He was best known for starring in the movie “Clue” and TV’s “Roseanne”, “Arrested Development”, and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, as well as being a frequent guest on “Hollywood Squares”. But yesterday, comedic actor Martin Mull passed away in L.A. at the age of 80 after a valiant fight against a long illness according to his daughter Maggie.
His name was mentioned as a puzzle on an episode that aired May 31, 1989 in Season 6. To be exact, he was the Before part of the puzzle MARTIN MULL IT OVER.
Christiana solved the Roger Miller tune “KING OF THE ROAD”. Thursday’s trio…
Christiana Cervantes: intimate apparel worker of a department store and recent graduate of Western Washington University w/ a degree in sociology who enjoys going to the movies, baking and cooking (and she’s also a total neat freak) from Steilacoom, WA
Karen Jesnowski: secretary of a rock mine married to Tom from Jefferson, TX
Shawn Campbell: biomedical engineering student at North Carolina State University soon to graduate in May and was emcee for the Campus Crusade for Christ from Orlando, FL
$2K Toss-Up: THING
_ E W S H E L I C O P T _ R
Karen solved NEWS HELICOPTER.
FEATURED FAR EAST ADVENTURE: M Hotel in Singapore w/ OneTravel.com airfare worth $6,900
Round 1: PLACE
Karen: $600 N pair (Pat mistakenly said one), R for rats
Shawn: $1K T pair, $600 S, three A’s, D for dud
Christiana: $1,800 L trio, two I’s, $1,800 H pair, $1,600 C quartet, four O’s, solve…
_ O C A T I O N A L – T _ C H N I C A L S C H O O L
She solved VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL for $4,700.
Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Shawn: BANKRUPT near JACKPOT right away (he questioned whether BANKRUPTs are actually good — no way, man.)
Christiana: two R’s for Free SPIN, $800 L, two E’s, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $550) and used FS, $800 G, one U, $600 T pair, solve…
U G L _ _ E T T _ _ R _ _ _ _ R
She left out two Y’s and two C’s, but she imagined a character named UGLY BETTY CROCKER for $1,150.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,700
Karen: $2K/Shawn: NIL/Christiana: $6,850
Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Christiana: instant dud of R
Karen: also missed w/ N
Shawn: $2K quintet of S’s, LaT
Christiana: $300 T, three E’s, $400 W, $600 H, two I’s and two A’s, one L for WC, two P’s on MW near $800 and flipped…LowerMyBills.com, solve…
S W E E T / & / S P I _ _ P _ L I S H / S A _ S A _ E
Christiana won $10,550 and would have some SWEET & SPICY POLISH SAUSAGE on her $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to WARSAW, POLAND.
Karen: $2K/Shawn: BAD LUCK/Christiana: $21,900 cash & Poland WC
$3K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE
_ I G _ T _ L C L O C _
Karen solved DIGITAL CLOCK.
Round 4: PHRASE
Karen: $1,200 L pair, two I’s, $800 T pair, one A, $900 K
SPEED-UP
I ’ L L / T A K _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / I T
After Pat’s LaT, consonants were worth $1,300 apiece (not quite to the big one).
Karen: N (DUD) Shawn: D Christiana: 3 R’s
I ’ L L / T A K _ / _ _ _ R _ _ R D / _ _ R / I T
I’LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT, Christiana — you’ve won $3,900 worth of icing.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
LaTs
BANKRUPTS
DQs
Round 1
R (Karen), D (Shawn)
Round 2
2 (Shawn, Christiana)
Round 3
R (Christiana), N (Karen)
Shawn
Round 4
N (Karen)
FINAL SCORES Karen: $5K/Shawn: $1K GOOSEEGG/Christiana: $25,800 cash & PolandWC
GT: $31,800 Christiana’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $550
Bonus Round
After we saw her boyfriend named Brian, the BW stopped on the C of CASH (and as in Christiana).
Category: PHRASE
She needed help in the bottom word…
_ ’ _ _ _ E R _ _ _ E _
DMHO and G gave her…
_ ’ M O _ E R _ O _ E D
I’M (not) OVERJOYED of this result — she flubbed w/I’M OVERBOARD instead and didn’t nearly double her winnings.
