WoF Retro Recap: April 2, 2004

Watch footage of this episode HERE.

EPISODE #4050: SAND & SEA

$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

_ A S T E _ / O F
_ L _ U S _ O N

Rob solved MASTER OF ILLUSION. These three players tried to hold off a possible skunking on the week and one of them looked familiar…

Rob Mrozinski: composer for a nonprofit that provides prosthetic limbs to kids and writer of the disco song “Give It Up, Kid” (a #1 hit in Italy in 1979) who’s currently writing an idea for a theme song for WHEEL from Las Vegas (orig. from Brooklyn; he moved to NV six months prior)

Kristin Deffler: second-year entertainment law student who enjoys ultimate Frisbee, singing and acting from Davie, FL

Heather Barber: law student who enjoys University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball from L.A. (orig. from Cincinnati); she returned due to an unfair ruling on her episode on May 21, 2003

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

H I _ _ S I _ E
M A N _ I _ N

Rob tripled up w/ HILLSIDE MANSION (and Pat told him “very good” in Italian).

Gift Tag: Vacation rentals from ResortQuest International

Round 1: EVENT

Rob: four T’s for $1,600, two S’s for $800 more, four E’s, $1,200 G pair, $900 R, three O’s, $900 H,

S _ O _ T _ _ E O _ S
G E T – T O G E T H E R

…but he then said a CRITCAL DUD of D to leave $4,900 sitting there.

Kristin: no L on ResortQuest gift tag

Heather: $1,600 N pair, $450 P (NMC), solve…

S P O N T _ N E O _ S
G E T – T O G E T H E R

She had her SPONTANEOUS GET-TOGETHER for $2,050.

FEATURED TRIP: Marco Beach Ocean Resort on Florida’s Gulf Coast worth $7,268 (FLORIDA)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Kristin: $1,650 S trio, $900 T, one E, $800 N, the L failed her again while she’s on $3,500

Heather: one C for ResortQuest gift tag, $3,500 K, A for awful

Rob: three F’s on JACKPOT ($14,250 at the time; he almost got buzzed out before declining), $800 R, $300 H, two I’s, one Z for Free SPIN, two O’s, D for dud and used FS, last vowel of U, solve…

F R O Z E N
F I S H / S T I C K S
O F / _ U _

You’re not gonna chew on FROZEN FISH STICKS OF GUM, but he solved for the $500 minimum.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,950

Heather: $2,050/Rob: $3,500/Kristin: ZERO

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Mystery Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Prize: $10K bloomingdale’s GC

Heather: insta-dud of T

Rob: BANKRUPT near $600

Kristin: $450 S, $600 L pair, three A’s, same BANKRUPT (lost $800)

Heather: three H’s on MW near $900 and flipped…oops

Rob: $400 N, $300 G, two I’s, $400 V, $600 W pair, solve…

H A V I N G / A
_ A L L
W I S H / _ _ _
W _ _ _ / H _ _ _

He won $1,450 and would write the words “HAVING A BALL, WISH YOU WERE HERE” on a postcard from MEXICO, because he’s off to the Hosteria Las Quintas Eco Spa worth $4,700.

Heather: $2,050/Rob: $9,650 cash & MEX/Kristin: ZILCH

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$3K Toss-Up: THE 90’s

P A _ T _ / _ F
_ _ V _

Rob IDed the family drama “PARTY OF FIVE”.

Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Rob: 3 R’s
Kristin: 3 S’s
Heather: T
Rob: 2 L’s

_ R _ _ _ S S _ _ _ _ L
_ R _ S T L _ R

Rob took down a PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER for $6,500 and the win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	D (Rob), L (Kristin)
ROUND 2	L (Kristin), A (Heather)
ROUND 3	T (Heather)		3 (whole panel)
ROUND 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Heather: $2,050/Rob: $19,150 cash & MEX/Kristin: $500 GOOSEEGG

So, Heather won less on this episode than her first, but she’s going home w/ $6,700.

GT: $21,700
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. MW $): $800

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Bonus Round

After we saw Rob’s friend and spiritual advisor David, he landed on the third zero.

Category: PHRASE

Some help up top to start…

S _ _ E _ _ _ N _
_ _

PGMI caused me to stick a fork in him…

S _ _ E _ _ I N G
_ _

He’s well off course w/ SWEEPING UP, STEPPING UP, STRIPPING, and ____ UP before saying SQUEEZING way too late. He wouldn’t be SQUEAKING BY w/ $25K and this week was a SKUNKING (fourth this season).

At the end, we hear an update from Carol Wright who won $28,250 w/ soap star Lynn Herring during SoapCity Week on Apr. 30, 2001. Before she made her appearance, she wanted to give her all winnings to others. She bought her parents a new truck, a car for her niece, and donated the rest of her winnings to the organization she worked, the Special Olympics.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: March 17, 2004

EPISODE #4038: PARTY TIME!

$1K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

B L E _ _ / T H _ S
M _ S S

Yolanda solved BLESS THIS MESS. The midweek panel that week…

Yolanda Coleman: computer training consultant who’s married to Milton with a son named Trey and a fan of the Panthers from Charlotte, NC

Ron Volz Jr.: supervisor for the #1 electronics retailer in the country who enjoys spending his time at the Jersey Shore from Philadelphia

Rachel Rodriguez: nanny who cares for 3 kids (Haley, Dylan, Kyle) who’s also a party animal from Dallas

$2K Toss-Up: CLASSIC TV

_ O W _ / _ F
M A Y _ _ _ _ Y

Yolanda tripled up w/ the TOWN OF MAYBERRY.

