WoF Retro Recap: March 23, 1990

EPISODE #1310

Over $155K given away to date on Week 28.

Tracey Williams: 1-day champ w/ $44,730 cash & metals

Darin Reagan: dentist in Costa Mesa who’s married 6 months

Barbara Lindsey: U.S. Air Force captain (she works as a contracts negotiator w/ the defense companies) who plays the clarinet

Round 1: PHRASE

Tracey: insta-dud of T

Darin: BANKRUPT

Barbara: S for sorry

Tracey: $200 N, L for loss of turn

Darin: $1,800 M pair, D for dud

Barbara: C for crud

Tracey: $1K H pair, LaT

Darin: $150 Y (NMC), solve…

H _ N _ Y / _ ‘ M
H _ M _

Darin would say to his wife “HONEY, I’M HOME! I’ve won $1,950 in that round”.

FEATURED PRIZE: Fred Hayman Beverly Hills shopping spree worth $3K (SHOP)

Round 2: PEOPLE

Darin: insta-dud of T again

Barbara: $600 S quartet, $750 R, three E’s and five A’s, $1K N pair, $1,400 D pair, $200 J (so close to LaT), one I (NMV), $150 C, BANKRUPT (lost $3,350)

Tracey: $800 M, $200 H, $450 L, $900 P, solve…

J E S S I C A
L A N _ E / A N D
S A M / S H E P A R D

…but she’s DQed for mispronouncing the last name of the actress (she said it as “lay-nge”), so she lost out on $2,350. Darin then said the $750 G…

J E S S I C A
L A N G E / A N D
S A M / S H E P A R D

…and read the names correctly (Jessica’s last name is pronounced “lang”).

Darin: $2,700/Ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: THING

Barbara: LaT right away

Tracey: $150 T, $2K R pair, three E’s, the S failed a lady again

Darin: not quite to $3,500, but no L anyway

Barbara: $1,600 D pair, $700 M, $600 B, $400 H pair, solve…

E _ _ H T
H _ _ D R E D
_ _ U M B E R

Could’ve gone on for the N’s, but she dialed the EIGHT HUNDRED NUMBER for $3,300.

Tracey: NOTHING/Darin: $2,700/Barbara: $3,300

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: diamond tennis bracelet (42 diamonds w/ 4 carats total weight) from Keen Jewelry worth $6,500 (DIAMONDS)

Round 4: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Tracey: insta-dud of N

Darin: also missed w/ S

Barbara: $200 T, $200 R, $250 L, $1,400 D pair, two E’s, A for awful

Tracey: $700 C, $250 F, BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $950)

Darin: $500 G (NMC), solve…

D _ C T _ R
F E E L G _ _ D

He IDed DOCTOR FEELGOOD and was $100 off the lead.

Tracey: BUPKIS/Darin: $3,200/Barbara: $3,300

Round 5: PHRASE

Darin: same BANKRUPT to start

Barbara: DIAMONDS covering $300 but no D

Tracey: $350 T, no H

Darin: $350 N

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ N _ / _ _ _
_ T _ _ _

Consonants were worth $250 each.

Darin: G
Barbara: S
Tracey: R (DUD)
Darin: L
Barbara: M (flubbed quietly w/ PLAYING FOR STEAM)
Tracey: 2 F’s

_ L _ _ _ N G / _ F F
S T _ _ M

Tracey’s BLOWING OFF STEAM for $850.

(NOTE: They mistakenly added $800 to Darin’s score that round and then subtracted $300, resulting in the display $500 more than what he actually had.)

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Tracey), S (Barbara), L (Tracey), D (Darin), C (Barbara)	Tracey	Darin
ROUND 2	T (Darin)		Barbara	Tracey‘s mispronunciation
ROUND 3	S (Tracey), L (Darin)	Barbara
ROUND 4	N (Tracey), S (Darin), L (Barbara)		Tracey
ROUND 5	D (Barbara), H (Tracey), R (Tracey)		Darin	Barbara‘s botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Tracey: $850 (out w/ $45,580)/Darin: $3,200/Barbara: $3,300

GT: a measly $7,350
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,300

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Bonus Round

Barbara tried to improve of that low total after picking the L from W–EL.

