Day: November 2, 2022

WoF Recap: November 2, 2022

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EPISODE #7658: 🏰EUROPEAN VACATION🏰

$1K Toss-Up: LANDMARK

_ _ O N _ _ E _ G E
_ _ / _ N _ L _ N D

Melissa gets the preposition wrong with STONEHENGE OF ENGLAND.

_ _ O N _ _ E _ G E
I _ / _ N _ L _ N D

Lamont capitalizes with STONEHENGE IN ENGLAND. The midweek panel…

Lamont Ross: minister of a church for over seven years married to Stacy for 16 years who attended the University of Texas with three children from Sunnyvale, TX (just outside of Dallas)

Stephanie Peterson: marketing worker for a major healthcare company, personal trainer, nutrition coach, and pickleball player who has a dog named Chief from Overland Park, KS

Melissa Miller: philanthropy worker at UCSB who does volunteer engagement and stewardship married to Matt for 9 years and stepmother to his three sons, also a bar trivia person from Goleta, CA

$2K Toss-Up: PROPER NAME

S T A N L _ Y
_ _ C _ I

Melissa IDs actor STANLEY TUCCI.

FEATURED RAILBOOKERS TRIP: SPAIN worth $9,999

Round 1: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Melissa: G ($700), LaT
Lamont: N ($650), 3 I’s, T (SPAIN), 4 A’s, O, 4 E’s (NMV), 2 C’s ($650), solve for $1,450 & SPAIN…

_ I _ _ I N G
C O _ _ E E / A T / A
_ I _ E _ A _ _ / C A _ E

He’ll be SIPPING COFFEE AT A SIDEWALK CAFE on that Spain trip.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Lamont: N ($900), 4 E’s, 2 T’s (MW near $650), flips… sorry ($650 lost)
Stephanie: 2 H’s ($800), 2 A’s, 2 O’s (NMV), 2 F’s ($600), 4 L’s ($850), 2 B’s ($900), solve for $7,500…

T H E / B E L L E
O F / T H E
B A L L
O F / _ A _ N

She says she’s THE BELLE OF THE BALL OF YARN.

Melissa: $2K | Lamont: $12,449 cash & Spain | Stephanie: $7,500

PP/Express Round: THING

Stephanie: 3 T’s ($650), E, 3 A’s, S ($3,500), 3 I’s, 2 R’s ($500), O (NMV), P ($900), solve for $6,350… 

_ E A R T _ A R _ I _ _
_ O S P I T A _ I T _

She’ll feel the HOUSEWARMING HOSPITALITY of the BAHAMAS at Atlantis Paradise Island worth $8K- PR!

Melissa: $2K | Lamont: $12,449 cash & Spain | Stephanie: $21,850 cash & Bahamas

Triple Toss-Up: PHRASE

1.

A / _ _ _ _ _ / F _ R
_ _ _ R / _ _ _ _ _ H _ S

All three of these phrases contain a money term. Meanwhile, here’s A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, Stephanie.

2.

_ / _ _ _ _
A / _ _ Z _ N

She also solves A DIME A DOZEN.

3.

_ _ R E / _ _ _ G / F O R
Y _ _ _ / B _ _ _

Here’s some MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, Melissa.

Round 4: PLACES

Melissa: 3 S’s ($700), 2 A’s, 3 N’s ($800– almost got LaT), 2 D’s ($700), 4 E’s, 2 R’s ($650), 2 G’s ($500), BOMBED OUT with P (first dud in the whole game) ($500)- GREENPOUSES?! -__-
Lamont: last consonant of H ($650), solve for house minimum…

G A R D E N S / A N D
G R E E N H _ _ S E S

He solves GARDENS AND GREENHOUSES.

Melissa: $4K | Lamont: $13,449 cash & Spain | Stephanie: $25,850 cash & Bahamas

Speed-Up: SHOW BIZ

Lamont has spun $1,650 per consonant.

Lamont: N
Stephanie: T
Melissa: S
Lamont: D
Stephanie: R
Melissa: 3 E’s
Lamont: 2 L’s

L _ N _ – _ _ _ _ T E D
S E _ _ E L

Lamont solves LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL for $6,600.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTS
Round 1Melissa
Mystery RoundLamont
PP/Express RoundPERFECT ROUND
Round 4P (Melissa)
Speed-UpR (Stephanie)N/AN/A
4 TOTAL211

FINAL SCORES
Melissa: $4K | Lamont: $20,049 cash & Spain | Stephanie: $25,850 cash & Bahamas

Nice maingame overall, even though the Prize Puzzle mattered for Stephanie to win.

GRAND TOTAL: $49,899
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding MW gamble): $650

Generic category list for Stephanie…

  • PHRASE– third in a row
  • PLACE
  • THING

$100K Bonus Round

She’s brought her mom Deborah and her light spin stops on GAME. I know this one already…

_ _ _ T E
_ E R _ L E _ _ N _

MPCO adds just 2 P’s, but that should be enough for the bottom word. Can she get the top, however?

_ _ _ T E
P E R P L E _ _ N _

Yes she can! That puzzle wasn’t QUITE PERPLEXING for her as she wins the Mercedes-Benz GLB250 worth $45,140, giving her a final total of $70,990 cash & prizes!

Postgame Chat: Pat has heard about some people criticize when they have a puzzle that contains a Q, X, J, or any other unusual letter in it, because who’s going to call that? Well, the truth is they aren’t going to call that, but they don’t need them. And you can’t eliminate every word that has those letters. That’s his explanation and he’s sticking to it.

MY RATING: 8

Andy will be back with you tomorrow.