EPISODE #1348: COLLEGE WEEK
Over $124K up for grabs.
Tom Robinson (Univ. of Washington): senior soon to be graduating with a degree in computer science hoping to work in the field of artificial intelligence and played three years of basketball for the school
Scott Stone (Northwestern): senior studying political science who covered the Wildcats four years on the school’s campus radio station
Emily (last name not mentioned) (Michigan): sophomore studying French hoping to work in international business and a member of her school’s equestrian team and Delta Zeta sorority
Round 1: PHRASE
Tom: insta-dud of N
Scott: $400 T, $450 R, one E, the “buy” of two $200 S’s, two A’s, $600 L pair, one I, sole dud vowel of O
Emily: M for mistake
Tom: P for phooey
Scott: the “buy” of a $250 H, last vowel of U, $900 D pair, solve…
D U L L / A S
D I S H _ A T E R
He proved he wasn’t DULL AS DISHWATER for $1,750.
FEATURED PRIZE: a $3K Service Merchandise gift certificate used to buy a music package including a clock radio, water-resistant AM/FM cassette player and an electric keyboard (SHOP)
Round 2: PHRASE
Scott: $900 T pair, triple O’s, $1K R pair, six E’s, $2,400 H trio, SHOP prize hiding $150 and one S, $200 M, two A’s, $5K W pair, solve…
_ O _ / H A _ E / T O
_ R A W / T H E
_ _ _ E
S O M E W H E R E
He solved “YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE” for $11,900 cash & shopping — PR.
Scott: $13,650 cash & shop/Others: $0 each
Round 3: PEOPLE
Emily: SIX S’s for $21K, $1K R quartet, four E’s and A, $800 N quartet, $550 D, solve…
_ R E S _ _ E N
S _ _ _ _ _ R E S
_ _ N _ _ R S / A N D
S E N _ _ R S
She solved FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS for $22,850 — MAJOR PR!
Tom: NOTHING/Scott: $13,650 cash & shop/Emily: $22,850
FEATURED PRIZE #2: 1wk trip to the Pacific Beach Hotel in Honolulu, HI and Sheraton Kauai + Magnavox Movie Maker worth $5,766 (HAWAII)
Round 4: PERSON
Tom: LaT
Scott: $300 T, $4,500 R trio, four E’s and two A’s, the “buy” of a $550 F, $700 N pair, bad O buy ($5,300 at risk)
Emily: LaT
Tom: $900 D, B for bad
Scott: one I, spin solve…
A F T E R –
D I N N E R
_ _ E A _ E R
He solved AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER for $5,050.
Tom: BUPKIS/Scott: $18,700 cash & shop/Emily: $22,850
Speed-Up: PHRASE
Consonants were worth a crummy $200 apiece.
Scott: T (DUD)
Emily: 2 R’s
Tom: S
_ _ R R _ / _ _ _ _
S _ _ _
Tom nailed HURRY BACK SOON to avoid the parting gifts and take home the $200 minimum.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| ROUND 1 | N (Tom), O (Scott), M (Emily), P (Tom) | |||
| ROUND 2 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| ROUND 3 | PERFECT ROUND #2 | |||
| ROUND 4 | O (Scott), B (Tom) | 2 (Tom, Emily) | ||
| ROUND 5 | T (Scott) |
FINAL SCORES
Tom: $200/Scott: $18,700 cash & shop/Emily: $22,850
GT: $41,750
NO BANKRUPTS
Bonus Round
With the H and the second E left (both vehicles), Emily appropriately picked the E.
Category: THING
The middle letters…
_ _ _ S T _ _ _
DMPA added two of the vowel…
_ A _ S T A _ _
She was way off w/ BACKSTABBER and BACKSTAGE, so left behind in the HAYSTACK were the keys to the Nissan 300ZX.
MY RATING: 7
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 
Wow, what a round for Emily, thanks to the hot letter of 6 S’s on $3,500! Scott also did pretty well for himself. But perhaps the H and/or C would’ve done it for Emily in the BR.
My Rating: 7
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