WoF Retro Recap: December 6, 1995

EPISODE #2408

Judy Borden: major insurance co. worker who’s married (he would love to meet Pat if she won tonight’s BR) w/ four kids (including a daughter-in-law) and a grandson from West Hartford, CT

Paul McWhorter: realty marketing co. worker (he sold property at auction 5 Western states) who grew up everywhere while his father was in the Air Force from Portland, OR

Rosemarie Ranieri: 1-day champ w/ $19,088

BTW, on the subject of astrology, Pat’s a Scorpio, and this time, Rosemarie recommended that he stay home w/ the Cancer (Johnny).

Round 1: THING

Judy: insta-dud of N

Paul: $200 T, $400 R, $450 S, $500 L, three E’s, $2K C pair, B for bad

Rosemarie: $500 H, $1,200 P trio, $1,600 D pair (NMC), solve…

H _ T
S P _ C E D
_ P P L E / C _ D E R

Rosemarie drank some HOT SPICED APPLE CIDER for $3,300.

FEATURED PRIZE: his/hers Hart F14 freestyle snow skis w/ matching poles worth $2K (SKIS)

Round 2: CLUE

Paul: four T’s for SURPRISE, $500 R, two E’s, $1,800 N pair, two H’s for Free SPIN, triple O’s, $2,100 W trio, three A’s, $1,500 D pair, solve…

W H A T / T H E
_ O W A R D _ _
_ _ O N / W A N T E D
_ O _ T

But he sadly timed out on the very last word, so $5,150 and the SURPRISE were in jeopardy.

Rosemarie: $200 C, $800 L pair, F for flunk on $2,500

Judy: $500 S, $200 Y, solve…

W H A T / T H E
C O W A R D L Y
L _ O N / W A N T E D
_ O S T

She solved for $700, but did she know WHAT THE COWARDLY LION WANTED MOST? Well, she did get the bonus answer of courage, but it was just after the buzzer. Paul got it right in the time limit for the $500 bonus.

Judy: $700/Paul: $500 FS/Rosemarie: $3,300

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Round 3: SAME NAME

Rosemarie: $1K T pair, $700 S, H for halt

Judy: N for negative

Paul: $3K R trio, $800 F, $250 B, $900 J, two O’s, one C for DOUBLE PLAY and used it right away…WASTED  on $10K’s right side (lost $4,700) and used FS, $600 K, one E, L for loss of turn

Rosemarie: $400 D pair, $500 V (NMC), solve…

D _ V _ D
R O B E R T / &
J _ C K
F R O S T

She solved DAVID, ROBERT & JACK FROST for $2,600.

Judy: $700/Paul: $500/Rosemarie: $5,900

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: marked BARBADOS

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Judy: $500 T, LaT

Paul: $500 N pair, $700 R

SPEED-UP

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

Consonants were worth $900 apiece.

Paul: Y
Rosemarie: 2 D’s
Judy: K
Paul: F (DUD)
Rosemarie: S

S _ _ _ / D _ N K
Y _ _ R
D _ _ _ _ N _ T

Rosemarie solved SLAM DUNK YOUR DOUGHNUT for $2,700 and her second win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	N (Judy), B (Paul)
ROUND 2	F (Rosemarie)			Paul‘s incomplete solve
ROUND 3	H (Rosemarie), N (Judy), L (Paul)		Paul
ROUND 4	F (Paul)	Judy

FINAL SCORES
Judy: $700/Paul: $500/Rosemarie: $8,600 ($27,688 so far)

GT: an underwhelming $9,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,700

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Bonus Round

Rosemarie picked that L again.

