Daytime WoF Recap: May 24, 1991

The all-female panel for this game…

Tracye Cooper-Eldridge: newlywed of five weeks and bank teller from Lexington, KY

Suanne Mrugacz: 1-day champ w/ $3,225

Mary Lu Dickinson: mother of three boys (soon to be fourth boy) from Tacoma, Washington

FEATURED PRIZE: Harvest Savor dehydrator, Vita Mix stainless steel yogurt factory, and Zojirushi automatic home bakery worth $1,075 (NATURAL)

Round 1: PHRASE

Tracye: instant dud of R

Suanne: one N as in NATURAL package, $250 T pair, two A’s, $400 L pair, solve…

_ T / T A _ _ S
A L L / _ _ N _ S

IT TAKES ALL KINDS of skill to win on this show, and Suanne solved for $550 and the natural package.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Augustus suit, Jules Jurgensen man’s quartz Slimline watch worth $1,100 (NEW MAN)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

Suanne: $400 N pair, LaT

Mary Lu: T for turnover

Tracye: $300 F, $200 G pair, one I, $200 H, C for crud

Suanne: $250 S pair, three O’s, $500 P pair, $800 B pair (NMC), solve…

S H O P P I N G 
B _ G
O F / B O N _ S 

A SHOPPING BAG OF BONES sounds creepy, but she solved for $1,850.

Suanne: $3,475 cash & appliances/Other ladies: $0 each


FEATURED PRIZE #3: Bausch & Lomb brass Harbormaster telescope worth $3K (STARS)

Round 3: CLUE

Mary Lu: $200 N, $200 S, $250 R, triple I’s and A, $200 T pair, $200 C pair, $300 L, one E and three O’s, $400 B pair, $400 Y (close call), $900 D trio, $150 P, $200 M (NMC), solve…

A N T I B I O T I C
P R O D _ C E D / B Y
M O L D S

She finally solved for $3K in that PR, but did she know the ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCED BY MOLDS for an extra $250? She did w/ penicillin.

Tracye: NADA/Suanne: $3,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,250


FEATURED PRIZE #4: Ashley bedroom suite + Whisper Soft bedding + Fredrick Ramond glass and acrylic brass table lamp  worth $3,794

Round 4: PEOPLE

Tracye: $100 T, $400 N quartet, $100 D, two A’s, M for mistake

Suanne: $2K S quartet, solve…

S A _ N T S
A N D
S _ N N _ _ S

She solved SAINTS AND SINNERS for another $2K.

Tracye: BUPKIS/Suanne: $5,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,250

Speed-Up: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Consonants were worth a measly $100 apiece.

Suanne: 3 T’s
Mary Lu: 2 L’s

T _ _ / L _ T T L _
_ _ _ / _ _ _

Mary Lu nailed THE LITTLE RED HEN for $200.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1R (Tracye)
Round 2T (Mary Lu), C (Tracye)Suanne
Round 3PERFECT ROUND
Round 4M (Tracye)
Round 5NONE

FINAL SCORES
TracyePARTING GIFTS/Suanne: $5,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,450

GT: $8,925
NO BANKRUPTS


Bonus Round

Suanne’s playing for a car this time, the Toyota Tercel worth $10,133. 

Category: THING

Just the last letter of this four-letter answer to start…

_ _ _ R

CHPO added one more…

H _ _ R

She knew she had HAIR for the car and a 2-day total of $18,833! She was greeted by uncle Jim, mom Isabella, and aunt Angie.

MY RATING: 8

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