WoF Retro Recap: April 20, 1990

Unfortunately, this wasn’t a pretty end to the week… -___-

EPISODE #1325

Over $158K waiting to be won.

Art Sloate: computer programmer for a major publisher who has an 18-month-old son and two stepkids and has done ski coaching from UC-San Diego from Mission Viejo, CA

Dorothy Moore: 1-day champ w/ $5,050

Susie Putnam: married lady (she and the hubby were building a log home) who owned numerous ducks, pheasants, chickens and geese from the Black Forest of Colorado

Round 1: PERSON

Art: insta-dud of S

Dorothy: $1,200 R trio, T for turnover

Susie: $600 N pair, no L on $1K

Art: B for bad

Dorothy: BANKRUPT (lost the $1,200)

Susie: C for crud

Art: P for phooey

Dorothy: $400 D, $1,500 M pair, one E and three A’s, solve…

_ R A M M _
A _ A R D
_ _ N N E R

The late Prince is one example of a GRAMMY AWARD WINNER and she solved for $1,400.

FEATURED PRIZE: Lucien Piccard ladies’ watch made of 14-karat gold and 40 diamonds worth $3,590 (WATCH)

Round 2: PHRASE

Dorothy: $150 R, $600 S pair, $300 T, LaT

Susie: $200 H, $150 N, two E’s, L was no good again

Art: $200 D, $2,500 M, BANKRUPT (lost $2,700)

Dorothy: C failed her too

Susie: $450 B (not quite to the WATCH), $200 K, two I’s, the P failed her

Art: $1,500 Y pair, solve…

Y _ _ / M _ Y / N _ _
K I S S / T H E
B R I D E

He knew the wedding line “YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDE”.

Art: $1,500/Dorothy: $1,400/Susie: ZIP

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Round 3: SAME NAME

Susie: BANKRUPT near pink $500 right away

Art: no S

Dorothy: no R

Susie: $1K N pair, $250 T, no G

Art: $200 L, $1K C, $800 M, two I’s, same BANKRUPT (lost $1,750)

Dorothy: $600 H, three A’s and three E’s, $550 D, $900 K (NMC), solve…

M I C H A E L / &
D I A N E
K E A T _ N

She solved actors MICHAEL & DIANE KEATON for $1,550.

Art: $1,500/Dorothy: $2,950/Susie: ZILCH

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: 7d trip to Mallow Castle in Cork, Ireland worth $11,792 (IRELAND)

Round 4: THING (top line not used)

Art: $700 T pair, BANKRUPT near $1,500

Dorothy: LaT

Susie: $1K S pair, $600 R trio, IRELAND covering $300 and one N, one O

SPEED-UP

S _ _ _ R _ _ R _ _ T
S _ O _ _ _ N _
_ _ R T

Consonants were worth a measly $200 apiece.

Susie: L (CRITICAL DUD)
Art: D (DUD)
Dorothy: 3 P’s

S _ P _ R _ _ R _ _ T
S _ O P P _ N _
_ _ R T

Dorothy solved SUPERMARKET SHOPPING CART for $600 and had retained her championship.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S, B & P (Art) T (Dorothy) L & C (Susie)		Dorothy
ROUND 2	L (Susie), C (Dorothy), P (Susie)	Dorothy	Art
ROUND 3	S (Art), R (Dorothy), G (Susie)		2 (Susie, Art)
ROUND 4	L (Susie), D (Art)	Dorothy	Art

FINAL SCORES
Art: $1,500/Dorothy: $3,550 ($8,600 so far)/Susie: PARTING GIFTS

GT: a pathetic $5,050
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,350

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Bonus Round

Dorothy tried to salvage this whole episode after picking the L.

Category: THING

Lead-offs…

_ _ S E _ R _ _ _

CDMA gave her some good help…

_ _ S E C R A C _

She surprisingly blanked and didn’t have the WISECRACK to win the Toyota Supra. Furthermore, the $8,600 she won was a RECORD-LOW for a champion at the time going into their final day.

I’m afraid that this whole episode gets a DESERVING FLAT-OUT ONE from me. Things NEVER got off the ground, period. -____-

WoF Retro Recap: April 19, 1990

EPISODE #1324

Over $173K waiting to be won.

