WoF Retro Recap: February 16, 2007

EPISODE #4600: COUNTRY MUSIC STARS (CHARLESTON)

Final stars this week…

Trent Tomlinson: one of the fastest rising stars w/ hits such as “One Wing in the Fire”

Terri Clark: has over 4 million albums sold and is the first female Canadian artist inducted into the Grand Ole Opry

Keech Rainwater: drummer and the backbone of Lonestar

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

I _ / P E _ F E C T
H A R M _ N _ 

Kisha’s IN PERFECT HARMONY w/ her teammate. Final teams this week…

Kisha Harvey & Keech Rainwater: Kisha from Charleston was a graduate student studying professional school counseling at the Citadel who has a 7-year-old son named Dwayne; Keech played for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Lisa Crimmins & Trent Tomlinson: Lisa from Garwood, NJ graduated from nursing school and was soon to be married to Dan Morris; Trent also played for the same charity as Keech

Tom Touw & Terri Clark: Tom from Santee, CA was a defense contractor w/ two kids who enjoys scuba diving and running; Terri played for the Stepping Stones of Senior Services in Nashville (a foster care program for those who are medically fragile or abused)

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THINGS

N I _ _ T _ N G A _ _ S

Tom solved NIGHTINGALES for control.

FEATURED TRIP: CMA Music Festival in Nashville worth $6K 

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

T & T: $1,800 S pair, LaT

K & K: $600 T pair, three E’s, $400 R, $1,200 L pair (close call), one I, solve…

_ _ _ R L _ T T E ’ S
_ E _ 
_ _ / L I E S

Kisha untangled the fake book “CHARLOTTE’S WEB OF LIES” for $1,700.

Jackpot Round: FOOD & DRINK

K & K: three T’s for Free SPIN, $2,400 S trio, five E’s, $1,200 R quartet, two A’s, two G’s for the VocoPro gift tag, $900 N trio, solve…

_ R _ E _ / G R E E N
T _ _ A T _ E S / _ _ T _ 
R A N _ _ / _ R E S S _ N G 

Two H’s and two D’s left behind, but Kisha had some FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH RANCH DRESSING for $5K cash & karaoke system — PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,400

L & T: SPINNING NEXT/T & T: $2K/K & K: $7,700 cash & VocoPro FS 

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Mystery Round: SHOW BIZ (PRIZE PUZZLE)

L & T: two T’s for WC, $2,400 R trio, one A, $600 C pair, three E’s, solve…

E _ R _ _ E A _ 
C _ _ C E R T / T _ _ R

They’re on the board w/ $2,500, and Lisa might’ve attended a EUROPEAN CONCERT TOUR on her $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to VENICE, ITALY — PR #2.

L & T: S7K cash & Venice WC/T & T: $2K/K & K: $7,700 cash & VocoPro FS 

Pretty lackluster game even with those perfect rounds…

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$3K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

S T _ N E 
_ I R _ P L _ _ E

Lisa solved STONE FIREPLACE to crack the $10K mark.

Round 4: EVENT

L & T: $600 R pair, $600 N pair, three E’s, D for dud

SPEED-UP

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

Consonants were worth $1,900 apiece.

T & T: L
K & K: M (DUD)
L & T: 2 S’s
T & T: 4 T’s

R E _ L / E S T _ T E 
T R _ N S _ _ T _ _ N

T & T solved REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION for $9,500 and the comeback win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1		T & T
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND #2
Round 4	D (L & T), M (K & K)

FINAL SCORES
L & T: S10K cash & Venice WC/T & T: $11,500/K & K: $7,700 cash & VocoPro FS 

GT: $29,200
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Unfortunately, the copy I watched cut out this segment, so I don’t know who Tom’s supporters were, but thanks to sources, I can tell you the team landed on the comma.

Category: PHRASE

This one-liner started as…

N _ T _ _ _ / _ E

MGCO gave them…

N O T _ _ _ / M E 

For any questions or concerns, please NOTIFY ME or the other admins by email, but this team didn’t solve for $50K.

At the end, fellow country artists Danielle Peck and Clay Walker came on stage, and this week set a new record for charitable donations — $402,380! 