Category: THING

The middle letter of this one-wordy is…

_ _ _ L _ _ _

PCDI was also of limited help (and this triggered a painful post-buzzer $100K solve in S25)…

_ P _ L _ _ _

She was on the right track w/ the A sound, but then changed it to OPULENT, and we would offer her an APOLOGY, because she didn’t solve for $25K.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: December 5, 1995

Start of the week of Dec. 4, 1995

EPISODE #2407

Ben Spielman: 1-day champ w/ $33,008

Rosemarie Ranieri: astrologer and short story writer married w/ two daughters and five grandkids from Brigantine, NJ

Lynette Roberts: data processing worker and mom of two kids and four grandkids from New York

Round 1: THING

Ben: $900 R pair, $1K T pair, three I’s and two O’s, $1,400 T pair, solve…

_ R I _ _
I N T R O _ _ _ T I O N

After a BRIEF INTRODUCTION by him at the top of this show, he scored a $2,800 PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: Jules Jurgenson hand-engraved coered pocket calendat watch in 14-karat gold worth $3,590 (WATCH)

BTW, Johnny mentioned that he’s a Cancer, so Rosemarie thought he should stay home, so everybody laughed at that remark.

Round 2: WHO IS IT?

Rosemarie: $300 T, LaT

Lynette: $400 H, $400 N, $500 R pair, three E’s, $400 M, S for sorry

Ben: $450 P, one F for WATCH, two O’s, $400 L, BANKRUPT (goodbye $4,190 cash & watch)

Rosemarie: $700 Z, $900 W, $2,500 D, solve…

T H E / W _ Z _ R D
O F / M E N L O
P _ R _

Rosemarie solved for $4,400 and the lead, but did she know who’s THE WIZARD OF MENLO PARK? She did w/ Thomas Edison.

Ben: $2,800/Rosemarie: $4,900/Lynette: ZIP

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Lynette: $1K N pair, $500 G, three I’s, $10K’s right side (lost $1,250)

Ben: $200 R, other bad side of $10K

Rosemarie: $1K C pair, one K for DOUBLE PLAY (she tried to pick it up before calling that letter), used DP right away…$200 x 2 and one L, $1K D pair, $3K T trio, $250 Q, $800 S, one H for SURPRISE, solve…

Q _ I T T I N G
C _ L D / T _ R K _ _
S _ N D _ I C H

She solved QUITTING COLD TURKEY SANDWICH for $6,450 and a yachting trip in Tahiti from The Moorings worth $6,238.

Ben: $2,800/Rosemarie: $17,588 cash & Tahiti/Lynette: ZERO

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FEATURED PRIZE: marked CANADA

Round 4: THING

Ben: $1,600 N pair, five E’s, $1,400 R pair, $1K L pair, $1,400 S pair, solve…

N _ _ _ E R – _ N E
_ E S _ / S E L L E R

He solved NUMBER-ONE BEST SELLER for $5,150 — PR #2.

Ben: $7,950/Rosemarie: $17,588 cash & Tahiti/Lynette: ZILCH

Round 5: THING

Rosemarie: insta-dud of T

Consonants in S-U mode were worth $500 apiece.

Lynette: N (DUD)
Ben: R
Rosemarie: repeated the T she already said
Lyynette: 3 S’s
Ben: B
Rosemarie: L
Lynette: G (DUD)
Ben: K (HUH?!)
Rosemarie: 2 C’s

_ _ R _ B _ C S
C L _ S S

Rosemarie solved AEROBICS CLASS for $1,500 more.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2	S (Lynette)	Rosemarie	Ben
ROUND 3			2 (Lynette, Ben)
ROUND 4	PERFECT ROUND #2
ROUND 5	T (Rosemarie), N (Lynette), G (Lynette), K (Ben)			Rosemarie‘s T repeat

FINAL SCORES
Ben: $7,950/Rosemarie: $19,088 cash & Tahiti/Lynette: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $27,038
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,640 cash & watch

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Bonus Round

From WHE-L, Rosemarie’s picking the L for her cat Lucky.