Dorothy Moore: banquet waitress at a lodge resort who owns 7 cats from Sandusky, OH

Linda Botsch: self-employed computer topographer who’s married from Bainbridge, NY

Mark Coates: 1-day champ w/ $10K

Round 1: THING

Dorothy: $150 R, $900 S, $800 T, one E, $300 N, two A’s, $450 P, $400 L, one I, not-so-victorious V call

Linda: $200 D, $150 C, $600 K pair, solve…

K _ A K I –
C _ L _ R E D
P A N T S

Fitting under WAYW? nowadays, she solved KHAKI-COLORED PANTS for $950.

FEATURED PRIZE: Cinebooks encyclopedia (12-volume), ColorTyme home entertainment center including 25″ TV, and Magnavox movie maker worth $3,798 (MOVIES)

Round 2: QUOTATION

Linda:  four N’s for $3K, $1,200 D quartet, four A’s, $800 L quartet, BANKRUPT (lost $4,750)

Mark: $700 T pair, $1,800 H pair, solve…

T H _ _ / L A N D
_ _ / _ _ _ _ / L A N D
T H _ _ / L A N D / _ _
_ _ / L A N D

Coming from that famous folk song by Woody Guthrie, he recited the famous Woody Guthrie line “THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND” for $2,500 when he could’ve gone for the two Y’s and four S’s.

Dorothy: NIL/Linda: $950/Mark: $2,500

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Round 3: PERSON

Mark: $7K T pair, four R’s for $14K more, three E’s, PAINFUL BANKRUPT near pink $500 (there went $20,750)

Dorothy: $1,200 S trio, $3K N trio, three A’s, $1,100 D pair, solve…

S _ _ R E _ E
_ _ _ R T / _ _ S T _ _ E
S A N D R A / D A _
_ ‘ _ _ N N _ R

She IDed SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR for $5,050.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Van Cleef & Arpels large pave diamond scalloped heart on gold chain worth $11K (HEART)

Round 4: THING

Dorothy: $2,100 R trio, $600 S, T for turnover

Linda: N for negative

Mark: the V failed him (he was definitely thinking RIVER)

Dorothy: HEART covering $150 and one L, E for end of turn

Linda: $600 D, A for awful

Mark: $200 C, $200 M (NMC), solve…

R _ D _ C _ L _ _ S
R _ M _ R

I sincerely don’t want to hear any RIDICULOUS RUMOR on what’s going on for next season as he solved for $400.

Dorothy: $5,050/Linda: $950/Mark: $2,900

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Round 5: PHRASE

Linda: LaT right away

Mark: BANKRUPT near red $500

Dorothy: $500 R, S for sorry

Linda: $1K T pair, LaT again

Mark: same BANKRUPT

Dorothy: no N

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ T –
_ _ _ R T _ _

Consonants were worth $350 apiece. Linda then said two H’s…

_ _ _ H T –
H _ _ R T _ _

…and this LIGHT-HEARTED lady won $1,700.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	V (Dorothy)
ROUND 2			Linda
ROUND 3			Mark
ROUND 4	T (Dorothy), N (Linda), V (Mark), E (Dorothy), A (Linda)
ROUND 5	S & N (both by Dorothy)	2 (both by Linda)	2 (both by Mark)

FINAL SCORES
Dorothy: $5,050/Linda: $2,650/Mark: $2,900 (out w/ $12,900)

GT: $10,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: a whopping $25,500

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Bonus Round

With WH-EL showing, Pat got the W for Dorothy.

Category: THINGS

Just the last letter to start…

_ _ _ _ _ _ S

She frontloaded the alphabet (CDBA) and that got her three A’s…

_ A _ A _ A S

BANANAS and CABANAS wouldn’t work when there’s no N’s. I thought it was PAPAYAS, but it was PAJAMAS and she lost the Orient Tour.

