. Robert whiffed w/ P for phooey, as did Denise w/ P….and so did Carol w/ C. Robert lit up two G’s for $900, bought O and E…

_ O L _ S _ A G E N ‘ S
_ _ G

…and solved VOLKSWAGEN’S BUG for $400. But he blanked out on the $500 bonus answer. Denise, however, got it right w/ beetle.

DUDS: T (Robert), N (Carol), P (Robert), P (Denise), C (Carol)
SOLE LaT: Robert
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Denise 2x, Carol)

Denise: $950/Carol: BAD SHAPE/Robert: $8,400 cash & art

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Rosenthal dinnerware and Oneida crystal and silverware worth $8,823

Round 4: THING

Denise opened w/ N for negative. Carol got up there three R’s for $1,500, but she and Robert LaTed out back-to-back. Denise lit up a $500 S and a $250 Y, but time’s running out…

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ –
_ _ _ _ _ _
S _ R _ _ _ _ R R Y

…and the remaining consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Denise: two T’s
Carol: B
Robert: two C’s

C _ _ C _ _ _ T _ –
_ _ _ _ _ _
S T R _ _ B _ R R Y

Robert ate a CHOCOLATE-DIPPED STRAWBERRY for $1K more.

SOLE DUD: N (Denise)
LaTs: 2 (Carol, Robert)

FINAL SCORES
Denise: $950 (left w/ $77,328)/Carol: PARTING GIFTS/Robert: $9,400

GT: $10,350
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,150

Bonus Round

Leftover prizes were a Chevy Blazer ($23K+), a spa plus Four Seasons greenhouse ($46K+), a $45K+ sportscar, and the cash. Robert picked the W from W-EEL.

Category: THING

Here’s one of the four letters…

_ _ R _

He went w/ my CDHO combination…

C O R _

…but he STILL BLEW IT w/ CORE, CORT, CORN, CORP, and CORG. It was CORK and he threw away the spa package. He would come back the next day w/ $9,400 and hopefully avoid another embarrassment, which I already recapped HERE.

MY RATING: 4