Category: PHRASE

Nothing but three E’s up top…

_ E E _ E _
_ _

KDMO’s an interesting combo, but that only added the obvious D…

_ E E _ E D
_ _

She wasn’t BEEFED UP enough to win $25K (she had TEED UP and KEEP).

MY RATING: 2 (could’ve been much worse)

WoF Retro Recap: March 22, 1990

EPISODE #1309

Over $133K waiting to be won this week.

Tracey Williams: student at Cal State Northridge studying computer science and philosophy who also sings opera from Atlanta

Cindy Gerstl: medical management consultant who’s been living in SoCal for 13 yrs. and hoping to win enough money to continue her shopping spree

Van Schmidt: 1-day champ w/ $17,240 cash & watch

Round 1: PEOPLE

Tracey: insta-dud of N

Cindy: four R’s for $800, $800 T, odd and unsurprising dud of Y

Van: Free SPIN covering $400 and two S’s, one O and four E’s, $900 P, $750 C, $800 M, solve…

P R E _ E R R E _
C _ S T O M E R S

He solved PREFERRED CUSTOMERS for $2,750.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to The Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia via Malaysia Airlines + Konica Z-Up 80 camera worth $3,783 (ASIA)

Round 2: THING

Cindy: $400 R, $500 T, S for sorry

Van: N’s no good again

Tracey: H for halt

Cindy: $2,100 L trio, D for dud

Van: $750 C, four I’s and two A’s, $300 V, $5K F pair (NMC), solve…

I L L I C I T
L _ V _
A F F A I R

Hopefully he nor his spouse were involved in an ILLICIT LOVE AFFAIR as he solved for $5,550.

Van: $8,300 FS/Ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: PHRASE

Van: three T’s for $1,200, $1,600 H pair, three E’s, $1,400 N pair, bad I buy and used FS, three O’s, $300 F, $2K M pair, repeated the I he already bought ($5,750 at risk)

Tracey: $1K S, $550 R, solve…

O N / T H E
S _ _ R / O F
T H E / M O M E N T

She solved that one ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT for $1,550.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Schafer & Sons California Baby Grand piano worth $9,629 (PIANO)

Round 4: THING

Tracey: $450 T, $3K R trio, three I’s, $400 S pair, $250 L, three E’s, LaT ($3,600 at risk)

Cindy: $500 B, the N failed her

Van: LaT

Tracey: PIANO covering $150 but CRITICAL DUD of M

Cindy: D failed her again

Van: G for goof

Tracey: $900 C, solve…

I R R E S I S T I B L E
_ _ R C E

Tracey’s now proving to be an IRRESISTIBLE FORCE as she solved for $4,500 and that piano. 

Tracey: $15,679 cash & piano/Cindy: ZIPPO/Van: $8,300

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Round 5: THINGS

Cindy: $1K S pair, $350 T, $350 R, $200 N, one E, L for loss of turn

Van: $500 F, $250 C, $5K G, $300 K, $800 Y (NMC)

S T _ C K Y
F _ N G E R S

Van solved STICKY FINGERS for $6,850, but fell $529 short of the victory.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	N (Tracey), Y (Cindy)
ROUND 2	S (Cindy), N (Van), H (Tracey), D (Cindy)
ROUND 3	I (Van)			Van‘s I repeat
ROUND 4	N (Cindy), M (Tracey), D (Cindy), G (Van)	2 (Tracey,Van)
ROUND 5	L (Cindy)

FINAL SCORES
Tracey: $15,679 cash & piano/Cindy: PARTING GIFTS/Van: $15,150 (out w/ $32,390)

GT: $30,829
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Tracey chose the H from WH-EL.

Category: EVENT

You don’t want to engage in one of these…

_ _ S T _ _ _ _ T

MFCA added two F’s…

F _ S T F _ _ _ T

After initially saying FIRSTFRIGHT, she won this FISTFIGHT and the precious metals package (Johnson Matthey gold, silver, and platinum bars) worth $29,051, giving her a 1-day total of $44,730 cash & metals.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: March 21, 1990

EPISODE #1308

Over $142K was up for grabs.