Gift Tag: VocoPro

Round 1: PHRASE

Yolanda: $1,500 L trio, one R for Free SPIN but used right away since she hit LaT, two I’s, $2,500 N, $800 F pair, solve…

I ‘ _ / _ _ L L I N _
_ _ _ R / _ L _ F F

She replied “I’M CALLING YOUR BLUFF” for $4,550 and a trip to LAS VEGAS at the Palms Casino Resort worth $3,645. And beginning w/ this episode, a random viewer would also win that same PP trip if their ID was shown.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to the Lake Austin Spa Resort in Texas Hill Country worth $9,480 (SPA)

Jackpot Round: SLOGAN

Ron: one S for VocoPro, $400 T, three E’s, $300 H, $550 R, two A’s, $600 Y pair, three I’s, N for negative

Rachel: $300 M, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT

Yolanda: $2,700 L trio, one U, one D for SPA (she mistakenly looked at LaT), last vowel of O, two C’s on JACKPOT…

T H E Y ‘ R E
M A _ I C A L L Y
D E L I C I O U S

Set off the fireworks — she won $2,200, the spa trip, and an $8,050 pot w/ “THEY’RE MAGICALLY DELICIOUS”! But she goofed saying Pillsbury for the bonus answer instead of Lucky Charms.

Yolanda: $30,925 cash & prizes/Others: $0 each

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Rachel: $1,800 S pair, $800 R, $900 T trio, N was no good again

Yolanda: $350 L, triple E’s, $800 C, $400 H, solve…

C H _ R L _ T T E ‘ S
_ E _ / S _ T E

Yolanda solved CHARLOTTE’S WEB SITE for $1,300 more.

Yolanda: $32,225 cash & prizes/Others: ZERO a head

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$3K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

_ H _ S _ _ _ _ N ‘ S
_ S S I _ T A N _

Yolanda’s still perfect after solving PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT.

Speed-Up: EVENT

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Yolanda: L
Ron: T (DUD)
Rachel: R (DUD)
Yolanda: 4 N’s
Ron: D
Rachel: G
Yolanda: R (DUPE; not acknowledged as a repeat)
Ron: M (DUD)
Rachel: 3 B’s (NMC)

B _ B B L _ N G / _ N
_ N D / _ N

Rachel failed w/ BUBBLING IN AND ON to let $6,400 go to waste while Yolanda solved BABBLING ON AN ON for $8K and the maingame sweep!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1		Yolanda
ROUND 2	N (Ron)		Rachel
ROUND 3	N (Rachel)
ROUND 4	T (Ron), R (Rachel), M (Ron)			2 (Yolanda‘s R repeat, Rachel‘s missolve)

FINAL SCORES
Yolanda: $43,225 cash & prizes/Others: DOUBLE $500 GOOSEEGG EACH

GT: $44,225
BANKRUPT TRASH: $300

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Bonus Round

We saw Yolanda’s mom, sister, and best friend before she landed on the pink space.

Category: THING

Here’s a few up top to start…

_ R _ _ E R _
_ _ _

CPYO gave her most of the first word…

_ R O C E R Y
_ _ _

…she’s completed the TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP w/ GROCERY BAG! And she would need more than one to haul her winnings away in this Chrysler PT Cruiser worth $19,715, giving her a final total of $62,940 cash & prizes!

MY RATING: 8 (orig. a 9)

WoF Retro Recap: March 15, 2004

This was the first episode with the generic set which lasted until S26.

EPISODE #4036: PARTY TIME!

$1K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ _ _ E – S _ _ R
R _ S O _ _

No guess from Carol.

_ _ _ E – S T A R
R _ S O R _

Kimberly only got the second word.

_ I _ E – S T A R
R _ S O R T

Marc might’ve won a trip to a FIVE-STAR RESORT. Kicking off the week were…

Marc Deutscher: electrician married to Patricia (they’re expecting their first child later that year) from Flushing, NY

Kimberly Johnson: CSU Northridge graduate student studying screenwriting who’s also a production assistant and wanted to have her own talk show one day from North Hollywood, CA (orig. from Chicago who moved two years ago)

Carol Turgeon: seller of white plastic arteries for the world’s largest manufacturer of artificial arteries who’s married to Jim from Tampa, FL

$2K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

_ _ _ E Y
_ _ K _ Y

Kimberly solves the dance, the HOKEY POKEY.

Gift Tag: ticketsnow.com

Round 1: EVENT

Kimberly: insta-dud of T on $2,500

Carol: $10K N, $900 G, two I’s and A’s, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $10,400)

Marc: $800 S, $1K R pair, $500 C, two E’s, solve…

A / _ A R I N G
R E S C _ E

Marc made A DARING RESCUE to earn $2,050.

FEATURED TRIP: trip to the American Heat Motorcycle and Hot Rod Weekend by Road Shows Inc. + stay at the Korakia Pensione in Palm Springs worth $5K (PALM SPRINGS)

Jackpot Round: SAME NAME

Carol: $1,100 N pair, $1K T pair, two E’s, same BANKRUPT got her again (lost $1,850)

Marc: $800 R, $800 S, bad I buy

Kimberly: $500 F, $1,200 C pair, LaT

Carol: $600 H pair, two A’s, $400 M, not that BANKRUPT again (lost $750)

Marc: just solved…

C H A M _ A _ N E / &
F R E N C H
T _ A S T

He solved CHAMPAGNE & FRENCH TOAST for $1,350.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,450

