WoF Retro Recap: May 16, 1990

EPISODE #1343

Over $125K waiting to be won.

Sandy Reinhardt: worker for a tour operator that is a subsidiary of a major international airline and also enjoys playing bridge from Clermont, FL

John Gary: retiree from a few dating service offices in the Northeast married two sons and three grandchildren from Scarsdale, NY and Palm Bech, FL

Tom Petek: 1-day champ w/ $30,616 cash & safari

Round 1: THING

Sandy: $200 T, N for negative 

John: R for rats 

Tom: $2,700 S trio, two I’s and three A’s, $200 C, $400 K, $300 H, one E, two O’s and U (NMV), $700 P pair…

_ O _ / A S
T H I C K / A S 
P E A / S O U P

…but he said a CRITICAL DUD of W to leave $3,050 sitting there — WOG, man?! -__-

Sandy: D for dud

John: $900 F…and $900 G (complete board)

F O G / A S
T H I C K / A S 
P E A / S O U P

He read the answer for $1,800.

FEATURED PRIZE: RCA 46” big screen TV + 50 movies from Video Treasures worth $2,849 (TV)

Round 2: TITLE 

John: $900 R, BANKRUPT 

Tom: $250 S, five T’s for $2K, triple A’s and four E’s, wanted to put the puzzle out of its misery…

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

There were four N’s left behind, but he solved the TV cartoon series “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” for $1,750.

Sandy: NIL/John: $1,800/Tom: $1,750

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Round 3: PEOPLE

Tom: $800 T pair, BANKRUPT near red $500

Sandy: exact same fate

John: $1,800 N pair, $7K H pair, six E’s, $7K S pair, $400 R, $500 D, two A’s, PAINFUL BANKRUPT near pink $500 ($16,200 flushed away)

Tom: $200 L, $200 Y, solve…

T H E / R E B E _ S
A N D / T H E
Y A N _ E E S

He IDed THE REBELS AND THE YANKEES for $400.

Sandy: NADA/John: $1,800/Tom: $2,150

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Fred Joaillier his/her steel and 18-karat gold quartz sport watches worth $6,900 (WATCHES)

Round 4: THING

Sandy: $3K S pair, $250 T, BANKRUPT near red $500 (lost $3,250)

John: $500 N, LaT 

Tom: no R

Sandy: $300 L, C for crud

John: LaT again

Tom: W for worthless 

Sandy: $800 G (NMC), solve…

_ T _ L _ _ N
S _ _ S _ G _

She ate a piece of ITALIAN SAUSAGE for her first $1,100.

Round 5: PERSON 

John: insta-dud of N on $5K

Tom: no S on $1,500

Consonants in Speed-Up were worth $900 apiece.

Sandy: T (DUD)
John: 2 L’s
Tom: P
Sandy: M (DUD)
John: R (DUD)
Tom: 3 A’s

P A _ L A
A _ _ _ L

This is a singer, dancer, choreographer, and original “American Idol” judge, but he botched the last name w/ ATOOL, and ACOOL. Sandy then said D…

P A _ L A
A _ D _ L

…and IDed PAULA ABDUL for $900.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	N (Sandy), R (John), W (Tom), D (Sandy)
ROUND 2			John
ROUND 3			3 (whole panel)
ROUND 4	R (John), C (Sandy), W (Tom)	2 (John)	Sandy
ROUND 5	N (John), S (John), T (Sandy), M (Sandy), and R (John)			2 (Tom’s blown solves)

FINAL SCORES 
Sandy: $2K/John: $1,800/Tom: $2,150 ($32,766 so far)

GT: a pathetic $5,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: a whopping $21,150

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Bonus Round

Tom tried to salvage this whole episode after picking the W from W—EL.

Category: EVENT 

Lead-offs…

_ E _ _ _ N _
N _ _ _ T

GDWA’s a pretty good combo (the A was probably a precaution)…

W E D D _ N G
N _ G _ T

Because he remembered his WEDDING NIGHT, he won the Van Cleef & Arpels necklace that includes three strands of white pearls and a 9.16 carat diamond floret bow worth $32K; his 2-day total was $64,766 cash & prizes.

MY RATING: 5

Rest of Week 35: Tom’s last game, Friday before College Week

WoF Retro Recap: May 15, 1990

EPISODE #1342

Over $162K waiting to be won this time.