MY RATING: 3 (too much lost to BANKRUPT)

WoF Retro Recap: April 18, 1990

EPISODE #1323

Over $185K waiting to be won by these three men…

Jim Bloom: attorney who practices workers’ compensation law married to Cheryl w/ two kids from Orchard Lake, MI

David Escalante: 2-day champ w/ $56,950

Mark Coates: advertising sales worker who plays the piano from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Round 1: PHRASE

Jim: $200 N, $150 R, five O’s, $300 F, $800 L, $150 K, $400 T pair, solve…

_ _ / O N / T _ _
L O O K O _ T
F O R

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR this man who solved for a $1,750 PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: Jean d’Eve Sectora watch w/ 18-karat gold worth $4,500 (WATCH)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

David: LaT right away

Mark: $300 R pair, Free SPIN covering $500 (it looked crooked and didn’t cover the 5) and one D, $500 S, two O’s, $300 V, two E’s, four M’s for $3K more, BANKRUPT (lost $4,100) and used FS, $1,800 T pair, one A, three I’s, solve…

I ‘ M
_ O S I _ _ / M _
M I _ D
O V E R / M A T T E R

He rightly said “I’M LOSING MY MIND OVER MATTER” for $1,300 when he could’ve gone on for the N’s.

Jim: $1,750/David: ZIP/Mark: $1,300

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Round 3: THING

Mark: $1,800 T pair, $200 R, $200 N, seven E’s, $3K D trio, solve…

_ _ E D D _ R
_ _ E E _ E / _ N D
_ _ _
_ _ E _ E T T E

…but he blew the $4,950 solve w/ CHEDDAR CHEESE AND EGG OMELETTE, not counting his E’s carefully.

Jim: LaT

David: $1,800 C pair, $7K M pair, solve…

C _ E D D _ R
C _ E E _ E / _ N D
_ _ M
_ M E _ E T T E

He had a CHEDDAR CHEESE AND HAM OMELETTE for $8,800. BTW, he did admit he should’ve chosen the H’s instead of the M’s.

Jim: $1,750/David: $8,800/Mark: $1,300

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Kimball La Petite grand piano worth $8,024 (PIANO)

Round 4: PLACE

Jim: insta-dud of N

David: also missed w/ T

Mark: $900 R pair (not quite to the PIANO), $800 S pair, $7K L pair, solve…

_ _ R _ S _ L _ _
_ S R _ _ L

He redeemed himself by pinpointing JERUSALEM, ISRAEL for $8,700.

Jim: $1,750/David: $8,800/Mark: $10K

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Round 5: EVENT

David: $1,400 T pair, $800 S pair, $250 N, solve…

S _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ T _ N _

He blew the $2,450 solve w/ SHORT CHEATING — really, dude?! -__-

Mark: $250 G, L for loss of turn

Jim: $900 K, $500 H (NMC)…

S K _ _ T
S H _ _ T _ N G

He solved the sport of SKEET SHOOTING for $1,400.

Jim: $3,150/David: $8,800/Mark: $10K

Round 6: THING

Mark: $550 S, BANKRUPT near red $500

SPEED-UP

_ – _ _ _
_ _ S _ _ _

Consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Jim: T (DUD)
David: R

_ – R _ _
_ _ S _ _ _

David nailed X-RAY VISION for the $500. Not calling the H’s in R3 earlier did him in.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2		David	Mark
ROUND 3		Jim		Mark‘s blown solve
ROUND 4	N (Jim), T (David)
ROUND 5	L (Mark)			David‘s blown solve
ROUND 6	T (Jim)		Mark

FINAL SCORES
Jim: $3,150/David: $9,300 (out w/ $66,250)/Mark: $10K

GT: $22,450
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,650

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Bonus Round

Mark chose the L from WH-E-.

Category: PERSON

Here’s a letter in each word…

_ _ L _
_ _ _ _ N

CDMA only added the vowel and the answer to this is a famous pro wrestler…

_ _ L _
_ _ _ A N

He blanked and after Pat asked Vanna to reveal the entire first name, Mark now realized what it was; HULK HOGAN denied him the motor coach.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: April 17, 1990

EPISODE #1322

Over $223K waiting to be won.