MY RATING: 4

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The remaining Charleston episodes to come soon…

WoF Retro Recap: February 15, 2007

EPISODE #4599: COUNTRY MUSIC STARS (CHARLESTON)

This night’s stars…

Mark Wills: started his career as the recipient of the Academy of Country Music’s top new male vocalist 

Lorrie Morgan: second generation music artist whose albums have gone gold, platinum and double platinum

Michael Britt: lead guitarist of Lonestar

$1K Toss-Up: QUOTATION

H _ L L O / _ ’ _
J _ _ _ N Y / _ A _ H

Michael rightly stated “HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH”. Thursday’s teams…

Danielle Robinson & Michael Britt: Danielle from Nashville was a tour manager for Christian artists who enjoys ballroom dancing, hiking, skiing, and scrapbooking her vacation photos; Michael, who owns a small guitar collection, played for AdoptaPlatoon

Whitney Holcomb & Mark Wills: Whitney from Hurst, TX studied science education and zoology at the University of Oklahoma; Mark played for the Ronald McDonald House just like the last time he was here

Bill Houpt & Lorrie Morgan: Bill from Sudbury, MA was a cadet at the Citadel studying history and planning on receiving a commission on the Army; Lorrie played for the Sumner County Humane Shelter for the animals

Both Mark and Lorrie played against each other on Feb. 18, 2003, but they both lost.

$2K Toss-Up: THING

A _ T _ _ _ A _ H _ D
_ U I T A R

Danielle might not have an AUTOGRAPHED GUITAR, but her team has tripled up.

FEATURED TRIP: Sunset Plaza Hotel on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CALIFORNIA plus brunch at the House of Blues, dinner at Saddle Ranch Chop Shop and more worth $4,673

Round 1: SAME NAME

D & M: $1,200 T pair, $600 S, $2,400 R quartet, one E, $450 Y, $800 B (close call), three A’s, $400 M, $1,800 F pair, solve…

S T R A _ B E R R Y
& / T R A F F _ _ 
_ A M 

They solved STRAWBERRY & TRAFFIC JAM for $7,150 and $10,150 already — PR.

Jackpot Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

W & M: $550 T, $500 S, $400 R, four E’s, $1,350 N trio, three I’s, $600 M, two F’s for TicketsNow.com gift tag, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $3,900 cash & tickets)

B & L: exact same fate

D & M: $1K H pair, one L on JACKPOT, solve…

T I M E / F L I E S 
_ H E N / _ _ _ ’ R E
H _ _ I N _ / F _ N

Set off the fireworks — Danielle won $1,500 and an $8,500 pot for knowing that TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN, and she would be doing just that at the Iberostar Cozumel Hotel in MEXICO from Funjet Vacations worth $6K!

D & M: $26,150 cash & MEX/Others: $0 each

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Mystery Round: EVENT

B & L: $600 R pair, $900 N, S for sorry

D & M: $550 G, three I’s, D for dud

W & M: $600 T pair, $300 W, two A’s, no H on WC

B & L: four L’s for CALIFORNIA, $1,600 M pair (NMC), solve…

W R I T I N G / A 
T _ L L – A L L
M _ M _ I R 

Bill solved WRITING A TELL-ALL MEMOIR for $3,100 and the California trip.

W & M: NOTHING/B & L: $7,773 cash & CA/D & M: $26,150 cash & MEX

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$3K Toss-Up: PERSON

_ _ _ _ E R ’ S
_ _ U _ H _ E R

B & L had nothing.

F A _ M E R ’ S
_ A U _ H _ E R

Danielle solved FARMER’S DAUGHTER for the Toss-Up sweep.

Speed-Up: CATEGORY

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

D & M: 2 R’s
W & M: 3 T’s
B & L: S
D & M: 2 H’s

_ _ _ _ T R _ _ 
T _ _ T H _ R _ S H

D & M solved ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH for $5,200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2			2 (W & M, B & L)
Round 3	S (B & L), D (D & M), H (W & M)
Round 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
W & M: $1K GOOSEEGG FOR WHITNEY/B & L: $7,773 cash & CA/D & M: $34,350 cash & MEX

Well, it’s deja vu for both Mark & Lorrie again.

NON-CHARITY GT: $43,123
W & M’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,900 cash & tickets 

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Bonus Round

Danielle introduced her parents (Richard & Dottie) and uncle David who lived in Charleston, then she landed on the S of CASH.

Category: PEOPLE

This one-wordy started as…

_ R _ _ _ L _ _ N S 

CBKA added some more…

B R A _ _ L _ A N S 

Danielle knew that Pelé and Gisele Bündchen are examples of BRAZILIANS, and won $25K more giving them a final total of $59,350 cash & trip! That amount went to Michael’s charity.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: February 14, 2007

First Two Episodes of Country Music Stars from Charleston: Mon., Tues.

