Daytime WoF Recap: March 31, 1989

Over $90K waiting to be won including…

  • $14K bedroom
  • pair of $8,200 diamond leaf earclips
  • $7,500 rug

Mary Kay Weiss: student at Cal State Fullerton studying international business and involved with ISAC (it arranges internships for foreign students) originally from Bellevue, WA

Grant Cunningham: investment broker with an investment management company who enjoys indoor soccer and skiing and also a singer/somgwriter from Oklahoma City, OK

Katie Sinclair: 2-day champ w/ $32,398 from Scottsdale, AZ

Round 1: PHRASE

Mary Kay: $300 T pair, N for negative 

Grant: $1,200 S pair, $1,050 R trio, three E’s, $200 P, $200 Y, $200 C (NMC), solve…

R E T R _ C E 
Y _ _ R
S T E P S

Since you’re able to RETRACE YOUR STEPS, Grant, you won $2,600 to spend in the family room…

  • $2,399: Zenith portable computer
  • $100: Oneida floral crystal vase
  • $101 on a Service Merchandise GC

Round 2: PLACE

Grant: $800 N, LaT

Katie: T for turnover

Mary Kay: $400 S pair, BANKRUPT near $250 (the slide whistle didn’t sound)

Grant: $500 D pair, $800 L pair, SIX O’s, $300 P, $400 C pair, $1,800 R trio, solve…

C O L O R _ D O
S P R _ N _ S 
C O L O R _ D O

Grant located COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (he said it’s his new favorite city) for $4,350 to spend in the collector’s corner… 

  • $2,650: Baldwin grandfather clock 
  • $900: Bassett secretary desk 
  • $272: Majorica pearl necklace and bracelet 
  • $350: Legends eagle sculpture 
  • $57: Colonial Heirlooms parlor basket 
  • $121: remainder on a gift certificate 

Grant: $6,950/Ladies: $0 each


Round 3: TITLE

Katie: $900 T, $250 H, one E, $750 N trio, $600 G trio, two I’s, $1,200 L trio, two A’s, solve…

T H E 
_ A I _ _ _ N _ 
G _ / _ _ L L I N G
A L _ N G 

She didn’t count her A’s carefully and incorrectly responded w/ “THE CAISSONS GO FALLING ALONG”, so that would probably cost her $2,950.

Mary Kay: D for dud

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Grant: $6K S trio…

T H E 
_ A I S S _ N S
G _ / _ _ L L I N G
A L _ N G 

He solved “THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG” for the six grand to spend in the bedroom…

  • $926: 3-day San Francisco trip at Sir Francis Drake Hotel
  • $470: Hitachi 20-inch color TV
  • $1,499: Ashley queen bed set 
  • $1K: Stearns & Foster mattress
  • $900: Singer sewing machine
  • $300: Harris Marcus crystal lamps
  • $200: Allen-Edmonds man’s shoes 
  • $185: Fred Hayman perfume 
  • $400: Viva purses
  • $120: on a gift certificate 

No more game, so he scored the maingame sweep!

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1N (Mary Kay)
Round 2T (Katie)GrantMary Kay for $400
Round 3D (Katie)Katie’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Mary Kay: PARTING GIFTS/Grant: $12,950/Katie: SHUTOUT (left w/ $32K+)

Mary Kay’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $400


Bonus Round

Grant’s playing form the 3-karat diamond double leaf earclips from Van Cleef & Arpels worth $8,200.

Category: THING

You hear this to stay alert…

_ _ _ E / _ _ 
_ _ L L

CDFA gave him a complete word…

_ A _ E / _ _ 
C A L L

but he didn’t hear the sound of the WAKE UP CALL (he had MADE TO CALL).

MY RATING: 7

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