WoF Retro Recap: May 26, 2000

EPISODE #3310: FAMILY WEEK

Preview Puzzle: PERSON

_ A T _ _ R

A: FATHER (not CATFUR, Pat)

We’ve got all ladies to end this week…

Kelly Edge & Jody Van Zandt (daughter/mom): Jody’s retired from the real estate business and mom of three kids (incl. Kelly) and three grandkids while Kelly’s married to an airline pilot w/ a 14-yr.-old teenager (and she wanted Vanna’s job when she retired)

Jodie & Stefanie Smyers (sisters): Jodie’s a hairstylist from Agoura, CA who can tie cherry stems within a knot w/ her tongue while Stefanie’s an elementary schoolteacher at Topeka Drive who can touch her nose w/ her tongue

Anita Brown & Cori Pierce (mom/daughter): Anita’s from Bloomfield, CT married to Larry w/ Cori the daughter and two grandkids; Cori’s married to Jeff w/ those same two kids and involved w/ the school

Gift Tag: Wingspan debit card

Round 1: ON THE MAP (PUZZLER)

K & J: three T’s for $1,800, $700 H, two E’s, $1,600 S pair, one A and two O’s, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $3,350)

Smyerses: LaT

A & C: $800 F, $1,200 L pair, solve…

T H E / S T A T E / O F
_ L L _ _ O _ S

A & C located THE STATE OF ILLINOIS for two grand. To turn that into five, here’s PROPER NAME…

_ _ N C O _ N

They knew that Illinois is the “Land of LINCOLN“.

FEATURED PRIZE: the $4,100 trip for four to Universal Orlando w/ a stay at the Portofino Bay Hotel

Round 2: FILL IN THE NUMBER

J & S: three T’s for $2,400, two L’s for Univ. Orlando trip, $700 N pair, six O’s, $900 D pair, CRITICAL DUD of R

A & C: $300 G, LaT

K & J: $1,600 S pair, one P for $10K, solve…

D O / N O T
P _ S S / G O / D O / N O T
_ O L L _ _ T / $ # # #

They solved the Monopoly-related “DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $###” for $11,600 and correctly said $200 for those pound signs.

K & J: $14,600/Smyerses: ZIP/A & C: $5K

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Holabird Sports gift certificate + trip to Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, SC worth $8,561 (SOUTH CAROLINA)

Jackpot Round: SAME NAME

A & C: insta-dud of S

K & J: foolishly repeated said consonant right after

Smyerses: $900 R trio, $300 T, L for lost turn

A & C: $600 C, one K for Wingspan debit card, $300 D, two E’s and three I’s, $3,500 V, last vowel of U…

T R U C K / &
_ I _ _ I E
D R I V E R

…but they FLUNKED OUT w/ G, so $4,650 cash & debit card were left on the table. K & J then said two N’s for a grand…

T R U C K / &
_ I N N I E
D R I V E R

…and solved TRUCK & MINNIE DRIVER.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,100

K & J: $15,600/Smyerses: ZILCH/A & C: $5K

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Speed-Up: RHYME TIME

It’s a $6K Final Spin to end the week!

K & J: T (DUD)
Smyerses: 2 S’s
A & C: N (uhh…)

S N _ _ / _ S
_ / _ _ _

A & C nailed SNUG AS A BUG for $6K. If only they said the G’s instead…

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1		Smyerses	K & J
Round 2	R (Smyerses)	A & C
Round 3	S, G (A & C) L (Smyerses)			K & J‘s S repeat
Round 4	T (K & J)

FINAL SCORES
K & J: $15,600/Smyerses: PARTING GIFTS/A & C: $11K

GT: $26,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,350

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Bonus Round

While the Rolls from the previous night were sweating it out, Jody chose the H hoping the $25K’s there.

Category: EVENT

Here’s a trio…

_ / _ R _ E _
_ _ _ T

Looks like they knew it already and said CHBA…

A / B R _ E _
C H A T

Before the hosts had A BRIEF CHAT, those ladies made the BR record this week 4-1 and won the year of travel worth $15K, giving them a final total of $30,600 cash & travel.

Over $200K cash & prizes have been given away this week.

MY RATING: 7

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And I’ve already covered the second Big Money Week that aired next week, so THAT’S A WRAP FOR SEASON 17!

WoF Retro Recap: May 25, 2000

EPISODE #3309: FAMILY WEEK

Preview Puzzle: ON THE MAP

T _ L _ A

A: TULSA

(NOTE: Vanna’s wearing the same black dress on the WoF 2nd Edition PC game.)

