WoF Retro Recap: December 7, 1989

EPISODE #1239

Over $147K cash & prizes waiting to be won this night.

Candace Rodriguez: a lady in the process of moving to Wichita, KS from Riverside, CA w/ her hubby Tony and two kids

Tom Kauf: corporate attorney married to Carole w/ two daughters from Edina, MN

Dorothy Parker: 1-day champ w/ $36,841 cash & metals Oklahoma City

Round 1: THING

Candace: insta-dud of T

Tom: N for negative

Dorothy: $500 S pair, R for rats

Candace: L for loss of turn

Tom: D for dud

Dorothy: M for mistake

Candace: $900 P, $250 G, two O’s and I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $650)

Tom: $450 C, $2K F pair, solve…

O F F I C _
G O S S I P

He’s engaged in enough OFFICE GOSSIP for $2,450.

FEATURED PRIZE: 18-karat yellow gold ring w/ 13 full-cut diamonds from Krementz worth $4,200 (RING)

Round 2: HUSBAND & WIFE

Tom: three N’s for $2,700, $300 D, three A’s, $450 R trio, $7,500 G trio, solve…

G _ _ R G _
_ _ R N _ / A N D
G R A _ _ _
A _ _ _ N

He IDed GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN for $10,700 — PR.

Tom: $13,150/Ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: THING

Dorothy: $400 T pair, S for sorry

Candace: $500 R, $1,650 N trio, two I’s, three A’s, solve…

I N T _ R N A T I _ N A _
_ A _

…but she’s wrong w/ INTERNATIONAL DAY (that might’ve worked under EVENT), so $1,650 was at risk. Tom then said the two L’s for $300…

I N T _ R N A T I _ N A L
L A _

…he capitalized w/ INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Tom: $13,450/Ladies: ZERO a head

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Jean d-Eve 18-karat gold maple watch worth $5,200 (WATCH)

Round 4: THING

Candace: $1,800 T pair, four S’s for $3,600 more, two E’s, $250 R, one I, $250 N, $400 W pair, $200 K, one O, $1,600 Y quartet, solve…

N E W / Y O R K
_ I T Y ‘ S
S _ _ W _ Y
S Y S T E _

She solved NEW YORK CITY’S SUBWAY SYSTEM for $7,350 — PR #2.

Candace: $7,350/Tom: $13,450/Dorothy: NOTHING

Round 5: THINGS

Tom: $350 S, $350 N, T for turnover

Dorothy: G for goof

Candace: R for rats

Tom: $400 L

SPEED-UP

_ L _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S

Consonants were worth $300 a pop (too strong for TD).

Tom: C
Dorothy: D
Candace: M
Tom: P (DUD)
Dorothy: U (DUD)
Candace: 3 O’s
Tom: B (DUD)
Dorothy: A

A L M O N D
C O O _ _ _ S

Dorothy ate some ALMOND COOKIES just before the buzzer for her only $300 of this game.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T & L (Candace) N & D (Tom) R & M (Dorothy)		Candace
ROUND 2	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 3	S (Dorothy)			Candace‘s missolve
ROUND 4	PERFECT ROUND #2
ROUND 5	T, P & B (Tom) G, U (Dorothy) R (Candace)

FINAL SCORES
Candace: $7,350/Tom: $13,450/Dorothy: $300 (out w/ $37,141)

GT: $21,100
BANKRUPT TRASH: $650

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Bonus Round

Tom chose the first E from W-EEL.

Category: THING

This is a dairy product…

S _ _ _
_ _ L _

CDMA gave him two M’s…

S _ _ M
M _ L _

He drank up some SKIM MILK and won the Ferrari 250 GT by Modena Design of El Cajon, CA worth $55K, giving him $68,450 cash & sports car!

MY RATING: 7 (too many duds brought my rating down)

Tom’s next game

WoF Retro Recap: December 6, 1989

EPISODE #1238

Over $173K cash & prizes waiting to be won this night.

Ron Jones: 1-day champ w/ $7,800

Jana Cheap: worked for a major insurance company married to Mike who’s learning to play golf from Oklahoma City

Dorothy Parker: retired educator (she did counseling services for the youth) married to Bobby w/ a 16-yr.-old granddaughter also from Oklahoma City

Round 1: PHRASE

Ron: $150 T, $3K N trio, the four non-A vowels (O, U, two E’s and three I’s), R for rats

Jana: $400 F, $450 V, $400 B pair, Free SPIN covering $300 and two Y’s (complete board)

I N / B Y / N I N E
O U T / B Y / F I V E

She read the solution for $1,850.

SOLE DUD: R (Ron)

FEATURED PRIZE: “French Afternoon” serigraph from Makk Studios worth $1,550

Round 2: THINGS

Jana: insta-dud of S

Dorothy: $450 T, $400 R pair, $300 L, three N’s for another $7,500, six E’s, $750 P, one U, ART covering $150 and B, three A’s, solve…

A R E A / _ _ _ E
A N _
T E L E P _ _ N E
N U _ B E R

She solved AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER for $8,800 plus that artwork for $10,350 that round.