Rita McCord: 1-day champ w/ $48,900 cash & annuity 

Joanne Gimbel: married lady to Ken w/ two kids who does a lot of cooking from San Diego

Tom Petek: project manager for a major telephone co. married w/ a 15-month-old son from Parma, OH

Round 1: PHRASE

Rita: $200 R, $200 Y, three O’s, $1K N, S for sorry 

Joanne: $450 T, $150 L, one E, $800 G, two U’s (NMV), $500 D, $400 H (complete board)

H O L D / Y O U R
T O N G U E

She read the answer for $1,800.

FEATURED PRIZE: Schafer & Sons organ worth $4,185 (ORGAN)

Round 2: PHRASE

Joanne: $250 T, $750 H, $200 S, $200 L, LaT 

Tom: $1,400 P pair, two E’s, U and five A’s, $1,500 N trio, $700 G pair, one I, $400 Y, solve…

P L E A S E / H A N G
U P / A N _ / T _ Y
A G A I N

He solved the phone message “PLEASE HANG UP AND TRY AGAIN” for $3K.

Rita: NIL/Joanne: $1,800/Tom: $3K

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER 

Tom: $400 N, D for dud 

Rita: $700 R, $1,500 S quintet, two E’s, $600 L, $1K T, solve…

_ L _ S S E S / S
_ R _ N T
_ E / _ / _ _ S _

She solved ULYSSES S. GRANT ME A WISH for $3,550.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Eastpak luggage plus 7d Regency Cruise to the Caribbean worth $6,020 (CRUISE)

Round 4: PEOPLE

Rita: insta-dud of R

Joanne: $900 T trio, S failed a lady again

Tom: $400 N pair, one A, $600 C pair, two E’s, CRUISE hiding $150 and two M’s, one O and three I’s (NMV), $250 G…

_ A C T –
_ I N _ I N G
C O M M I T T E E

He next landed on $3,500…but said a MAJOR DUD of L to throw away $6,570 cash & cruise — LACT-LINDING?! -___- Rita then solved FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE for the $200 minimum.

Rita: $3,750/Joanne: $1,800/Tom: $3K

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Round 5: PHRASE 

Joanne: $1,100 T pair, $200 H, two E’s, $3K N pair, two I’s, A and O (NMV)…

_ A _ / I T
O N / T H E / _ I N E

She landed on $5K…but BOMBED OUT w/ the S to probably throw away $3,300 and the victory — UGH. -__- The consonants in S-U were worth $500 each and after Tom said two L’s…

L A _ / I T
O N / T H E / L I N E

…he’s able to LAY IT ON THE LINE for a grand and the win by the cost of a vowel.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S (Rita)
ROUND 2		Joanne
ROUND 3	D (Tom)
ROUND 4	R (Rita), S (Joanne), L (Tom)
ROUND 5	S (Joanne)

FINAL SCORES 
Rita: $3,750 (out w/ $52,650)/Joanne: $1,800/Tom: $4K

GT: an underwhelming $9,550
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Let’s hear about the remaining non-$25K prizes on Week 35…

• Chevrolet Lumina Euro and Lumina APV ($40K+)
• $26K+ African Safari
• $32K floret bow made up of diamonds and pearls

Tom picked the H from WH-EL.

Category: EVENT 

This is chess-related…

_ _ E _ _ _ _ T E

CDMA gave him…

C _ E C _ M A T E

…and he scored a CHECKMATE to win the trip for four on the African Safari from Born Free Tours worth $26,616, giving him a 1-day total of $30,616.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: May 14, 1990

EPISODE #1341

$206K+ waiting to be won on Week 35 and these ladies were here…

Rita McCord: married lady of 11 years w/ two kids who does a little weightlifting from Arlington, TX

Anna Der: applications programmer (she writes programs used by mainframe computers) who enjoys watching old movies

Patty Jo Foy: psychokinesiologist and real estate seller on the side from Cardiff by the Sea

Round 1: PEOPLE

Rita: $800 T, $300 H, F for flunk

Anna: $700 D, $250 L, two E’s, $750 S, $400 N pair, solve…

N E _ / _ _ D S
_ N / T H E
_ L _ _ _

This is a boy band from Boston featuring members like Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre, and Anna IDed NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK for $1,850.

FEATURED PRIZE: Dale Tiffany lotus leaf floor lamp worth $2,150 (LAMP)

Round 2: PHRASE

Anna: three T’s for $750, $300 R, one O, $300 F, three E’s, LaT 

Patty Jo: M for mistake 

Rita: $500 L pair, one A, $500 N pair, $250 G, $1,050 S trio, one I (NMV), BANKRUPT (lost $1,800)

Anna: $600 Y pair, LaT again for her

Patty Jo: BANKRUPT 

Rita: $500 H pair, solve…

_ H Y / S E T T L E
F O R
A N Y T H I N G
L E S S

WHY SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS when this lady solved for the $500?

