The sports world is mourning the loss of legendary L.A. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, who was the play-by-play man for the team for over six decades. He passed away yesterday at his home the age of 94. No cause of death was given.
Obviously, the team name has been used as a puzzle numerous times before.
Lance Solomon: controller for a vending company married to Debora for 5 yrs. w/ a son Jacob from Livermore, CA
Heather Lyons: bookkeeper for a small computer company married to Tommy for also 5 yrs. w/ a 2.5-yr.-old son (Justin) from Stafford, VA
Dan Giles: fireman in the San Diego area married to Kerry 7 months ago from San Clemente, CA
Round 1: SHOW BIZ (PUZZLER)
Lance: $1,200 T trio, $500 S, two E’s, L for loss of turn
Heather: $500 R pair, two A’s, $250 P, $500 Z (NMC), solve…
T R A P E Z E
A R T _ S T
Heather solved TRAPEZE ARTIST for a grand. Now for a THING…
S _ _ E T Y
_ E T
She knew there’s a SAFETY NET to help the trapeze artist in trouble.
FEATURED PRIZE: equestrian trip to Devon, England from Cross Country International worth $5,838 (ENGLAND)
Round 2: FILL IN THE BLANK
Heather: insta-dud of T on ENGLAND
Dan: LaT
Lance: one S for Free SPIN, $400 R, $550 L, two A’s, Free SPIN’s a waste (said D and then M)
Heather: $550 P, $800 N pair, two E’s, $600 B pair, one O, $900 F, three I’s (NMV), solve…
? / B E A N
? / B I _ I N I
? / O F / P E A R L S
She solved ? BEAN ? BIKINI ? OF PEARLS for $2,100 and correctly said string for the missing blanks.
Heather: $8,100/Men: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Beverly Hills SS used to purchase Fred Joaillier 18-karat white gold jewelry worth $6,360
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Dan: insta-dud of T
Lance: $600 S, $600 N, $700 R, two A’s, one D for ENGLAND, $1,050 L trio, two O’s, B for bad
Heather: $1,800 K trio, BANKRUPT near that red $600
Dan: $600 C, $300 H, $900 Y, solve…
C O O L / H A N D
L _ K _
S K Y _ A L K _ R
He imagined a character named COOL HAND LUKE SKYWALKER for $1,800.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,250
Lance: NOTHING/Heather: $8,100/Dan: $1,800
Round 4: PHRASE
Lance: $600 T pair, $900 S, A for awful
Heather: $1,600 R pair, F for flunk
Dan: $250 L
SPEED-UP
L _ _ _ T / _ _
_ _ R / _ _ S T _ _ _ R
Consonants were worth $300 each.
Dan: N
Lance: C
Heather: G (DUD)
Dan: P
Lance: 2 M’s (NMC)
L _ M _ T / _ N _
P _ R / C _ S T _ M _ R
Lance’s well aware of the LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER rule in solving puzzles, and he finally earned some money in the amount of $2,150.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | L (Lance) | |||
| Round 2 | T (Heather), D, M (both by Lance) | Dan | ||
| Round 3 | T (Dan), B (Lance) | Heather | ||
| Round 4 | A (Lance), F (Heather), G (Heather) |
FINAL SCORES
Lance: $2,150/Heather: $8,100/Dan: $1,800
GT: $12,050
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,800
Bonus Round
The Mercedes convertible and the cash remain in both E’s; Heather chose the second.
Category: THINGS
This is an exercise you should do every day…
_ _ S _ – _ _ S
BHPU was a PERFECT combo…
P U S H – U P S
We had an automatic win! BTW, she didn’t know the puzzle before calling the letters (she thought the answer ended in -BUS), but it didn’t matter, because she won the Mercedes coupe roadster worth $44,385, giving her a final total of $52,485 cash & convertible! She took her friend Laura James from Charleston, SC to her new ride.
MY RATING: 7
Lisa Solomon Rowe: the only female police lieutenant for Paso Robles and a singer in a band called Group Therapy married to Allen w/ two kids from Paso Robles
Dennis Hosack: wildlife biologist (mostly behind the computer) married to Barb w/ one son (Noah) and another on the way from Bennett, NC
Katrice Wallace: junior at Texas Southern Univ. studying elementary education from Missouri City, TX
Round 1: PHRASE
Lisa: $300 R, $400 T, E for end of turn
Dennis: $900 N, $400 C, three A’s, $300 H, two I’s (NMV), $300 W, LaT
Katrice: LaT
Lisa: $450 D, $500 L, solve…
I / C A N
H A R D L _ / W A I T
She rightly said “I CAN HARDLY WAIT” for $1,400.
