(NOTE: This episode was pre-empted in my area due to President Biden’s State of the Union address on gun violence, so I want to thank the early feeds and Bobby McBride for help on this recap.)
EPISODE #7614: 🎣GONE FISHIN’🎣
Jim’s wearing a fishing hat and holding a reel while introducing the hosts from near that cabin.
$1K Toss-Up: LIVING THING
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S _ _ _ _ _ R
Allie quickly catches this RED SNAPPER. This next panel with two men will hopefully turn this miserable week around…
Allie Brown: account coordinator for a public relations and communications firm who’s recently engaged and has traveled to about 40 of the 50 states and some other countries w/ her family from South Pasadena, CA
Jason Smith: patient care coordinator for a mail-order specialty pharmacy married to Tabitha (they have one dog) and is the oldest of six siblings from Vista, CA (orig. from Baltimore)
Austin Schlech: airline pilot for a major overnight freight airline and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard for 20 years (he’s an instructor pilot who teaches people how to fly a C-130 Hercules) married to Rachel w/ five kids from Little Rock, AR (grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he does mackerel fishing w/ his parents) (He’s also believed to be herkguy on BAV and all kinds of social media, and also possibly in various car forums)
$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP
T H _
_ _ E _ G L _ _ E S
Austin locates THE EVERGLADES.
FEATURED FISHING TRIP: Woodstock Inn & Resort in VERMONT
Crossword Round: BODIES OF WATER
Austin: $650 T, two E’s and A’s, $700 R, MDW’s left side (lost $850)
Allie: $550 D, C for crud while on VERMONT trip
Jason: $5K S pair, two M’s for WC, one O (NMV), solve…
| S | _ | A | M | _ | ||||
| E | O | |||||||
| S | T | R | E | A | M | _ | ||
| D |
SWAMP and POND are the other bodies of water for $5,750.
Mystery Round: FUN & GAMES
Allie: five N’s for DICK’s gift tag, two A’s, LaT
Jason: $500 S, $1,800 R pair, buys of I, four O’s, and U, $900 D, two E’s (NMV), $1K M pair, solve…
M O N _ E _ I N _
A R O U N D / O N
M O N _ E _ / _ A R S
There were K and Y pairs left behind, but he solves MONKEYING AROUND ON MONKEY BARS for $3,200.
Allie: $1K/Jason: $8,950 WC/Austin: $2K
PP/Express Round: EVENT
Jason: unfortunate dud of N right away on $3,500
Austin: three T’s for $1,950, E for end of turn
Allie: same MDW BANKRUPT
Jason: $1K S pair, two I’s and O’s, $1,800 R trio, $600 F, one U, $600 P, three A’s (NMV), solve…
O U R / F I R S T / T R I P
T O / A _ A S _ A
He’s won $3K and will post a photo album w/ the title “OUR FIRST TRIP TO ALASKA”, because he’s won the American Cruise Lines ALASKAN CRUISE worth $13,500.
(NOTE: Now that we know the value of this cruise, Robyn from April 26 now holds the title for the biggest BANKRUPT loss this season w/ $18,900 cash & prizes. All stat posts since week 33 have been adjusted accordingly.)
Allie: $1K/Jason: $25,450 cash & Alaskan cruise WC/Austin: $2K
WHEEL Memory of the Week (2021): Pat and Vanna do their final chat in a fishing boat.
Triple Toss-Up: PHRASE
1.
T H _ _ ‘ S
P O _ S I _ L E
THAT’S POSSIBLE somebody would solve…and Austin does it.
2.
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Some of you are probably thinking “THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE” when Jason nails that one.
3.
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_ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ E
Austin buzzes in too early.
_ I _ _ L Y
I M P _ O _ _ B L E
Jason blows it w/ SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE when the O isn’t right next to the P.
H I _ _ L Y
I M P _ O _ _ B L E
Allie makes the same mistake for the second word w/ HIGHLY IMPOSSIBLE, so we have a fourth (and hopefully final) TRIPLE STUMPER this season. It was HIGHLY IMPROBABLE. Despite that, Austin starts the next round.
Round 4: WAYD?
Austin: $1,950 T trio, three E’s, $500 N, two I’s and A, $1K H pair, $700 G…
SPEED-UP
H E A T I N G / _ _
T H E / _ _ I _ _ E T
Said blue player makes the leftover consonants worth $1,700 a pop.
Austin: R (DUD)
Allie: P
Jason: M (DUD)
Austin: 2 L’s (doesn’t solve for $6,800)
Allie: K
H E A T I N G / _ P
T H E / _ K I L L E T
Allie’s HEATING UP THE SKILLET to earn $3,400.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LOSE A TURNS | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| ROUND 1 | C (Allie) | Austin | ||
| ROUND 2 | Allie | |||
| ROUND 3 | N (Jason), E (Austin) | Allie | ||
| ROUND 4 | R (Austin), M (Jason) |
FINAL SCORES
Allie: $4,400/Jason: $27,450 cash & Alaskan cruise WC/Austin: $4K
GT: $35,850
BANKRUPT TRASH: just $850
For once, the category list doesn’t involve THING…
- PHRASE
- FUN & GAMES
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I just knew he would pick F&G.
$100K Bonus Round
He lands on the A of GAME. I know it already…
_ L _ _ _ _ N _
_ N / _ _ _ E R
BMDA and G don’t add much besides the obvious G…
B L _ _ _ _ N G
_ N / _ _ _ E R
He hasn’t done any BLUFFING IN POKER (he thought of BLOWING ON WATER) and he loses $39K.
MY RATING: 6 (no thanks to the Triple Stumper)
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 