Rita: $500/Anna: $1,850/Patty Jo: ZIP

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Round 3: TITLE 

Patty Jo: $900 T, $250 N, $500 D pair, $1,600 S pair, two A’s and four E’s, R for rats

Rita: $500 L, $800 X, solve…

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

This was the title of a 1989 drama/indie film starring James Spader and Andie MacDowell and Rita solved “SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE” for $1,300.

Rita: $1,800/Anna: $1,850/Patty Jo: ZILCH

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Mad Raq 3-string tennis rackets + Keen Jewelry’s diamond tennis bracelet (42 diamonds w/ 4 carats total weight) worth $6,870 (TENNIS)

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Rita: $400 R pair, $550 S, $1,100 N pair, four E’s, L for loss of turn 

Anna: $1,800 T pair, one A, M failed a lady again 

Patty Jo: LaT 

Rita: buys of I and U (NMV), $300 V, $10K D pair, $500 C, solve…

E _ C _ A N _ E
S T U D E N T
D R I V E R

She solved EXCHANGE STUDENT DRIVER for $12,100! 

Rita: $13,900/Anna: $1,850/Patty Jo: NOT HER NIGHT

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants in this short one were worth $500 apiece (not quite to TD).

Anna: T (DUD)
Patty Jo: N (DUD)
Rita: R (DUD)
Anna: S (DUD)
Patty Jo: D (definitely NOT DON’T ASK since there’s no apostrophe and also not DEAR JOE)
Rita: L (DUD)
Anna: Y (DUD)
Patty Jo: E (flubbed again w/ DREW BOB and DOPE FIEND — really, girl?! -__-)
Rita: M (DUD)
Anna: G (DUD) 
Patty Jo: Y (DUPE)
Rita: V (DUD)
Anna: K (HUH?!)
Patty Jo: P (DUD)
Rita: B (DUD)
Anna: C (DUD)
Patty Jo: A (DUD)
Rita: 2 F’s

D _ _ E
_ F F

DIVE OFF wouldn’t work when there’s no V.

Anna: Z (NMC)

D _ Z E
_ F F

Anna finally got DOZE OFF for the $500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	F (Rita)
ROUND 2	M (Patty Jo)	2 (Anna)	2 (Rita, Patty Jo)
ROUND 3	R (Patty Jo)
ROUND 4	L (Rita), M (Anna)	Patty Jo
ROUND 5	T, S, Y, G, K & C (Anna) N, Y, P & A (Patty Jo) R, L, M, V & B (Rita)			6 (5 botched solves (Patty Jo 4x, Rita), Patty Jo’s Y repeat)

FINAL SCORES 
Rita: $13,900/Anna: $2,350/Patty Jo: DESERVING PARTING GIFTS

Patty Jo, I know you didn’t have much luck, but your trajectory in R5 was just ridiculous… -__-

GT: $16,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,800

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Bonus Round

Rita chose the first E.

Category: THING

It’s something you can chew on…

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

CMDO gave her two M’s…

_ E _ _ E R M _ N T
_ _ M

In just over the halfway mark, she chewed on some PEPPERMINT GUM and won the $35K Time Value annuity from RBP, giving her a 1-day total of $48,900. The name of her hubby was Mike.

MY RATING: 6 (no thanks to that trainwreck R5)

WoF Retro Recap: May 11, 1990

EPISODE #1340

Over $98K waiting to be won to conclude Week 34.

Jackie Riggs: 1-day champ w/ $37,458 cash & prizes

Michelle Rosenthal: fundraiser for Queen of Angels Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center who’s engaged (though Pat accidentally thought her relationship was coming apart — whoa there, sir! 😳) from SoCal

Jack Lund: silk screen printer who plays volleyball three times a week

Round 1: PHRASE

Jackie: $1,200 N trio, three O’s, $1,200 T quartet, two E’s and A, $400 D pair, $300 R pair, solve…

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

To any future players going on the show, please DON’T DO ANYTHING YOU MIGHT REGRET and she won $2,350 in that PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: Racquet Club men’s wardrobes + Allen Edmonds shoes worth $2,870 (APPAREL)

Round 2: THING

Michelle: insta-dud of T

Jack: $400 N, BANKRUPT

Jackie: $900 S, four O’s, $250 R, two I’s, P for phooey

Michelle: M for mistake

Jack: $300 B pair, Free SPIN hiding $700 and one X, $800 H, solve…

O B N O X I O _ S
B _ H _ _ I O R

There are some particular contestants on the show who I cannot stand their OBNOXIOUS BEHAVIOR and this man solved for $1,800.