FEATURED PRIZE: $2,500 Beverly Hills shopping spree for Epicuren Discovery skin care
Round 2: LANDMARK (PUZZLER)
Dennis: $500 S pair, two R’s for Free SPIN, four T’s for $3,600, two E’s, $800 H pair, one U, $2K C quartet, $600 N pair, three I’s, solve…
S T . / _ E T E R ‘ S
C H U R C H / I N
_ _ T I C _ N / C I T _
He solved ST. PETER’S CHURCH IN VATICAN CITY for a $6,750 PR. Now for THINGS…
_ R _ Y E R _
He knew the Pope in Vatican City did his PRAYERS.
Lisa: $1,400/Dennis: $9,750 FS/Katrice: NIL
FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to Hacienda del Mar (incl. wine tasting and sport fishing experience) in Los Cabos worth $4,100 (CABO)
Jackpot Round: SAME NAME
Katrice: insta-dud of S
Lisa: also missed w/ R
Dennis: $400 N, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT
Katrice: same BANKRUPT
Lisa: $2,200 T quartet, two E’s, $300 M, $600 L pair, two A’s, $450 D, $1,200 P pair, three O’s, same BANKRUPT struck again ($4K lost)
Dennis: last consonant of B on JACKPOT…
A _ T O M O B _ L E / &
P O T T E D
P L A N T
Set off the fireworks — he solved AUTOMOBILE & POTTED PLANT for an $8,800 pot.
Lisa: $1,400/Dennis: $18,550/Katrice: NADA
Speed-Up: PEOPLE
Consonants were worth $600 apiece (just too strong for TD).
Lisa: T
Dennis: 2 S’s
Katrice: R
Lisa: N
Dennis: D
Katrice: 2 E’s
Lisa: 2 L’s
Dennis: G (DUD)
Katrice: M (DUD)
Lisa: C (NMC)
L _ C _ L
R E S _ D E N T S
The LOCAL RESIDENTS in Lisa’s area would be happy for her making the $3K solve.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | E (Lisa) | 2 (Dennis, Katrice) | ||
| Round 2 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| Round 3 | S (Katrice), R (Lisa) | 3 (whole panel) | ||
| Round 4 | G (Dennis), M (Katrice) |
FINAL SCORES
Lisa: $4,400/Dennis: $18,550/Katrice: PARTING GIFTS
GT: $22,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,400
Bonus Round
Dennis got the W from W-EE-.
Category: ON THE MAP (first appearance of that category here)
Just one of five to start…
_ R _ _ _
FBCA filled in all but one blank…
A R _ B A
He located the island nation of ARUBA for the BMW Z3 worth $39,620, giving him a final total of $58,170 cash & BMW. He took Barbara the wife to his new ride.
MY RATING: 8
Carl Grisanti: Marine Corps veteran during the Persian Gulf war who went to Santa Barbara City College and transferred to Cal Poly where he’s majoring in kinesiology w/ a teaching concentration and also a student athletic trainer from Morro Bay, CA (orig. from Dunkirk, NY)
Tim Butler: a major candy co. worker from Greer, SC (orig. from a town just west of London, England who came over on a golf scholarship to a university in Mobile, Alabama)
Diane Crosswhite: lady who helped her hubby Jim (they have two sons) w/ his excavation business from Leighton, AL
Round 1: PLACE (PUZZLER)
Carl: $300 R, bad O buy
Tim: $800 B pair, $500 C, E for end of turn
Diane: $250 H, $600 N pair, FLUNKED OUT w/ G (BRANCH BANG, ma’am?! -__-)
Carl: $700 K (NMC), solve…
B R _ N C H
B _ N K
Carl screamed the right one of BRANCH BANK for $750 and earned a chance at more from PEOPLE…
D E _ _ S I T _ _ R S
After initially saying DEPOSITS, he got the right one of DEPOSITORS.