Marc: $4,400/Kimberly: $2K/Carol: ZERO

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Mystery Round: CLUE

Mon./Wed./Fri. Prize: $10K macys.com GC

Marc: four T’s on MW near $800 and flipped…macys.com, $1,600 S pair, five E’s, $1K H pair, $1,500 R trio, four A’s, $1,200 N quartet, one U, $500 P, one $500 L, three O’s (NMV), UNTIMELY LaT ($15,300 cash & GC at risk)

Kimberly: $300 M (not quite to TD), $300 D (just got it in there), solve…

A / R O M A N / _ O D
O R / T H E / P L A N E T
N E A R E S T / T H E
S U N

Though she paused after the second word, she solved “A ROMAN GOD OR THE PLANET NEAREST THE SUN” for $600. But she incorrectly said Pluto for the bonus answer (that’s the farthest from the sun). And she decided to still guess before Pat told her the answer…

Kimberly: The moon?
Pat: So astronomy is not your strong suit.
Kimberly: Oh, Mars!
Pat: 2 down, 7 to go.
Kimberly: Saturn!
Pat: No. 3 down, 6 to go.
Kimberly: Mercury!
Pat: Yes! She doesn’t get anything for that!

Marc: $4,400/Kimberly: $2,600/Carol: ZILCH

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$3K Toss-Up: PHRASE

N _ / H A _ M
N O / _ _ _ _

NO HARM, NO FOUL for Carol who got on the board.

Speed-Up: THING

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece (just missed the big one); and Pat mistakenly said PHRASE was the category.

Carol: 2 T’s
Marc: S
Kimberly: R
Carol: N
Marc: H
Kimberly: L

_ / S L _ G H T
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ T _ _ N

Kimberly fouled up w/ A SLIGHT DISTORTION, which is obviously too short. Carol then said triple G’s…

_ / S L _ G H T
_ _ _ G G _ R _ T _ _ N

…this is NOT A SLIGHT EXAGGERATION — Carol solved for $9,600 and the comeback win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Kimberly)		Carol
ROUND 2	I (Marc)	Kimberly	2 (Carol)
ROUND 3		Marc
ROUND 4				Kimberly’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Marc: $4,400/Kimberly: $2,600/Carol: $12,600

GT: an underwhelming $19,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $13K

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Bonus Round

This week’s cars were a Volkswagen Beetle Convertible and a Chrysler PT Cruiser. After we saw her parents, Carol landed on the A.

Category: EVENT

Stingy RSTLNE help…

_ / _ R _ _ _
_ _ _

DMPA didn’t add much besides the obvious A…

A / _ R _ _ P
_ _ _

She incorrectly said A CRISP, so she wouldn’t give her parents A GROUP HUG on winning $25K.

MY RATING: 4

WoF Coming to Pluto TV

This show along w/ sister show JEOPARDY! will soon be getting its own dedicated digital channels, respectively, on the Pluto streaming service beginning on August 1st.

Read all about it HERE.

Current Lists of All Episodes available on Pluto TV

Season 1

Episodes #3, #15, #41, #89, #105, #125, #128, #186, #16-#20

Season 2

Episodes #205, #212, #214, #269, #271, #273-#275, #296, #338, #386, #213, #215, #236-#240

Season #3

Episodes #399, #417, #449, #460, #461, #463, #493, #494, #517, #539, #561, #531-#534

Season #4

Episodes #631, #632, #651, #655, #661, #662, #671, #686, #703, #714, #730, #737. #741. #767, #772-#780, #641-#645

Season #5

Episodes #781-#783, #791-#795

Season #7

Episodes #1174, #1180, #1204-1206, #1251-#1255, #1271, #1280, #1285, #1307, #1276-#1279, #1346-#1350

Season #8

Episode #1366, #1369, #1370, #1376, #1383, #1391, #1394, #1395, #1446-#1450, #1531-#1532, #1534-#1535

Season #9

Episodes #1566-#1570, #1572, #1641-#1650

Season #10

Episodes #1756, #1758, #1762-#1763, #1768 (Pat’s first daytime epipsde)

Season #11

Episodes #1997, #2016 (Vanna’s first daytime episode)

Season #12

#2211 (Dec. 5, 1994)

Season #13

• #2416-#2420 (Christmas & Family Week)

Season #15

• #2791 (Start of Best Friends Week and this had the very first deaf contestant on the show)
• #2858 (Wed. episode of African Safari)
• #2888 (Wed. episode of California Dreamin’)
• #2917 (Tues. episode of Summer in the City)
• #2736-#2740 (Ohio State Fair Week)
• #2781-#2785 (first week from Denver)
• #2836-#2840 (Family Week from Las Vegas)

Season #16

• #2946 (Start of British Isles)
• #3042-#3050 (all of Hawaii road trip except Mon.)
• #2931-#2935 (Pittsburgh Week)

Season #18

• Home for the Holidays
• Fast Cars Week (Season Premiere Week)
• Washington D.C. Week

Season 20

• Seattle Week
• Family Vacations

Season 21

• #3958 (Wed. episode of California Coast)
• Teen Best Friends in Phoenix
• Mom & Me in San Francisco
• San Francisco Week
• Big Money Week (Season Premiere Week)

Season 22

• Going In Style
• Kansas City Week
• Caribbean Week

Season 23

• Sweethearts Week from Fort Lauderdale
• Family Week (this was originally gonna air on the New Orleans road trip)
• Safari So Good

Season 24

• Going To the Game
• Teachers’ Week
• #4539 (Thursday show of Hawaii Week)
• #4561 (Start of Spirit of the Season)
• Fantastic Voyages (Premiere Week)
• North Texas Week from Dallas

Season 26

• Canada Week
• Second Honeymoon Week from Hawaii
• Pet Lovers Week
• Episode #5000

Season 27

• WHEEL Around the World
• International Food
• America’s Game I (#5121-#5124)

Season 28

• Spring Fling from Las Vegas
• Pet Lovers Week

Season 29

• Spa Fantasy
• Military Spouses

Season 30

• Bed & Breakfast
• Happy Holidays
• Pure Paradise
• First of three NYC weeks

Season 31

• New Year’s Eve Week from Las Vegas

Season 32

• #6099: Thursday episode of America’s Game I
• Wheel Goes Waikoloa
• Wheel Loves N.Y.

