WoF Recap: March 27, 2024

EPISODE #7958: 🏞️NATIONAL PARKS🏞️

$1K Toss-Up: PLACE

R _ _ G _ _
T _ R R _ _ N

Emma’s one letter short w/ ROUGH TERRAIN.

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

Tori and these midweek panelists from left to right could conquer the RUGGED TERRAIN…

Tori Lime: outdoorsy person who rows at the gym (but she plans on going rowing out on the lake) and has been learning the Welsh language for 6 years from Goshen, AR

Emma Wan: recently engaged lady to Zach (they’re looking to elope later this year and both enjoy the outdoors; they also have a dog named Po) who used to sign up for half-marathons as an excuse to go to national parks and has eaten 10 lbs. of crawfish in one sitting from Minneapolis

Ben Stilson: bald-headed steel industry worker (he operates either forklift or crane) and a 23-year Army National Guard veteran who has rode bulls for a couple of years (he has scars on his jawline to prove it) and is married to Megan w/ four kids from Springville, UT

$2K Toss-Up: PERSON

A / _ _ – G _ T T E R

Emma’s A GO-GETTER and is correct that time.

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Round 1: EVENT

Emma: three R’s for $1,650, three T’s for $1,950 more, two O’s and U, $1,950 L trio, two E’s, $1,700 H pair, solve…

T H R _ L L _ _ _
H E L _ _ O _ T E R
T O U R

She might be in for a THRILLING HELICOPTER TOUR if she wins a national park trip, but right now she’s won $6,500 in that PR.

Mystery/Crossword Round: _________ PEN

Ben: $500 B, C for crud

Tori: $700 T, two A’s, sole dud vowel of E

Emma: $1,300 L pair, one P on MW near $650…wrong one

Ben: two N’s for MDW, D for dud

Tori: solve for an unnecessary house minimum…

		B					_
_	_	_	N	T	A	_	N
		L					_
	P	L	A	_

BULL, PLAY, FOUNTAIN and INK are all the pens.

Tori: $2K/Emma: $8,500/Ben: ZIP

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PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Tori: $3,500 T quintet, SEVEN E’s, LaT

Emma: $1,300 H pair, one A, $2,100 S trio, three R’s for WC, solve…

_ A _ ’ T / S E E
T H E / _ _ R E S T
_ _ R / T H E / T R E E S

Unfortunately, she’s been DQed for pausing too long in between the second and third lines of the puzzle; that will cost her $4,650 while Ben capitalizes w/ CAN’T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES and is going on a collette tour of ALASKA worth $9,898.

Tori: $2K/Emma: $8,500 WC/Ben: $9,898 Alaska trip

I really hope this doesn’t spell disaster… -___-

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Triple Toss-Up: THING

1.

_ A S K _ T B A _ L
N E T

All “nets”, and Ben solves BASKETBALL NET.

2.

_ E _ _ I S
_ E _

Emma solves TENNIS NET.

3.

M _ _ Q _ _ T O
_ _ _

Emma also solves MOSQUITO NET.

Round 4: OCCUPATION

Emma: $550 R, $500 L, sole dud vowel of A

Ben: BANKRUPT near $5K

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ L
_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

After Tori initially BANKRUPTs near the big one, she makes the leftover consonants worth $1,550 apiece.

Tori: 2 T’s
Emma: 3 N’s
Ben: 2 S’s (he started to say the answer after the buzzer)
Tori: P (she blows it w/ SERIAL SUPERINTENDENT — huh?! -__-)
Emma: C

S C _ _ _ L
S _ P _ R _ N T _ N _ _ N T

Emma gets SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT for $7K.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2	C, D (Ben) E (Tori)		Emma
Round 3		Tori		Emma’s time-over on solve
Round 4	A (Emma)		Ben for $0	Tori’s blown solve

FINAL SCORES
Tori: $2K/Emma: $19,500 WC/Ben: $11,898 cash & Alaska

GT: $33,398
Emma’s BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $1,300

Emma’s given the same category list like Tom from Monday…

• PHRASE
• PERSON
• THING

…and likewise, she goes for PHRASE.

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$100K Bonus Round

After we get a shot of Zach the fiancé, Emma lands on the second A of AMERICA’S. Here’s a couple to start…

_ E / _ _ _
_ / L _ _ _ _

GHPO gives her some help, but B is no good…

_ E / H _ _
_ / L _ _ G H

She gets the bottom part early…and puts the top part together at the last second! And it’s a really good thing too, because WE HAD A LAUGH at her winning…

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…$100K (Jim: “Emma, with every park comes recreation…”) — THAT’S THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN A ROW THIS AMOUNT WAS WON, AND SHE’S THE FOURTH SUCH WINNER OF THE SEASON!!!!! After the confetti and streamers rain down, she leaves w/ an all-cash total of $119,500 — congratulations, girl! We’ll most certainly forgive you after that that R3 mishap!

VIDEO BONUS: FOURTH $100K WIN of the season

MY RATING: 8