FEATURED PRIZE: $2,500 Beverly Hills SS at Gearys
Round 2: SHOW BIZ
Tim: $500 N pair, $1K T quartet, $1,650 R trio, two O’s, $12,500 S quintet, $600 C pair, UNTIMELY LaT (a sweet $16K possibly going to waste)
Diane: $1,800 W trio, $250 P, solve…
_ W _ N _ T _
P _ _ T R O W / W _ N S
_ _ S T / _ C T R _ S S
O S C _ R
She scared us by ending her response in “…BEST OSCAR…”, but she restarted and correctly solved “GWYNETH PALTROW WINS BEST ACTRESS OSCAR” for $2,050. Now she’s asked a surprise question on who won the Best Actor award in 1999…but she’s wrong w/ Tom Cruise; it’s Roberto Benigni for his work in “Life is Beautiful”.
Carl: $3,750/Tim: ZIP/Diane: $2,050
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Hilton Head Island Hilton Resort worth $3,400 (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Jackpot Round: ON THE MAP
Diane: $3,500 R, $300 N, three E’s, B for bad
Carl: $250 S, D for dud
Tim: M for mistake
Diane: $500 C pair, $250 L, four A’s, solve…
C A R A C A S
_ E N E _ _ E L A
Diane located CARACAS, VENEZUELA for $4,050.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,600
Carl: $3,750/Tim: ZILCH/Diane: $6,100
Round 4: PHRASE
Carl: LaT right off
Tim: $750 T trio, $500 S, the M failed him again
Diane: $1,650 H trio, BANKRUPT near $250
Carl: $900 G, buys of O, two U’s, and I, $400 J, solve…
I / J U S T / H _ _
_ / T H O U G H T
I JUST HAD A THOUGHT — we’ve ran out of time for this game and Carl solved for $550.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | O (Carl), E (Tim), G (Diane) | |||
| Round 2 | Tim | |||
| Round 3 | B (Diane), D (Carl), M (Tim) | |||
| Round 4 | M (Tim) | Carl | Diane |
FINAL SCORES
Carl: $4,300/Tim: PARTING GIFTS/Diane: $6,100
GT: $10,400
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,650
Bonus Round
Diane chose the L from W-EEL.
Category: OCCUPATION
It’s a law enforcement official…
S _ E R _ _ _
She WIPED OUT w/ MDPA…or did she?! She got SHERIFF and won the 220 Eagle XP speedboat from Eliminator Boats worth $34,295, giving her a final total of $40,395 cash & boat. She was greeted by Jim the hubby.
MY RATING: 6 (no thanks to Tim’s painful LaT)
Carolina Cortes: married lady to Hix for 8+ yrs. w/ two daughters who can gleek (she controls water coming out of her mouth) from Diamond Bar, CA
Don Locke: university professor at North Carolina State University and worker at the Asheville Graduate Center who wrote five books and is married to Marjorie w/ two daughters from Weaverville, NC
Chrissy Cortazzo: 8th grade English teacher at Duquesne Middle School and swim team coach at East Allegheny High School who’s single (but waiting for George Clooney) from Penn Township, PA
Round 1: PERSON (PUZZLER)
Carolina: $900 T, S for sorry
Don: N for negative
Chrissy: $1,400 R pair, $300 L, one A and E, solve…
A R T
L _ _ E R
It doesn’t matter if Chrissy’s an ART LOVER, because she solved for $1,200. Now for a PLACE…
M _ _ E _ M
She knew art belongs in a MUSEUM.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K B.H. shopping spree at possible locations like Carroll & Co menswear store and Jessica McClintock women’s fashion
Round 2: PHRASE
Don: three T’s for Free SPIN, $1,500 H trio, four E’s, $900 R trio, LaT and used FS, $250 L, $600 Y, $800 B, $250 D, solve…
T H E / E _ R L Y
B _ R D / _ _ T _ H E _
T H E / _ _ R _
He realized THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM for $4,050.
