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!