WoF Recap: May 26, 2023

EPISODE #7805: 🧳GRAND GETAWAYS🧳

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

A / _ _ _ _ T / _ N
_ _ _ / T _ _ _

Debbie & Sarah want to win enough money for A NIGHT ON THE TOWN and/or these other teams to wrap up this week…

Debbie Pilgrim & Sarah Hunt: both from Pocatello, ID; Debbie’s widowed w/ another granddaughter who’s 15 years old and a son who’s 21 years old while Sarah’s a 10th grader in her school’s show choir who loves to sing, dance and perform

Javier Alba & Sonny Bounds: Javier from Phoenix served in the Navy while Sonny from Hesperia, CA is in his high school’s Air Force Junior ROTC

Isaiah Richards & Gloria Harmon: Gloria from Glendale, WI was a fisher person who got Isaiah the grandson (from Las Vegas) into that hobby

$2K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

_ A T C H _ _ _
H _ M _ / M _ V I E S

Gloria could be WATCHING HOME MOVIES about her team’s appearance on the show; right now, they’re spinning first. And the prize wedges all week long won’t be provided by railbookers…

FEATURED PRIZE: sponsored by the movie “80 For Brady” (now on Digital and Blu-Ray), a trip to Boston worth $7,575 (marked 80 FOR BRADY)

Round 1: PHRASE

I & G: two N’s for MDW, loses it right back to BANKRUPT near $650

D & S: LaT right away

J & S: one G for 80 FOR BRADY prize, $500 L, $1K T pair, two E’s, $500 S, $900 R, P for PAINFUL DUD on $2,500

I & G: same BANKRUPT

D & S: SPINGLE for $500 M, solve…

G R E _ T / M _ N _ S
T _ _ N _ / _ L _ _ E

They solve GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE for the $2K minimum.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

D & S: surprising dud of T

J & S: same BANKRUPT again

I & G: three N’s for $1,950, buys of two E’s, sole dud vowel of A

D & S: $1,100 pair of L’s, four I’s, L repeat on WC

J & S: W for worthless on ZENNI gift tag

I & G: other normal BANKRUPT (lost $1,450)

D & S: one G on MW near $650 and risks $850…oops

J & S: $1,400 R pair, $2,100 F trio, two O’s and three U’s (NMV), T repeat

I & G: $7K C pair, $1,800 P trio (just got out of trouble), $900 B, solve…

R U N N I N G
F O R / P U B L I C
O F F I C E
_ U P P L I E _

Gloria’s not RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE SUPPLIES, but her team has banked $9,700.

D & S: $3K/J & S: ZERO/I & G: $11,700

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PP/Express Round: THING

J & S: quick dud of L on WC

I & G: back to BANKRUPT near $650 they go

D & S: $1,500 T trio, $1,500 H trio, two E’s, $500 F, one O, $550 S, G for goof

J & S: $600 N (not quite to EXPRESS), $650 R, G repeat

I & G: SPINGLE for $650 M, solve…

T H E / _ _ R M T H
O F / T H E / S _ N

They would feel THE WARMTH OF THE SUN on their railbookers trip to ALASKA worth $9,999.

D & S: $3K/J & S: ZILCH/I & G: $22,349 cash & AK

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Triple Toss-Up: WAYD?

1.

_ _ _ _ _ N G
_ / _ _ _

Need someone to pick you up? Here are three things you might do, but Debbie’s a letter short w/ TAKING A NAP.

H A I L I N G
A / _ A B

We almost got another TRIPLE STUMPER, but Gloria’s somehow HAILING A CAB.

2.

_ I _ C H _ N G
A / _ I _ _

Ugh, Debbie, CATCHING A FISH has no chance of fitting when there’s an I in the second position of the first word. -__-

H I _ C H I N G
A / R I _ E

Gloria’s HITCHING A RIDE.

3.

_ _ _ U _ _ T _ N G
A _ / _ B E R

You won’t believe this, but Debbie blows every single answer in the Triple Toss-Ups w/ HITCHING AN UBER — good grief, lady! -__- I think that’s a first in WoF history.

_ E _ U E S T _ N G
A N / _ B E R

Javier’s REQUESTING AN UBER to get on the board.

Speed-Up: RHYME TIME

Javier has spun the $1,500 minimum.

J & S: N (DUD)
I & G (Isaiah tried to spin): P (WHA?!)
D & S: T
J & S: L (DUD)
I & G: F (DUD)
D & S: S
J & S: 3 R’s
I & G: H
NULL CYCLE
D & S: D (DUD)
J & S: 5 E’s

_ E / T H E R E
_ R / _ E / S _ _ _ R E

Javier tells us to “BE THERE OR BE SQUARE” for $4,500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	P (J & S)	D & S	2 (I & G)
Round 2	T (D & S), W (J & S), A (I & G)		3 (everybody)	2 (D & S’s L repeat, J & S’s T repeat)
Round 3	L (J & S), G (D & S)		I & G for nothing	J & S’s G repeat
Round 4 (aired)	N, L (J & S) P, F (I & G) D (D & S)

FINAL SCORES
D & S: $3K/J & S: $6,500/I & G: $26,349 cash & AK

Wow, I’m surprised I & G won a lot even w/ this big mess of a game…

GT: $35,849
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. MDW and MW $): $2,300

I don’t know if things are gonna get any better after I & G pick from…

• LIVING THINGS
• PHRASE
• WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Oh brother, Gloria unfortunately goes for WAYD?. -___-

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$100K Bonus Round

Isaiah’s mom watches as Gloria lands on the & for the team. Stingy RSTLNE help…

_ _ _ N _ / _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _

MGDEA doesn’t add much besides the obvious…

A _ _ N G / A
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _

They’re not even close to ACING A POP QUIZ (Isaiah thought the first word was AGING) for $40K. And that’s the first cash minimum sweep all season long.

MY RATING: 4

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