WoF Retro Recap: February 9, 2007

EPISODE #4595: CHARLESTON, SC WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ _ _ / _ I _ _ E
_ _ _ N _ A _ N S

Cody pinpointed the BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. Wrapping up the first Charleston week were…

Cody Carlton: director of training and development for a software company based out of California married to Erika for 3.5 years w/ five children (two sets of twins and a 7-year-old) from Charleston, SC

Erin Crawford: junior at the College of Charleston studying exercise science who’s on the woman’s rugby team at her school from Charleston (orig. from North Augusta, SC)

Kendra Anderson: basketball coach at Charleston Southern University who’s ran two marathons and was about to run the Boston Marathon at the time from North Charleston, SC

$2K Toss-Up: MOVIE TITLE

_ A P _ Y
F _ E _ 

Erin named the animated flick as “HAPPY FEET”.

FEATURED TRIP: Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, CALIFORNIA w/ accommodations at the Surf & Sand Resort worth $4,650

Round 1: SAME NAME

Erin: $10K’s left side right away

Kendra: $300 T, $600 R pair, E for end of turn 

Cody: LaT

Erin: L for loss of turn 

Kendra: normal BANKRUPT 

Cody: $1,100 N pair, $600 S pair, E repeat 

Erin: $500 G, LaT

Kendra: $550 F, four O’s, $600 C, one H for WC, $550 P, $600 W, unnecessary I buy (NMV), $600 M, solve…

F R O N T / P O R C H 
& / M O O _ 
S W I N G S 

She solved FRONT PORCH & MOOD SWINGS for $2,400.

Jackpot Round: FOOD & DRINK

Kendra: $3,600 T quartet, $900 R trio, $1,200 S trio, five E’s, LaT

Cody: $2,700 C trio, $1,200 H trio, quick solve…

E _ T R _ / C R _ S _ _ 
_ R _ E _ / C H _ C _ E _ 
_ _ T H / _ _ S H E _ 
_ _ T _ T _ E S

He left out two pairs of P’s and D’s, but he nailed EXTRA CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN WITH MASHED POTATOES for $3,900. Oh, and he said he’s eaten that dish once or twice in his lifetime. 

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,900

Cody: $4,900/Erin: $2K/Kendra: $2,400 WC

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Mystery Round: PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Cody: $1,400 S pair, LaT

Erin: $600 L pair, $900 R, buys of E and A, $300 C, N for negative 

Kendra: no D on cooking.com gift tag

Cody: $600 T, two I’s, solve…

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

He solved for $1,750 and would stay in a LUXURIOUS SKI CHALET on his $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. 

Cody: $11,150 cash & Switzerland/Erin: $2K/Kendra: $2,400 WC

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$3K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

_ S _ / _ _ / _ R
_ O _ _ / _ _ 

In regards to the WC you have, Kendra, USE IT OR LOSE IT.

Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Kendra: 2 T’s
Cody: S
Erin: H
Kendra: N
Cody: 3 C’s
Erin: R
Kendra: 3 A’s (WHY?!)

_ A N _ S C A _ _ 
A R C H _ T _ C T

Kendra solved LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT for $4,800, but fell $950 short, because she didn’t call a consonant.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	E (Kendra), L (Erin)	2 (Cody, Erin)	2 (ladies)	Cody’s E repeat
Round 2		Kendra
Round 3	N (Erin), D (Kendra)	Cody
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Cody: $11,150 cash & Switzerland/Erin: $2K/Kendra: $10,200 WC

GT: $23,350
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

Cody brought along Erica the wife and sons Christopher, Lee and Preston; he landed on what’s under the S of BONUS.

Category: PHRASE

Here’s a couple to start…

_ / _ _ T / _ _ 
_ _ S _ 

FHCA only added…

_ / _ _ T / _ _ 
_ _ S H

…but I GOT MY WISH he pulled it off w/ three seconds to spare, and won $25K for a final total of $36,150 cash & trip.

MY RATING: 6

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Lucas will likely upload all of the next Charleston week tomorrow since he has a long day on Monday and Tuesday.

