Daytime WoF Recap: August 9, 1991 — Teen Week Friday Final

The three S people competing (and each of them have won a car)…

Staci Martin: won $12,978

Shawn Griffin: won $14,108 and from El Cajon, CA

Sharon Braem: won $14,411

FEATURED PRIZE: Service Merchandise gift certificate used to buy sporting goods worth $1K (SHOP)

Round 1: PHRASE

Staci: instant LaT

Shawn: two S’s for SHOP, $150 T, $350 N pair, one A, $300 D trio (NMC), solve…

D _ ’ S
A N D 
D _ N T ’ S

He knew the DO’S AND DONT’S of this game for $1,700 cash & GC.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Joyce Chen cooking outfit, Ganz the Orangutan family, and Toyogo electronic GO game worth $1,522 (WOK PARTY) 

Round 2: THINGS again

Shawn: $300 S pair, $375 T trio, N for negative 

Sharon: R for rats

Staci: one L for Free SPIN

Shawn: $300 M, two A’s, C for crud

Sharon: $200 B, BANKRUPT

Staci & Shawn: no H and no D, respectively 

Sharon: $175 F, $400 K (NMC), solve…

B _ _ F S T _ A K
T _ M A T _ _ S

Sharon had some BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES for $575.

Staci: NIL/Shawn: $1,700/Sharon: $575

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Fiesta Americana Cancun Resort worth $4,288 (MEXICO)

Round 3: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Sharon: $200 R pair, $400 S pair, $600 N, $400 C, $400 T pair, BANKRUPT near $150 (lost $2K)

Staci: exact same fate

Shawn: $400 H pair, three E’s, one G for MEXICO, solve…

C _ S _ E R / T H E 
_ R _ E N _ _ _ 
G H _ S T

Shawn solved CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST for a total of $4,588 cash & Mexico.

Staci: NADA/Shawn: $6,288 cash & MEX/Sharon: $575

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: San Francisco Music Box and Samick console piano worth $4,314 (MUSIC)

Round 4: THING

Staci: $800 T quartet, $100 S, R for rats

Shawn: $1,200 N quartet, three E’s, $100 M, one Y for MUSIC, solve…

T _ E N T Y – 
N _ N E – _ E N T
S T _ M _ 

He solved TWENTY-NINE CENT STAMP (today, it’s 68¢) for $1,200 and the music package.

Staci: BUPKIS/Shawn: $11,802 cash & prizes/Sharon: $575

Speed-Up: PERSON

Consonants were worth a measly $100 apiece.

Shawn: T
Sharon: R
Staci: N (DUD)
Shawn: L
Sharon: 2 S’s
Staci: Y (UGH!)
Shawn: C
Sharon: P (DUD)
Staci: 2 H’s (NMC)

C L _ T H _ S H _ R S _ 

It’s someone who wanted to look fashionable, and Staci solved CLOTHESHORSE for $200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1		Staci
Round 2	N, C, D (Shawn) R (Sharon) L, H (Staci)		Sharon for $200
Round 3			2 (girls)
Round 4	R (Staci)
Round 5	N, Y (Staci) P (Sharon)

FINAL SCORES
Staci: $200 (out w/ $13,178)/Shawn: $11,802 cash & prizes/Sharon: $575 (out w/ $14,986)

GT: $12,577
Sharon’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,200

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Bonus Round

Shawn’s plying for the five grand.

Category: PLACE

Here’s a trio to start…

S N _ _ _ 
_ _ R

He knew it already and said CBKA…

S N A C K 
B A R

We had an automatic win and he left w/ total of $30,910 cash & prizes! His mom and sister came to celebrate.

MY RATING: 7 (rough R2)

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Well, that is all the daytime episodes of our version we can cover for now. It’s been fun and exhausting seeing classic episodes from Chuck to Pat to Rolf and to Bob. Tomorrow, I continue on w/ the S24 episodes.

 

Daytime WoF Recap: June 21, 1991

For the record, this episode was also recalled as the last daytime episode w/ regular contestants to air, and it has been rerun few times.

