Over $42K waiting to be won including…
- Caribbean cruise
- home bar w/ accessories
Julie Mumpy (sp?): quality control officer for a major computer system
Patrick McGuire: 2-day champ w/ $14,855
Lesa Jeanpierre: junior at the University of Oklahoma from Oklahoma City
Round 1: THING
Julie: instant dud of N
Patrick: $125 T, LaT
Lesa: $125 N, $1K R pair, $150 H, three E’s and two A’s, $150 D, one I, T repeat
Julie: $250 P, $100 C, $350 L pair, $200 B pair, solve…
S T R I P E D
B E A C H
_ _ B R E L L A
She solved STRIPED BEACH UMBRELLA for $900.
FEATURED PRIZE: Benrus lady’s quartz gold tone bracelet WATCH worth $500
Round 2: PHRASE
Patrick: $100 S, $100 D, $600 T trio, three A’s, $175 R, $100 G, $200 H, two I’s, $300 C pair, solve (even though he couldn’t decide what to do for a moment there)…
I / C _ _ _ D _ ‘ T
_ _ _ _ / A
S T R A I G H T
_ A C _
I COULDN’T KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE w/ him chickening out and banking $1,175 — PR.
Julie: $900/Patrick: $1,175/Lesa: ZERO
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Tappan side-by-side refrigerator freezer worth $1,300 (FRIDGE)
Round 3: TITLE
Lesa: $400 T quartet (not quite to FRIDGE), BANKRUPT near $100
Julie: $150 G, $600 H quartet, quick solve…
_ _ / T H _
H _ _ T / _ _
T H _ / _ _ G H T
She nailed the crime drama “IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT” for $750.
Julie: $1,650/Patrick: $1,175/Lesa: ZILCH
FEATURED PRIZE #3: Borroni BAR set including stools worth $2,976
Round 4: THING
Julie: $100 N, $1,250 G, one I, $300 R, $100 T (almost to the big one), one A, $1,250 C, CRITICAL DUD of L ($2,600 at risk)
Patrick: $100 S, $600 P pair, solve…
S _ _ P P I N G
C A R T
Somebody from Pat’s final season thought this would fit AROUND THE HOUSE, but Patrick solved SHOPPING CART for $700.
Julie: $1,650/Patrick: $1,875/Lesa: BUPKIS
Round 5: PERSON
Patrick: $1,500 R pair, $100 S
SPEED-UP
_ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R S
Consonants were worth $300 apiece. He then said three T’s…
_ _ R _ _ _ _ T T _
_ _ T _ R S
…and IDed actress and singer BERNADETTE PETERS for $2,500 — PR #2.
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
Round 1 | N (Julie) | Patrick | Lesa’s T repeat | |
Round 2 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
Round 3 | Lesa | |||
Round 4 | L (Julie) | |||
Round 5 | PERFECT ROUND #2 |
FINAL SCORES
Julie: $1,650/Patrick: $4,375 ($19,230 so far)/Lesa: PARTING GIFTS
GT: $6,025
BANKRUPT TRASH (Lesa): $400
Bonus Round
Patrick’s trying one more time for the $6,408 Subaru Justy.
Category: THING
_ _ _ _
S _ _ T
CDMA only added one more…
_ _ M _
S _ _ T
He came real close w/ JUMP SUIT, but trailed off late w/ BUMP SEAT. It was the basketball-related JUMP SHOT. Still, he’s retired undefeated w/ $19,230.
MY RATING: 6