Carolina: NIL/Don: $4,050/Chrissy: $4,200
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas worth $6,600 (BAHAMAS)
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Chrissy: insta-dud of S
Carolina: one T for BEVERLY HILLS, S repeat
Don: $1,200 H pair, $700 N pair, five O’s, baffling K call on BAHAMAS
Chrissy: $1,600 R pair, one E, $900 L pair, $600 G pair, solve…
H _ R _ _ O O _
_ L O O R – L E N G T H
G O _ N
There’s no such thing as a HARDWOOD FLOOR-LENGTH GOWN, but she solved for $2,850.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400
Carolia: NADA/Don: $4,050/Chrissy: $7,050
Round 4: HUSBAND & WIFE
Carolina: $500 T, S was no good again
Don: $900 L, one A and two E’s, $1K P pair, $1,400 R pair, one G for BAHAMAS that time (NMC), solve…
A L / & / T _ P P E R
G _ R E
He IDed AL & TIPPER GORE for $2,800 plus the Bahamas trip.
Carolina: HARD LUCK/Don: $13,450 cash & Bahamas/Chrissy: $7,050
Round 5: THING
Don: $250 F, non-existing N
SPEED-UP
_ _ _ _ / _ F
_ _ _ _ _
Consonants were worth $600 apiece.
Chrissy: R
Carolina: 2 T’s
Don: A
Chrissy: L (DUD)
Carolina: P (DUD)
Don: Y (DUD)
Chrissy: D
Carolina: B
D A T _ / _ F
B _ R T _
Carolina remembered her DATE OF BIRTH to finally earn some money in the amount of $1,800.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | S (Carolina), N (Don) | |||
| Round 2 | Don | |||
| Round 3 | S (Chrissy), K (Don) | Carolina‘s S repeat | ||
| Round 4 | S (Carolina) | |||
| Round 5 | N (Don), L (Chrissy), P (Carolina), Y (Don) |
FINAL SCORES
Carolina: $1,800/Don: $13,450/Chrissy: $7,050
GT: $22,300
NO BANKRUPTS
Bonus Round
The Lexus was won the previous night, so here’s what left of the non-$25K prizes…
Don wanted the W for his hometown of Weaverville.
Category: THINGS
Here’s the first and last letters of this answer…
T _ _ _ _ S
He WIPED OUT w/ CDMA and was off the mark w/ THINKS. It was a body part called THIGHS, and he lost the BMW Z3.
MY RATING: 6
I’ve already covered the previous theme of Around the World week earlier this year, so now we look at the entirety of this late April week called Beverly Hills Week…
Sid Cupples: Army personnel supervisor of 14 years married to Donna w/ three kids who also performs in the color guard at Detroit Lions football games from Chesterfield, MI
Joy Foster: married lady to Mark (they have a dog) who drove from Dallas to Phoenix to pick up family and then to California where she left her dog in the car at the time of this taping from Arlington, TX (orig. from Indiana)
Tobi Carraway: retired police officer and mom of two kids who took her first plane ride to California from Windsor, CT
Round 1: ON THE MAP
Sid: $300 T, R for rats
Joy: one N for Free SPIN and used right away after hitting LaT, $700 S, A for awful
Tobi: $1,500 L trio, $800 K pair, solve…
L _ _ _ S _ _ L L _
K _ N T _ _ K _
My fellow contestant Sarah Brian currently lives in LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY and Tobi solved for $2,300. Now for PLACE…
R _ C E _ R _ C _
She forgot about the Kentucky Derby, so she didn’t solve RACETRACK.
FEATURED PRIZE: $5K Façonnable shopping spree (marked BEVERLY HILLS)
Round 2: THING (top line not used)
Joy: $2,100 S trio, $300 N, five E’s, $2K R quartet, $2,700 T trio, three A’s and two I’s, $400 L, $450 D, SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE of O ($6,950 at risk)
Tobi: $600 C pair, $250 P, $600 G pair, solve…
_ A N _ _ A C T _ R E R ‘ S
S _ G G E S T E D
R E T A I L / P R I C E
On “The Price is Right”, you have to know about the MANUFACTURER’S SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE of various things including cars, and Tobi solved for $1,450.
Tobi: $3,750/Others: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: 1 wk. trip to Merv Griffin’s Beverly Hilton worth $5,600 (B.H. VACATION)
Jackpot Round: PHRASE
Tobi: one T for B.H. shopping, $3,500 N, two A’s and two I’s, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT (lost $8K cash & SS)
Sid: $3,500 R, one E, L for loss of turn
Joy: $400 S, one H for B.H. VACATION, SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE OF O AGAIN
Tobi: $600 G, two U’s (NMV), one P on JACKPOT…
P U T / A / _ U G
I N / H I S / E A R
Set off the fireworks — she solved PUT A BUG IN HIS EAR for $350 and a $13,300 pot!
