Daytime WoF Recap: March 11, 1991

This marked the start of the third Cashpot week.

Jennifer Jacobo: preschool teacher married to Alex w/ two sons

Trei Massey: insurance company manager married to Michelle w/ a 22-month-old daughter from South Euclid, OH

Whitney Vergnes (sp?): court reporter married to John w/ one son from Lexington, KY

FEATURED PRIZE: Gitano handbags + Sonni hats + Maine Woods casual footwear + Helbros watch totaling $1,250 (ACCESSORIES)

Round 1: PHRASE

Jennifer: $200 T pair, $400 S pair, one I and four A’s, $375 R trio, solve…

S T R A I _ _ T / A S
A _ / A R R _ _

She solved STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW for $775 — PR.

Cashpot Puzzle: THING

P _ P
_ _ L K

A: PEP TALK

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Lloyd Flanders wicker furniture + Yamaha lawnmower + 50 foot Gilmour Flexigen hose + Fisher mailbox worth $1,834 (GARDEN)

Round 2: CLUE

Trei: instant dud of T

Ladies: BANKRUPT near $150

Trei: $200 N, $300 D, $300 R trio, two A’s, $200 Y pair, one E, $100 M, solve…

_ A R R Y
M _ E
A N D / _ _ R _ Y

He solved for $900, but did he know who LARRY, MOE AND CURLY were for $250 extra? He did w/ Three Stooges.

Jennifer: $775/Trei: $1,150/Whitney: NIL

FEATURED PRIZE #3: Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur TRIP via Malaysia Airlines + Pegasus luggage worth $3,244

Round 3: PHRASE

Whitney: two N’s for GARDEN prize, $100 D, three E’s, $300 T pair, BANKRUPT near $100 ($2,134 cash & garden wiped out)

Jennifer: $100 H, S for sorry

Trei: unfortunate dud of L on $1,250

Whitney: $600 R trio, one A, M for mistake

Jennifer: $150 P, last vowel of I, LaT

Trei: $400 F (complete board)

R E A D / T H E
F I N E / P R I N T

Trei read the answer for $400.

Jennifer: $775/Trei: $1,550/Whitney: NADA

Speed-Up: THING

Consonants were worth $100 apiece. And fair warning, this is gonna be ugly. -___-

Jennifer: N (DUD)
Trei: R
Whitney: T
Jennifer: S
Trei: H (not SKI-SHOOTER nor SPY-SHOOTER)
Whitney: E
Jennifer: L (DUD)
Trei: M (DUD)
Whitney: D (DUD)
Jennifer: C (DUD)
Trei: P (DUD)
Whitney: F (DUD)
Jennifer: E repeat
Trei: G (DUD)
Whitney: W (DUD)
Jennifer: B (DUD)
Trei: K (UGH!)
Whitney: Y (UGH!)
Jennifer: O (absolutely not SHEA-SHOOTER nor SHOE-SHOOTER)
Trei: U (DUD)
Whitney: X

S _ X –
S H O O T E R

Whitney mercifully solved SIX-SHOOTER for $200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	PERFECT ROUND
Round 2	T (Trei)		2 (ladies for $0)
Round 3	S (Jennifer), L (Trei), M (Whitney)	Jennifer	Whitney
Round 4	N, L, C, B (Jennifer) M, P, G, K, U (Trei) D, F, W, Y (Whitney)			5 (Jennifer’s E repeat, 2 missolves each by her and Trei)

FINAL SCORES
Jennifer: $775/Trei: $1,550/Whitney: $200

GT: a pitiful $2,525
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,134 cash & garden

Bonus Round

Trei tried to salvage this episode after picks the “Tour America” package, which includes a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Ventura luggage, a two-week stay at any Best Western property in the U.S., and a Panasonic camcorder totaling $14,949.

Category: THING

Just an R to start…

_ _ _ _
_ _ _ R

GMPEA was also of limited help…

_ A _ _
_ _ _ R

He struck out w/ MAID HOUR and BAND HOUR. The answer was BACK DOOR.