Joy Moore: computer programmer and mother of an 8-yr.-old boy (Brent) who’s a big BINGO freak from Casslberry, FL

David Escalante: 1-day champ w/ $13,750

Ron Spano: a guy who started a new career in selling life insurance who enjoys the beach and sailing from SoCal

Round 1: FAMILY

Joy: $1,600 N quartet, $750 D, four A’s, solve…

N A _ A _ _ _ / A N D
N A _ / _ _ N _
_ _ _ _

Could’ve gone on for the T’s, but she nailed NATALIE AND NAT KING COLE for $2,100 — QUICK PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Divi St. James Beach Resort on the island of Barbados worth $3,326 (TRIP)

Round 2: THING

David: $700 N, T for turnover

Ron: BANKRUPT

Joy: $700 R pair, $2,500 S, one E, $500 D, A for awful

David: $200 L, $500 B, solve…

B L _ R R E D
_ _ S _ _ N

He solved BLURRED VISION for $1,400.

Joy: $2,100/David: $1,400/Ron: NIL

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Round 3: PHRASE

Ron: insta-BANKRUPT near red $500

Joy: T was no good again

David: $1,800 N pair, $200 R, $3,500 S, $250 S, four E’s, $900 Y, one O, $500 V pair, three A’s, solve…

_ A V _ N _ / A N
A _ E
_ _ / Y O _ R
S L E E V E

Looks like you were HAVING AN ACE UP YOUR SLEEVE, huh, David? He solved for $6,400.

Joy: $2,100/David: $7,800/Ron: NADA

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Fred Joaillier 18-karat gold, onyx, and diamond bangle bracelet worth $9,350 (BANGLE)

Round 4: THING

Joy: $800 N (so close to trouble), G for goof

David: $600 T pair, $700 H, three E’s, BANGLE covering $150 but no L

Ron: S for sorry

Joy: $2,400 R trio (close call w/ LaT again), bad I buy

David went for the solve…

T H E
_ _ R R E N T
_ R _ _ E

He got THE CURRENT CRAZE for $1,050 and the bangle.

Joy: $2,100/David: $18,200 cash & bangle/Ron: BUPKIS

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Round 5: PLACE

David: $1K R pair, LaT

Ron: $500 S, $1,400 T pair, $500 N pair, one E, BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $2,150)

Joy: exact same fate

David: L for loss of turn

Ron: $500 F, H for halt

Joy: $5K C, solve…

F _ N C _
R E S T _ _ R _ N T

She’s won the five grand towards dining at a FANCY RESTAURANT.

Joy: $7,100/David: $18,200 cash & bangle/Ron: NO LUCK

Round 6: THINGS

Ron: $1K T pair, R for rats

Joy: $900 S, $1,800 N pair, two E’s, $3K D pair

SPEED-UP

_ _ D D E N
T _ _ E N T S

After Pat spun $1,500 and Joy picked H…

H _ D D E N
T _ _ E N T S

…this lady solved HIDDEN TALENTS for $6,950.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	QUICK PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2	T (David), A (Joy)		Ron
ROUND 3	T (Joy)		Ron
ROUND 4	G (Joy), L (David), S (Ron), I (Joy)
ROUND 5	L (David), H (Ron)	David	2 (Ron, Joy)
ROUND 6	R (Ron)

FINAL SCORES
Joy: $14,050/David: $18,200 cash & bangle ($31,950 so far)/Ron: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $32,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,150

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Bonus Round

The values of each of the non-$25K prizes that week…

• Toyota Supra ($25K+)
• boat ($45K+)
• Born Free motorhome ($46K+)
• tour of the Orient ($25K+)

David chose the first E again.

Category: THING

It’s a propulsion system for a boat…

_ _ T _ _ _ R _
_ _ T _ R

WCDA didn’t add too much more…

_ _ T _ _ A R D
_ _ T _ R

…but he nailed OUTBOARD MOTOR no problem and won the $25K for a 2-day total of $56,950 cash & bangle. He was greeted by his brother Earl.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: April 16, 1990

EPISODE #1321

Over $232K waiting to be won on Week 31.

