WoF Retro Recap: April 27, 1990

EPISODE #1330

Over $138K waiting to be won this night by these three ladies…

Kathy Weeks: 1-day champ w/ $2,800

Laurie Powell: psychologist who enjoys skydiving and jigsaw puzzles from L.A. (orig. from Minnesota)

Beverly Robertson: actress and student at Cal Sate Dominguez Hills who has one daughter

Round 1: PHRASE

Kathy: insta-dud of S

Laurie: $500 T pair, $250 N, two O’s, $200 D, one E, $200 M, one A, $450 R, $900 F, one I, solve…

D O N ‘ T
_ A I T / _ _
F O R / M E

She solved “DON’T WAIT UP FOR ME” for $1,500.

FEATURED PRIZE: 4n/5d stay at Caesars Tahoe in Lake Tahoe + Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage worth $2,686 (TRIP)

Round 2: QUOTATION

Laurie: four T’s for $1,600, $500 H pair, three E’s, $300 R, four O’s and two I’s, $200 C, $450 V, $800 L pair, $900 B, $800 N, $400 G, solve…

T O / T H E
V I C T O R
B E L O N G / T H E
_ _ O I L _

She recited “TO THE VICTOR BELONG THE SPOILS” for a $5,200 PR.

Laurie: $6,700/Other ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: HUSBAND & WIFE

Beverly: insta-dud of S

Kathy: $300 D, $2K N quartet, two A’s, $900 Y, $400 R, $450 M, two U’s, E and two I’s, B for bad

Laurie: $10,500 C trio, solve…

M A U R Y
_ _ _ I C _ / A N D
C _ N N I E / C _ U N _

The husband in question ended his tabloid talk show after 31 yrs. and Laurie IDed MAURY POVICH AND CONNIE CHUNG for all that money!

Laurie: $17,200/Other ladies: ZERO a head

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Royal Prestige fine china (45 piece service for 8) and crystal set + Oneida Silversmiths damask rose silverware (52 piece service for 8) worth $5,420 (DINE)

Round 4: THING

Kathy: $350 T, $800 N, LaT

Laurie: $1,800 S pair, one E, R for rats

Beverly: LaT

Kathy: C for crud

Laurie: L for loss of turn

Beverly: $600 D pair, one A, repeated the R (not acknowledged as a repeat)

Kathy: BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $1,150)

Laurie: $350 P, buys of I and U, $300 X, O (NMV), same BANKRUPT (lost $1,450 and maybe her maingame sweep bid)

Beverly: $350 B, $300 Y (complete board)

S P A N D E X
B O D Y S U I T

She read this WAYW? item to finally break through w/ $1K. Game over right there.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S (Kathy)
ROUND 2	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 3	S (Beverly), B (Kathy)
ROUND 4	R (Laurie), C (Kathy), L (Laurie)	2 (Kathy, Beverly)	2 (Kathy, Laurie)	Beverly‘s R repeat

FINAL SCORES
Kathy: SHUTOUT (out w/ $2,800)/Laurie: $17,200/Beverly: $1K

GT: $18,200
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,600

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Bonus Round

Laurie appropriately picked the L from -HEEL.

Category: THING

If you have this condition, you’ve lost your memories…

_ _ N E S _ _

She knew it already and said CDMA…

A M N E S _ A

She got AMNESIA easily and won the 1990 Jaguar XJ6 worth $40,610, giving her a 1-day total of $57,810 cash & Jaguar!

MY RATING: 7

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That’s all the retro recaps from me this week. Hope to see you soon sometime next week while I’m up in Canada. Paging @nickskapower…

WoF Retro Recap: April 26, 1990

EPISODE #1329

Over $146K waiting to be won.

Don Terbush: aspiring actor who’s working as a bank teller and engaged at the time from Hollywood (orig. from Eureka, CA)

Cyra Sykes: 1-day champ w/ $42,775 cash & European tour

Kathy Weeks: teacher of women’s Bible studies at her church married to Tim w/ three daughters

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Don: three T’s for $2,700, four A’s, $1,350 S trio, four E’s, $400 M, two O’s, $500 N pair, one I, CRITICAL DUD of R ($4,350 at risk)

Cyra: $200 P, Free SPIN covering $400 and three L’s, solve…

O N E / S T E P
A T / A / T I M E
_ E A L S / A L L
_ O _ N _ S

She solved ONE STEP AT A TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS for $1,400.

FEATURED PRIZE: CSR 286 Slimline PC monitor + 101 click keyboard from Computer Systems Research worth $2,799 (COMPUTER)

Round 2: THINGS

Cyra: COMPUTER covering $150 and two N’s, no T and used FS, $750 S trio, one A and O, C for crud

Kathy: L for loss of turn

Don: $800 R pair, two I’s and three E’s, $300 B (complete board)

B E R R I E S
I N /. S E A S O N

He picked some BERRIES IN SEASON for $600.

