Daytime WoF Recap: July 21, 1989

Over $41K waiting to be won including the Caribbean cruise, the Oriental rug, and a $9K sapphire and diamond ring.

Biff Romay (sp?): retired Coast Guard officer now working as a test and trial manager of a shipyard that is a member of a Marine group for Mobile, AL (whose name has Bob just plain tickled)

Jon Gilbert: sportswriter from NYC married to Debra w/ a son named Mookie

Carol Snyder: business teacher who enjoys watching soap operas and working out on her treadmill from Indianapolis

Round 1: PHRASE

Biff: BANKRUPT right away

Jon: instant dud of R

Carol: $500 N, lost it right back to BANKRUPT

Biff: $200 G, $100 C, two I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $100)

Jon: no H

Carol: $175 T, $50 S, $50 L, $50 K, solve…

S T _ K I N G / _
C L _ I _

…but she left out the A in her response of STAKING CLAIM. Biff next lit up the last consonant of a $100 M…

S T _ K I N G / _
C L _ I M

…and he blew it with STRIKING A CLAIM, not counting his I’s, so the other man Jon was STAKING A CLAIM for the $200 house minimum.

FEATURED PRIZE: 14” porcelain pot (ART) worth $550

Round 2: SAME NAME

Jon: $200 T, no R

Carol: $600 N pair, S for sorry

Biff: $50 V, $200 H, LaT

Jon: $100 W, Free Spin, B for bad

Carol: two A’s and two E’s…

E _ _ / &
V A N N A
W H _ T E

…but she FLUNKED OUT thinking the last remaining consonant was a Y — really, ma’am?! -__- After Biff missed w/ D, Jon lit up those G’s for $250…

E G G / &
V A N N A
W H _ T E

…and solved EGG & VANNA WHITE for $550.

Jon: $750 FS/Others: $0 each

FEATURED PRIZE #2: OKI telecom cellular transportable telephone worth $1,495 (PHONE)

Round 3: THINGS

Carol: instant dud of N

Biff: $600 S pair, N repeat

Jon: $250 R, two E’s, $300 T pair, PHONE acquired and $400 M pair, two A’s, BANKRUPT near $150 (lost $2,045 cash & phone) and used FS, $2K L pair, two I’s and O, D for dud

Carol: G for goof

Biff: $200 C, $200 B pair (NMC), solve…

C O M B _ S T I B L E
M A T E R I A L S

Biff solved COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS for a grand.

Biff: $1K/Jon: $750/Carol: ZIP

Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth $300 apiece.

Biff: D (DUD)
Jon: R
Carol: 2 T’s
Biff: S (DUD)
Jon: M (DUD)
Carol: C (DUD)
Biff: N
Jon: P (DUD)
Carol: L

T R _ _ L
_ _ _ N T

Carol solved TRAVEL AGENT for $900.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R, H (Jon)		3 (Biff 2x, Carol)	2 (Carol and Biff‘s blown solves)
Round 2	R, B (Jon) S, Y (Carol) D (Biff)	Biff
Round 3	N, G (Carol) D (Jon)		Jon	Biff’s N repeat
Round 4	D, S (Biff) M, P (Jon) C (Carol)