Tobi: $17,400/Others: ZERO a head
Round 4: RHYME TIME (only six letters in this one)
Sid: LaT right away
Joy: no R
Tobi: $250 T, LaT
Sid: $600 P pair, solve..
T _ P / _ _ P
Sid’s not a TOP COP, but he’s on the board.
Speed-Up: PEOPLE
Consonants were worth the measly $250 minimum.
Joy: R (not FOREIGNERS)
Tobi: T (DUD)
Sid: C (DUD)
Joy: D (DUD)
Tobi: S (not PERFORMERS)
Sid: L (DUD)
Joy: P (DUD)
Tobi: F (DUD)
Sid: B (DUD)
Joy: N
Tobi: H
Sid: V (HUH?!)
Joy: M
Tobi: 2 E’s
H _ M E _ _ N E R S
Tobi got HOMEOWNERS for the $500.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | R (Sid), A (Joy) | Joy | ||
| Round 2 | O (Joy) | |||
| Round 3 | L (Sid), O (Joy) | Tobi | ||
| Round 4 | R (Joy) | 2 (Sid, Tobi) | ||
| Round 5 | T, F (Tobi) C, L, B, V (Sid) D, P (Joy) | 2 (missolves by the ladies) |
FINAL SCORES
Sid: $600/Joy: PARTING GIFTS/Tobi: $17,900
GT: $18,500
BANKRUPT TRASH: $8K cash & SS
Bonus Round
Tobi picked the H.
Category: THING
This would fit under In the Kitchen nowadays…
_ R _ _ N _
_ A N
CHDA only added the vowel…
_ R _ _ N _
_ A N
…but it’s all she needed to get out the FRYING PAN, so her reward’s a 1999 Lexus ES300 Coach Edition worth $35,860, giving her a final total of $53,760 cash & Lexus! She was greeted by her son Melvin and her fiancee.
MY RATING: 6 (maingame could’ve been more smoother)
Tom Barich: senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying chemical engineering who’s going into graduate school to get his Master’s and would spend the first nine months in Singapore from Burr Ridge, IL
Ruth Howie: a big game player and crocheter married to Dale for 52 yrs. w/ four kids, 12 grandkids, and five great-grandkids from Port Charlotte, FL
Judie Zaborowski: worker in the finance department for an environmental company married w/ two daughters who enjoys shopping w/ mom and watching football w/ her dad and brothers from Romulus, MI
Round 1: PLACE (PUZZLER)
Tom: insta-dud of R
Ruth: one S for Free SPIN, $600 L, C for crud
Judie: $900 P, buys of E and two O’s, $250 D (NMC), solve…
P O O L S I _ E
Judie solved POOLSIDE for $650. Now for PEOPLE…
S _ _ B A _ H _ R S
…but she flubbed thinking the word started w/ SURF; they were SUNBATHERS.
FEATURED PRIZE: The Ranch at Ucross in Wyoming worth $3,890 (DUDE RANCH)
Round 2: PHRASE (top line not used)
Ruth: $500 T pair, $400 R, C failed her again and used FS, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $900)
Judie: five N’s for $4K, two A’s, five D’s for $3,500, six E’s, $1,200 P pair, two O’s and I (NMV), $550 W…
I N D E P E N D E N T _ _
O W N E D / A N D
O P E R A T E D
…but she went on…and BOMBED OUT thinking one of the missing blanks was H to throw away $8,250 — where do you think that would go, girl?! -___-
Tom: $550 L, $250 Y (complete board)
I N D E P E N D E N T L Y
O W N E D / A N D
O P E R A T E D
He read the answer for $800.
