WoF Retro Recap: October 15, 1999

EPISODE #3150: EUROPEAN VACATION 

Preview Puzzle: PLACE

D O O _ W _ _

A: DOORWAY (not DOODWIN, Pat)

Sandra Taylor: worker for the Postal Service for 26 years who has one daughter, a son-in-law and a grandson who’s good at finding four-leaf clovers from Woodruff, SC

Scott Walsh: traffic manager for a steel pipe distributor recently married to Melissa from Northglenn, CO

Veronica Gallegos: clinical social worker who’s also a newlywed and has one daughter (Alexis) from Pasadena, CA

Round 1: PEOPLE (PUZZLER)

Sandra: insta-dud of R

Scott: $1,650 S trio, L for loss of turn

Veronica: T for turnover on $1K

Sandra: $1,100 N pair, $300 M, solve…

_ _ S _ N _ S S M _ N

Sandra forgot the plural form of the category and incorrectly said BUSINESSMAN.

Scott: $1K B (NMC), solve…

B _ S _ N _ S S M _ N

Scott capitalized w/ BUSINESSMEN for $2,650. Here’s THING…

B R _ E _ _ _ S E

BRIEFCASE is right for the three grand.

FEATURED PRIZE: SONY home entertainment system + WebTV worth $2,899 (WebTV)

Round 2: PHRASE

Scott: $600 S, $10K’s left side

Veronica: five T’s for $2K, $2,500 H, two A’s and six O’s, $2,700 N trio, $1,600 D pair, two U’s, other bad side of $10K (lost $8,050)

Sandra: $1,800 F pair, one R for webtv, solve…

T H A T ‘ S / F O R
_ _ / T O / _ N O _
A N D / _ O U / T O
F _ N D / O U T

She solved the puzzle…except she added one too many FORs (she had “THAT’S FOR ME TO KNOW AND FOR YOU TO FIND OUT”).

Scott: $300 M, CRITICAL N REPEAT ON $10K (he tried to change it to K, which they don’t allow)

Veronica: BANKRUPT near $600

Sandra: solved again…

T H A T ‘ S / F O R
M _ / T O / _ N O _
A N D / _ O U / T O
F _ N D / O U T

Sandra’s right on the second attempt w/ “THAT’S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT” for $1,800 and the webtv package.

Sandra: $4,699 cash & webtv/Scott: $5,650/Veronica: ZIPPO

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: a $7,100 Fred Joaillier gift certificate used to purchase a pendant (82 points) and diamond earrings (74 points) set in 18-karat white gold (DIAMONDS)

Jackpot Round: ON THE MAP

Veronica: insta-dud of T

Sandra: $450 R, no L

Scott: $900 S, LaT

Veronca: $800 N, D for dud on DIAMONDS

Sandra: $700 M, $400 Y, $300 P, one A, solve..

_ A S P _ R
_ Y _ M _ N _

Sandra’s missolved yet again, this time w/ JASPER, WYOMING.

Scott: $700 C, $3,500 W, solve…

C A S P _ R
W Y _ M _ N _

Scott located CASPER, WYOMING for $5,100.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $14,150

Sandra: $4,699 cash & webtv/Scott: $10,750/Veronica: BUPKIS

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Round 4: SHOW BIZ

Sandra: $550 S, LaT

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum (so close to the big one).

Scott: T
Veronica: R
Sandra: N
Scott: C (DUD)
Veronica: H (DUD)
Sandra: D (DUD)
Scott: L (DUD)
Veronica: M
Sandra: G
Scott: V

M _ V _ _
R _ T _ N G S

Scott solved MOVIE RATINGS for $2,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R (Sandra), L (Scott), T (Veronica)			Sandra‘s missolve
Round 2			3 (Scott, Veronica 2x)	2 (Sandra‘s missolve, Scott‘s N repeat)
Round 3	T (Veronica), L (Sandra), D (Veronica)	Scott		Sandra‘s missolve yet again
Round 4	C, L (Scott) H (Veronica) D (Sandra)	Sandra

FINAL SCORES
Sandra: $4,699 cash & webtv/Scott: $13,350/Veronica: PARTING GIFTS

If it weren’t for Sandra’s R2 solve, I would’ve given her the DESERVING PARTING GIFTS label, because she was pretty shaky throughout the game.

GT: $18,049
BANKRUPT TRASH: $8,650

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Bonus Round

Scott chose the H from -HEE-.

Category: PHRASE

Some help up top to start…

S _ _ _ E / _ T
_ _

MCPA added two more…

S _ A _ E / _ T
_ P

SHAPE IT UP is one letter off…but he rebounded w/ SHAKE IT UP and won the trip for four to Spain (air europa to Hotel Melia Castilla in Madrid and then to Hotel Melia Victoria in Palma de Mallorca) worth $19,469, giving him a final total of $32,819 cash & trip. Melissa the wife celebrated w/ him.

MY RATING: 6