WoF Retro Recap: January 9, 2007

EPISODE #4572: THE GOOD LIFE

Our next stop was College Road Trip.

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

_ / _ _ _ C _ A L
O _ C _ _ _ O N

Pat’s finale episode this past week was A SPECIAL OCCASION for this show, and Jacob got on the board first. Tuesday’s students…

Jacob Hill (University of Oklahoma): junior with an accounting major who works at a library from Sapulpa, OK

Laura Hatcher (Auburn University): junior majoring in communications and is involved with school newspaper (she’s in the on-campus news station) from Gulf Shores, AL

Crystal Tyson (Georgia Southern University): junior with a broadcasting major (this is definitely a career path for her) whose professor gave her class so much homework one week and went to him and said that he’s giving her so much homework she can’t even watch her favorite show and he asked what favorite show and she replied Wheel of Fortune which took him by surprise and he told her to not tell anybody she’s a college Wheel of Fortune junkie from Savannah, GA

$2K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

_ _ _ E Y –
_ O _ E _

Jacob was incorrect this time with HOKEY-POKEY (Pat: “Noey-noey.”).

L _ V E Y –
_ O _ E _

Crystal got the right one of LOVEY-DOVEY.

FEATURED CONTIKI TRIP: Austria worth $6,500
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: ticketsnow.com

Round 1: PERSON

Crystal: $1,500 T trio, $800 R pair, 3 E’s, $1,800 S trio, 2 I’s, $450 D, 2 A’s, 2 O’s, solve for $3,550…

A _ O T _ E R
S A T I S _ I E D
_ _ S T O _ E R

She happened to be ANOTHER SATISFIED CUSTOMER– PR.

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Jackpot Round: FUN & GAMES

Jacob: T on JACKPOT, no G on $800
Laura: $2,400 R quartet, 3 E’s, 2 I’s, 2 L’s on JACKPOT, $550 P, A, N for FS, 2 O’s (NMV), LaT, used FS, $600 S pair, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT ($3,550 lost)
Crystal: 2 B’s for ticketsnow.com, solve…

T R I P L E / _ O R _
S _ O R E / I N
S _ R A B B L E

She solved TRIPLE WORD SCORE IN SCRABBLE to win that gift certificate.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,250

Laura: ZIP | Crystal: $6,550 cash & GC | Jacob: $1K

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Mystery Round: SHOW BIZ (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Laura: $550 R, 3 E’s, BANKRUPT near $600 ($300 lost)
Crystal: T for EUROPE, $600 S pair, sole dud vowel of O
Jacob: no N on $300
Laura: $550 L, 2 A’s (Pat originally said there was 1), $400 C, solve for $700…

R E _ _ A E / _ _ S _ C
_ E S T _ _ A L

She would attend a REGGAE MUSIC FESTIVAL on her trip to JAMAICA courtesy of lastminutetravel.com worth $4,500.

Laura: $5,200 cash & Jamaica | Crystal: $6,550 cash & GC | Jacob: $1K

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$3K Toss-Up: PHRASE

L _ T _ _ R –
P _ R F _ C T

Crystal had nothing.

L E T _ _ R –
P E R F _ C T

Laura proved to be LETTER-PERFECT to take the lead.

Round 4: PLACE

Laura: $1,200 R pair, E, $600 T pair, same BANKRUPT she got last round ($1,550 lost)
Crystal: $1,350 N trio, 2 I’s, $600 G, $600 S pair, 2 U’s, 4 A’s (NMV), unnecessary LaT
Jacob: same fate
Laura: $400 C, SPEED-UP

C A S U A _ / _ I N I N G
R E S T A U R A N T

The last consonant singles were worth $1,350. She then said L…

C A S U A _ / _ I N I N G
R E S T A U R A N T

…and won $1,750 towards going to a CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Jackpot Round	G (Jacob)	Laura	Laura
Mystery Round	O (Crystal), N (Jacob)		Laura
Round 4		2 (Crystal, Jacob)	Laura
9 TOTAL	3	3	3

FINAL SCORES
Laura: $9,950 cash & Jamaica | Crystal: $6,550 cash & GC | Jacob: $1K

GRAND TOTAL: an underwhelming $17,500
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,100

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Bonus Round

The cars available were a MINI Cooper and a Honda Element (a Nissan 350Z is shown next to the latter). After we saw Laura’s mom Gail and sister Rachel, she landed on the same space as Angie from last night, WIN.

Category: PHRASE

Opening setup…

_ _ _ E / _ E
_ / _ R E _ _

BCMO gave her…

_ _ _ E / M E
_ / B R E _ _

GIVE ME A BREAK– she won $25K for a better final total of $34,950 cash & trip.

MY RATING: 5 (D)

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The other two episodes will be covered tomorrow, the day before Andy finally comes back from vacation.

WoF Retro Recap: January 8, 2007

This was the start of a compilation week called “The Good Life”.

EPISODE #4571: THE GOOD LIFE

We started the week on the Going to the Game set.

