WoF Recap: November 24, 2025

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$1K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

D _ U _ _ E
O _ / _ O _ H I N G

Tanequa and these first gamblers of the week came for DOUBLE OR NOTHING

Tanequa Ward: big sports fan (she roots for all of the pro Arizona teams) and old-school wrestling fan (her years are late 90’s, early 2000’s and 2010s; her favorite wrestlers are The Rock, Triple H, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold Steve Austin); she watched this show w/ her grandma along w/ her mother before the grandma passed away from Laveen, AZ

Walt Banks: Army vet of 6 years who now hangs at home w/ his wife (they play hundreds of board games; his favorite is the classic Monopoly) from Calumet City, IL

Bridget Owens: chiropractor of 38 years married to Cindy (LGBT ALERT) who loves going out on the road on weekends and casino hopping in a Jeep w/ the top down (her favorite expression is “Jeep hair, don’t care”) from Tomah, WI

$2K Toss-Up: EVENT

_ R _ _ S – _ O U _ T R Y
T R I _

Walt might be a taking a CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP, and will spin first.

There are no prize wedges this week, but there are two DraftKings Casino Multiplier wedges (one in between $650/$700 and the other in between $800/$650) on the wheel. If a player lands on one and calls a correct consonant, they’ll get the face value of $1K for each time it appears, and flip it to reveal a multiplier that could be as high as 5X.

Round 1: THINGS

Walt: three T’s for WC (he tried to pick it up before choosing this letter), one E, $650 N, two A’s, one D on Multiplier next to $800 (4X), two I’s, $3,500 S quintet, SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE OF U ($8,650 at risk)

Bridget: $1,100 C pair, unnecessary O buy, unnecessary house minimum solve

S C O _ E S / A N D
S T A T I S T I C S

My team and I do the SCORES AND STATISTICS after each week, and Bridget’s on the board.

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Bridget: $500 S, two E’s, $3,500 T, A for awful

Tanequa: N for negative

Walt: $1,950 R trio, other dud vowel of I

Bridget: unfortunate dud of L on MDW

Tanequa: LaT

Walt: other two vowels of O and U, $500 H, $1,300 P pair, solve…

S T E P H
_ U R R _
P O _ _ E R

He imagines a container of STEPH CURRY POWDER for three grand.

Walt: $5K WC/Ladies: $1K each


PP/Express Round: PHRASE

Tanequa: $1,950 M trio, buys of four E’s, three O’s and two I’s…

I ’ M / _ O _ _ _ / _ E E _
M O _ E / _ I M E / O _ _

I’M GONNA NEED MORE TIME OFF after this long stretch of recaps I’ve done, and this lady solves for $1,200 and a trip to the Royal Blue Hotels & Resort Dubrovnik in CROATIA (includes a 3-course Dinner in the Sky) worth $7,905 — PR.

Bridget: $1K/Tanequa: $10,105 cash & Croatia/Walt: $5K WC


Triple Toss-Up: WAYD?

1.

B U Y I _ G / _ _ _ P S

All of these have “chips”, and Tanequa’s BUYING CHIPS.

2.

L _ S _ N _ / _ L L
M _ / C _ _ P _

I’m not LOSING ALL MY CHIPS since I’m at home, and Tanequa scores again.

3.

_ A _ _ _ G / P _ T A _ O
_ _ I _ _

Tanequa’s EATING POTATO CHIPS for the bonus sweep!

Speed-Up: WHAT TIME IS IT?

Tanequa makes it a $1,700 Final Spin.

Tanequa: S (DUD)
Walt: 2 T’s
Bridget: R
Tanequa: 3 N’s
Walt: G
Bridget: L (DUD)
Tanequa: O
Walt: 2 W’s

T W O – _ _ N _ T _
W _ R N _ N G

Walt beats the TWO-MINUTE WARNING in football for $8,500.

PENALTY BOXDUDSLaTsBANKRUPTSDQs
Round 1U (Walt)
Round 2A, L (Bridget)
N (Tanequa)
I (Walt)
Tanequa
Round 3PERFECT ROUND
Round 4S (Tanequa), L (Bridget)

FINAL SCORES
Bridget: $1K/Tanequa: $20,105 cash & Croatia/Walt: $13,500 WC

GT: $34,605
NO BANKRUPTS

The PP mattered for Tanequa to win, which doesn’t bode well, and she’s gonna have to pick from the DREADED list…

  • PHRASE
  • THING
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

She goes for WAYD?.


