WoF Retro Recap: February 17, 2003

This was the start of their third and final week from Nashville.

EPISODE #3826: COUNTRY MUSIC STARS (NASHVILLE)

This Night’s Stars: Alison Krauss, the late George Jones, and Wynonna Judd

$1K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

N _ T _ Y –
G _ I _ T Y

Playing on stage for real is the NITTY-GRITTY and Darlene was the first to score for her team. The lowdown on the female civilians…

Darlene Davis & Alison Krauss: Darlene’s a married lady to Tom w/ twin boys who enjoys singing gospel music from Cunningham, TN; Alison played for Attachment Parenting International

Misty Smith & Wynonna Judd: Misty’s a registered surgery nurse married to Mitch for 3 yrs. w/ three daughters from Joelton, TN; Wynonna played for The Oasis Center

Nicci Lehto & George Jones: Nicci’s a student at Middle Tennessee State Univ. studying TV screenwriting and a writing a best seller book at the time from Franklin, TN; George played for the Shaw Marie Foundation

$2K Toss-Up: EVENT

B _ I L D I _ _ / A
_ _ _ W _ A N

Misty blew it right away saying BICYCLING A. A couple letters later (U included), the video cut off the board when Darlene attempted to solve, but I can tell you that her team tripled up w/ BUILDING A SNOWMAN.

Gift Tag: Opry.com

Round 1: TITLE

They kicked off w/ a T for the Free SPIN, but then L for loss. Second, M & W called up a $900 N, a single E, but then W for worthless. Third, N & G took a $350 M, but then a baffling dud of K (and the audience laughed at her choice). D & A picked off three C’s for $1,800…

C _ T C _ / M E / _ _
_ _ _ / C _ N

This was a 2002 movie starting Leonardo DiCaprio and they solved “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN” for the money and $4,800 so far.

DUDS: L (D & A), W (M & W), K (N & G)

FEATURED PRIZE: Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox worth $8,916 (JUKEBOX)

Jackpot Round: SAME NAME

M & W oddly started w/ a B and there’s one for $450. Next up were a $600 T pair, a single E, a $550 H, a U buy, a $600 R, but then LaT. N & G secondly picked a $600 M, but the BANKRUPT near Jackpot got them just as quick. D & A thirdly chose a $900 N and a $450 S to clean out the consonants.

B R E _ T H / &
U . S .
M _ N T

They solved BREATH & U.S. MINT for $1,350.

SOLE LaT: M & W
SOLE BANKRUPT: N & G
JACKPOT ENDED AT: $8,850

D & A: $6,150 FS/Other teams: $0 each

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Mystery Round: PHRASE

Car (for civilians): Ford Ranger ($13,825)

N & G led the way w/ two T’s for $600, a $450 S, a $300 R, a $300 H, and an N on the MW near $800 before George risked the $1,650 for the team…no truck. D & A were second in line w/ a $900 Y, four E’s, but then M for mistake and they used the FS. Next up were a $600 L, two I’s, but then F for flunk on the other MW. M & W filled in a $500 K, a $300 W, and two P’s for the gift tag. Board…

T H E Y ‘ R E / L I K E
T W _ / P E _ S / I N
_ / P _ _

They solved “THEY’RE LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD” for $1,800 cash & gift tag.

DUDS (both by D &A): M, F
SOLE BANKRUPT: N & G

M & W: $1,800 cash & GC/N & G: NOTHING/D & A: $6,150

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$3K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

_ _ R _ A _
_ H _ _ _ _ _ D

The video cut off at that point, but D & A swept the Toss-Ups w/ GERMAN SHEPHERD.

Speed-Up: THINGS

Uh oh, it’s a $6K Final Spin!

D & A: 2 T’s
M & W: R
N & G: B (WHY?!)

B _ T T _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Nicci ate these BUTTERMILK PANCAKES for just the Final Spin amount, because they didn’t choose the K’s.

FINAL SCORES ($10K for stars’ charities that week)
M & W: $1,800 cash & GC/N & G: $6K/D & A: $9,150

GT: $16,950
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $2,250

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Bonus Round

Both cars on this week were both Chevys – a 2003 Corvette Convertible and a 2003 Trailblazer. Alison took the BW to the third zero.

Category: PERSON

Just the next-to-last letter to start…

_ _ _ _ _ _ R _

MFCA was also of limited help…

_ _ _ _ _ _ R M

It’s someone who read a lot and they nailed BOOKWORM w/ three seconds to spare for $25K and a final all-cash total of $34,150.

MY RATING: 7