Gitta Elfin: a lady on a broken leg who sells cable TV

Cheyenne Odegaard: 2-day champ w/ $8,437 from Virginia

Ed Brown: financial consultant born and raised in Hollywood

FEATURED PRIZE: Cutco knives, Joyce Chen cooking outfit, and Nakano dressings worth $786 (STIR FRY) 

Round 1: PHRASE

Gitta: one S for STIR FRY, $200 R pair, four O’s and two U’s, $200 Y pair, $1K T quartet, one D for Free SPIN, L for loss

Cheyenne: $400 C quartet, $1,600 H quartet, solve…

D O _ ’ T / C O U _ T
Y O U R / C H _ C _ _ _ S
_ _ _ O R _ / T H _ Y
H _ T C H 

She solved “DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH” for $2K.

Summer Vacation Sweepstakes Puzzle: PERSON

B I _ G
_ R O _ B Y

A: BING CROSBY

FEATURED PRIZE #2: New Home sewing machine, Magnavox portable TV, and Lonestar phones worth $1,473 (HI-TECH)

Round 2: CLUE

Cheyenne: $400 N pair, five T’s for $750, four E’s, $450 S trio, $300 M, $100 H, $1K W, one I, $2K R pair, $600 F trio, four O’s, solve…

F I R S T / F O _ R
_ O O _ S / O F 
T H E / N E W 
T E S T _ M E N T

She solved FIRST FOUR BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT for $5,300 — BIG PR! And she correctly said Matthew, Mark Luke & John as the bonus answer.

Gitta: FS/Cheyenne: $7,550/Ed: SPINNING NEXT

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Ashley bedding collection, Whisper Soft satins, and Fredrick Ramond brass lamp worth $3,794 (BEDDING)

Round 3: PEOPLE

Ed: LaT

Gitta: $400 R, Free SPIN was a waste (she said N and then T)

Cheyenne: no S

Ed: LaT

Gitta: $400 L

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ R _

After Bob’s LaT, consonants were worth $750 apiece.

Gitta: C
Cheyenne: H
Ed: 3 D’s
Gitta: K (she said DREADLOCKED for the first word when there’s no R)
Cheyenne: J

D _ _ D L _ C _ _ D
J _ R _

Cheyenne solved DEADLOCKED JURY for $750 and the maingame sweep!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	L (Gitta)
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	N, T (Gitta) S, H (Cheyenne)	Ed 2x

FINAL SCORES
Cheyenne: $8,300/Others: PARTING GIFTS EACH

NO BANKRUPTS!

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Bonus Round

Cheyenne played for the Toyota Tercel 2-door deluxe sedan worth $10,133.

Category: PHRASE

Going away somewhere? You’d be this…

_ _ T / _ _ 
T _ _ N

FCPO was a pretty good combo…

O _ T / O F 
T O _ N

She would be going OUT OF TOWN in that car, giving her a final 3-day total of $26,870 cash & prizes! She brought hubby Roy to her new ride.

MY RATING: 8

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According to the timeline, this episode was also stated as being from July 5, August 30, and September 20. Speaking of Sept. 20, that was the day the daytime version of this show would officially end.

Daytime WoF Recap: May 27, 1991

Suanne Mrugacz: 2-day champion with $18,833 in cash & prizes

Steve Poirier: cameraman for a commercial company who’s gotten into rodeos and country western music originally from Detroit

Danette Auxier: elementary school teacher and married w/ a 5-week son from Fountain Valley, CA

FEATURED PRIZE: Gold’s Gym merchandise plus Dazey TurboSpa and Remington rechargeable shaver worth $750 (MACHO MAN)

Round 1: PHRASE

Suanne: $100 S, $500 T, obvious I, N for negative 

Steve: L for loss of turn 

Danette: $100 R, $150 B, unnecessary A buy, $100 Z (NMC), solve…

I T ‘ S / A
B R _ _ Z _

IT’S A BREEZE for Danette to solve this puzzle for $250.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Broyhill cherry secretary desk, Smith Corona PWP 2100 portable word processor, and Baldwin Oxford lamp worth $1,475 (DESK)

Round 2: PHRASE

Steve: one N for DESK, $125 S, R for rats

Danette: $150 T, $150 H, $300 G, three E’s, M for mistake 

Everybody: no L, no D, and no B, respectively 

Everybody #2: no F, no W and a VERY FOOLISH J CALL by Danette, respectively 

Suanne: $350 C pair, $600 P trio, solve…

P _ C _ _ N G / _ P
T H _ / P _ _ C _ S

She’s PICKING UP THE PIECES for $950.