Category: THING

Here’s one in each word…

_ _ _ T
_ R _ _

ACPD was good for…

_ _ _ T
_ R A P

…only the bottom word, and the keys to the Jeep Grand Cherokee stayed inside this GIFT WRAP.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: November 30, 1995

Kristin’s second game

EPISODE #2404

Wally Mazan: retired glazier attending bar part-time w/ a daughter who gave birth to his first grandchild from Hanover Park, IL

Jo Ann Lowrie: a lady who goes to coffee houses and concerts w/ her friends who are musicians from Scotch Plains, NJ

Kristin Wilda: 2-day champ w/ $65,184

Round 1: FILL IN THE BLANK

Wally: $500 R, $500 N, $800 T, two E’s, S for sorry

Jo Ann: $500 Y pair, $2,700 M trio, two O’s, $400 F, one I, $400 G, sole dud vowel of A for awful

Kristin: $400 D, $500 P pair, $400 L, $400 C (NMC), solve…

? / C O M P _ T E R
? / D _ M P L I N G
? / O F / M Y / E Y E

She solved ? COMPUTER ? DUMPLING ? OF MY EYE for $1,700 and knew the word that fits those blanks is apple.

FEATURED PRIZE: 5d ski trip to Keystone Resort in Colorado worth $2,873 (COLORADO)

And Pat asked just once for Johnny to say the words “THIS…IS…JEOPARDY!” on the show.

Round 2: STAR & ROLE

Jo Ann: $800 S pair, five A’s, $500 N pair, one O, T for turnover

Kristin: $800 L pair, $900 C, three E’s, $400 G, one I (NMV), $250 J, $1K K pair, two R’s for SURPRISE, $500 P, solve…

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

Despite pausing after the next-to-last word, she IDed JACKIE GLEASON AS RALPH KRAMDEN for $3,350 and her third and final SURPRISE, which was an Orient Lines New Zealand cruise aboard the Marco Polo worth $10,046!

Kristin: $15,596 cash & cruise/Others: $0 each

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Round 3: PHRASE

Kristin: $10K’s left side

Wally: $800 R, $1K L pair, two O’s, $250 F, $1,500 T trio, five E’s, $4K H quartet, one A, $700 W, $800 B, two I’s, CRITICAL DUD of M ($8,050 at risk)

Jo Ann: $250 G, $400 N, one U (NMV), $1K P pair, $10,500 C trio, $1,100 K pair (complete board)

P I C K I N G / U P
T H E / C H E C K
F O R / T H E
W H O L E / T A B L E

She read the answer for $13K!

Wally: ZERO/Jo Ann: $13K/Kristin: $15,596 cash & cruise

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Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Wally: 2 T’s
Jo Ann: 3 C’s
Kristin: 3 R’s
Wally: H

_ R C H _ _ T R _
C _ _ _ _ C T _ R

Wally solved ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR for his only $900 on the night.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	S (Wally), A (Jo Ann)
ROUND 2	T (Wally)
ROUND 3	M (Wally)		Kristin
ROUND 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Wally: $900/Jo Ann: $13K/Kristin: $15,596 cash & cruise

GT: $29,496
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

Kristin picked that L again.

Category: PHRASE

Good head start…

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

DMCA gave her…

_ _ R _ _ _ E
A N D
_ _ R _ E T

…just the obvious and she didn’t have much of anything. It was FORGIVE AND FORGET, and she lost the piano. Still, she’s going home w/ $80,780 cash & prizes!

MY RATING: 8

Conclusion of the week (ft. Vanna’s haircut)

WoF Retro Recap: November 28, 1995

EPISODE #2402

Gary Perez: 1-day champ w/ $7,195

Kristin Wilda: preschool teacher married to Mike w/ four sons who enjoys acting (she’s involved w/ the Smithfield Little Theatre) from Smithfield, VA

Arun Ryan: worker for a large electronics co. married w/ two kids from Phoenix, AZ

Round 1: EVENT

Gary: $800 N pair, two I’s, O and two A’s, $1K T pair, $1,600 H pair, $400 W, four E’s, solve…

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

He solved AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE for a $2,800 PR.

FEATURED PRIZE: bronze American eagle sculpture “North by Northwest” worth $4K (BRONZE)

Round 2: PLACE

Kristin: LaT

Arun: $1,600 T quartet, two H’s for Free SPIN, $1,600 S quartet, five E’s, $800 N pair, $400 M, one I, odd dud of Y

Gary: F for flunk

Kristin: B for bad on SURPRISE

Arun: $200 L, $400 R, one O, $800 C pair, one K for BRONZE, solve…

T H E
T E N / I T E M S
O R / L E S S
C H E C K S T _ N _

He solved THE TEN ITEMS OR LESS CHECKSTAND for $5,050 and the bronze sculpture.

