WoF Retro Recap: Groundhog Day 2006

EPISODE #4394: VIVA LAS VEGAS

We start with the animated family.

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

_ E _ T I _ G / A
T _ X E _ O

This is quite ironic- Rico, the sole man of the panel, blanked out while Theresa solved RENTING A TUXEDO. Anyway, here is the lowdown of Thursday’s contestants…

Theresa Bivaletz: works for a non-profit domestic violence agency who loves the NJ Devils hockey team and has four tattoos from Clifton, NJ

Tara Gentry: CU Boulder senior studying International Affairs (she plans to join the Peace Corps and go to Africa after graduation) and speaks Spanish and French from Northglenn, CO

Rico McClinton: professional trainer who’s married with two daughters and a boy and has also raised roller pigeons (they originate from England and do stunts) from Los Angeles, CA

$2K Toss-Up: PERSON

E _ G _ E
S _ _ _ _

Rico got it this time with EAGLE SCOUT.

FEATURED VEGAS BIRD TRIP: Palms Casino Resort via vegas.com worth $4K

Round 1: SAME NAME

Rico: 2 S’s ($300), R ($500), 2 A’s, 2 T’s ($600), I, M ($300), E (NMV), N ($900)
Theresa: P (FS), LaT
Tara: 2 L’s ($2,500– no reaction, though), $10K’s right side ($5K lost)
Rico: just solved for $1,850…

M A T T R E S S
& / L I L _
P A _

He solved MATTRESS & LILY PAD.

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Jackpot Round: ON THE MENU

Theresa: R (JACKPOT), 2 N’s ($900), E, BANKRUPT near $600 ($1,550 lost), used FS, D ($800)
Tara: 2 S’s ($600), other BANKRUPT ($1,200 lost)
Rico: B ($800), C ($550), 4 A’s, solve for $1,100…

A _ A S _ A N
_ _ N _ / C R A B
_ E _ S

He had some ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS for only that much, since he left out the THREE remaining consonant pairs.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,650

Theresa: $1K | Tara: NIL | Rico: $4,950

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Mystery Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Tara: 2 T’s (MW near $800- the reverse was shown before she called that letter), flipped… nothing there
Rico: S (VEGAS.COM), J?! ($800)
Theresa: L ($500), 3 N’s ($400), 3 A’s, same BANKRUPT she hit last round ($1,450 lost)
Tara: 3 D’s ($350), O, 5 E’s, BANKRUPT near $3,500 ($550 lost)
Rico: 2 R’s ($900), X (ticketsnow.com- he placed it on his wedge ledge), I, M ($400), solve for $1,950, VEGAS.COM, & ticketsnow.com…

M _ _ _ – N E E D E D
R E S T / A N D
R E L A X A T I O N

He could take a MUCH-NEEDED REST AND RELAXATION on his trip to BARBADOS (Almond Resorts, airJamaica) worth $6,300. That round totaled $13,250.

Theresa: $1K | Tara: BAD LUCK | Rico: $18,200 cash & prizes

He and Pat arm-wrestled going into commercial.

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$3K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

O P _ _ _ _ T _ _ S T

Rico solved OPTOMETRIST without any confidence.

Round 4: RHYME TIME

Rico: 2 N’s ($300), 2 D’s ($350), A, SPEED-UP

N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / A N D
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Rico: R
Theresa: 2 S’s
Tara: 2 T’s
Rico: L

N _ T R _ T _ _ _ S / A N D
D _ L _ _ _ _ _ S

Rico won the NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS amount of $2,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS
Round 1	N (Rico)	Theresa	Tara
Jackpot Round	D (Theresa)		2 (ladies)
Mystery Round	J (Rico)		3 (ladies; Tara x2)
Round 4	NONE
10 TOTAL	3	1	6

FINAL SCORES
Rico: $24,850 | Ladies: $1K each (Tara was GOOSEEGGED)

GRAND TOTAL: $26,850
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding MW gamble): $9,750

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Bonus Round

Rico admitted that he had never been to Barbados before, but he has been to Las Vegas. Nobody with him, but he spun BONUS.

Category: THING

Decent RSTLNE start…

_ N _ _ L E _ _ E

PVSTCI… triggered a WIPEOUT. He flubbed with ANTELOPE (that would fit under Living Thing), so he didn’t have the KNOWLEDGE to win the Jeep Commander.

MY RATING: 6

Fri.

With that, the months of January and February of this season are now complete!