Ben & Tom Roll (father/son): Ben’s an attorney (the oldest man to pass the California bar) and 20-yr. Army veteran from Newport Beach, CA  married 55 yrs. w/ 8 kids, 34 grandkids and 3 great-grandkids; Tom’s also an attorney and married w/ four kids

Christy & Melissa Fowler (mom/daughter): from Huntington Beach, CA and both love to surf together occassionally; Christy’s married 22 yrs. to Bruce w/ three kids while Melissa’s a makeup artist soon to be going to Costa Rica in a month

Tiffany Polk & Anita Porter (sisters): from Chicago; Tiffany’s a fund accountant at a big bank and student at Robert Morris College while Anita’s the mom of a 14-yr.-old daughter and a senior investment assistant at a bank (not at the same one Tiffany worked at)

Gift Tag: egghead.com

Round 1: FAMILY

Rolls: $400 T, $500 R, BANKRUPT (lost $900)

Fowelrs: no S on $1K

T & A: BANKRUPT

Rolls: two N’s for $1K, $300 G, three E’s, $900 M, C for crud (mistakenly acknowledged as a repeat)

Fowlers: $300 J, $600 L pair, $600 Y, solve…

J E N N _ _ E R / &
M E G
T _ L L Y

The Fowlers IDed JENNIFER & MEG TILLY for $1,500.

FEATURED PRIZE: the $4,100 trip for 4 to Universal Orlando at Portofino Bay Hotel

Round 2: EVENT (PUZZLER)

Fowlers: two N’s for $1,200, $600 T pair, S failed them again

T & A: $600 L pair, D for dud

Rolls: $600 R pair, two G’s for $10K, two I’s and three O’s, $1,650 F trio, one A and four E’s, solve…

F I G _ R I N G / O _ T
A / _ _ E E L / O F
F O R T _ N E / _ _ _ _ L E

Ben knew he and his son were literally FIGURING OUT A “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” PUZZLE for $11,250! Now for THINGS…

_ _ S H / &
P R _ _ E S

Yes, Ben, you and the son were competing for CASH & PRIZES.

Rolls: $14,250/Fowlers: $1,500/T & A: NIL

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to Virginia Beach Neptune Festival worth $5,850 (Virginia Beach)

Jackpot Round: ON THE MAP

T & A: LaT

Rolls: $1,200 R pair, LaT

Fowlers: L for lost turn

T & A: $600 T pair, unfortunate N call on $3,500

Rolls: B for bad

Fowlers: three S’s on JACKPOT, M for mistake

T & A: $600 C pair, one H for Virginia Beach trip, solve…

C _ R _ _ S
C H R _ S T _
T _ _ _ S

They located CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS for $1,200 and the VA Beach trip.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12K

Rolls: $14,250/Fowlers: $1,500/T & A: $7,050 cash & VA Beach

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Speed-Up: BEFORE & AFTER

Uh oh, it’s a $6K Final Spin!

Rolls: S (DUD)
Fowlers: N (DUD)
T & A: T (DUD)
Rolls: R
Fowlers: T repeat
T & A: L (DUD)
Rolls: M (DUD)
Fowlers: L repeat
T & A: H (DUD)
Rolls: C
Fowlers: I
T & A: 2 E’s
Rolls: F (DUD)
Fowlers: P (DUD)
T & A: D (DRY ICE PIE, you two?! No way. -__-)
Rolls: Y
Fowlers: G (NMC)

D R Y
I C E
_ G E

The Fowlers solved DRY ICE AGE for the Final Spin amount.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S (Fowlers), C (Rolls)		2 (Rolls, T & A)
Round 2	S (Fowlers), D (T & A)
Round 3	L, M (Fowlers) N (T & A) B (Rolls)	2 (T & A, Rolls)
Round 4	S, M, F (Rolls) N, P (Fowlers) T, L, H (T & A)			3 (Fowlers‘ T & L repeats, T & A‘s blown solve)

FINAL SCORES
Rolls: $14,250/Fowlers: $7,500/T & A: $7,050 cash & VA Beach

GT: $28,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $900

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Bonus Round

After this shaky game, I’m not sure if we were gonna go 4-for-4. Ben chose the H from -HE–.

Category: PLACE

Here’s a couple…

_ _ _ _ E R _ _

Ben’s going w/ CDMA, but that only added the vowel…

_ _ _ _ E R _ A

WISHTERIA, MONROVIA, and MINERVA were all way off, so they didn’t win the $25K to dine at the PIZZERIA. Oh, and Ben in the closing chat came back to meet Vanna and they waved goodbye.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: May 24, 2000

EPISODE #3308: FAMILY WEEK

Preview Puzzle: PHRASE

_ H O _ _ / _ N D
_ W E E _

A: SHORT AND SWEET

Johnny & Ronnie Roberts (identical twin bros.): both engaged from Palmdale, CA; Johnny’s a father of one daughter Lorena (college student at Howard Univ.) engaged to Edwina Looper and an electrician at the finest Univ. and medical center in L.A. while Ronnie’s also a father of one daughter (Charmaine attending Howard Univ.) and is a middle school teacher (FUN FACT: Johnny sang like Al Green while Ronnie sang like James Brown) 

Kris & Karen Carr (sisters): from Downers Grove, CA IL; Kris worked full-time a major floral wire service while Karen’s a senior at North Central College studying psychology in Naperville (Karen’s celebrating a birthday the day after this taping day) 

Dina & Esti Goldstein (mother/daughter): Dina’s married w/ one other daughter while Esti’s a senior at UCLA studying accounting and worked for a real estate co.