Tom: $800/Ruth: ZIP/Judie: $650
We have to do better than that… -___-
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Borsheims of Omaha diamond bracelet (2.17 carat weight) worth $5,400 (DIAMONDS)
Jackpot Round: CLASSIC TV
Judie: $1,600 T pair, $700 R, E for end of turn
Tom: one N for DUDE RANCH, $600 D, two A’s, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT ($4,240 cash & dude ranch lost)
Ruth: two S’s for DIAMONDS, $300 K, $900 Y, CRITICAL E REPEAT ($6,350 cash & diamonds in jeopardy)
Judie: $600 H pair, solve…
S T A R S K Y
A N D / H _ T _ H
She IDed “STARSKY AND HUTCH” for $2,650.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,600
Tom: $800/Ruth: BUPKIS/Judie: $3,300
Round 4: THING
Tom: insta-dud of R
Ruth: $900 T, $10K N pair, one A and two I’s, possibly fatal dud of D ($10,400 at risk)
Judie: $300 L, $700 C pair, three O’s, $300 K, solve…
C O _ _ I N A T I O N
L O C K
Judie unlocked the COMBINATION LOCK for $1,050. And the game was unfortunately over.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | R (Tom), C (Ruth) | |||
| Round 2 | C (Ruth), H (Judie) | Ruth | ||
| Round 3 | E (Judie) | Tom | Ruth‘s E repeat | |
| Round 4 | R (Tom), D (Ruth) |
FINAL SCORES
Tom: $800/Ruth: PARTING GIFTS/Judie: $4,350
GT: a dismal $5,150
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,140 cash & dude ranch
Bonus Round
Judie tried to salvage this show after picking the first E.
Category: THING
It’s something you turn on when you’re in the dark…
_ L _ S _ L _ _ _ T
CHDO added two H’s…
_ L _ S H L _ _ H T
…and they’re all she needed to turn on the FLASHLIGHT, so her reward’s the Winnebago Rialta worth $57,658, giving her a final total of $62,008 cash & RV! The name of her hubby joining her is Tyler.
MY RATING: 6
Carole Irwin: married lady to Barry for 35 yrs. (they built their own home) w/ four kids and three grandchildren from Mapleton, IL
Dave Havey: computer sales worker married to Lisa w/ two sons from Fairfield, CT
Melissa Foley: married lady to Ryan w/ a 1.5-yr.-old son (Kyle) who made a list of 50 things she wanted to do (getting on this show was her first) from Chesterfield, MO
Round 1: OCCUPATION
Carole: three R’s for $750, $600 T, two E’s, D for dud
Dave: $1K P pair, N for negative
Melissa: H for halt
Carole: solve…
T _ _
P R E P _ R E R
Considering the airdate of this episode, Carole solved TAX PREPARER for $1,100. Now for THINGS…
R _ _ U N _ _
She blanked on REFUNDS.
FEATURED PRIZE: $2,500 SS to Donna Karan’s DKNY (FASHION)
Round 2: FILL IN THE BLANK
Dave: insta-dud of T on Free SPIN
Melissa: LaT
Carole: $2,100 S trio, N’s no good again
Dave: $10K’s left side
Melissa: $1,800 R pair, one L for Free SPIN, three E’s, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $1,550) and used FS, $300 H, LaT
Carole: three O’s, $600 C pair, $250 G, solve…
? / C _ R _
? / _ L O _ E R S
? – G O O S E / C H _ S E
She solved ? CARD ? FLOWERS ? GOOSE-CHASE for $2,700 and correctly said Wild (the first item of this list is also a cardboard piece used today in modern WHEEL) for the bonus answer.
Carole: $5,800/Others: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (incl. two 3d VIP passes, all-access passes to the ocean club, and accommodations at the Long Beach Hilton) plus a mini Indy car replica from Manco worth $5,550 (RACING)
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Melissa: three N’s for FASHION, $900 T pair, $300 H, three E’s, $600 S, failed w/ L on JACKPOT
Carole: $1,800 M pair, LaT
Dave: BANKRUPT near $250
Melissa: $450 G, solve…
_ _ S T / _ N / T H E
N _ _ _ / _ _ / T _ M E
M _ G _ _ _ N E
Melissa solved that one JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME MAGAZINE for $4,500 cash & fashion.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,550
Carole: $5,800/Dave: ZIPPO/Melissa: $4,500 cash & fashion
Round 4: PLACE
Carole: $550 N, one R for RACING, E for end of turn
Dave: same BANKRUPT got him again
Melissa: $800 T, S for strikeout
Carole: $300 C, one O, $600 L pair
SPEED-UP
_ _ N _ _ _ L L
C O _ R T
After Pat’s BANKRUPT near $250, leftover consonants were worth $400 apiece. She then said D…
_ _ N D _ _ L L
C O _ R T
She solved HANDBALL COURT for $1,350 and the racing prize.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | D (Carole), N (Dave), H (Melissa) | |||
| Round 2 | T (Dave), N (Carole) | 2 (Melissa) | 2 (Dave, Melissa) | |
| Round 3 | L (Melissa) | Carole | Dave | |
| Round 4 | E (Carole), S (Melissa) | Dave |
FINAL SCORES
Carole: $12,700 cash & racing/Dave: PARTING GIFTS/Melissa: $4,500 cash & fashion
GT: $17,200
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,550
Bonus Round
From WHE-L, Carole chose the L as in “love my grandkids”.
