Daytime WoF Recap: July 20, 1989

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 BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1N (Julie)PatrickLesa’s T repeat
Round 2PERFECT ROUND
Round 3Lesa
Round 4L (Julie)
Round 5PERFECT 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

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