Jackie: $2,350/Michelle: NIL/Jack: $1,800 FS

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Round 3: THINGS

Jack: insta-BANKRUPT near red $500

Jackie: $1,200 T pair, N for negative

Michelle: $500 S, same BANKRUPT 

Jack: $450 R, $1,800 L pair, two E’s, B for bad

Jackie: D for dud

Michelle: $600 F pair, $450 H, $300 C pair (NMC), solve…

C H _ C _ L _ T E
T R _ F F L E S

She ate some CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES for $1,350.

Jackie: $2,350/Michelle: $1,350/Jack: $1,800 FS

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Norwegian Cruise Line cruise aboard the Norway to the Caribbean plus Panasonic camcorder worth $6,099 (CRUISE)

Round 4: PHRASE

Jackie: $250 N, $500 R, one I and two A’s, $1,600 S pair (so close to LaT), one O, CRUISE covering $150 and three T’s, solve…

A / R _ T _ R N / T O
T _ _ / _ A S I _ S

Will the show make A RETURN TO THE BASICS in S40? We’ll find out soon and this lady solved for $2,050 and the cruise (she paused before and after the word TO for dramatic effect) — PR #2.

Jackie: $10,499 cash & cruise/Michelle: $1,350/Jack: $1,800 FS

Round 5: THINGS 

Michelle: $1,400 T pair, $1,800 S pair, one O, $800 F pair, one A and two I’s, $200 G, UNFORTUNATE LaT ($3,450 in jeopardy)

Jack: $800 L, $250 H, $200 R (complete board)

F L I G H T
O F 
S T A I R S

He read the answer for $1,250. Game over right there.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2	T (Michelle), P (Jackie), M (Michelle)		Jack
ROUND 3	N (Jackie), B (Jack), D (Jackie)		2 (Jack, Michelle)
ROUND 4	PERFECT ROUND #2
ROUND 5		Michelle

FINAL SCORES 
Jackie: $10,499 cash & cruise ($47,957 so far)/Michelle: $1,350/Jack: $3,050

GT: $14,899
BANKRUPT TRASH: $900

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Bonus Round

Jackie got the W from WH—L (though she asked Pat if they would go together and get that envelope).

Category: THING

It’s an event also called the Pleistocene era…

_ _ E
_ _ E

CGMA filled in all but one letter…

_ C E
A G E

She got ICE AGE easily and won the trip for four to St. Moritz, Switzerland from Rebel Tours worth $21,308, giving her a final 3-day total of $69,265 cash & prizes! 

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: May 9, 1990

EPISODE #1338

$149K+ up for grabs.

Melissa Cummings: 1-day champ w/ $35K cash and boat

Tommy Gallatin: sales manager for a major car dealership married to Wendy w/ a 23-month-old son Chase from Grand Prairie, TX

Jackie Riggs: vocal coach who enjoys playing squash from New York

Round 1: THING

Melissa: $200 T, R for rats 

Tommy: $900 S, F for flunk 

Jackie: L for loss of turn 

Melissa: N for negative 

Tommy: M for mistake 

Jackie: $800 P pair, one I and two E’s, not-so-victorious V call

Melissa: D for dud

Tommy: BANKRUPT (lost $900)

Jackie: same fate and lost $300

Melissa: $200 H…

E _ H _ _ S T
P I P E

…but she FLUNKED OUT thinking the last remaining consonant was C — really, girl? -__-

Tommy: K (HUH?!)

Jackie: W (WHA?!)

Melissa: G (UGH!)

Tommy: B (GAH!)

Jackie: Y (UGH!!!)

Melissa: buy of A…and $400 X (NMC) (thank you!)

E X H A _ S T
P I P E

She mercifully solved EXHAUST PIPE for $550.

FEATURED PRIZE: satellite TV system from General Instrument +  Colortyme deluxe home entertainment center including 19” color TV and VCR worth $3,494 (VIDEO)

Round 2: HUSBAND & WIFE

Tommy: $600 N pair, $2,700 D trio, three A’s, T for turnover 

Jackie: R was no good again

Melissa: $400 S pair, Free SPIN hiding $500 and two M’s, B was bad again 

Tommy: one I and two O’s, $250 Y, VIDEO hiding $150 and one J, two E’s, $600 L pair (complete board)

J A M E S / A N D
D O L L E Y
M A D I S O N

He read this former president and his wife for $3,300 and the video package.