Season 33

• #6294: Thanksgiving episode of America’s Game I
• #6252: Tuesday episode of WHEEL Across America
• Great American Cities (Denver)

Season 34

• Teachers’ Week
• National Parks
• Shopping Spree
• Pacific Northwest
• Veterans’ Week
• Home for the Holidays
• America’s Game II
• Weekend Getaways
• California Coast
• Leave Winter Behind
• Big Money
• GAC San Diego (only Monday and Tuesday)
• Teen Best Friends
• Hawaii
• GAC Chicago (only Monday)
• GAC Boston

Season 35

• Teachers’ Week
• Bed & Breakfast
• Fall Foliage
• Halloween
• Veterans’ Week
• America’s Game I
• Hawaii
• Wheel Around the World
• Great American Cities
• Delicious Destinations
• America’s Game III (only Monday)
• California Coast
• Best Friends (only Monday and Tuesday)
• Spa Getaway
• Shopping Spree
• Get Out of Town
• America’s Game V

Aw, shucks, I’m not on here. But I’m not complaining 😦

Season 36

• Teachers’ Week
• Shopping Spree
• Spa Getaway (only Mon.)
• Great Outdoors (only Wednesday and Friday are available)
• Veterans’ Week (only Wednesday is available)
• America’s Game I
• GAC Washington D.C. (only Thursday and Friday)
• America’s Game II
• Leave Winter Behind
• Sweethearts’ Week
• Girlfriend Getaways
• Delicious Destinations
• Wheel Around the World
• Island Hopping
• Big Money
• R&R
• #6877-#6879 (middle three episodes of Happy Thanksgiving!)

Season 37

• Teachers’ Week
• Spa Getaway
• Let’s Eat (only Tuesday)
• Great Northwest
• Bed & Breakfast
• Veterans’ Week (only Monday)
• America’s Game II (only Tuesday)
• Rail Tour
• GAC South Florida (only Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
• America’s Game III
• College Week (all but Tuesday)
• Surfin’ Safari
• Great American Cities (San Francisco Bay) (this was mistakenly placed under S34 and mislabeled as #6621-#6625)
• #7079 (Thanksgiving 2019 episode of Shopping Spree)

Season 38

• WHEEL Around the World (all episodes available except Tuesday)

Kevin’s $100K Pyramid Run

I’m back home and I made it in time last night to see how this guy from S33’s College Road Trip week did on his 3rd game show appearance on the Season 6 premiere of “$100K Pyramid”.

Celebrities this game (both of “Seinfeld” fame): Jason Alexander (he appeared in the S2 premiere of “Celebrity WoF”) and Wayne Knight

Playing with Jason is Chandi Deitmer from Cambridge, MA who was runner-up in the National Spelling Bee 20 years ago.

Playing with Wayne is Kevin from St. Louis. He had a “PYRAMID” themed birthday party when he was 10 years old and it’s a dream for him to be on this show.

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Game 1 Categories

Top: “ASSUME THE POSITION”

Middle: “YOUR SMILEAGE MAY VARY”, “ONE ADULT FILM, PLEASE”

Bottom: “HOT TAKE”, “A WHOLE NEW “WORDLE””, “THAT’S THE UDDER STATEMENT OF THE YEAR”

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Jason & Chandi: A Whole New “Wordle” (Chandi needs to describe words that are answers in the game “Wordle” in 2022)

• Robot
• Favor
• Humor
• Slump
• Pause
• Shake
• Perky — Jason said “uppy” and “floppy”

Wayne & Kevin: That’s the Udder Statement of the Year” (Kevin describes words w/ “moo” in them)

• Movie
• Honeymoon
• Smooth
• Mood
• Moose
• Remove
• Schmooze — SWEPT w/ two seconds left

Jason & Chandi: One Adult Film, Please (Jason needs to describe one-word movie titles that are each about one specific adult)

• “Ali”
• “Harriet”
• “Ray”
• “Amadeus”
• “Respect”
• “Selena”
• “Rocketman” — GOT IT on the buzzer

Wayne & Kevin: Hot Take (Wayne describes things people take)

• Five
• Bow
• Knee
• Notes
• Siesta
• Deep breath
• Leak — SWEPT w/ two sec. left

Jason & Chandi: Your Smileage May Vary (Chandi describes things that make people smile)

• Puppy
• Present
• Raise
• Cheese
• Joke
• Reunion
• Confetti — SWEPT w/ 6 sec. left

Kevin & Wayne: Assume The Position (Kevin describes jobs you might assume a person has based on what they’re wearing)

• Pilot
• Nurse
• Judge
• Rabbi
• Farmer
• Magician
• Stripper — WIN w/ 10 sec. left!

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WINNER’S CIRCLE

If Kevin wins the $50K, he’ll buy more equipment to expand his science experiment business (and he does birthday parties).