Jennifer Jones: student at Northeastern State Univ. studying meetings/estimation mgmt. from Broken Arrow, OK (near Tulsa)

Van Schmidt: marketing consultant for an engineering consulting firm married w/ two kids who’s also a singer/songwriter and illustrator from Sandy, UT

Dale Swecker: 1-day champ w/ $41,250 (including the $32K annuity)

Round 1: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Jennifer: $1K S pair, M for mistake

Van: $250 D, $250 N, one A and four E’s, $1,200 T trio, $150 R, $250 V, $400 Y pair, solve…

S Y _ V E S T E R
A N D
T _ E E T Y

He IDed Looney Tunes characters SYLVESTER AND TWEETY for $2K.

FEATURED PRIZE: 18-karat yellow gold arrow link bracelet from Fred Joaillier worth $3,800 (GOLD)

Round 2: PHRASE

Van: just can’t get off LaT

Dale: $400 T pair, Free SPIN covering $700 but no N

Jennifer: $450 B, L for loss of turn

Van: $350 Y, two I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $100)

Dale: $500 M, $1K S pair, $600 R pair, $300 K, solve…

I T / T _ _ K
M _ / B Y
S _ R _ R I S _

IT (hardly) TOOK ME BY SURPRISE, because he solved for $2,800.

Jennifer: ZIP/Van: $2K/Dale: $2,800 FS

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Round 3: PLACE

Dale: $1,800 N pair, two R’s to double up, $500 K pair, two E’s, $7K Y pair, $900 S, solve…

Y _ N K E R S
N E _ / Y _ R K

He located YONKERS, NEW YORK for an $11,750 PR.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Lucien Piccard 1 3/4 karat pave diamond ladies’ watch worth $5,190 (WATCH)

Round 4: PERSON

Jennifer: S for sorry on $1K

Van: $400 T pair, $7K H pair, two E’s, N for negative

Dale: $1K L, lost right back to BANKRUPT near red $500 and used FS, C for crud

Jennifer: $600 M, $800 B pair, other BANKRUPT near pink $500 (lost $1,400)

Van: $900 Y pair, $400 F pair (NMC), solve…

T H E / B _ B Y
_ F / T H E
F _ M _ L Y

I dunno who’s THE BABY OF THE FAMILY in his household, but I know he solved for $8,450.

Jennifer: ZILCH/Van: $10,450/Dale: $14,550 

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Round 5: THINGS

Van: insta-dud of T

Dale: $350 S, no N

Jennifer: $200 M, no L

Van: $900 C, one A, $350 K, WATCH covering $300 and two H’s (NMC), solve…

H A M
H _ C K S

He ate up a few HAM HOCKS for $1,600 and the watch, giving him the lead at $17,240.

Speed-Up: PERSON

Consonants are worth $300 apiece.

Dale: N
Jennifer: F (DUD)
Van: R
Dale: T
Jennifer: D (DUD)
Van: C
Dale: K (HUH?!)
Jennifer: 2 S’s
Van: A
Dale: P (DUD)
Jennifer: L (NMC)

S C _ N _ –
S T _ A L _ R

She blew it w/ SCEND-STALER. After Van squandered his turn w/ O, Dale lit up the four E’s…

S C E N E –
S T E A L E R

…and read the answer for $600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	M (Jennifer)
ROUND 2	N (Dale), L (Jennifer)	Van	Van
ROUND 3	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4	S (Jennifer), N (Van), C (Dale)		2 (Dale, Jennifer)
ROUND 5	T (Van), N (Dale), L (Jennifer)
ROUND 6	F, D (both by Jennifer), K, P (both by Dale), O (Van)			Jennifer‘s botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Jennifer: PARTING GIFTS/Van: $17,240 cash & watch/Dale: $15,150 (left w/ $56,400)

GT: $32,390
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,500

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Bonus Round

Pat grabbed the W envelope for Van from WH-EL.

Category: THING

You may want to avoid getting one of these on your hands…

_ _ _ E R
_ _ T

WPDA gave him the top…

P A P E R
_ _ T

…but he flubbed the bottom w/ HAT and MAT. It was PAPER CUT and he lost the camping package.

MY RATING: 6 (it was going great but then it fell apart in R6)

WoF Retro Recap: March 20, 1990

EPISODE #1307

Over $159K waiting to be won.

