Day: November 8, 2022

WoF Recap: November 8, 2022

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Teeeeeeeeeeen-HUT!

Five-star general @nickskapower here and I will step in for andynwof for the next three episodes. W/ that being said…

Forwaaaaaaaard MARCH!

EPISODE #7662: 🎖️VETERANS WEEK🎖️

$1K Tossup: PERSON

B _ I G _ _ _ E R
G E _ _ R _ L

I haven’t heard BRIGADIER GENERAL much, if at all, Rory… but you’re correct:

Rory Scott: Army vet after 8yrs as an air combat medic; also a model from Caledonia, MI
Olga Briggs: Marines vet after 5yrs as a supply admin. and personnel specialist (she’s also the first member of her family to be in the military and the first to go to college) who has a son in the Navy, a daughter, and a grandchild from San Diego
Gary Wood: Coast Guard vet who retired in 2000 as a member of a helicopter rescue team from Casper, WY

$2K Tossup: PHRASE

_ ‘ M / O N / A
H O _ / S _ _ E _ K !

Gary correctly says “I’M ON A HOT STREAK!”.

FEATURED TRIP: Alaskan cruise from American Cruise Lines (ALASKA CRUISE)
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: BEEF BUCKS

Round 1: FUN & GAMES

Gary: T (TD), three A’s, E, S ($900)
Rory: Two F’s ($600), three O’s, two L’s ($600), BANKRUPTS NEAR $650 ($2,150 lost)
Olga: W ($600)
Gary: Two G’s ($900), three I’s, two U’s (NMV)

_ L A _ I _ G
A / _ O U _ _ / O F
_ I _ I A T U _ E
G O L F

It’s been a while since I was PLAYING A ROUND OF MINIATURE GOLF; he wins $3,300.

Eggland’s Best Mystery/Crossword Round: FRESH ________

Rory: Two F’s ($700), two I’s, N ($600)
Olga: S ($900), two A’s, E (NMV), H ($600), R ($650), C (MDW), CRITICAL DUD of K (ALASKA CRUISE)

FFACE
II
S_AR_
H

Gary just solves START for the house minimum.

Gary: $6,300 ★ Rory: $1K ★ Olga: GROUND ZERO

PP/Express Round: THING

Olga: Two T’s ($850), two E’s, two S’s ($900), two O’s, SAME BANKRUPT ($3K lost)
Gary: Two H’s ($500), A
Rory: G ($650)
Olga: N ($600), OTHER BANKRUPT ($600 lost)
Gary: D ($650), I
Rory: L ($900)
Olga: LaT
Gary: BACK TO THE BANKRUPT NEXT TO $650 ($1,150 lost)
Rory: Two F’s ($500), two U’s

T H E / S O U N D / O F
T H E / S U _ F

He wins $750 and will hear THE SOUND OF THE SURF in ST. LUCIA at Coconut Bay worth $10,204.

Gary: $6,300 ★ Rory: $11,954 cash & St. Lucia ★ Olga: ZILCH

Triple Tossup: LIVING THINGS

#1:

S O _ R I N G
_ A G L _

Rory spots a SOARING EAGLE.

#2:

G  A L _ O P I _ G
H _ R S _

Rory also sees a GALLOPING HORSE.

#3:

S I T _ I _ G
D _ _ K

Rory’s not a SITTING DUCK as he scores the Triple Tossup sweep.

Speed-Up: WAYD?

Final Spin Amount: BANKRUPT $1,500

Rory: S ($0)
Olga: Two N’s ($3K)
Gary: G ($1,500)
Rory: F ($0)
Olga: Two T’s ($6K)
Gary: R ($3K)
Rory: L ($0)
Olga: Y ($6K)
Gary: Two W’s ($6K)

W _ N _ _ R _ N G
W _ _ T / T _ / _ _

Gary’s WONDERING WHAT TO DO and that is to leave w/ $12,300.

PENALTY BOXBANKRUPTSLaTsDUDS
ROUND 1RoryS (Gary), W (Olga)
MYSTERY/CROSSWORD ROUNDN (Rory), K (Olga)
PP/EXPRESS ROUND3 (2 by Olga; Gary)OlgaA (Gary), G (Rory), I (Gary), L (Rory)
SPEED-UPN/AN/AS (Rory), F (Rory), L (Rory), Y (Olga)

FINAL SCORES
Gary: $12,300 ★ Rory: $21,954 cash & St. Lucia ★ Olga: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $35,254
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,900

Rory’s BR list consists of…

  • PLACE
  • THING
  • WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

$100K Bonus Round

SPIN: I of AMERICA’S

Not much RSTLNE in this one…

_ / _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ N _

CDGA gives him…

A / _ R _ G _ D
_ _ N D

…but he’s wrong thinking it’s some sort of LAND (he guessed ARID and URGENT for the second word), so the $40K sinks in A FRIGID POND.

MY RATING: 4.5
MY GRADE: F+