$1K: THINGS IN A CASINO

Kevin: The blackjack tables
Wayne: Things in a casino

$1,500: WHAT BREAKFAST MIGHT SAY

Kevin: “I am the first meal of the day”.
Wayne: What a breakfast would say

$2K: SPANISH WORDS

Kevin: Hola, señor
Wayne: Spanish Words

$3K: THINGS IN AMERICA

Kevin: The White House
Wayne: Things in Washington
Kevin: Yosemite
Wayne: National Parks, Trademarks
Kevin: States, the red and white striped flag
Wayne: Things that are American

$4K: PLACES YOU SEE WORMS

Kevin: Underground, post rain, street
Wayne: Sewage, sewer, gutter
Kevin: fertilized soil, a horror movie
Wayne: Things you’re scared of

PASS

$5K: THINGS YOU PUMP

Kevin: Your gas, your gas pedal
Wayne: Things that accelerate you, Things that make you move

TIME OVER

Could’ve said brakes for that one. And on the previous one, he could have said “early bird’s beak”. So, Kevin collected $7,500 for his efforts.

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Game 2 Categories (w/ a “Seinfeld” theme)

Top: “HELLO, JERRY”

Middle: “HELLO, NEWMAN”, “YADA, YADA, YADA”

Bottom: “MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN”, “FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US”, “THERE WAS SHRINKAGE!!”

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Wayne & Chandi: Master of Your Domain (Chandi needs to describe types of human urges)

• Hungry
• Thirsty
• Sneeze
• Sleepy
• Interrupt
• Munchies
• Horny — SWEPT w/ 5 sec. left

Jason & Kevin: There was Shrinkage!! (Kevin describes things that can get smaller over time)

• Soap
• Eraser
• Lipstick
• Batteries
• Stye
• Glacier
• Dr. Ruth — SWEPT w/ 3 sec. left

Wayne & Chandi: Hello, Jerry (Wayne describes last names of people named Jerry or Gerald)

• Seinfeld
• West
• Ford
• Springer — she said Rivera
• Lewis

And she actually been to a taping of Jerry Springer — oh, the irony.

Jason & Kevin: Festivus for the Rest of Us (Jason describes words that end in -US)

• Bus
• Plus
• Minus
• Bonus
• Columbus
• Ambidextrous
• Bi-curious — SWEPT w/ 5 sec. left

Wayne & Chandi: Yada, Yada, Yada — MYSTERY 7 (and Chandi must describe four-letter words that start w/ Y)

• Yawn
• Yard
• Yale
• Yogi
• Yarn
• Yule
• Yank — CLEAR w/ 5 sec. left (and Chandi’s off to Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii)

Jason & Kevin: Hello, Newman (Kevin descibes things assoc. w/ Paul Newman)

• Actor (Kevin said “actress”)
• Handsome — PASSED
• Charity
• Salad Dressing
• “The Sting”
• Racing — WIN w/ 2 sec. left!

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$100K WINNER’S CIRCLE

Since Kevin’s parents recently retired, he wanted to move them out closer to where he just moved in California.

$1K: PARTS OF A ZOO

Kevin: The keeper, the cages, the animals
Jason: What a zookeeper

$1,500: THINGS AT A FUNERAL

Kevin: The black clothing, the casket
Jason: Things at a funeral

$2K: WHAT A TORNADO MIGHT SAY

Kevin: “I am a storm that is really big in the Midwest”
Jason: A hurricane or a tornado

$3K: THINGS IN A VENDING MACHINE

Kevin: Gum, snacks
Jason: Things you chew on, Things you snack on
Kevin: Cheap gum, cheap snacks
Jason: Things that have a lot of sugar, sugary things

PASS

$4K: PLACES YOU SEE LEAVES

Kevin: Autumn, a tree
Jason: Things in the fall
Kevin: A shedding tree
Jason: Things that drop leaves — ACCEPTABLE

$5K: THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU

Kevin: Your favorite teacher, an athlete
Jason: people you idolize
Kevin: Your favorite — an athleste
Jason: People you respect, you want to meet, people you idolize, respect
Kevin: Barack Obama

TIME OVER

On that one, he could’ve said your coaches, and an emotional speech. And on the $3K one, he forgot to say “inserted coins”. So, Kevin won $8,500 in that part, and combined w/ what he won earlier, he is taking home a somewhat bittersweet $16K.

Next time, two WoF Alums from S37 and S38, respectively, face off against each other.

Coming home soon from Toronto 2022…

It’s the end of my family’s 2-week stay in Toronto (we didn’t visit Montreal at all), so we’re packing up and heading back to H-Town. I’ll see you next week when we get back for more classic recaps and coverage of a WoF alum on “$100K Pyramid”.

WoF Retro Recap: January 15, 2004

EPISODE #3994: WINTER SPORTS 

$1K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

_ _ _ _ _ W _ R K 
_ _ I _ T

Ron put together a PATCHWORK QUILT. Meeting the guy in the middle first…

Ron Chacko: 2nd year med student at Northwestern who played the guitar from Memphis, TN

Cheryl Hoffbeck: SAHM married to Bert w/ a daughter named Olivia Rose from Portland, OR

Stacy White: cocktail waitress married to Ed w/ two daughters (they love boating, skiing, bowling and going on cruises) from Las Vegas

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

B _ S T _ N
_ O _ M _ _ 

Ron blanked that time.

B _ S T _ N
C O _ M _ _ 

Stacy solved BOSTON COMMON.

Gift Tag: GOODE skis

Round 1: THING

Stacy: insta-dud of T on $2,500

Ron: also missed w/ S

Cheryl: $600 R pair, two A’s, $600 L, one E, bad O buy

Stacy: $350 N, $450 G, two I’s (NMV), two C’s for Goode gift tag, solve…

A / C R A C _ L I N G 
_ I R E

Stacy warmed by A CRACKLING FIRE for $1,550 cash & ski equipment.