Suanne: $950/Steve: ZERO/Danette: $250

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Water Ventures tube boat worth $1,895 (BOAT)

Round 3: CLUE

Danette: $750 T trio, $300 H, $400 N quartet, $200 D pair, one R for BOAT, three E’s, $400 Y pair, EIGHT O’s, $200 W, solve…

T W O / _ T O _ _
O _ / H Y D R O _ E N
_ N D / O N E / _ T O _
O _ / O _ Y _ E N

She solved TWO ATOMS OF HYDROGEN AND ONE ATOM OF OXYGEN for a PR of $2,050 and the boat. She then added $250 for knowing the clue referred to water.

Suanne: $950/Steve: ZERO/Danette: $4,445 cash & boat

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: 5-day trip to Hotel Swissotwl the Drake Hotel in New York City worth $4,080 (NEW YORK)

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Suanne: $300 T trio, $150 H, $1,200 N pair, three E’s, $400 S, $400 R pair

SPEED-UP

_ / _ _ _ / _ N
T H E / _ _ _ _
S T R E E T
_ _ _ R N _ _

Consonants were worth $500 each.

Suanne: D (DUD)
Steve: 4 L’s
Danette: J
Suanne: W
Steve: D repeat
Danette: 3 A’s
Suanne: F

A / F L _ / _ N
T H E / W A L L
S T R E E T
J _ _ R N A L

Suanne swatted A FLY ON THE WALL STREET JOURNAL for $3,350…but still lost by $145.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N (Suanne), L (Steve)
Round 2	R, D, W (Steve) M, B, J (Danette) L, F (Suanne)
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	D (Suanne)			Steve’s D repeat

FINAL SCORES
Suanne: $4,300 (out w/ $23,133)/Steve: PARTING GIFTS/Danette: $4,445 cash & boat

GT: $8,745
NO PENALTY SPINS

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Bonus Round

Danette’s playing for the $5K.

Category: THING

Here’s a trio…

_ _ N _ _ _
S _ _ _ E

MBPA only added…

_ _ N _ _ _
S _ A _ E

She blanked and failed to open the WINDOW SHADE for the cash. 

MY RATING: 6

Daytime WoF Recap: May 24, 1991

The all-female panel for this game…

Tracye Cooper-Eldridge: newlywed of five weeks and bank teller from Lexington, KY

Suanne Mrugacz: 1-day champ w/ $3,225

Mary Lu Dickinson: mother of three boys (soon to be fourth boy) from Tacoma, Washington

FEATURED PRIZE: Harvest Savor dehydrator, Vita Mix stainless steel yogurt factory, and Zojirushi automatic home bakery worth $1,075 (NATURAL)

Round 1: PHRASE

Tracye: instant dud of R

Suanne: one N as in NATURAL package, $250 T pair, two A’s, $400 L pair, solve…

_ T / T A _ _ S
A L L / _ _ N _ S

IT TAKES ALL KINDS of skill to win on this show, and Suanne solved for $550 and the natural package.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Augustus suit, Jules Jurgensen man’s quartz Slimline watch worth $1,100 (NEW MAN)

Round 2: BEFORE & AFTER

Suanne: $400 N pair, LaT

Mary Lu: T for turnover

Tracye: $300 F, $200 G pair, one I, $200 H, C for crud

Suanne: $250 S pair, three O’s, $500 P pair, $800 B pair (NMC), solve…

S H O P P I N G 
B _ G
O F / B O N _ S 

A SHOPPING BAG OF BONES sounds creepy, but she solved for $1,850.