Melissa: $550 FS/Tommy: $6,794 cash & video/Jackie: NIL

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Jackie: $3,500 N, $2,700 S trio, $1K T pair, buys of one A, three E’s and two I’s, LaT ($6,450 at risk)

Melissa: $400 P pair, BANKRUPT near red $500

Tommy: $900 M pair, $1,200 R trio, two U’s, $400 G pair, $900 W pair, solve…

W R I G _ E _ ‘ S
S P E A R M I N T
G U M / U P
T _ E / W _ R _ S

…but he painfully missed the solve by one letter w/ WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT GUM UP THE WORDS, so $3,150 went down the drain for him and Jackie capitalized w/WRIGLEY’S SPEARMINT GUM UP THE WORKS for $6,450.

Melissa: $550 FS/Tommy: $6,794 cash & video/Jackie: $6,450

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Van Cleef & Arpels 18-karat gold bangle w/ two carats of diamonds worth $7,500 (GOLD)

Round 4: PHRASE 

Melissa: insta-dud of S and used FS, $1K T pair, $250 H

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ H T / _ _
_ / T _ _ _

Consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Melissa: N 
Tommy: R (missed w/ CAUGHT IN A TREE)
Jackie: P

_ _ _ _ H T / _ N
_ / T R _ P

Jackie wasn’t CAUGHT IN A TRAP that time and won $500 and the victory.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	R, N, D, C & G (Melissa) F, M, K & B (Tommy) L, V, W & Y (Jackie)		2 (Tommy, Jackie)
ROUND 2	T (Tommy), R (Jackie), B (Melissa)
ROUND 3		Jackie	Melissa	Tommy’s one-letter missolve
ROUND 4				Tommy’s missolve

FINAL SCORES 
Melissa: $550 (out w/ $35,550)/Tommy: $6,794 cash & video/Jackie: $6,950

GT: $14,294
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,600

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Bonus Round

The remaining non-$25K prizes this week…

• $35K Time Value annuity
• $21K+ Swiss Alps
• Tioga motorhome ($33K+)

Jackie wanted the first E from WHE-L even though Pat tried to get it for her first.

Category: PHRASE

Here’s almost half the puzzle…

_ E _ _
_ E _ T

FCDA filled in all but one letter…

D E A D
_ E A T

It’s extremely rare these days when two players finish in a DEAD HEAT match, and after she initially had MEAT and BEAT, she got the right answer for $25K, giving her a 1-day total of $31,950.

MY RATING: 5 (originally a 6)

Jackie’s next game

WoF Retro Recap: May 8, 1990

First Episode of Week 34

EPISODE #1337

Over $179K waiting to be won.

Melissa Cummings: owner and operator of her aquarium design business from Chula Vista, CA

Kamee Upton-Kinney: 1-day champ w/ $3,850

James Brown Jr.: real estate appraiser who’s engaged from Bladensburg, MD (orig. from Philadelphia)

Round 1: PERSON 

Melissa: insta-dud of T on $1K

Kamee: $150 N, B for bad

James: $700 R, S for sorry 

Melissa: C for crud

Kamee: BANKRUPT (lost $150)

James: $400 D pair, solve…

D _ N
_ _ _ R _ _ D

He solved Canadian actor/comedian DAN AYKROYD for $1,100.

FEATURED PRIZE: pair of white flower coral ear clips w/ 1.21 carats of diamonds from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $4,600 (FLOWERS)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

Kamee: $400 N, $250 D, two A’s, $800 S, Free SPIN covering $400 and three R’s, T for turnover 

James: $300 Y, P for phooey 

Melissa: H for halt

Kamee: $1,350 L trio, four E’s, solve…

_ E R R Y / L E E
L E _ _ S
A N D / _ L A R _

She solved the mismatched pair of explorers named JERRY LEE LEWIS AND CLARK for $3,500.

Melissa: ZIP/Kamee: $3,500 FS/James: $1,100

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Round 3: PHRASE

James: $700 R, $750 T trio, five E’s, LaT 

Melissa: $1,800 H pair, $1,100 N pair, $500 D, A for awful 

Kamee: $500 P, $450 G, $600 K, solve…

K E E P / _ _ T H
_ E E T / _ N
T H E / G R _ _ N D

Kamee, since you’re able to KEEP BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND, you’ve won $1,550; she now had $5,050 to this point.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Epirotiki 15d South American cruise on the Pegasus worth $5,740 (CRUISE)

Round 4: PHRASE

Melissa: $7K T pair, $400 R pair, triple A’s and four E’s, $1,400 H pair, $500 S pair, $200 N, $400 L, solve…

T H E S E / _ A L L S
A R E
_ A _ E R – T H _ N

She blew the $9,400 solve w/ “THESE WALLS ARE LAYER-THIN”, not counting her L’s carefully.