$100K Bonus Round

This week’s sportscar is a Toyota GR86 provided by Manhattan Beach Toyota. After we see her hubby, she lands on the &. This was last used in S23 (and solved for a car)…

_ _ _ _ N _
T _ E / _ _ _

MCDA only adds two of the vowel…

_ A _ _ N _
T _ E / _ A _

She’s stuck w/ guesses starting w/ BAKING (BAKING THE PAN, BAKING THE FAN and BAKING THE PHONE), so she won’t be PAVING THE WAY to…

HORRORS — WE HAVE A $100K BUST FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

MY RATING: 4

S32 Alum Charged With Sex Crime

I never thought about this, but Sean Stright alerted me last week that Chad Mosher, the big winner from Feb. 3, 2015, was charged w/ 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct after having an inappropriate relationship w/ an 11-year-old boy he tutored. Read the story HERE.

What the heck were you thinking, Chad?! -___-

S33 Alum on Nov. 19, 2025 Episode of TPiR

Last Wednesday, we had the appearance of this S33 alum:

It’s Daniel “Danny” Darnell who appeared on Jan. 14, 2016 and finished second w/ just $4,800. He was called on down sixth that day.

IUFB #3: SAMSUNG 75″ 4K HDTV 

DANIEL: 2300/Augustine: 2100/Allison: 950/Garet: 2.5K

ARP: $1K

Alison, who’s $50 off, will play Side by Side for a trip to Elements Hotel and Shops Curaçao (includes daily lunch, $300 amenities credit, and sightseeing tour) 

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She sets it to the right for a guess of $8,567…and wins the trip.

But she went over in the first Showcase Showdown and Lisa Yelder advanced (she lost a Chevrolet Trax LT in Card Game) w/ a score of .90.


IUFB #4: 13pc Spa Sciences massage/skincare tools 

Daniel: 850/Augustine: 1/TAMMIE: 951/Garet: 800

Everybody’s over, but not for Augustine Navarez (the ARP was $616) who gets to play Cliffhangers for a new Inspire Fitness/Centr home gym (includes 3 months digital fitness membership) totaling $11,097.

1. OXO BBQ brush

Guess: $20 — NO
Steps Taken: 2 (ARP: $22)

2. Silk sleep mask

Guess: $35 — CORRECT

3. Nostalgia chocolate fondue fountain

Guess: $45 — NO
Steps Taken: 5 (ARP: $40)

WIN


IUFB #5: Fat Cat 3-in-1 game table

Daniel: 1501/MARCUS: 1401/Tammie: 782/Garet: 1500

So sorry, Danny, but Garet Williams scores the perfect bid for $500 and will play Any Number for either one of these prizes…

  • 11pc Gold Rabbit enamelware cookware
  • Hyundai Elantra SEL Sport (2L, CVT, FWD, cargo hook) 

4 — ELANTRA (24___)
7 — Cookware (__7)
9 — ELANTRA (24__9)
5 — Cookware (5_7)
6 — Piggybank (6.__)
2 — Piggybank (6._2)
8: — ELANTRA (24_89)
Final Pick: 3 — WIN! ($24,389)

Cookware: $517
Piggy bank: $6.02


IUFB #6: Axion Hotel weekend getaway in San Francisco (no extras)

Daniel: 1250 (ugh)/Marcus: 650 (seriously?)/Tammie: 1328/DIANA: 500 (huh?)

Tammie Holler wins the $2,928 trip by default (everybody else including Danny gets the $300 consolation) and plays Double Cross for..

  • Marc Jacobs 3prs shoes/3 handbags
  • hp 27″ all-in-1 computer
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Final Guess: $3,435 and $2,349WIN

Tammie advanced to the showcase w/ a score of .65 (everybody else went over) and would win her showcase that had…

  • KYMCO Mongoose 270i 
  • Beachcomber 320 LEEP + pair of Sun Heat International patio heaters
  • Trip to Hotel Dorint Bluemlisalp Beatenberg  in Switzerland (incl. rental car, daily dinner, $200 amenities credit and paragliding experience)

BID ON ATV/SWITZERLAND SHOWCASE: $23,471 (ARP: $28,254) (Diff.: $4,783)

Lisa lost her second chance at a car in a showcase that had…

  • Ultimaker 3-D printer
  • Trip to Room Mate Leo in Grenada, Spain (incl. flamenco class)
  • 2025 Nissan Altima (2.5L engine, CVT, FWD, splash guards)

BID ON SPAIN/CAR SHOWCASE: $35K (ARP: $42,790) (Diff.: $7,790)