Suanne: $3,475 cash & appliances/Other ladies: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Bausch & Lomb brass Harbormaster telescope worth $3K (STARS)

Round 3: CLUE

Mary Lu: $200 N, $200 S, $250 R, triple I’s and A, $200 T pair, $200 C pair, $300 L, one E and three O’s, $400 B pair, $400 Y (close call), $900 D trio, $150 P, $200 M (NMC), solve…

A N T I B I O T I C
P R O D _ C E D / B Y
M O L D S

She finally solved for $3K in that PR, but did she know the ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCED BY MOLDS for an extra $250? She did w/ penicillin.

Tracye: NADA/Suanne: $3,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,250

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: Ashley bedroom suite + Whisper Soft bedding + Fredrick Ramond glass and acrylic brass table lamp  worth $3,794

Round 4: PEOPLE

Tracye: $100 T, $400 N quartet, $100 D, two A’s, M for mistake

Suanne: $2K S quartet, solve…

S A _ N T S
A N D
S _ N N _ _ S

She solved SAINTS AND SINNERS for another $2K.

Tracye: BUPKIS/Suanne: $5,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,250

Speed-Up: FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Consonants were worth a measly $100 apiece.

Suanne: 3 T’s
Mary Lu: 2 L’s

T _ _ / L _ T T L _
_ _ _ / _ _ _

Mary Lu nailed THE LITTLE RED HEN for $200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R (Tracye)
Round 2	T (Mary Lu), C (Tracye)	Suanne
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	M (Tracye)
Round 5	NONE

FINAL SCORES
Tracye: PARTING GIFTS/Suanne: $5,475 cash & appliances/Mary Lu: $3,450

GT: $8,925
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Suanne’s playing for a car this time, the Toyota Tercel worth $10,133. 

Category: THING

Just the last letter of this four-letter answer to start…

_ _ _ R

CHPO added one more…

H _ _ R

She knew she had HAIR for the car and a 2-day total of $18,833! She was greeted by uncle Jim, mom Isabella, and aunt Angie.

MY RATING: 8

Daytime WoF Recap: May 23, 1991

The all-female trio this game…

Sherri Romano: 1-day champ w/ $3,150 and student at UNLV studying mngement information systems from Las Vegas; she planned on moving back to San Diego to get  job in computer programming 

Joyce McWaters: airline baggage handler (aka the “resident bag lady”) and married mother of three children and two grandchildren from Oklahoma City

Suanne Mrugacz: executive secretary for the city of Chicago who enjoyed all Chi-town sports and had two nephews

FEATURED PRIZE: New Home sewing machine, Magnavox 3” portable LCD TV, and Lonestar phones worth $1,473 (HI-TECH)

Round 1: THING

Sherri: LaT right away

Joyce: BANKRUPT 

Suanne: $200 T, $100 R, $200 S, $900 N trio, two E’s, $125 D, $100 L, solve…

L _ N _ –
D _ S T _ N _ E
R _ _ _ N _ E

Could’ve gone for the C’s, but she solved LONG-DISTANCE ROMANCE for $1,525.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: KitchenAid mixer, Aristokraft movable island work center, and Joyce Chen cookware worth $1,519 (GOURMET)

Round 2: PHRASE

Joyce: $250 R (she thought she went BANKRUPT), three T’s for Free SPIN, three E’s, LaT and used FS, $200 N, $125 H, one A and four O’s, no B on $500 (she thought of BONE and BAR)

Suanne: $100 S, $125 M, BANKRUPT got her and Sherri (Suanne lost $225)

Joyce: $200 V, $400 F, solve…

T H _ S / T _ M E
_ O _ ‘ V E / _ O N E
T O O / F A R

…but she was DQed for adding “one” after the second line, so $875 was at risk. Suanne then lit up the remaining consonants (the $400 Y and $150 G)…

T H _ S / T _ M E
Y O _ ‘ V E / G O N E
T O O / F A R

…and chastised Joyce “THIS TIME YOU’VE GONE TOO FAR” for $550.