Don: $600/Cyra: $1,400/Kathy: NIL

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Round 3: PHRASE

Kathy: $800 T, $1K R, S for sorry

Don: $1,200 L trio, bad U buy

Cyra: $700 N, H for halt

Kathy: M for mistake

Don: C’s no good again

Cyra: $450 P, three A’s, F for flunk

Kathy: $550 Y, $250 V, solve…

P L A Y _ N _ / A
V _ T A L
R _ L _

She’s PLAYING A VITAL ROLE to earn her first $2,600.

Don: $600/Cyra: $1,400/Kathy: $2,600

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Fred Hayman Beverly Hills shopping spree worth $5,500 (SHOP)

Round 4: PERSON

Don: $5K S, three E’s, SHOP covering $300 and two R’s, T for trouble

Cyra: M failed a lady again

Kathy: L failed her again

Don: no C again

Cyra: BANKRUPT near red $500

Kathy: P for phooey

Don: D’s a dud

Cyra: $600 N, $500 W, one A, $550 V, one I…

S I _ _ _ R N E _
W E A V E R

…but she FLUNKED OUT w/ a baffling dud of K and the consonants in S-U mode were worth just $200 apiece. Kathy then said G…

S I G _ _ R N E _
W E A V E R

…and IDed “Alien” actress SIGOURNEY WEAVER.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	R (Don)
ROUND 2	C (Cyra), L (Kathy)
ROUND 3	S (Kathy), U (Don), H (Cyra), M (Kathy), C (Don), F (Cyra)
ROUND 4	T, C & D (Don) M & K (Cyra) L & P (Kathy)		Cyra

FINAL SCORES
Don: $600/Cyra: $1,400 (out w/ $44,175)/Kathy: $2,800

GT: a pathetic $4,800
NO BANKRUPT TRASH, MIRACULOUSLY

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Bonus Round

Kathy chose the H from -HEEL.

Category: TITLE

This is the title of a movie starring Bruce Willis…

_ _ E
_ _ R _

She WIPED OUT of the game w/ CPMO and wasn’t even close w/ “THE WORD“; it was “DIE HARD” and she lost the golf vacation.

MY RATING: 2 (no thanks to all those duds)

WoF Retro Recap: April 25, 1990

EPISODE #1328

Over $185K up for grabs.

Cyra Sykes: personnel manager for a maintenance co. in NYC who had two daughters from Brooklyn

John Beatty: owner of his own computer maintenance business married w/ two daughters and a son-in-law from Sorrento, FL

Bernd Lutz: 1-day champ w/ $13,100

Round 1: TITLE

Cyra: $400 N pair, R for rats

John: no S on $1K

Bernd: F for flunk

Cyra: $3K T trio, three O’s, $1K G pair, solve…

G _ T T _ N G
T O / _ N O _
_ O _

She solved “GETTING TO KNOW YOU” (from the Roodgers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I”) for $4,150.

FEATURED PRIZE: 1wk trip to Holiday Inn Harbour View Hong Kong worth $4,542 (TRIP)

Round 2: PHRASE

John: three T’s for $900, one O, five H’s for $4K more, five E’s, four C’s for $1,400, solve…

_ H _ C H / C _ _ E
_ _ _ _ T
T H E / C H _ C _ E _
O _ / T H E / E _ _

WHICH CAME FIRST — THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG? Whatever the case, he scored a $5,800 PR.

Cyra: $4,150/John: $5,800/Bernd: ZIP

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Round 3: PLACE

Bernd: insta-dud of T

Cyra: $1,200 N trio, M for mistake 

John: $200 S, no R for him

Bernd: $500 H, BANKRUPT next to red $500

Cyra: $200 D, $1K L pair, $200 F, three I’s and A, solve…

H _ L S I N _ I
F I N L A N D

She didn’t sound sure, but HELSINKI, FINALND is the European city for $2,100.

Cyra: $6,250/John: $5,800/Bernd: ZILCH

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Krementz 18-karat yellow gold and platinum pierced earrings in a snowflake motif worth $6,850 (JEWEL)

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Cyra: insta-dud of T

Men: BANKRUPT near pink $500 back-to-back

Cyra: $500 N pair, $900 D, $3,500 R, three I’s and A, $3,500 H, three O’s, solve…

_ I _ _ – I N
_ A I D
O _ / H O N O R

This LIVE-IN MAID OF HONOR gave her $7,650.

Cyra: $13,900/John: $5,800/Bernd: BUPKIS

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Round 5: THING

John: $1,500 N, $1,800 T pair, three E’s, $200 R, $250 L, $500 B, solve…

_ _ _ L E N T
T E _ P E R

This man didn’t have a VIOLENT TEMPER as he solved for $4K and was $200 of the $10K mark — PR #2.