Category: PERSON
Lead-offs…
_ _ S _ E R _ _ N
She frontloaded the alphabet (BCDA), but that only added the vowel…
_ _ S _ E R _ A N
She knew the -MAN part, but that’s it, so she didn’t solve FISHERMAN and lost the Winnebago Rialta.
MY RATING: 4
Juliah Gibson: married lady with three daughters who was going to school to be a flower show judge from Pittsburgh, PA
Kelli Patterson: married man to Greg who has a yellow lab named Barkley from Albuquerque, NM
Brad Boehmke: freelance journalist who writes mostly about features such as feng shui from L.A.
Round 1: THE 90’s (PUZZLER)
Juliah: $400 N, $1K S, three E’s, $2,700 B trio (NMC), solve…
B E _ N _ E
B _ B _ E S
She solved BEANIE BABIES for $3,850 — PR. Now for PEOPLE…
C O _ _ _ C _ O R _
She’s apparently not one of the COLLECTORS, because she flubbed w/ COMMANDORS.
FEATURED PRIZE: Oxford bumper pool table from Beach Manufacturing + dynamo foosball table from the American Foosball Association worth $3,860 (GAME ROOM)
Round 2: QUOTATION
Kelli: four T’s for $10K, BANKRUPT near $250 just as quick
Brad: no S on Free SPIN
Juliah: D for dud
Kelli: two H’s for $600, $900 N, five E’s, six L’s for $4,200 more, three A’s, $550 C, $250 M, one I and five O’s, solve…
_ O _ / C A N ‘ T
_ O O L / A L L / O _
T H E / _ E O _ L E
A L L / T H E / T I M E
Kelli recited “YOU CAN’T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME” for $5,500. Now she’s asked a surprise question on which president said this…she’s wrong w/ George Bush; it was Abraham Lincoln.
Juliah: $3,850/Kelli: $5,500/Brad: ZIP
FEATURED PRIZE #2: 9d Collette Tour of the California Coast worth $3,658 (WEST COAST)
Jackpot Round: SAME NAME
Brad (who spun before the puzzle was revealed): $300 T, one L on JACKPOT, S failed him again while he’s on $3,500
Juliah: four N’s for $1K, one G for WEST COAST (she didn’t pick up the trip), four I’s, $300 W, one A, $250 P, one O, $450 C, $250 D, solve…
D _ C I _ A L / &
W I N N I N G
P O I N T
She solved DECIMAL & WINNING POINT for $1,500 and the tour.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,300
Juliah: $9,008 cash & tour/Kelli: $5,500/Brad: ZILCH
Round 4: PHRASE
Juliah: $400 D, $800 M, one I, BANKRUPT near $500 (lost $950)
Kelli: LaT
Brad: no T on GAME ROOM
Juliah: $10K L pair, one A, $250 P, one U, $900 C, solve…
I ‘ M / A L L
C _ _ _ _ D / U P
I’M ALL CHOKED UP on Juliah winning $10,650 more!
Juliah: $19,658 cash & tour/Kelli: $5,500/Brad: HARD LUCK
Speed-Up: OCCUPATION
Consonants were worth $900 apiece.