Suanne: $2,075/Others: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Jean Roulet 18-karat gold overlay brass mantle clock and his/her Daniel Mink watches worth $1,845 (TIME)

Round 3: PHRASE

Suanne: four T’s for $400, LaT

Sherri: $200 H pair, three E’s, $300 N trio, three O’s, three F’s for HI-TECH, three I’s, unnecessary U buy, solve…

O U T / O F / T H E
F _ _ I N _ / _ _ N
I N T O / T H E
F I _ E

This was coming OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE for Sherri — $100 and the hi-tech package.

Sherri: $1,573 cash & hi-tech/Joyce: NIL/Suanne: $2,075

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: trip to Outrigger Reef Hotel on Waikiki Beach in HAWAII worth $3,050 

Round 4: THINGS

Sherri: $300 S trio, N for negative 

Joyce: $200 R pair, $300 Y, T for turnover 

Suanne: $100 L, $200 B, $100 M (just missed GOURMET), $750 C, solve…

C _ _ R R Y
B L _ S S _ M S

She solved CHERRY BLOSSOMS for $1,150. Game over.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1		Sherri	Joyce
Round 2	B (Joyce)	Joyce	2 (Suanne, Sherri)	Joyce’s extra word missolve
Round 3		Suanne
Round 4	N (Sherri), T (Joyce)

FINAL SCORES
Sherri: $1,573 cash & hi-tech (out w/ $4,723)/Joyce: PARTING GIFTS/Suanne: $3,225

GT: $4,798
Suanne’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $225

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Bonus Round

Suanne played for the five grand.

Category: THING

The first letter of this four-letter answer…

S _ _ _

CDMA added just the vowel…

S _ _ A

…but she said SODA right away when the D was a dud. She wouldn’t be buying a SOFA w/ the money, at least not yet.

MY RATING: 5

Daytime WoF Recap: May 6, 1991

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

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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

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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

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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

Daytime WoF Recap: April 15, 1991

Michelle Kelly: graphic artist for a communications company during the weekdays and jewelry seller on the seaside boardwalk from Seaside Park, NJ

Paula Lombas: 1-day champ w/ $18,701 cash & prizes and aerobics instructor married to Larry from Metairie, LA

Audie Zimmerman: Army member married to an Army reservist w/ three daughters who’s stationed in Van Nuys; he goes out and learn the secrets of the industry 

FEATURED PRIZE: Cooper baseball package, Mad Raq tennis rackets, and Gitano socks worth $1,055 (SPORTS)

Round 1: PHRASE

Michelle: $150 T, $400 N, $800 H pair, one I, no G (she’s been around that SPORTS package)

Paula: $400 W, $350 Y pair, $100 D, $300 K, solve…

W H _ / D _ 
Y _ _ / T H I N K 
Y _ _ / _ _ _ 

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Well, I prove to be an expert on all things of this show, and Paula solved for $1,150.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: Southfield grandfather clock manufactured by the Baldwin Piano & Organ Company worth $2,912 (CLOCK)

Round 2: THINGS

Paula & Audie: instant BANKRUPTs

Michelle: two S’s for CLOCK, lost it right back to BANKRUPT 

Paula: $175 T, $300 C, $800 N pair, two I’s, one G for SPORTS, LaT ($1,175 + SPORTS at risk)

Audie: LaT

Michelle: $150 F, $300 L, $175 L (NMC), solve…

F L Y I N G
I N S _ C T S

Michelle swatted these FLYING INSECTS for $625.

Michelle: $625/Paula: $1,150/Audie: NIL

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Krementz 18-karat gold and diamond pierced earrings worth $3,100 (JEWELRY)

Round 3: PHRASE

Audie: $200 T pair, BANKRUPT near $150

Michelle: $300 R, $100 N, two E’s, $300 Y, one A, $100 B, no L on JEWELRY

Paula: $200 F, two O’s, P for phooey

Audie: $100 C, $600 M pair, $300 W, solve…

B E A _ T Y
C O M E _ / F R O M 
W _ T _ _ N

He realized BEAUTY COMES FROM WITHIN for $1K.