On this week, contestants could be going to exotic places in Asia. To be specific, this theme is titled “Far East Adventures”.
EPISODE #4616: FAR EAST ADVENTURES
$1K Toss-Up: PEOPLE
_ E A S O _ E D _ R _ V E _ E _ S
Michael didn’t remember the category and blew it w/ SEASONED RESERVES.
S E A S O _ E D T R A V E _ E _ S
Kelly Lynn of this first panel of the week from left to right could be one of the many SEASONED TRAVELERS…
Kelly Lynn Gill: association manager for Virginia health system pharmacists married to Jonathan for 11 years w/ three daughters from Fairfax, VA
Michael Tabron: marketing manager for a major hardware/software services firm married to Pam for 20 years w/ two kids from Raleigh, NC
Trisha Denise: operations manager for a women’s clothing importer who has three cats (one of them is large and weighed 25 lbs.) from Boyne Falls, MI (50 miles south of the Mackinaw Bridge)
FYI, Trisha’s last name is pronounced as ”da-nice”, and according to Whitepages, she’s now married w/ the surname Denise-Lockman.
$2K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME
_ _ S T D _ E _ S _ D
Michael might not be one of the BEST DRESSED people, but he’s correct that time.
FEATURED FAR EAST ADVENTURE: Shanghai, China from Collette Vacations w/ AA.com airfare worth $6,500 Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Benihana
Round 1: THINGS
Michael: $300 S, normal BANKRUPT
Trisha: $600 N pair, same fate
Kelly Lynn: $1,500 T trio, four E’s and four A’s, $900 L, $400 Y, $2,400 D trio, P for phooey
Michael: one H for FAR EAST ADVENTURES, $400 C, one U, solve…
N E A T L Y T _ _ _ _ E D _ U S T A C H E A N D / _ E A _ D
This man has a NEATLY TRIMMED MUSTACHE AND BEARD (though without the mustache part), and won $150 plus the Shanghai trip.
Jackpot Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Trisha: $300 R, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT
Kelly Lynn: N for negative
Michael: two T’s for WC, LaT
Trisha: $550 H, $700 L pair, three E’s, $400 F, $350 C, solve…
_ _ T / _ F T H E / C L E _ R _ L _ E / _ _ _
OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY, this lady won $1,750 and a trip to The Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort & Golf Club in PUERTO RICO worth $5,550.
The $10K this week was sponsored by LowerMyBills.com
Kelly Lynn: $300 T, $1,100 N pair, $1,800 S pair, sole dud vowel of O
Michael: $1,200 G trio, two I’s, $800 H, two L’s on MW next to that $800 and DECLINED (that was the LowerMyBills.com $, unfortunately), two E’s, solve…
Kelly Lynn: 3 S’s Michael: T Trisha: R Kelly Lynn: P Michael: C Trisha: 3 E’s (WHY?) Kelly Lynn: G (NMC)
S E C R E T P _ S S _ G E
Kelly Lynn found the SECRET PASSAGE for $7,500 and everybody ended w/ five figures.
PENALTY BOX
DUDS
LaTs
BANKRUPTS
DQs
Round 1
P (Kelly Lynn)
2 (Michael, Trisha)
Round 2
N (Kelly Lynn)
Michael
Trisha
Round 3
O (Kelly Lynn)
Round 4
S (Trisha)
Round 5
NONE
FINAL SCORES Kelly Lynn: $10,350/Michael: $12,150 cash & ShanghaiWC/Trisha: $10,300 cash & P.R.
GT: $32,800 BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,200
Bonus Round
The Japanese vehicles this week were a maZDa RX-8 and a Toyota 4RUNNER. Michael introduced Pam the wife and both of their kids (Kevin and Brittney) before landing on the **.
Category: PHRASE
This one-liner started as…
R E _ _ _ N _ / _ _
GBHI and Y were interesting choices, but that only added the obvious…
R E _ _ I N G / _ _
He’s incorrect w/ READING UP…and he got the answer just after the buzzer, so he wouldn’t be REVVING UP in the 4RUNNER.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 