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 BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
Round 1 | S (Judy), P (Robin) | Karen | ||
Round 2 | P (Robin) | Judy | ||
Round 3 | I (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
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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