WoF Retro Recap: April 16, 1999

EPISODE #3085: WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA

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… -___-

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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

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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

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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