WoF Retro Recap: February 8, 2007

EPISODE #4594: CHARLESTON, SC WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: PLACES

C _ B _ L E _ T _ _ E
S T R E _ _ _ 

Marcella’s DQed for leaving out the S at the very end of this answer (and the audience mistakenly applauded).

C _ B _ L E _ T _ _ E
S T R E E _ S

Brian knew that Charleston has COBBLESTONE STREETS. Thursday’s trio…

Brian Jones: a guy who’s in residency at Medical University of South Carolina for pediatric industry and is married to Lindsay from Mount Pleasant, SC

Judy Sheppard: no occupation mentioned but she enjoys tennis, rollerblading, and snow skiing from Charleston, SC (she’s a native of said city)

Marcella Whaley: 2nd grade teacher at Marrington Elementary and pig collector (her students gave her pigs for the last 20 years because she has a pig puppet in her classroom that kisses them as they leave) from Charleston, SC

$2K Toss-Up: EVENT

H A R B _ R
_ _ U I _ _ 

Marcella scored that time w/ HARBOR CRUISE.

FEATURED TRIP: The Crane Resort & Spa in BARBADOS from Spa-Quest.com worth $8,900

Round 1: OCCUPATION

Marcella: two T’s for $1,800, LaT

Brian: $600 S pair, $500 N, sole dud vowel of E

Judy: $600 S pair, E repeat (she tried to change to A to no avail)

Marcella: buys of I, three A’s and two O’s, $600 B, solve…

B R O A _ _ A S T 
_ O _ R N A _ I S T 

David Muir is one example of a BROADCAST JOURNALIST, and Marcella solved for $1,650.

Jackpot Round: FOOD & DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Brian: $1,800 T trio, $450 R, four E’s, LaT

Judy: $300 S, sole dud vowel of A

Marcella: two F’s for Free SPIN, $300 Y, one B for BBQ Galore gift tag, one I, solve…

B _ T T E R Y
E _ _ _ I S _ 
T _ F F E E 

She solved for $50 and the BBQ, but would also try some BUTTERY ENGLISH TOFFEE on her $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to LONDON, ENGLAND (I was there last month).

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,650

Judy: ZIP/Marcella: $9,200 cash & prizes FS/Brian: $1K

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Mystery Round: BEST SELLER

Judy (after mentioning her 5 nieces and nephews): two T’s on MW near $900 and flipped…not good news

Marcella: S for sorry and used FS, $3,600 N quartet, three E’s, two H’s for WC, four I’s and three O’s, $3K G trio, solve…

_ I _ N I G H T / I N 
T H E / G _ _ _ E N 
O _ / G O O _ 
_ N _ / E _ I _ 

Four D’s left behind, but she solved the John Berendt novel “MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL” for $5,850.

Judy: NO LUCK/Marcella: $15,050 cash & prizes WC/Brian: $1K

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$3K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

_ I _ _ _ / _ E _ G _ E
B _ _ E B A _ _ 

Marcella’s one letter too many w/ LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL.

M I _ O _ / _ E _ G _ E
B _ S E B A L _ 

Judy’s scoreless no more w/ MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS

Consonants were worth $1,300 apiece.

Judy: 3 T’s (she quietly asked if she could call another letter)
Marcella: N
Brian: 2 S’s
Judy: R (she botched the bottom w/ SUN TURTLES)
Marcella: L
Brian: G (NMC)

G _ _ N T 
S _ _ / T _ R T L _ S

Brian spotted the GIANT SEA TURTLES for $3,900.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	E (Brian)	Marcella		Judy’s E repeat
Round 2	A (Judy)	Brian
Round 3			Judy
Round 4				Judy’s botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Judy: $3K/Marcella: $15,050 cash & prizes WC/Brian: $4,900

GT: $22,950
NO BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. MW flip)

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Bonus Round

Marcella brought along her brother Darrell, and twin nephews Darien and Darrell; she spun the last zero.

Category: THINGS

This puzzle would later be used at the start of Grand Getaways in Pat’s final season…

_ _ _ N _ 
_ E _ S 

FMPI and G added just two on top…

P I _ N _ 
_ E _ S 

She blanked and wouldn’t be playing a happy tune on the PIANO KEYS for $30K. 

