Daytime WoF Recap: January 13, 1989

Over $83K waiting to be won including…

$19K office
$1,200 panda on a chain
$11,300 pickup truck

Kathi Zizik: married to Army officer John w/ a four-old-baby (they’re en route to Italy where they’re stationed for three or four years) originally from Japan

Keren Culver: administrative assistant at a hotel management firm & mother of a six-month-old baby girl

Rhonda Moore: 1-day champ w/ $17,913

Round 1: PHRASE

Kathi: $1,500 T trio, $400 H, $900 S trio, four E’s, Free Spin, $400 N pair, solve…

S _ E _ E T _ N S / _ N
T H E / _ _ _ S E T

Kathi wasn’t scared by some SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, because she solved for a $2,950 PR to spend in the cook’s corner…

$2,800: Fremarc Designs hutch & sidebar
$66 Oneida Silversmiths stainless steel beverage pitcher
$84 on a GC

Round 2: PHRASE

Keren: $900 T trio, two E’s, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $650)

Rhonda: $250 R, $1,200 N trio, three O’s, $400 F, solve…

_ O R E / O F T E N
T _ _ N / N O T

She solved MORE OFTEN THAN NOT for $1,600 to spend in the vacation home…

$1,086: Las Vegas weekend (Desert Inn Hotel & Casino)
$400: his/hers Catalina sportswear
$110: Chinon binoculars
$4 on a GC

Kathi: $2,950 FS/Keren: ZIP/Rhonda: $1,600

Round 3: EVENT

Rhonda: $1,100 T pair, $800 N pair, four I’s, $400 V, no L

Kathi: $300 S, $200 G, unnecessary O buy, no R

Keren: $1,500 F, solve…

F _ I
I N V _ S T I G _ T I O N

No need for an FBI INVESTIGATION, because Keren solved for the $1,500 to spend in the office…

$1,299: Galaxy designer area rug
$119: Edna Hibel Indian onyx boxes
$82 on a GC

Kathi: $2,950 FS/Keren: $1,500/Rhonda: $1,600

Round 4: THINGS

Kathi: $1,500 S, $700 R, $800 T, $1K N pair, F for flunk and used FS, $350 M, baffling Y call

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ R _
M _ _ N T _ _ N S

Consonants were worth $350 apiece.

Keren: L (DUD)
Rhonda: C (DUD)
Kathi: G (DUD)
Keren: P (DUD)
Rhonda: G repeat (not acknowledged as such)
Kathi: B (DUD)
Keren: W (DUD)
Rhonda: K
Kathi: Z (NMC)

_ Z _ R K
M _ _ N T _ _ N S

Kathi pinpointed the OZARK MOUNTAINS for $4,700 to spend in the cook’s corner…

$2,399: RCA 46′ Big Screen TV
$1,200: diamond panda necklace from Van Cleef & Arpels
$900 Regal-Ware stainless steel necklace
$140 Tefal Deep Fryer
$61 on a GC

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2			Keren
Round 3	L (Rhonda), R (Kathi)
Round 4	Y, G, B (Kathi) L, P, W (Keren) C (Rhonda)			Rhonda’s G repeat