Kamee: $800 P pair, $250 W (NMC), solve…

T H E S E / W A L L S
A R E
P A P E R – T H _ N

She solved “THESE WALLS ARE PAPER-THIN” for $1,050.

Melissa: ZILCH/Kamee: $6,100 FS/James: $1,100

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Round 5: SAME NAME

Kamee: insta-dud of N

James: also missed w/ R

Melissa: BANKRUPT near red $500

Kamee: $200 T, $700 S pair, C failed a lady again 

James: P tripped him up again

Melissa: D for dud

SPEED-UP

S _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ _ T / _ _
S _ _ _

Consonants were worth $5K apiece!

Kamee: W (DUD)
James: 2 F’s
Melissa: 3 L’s

S _ _ _ / &
F _ L L _ T / _ _
S _ _ _

Melissa went from worst to first by solving SHOE & FILLET OF SOLE for $15K!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Melissa), B (Kamee), S (James), C (Melissa)		Kamee
ROUND 2	T (Kamee), P (James), H (Melissa)
ROUND 3	A (Melissa)	James
ROUND 4				Melissa’s blown solve
ROUND 5	N (Kamee), R (James), C (Kamee), P (James), D (Melissa), W (Kamee)

FINAL SCORES 
Melissa: $15K/Kamee: $6,100 (out w/ $9,950)/James: $1,100

GT: $22,200
BANKRUPT TRASH: $150

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Bonus Round

Melissa picked the second E.

Category: THING

This is the term that describes the stock market is going down…

_ E _ R
_ _ R _ E T

DCMA gave her..,

_ E A R
M A R _ E T

YEAR MARKET was incorrect, but BEAR MARKET was right for a $20K Marlin Boat, giving her a 1-day total of $35K cash & boat. She was greeted by her father-in-law.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: May 3, 1990

EPISODE #1334

Over $121K given away to date this week.

Merge Gupta (female): capital investment analyst for a major oil/gas co. who does aerobics three times a week and also crossword puzzles from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Doug Carey: full-time student as Grossmont College and part-time newspaper reporter for an east county newspaper from San Diego

Dale Rosso: clients service officer for a major trust co. who’s engaged and also from Calgary

Round 1: EVENT

Merge: insta-BANKRUPT

Doug: $300 T pair, S for sorry

Dale: $800 R pair, two E’s, $2,700 N trio, A for awful

Merge: $900 G, two I’s, D for dud

Doug: $800 B pair, $1,400 C pair, solve…

R I B B _ N –
C _ T T I N G 
C E R E _ _ N _

He solved RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY for $2,500.

FEATURED PRIZE: New Home Memory Craft 7000 sewing machine worth $2K (SEW)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

Doug: $2,400 T trio, $200 H, two E’s, $400 N, one O and three I’s (NMV), $900 P, $900 L pair, Free SPIN covering $500 and one S, bad R call and used FS, SEW prize covering $150 but CRITICAL DUD of B (he thought the next-to-last word was BEST)

Dale: $7,500 trio of W’s, solve…

T H E
W I L _ / W I L _
W E S T
P O I N T

There’s no academy called THE WILD WILD WEST POINT, but Dale solved for the $7,500. 

Merge: ZIP/Doug: $2,500/Dale: $7,500

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Round 3: PLACE

Dale: insta-BANKRUPT near red $500

Merge: four N’s for $800, five T’s for $2,500, five E’s, $900 H, BANKRUPT near pink $500 (lost $3,950)

Doug: $10,500 R trio, two I’s, $1,800 S trio, $900 L pair, four A’s, $250 D, solve…

T H E / _ E N T E R S
_ _ R / D I S E A S E
_ _ N T R _ L
I N / A T L A N T A

He IDed THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN ATLANTA for $12,950!