Gift Tag: MEADE Telescopes

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Robertses: insta-dud of S

Carrs: not quite out of BANKRUPT near $600

Goldsteins: $1,200 T pair, H for halt

Robertses: $400 L, three E’s, $900 R trio, $900 M trio, two I’s, solve…

_ _ M I L _
T R E E
T R I M M E R

Those men solved FAMILY TREE TRIMMER for $1,700.

FEATURED PRIZE: Yahoo! shopping spree worth $2,500 (YAHOO! Shopping)

Round 2: EVENT

Carrs: $300 N, six T’s for $1,800 more, three I’s, $400 G, $700 W, one A, $10K’s left side (lost $2,700)

Goldsteins: normal BANKRUPT near $600

Robertses: one H for MEADE gift tag (Ronnie placed it on the contestant arrow), $500 L, $2,700 R trio, solve…

W R I T I N G / A
L _ T T _ R / T _
T H _ / _ _ I T _ R

They’re WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR and earned $4,200 cash & telescope in return. Now for PHRASE…

P _ _ N _ / _ F / _ _ E W

They knew it’s POINT OF VIEW.

Robertses: $8,900 cash & telescope/Lady teams: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: the $4,100 trip for four to Univ. Orlando at Portofino Hotel

Jackpot Round: TITLE

Goldsteins: $300 T, $1,200 H pair, four E’s, $1,800 R pair, one O, $600 S pair, solve…

T H E
_ _ _ E R / H O _ S E
R _ _ E S

They IDed the John Irving novel “THE CIDER HOUSE RULES” for $3,400 (not $2,800 as displayed; the people in control never added another $600 for the second H) — PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,100

Robertses: $8,900/Carrs: NOTHING/Goldsteins: $3,400

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Round 4: THING

Robertses: NULL CYCLE, BANKRUPT near $500

Carrs: $900 L, one E and two A’s, $1,200 H pair, LaT

Goldsteins: $500 M, $900 P, solve…

H _ M P _ A _ _
_ H A L E

They spotted the HUMPBACK WHALE for $1,400. And game over right there.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S (Robertses), H (Goldsteins)		Carrs
Round 2			2 (those before Robertses)
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4 (aired)		Carrs	Robertses

FINAL SCORES
Robertses: $8,900/Carrs: PARTING GIFTS/Goldsteins: $4,800

GT: $13,700
BANKRUPT TRASH (Carrs in Round 2): $2,700

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Bonus Round

Johnny chose the second E from -HEE-.

Category: ON THE MAP

This is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba…

_ _ N N _ _ E _

YCMI added nothing but two I’s…

_ I N N I _ E _

Ronnie located WINNIPEG and those men won the pair of Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2drs worth $39K, giving them a final total of $47,900 cash & cars.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: May 23, 2000

EPISODE #3307: FAMILY WEEK

Preview Puzzle: THING

_ _ M _ N A D _

A: LEMONADE

Charlotte Washington & Kevin Laflora (sister/brother): from Inglewood, CA; Charlotte’s a single mom of two kids and a full-time phlebotomy student who had a toenail fetish while Kevin’s a student at El Camino College married 12 yrs. to Georgia w/ two kids

Susan Gonzalez & Sandy Ganzer (mom/daughter): Susan orig. from El Paso, TX is married to Jesus w/ a blended family of 9 kids and 9 grandkids; Sandy from Malibu, CA is a makeup artist and mother of one son (JJ)

Wes & Marc Uptergrove: Wes from Covina, CA is married to Shirley w/ four kids (incl. Marc) who enjoys golf while Marc’s a graphic designer

Gift Tag: Wingspan debit card

Round 1: SHOW BIZ (PUZZLER)

C & K: insta-dud of S

S & S: $300 N, $1,500 D trio, one A, four R’s for $1,400 more, $500 P (Susan thought of solving but Sandy’s going on)…BANKRUPT near $600 ($3,450 lost; shouldn’t have done that, Sandy)

Uptergroves: $700 C pair, same BANKRUPT

C & K: $800 T (NMC), solve…

P R _ D _ C _ R / A N D
D _ R _ C T _ R

They solved PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR for $800 and tried to add more by solving PHRASE…

_ _ L L I N _
T H _ / _ H O T _

Kevin’s right w/ CALLING THE SHOTS.

FEATURED PRIZE: $2,500 shopping spree at Spencer Gifts, Inc. (SHOPPING SPREE)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

S & S: $10K’s right side

Uptergroves: R for rats

C & K: $3,200 S quartet, $1,800 C pair, one E, M for mistake

S & S: $500 L, $900 F pair, $2,400 H trio, solve…

_ / S C H _ _ L / _ F
F _ S H
S _ _ _ _ _ C H E S

Those ladies ate A SCHOOL OF FISH SANDWICHES for $3,800.

