WoF Retro Recap: December 19, 2006

EPISODE #4557: ROUTE 66

$1K Toss-Up: SONG TITLE

_ _ M P _ _ ‘ / J A _ K
_ _ _ _ _

Kent IDed the Rolling Stones tune “JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH”. Tuesday’s trio…

Kent Turski: self-employed contractor and sportsaholic married to Jill for 12 yrs. w/ two daughters from Chandler, AZ

Lynn Rummel: school counselor at Sims ES married for a yr. to Kenny (they’re expecting a girl) from Conyers, GA

Ann Cobb: physician’s assistant married to Tremayne for 9 yrs. w/ three kids who can write upside down from Upper Marlboro, MD

$2K Toss-Up: PERSON

C L A S S
_ _ _ _ _

Lynn probably wasn’t a CLASS CLOWN, but she’s right for control.

FEATURED TRIP: Flagstaff, AZ from the Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau worth $4,500
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: Garmin

Round 1: THING (PRIZE PUZZLE)

She led off w/ four T’s for two grand, but then E for end of turn. Second, Ann called up a $300 R, a $300 S, but she repeated the E. Kent then said three N’s for $1,350…

_ N S T _ N T
_ R _ T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ N

Now this was INSTANT GRATIFICATION for this guy — a trip to the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in CANCUN w/ Aeromexico airfare worth $7K.

SOLE DUD: E (Lynn)
SOLE DQ: Ann’s E repeat

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

Ann’s up first w/ two T’s for $600, but then S for sorry. Kent also had the same result w/ N. Lynn thirdly lit up three R’s on Jackpot, but no more w/ L. On Ann’s second try, she got a C on Jackpot, a single A, but then M for mistake. Kent followed w/ a $600 F, six O’s, a $900 Y trio, and five U’s. Board…

Y O U / _ A _ _
Y O U R / _ O R _
C U T / O U T
F O R / Y O U

YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU, sir, if you wanna win big; he solved for the house minimum.

DUDS: S (Ann), N (Kent), L (Lynn), M (Ann)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,300

Ann: ZIP/Kent: $10,350 cash & Cancun/Lynn: $2K

Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Kent’s off to a nice $7K start w/ two T’s, followed by an E, but then the sole dud vowel of A for awful. Lynn’s up second w/ two S’s for $800, three I’s, but then BANKRUPT near $600 to lose $550. Ann’s third in line w/ three R’s for $1,200, three O’s, a $550 N, a $300 M, a $600 W pair, a $3,500 C, but then the BANKRUPT near TD to give up $5,900. Kent won’t take any chances…

M I C R O S O F T / &
_ R I _ E – T _ R _
W I N _ O W S

He solved MICROSOFT & DRIVE-THRU WINDOWS for $6,500.

SOLE DUD: A (Kent)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

Ann: ZILCH/Kent: $16,850 cash & Cancun/Lynn: $2K

$3K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

C R _ _ M / _ F
W _ _ _ _

Ann had some CREAM OF WHEAT to get off the gooseegg bench.

Round 4: EVENT

This round’s all Ann: two R’s for $1,600, a $600 T, two E’s, a $900 S, two A’s and two I’s, a $600 N pair, a $600 G pair, a $900 Z, and two O’s to clean out the vowels.

R E O R G A N I Z I N G
A / _ _ O S E T

She’s REORGANIZING A CLOSET for $4,200 — PR.

Ann: $7,200/Kent: $16,850 cash & Cancun/Lynn: $2K

Speed-Up: PROPER NAME

Consonants were worth $1,500 each.

Kent: 3 T’s
Lynn: N
Ann: P (DUD)
Kent: L (DUD)
Lynn: 2 M’s

_ _ T _ _
M _ T T / _ _ M _ N

He’s the rival to late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel, as Lynn IDed ACTOR MATT DAMON for $4,500.

DUDS: P (Ann), L (Kent)

FINAL SCORES
Ann: $7,200/Kent: $16,850 cash & Cancun/Lynn: $6,500

GT: $30,550
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,450

Bonus Round