Day: September 30, 2020

WoF Recap: September 30, 2020

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EPISODE #7243: 🚙ROAD TRIP🚙

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

S L _ W / D O W _
C _ R V E S / _ H E _ D

Thelma only gets as far as SLOW DOWN CURVES.

S L O W / D O W _
C _ R V E S / _ H E _ D

Arleta solves the road sign cautioning you to “SLOW DOWN, CURVES AHEAD”. This midweek panel will try to change the course of this week…

Arleta Albarran: principal school at a charter school in the San Fernando Valley for 10+ yrs. married to David w/ two kids from Pacoima

Emil Elchibegian: finance worker married to Ani for 1.5+ yrs. w/ a 1-month-old boy Ethan from La Crescenta

Thelma Sugay: a lady who has 10 aunts (7 of them are nuns) and a great grand-uncle (he’s soon to be canonized) and is married Jay w/ two adult kids and a 2.5-yr.-old granddaughter Violet from Los Feliz

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ W / _ O _ _ ‘ _
F _ _ T H / A _ _ _ U E

Emil wins some money towards maybe shopping on NEW YORK’S FIFTH AVENUE.

FEATURED TRIP: The Lexington at Jackson Hole in Wyoming

Round 1: SAME NAME

This round’s all Emil: two R’s for the WC, four T’s for the Roadtrippers gift tag (it’s all cash), E and two A’s, a $600 C, three I’s, and three L’s for the Wyoming trip.

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

We have a PR as he solves ULTRAVIOLET & TRAFFIC LIGHT for $5,350 and the Wyoming trip worth $7,032; his new subtotal is $14,382.

Mystery Round: SONG LYRICS

Thelma gets going w/ a $500 N, EIGHT E’s and two A’s, a $1,500 T trio, but then I for invalid. Second, Arleta wastes a turn w/ the MDW’s right side. Third, Emil uncovers two R’s for $1K, two G’s to double his money, and two H’s on the MW near LaT before he risks his own two grand…$$$. After buying the last vowel of two O’s and picking a $1,300 W pair, here’s the board…

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

He exactly recites “MAYBE TOGETHER WE CAN GET SOMEWHERE” (from Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”) for $13,050.

$10K SPIN ID: ES5694696

SOLE DUD: I (Thelma)
INSTA-BANKRUPT: Arleta

Emil: $27,432 cash & WY WC/Thelma: ZIP/Arleta: $1K

PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES

Arleta leads the way w/ a $600 S, three E’s, two FP I’s, but then the BANKRUPT near TD to lose the $350 remainder. Emil secondly picks a $500 R, and three N’s on EXPRESS before he goes aboard…only to buy A for awful, costing him $3,500 and his WC (though he didn’t drop the WC in the bin). Thelma thirdly takes an $800 T, but she buys the other dud vowel of this puzzle (O). Arleta follows w/ a $650 G, the last vowel of U, and a $600 F before we turn to the board…

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

In addition to another grand, she’ll be in for some EXCELLENT WINDSURFING during her stay at the Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA worth $7,260.

SOLE NON-BANKRUPT DUD: O (Thelma)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (everybody else)

Emil: $27,432 cash & WY/Thelma: ZILCH/Arleta: $9,260 cash & Antigua

Triple Toss-Up: THING

1.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C
_ _ A N _ M _ _ S I _ N

We’ve got some parts for your car as Emil scores w/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

2.

_ H O C _
A B S _ R _ _ R

Emil does it again w/ SHOCK ABSORBER.

3.

B A C K U P
_ A M _ _ A

All vehicles these days should come equipped w/ a BACKUP CAMERA as Arleta’s now in five-figure territory.

Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS

Consonants are worth the $1,500 minimum.

Arleta: two N’s
Emil: R
Thelma: T — DUD
Arleta: S — DUD
Emil: L — NULL CYCLE INTACT
Thelma: F — DUD
Arleta: M — DUD
Emil: C
Thelma: G
Arleta: two B’s
Emil: four E’s

_ _ N G / C _ B R _
& / _ _ E E N / B E E

Emil eradicates this KING COBRA AND QUEEN BEE for three more grand.

DUDS: T (Thelma), S (Arleta), L (Emil), F (Thelma), M (Arleta)

FINAL SCORES
Emil: $34,432 cash & WY/Thelma: $1K GOOSEEGG/Arleta: $11,260 cash & Antigua

GT: $46,692
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. WC): $3,850

This Emil, whose last name ISN’T de Leon, has this topic list…

  • PERSON
  • THING
  • IN THE KITCHEN

I agreed w/ his choice of ItK.

$100K Bonus Round

Here comes the P in SPIN for Emil. I know this one already, partly because the last two words were used in a MDBR in S35 during the SSS…

_ E R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ L S

BGCO are all up there…

C E R _ _ _ C
_ _ _ _ N G / B O _ L S

He gets out these CERAMIC MIXING BOWLS and wins the $50K (first big money payoff this season), giving him a final total of $84,432 cash & ski trip!

MY RATING: 9 (orig. an 8)