WoF Retro Recap: December 22, 1998

Mon. episode of Christmas Week in S16

I’ll get back to my S12 revisit soon but since it’s Christmas in July and that today marks the re-airing of this past season’s Christmas shows, it would make sense if I do some holiday episodes I don’t have up yet. First, I’ll look at the rest of S16’s Christmas Week and Adam A. pointed out that this was an ugly one and you’re gonna see why.

EPISODE #3002: CHRISTMAS WEEK

Angel Santiago: 2nd Lt. in the Air Force who recently graduated from the Air Force Academy (now stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, TX as a student pilot) and was bitten by a man-of-war (yikes) from Woodbridge, VA

Alison Kelly: student at the College of Notre Dame studying psychology and sociology hoping to get a job in criminal justice from San Carlos (she was founded in a contestant search at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco)

Ted Orris: airline pilot who flew a 737 and did some home-remodeling when not in the air from Moon Township, PA (right next to Pittsburgh International Airport)

Round 1: RHYME TIME

Angel: LaT

Alison: $250 T, N for negative

Ted: $800 R, two E’s, S for sorry

Angel: LaT again

Alison: $250 D, BANKRUPT

Ted: $600 M pair (NMC), solve…

D R E _ M
T E _ M

Not sure if Ted was part of a DREAM TEAM back then, but he solved for $1,100.

DUDS: N (Alison), S (Ted)
LaTs: 2 (Angel)

FEATURED PRIZE: 4n trip to Quebec City via Collette Tours worth $3,728

Round 2: QUOTATION (PUZZLER)

Alison: $10K’s right side

Ted: $600 T pair, $900 R, three E’s, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $1,250)

Angel: two N’s for Free SPIN, $500 D pair, $250 H, $1,200 S trio, $300 Y, B for bad and used FS, one O, two W’s for Canada trip

S _ O W / A N D
S T E A D Y / W _ N S
T H E / R A _ E

He spun again…but BOMBED OUT w/ P to throw away $5,478 cash & trip – where do you think that would go, dude?! -__- Alison then said the $400 L…

S L O W / A N D
S T E A D Y / W _ N S
T H E / R A _ E

…and realized that “SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE”. Her PUZZLER’s a THING…

T _ _ T _ I _ E

She forgot about the Aesop fable featuring this character as she said TURTLE instead of the right one of TORTOISE, so she only got the $500 minimum.

SOLE DUD: P (Angel)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (others)

Angel: ZERO/Alison: $500/Ted: $1,150

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: $2,500 Mall of America GC + stay at Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower ($5,120)

Jackpot Round: THINGS

Ted: $450 S, unfortunate dud of R on $3,500

Angel: T for turnover

Alison: $300 N, $2,400 L trio, E buy, H on Jackpot ($10,400 at the time), bad I buy

Ted: M for mistake

Angel: $250 D, A buy, B on Jackpot ($10,900 at the time), BANKRUPT next to Jackpot

Alison: Christmas box acquired w/ two P’s (there wasn’t anything in that box), leftover vowels of O and two U’s, solve…

P U N _ H / B O _ L
_ U P S / &
L A D L E

She made the solve…except she botched the pronunciation of the last word as “lat-tle” — UGH. -__- She very likely gave up $6,820 cash & prizes.

Ted: $700 C pair, $400 W for a complete board

P U N C H / B O W L
C U P S / &
L A D L E

Ted read the answer w/ the correct pronunciation for $1,550.

DUDS: R (Ted), T (Angel), I (Alison), M (Ted)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Angel
SOLE DQ: Alison’s botched solve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,650

Angel: BIG TROUBLE/Alison: $500/Ted: $2,700

This is NOT really good news…

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Speed-Up: PLACE

Consonants were worth $300.

Angel: T
Alison: S
Ted: L (DUD)
Angel: O (DUD)
Alison: 2 N’s
Ted: M (DUD)
Angel: Y (DUD)
Alison: D (DUD)
Ted: P (DUD)
Angel: 3 A’s
Alison: V

V _ _ N N A
A _ S T _ _ A

Alison pinpointed VIENNA, AUSTRIA for $1,200.

DUDS: L (Ted), O (Angel), M (Ted), Y (Angel), D (Alison), P (Ted)

FINAL SCORES
Angel: DESERVING PARTING GIFTS/Alison: $1,700/Ted: $2,700

Angel really NEVER recovered from that EPIC FAIL in R2… -__-

GT: a measly $4,400
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,750

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Bonus Round

This whole episode was on the line as Ted chose the first E.

Category: PLACE

Here’s the first and last letter of the answer…

L _ _
_ _ _ _ N

PDCA added two more…

L _ _
C A _ _ N

Not a word came out from his mouth and left behind in the LOG CABIN was the Christmas Stocking.

MY RATING: 1 — this was truly a LUMP OF COAL, period -__-