C & K: $3,800/S & S: $3,800/Uptergroves: ZIP

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip for 4 to Universal Orlando at the Portofino Bay Hotel worth $4,100 (Univ. Orlando)

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

Uptergroves: two S’s for $1,100, N for negative

C & K: two T’s for Wingspan debit card, LaT

S & S: four H’s on JACKPOT, BANKRUPT near $600

Uptergroves: $800 M, $1,400 R pair, solve…

H _ M _ / _ S
_ H _ R _ / T H _
H _ _ R T / _ S

Those men realized HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS for $3,300.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,850

C & K: $3,800/S & S: $3,800/Uptergroves: $3,300

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Round 4: THING

C & K: $800 T, no R

S & S: the M failed them

Uptergroves: $300 L, $600 D pair, three E’s, M repeat

C & K: $600 B

SPEED-UP

D _ _ B L E – _ _ _ E D
T _ _ E

Consonants were worth $1,550 each.

C & K: N (DUD)
S & S: G (DUD)
Uptergroves: C
C & K: H (DUD)
S & S: F

D _ _ B L E – F _ C E D
T _ _ E

S & S solved DOUBLE-FACED TAPE for $1,550.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	S (C & K)		2 (S & S, Uptergroves)
Round 2	R (Uptergroves), M (C & K)		S & S
Round 3	N (Uptergroves)	C & K	S & S
Round 4	R, N, H (C & K) M, G (S & S)			Uptergroves‘ M repeat

FINAL SCORES
C & K: $3,800/S & S: $5,350/Uptergroves: $3,300

GT: $12,450
BANKRUPT TRASH: $4,150

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Bonus Round

The video source cut out what letter S & S picked, but I can tell you it was the W from WHEE-.

Category: AROUND THE HOUSE

Here’s 1/5 of the answer…

_ _ _ S _
_ R _ _ _

CHBU added a couple (Sandy wanted to take that U back, but they’re stuck w/ that)…

_ H _ S _
B R _ _ _

Susan got out the WHISK BROOM, and those ladies won the Dodge Durango worth $35,305, giving them a final total of $40,655 cash & SUV. They were greeted by Susan’s hubby Jesus and son Riley.

MY RATING: 6

 

WoF Retro Recap: May 22, 2000

I’m down to the final five shows and it’s all in this other Family Week that taped in Culver City…

EPISODE #3306: FAMILY WEEK

Preview Puzzle: PROPER NAME

_ A T _ E / _ O U R _ _

A: KATIE COURIC (Pat said BATHE HOURLY — really? -__-)

The set is a replica of the Universal Studio set.

Craig Tate & Anitra Gonzalez (brother/sister): Anitra from Las Vegas studied at UNLV and is married to Enrique w/ one son (Darien) plus another on the way; Craig from San Diego worked as quality assurance engineer

Richard & Edward Becker (brothers): from Altamonte Springs, FL; Richard’s a field technician for a large company out of Orlando and Air Force vet of 10 yrs. married to Dawn w/ three kids while younger brother Edward is an engineering technician for the same co.

Tanya Reinhardt & Lisa Fuqua (sisters): Tanya from Carmel is an executive assistant and events coordinator at an agriculture co. married to Eric while Lisa’s married to Peter w/ two daughters (they enjoy off-roading in the desert) (FUN FACT: both were extras in the movie “The Bachelor” w/ actor Chris O’Donnell)

Gift Tag: MyPoints.com

Round 1: OCCUPATION

C & A: $1K R, H for halt

Beckers: P for phooey

T & L: $600 T, $300 G, LaT

C & A: $300 D (NMC), solve…

T _ _ R
G _ _ D _

C & A solved TOUR GUIDE for $1,300. To turn the 1 into 4, here’s PHRASE…

R I G _ _
_ _ I S / _ A Y

…but they surprisingly didn’t get “RIGHT THIS WAY”.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip for 4 to Universal Studios Orlando (incl. accommodations at the Portofino Bay Hotel) worth $4,100 (marked Univ. Orlando)

Round 2: SLOGAN

Beckers: insta-dud of S

T & L: four T’s for $1,800, $700 H, two E’s, $300 R, four O’s, $600 C pair, $600 N, $300 Y, one A and U (NMV)…

Y O U / C A N ‘ T / T O _
T H E / C O _ _ E R / T O _

…but they FLUNKED OUT thinking the last letter in fours is a W — really, ladies?! -__- C & A then said those P’s for $3,200…

Y O U / C A N ‘ T / T O P
T H E / C O P P E R / T O P

…Craig read the answer for the money. Did they say Duracell for the bonus money…yep.

C & A: $7,500/Other teams: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: BodyGlove water sports accessories + 35-horsepower Sea-Doo watercrafter worth $9,050 (WATER SPORTS)

Jackpot Round: FAMILY

T & L: insta-dud of N

C & A: one R on JACKPOT, $600 S, L for lost turn

Beckers: P failed ’em again

T & L: $600 D, one A, $600 B pair, baffling K call

C & A: H failed ’em again

Beckers: LaT

T & L: $450 J, $900 F pair, solve…

J _ F F / &
B _ A _
B R _ D _ _ S

Those ladies redeemed themselves by solving JEFF & BEAU BRIDGES for $2,300.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,800

C & A: $7,500/Beckers: NOTHING/T & L: $2,300

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Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum (a little short of TD).

