UK WoF Recap: February 17, 2024

The YouTube channels that originally provided the first several episodes from the UK revival with Graham Norton have been terminated, so we weren’t able to cover the rest of the season. Fortunately, Andy was able to record videos of the last three episodes of the season and sent them to me as promised during his vacation to the UK. That being said, let’s see how the rest of the season went…

Contestants: Tracey, Adam, Ati

Triple Toss-Up #1: UK TOURIST TRAIL

1.

_ _ _ F T _ _
_ U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
_ _ _ _ G _

Tracey located the CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.

2.

T I T _ N I C
B _ L _ A S _

Adam IDed the TITANIC BELFAST.

3.

_ _ _ H _ R ’ _ / _ E _ T
E _ _ _ _ _ R G H

Tracey IDed the ancient extinct volcano as ARTHUR’S SEAT, EDINBURGH. More on these contestants…

Tracey: senior social care worker with adults with learning disabilities who also got a cafe and a granny of a seven-month-old grandkid named Sully; also has a Vespa scooter and her husband has a Lambretta; they’ve been to all over the place like Germany and Belgium from Carnoustie in Angus

Adam: 29-year-old product trainer who just moved into a new house (it’s difficult to do in this current climate) and learning Welsh (this is Menna’s first language so when she speaks to him in English, she’s translating in her head so he’s trying to flip it around and make it easier for her) from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales

Ati: NHS junior doctor, brand-new mum to an eight-month-old son called Isaiah, and science and maths girl (she won an award for being amongst the top 100 A-level students in Britain) from Bournemouth in Hertfordshire

Round 1: MILLENIALS WILL LOVE THEM

Tracey: £400 R pair, £400 T, no N on £225
Whole panel: LaT three times in a row
Adam: £250 S, 2 C’s for PRIZE + £200 (European mini-break for two from Red Letter Days with flights courtesy of Vueling), 3 E’s, £450 P pair, solve for £800…

P E R _ E C T _ _
R _ P E
_ _ _ C _ _ _ S

He picked some PERFECTLY RIPE AVOCADOS.

Round 2: BIG AND HAIRY

Ati: £500 S pair, £225 T, £450 L pair, 3 N’s for PRIZE + £300 (£1K voucher to spend at Landmann), 4 A’s, £100 D, no P on £300
Tracey: £600 G pair, £300 R pair (NMC), solve for £900…

_ R A N G _ T A N S / A N D
G _ R _ L L A S

She spotted some ORANGUTANS AND GORILLAS.

Tracey: £1,900 | Adam: £1,300 + mini-break | Ati: voucher

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Triple Toss-Up #2: GRANDAD HOBBIES

1.

_ _ D _ _ / R _ _ _ W A Y
_ N T H U _ I A S T

Tracey didn’t know it.

_ _ D _ L / R A _ _ W A Y
E N T H U _ I A S T

Adam solved MODEL RAILWAY ENTHUSIAST.

2.

H I _ _ _ _ _ _ A _
_ _ – E N A C _ M _ N T

Ati finally had some money with HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT.

3.

_ L _ _ S _ C / _ _ R
_ _ S T _ R A _ _ O N

Ati didn’t have an answer ready this time.

_ L _ S S I C / _ A R
_ _ S T _ R A _ _ O N

Tracey solved CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION.

Round 3: EVERYONE’S GOT A FAVOURITE

Ati: £1,200 T trio, £450 S pair, 2 A’s, 2 R’s for PRIZE + £200 (£1K voucher to spend at Furniture And Choice), 2 E’s, £150 C (just made it out of LaT), £250 V, 2 I’s, 3 O’s (NMV), £150 M, £250 N, BOMBED OUT BIG TIME with P on £750 to throw away £2,250 causing the audience to groan loudly- UGH -___-
Tracey: solve for house minimum…

M O T O R _ A _
S E R V I C E
S T A T I O N

After that big blunder, she solved MOTORWAY SERVICE STATION.

Tracey: £2,900 | Adam: £1,800 + mini-break | Ati: £500 + vouchers

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Holiday Bonus Round

Tracey played for a seven-night family holiday to the Caribbean island of Barbados including a stay in a two-room suite courtesy of British Airways Holidays (she’s never been there). Her category list…

• ADVENTURE ACTIVITY
• FILM CHARACTER
• AROUND THE HOUSE

I know this one already…

S _ _ _ E L
_ _ _ _ R

DPMI added a pair of I’s…

S _ I _ E L
_ _ _ I R

As I type this recap while sitting on a SWIVEL CHAIR, that vowel was all she needed to win the holiday!

