Day: November 10, 2022

WoF Recap: November 10, 2022

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EPISODE #7664: 🎖️VETERANS WEEK🎖️

$1K Tossup: CHARACTER

T _ E / M _ N
O _ / _ _ _ E L

Derek knows Superman is THE MAN OF STEEL:

Derek Hartley: Navy vet after 4 yrs as a Marine Force Corpsman married to Captain Roseanne (also a vet after 31 yrs) from S.D.
Bill Wachunas: Marine vet after 15 yrs in the nuclear biological chemical defense field; currently a principal superintendent at Dilcon Community School from Dilcon, AZ
Roxann Smith: Army vet who’s a legal specialist & has a twin sister who served prior to her from Charlotte; orig. from St. Thomas

$2K Tossup: PLACE

O _ T _ O _ R
_ O C _ _ _ / _ _ N K

Derek triples up w/ OUTDOOR HOCKEY RINK.

FEATURED TRIP: Volcano Village Lodge (HAWAII)

Round 1: THING

Derek: M ($650), three A’s, E, S ($500)
Bill: C ($850)
Roxann: Two F’s ($600), three O’s, two N’s ($700), two T’s ($700)

A / _ E A _ T _ / O F
_ N F O _ M A T _ O N

She has A WEALTH OF INFORMATION for $3,750 and the early lead.

Eggland’s Best Mystery/Crossword Round: BOOK ________

Bill: C (TD)
Roxann: NULL CYCLE, M (MDW), K (HAWAII worth $7,500), A, two R’s (BB), CRITICAL I PURCHASE
Derek: Two S’s ($650), O, E (NMV), W ($600), N ($650), H ($900), L ($550)

WSHEL_
ON
R_
MARKS

SHELF & ENDS are the other words associated w/ “book” for $3,500.

Derek: $6,500 ★ Bill: ZIP ★ Roxann: $3,750

PP/Express Round: FOOD & DRINK

Roxann: Four T’s ($700), three S’s ($900), A, two Y’s ($600), three E’s, I, M (TD), N ($500), SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE of O ($9,700 at risk)
Derek: Two F’s ($600)

T A S T Y / F _ _ I T Y
_ E F _ E S _ M E N T S

He wins $1,200 and will be enjoying some TASTY FRUITY REFRESHMENTS at the Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA worth $7,460. Oh, and Jim did an impression of Derek reading the solution — LOL! 🤣

Derek: $15,160 cash & Antigua ★ Bill: GROUND ZERO ★ Roxann: $3,750

Triple Tossup: PERSON

#1:

S E _ _ E _ _ T
F I R _ _ / C _ _ _ S

All three solutions contain “sergeant”; Roxann solves SERGEANT FIRST CLASS.

#2:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
M _ _ _ _

We may have another Triple Tossup sweep here as Roxann has solved SERGEANT MAJOR…

#3:

M _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ G _ _ _ T

…but Derek denies the sweep w/ MASTER SERGEANT.

Speed-Up: SONG LYRICS

Final Spin Amount: $1,900

Derek: T ($1,900)
Bill: N ($1,900)
Roxann: Two H’s ($3,800; Pat: This is a good puzzle for people who like to watch Vanna walk. Image result for monkey facepalm)
Derek: Five E’s ($1,900)
Bill: Two W’s ($5,700)
Roxann: S ($5,700)
Derek: Three R’s ($7,600)

S _ _ E W H E R E / _ _ E R
T H E / R _ _ N _ _ W

Derek solves “SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW” from “The Wizard of Oz”.

PENALTY BOXDUDS
ROUND 1S (Derek), C (Bill)
MYSTERY/CROSSWORD ROUND (aired)C (Bill), I (Roxann)
PP/EXPRESS ROUNDO (Roxann)
SPEED-UP

FINAL SCORES
Derek: $24,760 cash & Antigua ★ Bill: $1K GOOSEEGG ★ Roxann: $7,750

GT: $33,510
NO PENALTY SPINS!

Derek’s BR lineup…

  • THING
  • “AN EVENT”
  • PHRASE

$100K Bonus Round

SPIN: N of SPIN

Lead-offs…

L _ _ _ S _
_ _ L _

BGKO is an interesting combo, but that will only add…

L _ _ _ S _
G _ L _

Not surprisingly, he’s silent the whole time, and he won’t be going to a LAVISH GALA in the maZDa.

MY RATING: 6
MY GRADE: D

Five-star general @andynwof is back w/ you tomorrow.

Relax.