Michelle: $625/Paula: $1,150/Audie: $1K

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: Flexsteel sofa, Ashley entertainment wall units, Fredrick Ramond halogen lamp, and “Distant Moon” serigraph from Martin Lawrence Galleries worth $4,970 (ROOM)

Round 4: PHRASE

Michelle: instant dud of R

Paula: also missed w/ T

Audie: $200 S

SPEED-UP

S _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ 
_ _ _ S _ 

After Bob’s BANKRUPT near $100, consonants were worth $100 apiece.

Audie: Y (UGH!)
Michelle: 2 L’s
Paula: C
Audie: H (DUD)
Michelle: F (DUD)
Paula: M (DUD)
Audie: D (DUD)
Michelle: P
Paula: N

S N _ _ _ L _ / _ P
C L _ S _ 

Paula would SNUGGLE UP CLOSE w/ another $200.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	G (Michelle)
Round 2		2 (Paula, Audie)	3 (everyone)
Round 3	L (Michelle), P (Paula)		Audie
Round 4	R, F (Michelle) T, M (Paula) Y, H, D (Audie)

FINAL SCORES
Michelle: $625/Paula: $1,350/Audie: $1K

GT: an underwhelming $2,975
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,112 cash & clock

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The BR result for this episode will also remain a mystery, since the copy I watched didn’t have it. Once again, I won’t give a rating for this episode.

Daytime WoF Recap: April 3, 1991

Neil O’Brien: recent graduate of Loyola University looking for work in the healthcare industry from Libertyville, IL

Maureen McFadden: 1-day champ w/ $7,150 who’s hoping to go into graduate school and become an English professor; she enjoys cooking and do crossword puzzles 

Bob Myers: registered representative for an independent oil & gas company from Dallas, TX

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Pelican Cove Inn in Carlsbad, CA + Eastpak luggage and Gitano sportswear for women  worth $1,659 (TRIP)

Round 1: PHRASE

Neil: instant dud of T

Maureen: no N on Free SPIN

Bob: BANKRUPT 

Neil: $125 F, three A’s, $900 S trio, one E, $150 R, $200 H, C for CRITICAL DUD ($1,175 at risk)

Maureen: $200 D, $125 Y (NMC)

F R E S H / A S 
A / D A _ S Y

She solved FRESH AS A DAISY for $325.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: New Home sewing machine, KitchenAid mixer, Chinon Genesis camera, and Simon & Schuster books worth $2,079 (HOBBIES)

Round 2: PHRASE

Maureen: $600 T quartet, $300 H pair, four E’s, $200 R, one O, one F as in Free SPIN, no B and used FS, last vowel of A, surprising dud of D (she thought the last word was DAY like I did)

Bob: $800 L pair, $200 W (complete board)

T H E / L E T T E R 
O F / T H E / L A W

He read the answer for a grand.

Neil: ZIP/Bob: $325/Bob: $1K

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Lee Industries SOFAS worth $2,700

Round 3: SAME NAME

Bob: $2K R pair, all non-U vowels in one fell swoop (one E, three A’s, two I’s and three O’s), $3K L trio, three C’s for SOFAS, $200 B, $600 G pair, solve…

B I O L O G I C A L
& / G R A _ _ _ A _ _ E R 
C L O C _

This Bob solved BIOLOGICAL & GRANDFATHER CLOCK for $5,400 and the sofas — BIG PR!

Neil: ZILCH/Bob: $325/Bob: $9,100 cash & sofas

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: Yamaha Clavinova keyboard worth $5,995 (MUSIC)

Round 4: PHRASE

Neil: instant dud of T

Maureen: $1,200 S pair, $500 N, bad I buy

Bob: $400 R, one O and three A’s, $1,500 L trio, solve…

O N / A 
S _ A L L _ R
S _ A L _

He solved ON A SMALLER SCALE for $1,700.

Neil: BUPKIS/Bob: $325/Bob: $10,800 cash & sofas

Speed-Up: PLACE

Consonants in this small one were worth $1,250 apiece!