C & A: R
Beckers: L
T & L: K (UGH!)
C & A: C (DUD)
Beckers: T
T & L: S

S T _ _ _ _ _ _
R _ _ _ / _ _ L _

The STANDING ROOM ONLY crowd applauded T & L for making the $1,300 solve.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	H (C & A), P (Beckers)	T & L
Round 2	S (Beckers), W (T & L)
Round 3	N, K (T & L) L, H (C & A) P (Beckers)	Beckers
Round 4	K (T & L), C (C & A)

FINAL SCORES
C & A $7,500/Beckers: PARTING GIFS/T & L: $3,600

GT: $11,100
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

This week’s non-$25K prizes…

• pair of Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2drs ($39K+)
• free year of travel ($15K)
• Dodge Durango ($35K+)
• Mediterranean cruise of the Greek Isles for four people ($19K+)

Craig chose the L.

Category: THING

It’s something that travels on the rails…

_ R E _ _ _ T
_ _ R

CHMA gave them…

_ R E _ _ H T
C A R

Craig guessed DRIFT CAR, but Anitra came through w/ FREIGHT CAR and this team won the Costa Eastern Mediterranean Cruise for four aboard the Costa Classica worth $19,888, giving them a final total of $27,388 cash & cruise. They were greeted by Anitra’s hubby Enrique and Craig’s father w/ the same name. 

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: May 12, 2000

EPISODE #3300: WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM SWEEPSTAKES (WK. 2)

Scott Hernalsteen: market research worker married to a lady from Chile named Loreto for 8 months from Rochester Hills, MI

Debbie Rice: professional makeup artist and retired stand-up comedienne who’s involved w/ children’s theater groups and teaching comedy and improv to little kids from Tucson, AZ

Poppy Teel: children’s books writer married to James w/ two daughters from Roswell, NM

FEATURED PRIZE: $3,500 JustBalls.com shopping spree (JUSTBALLS!)
Gift Tag: Disney.com

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Scott: two L’s for the shopping spree right away, $1K T, one O, $600 R pair, three E’s, $1K H pair, solve…

H O L L _
H _ _ T E R
_ R E E _

He solved the fake celebrity named HOLLY HUNTER GREEN for $5,600 cash & SS — PR.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: $3,300 Marriott Vacation Club trip to Grand Vista in Orlando (VACATIONCLUB.COM)

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

Debbie: four S’s for $2,400, $600 T, four E’s, $10K’s right side (lost $2,750)

Poppy: $1K H pair, $1,200 N pair, two I’s, $800 Y, $600 C, $1,200 L pair, one D on JACKPOT…

T H E Y / C _ _ E / I N
_ L L / S H _ _ E S
_ N D / S I _ E S

Set off the fireworks — she solved “THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES” for $4,550 and a $9,300 pot!

Scott: $5,600 cash & SS/Debbie: NIL/Poppy: $13,850

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Dot Com Puzzle of the Night: THING

Poppy: insta-dud of N

Scott: $300 L, repeated the N on $3,500

Debbie: S for sorry

Poppy: $1,600 T pair, one E, D for dud

Scott: $800 R, $700 M, two O’s, $10,500 P trio, solve…

L _ P T O P
_ O M P _ T E R

While I’m typing up this recap on my LAPTOP COMPUTER, Scott made the solve for $12,050!

Scott: $17,650 cash & SS/Debbie: NADA/Poppy: $13,850

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Round 4: CLASSIC TV

Scott: five T’s for $3K (just missed $5K), two E’s, $600 H pair, $600 L pair, solve…

T _ / T E L L
T H E / T _ _ T H

Anthony Anderson’s the current host of this classic originally presented Bud Collyer, and Scott solved  “TO TELL THE TRUTH” for $3,950 — PR #2.

Scott: $21,600 cash & SS/Debbie: BUPKIS/Poppy: $13,850

Round 5: OCCUPATION

Debbie: one S for VacationClub.com prize, $800 R, one E, A for awful

Poppy: $900 T trio (she thought of solving), $600 P, $800 M (NMC)

_ P T _ M E T R _ S T

She solved OPTOMETRIST for $2,300. And the game was over.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2			Debbie
Round 3	N, D (Poppy) S (Debbie)			Scott‘s N repeat
Round 4	PERFECT ROUND #2
Round 5	A (Debbie)

FINAL SCORES
Scott: $21,600 cash & SS/Debbie: PARTING GIFTS/Poppy: $16,150

GT: $37,750
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,750

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Bonus Round

Scott chose the H from WHEE-.

