Day: November 9, 2022

WoF Recap: November 9, 2022

nickskapower11 Comments

EPISODE #7663: 🎖️VETERANS WEEK🎖️

$1K Tossup: EVENT

_ _ I _ I _ G
T _ _ / F L _ G

John’s RAISING THE FLAG… yes indeed:

John Salvetti: Army vet after 30 yrs who graduated from West Point in ’84 & was a colonel; also the Armed Forces Bodybuilding Champion of ’94 married to Tammy w/ 5 kids and 5 grandchildren from Round Hill, VA
Brent Lofton: Marine vet after 4 yrs who got the Desert Storm Veteran Medal & is married to Melissa (they have 5 kids in a blended family); he likes to go to many sporting events from Fort Mill, SC
Boni Jo Boser: Air Force vet as an aircraft roadmaster on the C-130 who’s a newlywed to Jeremiah w/ 12-year-old daughter Charlie and has a brother who joined the Air Force a year before her from Little Rock

$2K Tossup: PERSON

C _ _ _ F / P _ _ _ Y
O _ F I C _ _

Boni Jo knows that CPO is short for CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.

FEATURED TRIP from Collette: Some of the National Parks

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Boni Jo: Two T’s ($600), E, three A’s, two R’s ($700), sole dud vowel of I
John: Three L’s (Collette worth $11K+)

R A _ _ _ E T _ A L L
_ _ _ R T
_ _ / L A _

He abides by a RACQUETBALL COURT OF LAW for $13,196 cash & tour.

Eggland’s Best Mystery Round: SONG LYRICS

John: Two T’s ($550), two E’s, two H’s (MW next door to LaT… NOT THERE and he also threw the wedge away instead of placing it into the bin. Image result for monkey facepalm) (-$850)
Brent: MDW’s LEFT SIDE
Boni Jo: LaT
John: S ($1K), three O’s, N ($550), two A’s, two L’s ($700), U (NMV)

_ _ O _ / T H E / H A L L S
O _ / _ O N T E _ U _ A

“FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA” is part of “The Marine’s Hymn” and there’s $2,200 extra for him.

Brent: ZIPPO ★ Boni Jo: $2K ★ John: $16,396 cash & tour

PP/Express Round: WAYD?

Brent: Two G’s ($650), N ($650), two A’s, LaT
Boni Jo: M (EXPRESS)

Quick… MARCH!!

Letters: Two Y’s, I, T, E, W, S (-$4,500)

Stand at… EASE!!

John: BANKRUPTS NEXT TO $650
Brent: Two O’s (NMV)

_ O O _ I N G / M Y
G E T A W A Y

I’m not BOOKING MY GETAWAY but he will to Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO worth $7,200. He also won $1,450 to boot.

Brent: $8,650 cash & Puerto Rico ★ Boni Jo: $2K ★ John: $16,396 cash & travel

Triple Tossup: THING

#1:

C R A C _ _ I N G
C A _ P _ I R E

All of these puzzles contain “fire”. John just starts saying something but he blows it anyway w/ CRACKLING CARPIPE.

C R A C _ _ I N G
C A M P _ I R E

Brent warms up in front of a CRACKLING CAMPFIRE.

#2:

F L _ M _ N _
F _ R _ / _ _ T

Brent cools off a FLAMING FIRE PIT.

#3:

_ _ _ _
E _ _ I _ _ U _ _ H _ R

Brent pulls out a FIRE EXTINGUISHER to get first place.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Final Spin Amount: $1,850

Brent: Two D’s
Boni Jo: T
John: N

N _ T / _ / _ _ D
D _ _ ‘ _ / _ _ _ _

He loses by just $404 but $18,246 cash & tour is NOT A BAD DAY’S WORK.

PENALTY BOXBANKRUPTSLaTsNON-EXPRESS DUDS
ROUND 1I (Boni Jo)
MYSTERY ROUND2 (gentlemen)Boni Jo
PP/EXPRESS ROUND2 (Boni Jo, John)Brent
SPEED-UPN/AN/A

FINAL SCORES
Brent: $18,650 cash & Puerto Rico ★ Boni Jo: $2K ★ John: $18,246 cash & travel

GT: $38,896
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,350 (we don’t count the MW buyout)

Brent could choose from these categories…

  • PHRASE
  • AROUND THE HOUSE
  • THING

$100K Bonus Round

Melissa the wife is here w/ her hubby.

SPIN: I of SPIN

This could pose problems…

S _ _ E _ _ _
_ _ N _ E

He WIPES OUT of the game w/ CRFOM and loses $45K because of a SQUEAKY HINGE — I think this should’ve been under THING.

MY RATING: 5.5
MY GRADE: E+