EPISODE #1304
Over $111K waiting to be won.
Bill Fotta: retired machinist and a current cabinet maker who’s also the 1-day champ w/ $27,688 cash & prizes
Catherine Bardon: retired secretary married 52 yrs. w/ two kids, six grandkids, and four great-grandkids from Florissant, MO
Suzanne Rosenkranz: student at Columbia Law School in her last semester from New York
Round 1: EVENT
Bill: $150 T, H for halt
Catherine: $200 R, $150 S, $1,500 N trio, solve…
S _ T – _ _ _ N
_ _ N N _ R
I’ve had my SIT-DOWN DINNER today and this lady won $1,850.
FEATURED PRIZE: Software City 286 computer worth $3,150 (COMPUTER)
Round 2: PHRASE
Catherine: five T’s for $1,250, $200 S, H was no good again
Suzanne: $350 L, one E, $2,500 R, one I, four O’s and two A’s, $400 N pair, last vowel of U (unnecessary purchase, IMO)…
I T ‘ S / T O O
L A T E / T O
T U R N / _ A _ _
N O _
She realized IT’S TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW for $2K.
Bill: ZIP/Catherine: $1,850/Suzanne: $2K
Round 3: THING
Suzanne: $500 R pair, $1,200 T pair, two O’s, $1,650 S trio, three U’s,
U _ _ _ _ R S _ _
S T U _ _ O S
T O U R
She solved UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TOUR for $2,850 and a new total of $4,850 — PR.
FEATURED PRIZE #2: 1wk trip to the Amsterdam Sonesta Hotel in Holland worth $6,630 (HOLLAND)
Round 4: PHRASE
Bill: $800 T, $1K H, four E’s, L for loss of turn
Catherine: $250 S, $1,500 R trio (close call), $800 N pair, solve…
N _ N E
T H E / _ _ R S E
_ _ R / _ E _ R
She solved “NONE THE WORSE FOR WEAR” for $2,550.
Bill: ZILCH/Catherine: $4,400/Suzanne: $4,850
Round 5: THING
Catherine: insta-dud of T
Suzanne: $350 R, BANKRUPT near $1,500
Bill: HOLLAND covering $300 and one N, $900 D, BANKRUPT near $1,500 (there went $7,830 cash & trip)
Catherine: BANKRUPT near red $500
Suzanne: $350 C, one A, $500 S, one O, E for end of turn
Bill: $350 L, CRITICAL DUD of G on $1,500 (he was thinking SIGNAL)
Catherine: $200 P (NMC), solve…
S P _ N A L
C O R D
She solved SPINAL CORD for the $200 minimum.
Bill: BUPKIS/Catherine: $4,600/Suzanne: $4,850
Round 6: THING
Suzanne: $2,700 R trio, two A’s and three E’s, $700 T
SPEED-UP
_ _ _ _ E R
A R R A _ _ E _ E _ T
Consonants were worth $900 each.
Suzanne: two N’s (didn’t solve for $4,700 and the win)
Bill: P (DUD)
Catherine: F
F _ _ _ E R
A R R A N _ E _ E N T
She solved FLOWER ARRANGEMENT for $900 and the win.
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
ROUND 1 | H (Bill) | |||
ROUND 2 | H (Catherine) | |||
ROUND 3 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
ROUND 4 | L (Bill) | |||
ROUND 5 | T (Catherine), E (Suzanne), G (Bill) | 3 (whole panel) | ||
ROUND 6 | P (Bill) |
FINAL SCORES
Bill: SHUTOUT (left w/ $27,688)/Catherine: $5,500/Suzanne: $4,850
GT: $10,350
BANKRUPT TRASH: $8,180 cash & Holland
Bonus Round
The leftover prizes were…
- Regal Ambassador weekend cruiser ($44K+)
- ring w/ two flowers ($21K)
- the cash
Catherine requested Pat to get the first E from W-EE-.
Category: THING
Here’s the end letter(s) of each word…
_ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ E T
CDMA gave herβ¦
C _ A T
_ _ C _ E T
She fell for the COAT JACKET trap at first…but rebounded w/ the right one of COAT POCKET and won the Regal Ambassador 233 weekend cruiser worth $44,865, giving her $50,365. She brought along her grandkids Leanne and Scott.
MY RATING: 7