FEATURED TRIP: Alyeska Resort in Alaska w/ American Airlines airfare worth $7,600

Jackpot Round: EVENT

Ron: $2,400 T trio, two E’s, $900 H, $900 R trio, two O’s, $300 F, four I’s, $800 G, last vowel of A, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $4,300)

Cheryl: LaT 

Stacy: same BANKRUPT 

Ron: $900 N trio, $600 S, one C for ALASKA, solve…

T R A I N I N G / F O R 
T H E / _ I N T E R 
O _ _ _ _ I C S

Ron wasn’t gonna be TRAINING FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS, but he won $3,300 and the Alaska trip.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,600

Stacy: $3,350 cash & skis/Ron: $11,900 cash & AK/Cheryl: ZIP

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Mystery Round: QUOTATION 

Prize: $10K from Amazon.com’s sporting goods store

Cheryl: $1,800 S pair, not that same BANKRUPT 

Stacy: two T’s on MW near $900 and flipped…sorry

Ron: $550 H, two E’s, $300 R, three A’s, $1,350 L trio, $400 D, $500 W, solve…

A L L / T H E 
W _ R L D ‘ S / A 
S T A _ E 

Ron recited the Shakespeare line “ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE” for $2,600.

Stacy: $3,350 cash & skis/Ron: $14,500 cash & AK/Cheryl: ZILCH

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$3K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

B _ _ _ _ R 
C _ L L _ E 

The BORDER COLLIE fetched Ron the $. 

Round 4: PHRASE

Ron: $350 T, that darn BANKRUPT struck again 

Cheryl: LaT 

Stacy: not that BANKRUPT again

Ron: R for rats

Cheryl: $600 N, two A’s, $1,200 D pair, two E’s, possible null cycle, not that BANKRUPT again (lost $1,050; she likely bought the I in that cycle)

Stacy: $2K C quartet, $2K L quartet

SPEED-UP (though she wanted to solve)

C A L _ / C _ _ L
A N D / C _ L L E C T E D 

The final consonant was worth the $1,300 minimum. She then said that M…

C A L M / C _ _ L
A N D / C _ L L E C T E D 

She proved to be CALM, COOL AND COLLECTED for $5,300.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	T (Stacy), S (Ron), O (Cheryl)
ROUND 2		Cheryl	2 (Ron, Stacy)
ROUND 3			2 (ladies)
ROUND 4	R (Ron)	Cheryl	3 (whole panel)

FINAL SCORES 
Stacy: $8,850 cash & skis/Ron: $17,500 cash & AK/Cheryl: $500 GOOSEEGG 

GT: $26,850
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $7,500

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Bonus Round

Ron had his parents and sister Reena in the building; he landed on what’s under the C of CASH.

Category: PEOPLE 

The movie “Cool Runnings” was about four Jamaican men who formed one of these…

_ _ _ S L E _ 
T E _ _ 

MCDA gave him…

_ _ _ S L E D
T E A M 

He got BOBSLED TEAM for the $25K and a final total of $42,500 cash & AK.

MY RATING: 6 (way too many penalty spins)

WoF Retro Recap: January 1, 2004 (New Year’s Day)

EPISODE #3984: MUSIC CITIES WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: THING

R _ V _ _ S I B _ E 
_ _ _ K _ T

Julie solved the WAYW? item of a REVERSIBLE JACKET. These were the first players of the New Year…

Julie Antonacci: helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy married to jet pilot Pete who has two sisters (a twin named Marie who is a cryptologic technician and Allison who’s a surface warfare officer) from San Diego

Dave Bursten: state police officer married to Beatrice w/ a son (Konrad) who had the honor of escorting the Olympic torch in 1996 (and he got to carry the torch himself) from Indianapolis 

Nancy Snow-Stewart: kindergarten teacher married to Robert w/ 3 daughters and 6 grandkids who worked for Parent Child Inc. from San Antonio, TX

$2K Toss-Up: PHRASE

_ _ V E R / S _ Y 
_ E _ _ _ 

NEVER SAY NEVER for Julie who tripled up.

Gift Tag: XM Satellite Radio

Round 1: SHOW BIZ (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Julie: $550 R, one E, one S for Free SPIN, three A’s, $300 N, $450 T, bad O buy

Dave: $2,500 L, two I’s, $300 M, $300 F, D for dud

Nancy: $1,100 C pair, solve…

F I L M / S T A R
_ A C _ I E / C _ A N

She IDed FILM STAR JACKIE CHAN for the $1,100 and a trip to where Mr. Chan was from — HONG KONG at the Regal Kowloon Hotel worth $4,170.

FEATURED MUSIC PRIZE: custom red finish Baldwin upright piano worth $10K

Jackpot Round: AUTHOR/TITLE

Dave: quick BANKRUPT near JACKPOT 

Nancy: four N’s for $2K, one E and two A’s, $600 S pair, five I’s, $3,500 H, last vowel of O, $600 W pair, $600 G pair, $3,500 K, $900 T, solve…

W A S H I N G T O N
I _ _ I N G ‘ S
_ I _ / _ A N / W I N K _ E 

But she’s DQed big time for leaving out the ‘S at the end of the second word, so she likely threw away $10,700. Julie then said two R’s for $600…

W A S H I N G T O N
I R _ I N G ‘ S
R I _ / _ A N / W I N K _ E 

She solved WASHINGTON IRVING’S “RIP VAN WINKLE” w/ the necessary S for $600.

