Daytime WoF Recap: June 9, 1987

Over $84K waiting to be won including…

• $1K Jackpot
• $13K summer vacation showcase
• $2,400 leaf ear clips
• fully-equipped camper/trailer

Carmen Benardino (sp?): legal secretary married w/ a daughter who enjoys horseback riding, cooking, and watching this show from Stamford, CT

Kelley Frost: singer of Top 40 and dance music from Dallas, TX who’s wearing a lucky heart-shaped pin, which apparently worked since she won $25,800 the previous day including a $22K Jackpot

Mark Wampler: hearing officer who collects political buttons and recently got a bumper sticker that says “Vanna White for President” from Des Moines, IA

Round 1: THING

Everybody: no T, no R and no H, respectively 

Carmen: $100 G, N for negative 

Kelley: $500 S pair, BANKRUPT

Mark: $600 P, one O, baffling K call

Carmen: $150 D, $750 L (NMC), solve…

_ D L _ 
G O S S _ P

What’s all the IDLE GOSSIP? This lady won $1K to spend in the summer vacation showcase…

• $500: Optivision 35mm camera
• $400: Catalina his/her sportswear
• $100 on a GC

Round 2: PHRASE

Kelley: $600 T quartet, S for sorry

Mark: R for rats

Carmen: $3K N trio, three O’s and E, $200 P, two A’s, $250 Y, two I’s, solve…

P A Y / N O 
A T T E N T I O N 
T O / _ I _ 

I don’t know who the last word was referring to, but Carmen solved “PAY NO ATTENTION TO HIM” for $2,450 to spend in the family room…

• $849: La-Z- Boy Sleeper Sofa (La-Z-Boy)|$1,601 left
• $800: Singer entertainment center $800|Entertainment Center
• $680: H.H. Scott video cassette recorder 
• $121 on a GC 

Carmen: $3,450/Others: $0 each

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Jackpot Round: PERSON

Mark: $1,800 T pair, one E, no S

Carmen: $500 R pair, P for phooey on $2K (she called that before spinning)

Kelley: $250 M, $350 Y, $350 L, solve..,

M _ R Y / L _ _ 
R E T T _ _ 

She solved gymnast MARY LOU RETTON for $950 to spend in the playroom…

• $199: Goods Manufacturing pool table
• $600: component stereo system
• $151 on a GC

Carmen: $3,450/Kelley: $950/Mark: ZERO

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Speed-Up: THING

Consonants were worth $350 apiece.

Carmen: T
Kelley: S (DUD)
Mark: L (DUD)
Carmen: H
Kelley: R (DUD)
Mark: N (DUD)
Carmen: P (DUD)
Kelley: 2 F’s
Mark: D (DUD)
Carmen: 2 O’s
Kelley: C
Mark: X

_ O X / O F F _ C _ 
H _ T 

Mark solved BOX OFFICE HIT for $350. He bought $310 worth of Amelia Earhart luggage from the summer vacation showcase leaving $40 on a GC.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T, N (Carmen) R (Kelley) H, K (Mark)		Kelley
Round 2	S (Kelley), R (Mark)
Round 3	S (Mark), P (Carmen)
Round 4	S, R (Kelley) L, N, D (Mark) P (Carmen)

FINAL SCORES
Carmen: $3,450/Kelley: $950 (out w/ $26,750/Mark: $369

GT: $4,750
Kelley’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $500

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Bonus Round

Carmen tried for the pair of gold leaf Earrings from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $2,400.

Category: PHRASE (also a THING)

RSTLNE did some good…

_ E L T _ N _
_ _ T

She had the first word early…and put together a MELTING POT w/ four seconds to spare for a 1-day total of $5,850. She brought along daughter Melissa, three female friends, and niece Daisy

MY RATING: 5 (too many duds)