Gary: $2,800/Kristin: ZIP/Arun: $9,050 cash & bronze FS

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Round 3: WHO IS IT?

Arun: $900 T, $500 R pair, $1K N pair, $500 S pair, one I, L for loss of turn

Gary: $3,500 C, two E’s and four O’s, $800 G pair, $1K M pair, baddie of J on DOUBLE PLAY (he must’ve thought this person was MAJOR in the armed forces, which he is not)

Kristin: $2K Y pair, three A’s and U, D for dud

Arun: $400 B pair (complete board)

M A Y O R
C O N G R E S S M A N
I / G O T
Y O U / B A B E

He read the answer for $3,050, but had no idea on who it is. Gary, however, knew it’s Sonny Bono.

Gary: $3,300/Kristin: ZILCH/Arun: $12,100 cash & bronze FS

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Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Gary: three S’s for $1,050, five E’s, H for halt

Kristin: one N for SURPRISE, one R for DP and used right away…$400 x 2 and four T’s, $400 Y pair, $2,700 L trio, solve…

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

She solved for $6,300 and the SURPRISE, which was…a trip to Egypt at the Sonesta Hotel Cairo (Sonesta Nile Goddess cruise ship experience included) worth $10,388 and that’s enough to complete the comeback win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2	Y (Arun), F (Gary), B (Kristin)	Kristin
ROUND 3	L (Arun), J (Gary), D (Kristin)
ROUND 4	H (Gary)

FINAL SCORES
Gary: $3,300/Kristin: $16,688 cash & Egypt/Arun: $12,100

GT: $32,088
NO BANKRUPTS!

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Bonus Round

Kristin chose the W.

Category: THING

One S and two T’s to start…

S T _ _ _ _ T _ _

CMDA gave her a couplemore…

S T _ _ _ A T C _

Time didn’t run out on the STOPWATCH, because she got it immediately and won the 1996 INFINITI I30 Luxury Touring Sedan worth $34,200, giving her a 1-day total of $50,888 cash & prizes! She took Mike the hubby to her new ride.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: November 27, 1995

Back on my S13 journey now.

Mark Burkhard’s first appearance

EPISODE #2401

Charlie was feeling ill, so Johnny Gilbert was filling in as announcer all week long.

Mark Burkhard: 1-day champ w/ $48,450

Gary Perez: working actor who enjoys golf from L.A.

Kim Turner: a lady who did volunteer work for Project Angel Food who’s married w/ a 10-month-old son (Joshua) from Tarzana, CA

Round 1: PHRASE

Mark: $400 R, $3K T trio, $1K L pair, two A’s, BANKRUPTed away $4,150

Gary: $150 S, $500 N, two I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $400)

Kim: F for flunk

Mark: P for phoey

Gary: $600 M pair, $500 D (?) pair, solve…

(Because of source video problems, we know what space he landed on, but the question is whether he called the D or Y.)

I ‘ L L / S T A R T
M _ / D I _ T
M _ N D A _

Gary solved “I’LL START MY DIET MONDAY” for $1,100.

FEATURED PRIZE: Radisson Cable Beach Resort worth $3,710 (BAHAMAS)

Round 2: PEOPLE

Gary: four S’s for DOUBLE PLAY, odd and unsurprising dud of Y

Kim: T for turnover

Mark: $200 L, one N for BAHAMAS, $400 R pair, two O’s, M for mistake

Gary: one B for SURPRISE, $800 D pair, three E’s, $750 K, solve…

B R O O K E
S _ _ E L D S
& / _ N D R E
_ _ _ S S _

He IDed BROOKE SHIELDS & ANDRE AGASSI for $1,300 and the SURPRISE, which was a houseboat vacation from Forever Resorts worth $4,795.