Nancy: $5,270 cash & H.K./Julie: $3,600 FS/Dave: ZIPPO

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Mystery Round: PLACE (top line not used)

Prize: $10K Bloomingdale’s GC

Nancy: insta-dud of T

Julie: two T’s for XM Satellite Radio gift tag, two N’s on MW near $800 and flipped…Bloomingdale’s, $600 D pair, four A’s, $300 S, LaT and obviously used FS, $600 F pair, three O’s, $300 C…$300 K…PAINFULLY BANKRUPTed near $600 (lost $12,600 cash & prizes)

Dave: $2,400 L pair, $800 H, two E’s, solve…

R O C K / A N D / R O L L
H A L L / O F / F A _ E 
A N D / _ _ S E _ _

Not wanting to take a chance for those M’s, Dave IDed the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM for $2,950.

Nancy: $5,270 cash & H.K./Julie: $3,600/Dave: $2,950

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$3K Toss-Up: CLASSIC TV 

_ A _ _ _ Y 
_ _ _ _ _ _ 

Dave incorrectly responded w/ “FAMILY AFFAIR”.

B A _ _ _ Y 
_ _ _ _ _ _ 

Julie’s guess of “BARNABY JONES” wasn’t any better.

B A R N E Y 
M I L L E _ 

So close to a TRIPLE STUMPER, but Nancy finally got “BARNEY MILLER”.

Speed-Up: ON THE MAP

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum. 

Nancy: 2 T’s
Julie: 3 H’s
Dave: M
Nancy: 2 S’s
Julie: W

T H _ / W _ S T _ _ _ 
H _ M _ S _ H _ _ _ 

Julie located THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE for $5,200 and the comeback win.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	O (Julie), D (Dave)
ROUND 2			Dave	Nancy’s S omission
ROUND 3	T (Nancy)	Julie	Julie
ROUND 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Nancy: $8,270 cash & H.K./Julie: $8,800/Dave: $2,950

GT: an underwhelming $20,020
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,600 cash & prizes (all by Julie)

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Bonus Round

Twin sister Marie and sister-in-law Jen were in the crowd; Julie landed on the first zero of $100K.

Category: PHRASE 

This was reused again late in S24 and wasn’t solved for $30K…

_ _ _ _ / T _ E 
_ _ _ _ T

HDCA gave her…

_ _ C _ / T H E 
H A _ _ T

She’s able to KICK THE HABIT of losing and won the $45K for a final all-cash total of $53,800.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: December 29, 2003

Applicable for S21 Music Cities Week: Fri.

EPISODE #3981: MUSIC CITIES WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

_ / T O _
O _ / _ _ N

Oh, yes, Karen, this show is A TON OF FUN. Kicking off New Year’s week from left to right…

Karen Post: administrative assistant married to Jim w/ 7 daughters, 20 grandkids, and a great-grandson who still owned a lamp her late mom bought on the show in 1987 from Las Vegas

Earl Middleton: pastor at his current church for a year married to Pascale w/ three kids (two daughters and a son) from L.A.

Holly Small: student at the University of Missouri School of Dentistry who has the WHEEL ring tone on her cell phone from Kansas City, MO

$2K Toss-Up: THING

E _ _ _ _ _ _ C
G U _ T A _

Holly gets out this ELECTRIC GUITAR.

Weeklong Gift Tag: XM Satellite Radio

Round 1: TITLE

Holly: normal BANKRUPT right away

Karen: one T for Free SPIN, $400 H, two E’s, $450 S, $5K R pair, four A’s, $10K’s left side (lost $5,350)

Earl: $300 F, LaT

Holly: two M’s for XM satellite radio, $1,200 L pair, $400 D, solve…

T H E / _ L D
F A R M E R ‘ S
A L M A _ A C

The excitable Holly solved “THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC” for $2,600 cash & XM.

FEATURED MUSIC TRIP: Hotel Allegro in CHICAGO plus tickets to either “Hairspray”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, or “Oliver!” worth $5,007

Jackpot Round: SLOGAN

Karen: $2,400 T quartet, $550 S, three E’s, R for rats

Earl: M for mistake on JACKPOT

Holly: $600 N pair, three A’s, $1,800 C pair, same BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $2,450)

Karen: $900 B, solve…

B E T C _ A / C A N ‘ T
E A T / _ _ S T / _ N E

She solved “BETCHA CAN’T EAT JUST ONE” for $3,600 and correctly said Lay’s (potato chips) as the brand.

Karen: $7,600 FS/Earl: NIL/Holly: $4,600 cash & radio

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Mystery Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Mon./Wed./Fri. Car: Toyota Echo worth $13,245

Earl: $800 T, three A’s, $300 W, $1,800 Y pair, B for bad on MW near $800

Holly: N for negative

Karen: $1,600 R pair, A repeat and used FS that time, one O, one S on MW near $900 and flipped…TOYOTA, buys of U and two E’s (NMV)…$600 C…$300 L (just dodged LaT), finally went for solve…

_ E L T / Y O U R
C A R E S / A W A Y

Not only did you win $1,500 and the car, ma’am, you would MELT YOUR CARES AWAY on your trip to FLORIDA at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa worth $5,250!

Karen: $27,595 cash & prizes/Earl: NADA/Holly: $4,600 cash & radio

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$3K Toss-Up: PEOPLE 

H _ _ P Y
C _ M P _ _ S

Karen’s one of the many HAPPY CAMPERS.