Ciarán Duffy of Tristan restaurant presented some hickory-smoked chocolate BBQ sauce lamb ribs for the hosts.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: February 6, 2007

Start of Charleston 2007 road trip

EPISODE #4592: CHARLESTON, SC WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: PLACE

F _ _ _ – _ _ A _ 
R _ S T _ _ _ _ N T 

Katie blanked.

F _ V E – _ _ A _ 
R E S T _ _ _ _ N T 

Tami may have dined at a FIVE-STAR RESTAURANT. Tuesday’s trio…

Tami McKeown: accountant for a small credit union married to Dave w/ two children from Charleston, SC

Katie Hall: military wife married to an Air Force pilot named Zach w/ one child and expecting another in a few months from Summerville, SC

Carlmichael Harrison (his name tag couldn’t fit the Michael part): senior at the Citadel studying business who’s hoping to go to flight school and fly fighter jets from Summerville, SC

$2K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

_ O _ _ _ _ 
P E _ N U T S 

Tami tripled up w/ some BOILED PEANUTS.

FEATURED TRIP: Paris LAS VEGAS + tickets to Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” worth $4,495
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: BBQ Galore

Round 1: SAME NAME

Tami: instant dud of R

Katie: $1,800 pair of S’s, but no L on LAS VEGAS

Carl: $2,400 T trio, one A, $1,200 H pair, three E’s, LaT

Tami: $1,500 N trio, $400 K, $600 C pair, solve…

T E N N _ S / & 
K _ T C H E N 
_ A T C H E S 

She solved TENNIS & KITCHEN MATCHES for $2,500.

Jackpot Round: EVENT 

Katie: one S for BBQ Galore, failed on LAS VEGAS again w/ T

Carlmichael: five R’s for $17,500, three E’s, three A’s and two I’s, PAINFULLY BANKRUPTED near JACKPOT ($16,750 flushed away — ouch)

Tami: two D’s for $1,200, solve…

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

She solved HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDE for that $1,200.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,100

Tami: $6,700/Others: $0 each

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Mystery Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Carlmichael: no R on WC

Tami: $1,200 N trio, LaT

Katie: $300 S, $800 T pair, one I, $400 H, two E’s, A and an unhelpful U, BANKRUPT near $3,500 (lost $500)

Carlmichael: FLUNKED OUT on $3,500 w/ L

Tami: $600 M pair (NMC), solve…

A / M _ M E N T / I N 
T H E / S U N 

She’s won $1,800 and would have A MOMENT IN THE SUN on her Funjet Vacations trip to the all-inclusive Marival Grand & Club Suites in NUEVO VALLARTA, MEXICO worth  $5,020.

Katie: NOTHING/Carlmichael: WC/Tami: $13,520 cash & MEX

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$3K Toss-Up: LIVING THINGS

_ _ G _ O _ _ / A N D 
D O V _ S 

Tami’s still perfect after solving PIGEONS AND DOVES.

Speed-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Tami: S
Katie: 3 R’s
Carlmichael: H
Tami: D
Katie: P
Carlmichael: 2 T’s
Tami: N
Katie: L

_ P H _ L S T _ R _ D
_ _ R N _ T _ R _ 

No maingame sweep for Tami, because Katie won $8K towards maybe buying some UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R (Tami), L (Katie)	Carlmichael
Round 2	T (Katie)		Carlmichael
Round 3	R, L (Carlmichael)	Tami	Katie
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Katie: $8K/Carlmichael: $1K GOOSEEGG WC/Tami: $16,520 cash & MEX

GT: $25,520
BANKRUPT TRASH: $17,250 

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Bonus Round

Dave the hubby was here, and so were both of Tami’s kids (Makenzie and Jake). She landed on what’s under the fourth zero.

Category: EVENT 

Lead-offs…

_ L _ _ _ N _ 
_ / _ _ S S 

PGCA caused me to stick a fork in her…

_ L _ _ _ N G 
A / _ _ S S 

She’s stuck w/ ______ A BOSS, so she would be BLOWING A (sad) KISS goodbye to $30K.

Bob Waggoner from the Charleston Grill appeared at the end and presented some shrimp and grits for the hosts to taste.

MY RATING: 5 (no thanks to Carl’s painful BANKRUPT)

Wed.