Speed-Up: THING

After Pat BANKRUPTed near $1,500, consonants were worth $350 each.

Bernd: T (DUD)
Cyra (she tried to spin): L (DUD)
John: N
Bernd: 2 S’s
Cyra: W (not NEWS STORY since the T was no good)
John: P (also missed w/ NEWS SWEEP)
Bernd: R (DUD)
Cyra: C

N _ W S
S C _ _ P

Cyra had the NEWS SCOOP for $700.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	R (Cyra), S (John), F (Bernd)
ROUND 2	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 3	T (Bernd), M (Cyra), R (John)		Bernd
ROUND 4	T (Cyra)		2 (men)
ROUND 5	PERFECT ROUND #2
ROUND 6	T (Bernd), L (Cyra), R (Bernd)			2 (missolves by Cyra and John)

FINAL SCORES
Cyra: $14,600/John: $9,800/Bernd: SHUTOUT (left w/ $13,100)

GT: $24,400
BANKRUPT TRASH: $500

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Bonus Round

Cyra picked the W for win.

Category: PLACE

Just a T to start this seven-letter answer…

_ _ _ _ _ _ T

NPCGO gave her a fighting chance and the answer to this is a part of an airplane…

C O C _ P _ T

She got COCKPIT and won the tour of the Cathedrals of Europe (England, Paris & Italy) from Born Free Tours worth $28,175, giving her $42,775 cash & trips. Her childhood friend Barbara Cofield greeted her.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: April 24, 1990

EPISODE #1327

Over $195K waiting to be won.

Don Eggers: a man who did public relations work for the United American Indians of the Delaware Valley from Philadelphia

Sheri Risher: 1-day champ w/ $19,250

Bernd Lutz: self-employed married w/ three kids and an instant granddaughter (his son married a woman w/ a child) from Calgary, Alberta, Canada (orig. from Berlin, Germany)

Round 1: TITLE

Don: $400 T pair, $800 H, two E’s, S for sorry

Sheri & Bernd: BANKRUPT back-to-back

Don: M for mistake

Sheri: R for rats

Bernd: L for loss of turn

Don: two A’s, D for dud on $1K

Sheri: $600 N pair, $250 C, $150 F (NMC), solve…

F A C E / T H E
N A T _ _ N

This is a weekly news and public affairs show on CBS, and she solved “FACE THE NATION” for $1K.

FEATURED PRIZE: Symphony by Exercycle exerciser worth $3,395 (EXERCISE)

Round 2: PHRASE

Sheri: $800 T pair, $1,350 N trio, S was no good again

Bernd: $300 R pair, $900 M pair, three E’s, $200 F, $200 B, three O’s, U and A, the L failed him again

Don: G for goof

Sheri: solve…

_ _ _ _ / A
N U M B E R
F R O M / O N E
T O / T E N

She solved PICK A NUMBER FROM ONE TO TEN for $2,150.

Sheri: $3,150/Men: $0 each

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Bernd: $1,800 T pair, $7K N pair, five E’s, A and four O’s, BANKRUPT near pink $500 (lost $8,050)

Don: $400 C pair, $1,600 H pair, solve…

H O N E _ _ O O N
C O T T A _ E
C H E E _ E

He ate some HONEYMOON COTTAGE CHEESE for $2K.

Don: $2K/Sheri: $3,150/Bernd: ZIP

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: 18-karat gold and stainless steel man’s quartz watch from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $5,750 (WATCH)

Round 4: PERSON

Don & Sheri: LaT back-to-back

Bernd: almost LaT but no N anyway

Don: $350 T, $200 S, $400 R pair, three E’s, D failed him again

Sheri: LaT

Bernd: $600 M, solve…

M E R _ _
S T R E E _

He IDed actress MERYL STREEP to get on the board.

Don: $2K/Sheri: $3,150/Bernd: $600

Round 5: PLACE

Sheri: insta-dud of N on $5K — ouch.

Bernd: $10K T pair, E for end of turn

Don: $350 S, $200 M

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T _ S _
_ _ _ _ M _ _ _

Consonants were worth $550 each.

Don: 2 R’s
Sheri: L
Bernd: 2 C’s
Don: P (DUD)
Sheri: D (DUD)
Bernd: 2 B’s
Don: U
Sheri: 2 A’s (didn’t solve for $550 and the championship)
Bernd: H

_ _ C T _ R _ A
B R _ T _ S H
C _ L U M B _ A

He located VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA for $11,950 and the comeback win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S, M (both by Don), R (Sheri), L (Bernd), D (Don)		2 (Sheri, Bernd)
ROUND 2	S (Sheri), L (Bernd), G (Don)
ROUND 3			Bernd
ROUND 4	N (Bernd), D (Don)	3 (Don, Sheri 2x)
ROUND 5	N (Sheri), E (Bernd), P (Don), D (Sheri)

FINAL SCORES
Don: $2K/Sheri: $3,150 (out w/ $22,400)/Bernd: $13,100

GT: $18,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $8,050

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Bonus Round

Bernd chose the L.