Kelli: 2 T’s
Brad: 4 R’s
Juliah: S (DUD)
Kelli: L
Brad: C (NMC)
L _ T T _ R
C _ R R _ _ R
Brad finally got some money in the amount of $4,500 courtesy of a LETTER CARRIER.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| Round 2 | S (Brad), D (Juliah) | Kelli | ||
| Round 3 | S (Brad) | |||
| Round 4 | T (Brad) | Kelli | Juliah | |
| Round 5 | S (Juliah) |
FINAL SCORES
Juliah: $19,658 cash & tour/Kelli: $5,500/Brad: $4,500
GT: $29,658
BANKRUPT TRASH: $10,950
Bonus Round
Julia chose the second E.
Category: THING
Just one of four to start…
_ _ N _
CDPA added one more…
P _ N _
She whiffed w/ PINE, PANE, PONE and PUNK (not nice, ma’am! -__-). She was close on the third guess, because it was PONY and she lost the $$$.
MY RATING: 6
John Borowski: a recent graduate from the Air Force Academy currently attending pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base from Union, NJ
Marcus Luckett: recent graduate of Jackson State University w/ a sociology degree and a substance abuse technician for an alcohol and drug treatment center who’s planning on going back to school to get his Master’s in human resource management (and he has a son named Jemarcus) from Canton, MS
Christine Russell: worker for the district attorney’s office as an assistant to a regional officer for the district attorney’s office from Moreno Valley, CA
Round 1: TITLE
John: insta-dud of S
Marcus: also missed w/ T
Christine: $300 R, $1,100 F pair, one O and E, BANKRUPT (lost $900)
John: N for negative
Marcus: four L’s for Free SPIN, $800 H pair, four A’s (NMV), $800 M pair, solve…
H A L L M A R _
H A L L / O F / F A M E
Marcus solved “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME” for $1,350.
FEATURED PRIZE: Woodstock Inn & Resort in Vermont for $3,900 (WOODSTOCK)
Round 2: EVENT (PUZZLER)
Marcus: insta-dud of R and used FS, $300 T, $1,800 S pair, three A’s, $300 L, $800 C pair, two O’s, $1K K pair, solve…
T A K _ _ _ / A
C O O K _ _ _ / C L A S S
He solved TAKING A COOKING CLASS for $3,700. To turn the 3 into 6, here’s THING…
_ P _ O N
…he blew it w/ COUPON; it was APRON.
Marcus: $5,050/Others: $0 each
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Toshiba rear projection TV worth $3K (BIG SCREEN)
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Christine: $3,500 T, three E’s, $1,800 S pair, LaT
John: $600 R pair, $500 N pair, $250 G, three A’s, M for mistake
Marcus: $800 L pair, $1,100 B pair, solve…
_ N B R E A _ A B L E
_ L A S T _ _
S _ R G E _ N
There’s no such thing as an UNBREAKABLE PLASTIC SURGEON, but Marcus was 3-for-3 after solving for $1,900.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,450
Marcus: $6,950/Others: ZERO a head
Round 4: PHRASE
John: $1,200 R pair, $600 S pair, P for phooey
Marcus: one L for WOODSTOCK, $600 F pair, three E’s, solve…
S E E / F _ R
_ _ _ R S E L F
SEE FOR YOURSELF — he remained perfect for $350 plus the Woodstock trip; his new subtotal was $11,200.
Round 5: THING
Marcus: $500 R, $600 S, no T
_ _ _ S _ R _ _ _
Consonants were worth $300 apiece.
Christine: M (DUD)
John: P (not BEDSPRING)
Marcus: L (DUD)
Christine: 2 D’s
_ _ D S P R _ _ D
Christine finally got some money in the amount of $600 from under the BEDSPREAD.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | S (John), T (Marcus), N (John) | Christine | ||
| Round 2 | R (Marcus) | |||
| Round 3 | M (John) | Christine | ||
| Round 4 | P John) | |||
| Round 5 | T (Marcus), M (Christine), L (Marcus) | John‘s missolve |
FINAL SCORES
John: PARTING GIFTS/Marcus: $11,200 cash & Woodstock/Christine: $600
GT: $11,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $900
Bonus Round
This week’s non-$25K prizes…
Marcus chose the L.
Category: PLACE
Just a T at the end to start…
_ _ _ _ _ T
CDMA was also of limited help…
D _ _ _ _ T
All he could think of was DETROIT, so he didn’t solve the baseball-related DUGOUT for the Utah & Motorcycles package.
MY RATING: 6
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