Dale Swecker: director of communications w/ a trade association in D.C. married w/ three kids from Ellicott City, MD

Ron Robertson: computer consultant married to Eleanor w/ a 7-wk.-old son (Ron Jr.) from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Kathy Michaud: 2-day champ w/ $19,750 from the same city as Ron

Round 1: PHRASE

Dale: $300 T, $200 H, Free SPIN covering $400 and two N’s, two E’s, A for awful

Ron: S for sorry

Kathy: $700 L pair, $2K G pair, solve…

L _ N G / L _ _ E
T H E / _ _ N G

Kathy rightly proclaimed “LONG LIVE THE KING” for $2,700.

FEATURED PRIZE: Epirotiki European Cruise aboard World Renaissance worth $4,590 (CRUISE)

Round 2: PHRASE again

Ron: $600 S pair, $800 T pair, R for rats

Kathy: $700 L, two A’s and two O’s, $200 Y, $300 N pair, $1,600 H pair, solve…

_ / H A _ _
N O T H _ N _ / _ L S _
T O / S A Y

She’s done it again for $2,300 — I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY.

Kathy: $5K/Men: $0 each (Dale w/ FS)

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Round 3: PERSON/TITLE

Kathy: insta-LaT

Dale: two S’s for $500, $300 T, five N’s for $3K more, four I’s, six A’s and one E (NMV), the “buy” of a $600 L, the buy of two $1K C’s, the “buy” of four R’s for $2K, solve…

I N _ R I _
_ E R _ _ A N
S T A R R I N _ / I N
C A S A _ L A N C A

He IDed INGRID BERGMAN STARRING IN “CASABLANCA” for $7,650.

Dale: $7,650 FS/Ron: NOTHING/Kathy: $5K

FEATURED PRIZE #2: full-length mink cape from Dicker & Dicker worth $12,500 (FUR)

Round 4: THINGS

Dale: $3,500 S, $900 T, $500 N, $1,800 L pair, buys all five vowels in one fell swoop (I, O, two A’s, three E’s and U), $7K R pair…$250 G…

_ E _ E R A L
R E G U L A T I O N S

…but he just blew $12,700 w/ C for CRITICAL DUD and didn’t use his FS — UGH. -___-

Ron: $400 F, $600 D (complete board)

F E D E R A L
R E G U L A T I O N S

He read the answer for $1K.

Dale: $7,650 FS/Ron: $1K/Kathy: $5K

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Round 5: PERSON

Ron: insta-dud of R on $1,500

Kathy: no T, either

Dale: $1K N pair, LaT

Ron: $1K S pair, G for goof

SPEED-UP

S _ _ N _ _
S _ _ _ _ _ N

Consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Kathy: L
Dale: 2 D’s

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

Dale IDed the late writer, director and producer SIDNEY SHELDON for $1,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	A (Dale), S (Ron)
ROUND 2	R (Ron)
ROUND 3		Kathy
ROUND 4	C (Dale)
ROUND 5	R (Ron), T (Kathy), G (Ron)	Dale

FINAL SCORES
Dale: $9,250/Ron: $1K/Kathy: $5K (left w/ $24,750)

GT: $15,250
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

That camping package up for grabs that week also included a Nissan Pathfinder. Dale chose the first E.

Category: THING

Lead-offs…

_ _ _ _ _ E R
_ _ S _ _

MCBA was a PERFECT combo…

C _ A M B E R
M _ S _ C

He heard the CHAMBER MUSIC and won the $32K VIP Growth Annuity from RBP, giving him a 1-day total of $41,250. He brought along son Jeff and mo-in-law Jeannie.

MY RATING: 7 (could’ve been higher had Dale made the smart move of using his FS in R4)

WoF Retro Recap: March 19, 1990

EPISODE #1306

Over $157K waiting to be won this week.