Category: THINGS

One N and two S’s to start…

_ _ _ S
_ N _
_ _ S

He frontloaded the alphabet (BCDA)…

_ _ _ S
A N D
A _ S

The audience did some OOHS AND AHS earlier in regards to the prizes presented, but they would be groaning, because he didn’t solve for $25K.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: April 23, 1990

EPISODE #1326

$205K+ waiting to be won on Week 32, and these ladies were here…

Pat Uhlhorn (female): nurse and professional violinist married w/ five kids and five grandkids from Sparks, NV

Dorothy Moore: 2-day total of $8,600

Sheri Risher: long distance operator in Quad C of major operator service provider and Girl Scout leader married to Mike w/ two kids from Garland, TX

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Pat: $1,500 T pair, $200 N, three E’s, LaT

Dorothy: five R’s for $1,750, $2K S pair, one A and two I’s, L for loss of turn

Sheri: $200 C, $800 B pair, $800 D, solve…

C _ R I S T _ _ _ E R
R _ B I N
R E D B R E A S T

There’s no Disney character named CHRISTOPHER ROBIN REDBREAST, but she solved for $1,800 when she could’ve gone on for the H’s.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the El San Juan Hotel & Casino in Puerto Rico + FUJI Discovery 800 zoom camera worth $4,498 (TRIP)

Round 2: PHRASE

Dorothy: insta-dud of R

Sheri: $800 N pair, $200 T, $250 S, $1,400 L pair, two E’s and two A’s, Free SPIN covering $500 and one D, solve…

A _ _ _ D E N T S
_ _ L L
_ A _ _ E N

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN on this show (such as an unintended repeat), and she’s won $2,650.

Sheri: $4,450 FS/Other ladies: $0 each

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Sheri: five N’s for $4,500, $800 T pair, $200 H, three E’s, A and two O’s, $200 F, $200 S, $300 D pair, $300 L pair, six I’s, solve…

D A N I E L / I N
T H E / L I O N S ‘
D E N
O F / I N I _ _ I T _

She solved DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN ON INIQUITY for a $5,500 PR.

Sheri: $9,950 FS/Other ladies: ZERO a head

FEATURED PRIZE #2: La Maison French limoges porcelain (service for 12) from Haviland worth $5,662 (CHINA)

Round 4: PHRASE

Pat: $1,800 T trio, $550 S, one I, three E’s and A, BANKRUPT near pink $500 (lost $1,600)

Dorothy: $600 M, N for negative

Sheri: $400 L, $3,500 X, solve…

I ‘ M
_ T T E _ L _
E X _ A _ S T E _

Sheri had a good reason to say “I’M UTTERLY EXHAUSTED” after all this work she’s been doing this night, and she’s banked another $3,900.

Sheri: $13,850 FS/Other ladies: STILL NOTHING

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Round 5: THING

Dorothy: LaT right away

Sheri: $200 L, $5K T, three E’s, $700 S, two A’s, solve…

S E _ _ E T
L _ _ E
A _ _ A _ _

This woman did it again w/ SECRET LOVE AFFAIR for $5,400 more and had swept the maingame!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	L (Dorothy)	Pat
ROUND 2	R (Dorothy)
ROUND 3	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4	N (Dorothy)		Pat
ROUND 5		Dorothy

FINAL SCORES
Pat: PARTING GIFTS/Dorothy: SHUTOUT (left w/ $8,600)/Sheri: $19,250

BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,600

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Bonus Round

The non-$25K cash prizes on Week 32…

• Jaguar XJ6 ($40K+)
• Cathedrals of Europe (England, France, and Italy ($28K+)
• golf package + convertible ($25K)
• $39K emerald ring

Sheri chose the second E.

Category: THING

Here’s a letter in each word…

_ _ _ _ _ E
_ _ L _ _ _

CDMO gave her…

O _ _ _ C E
_ O L _ C _

She just missed it at the start w/ OFFICE POLICE and also said OUTEST POLICE; because she didn’t follow this OFFICE POLICY, she lost the Cathedrals of Europe trip.

MY RATING: 7

OBIT: Tony Siragusa

Former defensive tackle Tony Siragusa, who played 12 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens (he led the latter team to a Super Bowl win in 2001), passed away yesterday morning at the age of 55. The cause of death was not immediately known.

He appeared on January 26, 2001 of Season 18’s NFL Players Week in Washington D.C.