EPISODE #4598: COUNTRY MUSIC STARS (CHARLESTON)

This night’s stars…

Wynonna: has scored 20 #1 hits 

Josh Gracin: first rose to fame as the singing Marine on “American Idol”

Richie McDonald: songwriter and lead vocalist for Lonestar

$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

P _ A Y I N _ / A N 
E N C _ R E

Samantha knew her favorite artist would be PLAYING AN ENCORE. Meeting this lady and her partner in the middle first…

Samantha Lapatka & Josh Gracin: Samantha from La Verne, CA was a student at UC-Riverside majoring in biological sciences and minoring in psychology hoping to get into sports physical therapy; Josh played for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program

Debra Teasley & Richie McDonald: Debra from Fayetteville, NC was retired from the military, a student at Methodist University who achieved a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business with a concentration in healthcare, and a mother of two children; Richie played for St. Jude Children’s Hospital (he last appeared on Feb. 19, 2003)

Vicki Boyd & Wynonna: Vicki from Carolina Beach, NC is a mortgage banker who loves World Tavern Texas Hold ’Em poker and boating on the Intracoastal Waterway; Wynonna played for Hope’s Place in Ashland, KY (she last competed on Feb. 17, 2003)

$2K Toss-Up: SONG TITLE

M Y / _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ L E _ _ _ _ E

This comes from the musical “Babes in Arms”, and Samantha tripled up for the team w/ “MY FUNNY VALENTINE” (fitting considering the day this episode aired).

FEATURED PRIZE: Prague from Collette Vacations w/ OneTravel.com airfare worth $5,800 (EUROPE)

Round 1: EVENT

S & J: $450 T, LaT

D & R: one S for WC, $900 N trio, $300 G, three O’s, $600 F (just missed the big one), two E’s, $5K R pair, three A’s, possibly fatal dud of M

V & W: $500 P, $1,200 B pair, $900 K, solve…

B R E A K _ N G / _ N
A / N E _ / P A _ R
O F / B O O T S 

Vicki’s BREAKING IN A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS for $2,600.

Jackpot Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

D & R: $1,650 S trio, A for awful

V & W: $600 T, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT

S & J: $800 G, buy of I, but then the other dud vowel of O

D & R: one J for VocoPro gift tag, three key U’s, solve…

J U S T / _ U _ _ _ 
I / G U _ S S

Debra’s JUST LUCKY, I GUESS, because she’s won $2,150 cash & gift tag as well as a trip to the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in LAS VEGAS (tickets to Blue Man Group included) from Vegas.com worth $4,500.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,950

V & W: $2,600/S & J: $3K/D & R: $6,650 cash & prizes WC

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Mystery Round: SAME NAME

V & W: $1,800 T pair, $7K R pair, two E’s and two A’s, $1,800 C pair, one O, $7K H pair, solve…

O R C H E _ T R A 
& / _ E A C H 
_ _ T

…but Vicki blew the $16,850 solve big time w/ ORCHESTRA & BEACH NUT — seriously, lady?! -__- Samantha then said two P’s for $1,100…

O R C H E _ T R A 
& / P E A C H 
P _ T

…and solved ORCHESTRA & PEACH PIT.

V & W: $2,600/S & J: $4,100/D & R: $6,650 cash & prizes WC

Not that great of a game thus far…

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$3K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

_ O U _ _ 
F _ O T _ _ L L

Vicki softened the blow of her epic fail w/ TOUCH FOOTBALL.

Speed-Up: ON THE MAP

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

V & W: T
S & J: 3 N’s (it’s definitely not CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE and Samantha said it after the buzzer)
D & R: 2 S’s

_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
T _ N N _ S S _ _

Debra shouted the right one of KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE for $3,200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	M (D & R)	S & J
Round 2	A (D & R), O (S & J)		V & W
Round 3				V & W’s blown solve
Round 4				2 (S & J’s blown solve and late solve)

FINAL SCORES ($10K for stars’ charities this week)
V & W: $5,600/S & J: $4,100/D & R: $9,850 cash & prizes WC

NON-CHARITY GT: a pitiful $19,550
V & W’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $600

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Bonus Round

Let’s remind you that the vehicles this week were the Porsche Boxster and the BMW X3. Richie spun the * (the envelope got stuck, so Pat helped Debra take it out).

Category: PHRASE

Three T’s to start this answer…

T _ _ _ _ / _ T
_ _ T

CKHO and D gave them…

T O _ _ H / _ T
_ _ T

Debra’s off by a letter right away w/ TOUCH IT OUT and also said TUCK IT OUT…but Richie helped her to TOUGH IT OUT w/ about two seconds to spare! After he fell to the floor, Pat told him to get up and showed them that Debra won the Porsche Boxster worth $51,830, giving her a final total of $61,680 cash & prizes. The two men greeting her were friends from the military.

MY RATING: 6 (weak game until that expensive car win)