WoF Retro Recap: February 26, 1996

On their first day back after Hawaii, they started their so-called “African Safari” week (the set was decorated w/ mostly a jungle w/ animals and there’s also a waterfall).

EPISODE #2461: AFRICAN SAFARI

Shane Brown: 1-day champ w/ $20,700 from Feb. 2, 1996 from Lafayette, LA

Suzanne Sload: a lady who worked for a consulting firm for about a month and follower of the Washington Redskins from Rockville, MD

Mark Trimble: is from San Diego. 3rd-year student at San Diego City College and personal trainer who loves working out, singing, playing this show at home, and loves to bowl from San Diego

Round 1: THING

Shane: $1K R pair, $1K T, $350 H, triple E’s, S for sorry

Suzanne: L for loss of turn

Mark: $250 D, $400 N, C for crud

Shane: LaT

Suzanne: $400 V, BANKRUPT

Mark: one I, M for mistake

Shane: one A…

T H E
D A N _ _ E
R I V E R

…but he FLUNKED OUT w/ his next pick of G — no way, man. -___-

Suzanne: $300 B (NMC), solve…

T H E
D A N _ B E
R I V E R

She solved THE DANUBE RIVER.

FEATURED PRIZE: Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville, NY worth $3,140 (DUDE RANCH)

Round 2: CLUE

Suzanne: two T’s for $1,800, seven R’s for $5,250, two E’s, D for dud

Mark: $350 N, $1K G pair, D repeat

Shane: LaT

Suzanne: four H’s for $1K, four O’s, $800 L, $5K Y pair, buys of four A’s, two U’s and two I’s (NMV), $200 C… $900 S pair (complete board)

S E A R C H
T H O R O U G H L Y / O R
I T / A R R A N G E S
Y O U R / H A I R

After that near-fatal spin, she read the answer for $13,700 and correctly said comb for the bonus answer.

Suzanne: $15K/Men: $0 each

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Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Mark: $400 T, the S was no good

Shane: $1,350 R trio, LaT

Suzanne: no G

Mark: N for negative

Shane: $1,650 L trio, two E’s, $400 H, two A’s, $1,800 C pair, two D’s for DOUBLE PLAY and used right away…$400 x 2 and one M, solve…

_ L D / _ _ R L D
C H A R M
_ R A C E L E T

He would certainly buy an OLD WORLD CHARM BRACELET (if it still exists) w/ $5,500.

Shane: $5,500/Suzanne: $15K/Mark: NOTHING

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: marked JEWELS (worth almost $6K)

Round 4: OCCUPATION

After Shane’s insta-BANKRUPT near $1,500, consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Suzanne: R
Mark: 2 S’s
Shane: 2 T’s

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

Shane nailed PHYSICAL THERAPIST for $600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S, G (both by Shane) L (Suzanne), C, M (both by Mark)	Shane	Suzanne
Round 2	D (Suzanne)	Shane		Mark‘s D repeat
Round 3	S (Mark), G (Suzanne), N (Mark)	Shane
Round 4			Shane

FINAL SCORES
Shane: $6,100 (out w/ $26,800)/Suzanne: $15K/Mark: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $21,100
BANKRUPT TRASH: $400

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Bonus Round

This week’s non-$25K prizes…

• home theater system ($16K+)
• African safari ($28K+)
• Land Rover ($37K+)
• Borsheims of Omaha jewel package ($30K)

Suzanne chose the H.

Category: THING

Add the S at the end and you would get the first-ever primetime million dollar win…

_ R _ N
_ _ _ _ _ N

She knew it already and said BFMA…

B R A N
M _ F F _ N

She ate a BRAN MUFFIN and won the Land Rover Discovery worth $37,400, giving her a 1-day total of $52,400 cash & Land Rover! She was greeted by sister Patty and brother-in-law Tony.

MY RATING: 7

Suzanne’s second game