$1K Toss-Up: SONG TITLE

A _ L / Y _ _ / _ _ _ D
_ _ / _ _ _ _

Angie IDed the Beatles’ “ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE”. The opening players this week…

Angie Graves: college instructor in the communication arts department at Earl Robert University (she teaches interviewing and interpersonal communication) who lived in China for two years where she taught English at a university there, made great friends, and ate great food from Broken Arrow, OK

Anita Conway: works in a research and development laboratory and likes to read mystery novels and bowl with two twin nieces and a nephew from Detroit, MI

Paul Misso: diehard Cubs fan married to Carol with three kids (his oldest kid Ryan was named after Ryan Samberg who was a Hall of Famers for this sports team) from El Dorado Hills, CA (orig. from Chicago; he’s lived in CA for 23 years)

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

_ _ N I A _ U R E
_ O _ D _ E

This MINIATURE POODLE fetched Angie another $2K.

FEATURED TRIP: Cabo San Lucas at the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat & Spa (THE GOOD LIFE) worth $5,240
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: spafinder.com

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Angie: $1,600 T pair, $500 N, 3 E’s, $600 R, 2 S’s for $5K, 2 A’s, D for FS, $600 L pair, solve for $7,800…

S T _ _ _ E D
A N _ _ A L
S _ E L T E R

Though I don’t have a STUFFED ANIMAL SHELTER, she was correct in this PR.

Before the first break, Pat asks the crew to hold the theme since he didn’t give Paul a chance to mention the rest of his family. He has two children who are in 1st grade and kindergarten.

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Jackpot Round: EVENT

Anita: $800 T pair, $1,800 N pair, 3 A’s, $600 G, 4 I’s, no S on $300
Paul: BANKRUPT near $600
Angie: $900 L trio, $1K P pair, solve for $1,900…

_ I L L I N G / _ _ T
A / _ _ _
A P P L I _ A T I _ N

She was still perfect after FILLING OUT A JOB APPLICATION.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8K

Angie: $12,700 FS | Others: $0 each

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Mystery Round: IN THE KITCHEN (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Paul: $600 N pair, $1,600 T pair, 3 E’s, I, R on MW near $900, surprisingly passed (it’s actually good because it was the BANKRUPT one), $600 D pair, $600 S, 5 A’s, solve for $3,650…

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

He likely had a meal by someone using a HAND-OPERATED PASTA MACHINE on his trip to Florence, ITALY courtesy of lastminutetravel.com worth $4,500- PR #2.

Paul: $8,150 cash & Italy | Angie: $12,700 FS | Anita: NOTHING

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$3K Toss-Up: PEOPLE

B _ _ T I S H
S U B J _ _ T S

Paul solved BRITISH SUBJECTS.

Round 4: PHRASE

Paul: $300 T, $1,200 N pair, O, 2 I’s, $1,800 S trio, solve for $2,800…

T _ _ I N _ / _ _ _ _
O _ / _ _ S I N _ S S

He was TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS to take the lead- PR #3.

Paul: $13,950 cash & Italy | Angie: $12,700 FS | Anita: GOOSEEGG ALERT

Round 5: OCCUPATION

Angie: no R on $500, used FS, LaT
Anita: $1,200 N pair, no S on $600 after dodging BANKRUPT
Paul: $900 T pair, no D on $450
Angie: foolishly repeated it right after on $500
Anita: $600 L pair, 3 E’s, $300 P, solve for $1,850…

P _ L _ _ E
L _ E _ T E N _ N T

She was scoreless no more with POLICE LIEUTENANT.

Paul: $13,950 cash & Italy | Angie: $12,700 | Anita: $1,850

Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Anita: N
Paul: T (he was incorrect right away with FRUIT JUICE)
Angie: R (guessed FRUIT SNACK)
Anita: S (got closer with FRUIT SAUCE and SALSA)
Paul: I (went off track with FRUIT STARS, SNACK again, and SPACE) (Pat: “FRUIT CHEWS.”)
Angie: L

_ R _ I T
S _ L _ _

Angie finally had a FRUIT SALAD for $2,600 and the win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS	MISSOLVES
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Jackpot Round	S (Anita)		Paul
Mystery Round	PERFECT ROUND #2
Round 4	PERFECT ROUND #3
Round 5	R (Angie), S (Anita), D (Paul)	Angie		D (Angie)
Speed-Up	N (Anita)	N/A	N/A		7 (Paul x4, Anita x2)
15 TOTAL	5	1	1	1	7

FINAL SCORES
Paul: $13,950 cash & Italy | Angie: $15,300 | Anita: $1,850

GRAND TOTAL: $31,100
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

The cars available were a Ford Mustang convertible and a Nissan Pathfinder. Three of her great friends Kim, Kristen, and Christine watched her land on WIN.

Category: THING

This is proof that someone thought to have committed a crime could not have done it…

S _ L _ _
_ L _ _ _

DMCA gave her…

S _ L _ D
A L _ _ _

She just missed it with SOLID ALLOY instead of the right one of SOLID ALIBI for $30K.

MY RATING: 6 (D+) (shaky second half)