Rick Montaldo: 1-day champ w/ $13,925, owner of a corporate media production company, and golfer (his “handicap” is 14, which is about the same as Bob) from Danville, NJ
Cindy Darling: legal secretary married to David (they have a dog) who also golfs (her handicap is 32, to which Bob jokes is about the same as him) from Woodinville, WA
Maureen McFadden: full-time student at Chapman College studying English and philosophy who also works part-time at a major bakery (she doesn’t golf and says her handicap is 100 or so)
FEATURED PRIZE: Konica Z-UP 80RC camera, MCE electronics phone with answering machine, and Ray-Ban precious metal sunglasses worth $1,362 (TRAVEL)
Round 1: THING
Rick: $175 S, N for negative
Cindy: $150 R, two L’s for Free SPIN, D for dud
Maureen: T for turnover
Rick: W for worthless
Cindy: $200 P, one A, one F for TRAVEL, three O’s and I, LaT and used Free SPIN, CRITICAL DUD OF M ($1,412 cash & TRAVEL at risk)
Maureen: $200 J, $100 K (NMC), solve…
A P R I L
F O O L ’ S
J O K _
Maureen solved APRIL FOOL’S JOKE for $300.
FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to San Diego for a weeklong stay at Marriott Mission Valley worth $1,540 (TRIP)
Round 2: PHRASE
Cindy: instant dud of S
Maureen: BANKRUPT
Rick: SIX T’s for $600, three O’s, $200 H pair, three E’s, $300 N, $100 D, $100 L, $300 C, $200 F, $175 B, $100 G (NMC), solve…
D O N ’ T / L E T
T H E / C _ T
O U _ / O F
T H E / B _ G
He solved “DON’T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG” for $1,875.
Rick: $1,875/Cindy: ZERO/Maureen: $300
FEATURED PRIZE #3: Broyhill dining room group plus Landes 5-piece serving set and Idahoan Complete Mashed Potatoes worth $3,198 (DINE)
Round 3: PHRASE
Maureen: $750 R trio, triple E’s, $100 Y, $200 M pair, one O, $100 N, $100 B, $800 S pair, solve…
Y O _ ’ R E
E M B _ R R _ S _ N _
M E
Ma’am, YOU’RE (not) EMBARRASSING ME, because you won $1,850 in that PR.
Rick: $1,875/Cindy: ZILCH/Maureen: $2,150
FEATURED PRIZE #4: Fred Joaillier gift certificate used to buy an 18-karat gold necklace with diamond loops worth $3,750 (JEWEL)
Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER
Fair warning: this is gonna be pretty ugly. -___-
Rick: four R’s for $400, LaT
Cindy: no M on $1,250
Maureen: baffling Y call
Everybody: no N, no S, LaT, respectively
Rick: $100 T, no W on JEWEL
Cindy: BANKRUPT near $150
Maureen: D for dud
Rick: $200 L pair
MERCIFULLY GOING INTO SPEED-UP
R _ _ T / _ _ _ R
_ _ R R _ L
_ _ L _ _
After Bob’s BANKRUPT near $150 and LaT, the remaining consonants were worth a measly $100 apiece.
Rick: 2 B’s
Cindy: F (DUD)
Maureen: P
Rick: 3 E’s
Cindy: K
R _ _ T / B E E R
B _ R R E L
P _ L K _
Cindy solved ROOT BEER BARREL POLKA for $100.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | N, W (Rick) D, M (Cindy) T (Maureen) | Cindy | ||
| Round 2 | S (Cindy) | Maureen for $0 | ||
| Round 3 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| Round 4 | M, S, F (Cindy) Y, D (Maureen) N, W (Rick) | 2 (Rick, Maureen) | Cindy for $0 |
FINAL SCORES
Rick: $1,875 (out w/ $15,800)/Cindy: $100/Maureen: $2,150
GT: $4,125
NO BANKRUPT TRASH, MIRACULOUSLY
Bonus Round
Maureen played for the five grand.
Category: THING
This is a red stick that explodes…
_ _ N _ _ _ T E
DCMA sounded pretty good…
D _ N A M _ T E
Boom went the DYNAMITE — she won the cash for a 1-day total of $7,150. Her mom came to celebrate.
MY RATING: 6
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