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Triple Toss-Up #1: THE PERFECT RHYME

1.

T R _ U T
_ O U T

Adam solved TROUT POUT.

2.

_ O O Z _
_ _ U I _ E

Though Tracey probably wouldn’t be going on a BOOZE CRUISE during her Barbados trip, she was correct.

3.

E A G _ _
B E _ _ _ R

Adam said he was an EAGER BEAVER.

Tracey: £3,900 | Adam: £3,800 + mini-break | Ati: £500 + vouchers

Crossword Round: SOMETHING SPICY

Ati: £600 S pair, £450 R pair (just dodged BANKRUPT), no E
Tracey: £200 T, no M on £200
Adam: £100 P, BANKRUPT near £1K (£100 lost)
Ati: no L on £150
Tracey: £150 C, £400 Y pair, solve for £750…

					_
			S	C	_	R	Y
					_
S	P	_	R	T	Y

SCARY, SPORTY, and BABY were the spicy things.

Tracey: £4,650 | Adam: £3,800 + mini-break | Ati: £500 + vouchers

Linked Phrases Round

Whole panel: BANKRUPT near $200 three times in a row
Ati: that same BANKRUPT yet again
Tracey: £225 R (finally), £500 T pair, 4 S’s for £4K, no P for PRIZE on £100
Adam: £900 N trio, £900 D trio, 3 A’s, 2 I’s, solve for £1,600…

S N A _ _ S / A N D
_ A D D _ R S / I N
_ _ / T I _ _ T S

He solved SNAKES AND LADDERS IN MY TIGHTS.

Tracey: £4,650 | Adam: £5,400 + mini-break | Ati: £500 + vouchers

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Triple Toss-Up #2: ANNOYING OFFICE PHRASES

1.

B L _ E – _ _ Y
T _ I N K I _ G

Tracey was BLUE-SKY THINKING.

2.

L _ T ’ S / T _ K _
_ H _ _ / _ F F _ I _ E

Adam replied “LET’S TAKE THIS OFFLINE”.

3.

T H _ R _ ’ S / _ O / I
_ N / T _ A M

Adam realized THERE’S NO I IN TEAM.

Tracey: £5,650 | Adam: £7,400 + mini-break | Ati: £500 + vouchers

Round 6: WE ALL HAVE THAT FRIEND

Ati: £400 S pair, £225 L, £500 T pair, £250 K, 2 E’s, no R on £200
Tracey: £200 M (she nearly took too long), £300 N pair (just made it out of LaT), £200 F, solve for £700…

T _ K _ N _
T _ _ / M _ N _
S E L F _ E S

She solved TAKING TOO MANY SELFIES.

Tracey: £6,350 | Adam: £7,400 | Ati: £500 + vouchers

Round 7: A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Ati: surprisingly no T on £1K
Tracey: BANKRUPT near said space
Adam: £100 N (fell short of £1K), same BANKRUPT (£100 lost)
Ati: £600 S trio, £250 L, E, £200 D, £675 R trio, solve for £1,625…

R _ R E
D _ N _ S _ _ R
_ _ S S _ L

She found a RARE DINOSAUR FOSSIL. Game over right there.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS
Round 1	N (Tracey)	3 (everybody)
Round 2	P (Ati)
Round 3	P (Ati)
Crossword Round	E, L (Ati); M (Tracey)		Adam
Linked Phrases Round	P (Tracey)		4 (Ati x2)
Round 6	R (Ati)
Round 7	T (Ati)		2 (Tracey, Adam)
19 TOTAL	9	3	7

FINAL SCORES
Tracey: £6,350 | Adam: £7,400 + mini-break | Ati: £2,125 + vouchers

GRAND TOTAL: £15,875
BANKRUPT TRASH (Adam): £200

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£50K Bonus Round

After Graham wished Adam “pob lwc” (it means “good luck” in Welsh), Adam landed on the ★★ between 0 and W. If he won, he would pay back some of the debt on his house. His category choices…

• OCCUPATION
• ANIMAL
• DAILY LIFE

Opening setup…

_ _ R
_ E _ _ _ N _ _

MCDA was a very good combo…

C A R
M E C _ A N _ C

He got CAR MECHANIC for £20K and a final total of £27,400 plus the mini-break.

MY RATING: 7 (C+)

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The two celebrity episodes will be coming soon.