Merge: ZILCH/Doug: $15,450/Dale: $7,500

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: 7n/8d trip to the Hayman Island Resort in Queensland, Australia + Konica Z-Up 80 camera worth $8,739 (TRIP)

Round 4: THINGS

Merge: $400 S pair, two E’s, TRIP covering $300 but no R

Doug: $200 N, L for loss of turn 

Dale: didn’t quite make it out of the BANKRUPT near $1,500

Merge: $700 T pair

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ E _
E _ _ S
_ N / T _ _ S T

Consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Merge: Y (HUH?)
Doug: F (DUD)
Dale: M (DUD)
Merge: D
Doug: P

P _ _ _ _ E D
E _ _ S
_ N / T _ _ S T

He solved the Food & Drink item of POACHED EGGS ON TOAST for $500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S (Doug), A (Dale), D (Merge)		Merge
ROUND 2	R, B (Doug)
ROUND 3			2 (Dale, Merge)
ROUND 4	R (Merge), L (Doug), Y (Merge), F (Doug), M (Dale)		Dale

FINAL SCORES 
Merge: PARTING GIFTS/Doug: $15,950/Dale: $7,500

GT: $23,450
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,950

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Bonus Round

The his/her Chevys and the gold watch were available in either the W and the second E. Doug chose the W.

Category: THING

Some people may experience this if you’re on the show…

_ N _ _ E T _

The CAMP strategy (CMPA) gave him…

A N _ _ E T _

ANKLETS and ANGELIC were off the mark. He would feel ANXIETY on not winning the Chevys.

MY RATING: 6

Doug’s other game

WoF Retro Recap: May 1, 1990

EPISODE #1332

Over $159K waiting to be won.

Julie Roeder: motorcycle dealership worker married w/ one daughter  from Monroeville, OH

Denise Allen: personnel manager for a law firm who’s recently engaged from Bladensburg, MD

Vince Tolliver: 1-day champ w/ $31,392 cash & prizes 

Round 1: PERSON

Julie: $1,200 N trio, T for turnover 

Denise: R for rats

Vince: LaT 

Julie: $400 S, two E’s, $600 L pair, one O and two A’s (NMV), $350 D, $400 M (complete board)

N E L S O N
M A N D E L A

She IDed the name of this South African leader for $2,200.

FEATURED PRIZE: 36” porcelain vase, hand-painted coromandel screen, and handcrafted tansu chest worth $4,405 (ORIENT)

Round 2: PERSON again

Denise: LaT right away 

Vince: $300 N pair, $300 W (surprise me), $1,500 S pair, two A’s and five E’s, ORIENT covering $150 and three T’s, four O’s, $200 H, $300 R, one U, $300 C, solve…

A / S O U R C E
W H O / A S _ E _
N O T / T O / _ E
_ _ E N T _ _ _ E _

He solved A SOURCE WHO ASKED NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED for $2,350 and the orient prize.

Julie: $2,200/Denise: ZIP/Vince: $6,755 cash & orient

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Round 3: THINGS

Vince: $1K S pair, $150 D, $900 N, two A’s, $600 C trio, two E’s and I, solve…

C A _ _ _ _
A N D / C _ E _ E _ _
S _ I C _ S

He ate some CARROT AND CELERY STICKS for a PR of $1,900 and a new total of $8,655.

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Hi-Lo travel trailer worth $11,750 (CAMPER)

Round 4: PLACE

Julie: three T’s for $600, BANKRUPT near red $500

Denise: $200 H, $500 N pair, $400 G, $400 S pair, two E’s, LaT 

Vince: $5K R, two O’s and A’s, $3K M pair, solve…

T H E / G R E A T
S M O _ _
M O _ N T A _ N S

…but he blew the $7,500 solve by one letter w/ THE GREAT SMOKE MOUNTAINS.

Julie: $400 K, $500 Y (NMC), solve…

T H E / G R E A T
S M O K Y
M O _ N T A _ N S

She located THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS for $900.

Julie: $3,100/Denise: ZILCH/Vince: $8,655 cash & orient

Speed-Up: THING

Consonants were worth $500 apiece.

Denise: N
Vince: T (DUD)
Julie: 3 S’s
Denise: T (DUPE)
Vince: M (DUD)
Julie: H (DUD)
Denise: R (DUD)
Vince: P (DUD)
Julie: D (DUD)
Denise: C (DUD)
Vince: W (DUD)
Julie: 2 L’s
Denise: F (DUD)
Vince: 2 B’s

B _ S _ B _ L L
S _ _ S _ N

We’re in BASEBALL SEASON right now, and Vince solved for a grand.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Julie), R (Denise)	Vince
ROUND 2		Denise
ROUND 3	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4		Denise	Julie	Vince‘s blown solve
ROUND 5	T, M, P, W (Vince) H, D (Julie) R, C, F (Denise)			Denise’s T repeat

FINAL SCORES 
Julie: $3,100/Denise: PARTING GIFTS/Vince: $9,655 cash & orient ($41,047 so far)

GT: $12,755
BANKRUPT TRASH: $600

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Bonus Round

From W-EEL, Vince picked the first E.