Gary: $7,195 cash & houseboat DP/Others: $0 each

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Round 3: PLACE

Kim: $250 N, $2,700 T trio, four E’s and A, $7K M pair, one I and three O’s, painful BANKRUPT near pink $500 (lost $8,950)

Mark: $250 L, $1K R pair, $800 D, $10K’s left side (lost $2,050)

Gary: LaT

Kim: $800 P, $800 F, $250 V, solve…

D E P A R T M E N T
O F / M O T O R
V E _ I _ L E _

She solved the DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES for $1,850.

Mark: ZIPPO/Gary: $7,195 cash & houseboat DP/Kim: $1,850

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Round 4: OCCUPATION

Mark: $400 R, $1,500 S

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S _ _ _ R

Consonants were worth a measly $300. He then said G…

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ S _ _ _ R

…and nailed GUIDANCE COUNSELOR for $2,200 — QUICK PR.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	F (Kim), P (Mark)		2 (men)
ROUND 2	Y (Gary), T (Kim), M (Mark)
ROUND 3		Gary	2 (Kim, Mark)
ROUND 4	QUICK PERFECT ROUND

FINAL SCORES
Mark: $2,200 (out w/ $50,650)/Gary: $7,195 cash & houseboat/Kim: $1,850

And Pat had to teach Gary the use of the DP.

GT: $11,245
BANKRUPT TRASH: $15,550

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Bonus Round

The non-$25K prizes this week…

• designer grand piano ($16K+)
• trip to Asia ($20K+)
• INFINITI sedan ($34K+)
• double strand cultured pearl necklace w/ diamonds ($30K+)

Gary picked the second E.

Category: THING

Here’s a couple to start…

_ _ _ R _ S _ _

CFKO’s an interesting combo, but that only added…

C _ _ R _ S _ _

CADS, CALS, CARLSBAD and CARLSON were off the mark, so he didn’t have the CHARISMA to win the Asia trip.

MY RATING: 4

WoF Retro Recap: April 12, 2004

EPISODE #4056: WHEEL AROUND THE WORLD

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

D _ N ‘ T / R U _ H
_ _

Matthew’s incorrect w/ “DON’T RUSH IN“.

D _ N ‘ T / R U S H
_ E

Jun blurted out the answer without ringing in, so Alyssa solved “DON’T RUSH ME”. She’s the only lady from this opening panel of the week…

Alyssa Badolato: a lady planning to be a 3rd grade teacher after finishing her Master’s married 4 yrs. w/ a daughter (Isabelle) who  also dreamed of being on Broadway and got to be part of the Moulin Rouge when she went to Paris a couple yrs. ago from Bayside, NY

Matthew Baizer: owner of a small restaurant chain (Asian food) in the Bay Area married to Trish for 9 yrs. w/ three kids from Danville, CA

Jun Quibuyen, Jr: mail processor for the USPS married to Grace w/ one son (Gerard) and a Lakers fan from Anaheim

$2K Toss-Up: THING

_ _ / _ X A _ T
_ E _ _ I _ _

Not sure if the wheel in the live tour shows will be AN EXACT REPLICA of the one at SPS, but Alyssa’s tripled up.

Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: RICARDO

Round 1: TITLE

Alyssa: $350 T, $2,500 H (no reaction), one E and three A’s, $10K’s right side ($2,350 lost)

Matthew: R for rats

Jun: odd and unsurprising dud of V (he was thinking HAVE for the next-to-last word when it’s clearly not)

Alyssa: $300 W, one O (NMV), $550 L, $900 F, $300 D, $900 N pair, solve…

T W O / A N D / A
H A L F / _ E N

Alyssa recalled the CBS sitcom “TWO AND A HALF MEN” for $2,700.

