WoF Recap: March 7, 2024

EPISODE #7944: 🍲FABULOUS FOOD🍲

Again, the shortened intro’s used.

$1K Tossup: THING

L _ N E _
T _ B _ _ C _ _ _ H

Temika sets up a LINEN TABLECLOTH. Thursday’s trio…

Temika Irving: will try anything once but won’t eat oysters a second time; she hasn’t eaten fried bugs yet from Galesburg, MI

Will Pierce: married 35 years from Middletown, MD (he lives in the Appalachian Trail which is about 2K miles from Georgia to Maine; he and his wife like to walk different sections of the trail)

Sonta Henderson: holds “WHEEL” watching parties (her mom Sheryl, grandma Edda, and sister Charnice have a lot of aunts and they’re all trying to see who will host this party when she wins all this money though she might stay in L.A.) from Austin, TX

$2K Tossup: SHOW BIZ

_ R O A D W A Y
_ U _ I C A L

Sonta may or may not have seen a BROADWAY MUSICAL.

FEATURED TRIP FROM COLLETTE: Italy

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Sonta: Three N’s ($650), two E’s, R ($850), O, four A’s, BANKRUPTS NEAR TD (-$2,050)
Temika: Two L’s ($700), two I’s (NMV), two B’s ($500), T ($850), K ($650)

A L L / B A R K
A N _ / N O
B I T E –
_ I _ E / _ A N _ _

She solves ALL BARK AND NO BITE-SIZE CANDY for $3,650.


MAGNILIFE Mystery Round: WAYD?

Temika: Two N’s (MW in between $650/$700$$$), three T’s ($650), five R’s ($500), I, three A’s, D (COLLETTE – $9,600), two O’s, U, three E’s (NMV), two S’s (WC), two L’s ($650), H ($500)

S T R O L L I N _
A R O U N D / T H E
_ A R _ E R S ‘
_ A R _ E T

She wins $26,100 and will be STROLLING AROUND THE FARMERS’ MARKET (personally my favorite place to shop for groceries) on her Collette trip to Italy — MAJOR PR!!!

Sonta: $2K/Temika: $30,750 cash & Italy WC/Will: EMPTY PLATE


PP/Express Round: FOOD & DRINK! 😋

Will: Two T’s ($600), two E’s, four A’s, five R’s ($550), I
Sonta: Two N’s ($550), D ($800), O
Temika: Two S’s ($900), three U’s, two K’s ($500)

_ R A N K _ U R T E R S
A N D / S A U E R K R A U T

She wins $2,550 and while one can eat FRANKFURTERS AND SAUERKRAUT in Germany, she also wins a trip to NORTHERN SPAIN & PORTUGAL courtesy of Overseas Adventure Travel worth $11,390.

Sonta: $2K/Temika: $44,690 cash & travel WC/Will: MINT ALERT


Triple Tossup: PLACE

1.

M A _ N
E _ T _ _ N C E

Will goes through the MAIN ENTRANCE.

2.

_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Y

Sonta nails MAIN HALLWAY.

3.

_ E _ R E _
P A S S A _ E

Will blanks out.

_ E C R E T
P A S S A G E

Temika takes a SECRET PASSAGE.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Final Spin Amount: $1,500 (just fell short of the big one)

Temika: C
Will: Two T’s
Sonta: H
Temika: W
Will: Two R’s
Sonta: L
Temika: P
Will: N
Sonta: M
Temika: Three E’s
Will: S
Sonta: F

M _ _ E / W _ T H / R E _ L
F R _ _ T / _ _ _ C E

Sonta solves MADE WITH REAL FRUIT JUICE for $6K.

PENALTY BOXBANKRUPTSDUDS
ROUND 1Sonta
PP/EXPRESS ROUNDI (Will), O (Sonta)
SPEED-UPP (Temika), N (Will), S (Will)

FINAL SCORES
Sonta
: $10K/Temika: $46,690 cash & travel WC/Will: $2K

GT: $58,690
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,050

Ugh, the main courses aren’t very appetizing tonight… 🤢

  • Seared THING w/ Lobster Risotto and Saffron Sauce
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Wellington w/ Truffle Mash and Roasted Vegetables
  • Grilled PHRASE w/ White Asparagus and Champagne Sauce

$100K Bonus Round

Temika brought her girlfriend Erin.

SPIN: M of AMERICA’S

The bottom word’s the decider…

_ _ R _ S / L _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _

CFPO and G give her…

_ O R _ S / L _ _ E
_ _ G _ C

The puzzleboard WORKS LIKE MAGIC, but she flubs the bottom word late in the countdown w/ TRAGIC and loses $40K.

MY RATING: A scrumptious 7
MY GRADE: C-