Maureen: S
Bob: L (DUD)
Neil: N (DUD)
Maureen: T
Bob: F (DUD)
Neil: 2 R’s

_ R _ _ 
S T _ R _

Walgreen’s is an example of a DRUG STORE, and Neil earned his only $2,500 of the day.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T, C (Neil) N (Maureen)		Bob
Round 2	B, D (Maureen)
Round 3	BIG PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	T (Neil), I (Maureen)
Round 5	L, F (Bob) N (Neil)

FINAL SCORES
Neil: $2,500/Bob: $325 (out w/ $7,475)/Bob: $10,800 cash & sofas

GT: $13,625
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Unfortunately, the copy I watched ended after this game, so the BR result will remain a mystery. I won’t give a rating for this episode.

Daytime WoF Recap: April 2, 1991

Rick Montaldo: 1-day champ w/ $13,925, owner of a corporate media production company, and golfer (his “handicap” is 14, which is about the same as Bob) from Danville, NJ

Cindy Darling: legal secretary married to David (they have a dog) who also golfs (her handicap is 32, to which Bob jokes is about the same as him) from Woodinville, WA

Maureen McFadden: full-time student at Chapman College studying English and philosophy who also works part-time at a major bakery (she doesn’t golf and says her handicap is 100 or so)

FEATURED PRIZE: Konica Z-UP 80RC camera, MCE electronics phone with answering machine, and Ray-Ban precious metal sunglasses worth $1,362 (TRAVEL) 

Round 1: THING

Rick: $175 S, N for negative 

Cindy: $150 R, two L’s for Free SPIN, D for dud

Maureen: T for turnover

Rick: W for worthless

Cindy: $200 P, one A, one F for TRAVEL, three O’s and I, LaT and used Free SPIN, CRITICAL DUD OF M ($1,412 cash & TRAVEL at risk)

Maureen: $200 J, $100 K (NMC), solve…

A P R I L
F O O L ’ S
J O K _

Maureen solved APRIL FOOL’S JOKE for $300.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to San Diego for a weeklong stay at Marriott Mission Valley worth $1,540 (TRIP) 

Round 2: PHRASE

Cindy: instant dud of S

Maureen: BANKRUPT 

Rick: SIX T’s for $600, three O’s, $200 H pair, three E’s, $300 N, $100 D, $100 L, $300 C, $200 F, $175 B, $100 G (NMC), solve…

D O N ’ T / L E T 
T H E / C _ T 
O U _ / O F 
T H E / B _ G

He solved “DON’T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG” for $1,875.

Rick: $1,875/Cindy: ZERO/Maureen: $300

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: Broyhill dining room group plus Landes 5-piece serving set and Idahoan Complete Mashed Potatoes worth $3,198 (DINE) 

Round 3: PHRASE

Maureen: $750 R trio, triple E’s, $100 Y, $200 M pair, one O, $100 N, $100 B, $800 S pair, solve…

Y O _ ’ R E
E M B _ R R _ S _ N _ 
M E 

Ma’am, YOU’RE (not) EMBARRASSING ME, because you won $1,850 in that PR.

Rick: $1,875/Cindy: ZILCH/Maureen: $2,150

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FEATURED PRIZE #4: Fred Joaillier gift certificate used to buy an 18-karat gold necklace with diamond loops worth $3,750 (JEWEL)

Round 4: BEFORE & AFTER

Fair warning: this is gonna be pretty ugly. -___-

Rick: four R’s for $400, LaT

Cindy: no M on $1,250

Maureen: baffling Y call

Everybody: no N, no S, LaT, respectively 

Rick: $100 T, no W on JEWEL

Cindy: BANKRUPT near $150

Maureen: D for dud 

Rick: $200 L pair

MERCIFULLY GOING INTO SPEED-UP

R _ _ T / _ _ _ R
_ _ R R _ L
_ _ L _ _ 

After Bob’s BANKRUPT near $150 and LaT, the remaining consonants were worth a measly $100 apiece.