Category: PERSON

A couple to start…

_ _ S _ N _ _ _

After initially picking L, he chose CPGA and was in a great shape w/ this new layout…

C A S A N _ _ A

He IDed Italian adventurer Giacometti CASANOVA for the cash and a new total of $66,047 cash & prizes. Friends Ty and Brian greeted him.

MY RATING: 7

Vince’s last game

2022 Daytime Emmy Winners in the Game Show World

Hi folks, here I am relaxing in my aunt’s condominium in Toronto for the next two weeks. As I said before, most of my time will be with family, but let’s see how it goes.

Anyway, WHEEL was shut out in winning any Emmys this year. Here’s the actual winners from last Friday…

Best Game Show: JEOPARDY! (not surprising)

Best Game Show Host: Steve Harvey

It’s pretty much due to the controversies Pat has caused.

Best Lighting Direction: “The Kelly Clarkson Show”

WoF Retro Recap: April 30, 1990

EPISODE #1331

Over $193K waiting to be won…

Vince Tolliver: recording artist and part-time marketer for major corporations

Alan Novitsky: letter carrier for the USPS married to Diane for 15 yrs. w/ one daughter named Stacey from San Diego

Laurie Powell: 1-day champ w/ $57,810 cash & Jaguar

Round 1: TITLE

Vince: T ($400)

Alan: Two N’s (TD), BANKRUPT (-$2K)

Laurie: Two D’s ($500), two A’s, three S’s ($200), three E’s, two R’s ($200)

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

She solves the 1989 dramedy movie “CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS” for $1,500.

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

FEATURED PRIZE: 18K gold, pearl, and enamel Fred Joaillier exclusive (PIN) worth $2,100

Alan: S ($200)

Laurie: N (PIN/$150), T ($200)

Vince: Three R’s ($200), C ($250), two L’s ($200), I

Alan: B ($300)

Laurie: D ($150), two V’s ($150), three E’s, G ($150), two A’s, two O’s (NMV), M ($200), Y ($150; NMC)

G R O V E R
C L E V E L A N D
A M O R Y

She reads the answer for $2,450 cash & pin.

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Round 3: THINGS

Laurie: Two S’s ($500), two T’s ($500), three N’s ($400), three A’s, two R’s ($250), E, O, three I’s, two G’s ($400)

A N T I A G I N G
S _ I N / _ A R E
_ R O _ _ _ T S

She blew the $3,500 solve by a letter w/ ANTIAGING SKIN WARE PRODUCTS.

Vince: K ($550), P ($300), B ($250)

Alan: BANKRUPT near $500

Laurie: Two C’s ($800)

A N T I A G I N G
S K I N / C A R E
P R O _ _ C T S

The brand Vichy’s is known for making ANTIAGING SKIN CARE PRODUCTS and she was right this time for $5,100; $9,050 is where she stands.

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Round 4: PERSON

FEATURED PRIZE: California baby grand piano from Shaffer and sons (PIANO) worth $10,044

Vince: Two T’s ($350), H (TD), four E’s, O, two F’s ($1,500), A, two R’s ($200), two N’s ($250), C ($500)

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

He knew that François Mitterrand was THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE at the time for $9,350 and the comeback win in that PR!

PENALTY BOX	BANKRUPTS	DUDS	MISSOLVES
ROUND 1	Alan	T (Vince)
ROUND 2		S (Alan), T (Laurie), I (Vince), B (Alan)
ROUND 3	Alan	B (Vince)	Laurie
ROUND 4

FINAL SCORES
Vince: $9,350/Alan: PARTING GIFTS/Laurie: $9,050

GT: $18,400
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2K

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Bonus Round

Vince picked the H.

Category: THING

For starters…

_ R _ _ _ _
N _ _ _ T

He knew it already like I did and said FGHI…

F R I _ _ _
N I G H T

…it wasn’t FRIDAY NIGHT, but he won the Gourmet’s Delight (incl. two trips to Perugia, Italy and Paris, France; pasta from Pasta Mama’s; and a cookware set) worth $22,042, giving him a final total of $31,392 cash & prizes. He was then greeted by his parents Jack and Ann, along w/ his sister Mary.

MY RATING: 7