This was the start of Mother’s Day week where moms and one of their children played. The copy I watched cut out most of the interviews due to a special report. The teams were Jean & Stephanie, Josh & Joanne, and Brendan & Arlene Muldoon (Brendan was a senior at Hinsdale South High School who worked at video game hotline; Arlene was a mom of four children and soon to be a first-time grandmother).
FEATURED PRIZE: Villa del Palmar Oceanfront Resort in Puerto Vallarta worth $1,550 (MEXICO)
Round 1: PLACE
J & S: instant dud of L
J & J: $200 R pair (the buzzer mistakenly sounded), two T’s of MEXICO, L repeat
Muldoons: $600 H trio, five E’s, $500 S pair, $125 W, solve…
T H E / W H _ T E
H _ _ S E
R _ S E / _ _ R _ E _
They solved THE WHITE HOUSE ROSE GARDEN for $1,125.
FEATURED PRIZE #2: Jean Roulet gold overlay clock worth $795 (CLOCK)
Round 2: PHRASE
J & J: $400 T pair, $100 H, one E, $300 R pair, S for sorry
Muldoons: $375 N trio, $150 G, two I’s, $250 D, LaT
J & S: $200 M, $125 K, solve…
N _ T / T H E
M _ R R _ I N G
K I N D
J & S solved NOT THE MARRYING KIND for $325.
J & S: $325/J & J: ZERO/Muldoons: $1,125
FEATURED PRIZE #3: Chromcraft dining setup, Landes serving set, and Archway cookies worth $2,458 (DINE)
Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER
Muldoons: $250 T, $1,200 N pair, no S on CLOCK
J & S: $1,200 R pair, $400 Y pair, B for bad
J & J: $100 M, $150 D, $100 L, three E’s, $300 K, BANKRUPT near $150 (lost $550)
Muldoons: $150 C, four O’s and three U’s, $600 P trio (NMC), solve…
P O L _ R O _ D
P _ C T U R E / Y O U
U P O N / M Y / K N E E
They solved POLAROID PICTURE YOU UPON MY KNEE for two grand.
J & S: $325/J & J: ZILCH/Muldoons: $3,125
Speed-Up: THINGS
Consonants were worth $100 apiece.
J & S: S
J & J: T
Muldoons: 2 R’s
J & S: N (DUD)
J & J: 2 L’s
Muldoons: H
J & S: F
L _ _ T H _ R
L _ _ F _ R S
J & S solved the WAYW? item of LEATHER LOAFERS for $200.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | L (J & S) | J & J’s L repeat | ||
| Round 2 | S (J & J) | Muldoons | ||
| Round 3 | S (Muldoons), B (J & S) | J & J | ||
| Round 4 | N (J & S) |
FINAL SCORES
J & S: $525/J & J: PARTING GIFTS/Muldoons: $3,125
GT: $3,650
J & J’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $550
Bonus Round
The Muldoons played for the Chrysler Plymouth Sundance America worth $8,363.
Category: THING
Here’s one of four…
_ _ E _
Brendan picked a great time to choose CDMA…
_ D E A
…and they came up w/ a great IDEA to win the car and a final total of $11,488 cash & car!
MY RATING: 7
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 