WoF Retro Recap: March 6, 2007

EPISODE #4612: SOUTH SEAS

$1K Toss-Up: EVENT

_ _ _ _ N _ / _ / N _ W
F R _ _ _ _

Gail’s MAKING A NEW FRIEND, and that’s the panelists from this Tuesday trio…

Gail Anderson: pet sitter who enjoys bowling and pool from Marina del Rey, CA

Lynda Miller: pastoral counselor (her business now is called New Beginnings where she does counseling at  Crosspointe Life Church; Deaf Ministry was on Long Island where she had a business w/ deaf friends) and mother of three children from San Diego

Brian Dario: college student who’s undecided but also sings in the B.G. Men’s Chorus from Bowling Green, OH

$2K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

_ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ Y

Oh no, Brian, MONOPOLY is too short to fit.

_ I _ _ I O N _ R Y

Gail tripled up w/ PICTIONARY.

FEATURED SOUTH SEAS TRIP: Taj Blue Sydney Hotel in AUSTRALIA w/ LastMinuteTravel.com airfare worth $7,725 
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: RICARDO luggage

Round 1: SAME NAME

Gail: instant dud of T

Lynda: $10K’s left side 

Brian: $300 R, one S for WC, triple E’s, $2,400 N trio, one O, $900 P, one A, three L’s for luggage gift tag, solve…

P E R S O N N E L
& / N A _ L
_ _ L E

He solved PERSONNEL & NAIL FILE for $3,850 cash & luggage.

Jackpot Round: THING (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Lynda: $2,400 T trio, two H’s for Free SPIN, four E’s, $800 N (just missed AUSTRALIA), $300 R (not quite to TD), three O’s and three I’s, $2,200 S quartet, $1,800 M trio, solve…

T H E
M _ S T E R I O _ S
S M I _ E / O _ / T H E
M O N _ / _ I S _

She paused after the third word, but she solved for $6,750 and would see THE MYSTERIOUS SMILE OF “THE MONA LISA” in the Louvre on her Collette Vacations trip to PARIS w/ AA.com airfare worth $6,900 — PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,050

Lynda: $13,650 cash & Paris FS/Brian: $3,850 cash & luggage WC/Gail: $3K

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Mystery Round: ROCK ON! (Pat announced that instead of Charlie)

Brian: lost WC right away to BANKRUPT near $3,500

Gail: S for sorry 

Lynda: T for turnover 

Brian: $1,800 N trio, three I’s, one L for AUSTRALIA, two A’s, $800 V pair, one E and three O’s (NMV), two Y’s on MW near $900 and WISELY DECLINED (that was the BANKRUPT), solve…

L I V I N ’ / O N
A / _ _ A Y E _
_ Y / _ O N / _ O V I

He solved “LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER” BY BON JOVI for $3,600 and the Australia trip.

Lynda: $13,650 cash & Paris FS/Brian: $15,175 cash & prizes/Gail: $3K

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$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ A _ _ _ C H U S E _ _ S

Gail swept the Toss-Ups after locating MASSACHUSETTS.

Round 4: PHRASE

Gail: $1,600 T pair, two I’s, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $1,350)

Lynda: $800 L pair, three E’s, $700 K, one A, $800 M, $1,800 R pair, solve…

I ’L L / T A K E / I T
_ R _ M / _ E R E

She responded “I’LL TAKE IT FROM HERE” for $3,600.

Lynda: $17,250 cash & Paris FS/Brian: $15,175 cash & prizes/Gail: $6K

Speed-Up: PLACE

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Lynda: 3 R’s
Brian: T
Gail: S
Lynda: M (DUD)
Brian: 2 E’s (not a BORDER STORE)
Gail: P (DUD)
Lynda: D (DUD)
Brian: 2 O’s (surprisingly can’t solve)
Gail: L (HUH?)
Lynda: C

C O R _ E R
S T O R E

Lynda finally got CORNER STORE for $6,400 and the win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T (Gail)		Lynda
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	S (Gail), T (Lynda)		Brian
Round 4			Gail
Round 5	M, D (Lynda) P, L (Gail)			Brian’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Lynda: $23,650 cash & Paris FS/Brian: $15,175 cash & prizes/Gail: $6K

GT: $44,825
Gail’s BANKRUPT TRASH (minus WC): $1,350

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Bonus Round

Lynda brought along two of her children (both daughters; they also have their loves of their lives in the crowd), then she landed on what’s under the W.

Category: PHRASE

This one-liner starts as…

_ N / _ _ _ _ E

TMLPDI added just the vowel…

I N / _ _ _ _ E

She realized Vanna’s dresses are IN VOGUE w/ three seconds to spare and won $25K for a final total of $48,650 cash & Paris.

MY RATING: 7