INSTA-DUD: S (Jana)

Ron: ZIP/Jana: $1,850 FS/Dorothy: $10,350 cash & art

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Round 3: STAR & ROLE

Dorothy: insta-dud of T

Ron: two S’s for $7K, buys of two A’s, two E’s and three I’s, $1,400 L pair, one O (NMV), $250 R, $200 N, LaT ($7,850 at risk)

Jana: $900 C, $400 G pair (complete board)

L E S L I E
C A R O N / A S
G I G I

She read the answer for $1,300.

SOLE DUD: T (Dorothy)
SOLE LaT: Ron

Ron: ZILCH/Jana: $3,150 FS/Dorothy: $10,350

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: 8-day tour of Egypt from Jolley’s Travel and 4d cruise of the Nile worth $7,140

Round 4: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Ron: insta-dud of N

Jana: $600 T trio, BANKRUPT near red $500 and used FS…missed w/ R for rats

Dorothy: $800 H, BANKRUPT near $1,500

Ron: two L’s for $10K

SPEED-UP

T H _ _
L _ T T L _
_ _ _ _ _

The consonants were worth $300 apiece (too strong for TD).

Ron: E
Jana: two G’s

T H _ _
L _ T T L E
_ _ G G _

Jana remembered THIS LITTLE PIGGY for $600.

SOLE DUD: N (Ron)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

FINAL SCORES
Ron: SHUTOUT (left w/ $7,800)/Jana: $3,750/Dorothy: $10,350

GT: $14,100
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,400

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Bonus Round

Pat offered that he would pick the envelope and Dorothy allowed him to do so, so he took the H envelope.

Category: OCCUPATION

You’ll need one of these people if you’re gonna explore a place you haven’t been to before…

T _ _ R
_ _ _ _ E

I think she knew it too and said GDMO…

T O _ R
G _ _ D E

She easily solved TOUR GUIDE and won the precious metals package from Johnson Matthey worth $26,491, giving her a 1-day total of $36,481 cash & metals. She was greeted by granddaughter Angela and Bobby the hubby.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: December 5, 1989

Amanda’s first game

EPISODE #1237

Over $173K waiting to be won…

Amanda Albright Flynn: 1-day champ w/ $11,050

Ron Jones: self-employed carpet installer married to Martha w/ two little girls who collects baseball cards and wanted to enter politics from South River, NJ

Betty DiPilla: secretary and part-time accounting student at Camden County College married to Larry w/ two kids from Glendora, NJ

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Amanda: three T’s for $1,050, BANKRUPT

Ron: $2K H pair, one E and two I’s, $400 L pair, $400 R, BANKRUPT (lost $2,300)

Betty: $600 F pair, $400 B, $150 S, solve…

F _ _ T / T H E
B I L L
_ F / R I _ H T S

She solved FOOT THE BILL OF RIGHTS for $1,150.

FEATURED PRIZE: Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage plus 1wk. trip to Fiesta Americana Plaza Cancun and Villas worth $3,486 (MEXICO)

Round 2: TITLE

Ron: $300 R, Free SPIN covering $200 but no S

Betty: $200 T, $1,500 N trio, two I’s, $450 G, three E’s, solve…

_ _ / _ _
_ _ R _ I N G
_ _ E _ E N T I N E

She solved the American folk song “OH, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE” for $1,650.

Betty: $2,800/Others: $0 each (Ron had FS)

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Round 3: HUSBAND & WIFE

Betty: $2,500 N quintet, $500 D pair, four A’s and five E’s, $600 L quartet, four O’s…

E L E A N O _ / A N D
_ _ A N _ L _ N
D E L A N O
_ O O _ E _ E L _

She IDed ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT to be 3-for-3 and won another $2,850 — PR.

Betty: $5,650 FS/Others: $0 each

FEATURED PRIZE #2: raspberry red mink jacket Somper Lowell of Beverly Hills worth $6K (FUR)

Round 4: PHRASE

Amanda: $2,100 T trio, two E’s, $200 R, BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $2,050)

Ron: $300 N pair, $7K P pair, solve…

N _ / _ _ T T E R
_ _ _ T
_ _ P P E N _

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS on this episode, this guy earned some money to take home in the amount of $7,300.

Amanda: ZERO/Ron: $7,300 FS/Betty: $5,650

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Round 5: PLACE

Ron: $200 N, $5K R, $1,500 L, two O’s and E’s, LaT and used FS, D for dud ($6,200 at risk)

Betty: $1,600 T pair, $200 S, solve…

S E _ R E T
L O _ _ T _ O N

She could’ve gone on for C’s, but she got $1,800 from a SECRET LOCATION and was back in the lead by $150.