Shelley Bietz: operations analyst at a big hotel and casino who’s married from Reno, NV

Laura Sullivan: 1-day champ w/ $45,500

David Escalante: admin. assistant for a major computer company who’s been on 110 roller coasters and was planning to ride 10 more in the summer back then from San Jose

Round 1: PHRASE

Shelley: insta-dud of  T

Laura: $500 S, $450 R, $500 N pair, $1K L pair, $450 Y, $250 G, two I’s, D for dud on $1K

David: $500 W, $200 K, $450 P, solve…

W _ L K I N G / I N
Y _ _ R / S L _ _ P

You don’t want to be WALKING YOUR SLEEP at any time during the night as he solved for $1,150.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Mandarin Singapore via malaysia Airlines + Ventura luggage worth $4,123 (TRIP)

Round 2: PHRASE

Laura: insta-dud of S

David: $900 T, $250 H, $250 R, three E’s, N for negative

Shelley: Free SPIN covering $400 but no P

Laura: $2,500 F, L for loss of turn

David: $200 D, $400 B, solve…

B E _ _ R E / _ F
T H E / D _ _

This sign alerts you not to intrude the property where the owner’s animal may bite, and he solved “BEWARE OF THE DOG” for $1,750.

David: $2,900/Ladies: $0 each (Shelley had FS)

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

David: $10,500 R trio, T for turnover

Shelley: $500 N pair, $2K S quintet, one E, $800 B, one I, Free SPIN’s a waste (she said P and then M)

Laura: $400 D pair, $1,500 H trio, $900 K pair, BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $2,800)

David: just solved…

H _ R _ _ R D
B _ S I N E S S
S _ H _ _ _ / _ _
H _ R D / K N _ _ K S

He IDed the fake institution as the HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS for all of the $10,500.

David: $13,400/Ladies: ZERO a head

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Prestige pedestal ring w/ a total weight of 1.76 carats worth $5,200 (RING)

Round 4: THING

Shelley: just missed RING but no N anyway

Laura: $300 R, $400 S pair, $1,200 T trio, $1,500 L, bad O buy

David: $350 M (NMC), solve…

M _ R _ T _ L
S T _ T _ S

David’s MARITAL STATUS at the time was single, and he solved again to maintain his maingame sweep bid.

David: $13,750/Ladies: BUPKIS each

Round 5: THING again

Laura: insta-dud of N again

David: just missed $5K but no T anyway

Consonants in S-U mode were worth $1,500 each.

Shelley: 2 R’s
Laura: S (DUD)
David: L
Shelley: P (DUD)
Laura: D (DUD)
David: 2 C’s (one letter off w/ CHARCOAL TRAY since the T was already used)
Shelley: H
Laura: G

C H _ R C _ _ L
G R _ _

Laura solved CHARCOAL GRAY to avoid getting shutout.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Shelley), D (Laura)
ROUND 2	S (Laura), N (David), P (Shelley), L (Laura)
ROUND 3	T (David), P, M (both by Shelley)		Laura
ROUND 4	N (Shelley), O (Laura)
ROUND 5	N (Laura), T (David), S (Laura), P (Shelley), D (Laura)			David‘s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Shelley: PARTING GIFTS/Laura: $1,500 (out w/ $47K)/David: $13,750

GT: $15,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,800

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Bonus Round

Here’s some info on the non-$25K prizes…

• sportscar
• tour of the Orient
• boat
• motorcoach

David picked the first E.

Category: THING

Stingy RSTLNE help…

_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _

CDMA was also of limited help…

_ _ _ T _ C _ _ _

Not much of anything from him; it was PHOTOCOPY and he lost the sport boat.

MY RATING: 6

Heads up for Friday

Folks, my family and I are traveling to Toronto, Canada (and likely Montreal) for the first time in three years for a family visit. The last time I visited those cities, we had to see my dad’s mother who was dying of old age. We’ll be staying in Canada for 2 weeks and some and we’ll be returning late Sunday on July 10 (and yes, I’ll be celebrating Canada Day and July 4th there).

Most of my time will be with the family, but I’ll try to continue with my S7 journey when I get the chance (one of my aunt’s houses does have wi-fi, so I will check in every now and then). It’s just I won’t be posting as frequently as I usually am.

Thank you for your understanding.

(Fellow admins, if you have the chance, find some episodes online I haven’t covered yet.)