Rick: 2 B’s
Cindy: F (DUD)
Maureen: P
Rick: 3 E’s
Cindy: K

R _ _ T / B E E R
B _ R R E L
P _ L K _ 

Cindy solved ROOT BEER BARREL POLKA for $100.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	N, W (Rick) D, M (Cindy) T (Maureen)	Cindy
Round 2	S (Cindy)		Maureen for $0
Round 3	PERFECT ROUND
Round 4	M, S, F (Cindy) Y, D (Maureen) N, W (Rick)	2 (Rick, Maureen)	Cindy for $0

FINAL SCORES
Rick: $1,875 (out w/ $15,800)/Cindy: $100/Maureen: $2,150

GT: $4,125
NO BANKRUPT TRASH, MIRACULOUSLY

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Bonus Round

Maureen played for the five grand.

Category: THING

This is a red stick that explodes…

_ _ N _ _ _ T E

DCMA sounded pretty good…

D _ N A M _ T E

Boom went the DYNAMITE — she won the cash for a 1-day total of $7,150. Her mom came to celebrate.

MY RATING: 6

Daytime WoF Recap: March 21, 1991

Rosie Taravella: worker for a 60’s style restaurant who travels and trains staff members

Dave Borenstein: 1-day champ w/ $12,932 and attorney who’s married and also collects coins 

Mary Taylor: mom of three kids and a granddaughter 

FEATURED PRIZE: Hotpoint refrigerator with Klondike bars worth $859 (FRIDGE) 

Round 1: TITLE

Rosie: instant dud of T

Dave: $250 N pair, L for loss of turn

Mary: one S for FRIDGE, R for rats

Rosie: D for dud 

Dave: $175 G, one I, M for mistake 

Mary: B for bad

Rosie: one W for Free SPIN, $250 K (NMC), solve…

_ W _ K _ N I N G S 

Rosie named the 1990 film starring the late Robin Williams as “AWAKENINGS” for $250. 

Cashpot Puzzle: PERSON

_ I _ C H
H I _ _ E R

A: PINCH HITTER

FEATURED PRIZE #2: La-Z-Boy Signature II Sleeper sofa, Broyhill entertainment center, and Martin Lawrence limited edition serigraph “Cactus” worth $2,815 (DEN)

Round 2: CLUE

Dave: $300 R pair, two O’s, $200 T pair, $500 S pair, buys of E and A, $400 N pair, D for dud 

Mary: L for loss of turn

Rosie: H for halt 

Dave: C for crud

Mary: $300 G trio…

S _ N G _ N G 
G R O _ _ / O R 
S T A T E

…but she and Rosie FLUNKED OUT w/ M and W, respectively, so Dave solved SINGING GROUP OR STATE for $1,100. Did he know the bonus answer for $250? I can tell you there were two correct answers, but Dave was wrong w/ New York. Mary…was also incorrect w/ Texas. Rosie said Kansas, which was originally ruled incorrect, but there is the band most famous for “Carry on Wayward Son”, so she got the money avter the next break. Alabama was also the other answer.

Rosie: $500 FS/Dave: $1,100/Mary: ZILCH

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FEATURED PRIZE #3: his/hers Lucien Piccard watches plus a trip to Puerto Rico at El San Juan Hotel & Casino worth $5,225 (TRIP) 

Round 3: PHRASE

Mary: $900 T trio, LaT

Rosie: $800 H pair, $400 S pair, five E’s, $100 B, A

SPEED-UP

_ A _ _ _ T E R 
_ S / T H E / B E S T
_ E _ _ _ _ _ E

Consonants were worth $200 apiece. Rosie then said three I’s…

_ A _ _ _ T E R 
I S / T H E / B E S T
_ E _ I _ I _ E

…and said LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE for $1,100.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T, D (Rosie) L, M (Dave) R, B (Mary)
Round 2	D, C (Dave) L, M (Mary) H, W (Rosie)
Round 3		Rosie

FINAL SCORES
Rosie: $1,600 FS/Dave: $1,100 (out w/ $14,032)/Mary: PARTING GIFTS

GT: a pitiful $2,700
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Rosie’s going after a 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Sedan valued at $9,820.

Category: PLACE

This is the capital of Denmark…

_ _ _ E N _ _ _ E N

BWGO added two more…

_ O _ E N _ _ G E N 

She knew it’s COPENHAGEN for the car and a 1-day total of $11,420.

MY RATING: 6