This is Captain Andy speaking, and we’re “Now Boarding” for a hopefully pleasant flight on this new theme week.
EPISODE #8256: 🛫NOW BOARDING🛫
The set has transformed into a cloud-filled airport terminal, and the contestant backdrops are replaced by giant-sized airplane windows.
$1K Toss-Up: WAYD?
_ R U I S I N G
A _ _ _ G
Curt is CRUISING ALONG and so are these ladies to lead off this week…
Curt Ostrow: man who’s done card tricks his whole life for the last 40-50 years (anytime there’s a party, he would get a text and bring his deck of cards to perform for friends and family) and is a member of the band One Step Closer (his real cousin Vinnie named that band and they play all the hand-clapping and toe-tapping songs before ending w/ “Sweet Caroline”) from Deptford, NJ
Melissa Jean: fan of sweets (especially cupcakes; her favorite is the classic vanilla chocolate frosting, but if she wants to add the razzle dazzle, she would choose a peanut butter stuffed cupcake; she also enjoys red velvet) who also likes R&B (especially Boyz II Men; her favorite song by the group is “On Bended Knee”) from Philadelphia
Dalia Ramirez: girl who loves doing costumes (she’s about to go to her second Renaissance fair of the year and also loves a themed party; she went to a Shrek rave once dressed as Lord Farquaad) and talks to the sky (especially the Moon (when it’s full, she likes to check in about her month what went well, what she’d like to bring into the next month and in the new moon, she likes to clean and do laundry)) from Claremont, CA
$2K Toss-Up: PHRASE
L _ C _ / _ F
_ _ E / _ _ _ W
Curt has tripled up by LUCK OF THE DRAW.
FEATURED TRIP: railbookers tour of SWITZERLAND & ROME
Round 1: SONG LYRICS
Curt: $600 N, $700 T, triple E’s, BANKRUPT near $2,500 (lost $1,050)
Melissa: $1,200 R pair, one A, $1,300 C pair, one O, $2,100 L trio, solve…
T E A C _ / _ O _ R
C _ _ L _ R E N / _ E L L
Could’ve gone for the two H’s, but she solves “TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL” (by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) for $4,100.
Mystery/Crossword Round: _______ SHEET
Melissa: $1,400 D pair, two E’s, LaT
Dalia: $1,500 T trio, two I’s, LaT
Curt: $700 B, $550 M, A for awful
Melissa: BANKRUPT near $650 (lost $1,150)
Dalia: one F for WC, same BANKRUPT (lost WC right back along w/ $1,750)
Curt: R trap on $3,500 (he thought of ROOKIE)
Melissa: SPINGLED for $500 C, unnecessary house minimum solve…
| T | B | ||||||||
| F | I | T | T | E | D | ||||
| M | D | ||||||||
| C | _ | _ | _ | I | E |
COOKIE is the last remaining sheet.
Melissa: $5,100/Dalia: ZIPPO/Curt: $3K
PP/Express Round: THING
Dalia: MDW’s right side right away
Curt: LaT
Melissa: $1K S pair, sole dud vowel of E
Dalia: R fails somebody again
Curt: $800 H (close call), $1K T pair, two A’s and two O’s, $900 P, $500 Y, solve…
_ A _ O _ S
H O S P _ T A _ _ T Y
He solves for $2,700 and is in for some FAMOUS HOSPITALITY at the Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA (includes underwater scooter tour and Stingray City experience) worth $9,216.
Melissa: $5,100/Dalia: NO LUCK/Curt: $14,916 cash & Antigua
Triple Toss-Up: LIVING THING
1.
_ E _ P _ R D
S _ _ R K
We’ve got two-word compound named animals, and Melissa answers LEOPARD SHARK.
2.
_ U _ _ _ R _ L Y
_ _ _ _
Melissa spots a BUTTERFLY FISH.
3.
_ A _ G A _ O O
_ A _
Melissa’s off by a letter w/ KANGAROO CAT, which I don’t think exists (unless your cat suffers from some medical condition that makes them look that way).
K A N G A R O O
_ A T
Dalia is also wrong w/ KANGAROO BAT…and we have our fourth TRIPLE STUMPER already this season. The answer was KANGAROO RAT.
Speed-Up: A NUMBER’S GAME
Curt has spun $1,550 per consonant.
Curt: T
Melissa: L (DUD)
Dalia: H
Curt: N
Melissa: P (DUD)
Dalia: 3 S’s
T H _ / _ _ _ _
S _ _ S _ N S
Dalia IDs Frankie Valli and THE FOUR SEASONS for her first and only $6,200 of the night.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | Curt | |||
| Round 2 | A, R (Curt) | 2 (ladies) | 2 (ladies) | |
| Round 3 | E (Melissa), R (Dalia) | Curt | Dalia | |
| Round 4 | L, P (Melissa) |
FINAL SCORES
Melissa: $9,100/Dalia: $6,200/Curt: $14,916 cash & Antigua
GT: $30,216
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus WC): $3,950
Curt’s category list…
- FUN & GAMES
- PHRASE
- THING
F & G it is.
$100K Bonus Round
This week’s CUV is a Toyota RAV4. Curt brought along his wife of 44 years named Marianne; he lands on what’s under the first A of AMERICA’S. I know it already…
_ E _ _ L _ N _
_ / _ N _ _ _ _ L E
GCHA gives him some good help…
_ E _ A L _ N G
A / _ N _ C _ C L E
…but he botches both non-A words w/ DEALING and FEELING A PINOCHLE. He won’t be PEDALING A UNICYCLE nor driving the RAV4, and is going down as the lowest-winning champ this season. Oh, and Ryan gives him his watch for souvenir.
Ryan & Vanna are sitting in some custom-made airplane seats at the end. She likes the window seat and brings carry-on luggage (she also shows off socks that say “Best Pilot Ever”’) while he enjoys the snacks including pretzels and mustard. He tries to call for Curt, but we don’t see that contestant.
MY RATING: 3
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 