Daytime WoF Recap: January 11, 1989

Over $80K waiting to be won including…

  • a $22K dining room
  • a $11K Jeep
  • a $1,600 grandfather clock

Another all-female panel…

Karen Nelson: 1-day champ w/ $19,379

Judy Conway: co-owner of a motel w/ her hubby and VP of the Chamber of Commerce from Desert Hot Springs, CA

Robin Edrington: travel agent for a large travel agency who enjoys travel, cooking and skiing from San Jose, CA

Round 1: SAME NAME

Karen: LaT

Judy: $800 N pair, $350 D, two A’s, S for sorry

Robin: Free Spin, $200 T, $1,200 R pair, two E’s, $1,500 M pair, one I (NMC), $200 J, $200 C, $400 Y, questionable dud of P and used FS, two L’s for $400 (complete board)

J I M M Y 
A N D / N E L L 
C A R T E R

She read the answer for $3,600 to spend that in the den…

  • $449: Magnavox 20” color television
  • $532: Suzuki digital portable keyboard
  • $1,331: Swan Brass Beds cocktail table
  • $139: GTE cordless telephone
  • $1,028: Fremarc chair
  • $121 on a Service Merchandise gift certificate

Round 2: THING

Judy: $900 R, $800 N quartet, one E, LaT

Robin: $200 G (almost to $1K), $1,800 S pair, $1,500 T trio

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Her next picks: four I’s, possibly fatal dud of P on $1K

Karen: $600 C pair, $2K L pair, solve…

S C I N T I L L _ T I N G
C _ N _ E R S _ T I _ N

She engaged in a SCINTILLATING CONVERSATION for $2,600 to spend in the dining room…

  • $906: San Francisco trip (2n at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel)
  • $769: 66 piece Haviland china
  • $265: Elgin quartz man’s watch
  • $624: Oneida crystal stemware
  • $36 on a GC

Karen: $2,600/Judy: ZERO/Robin: $3,600


Round 3: PHRASE

Robin: $1,500 T, $800 H, three E’s, $1,200 S pair, bad I buy

Karen: $600 R, C for crud

Judy: no N on $1,500

SPEED-UP

_ E E _ / _ _ _ 
T H E / _ R _ S S 

Leftover consonants were worth $200 apiece. Robin then said two F’s…

_ E E _ / _ F F
T H E / _ R _ S S 

…and solved KEEP OFF THE GRASS for $3,400. Here’s what she bought from the home center…

  • $2,399: Zenith personal computer package
  • $908: Frigidaire washer/dryer
  • $93 on a GC
PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1S (Judy), P (Robin)Karen
Round 2P (Robin)Judy
Round 3I (Robin), C (Karen), N (Judy)

FINAL SCORES
Karen: $2,600 (out w/ $21,979)/Judy: PARTING GIFTS/Robin: $7K

GT: $9,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,600


Bonus Round

Robin played for a pair of double leaf diamond ear clips w/ almost 3 karats from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $8,200.

Category: PEOPLE

The third column of letters is…

_ _ N _
_ _ R _

CPGA only added…

_ _ N G
_ _ R _

The verdict from the HUNG  JURY is that she had no chance of solving that one.

MY RATING: 6

One thought on “Daytime WoF Recap: January 11, 1989

  1. Friendship Feed June 17, 2024 / 8:38 pm

    Not so bad this one. Even calling BGHO won’t be very useful because of the second word that begins with a trick consonant; CDMA is another case where it will trigger a wipeout either.

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