Amanda: BUPKIS/Ron: $7,300/Betty: $7,450

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Betty: R
Amanda: T (DUD)
Ron: P (DUD)
Betty: N (DUD)
Amanda: S (DUD)
Ron: J (WHA?!)
Betty: 2 D’s
Amanda: 2 L’s
Ron: B (DUD)
Betty: Y
Amanda: E
Ron: C

E _ R L Y
C _ _ L D _ _ _ D

Ron solved EARLY CHILDHOOD for $500 and the game.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1			2 (Amanda, Ron)
ROUND 2	S (Ron)
ROUND 3	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4			Amanda
ROUND 5	D (Ron)	Ron
ROUND 6	T (Amanda), P (Ron), N (Betty), S (Amanda), J (Ron), B (Ron)

FINAL SCORES
Amanda: SHUTOUT (left w/ $11,050)/Ron: $7,800/Betty: $7,450

GT: $15,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,400

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Bonus Round

Ron chose the L for luck.

Category: PERSON

For starters…

_ _ S _ E R _ _ N

BCDO triggered a WIPEOUT and he was off the mark w/ SALESMAN no SELLERMAN. It was FISHERMAN and he lost the cash.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: December 1, 1989

EPISODE #1235

Over $103K given away so far on Week 13 and these players closed out the week…

Ed Johnson: worker in the construction business married 33 yrs. w/ three kids from Port Orange, FL

Debby Crow: 1-day champ w/ $5,850

Lisa Weingarten: 3rd year student at UCLA majoring in psychology w/ an emphasis in business administration and worker at a private health club from Andover, MA

Round 1: HUSBAND & WIFE

Ed: Free SPIN covering $500 and four N’s, $200 D, two A’s, $500 S, R for rats

Debby: T for turnover

Lisa: C for crud

Ed: $900 L, M for mistake

Debby: $2K P pair, $150 H, $250 J (NMC), solve…

N A P _ L _ _ N
A N D
J _ S _ P H _ N _

She IDed NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE for $2,400.

FEATURED PRIZE: 6n stay at the Kona Hilton Beach & Tennis Resort in Honolulu, HI + 2d aboard the Kona Sunrise Charter boat + pair of Bushnell binoculars worth $4,638 (FISH)

Round 2: THING

Debby: $350 S, $5K T pair, E for end of turn

Lisa: $200 N, R was no good again

Ed: $500 L, four A’s, baffling dud of K

Debby: bad O buy

Lisa: $450 C, $250 P, $250 X, two I’s…FISH acquired hiding $150…and one G to complete the board

C A P I T A L
G A I N S
T A X

She read the answer for $1,050 + the fishing prize totaling $5,688 that round.

Ed: FS/Debby: $2,400/Lisa: $5,688 cash & fish prize

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Round 3: PHRASE

Lisa: $500 N, $800 T pair, R’s a dud for the third round in a row

Ed: $1,800 S pair, three A’s, $2,700 D trio, solve…

T _ A T / S _ _ N D S
_ _ _ _ / A
_ _ _ D / _ D _ A

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA for him to solve, and he did for $4,250.

Ed: $4,250/Debby: $2,400/Lisa: $5,688 cash & fish prize

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: 14-karat gold and diamond bangle bracelet designed by Marcus David of L.A. from Dolev Corporation worth $11,750 (JEWEL)

Round 4: STAR & ROLE

Ed: $1,100 S pair, $200 T, two E’s, R’s no good yet again

Debby: $1,100 L pair, $350 K, $300 C, $600 M trio, $400 G, JEWEL concealing $300 and one P, solve…

T _ M / S E L L E C K
_ S
M _ G _ _ M / P / _

She IDed TOM SELLECK AS MAGNUM P.I. for $3,050 and the jewel!

Ed: $4,250/Debby: $17,200 cash & bracelet/Lisa: $5,688 cash & fish prize

Speed-Up: THINGS

Consonants were worth $250 apiece.

Debby: S
Lisa: 2 N’s
Ed: T (DUD)
Debby: 2 D’s

D _ N D _ _ _ _ N S

Debby plucked some DANDELIONS for $750 more. And wow, no R’s in the whole maingame.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	R (Ed), T (Debby), C (Lisa), M (Ed)
ROUND 2	E (Debby), R (Lisa), K (Ed), O (Debby)
ROUND 3	R (Lisa)
ROUND 4	R (Ed)
ROUND 5	T (Ed)

FINAL SCORES
Ed: $4,250/Debby: $17,950 cash & bracelet ($23,800 so far)/Lisa: $5,688 cash & fish prize

GT: $27,888
NO PENALTY SPINS!

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Bonus Round

Debby requested Pat to get the W from WH-E-.

Category: THING

Interesting opening setup…

_ _ L E _ _ L E

DGMI added just the frontloading letter…

M _ L E _ _ L E

Her late responses of MOLEHILL and MOLEHOLE were wrong. It was the science-related MOLECULE and she didn’t win the $17K diamond ring.

MY RATING: 7

Debby’s last game