FEATURED WAtW TRIP: Collette Vacations to Cairns, Australia + Qantas airfare worth $5,400 (marked WAtW all week long)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Matthew: $1,800 N trio, $600 T pair, two A’s, $300 G, four I’s, $3,500 H, three E’s, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT (lost $5,450)

Jun: one R for WAtW trip, $600 C pair, $900 P, H repeat ($6,900 cash & trip at risk)

Alyssa: $400 W, $450 M, $3,500 Y, $1,650 S trio

M Y / P A T I E N C E
I S / W E A R I N G
T H I N / S _ C _ S

…but she’s going on much to my dismay…and she’s BANKRUPTed near $600 to give up $6K — UGH. -__- Matthew then acquired the Free SPIN w/ the last consonant of K…

M Y / P A T I E N C E
I S / W E A R I N G
T H I N / S _ C K S

I know you’re thinking MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN SOCKS after those costly BANKRUPTS and that H repeat, and Matthew’s on the board w/ the house minimum.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $16,100

Jun: ZERO/Alyssa: $5,700/Matthew: $500 FS

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Mystery Round: CLUE

Prize: $10K bloomingdale’s GC

Jun: four R’s on MW near $800 and flipped…bloomingdale’s, $10,500 S trio, three I’s and two A’s, $1,350 T trio, $700 L pair, five E’s, one W for RICARDO gift tag…PAINFUL BANKRUPT near $3,500 ($22,800 cash & prizes FLUSHED AWAY — YIKES)

Alyssa: $1,800 G pair, one O, $400 N, same BANKRUPT (lost $1,950)

Matthew: $600 F pair, $700 H, last vowel of U, $450 D, solve…

A / F L I G H T L E S S
_ I R D / O R / A
G R E E N / S W E E T
F R U I T

Matthew solved for $1,500 and correctly said that kiwi is A FLIGHTLESS BIRD OR A GREEN SWEET FRUIT.

Jun: BAD SHAPE/Alyssa: $5,700/Matthew: $5K FS

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$3K Toss-Up: QUOTATION

_ E _ _ M _ E R
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ O

Matthew recited “REMEMBER THE ALAMO” to get into the lead.

Speed-Up: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

This would make up for lost time — a $6K Final Spin!

Matthew: T
Jun: R (DUD)
Alyssa: 2 S’s
Matthew: H
Jun: D
Alyssa: N
Matthew: L
Jun: 2 B’s
Alyssa: V (NMC)

_ L V _ S / _ N D
H _ B B _ T S

Alyssa solved ELVES AND HOBBITS for $24K and the big win! And she didn’t even realize how much she won until Pat told her the fact.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	R (Matthew), V (Jun)		Alyssa
ROUND 2			2 (Matthew, Alyssa)	Jun‘s H repeat
ROUND 3			2 (Jun, Alyssa)
ROUND 4	R (Jun)

FINAL SCORES
Jun: $500 GOOSEEGG/Alyssa: $29,700/Matthew: $8K

GT: $38,200
RECORD-WORST BANKRUPT TRASH AT THE TIME: $38,550 cash & GCs

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Bonus Round (sponsored by SonyCard that week)

The foreign vehicles this week were a MINI Cooper Hardtop and a Volkswagen Touareg. After we saw Chris the hubby, Alyssa spun the A of CASH.

Category: TITLE

This is the title of a magazine and Madonna song…

_ _ _ _ E

But she WIPED OUT w/ CDPA and was wrong w/ MOVIE (fits the blanks but not the category), HOUSE and BOUNCE; it was “VOGUE” and she lost the MINI Cooper.

At the end, we saw a clip of Australia’s version of the show (the Toss-ups in their country are called Flip-Ups).

MY RATING: 4 (way too much lost to BANKRUPT)

WoF Retro Recap: April 2, 2004

Watch footage of this episode HERE.

EPISODE #4050: SAND & SEA

$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

_ A S T E _ / O F
_ L _ U S _ O N

Rob solved MASTER OF ILLUSION. These three players tried to hold off a possible skunking on the week and one of them looked familiar…

Rob Mrozinski: composer for a nonprofit that provides prosthetic limbs to kids and writer of the disco song “Give It Up, Kid” (a #1 hit in Italy in 1979) who’s currently writing an idea for a theme song for WHEEL from Las Vegas (orig. from Brooklyn; he moved to NV six months prior)

Kristin Deffler: second-year entertainment law student who enjoys ultimate Frisbee, singing and acting from Davie, FL

Heather Barber: law student who enjoys University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball from L.A. (orig. from Cincinnati); she returned due to an unfair ruling on her episode on May 21, 2003

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

H I _ _ S I _ E
M A N _ I _ N

Rob tripled up w/ HILLSIDE MANSION (and Pat told him “very good” in Italian).