Speed-Up: ON THE MAP

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Karen: 4 S’s
Earl: R

_ _ _ S _ S / _ _ _ _ 
_ _ S S _ _ R _ 

Sorry, Holly, but Earl IDed your hometown of KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI to finally get out of gooseegg territory.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1		Earl	2 (ladies)
ROUND 2	R (Karen), M (Earl)		Holly
ROUND 3	B (Earl), N (Holly)
ROUND 4	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Karen: $30,595 cash & prizes/Earl: $1,600/Holly: $4,600 cash & radio

GT: $36,795
BANKRUPT TRASH: $7,800

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Bonus Round

The American automobiles this week were a Ford Mustang Convertible and a Chevrolet Trailblazer. After we saw Jim the hubby (and her mom’s here in spirit), she landed on the C of CASH.

Category: PHRASE 

Lead-offs…

_ _ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ R 
_ _ E S 

GPWO added besides the obvious G…

P _ _ _ N G / _ O _ R 
_ _ E S

She won! Since you’ve been PAYING YOUR DUES, ma’am, you’re $25K richer, giving you a final total of $55,595 cash & prizes!

After the credits, we see the words “In memory of Steve Kaplan (the show’s composer)” who died in a plane crash on Dec. 14 of that year.

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: September 25, 2003

EPISODE #3914: RESORT WEEK

$1K Toss-Up: THING

C A S C _ D I N G
W _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ 

Rob saw a CASCADING WATERFALL. Thursday’s players…

Rob Faust: restaurant manager married to Angela who was also Peyton Manning’s backup in the 8th grade (this implies he played football) from New Orleans

Sharon Phillips: domestic engineer married w/ 6 kids (5 boys and a girl) and a grandson named Jason from Oakland, CA

Jennifer Morgan: payroll administrator for a cheerleading co. (they make cheerleading/dance uniforms and teach cheerleading camps) who tried out for this show a day after she was married from Cordova, TN

$2K Toss-Up: PHRASE

L _ _ / M E
A _ / ‘ E _ 

When it comes to that big wheel, Jennifer replied “LET ME AT ‘EM”. 

Gift Tag: Maui Jim

Round 1: PLACES (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Jennifer: $550 T,  BANKRUPT near $600

Rob: $300 R, $500 S, four E’s, L for loss of turn 

Sharon: N for negative 

Jennifer: $300 D, two H’s for Maui Jim, one I, one B for $10K, same BANKRUPT ($11,050 cash & shades gone)

Rob: $600 W pair, solve…

W H I T E
_ _ W D E R _
B E _ _ H E S

Rob won $1,150 and would see some WHITE POWDERY BEACHES of FLORIDA on his trip to the Marco Beach Ocean Resort worth $7,268.

FEATURED TRIP: Occidental Allegro Papagayo in Costa Rica worth $5,400 

Jackpot Round: EVENT 

Rob: three L’s for $1,350, A for awful 

Sharon: $450 R, two E’s, P for phooey 

Jennifer: $400 S, $600 G, three O’s, $1,400 N pair, one Y on JACKPOT ($8,200 at the time), F for flunk on Free SPIN 

Rob: $800 C, one P for COSTA RICA, solve…

L O S _ N G / Y O _ R
C E L L / P _ O N E

You don’t want to be LOSING YOUR CELL PHONE at any time, and this man solved for $1,900 and another trip (Pat picked it up for him).

LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $9K

Sharon: ZIP/Jennifer: $2K/Rob: $16,718 cash & trips

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER 

Car: Ford Focus ZX3 worth $14,390

Sharon: two N’s on MW near $900 and flips…oops

Jennifer: three T’s for $1,050, $600 S pair, two O’s, $1,200 R trio, three A’s, $2,700 C trio, solve…

C A R T O O N
C _ A R A C T _ R
_ _ T N _ S S

Jennifer solved CARTOON CHARACTER WITNESS for $5,050.

Sharon: ZILCH/Jennifer: $7,050/Rob: $16,718 cash & trips

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$3K Toss-Up: TITLE 

T _ _ V _ L
C H _ _ N _ L

Jennifer’s in five figures w/ the TRAVEL CHANNEL.

Round 4: RHYME TIME

Jennifer & Rob: quick duds of T and R

Sharon: $900 N pair

SPEED-UP

_ N _ _ _ – _ N _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Consonants were worth $1,600. 

Sharon: L (DUD)
Jennifer: M (DUD)
Rob: S (DUD)
Sharon: 3 C’s
Jennifer: 5 K’s
Rob: P

K N _ C K – K N _ C K
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C K

Rob solved KNICK-KNACK PADDYWHACK to hold of Jennifer’s comeback bid. And Pat admitted that he’s been spelling PADDYWHACK all these years without the H — really, sir?

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
ROUND 1	L (Rob), N (Sharon)		2 (Jennifer)
ROUND 2	A (Rob), P (Sharon), F (Jennifer)
ROUND 3			Sharon
ROUND 4	T (Jennifer), R (Rob), L (Sharon), M (Jennifer), S (Rob)

FINAL SCORES 
Sharon: $500 GOOSEEGG/Jennifer: $10,050/Rob: $18,318 cash & trips

GT: $28,868
BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,600 cash & shades

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Bonus Round

Angela the wife was here along w/ brother Richard. He landed on the pink space.

Category: PHRASE

Not much RSTLNE help…

_ _ _ _ _ / _ S 
_ / _ _ N _ 

CDMI gave him…

_ _ I C _ / _ S 
_ / _ I N _ 

He thought of WHICH IS A…before getting stuck w/ THICK AS A… (and he had RINK, DINK, and LINK all after the buzzer, causing the audience to burst into laughter). He wasn’t QUICK AS A WINK to win the Honda S-2000.

MY RATING: 6