Category: PHRASE

This hyphenated answer started as…

_ _ _ E R – T _ _ N

MBCO triggered another WIPEOUT and he had no guess. I thought it was WAFER-THIN, but it was PAPER-THIN and he lost the $25K on an E*TRADE account.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: May 11, 2000

EPISODE #3299: WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM SWEEPSTAKES (WK. #2)

Ruth Jensen: realtor by trade and actor on the radio married 3 yrs. w/ 11 kids and 38 grandkids (whoa!), from Sacramento, CA

Kenneth Buchanan: scholarship coordinator for students in L.A. and NYC and bartender from L.A.

Cijai Bianchi: nail technician wearing a leather jacket from Phoenix, AZ

FEATURED PRIZE: $3,500 TheEarthLinkMall.com shopping spree (THE MALL)
Gift Tag: GoldenDiamond.com

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Ruth: $2,400 T trio, LaT

Kenneth: two R’s for TheEarthLinkMall.com prize, N for negative

Cijai: S for sorry

Ruth: E for end of turn

Kenneth: G for goof

Cijai: $350 P, $300 Y, two A’s, no M on Free SPIN

Ruth: two I’s and U, solve…

_ R U I T
_ _ _ _ T A I _
P A R T Y

She solved FRUIT COCKTAIL PARTY for $1,650.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: $3,300 Marriott Vacation Club trip to Grand Ocean or Barony Beach Club on Hilton Head Island (VACATIONCLUB.COM)

Jackpot Round: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Kenneth: $300 R, LaT

Cijai: two T’s on JACKPOT, $1,800 H pair, three E’s, S failed her again

Ruth: $10K’s right side

Kenneth: $1,200 N trio, one A, one D for GoldenDiamond.com gift tag, two G’s for Free SPIN, $900 W…

W _ N N _ E
T H E / _ _ _ H
A N D / T _ G G E R

His pronunciation of the last word in WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER was questionable (he said it as “tee-ger”)…it wasn’t accepted, so Pat asked him to say the whole answer again…and he got the right pronunciation (it’s “tig-ger”), so he’s credited $3,150 cash & gift tag. After consulting with Harry about this issue, Pat decided to rule it as Kenneth having used the FS to say the answer again.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,950

Ruth: $1,650/Kenneth: $3,150 cash & GC/Cijai: NIL

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Dot Com Puzzle of the Night: THING

Cijai: two S’s for $1,100, $600 N, T for turnover

Ruth: $1,100 R pair, three E’s, LaT

Kenneth: $450 C, $700 V (NMC)

S C R E E N
S _ V E R

He solved SCREEN SAVER for $1,150.

Ruth: $1,650/Kenneth: $4,300/Cijai: NADA

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Round 4: PHRASE

Ruth: $2,700 S trio, $600 T pair, buys of one A, O, and two E’s, $500 N, $300 H, $500 D, CRITICAL DUD of B on $5K

Kenneth: $500 M

SPEED-UP

H E / D O E S N ‘ T
M _ S S / A / T _ _ _ _

Consonants were worth $1,550 apiece. After Kenneth repeated the H (Pat ruled it as a dud), Cijai then said R…

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

…and solved “HE DOESN’T MISS A TRICK” for her only $1,550 of the game.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N, G (Kenneth) S, M (Cijai) E (Ruth)	Ruth
Round 2	S (Cijai)	Kenneth	Ruth	Kenneth‘s first solve attempt
Round 3	T (Cijai)	Ruth
Round 4	B (Ruth)			Kenneth‘s H repeat

FINAL SCORES
Ruth: $1,650/Kenneth: $4,300/Cijai: $1,550

GT: an underwhelming $7,500
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

Kenneth chose the second E from WHEE-.

Category: THING

Last two letters this answer…

_ _ _ _ L E

MCHO triggered a WIPEOUT and he was wrong w/ CANDLE. It was a short little laugh called a GIGGLE and he lost the $25K courtesy of WoF.

MY RATING: 3

WoF Retro Recap: May 10, 2000

EPISODE #3298: WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM SWEEPSTAKES (WK. 2)

Mak Abulhosn: medical student in podiatry and coach in soccer and basketball who wanted to visit every MLB ballpark in the country from Seattle, WA

Kimbley Craig: account executive at a Top 40 radio station who won first place in a Monica Lewinsky look-alike contest (her reward was an internship w/ a radio station) and collected airline motion sickness bags (she has 200+ of these) from Monterey, CA

Andre Wilson: marketing consultant and kickboxer married to Leah who had a kidney transplant on March 1st from Gilbert, AZ

FEATURED PRIZE: $3,500 Miadora.com shopping spree (MIADORA)
Gift Tag: eBags

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Mak: insta-dud of D

Kimbley: $1,650 R trio, S for sorry

Andre: $1,800 T trio, N for negative

Mak: $400 H, $1,200 C pair, $300 K (NMC), solve…

T H _ / R _ T
R _ C _
T R _ C K

He solved THE RAT RACE TRACK for $1,900.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Marriott Vacation Club trip to Desert Springs Villas in Palm Desert, CA worth $3,300 (VACATIONCLUB.COM)

Jackpot Round: STAR & ROLE

Kimbley: four R’s for Miadora.com SS, $10K’s left side

Andre: five S’s on JACKPOT, two N’s on JACKPOT again, one P for $10K, $1,600 C pair, three E’s, $900 L trio, BANKRUPT near $600 ($12,250 flushed away)

Mak: exact same fate

Kimbley: THROWAWAY DUD OF Z (huh?!)