Gift Tag: Vacation rentals from ResortQuest International

Round 1: EVENT

Rob: four T’s for $1,600, two S’s for $800 more, four E’s, $1,200 G pair, $900 R, three O’s, $900 H,

S _ O _ T _ _ E O _ S
G E T – T O G E T H E R

…but he then said a CRITCAL DUD of D to leave $4,900 sitting there.

Kristin: no L on ResortQuest gift tag

Heather: $1,600 N pair, $450 P (NMC), solve…

S P O N T _ N E O _ S
G E T – T O G E T H E R

She had her SPONTANEOUS GET-TOGETHER for $2,050.

FEATURED TRIP: Marco Beach Ocean Resort on Florida’s Gulf Coast worth $7,268 (FLORIDA)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Kristin: $1,650 S trio, $900 T, one E, $800 N, the L failed her again while she’s on $3,500

Heather: one C for ResortQuest gift tag, $3,500 K, A for awful

Rob: three F’s on JACKPOT ($14,250 at the time; he almost got buzzed out before declining), $800 R, $300 H, two I’s, one Z for Free SPIN, two O’s, D for dud and used FS, last vowel of U, solve…

F R O Z E N
F I S H / S T I C K S
O F / _ U _

You’re not gonna chew on FROZEN FISH STICKS OF GUM, but he solved for the $500 minimum.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,950

Heather: $2,050/Rob: $3,500/Kristin: ZERO

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Mystery Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Prize: $10K bloomingdale’s GC

Heather: insta-dud of T

Rob: BANKRUPT near $600

Kristin: $450 S, $600 L pair, three A’s, same BANKRUPT (lost $800)

Heather: three H’s on MW near $900 and flipped…oops

Rob: $400 N, $300 G, two I’s, $400 V, $600 W pair, solve…

H A V I N G / A
_ A L L
W I S H / _ _ _
W _ _ _ / H _ _ _

He won $1,450 and would write the words “HAVING A BALL, WISH YOU WERE HERE” on a postcard from MEXICO, because he’s off to the Hosteria Las Quintas Eco Spa worth $4,700.

Heather: $2,050/Rob: $9,650 cash & MEX/Kristin: ZILCH

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$3K Toss-Up: THE 90’s

P A _ T _ / _ F
_ _ V _

Rob IDed the family drama “PARTY OF FIVE”.

Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Rob: 3 R’s
Kristin: 3 S’s
Heather: T
Rob: 2 L’s

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

Rob took down a PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER for $6,500 and the win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	D (Rob), L (Kristin)
ROUND 2	L (Kristin), A (Heather)
ROUND 3	T (Heather)		3 (whole panel)
ROUND 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Heather: $2,050/Rob: $19,150 cash & MEX/Kristin: $500 GOOSEEGG

So, Heather won less on this episode than her first, but she’s going home w/ $6,700.

GT: $21,700
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. MW $): $800

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Bonus Round

After we saw Rob’s friend and spiritual advisor David, he landed on the third zero.

Category: PHRASE

Some help up top to start…

S _ _ E _ _ _ N _
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PGMI caused me to stick a fork in him…

S _ _ E _ _ I N G
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He’s well off course w/ SWEEPING UP, STEPPING UP, STRIPPING, and ____ UP before saying SQUEEZING way too late. He wouldn’t be SQUEAKING BY w/ $25K and this week was a SKUNKING (fourth this season).

At the end, we hear an update from Carol Wright who won $28,250 w/ soap star Lynn Herring during SoapCity Week on Apr. 30, 2001. Before she made her appearance, she wanted to give her all winnings to others. She bought her parents a new truck, a car for her niece, and donated the rest of her winnings to the organization she worked, the Special Olympics.

MY RATING: 6