Kathy Michaud: 1-day champ w/ $9,300 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nelson Wilson: account manager for a major credit information and collections corporation married to Penny w/ two kids from Richardson, TX (he even complimented Pat on his nice suit)

Glen Davis: retired Army major married w/ two kids and eight grandkids who’s keeping busy on watching game shows like this one from Paden, OK

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER 

Kathy: insta-dud of N

Nelson: Free SPIN covering $400 but repeated the N

Glen: $1,500 S pair, $2K T quartet, two A’s, C for crud

Kathy: $200 W, $250 B, $750 Y, solve…

B _ T T Y
W _ _ T _
A S / A
S _ _ _ T

She solved BETTY WHITE AS A SHEET for $1,200.

FEATURED PRIZE: Fred Joaillier’s “Little Lover” (18-karat gold and pearl pin) worth $2,800 (PIN)

Round 2: PERSON

Nelson: insta-dud of N again

Glen: LaT

Kathy: $1,200 T trio, $1,050 S trio, five E’s, $7,500 R trio, four A’s, solve…

S E _ R E T A R _
_ _ / S T A T E
_ A _ E S / _ A _ E R

She IDed SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES BAKER for $9,250.

Kathy: $10,450/Men: $0 each (Nelson had FS)

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Round 3: PHRASE

Glen: $500 T pair, $1,600 H pair, four E’s, $600 G, $1,800 N trio, solve…

E _ E _ _ T H _ N G
_ N _ E _ / T H E
_ _ N

This man’s enjoying EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN and he’s on the board w/ a $4,250 PR.

Kathy: $10,450/Nelson: FS/Glen: $4,250

FEATURED PRIZE #2: LeRoy Nieman serigraph titled “Serengeti Leopard” from Bowles Sorokko galleries worth $12K (ART)

Round 4: OCCUPATION

Kathy: $1,400 R pair, two E’s, T for turnover 

Nelson: BANKRUPT near red $500 and used FS, $2K S pair, one A and I, $300 N, three O’s, $800 F, $800 P, $900 L pair (he’s been close to the artwork)…

P R O F E S S I O N A L
_ O _ L E R

…but he FELL APART w/ C for CRITICAL DUD to leave $4,050 sitting there — COWLER?! -__- Glen then completed the board w/ a $200 B and a $500 W.

P R O F E S S I O N A L
B O W L E R

Another $700 for him just by reading the answer.

Kathy: $10,450/Nelson: ZIP/Glen: $4,950

Round 5: THING

Nelson: insta-dud of R

Glen: the N was no good here

Kathy: no T here

Nelson: no S

Glen: no L

Wow, none of the common consonants up there…

Kathy: $400 C, D for dud

Nelson: ART covering $300 but no H

Glen: BANKRUPT near $1,500

Kathy: no E

Dang… 😳

Nelson: $300 K

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ C K
_ _ _

Leftover consonants were worth $900 each.

Nelson: V (HUH?)
Glen: P (DUD)
Kathy: M (DUD)
Nelson: W (DUD)
Glen: G (DUD)
Kathy: F
Nelson: Q

Q _ _ C K
F _ _

He’s very close w/ QUICK FOX, and was also wrong w/ QUICK FUN and QUICK FUR, so $13,200 cash & art were in serious jeopardy.

Glen: X

Q _ _ C K
F _ X

Glen had the QUICK FIX for the $900.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	N (Kathy), C (Glen)			Nelson’s N repeat
ROUND 2	N (Nelson)	Glen
ROUND 3	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4	T (Kathy), C (Nelson)		Nelson
ROUND 5	R, S, H, V & W (Nelson) N, L, P & G (Glen) T, D, E & M (Kathy)		Glen	3 (Nelson’s missolves)

FINAL SCORES 
Kathy: $10,450 ($19,750 so far)/Nelson: PARTING GIFTS/Glen: $5,850

GT: $16,300
NO BANKRUPT TRASH, MIRACULOUSLY 

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Bonus Round

The non-$25K prizes on this week were…

• 1990 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 ($32K+)
• Camping package ($24K+)
• Precious metals package ($29K+)
• VIP Growth annuity ($32K)

Kathy requested Pat to get the W.

Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTER 

His human name is Don Diego de la Vega…

_ _ R R _

She WIPED OUT w/ YCMA and after mumbling some names, she got ZORRO one second too late, costing her the precious metals package.

At the end, Pat performed Zorro’s theme song.

MY RATING: 4 (it all fell apart from R4 onwards)