Andre: $700 Y, four A’s, solve…

L _ C Y / L A _ L E S S
A S / _ E N A
_ A R R _ _ R
P R _ N C E S S

He IDed LUCY LAWLESS AS XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS for $450 bumped to the $500 minimum.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,150

Mak: $1,900/Kimbley: ZIP/Andre: $500

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Dot Com Puzzle of the Night: PHRASE

Andre: $600 T, $1,800 R trio, one A and two E’s, $500 Y, two O’s, $1,200 S pair, SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE of I ($3,100 at risk)

Mak: $300 N, $300 D, $600 P, $600 W (NMC), solve…

E N T E R / Y O _ R
P A S S W O R D

He solved “ENTER YOUR PASSWORD” for $1,800.

Mak: $3,700/Kimbley: ZILCH/Andre: $500

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Round 4: ON THE MAP

Mak: BANKRUPT near $500 right away

Kimbley: $1K R pair, $600 M, P for phooey

Andre: $300 D

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ D _ _ _ _ R _
_ _ R M _ _ _

Consonants were worth $1,900 apiece.

Andre: N
Mak: H
Kimbley: C (DUD)
Andre: Y
Mak: L

H _ _ D _ L _ _ R _
_ _ R M _ N Y

Mak just beat the buzzer by locating HEIDELBERG, GERMANY for $3,800.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	D (Mak), S (Kimbley), N (Andre)
Round 2	Z (Kimbley)		3 (everybody)
Round 3	I (Andre)
Round 4	P, C (both by Kimbley)		Mak

FINAL SCORES
Mak: $7,500/Kimbley: PARTING GIFTS/Andre: $500

GT: an underwhelming $8K
BANKRUPT TRASH: a whopping $15,750 cash & SS

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Bonus Round

The $25K from USABancShares.com was won the previous night, and so it’s back in play w/ the show’s two-row logo on the top flap of the envelope; Mak chose the W from WHEE-.

Category: THING

It’s an underwater living thing that has a long, flat, pointed bill…

S _ _ R _ _ _ S _

PCDA only added…

S _ _ R D _ _ S _

He didn’t even get the first half w/ SURE, SHIRT, or SOUR; it was SWORDFISH and he lost the Sony Card.

MY RATING: 3 (originally a 4)

WoF Retro Recap: May 9, 2000

EPISODE #3297: WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM SWEEPSTAKES (WK. 2)

Johnny Femia: owner of a medical co. and pro boxing referee married to Teresa Lisa w/ three kids from Metairie, LA

Rosalee Starr: married lady to David w/ two kids plus another on the way from Covina, CA

Michael Flynn: broadcast instructor at a trade school married to Linda for 3.5 yrs. w/ a 2.5-yr.-old daughter from Albany, NY

FEATURED PRIZE: $3,500 shopping spree at TheEarthLinkMall.com (THE MALL)
Gift Tag: disney.com

Round 1: ON THE MAP

Johnny: insta-dud of N

Rosalee: $500 L, $450 R, two O’s, $800 F, LaT

Michael: one S for TheEarthLinkMall.com prize, $800 B, one A, solve…

_ _ S _ R _ _ _ / O F
_ O L _ _ B _ A

Michael knew that D.C. in Washington D.C. stood for DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA for $4,050 cash & SS.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Marriott Vacation Club trip to Grand Vista in Orlando worth $3,300 (VACATIONCLUB.COM)

Jackpot Round: SHOW BIZ

Rosalee: $600 N pair, one G for Free SPIN, $2,100 T trio, three I’s, $550 L, three E’s, $600 S pair, $600 R pair, two O’s, $300 M, three A’s, solve…

_ E S T
S _ _ _ O R T I N G
A _ T O R / M I _ _ A E L
_ A I N E

Two P’s and three C’s left behind, but she IDed BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MICHAEL CAINE for $3,750 — PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,450

Johnny: ZIP/Rosalee: $3,750 FS/Michael: $4,050 cash & SS

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Dot Com Puzzle of the Night: PHRASE

Michael: $300 T, $2,400 S trio, three A’s, BANKRUPT near $500 (lost $2,450)

Johnny: $400 W, $600 H, two E’s, $1,200 D pair, solve…

W H A T ‘ S
_ _ _ _ / E – _ A _ _
A D D _ E S S ?

Two R’s left behind, but Johnny asked “WHAT’S YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS?” for $1,950.

Johnny: $1,950/Rosalee: $3,750 FS/Michael: $4,050 cash & SS

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Round 4: THING

Johnny: $500 R, $300 S, $1,600 T pair, three E’s, L for lost turn

Rosalee: $600 G, $300 N, $500 Q (NMC), solve…

G _ _ N T
S E Q _ _ _ _
T R E E

She solved GIANT SEQUOIA TREE for $1,400.

Johnny: $1,950/Rosalee: $5,150 FS/Michael: $4,050 cash & SS

Round 5: RHYME TIME

Rosalee: $1,600 R pair, $1,600 S pair, one N for VacationClub.com prize, one A and four E’s (NMV), $5K C

SPEED-UP

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

Each of the three leftover consonants were worth $6K apiece! She then said H…

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

We’re gonna hear the former for Rosalee, because she solved CHEERS AND JEERS for $17K cash & trip — BIG PR! (#2)

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N (Johnny)	Rosalee
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3			Michael
Round 4	L (Johnny)
Round 5	BIG PERFECT ROUND! (#2)

FINAL SCORES
Johnny: $1,950/Rosalee: $22,150 cash & trip/Michael: $4,050 cash & SS

GT: $28,150
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,450

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Bonus Round

Rosalee chose the first E from WHEE-.

Category: THING

Here’s three of eight…

_ _ R N _ _ S _

BCMO gave her the first two letters this answer…

C O R N _ _ S _

She peeled off the CORNHUSK and won $25K from USABancShares.com, giving her a final total of $47,150 cash & trip! She was greeted by David the hubby.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: May 8, 2000

EPISODE #3296: WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM SWEEPSTAKES (WK. 2)

Jay Nix: PhD student who used to help teach anatomy to nursing students married to Marla w/ three daughters from Santa Cruz, CA

Antoinette Mosley: office assistant at a career transition center and mom of two boys who’s active in church and member of Our Fellowship of Faith choir from Long Beach, CA

Tara Neyland: homemaker married to Chuck for 9 yrs. w/ two kids from Slidell, LA

FEATURED PRIZE: $3,500 amazon.com shopping spree
Gift Tag: GoldenDiamond.com

Round 1: PHRASE

Jay: LaT

Antoinette: $1,200 N pair, $600 T pair, one A, C for crud

Tara: R for rats

Jay: LaT again

Antoinette: $1K S, one I, $800 J, two D’s for Free SPIN, solve…

I T / J _ S T
D A _ N _ D / _ N / _ _

IT JUST DAWNED ON ME that she would solve for $3,100.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Marriott Vacation Club trip to Grand Ocean or Barony Beach Club on Hilton Head Island worth $3,300 (VACATIONCLUB.COM)

Jackpot Round: SHOW BIZ

Antoinette: two S’s for $1,600, five N’s for $1,500 more, $10K’s left side (lost $3,100)

Tara: four T’s for $2,400, four E’s, $300 H, four I’s, $400 D, three A’s and O (NMV), one K for VacationClub.com trip, $7K L pair, solve…

S I N _ E _ S
_ I N _ E / _ I L L
A N D / A _ _ / _ _ A N T
T I E / T H E / K N O T

She solved “SINGERS VINCE GILL AND AMY GRANT TIE THE KNOT” for $12,400 cash & trip.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10,900

Jay: NIL/Antoinette: $3,100 FS/Tara: $12,400 cash & trip

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Dot Com Puzzle of the Night: EVENT

Tara: four N’s for $1,200, three I’s, $300 G, $300 T, two O’s, two S’s for GoldenDiamond.com gift tag, $900 R pair, solve…

_ _ _ I N G
R _ S _ R _ _ T I O N S
O N _ I N _

She solved MAKING RESERVATIONS ONLINE for $3,200 cash & gift tag — PR.

Jay: NADA/Antoinette: $3,100 FS/Tara: $15,600 cash & prizes

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Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Jay: insta-dud of T on $5K

Antoinette: no N and used FS, BANKRUPT near $600

Tara: $600 R, D for dud

Jay: $2,100 L trio, one E, $300 Y, two O’s (NMV), $300 B…

_ O R _
B E L L Y
_ L O _

…but he failed again on $5K w/ W, and consonants in SPEED-UP were worth $1,600 apiece. Antoinette then said F…

_ O R _
B E L L Y
F L O _

…she solved PORK BELLY FLOP for $1,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	C (Antoinette), R (Tara)	2 (Jay)
Round 2			Antoinette
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	T, W (Jay) N (Antoinette) D (Tara)		Antoinette

FINAL SCORES
Jay: PARTING GIFTS/Antoinette: $4,700/Tara: $15,600 cash & prizes

GT: $20,300
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,100

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Bonus Round

The $25K from USABancShares.com was here along w/ these other prizes…

• $25K Sony Card
• $25K credit on an E*TRADE account
• $25K from PayMyBills.com
• Mercedes-Benz ML320

Tara chose the L.

Category: PHRASE

Here’s 1/3 of this 12-letter answer…

L _ _ _ / _ _ _ R
L _ _ S

YCPI’s a PERFECT combo…

L I C _ / Y _ _ R
L I P S

LICK YOUR LIPS, ma’am — you’ve won the Mercedes ML320 worth $40,670, giving you a final total of $56,270 cash & prizes! She took Chuck the hubby to her new ride.

MY RATING: 8