WoF Retro Recap: February 24, 2006 — FT. LAUDERDALE FINALE

EPISODE #4410: WELCOME ABOARD (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: CLASSIC TV

_ I L L _ G A _ / A N D
T H E / S _ I P _ E R

Matt IDed GILLIGAN AND THE SKIPPER. There’s two men wrapping up this road trip…

Matt Sokoloff: junior at the University of MO studying convergence journalism from Longwood, FL (Pat mistakenly said CA)

Debbie Mills: pharmacist married 29 yrs. (he’s also a pharmacist) from Breaux Bridge, LA

Paul Onan: accounting mgr. for the state of Michigan married to Ann w/ two kids from Lansing, MI

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MENU

_ _ B S _ _ R
_ I _ Q U E

Paul ordered a bowl of LOBSTER BISQUE.

LAST CRUISE OF THE WEEK: Holland America Line to Alaska from Explore Tours worth $4,500

Round 1: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Paul: two R’s for cruise, $900 S trio, three O’s, $600 F, two E’s, $900 P (Pat made sure he either said that or B, the latter of which would be a dud), $10K’s left side ($6,400 cash and cruise gone)

Matt: T for turnover

Debbie: $1,800 N pair, two A’s, $350 D, $600 L pair, solve…

E _ _ A N _ _ N _
D O L L A R S
F O R / P E S O S

She won $2,500 and would be EXCHANGING DOLLARS FOR PESOS on her trip to MEXICO (Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat and Spa in Cabo San Lucas) via Mexicans Airlines worth $5,440.

SOLE DUD: T (Matt)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Paul

Jackpot Round: THING

Matt: R for RICARDO luggage, LaT

Debbie: quick BANKRUPT near Jackpot

Paul: $600 T pair, one A, $1,500 S trio, two I’s, M for mistake

Matt: $800 N pair, five E’s, $1,600 C pair, P on Jackpot

_ I _ _ – S P E E _
I N T E R N E T
A C C E S S

He won $3,150 cash and luggage plus a $7,550 pot for solving HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS.

SOLE DUD: N (Paul)
SOLE LaT: Matt
QUICK BANKRUPT: Debbie

Paul: $2K/Matt: $11,700 cash & luggage/Debbie: $7,940 cash & Cabo

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Mystery Round: BEFORE AND AFTER 

Debbie: $300 T, N failed her

Paul: L for 4TheBeach.com gift tag, $800 R, O for oh no

Matt: S for sorry on MW near $800

Debbie: BANKRUPTed near $600 (lost $300)

Paul: $800 H, two A’s, P for phooey

Matt: $300 M, G for goof

Debbie: $800 C pair, $400 D, triple E’s, $300 J, solve

C H A R M E D
L _ _ E
J A C _ E T

She donned a CHARMED LIFE JACKET for $1,250.

DUDS: N (Debbie), O (Paul), S (Matt), P (Paul), G (Matt)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Debbie

Paul: $2K/Matt: $11,700 cash & luggage/Debbie: $9,190 cash & Cabo

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$3K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

G U _ _ _ R
_ O L O

Paul solved GUITAR SOLO.

Speed-Up: PHRASE 

Pat’s just a little too strong, because consonants were worth $1,600 a pop.

Paul: R (DUD)
Matt: three S’s
Debbie: three T’s
Paul: two N’s
Matt: L
Debbie: D (DUD)
Paul: H
Matt: two E’s
Debbie: two I’s
Paul: U

S _ I L / _ _ _ / I N T _
T H E / S U N S E T

He didn’t pull the trigger for $4,800.

Matt: A (didn’t solve for $6,400)
Debbie: G (DUD)
Paul: P (DUD)
Matt: two O’s (NMV)

S A I L / O _ _ / I N T O
T H E / S U N S E T

Butt Matt still blew the $6,400 solve w/ SAIL OUR INTO THE SUNSET, which is so grammatically wrong.

Debbie: T (DUPE)
Paul: B (?!)
Matt: M (?!)
Debbie: two F’s (thank you!)

S A I L / O F F / I N T O
T H E / S U N S E T

She finally read what’s up there for $8K.

DUDS: R (Paul), D (Debbie), G (Debbie), P (Paul), B (Paul), M (Matt)
DQs: 2 (Matt’s blown solve, Debbie’s T repeat)

FINAL SCORES
Paul: $5K/Matt: $11,700 cash & luggage/Debbie: $17,190 cash & Cabo

GT: $33,890
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,700 cash and cruise

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Bonus Round

The name of Debbie’s hubby is Fred and he’s joined by her sister Susie. She landed on what’s inside the W.

Category: THINGS 

These are what you get paid while on the job…

_ _ _ R L _
_ _ _ E S

GCMO added a couple more…

_ O _ R L _
_ _ G E S

She went way off w/ FLORAL, so she wouldn’t be paid $30K in non-HOURLY WAGES.

MY RATING: 5 (messy R4)

WoF Retro Recap: February 23, 2006

EPISODE #4409: WELCOME ABOARD (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ E N N E _ U N K P O R T
M _ _ _ E

Sue located KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE. Let’s find out where she and the others are really from…

Sue Hawks: dean of institutional advancement at Southeastern Community College married to Jerry w/ one daughter from Whiteville, NC

Izzy Perez: 1st grade elementary school teacher married w/ one daughter from Miami

Carmie Theisen: newlywed finishing her student teaching at Kettle Moraine MS from Waukesha, WI

Oh, and Pat replied he was sucking up to his wife Lesly married 16 yrs. at the time. 😛

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

B A _ N A C L E S

Almost a Triple Stumper there, but Sue tripled up w/ BARNACLES.

FEATURED CRUISE: Costa Cruise to the Mediterranean w/ Alitalia airfare worth $8,500

Round 1: PROPER NAMES

Sue: five T’s for a $2,500 start, a $2,700 H trio, three E’s, BANKRUPTed near $600 (lost $4,950)

Izzy: $600 S, $300 R, O for oh no

Carmie: L for loss of turn

Sue: four N’s for the Ocean Pacific gift tag, baffling Y call

Izzy: $300 M, $300 P (NMC)

T H E / N _ N _
T H E / P _ N T _ / &
T H E / S _ N T _
M _ R _ _

He IDed THE NINA, THE PINTA & THE SANTA MARIA for $1,250.

DUDS: O (Izzy), L (Carmie), Y (Sue)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Sue

Jackpot Round: THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Izzy: S on Jackpot, $800 R, N for negative

Carmie: $800 T, $900 L, triple E’s and five A’s, same BANKRUPT ($1,200 gone)

Sue: four C’s for the cruise (she prematurely picked that up before calling that letter), there it goes to BANKRUPT near Jackpot

Izzy: two M’s on Jackpot

C _ _ C _ L A T E –
C _ _ E R E _
M A C A _ A M _ A S

In addition to $800 and an $8,300 pot, he would have some CHOCOLATE-COVERED MACADAMIAS on his trip to HAWAII at the Kona Village Resort worth $6,163.

SOLE DUD: N (Izzy)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)

Carmie: NIL/Sue: $3K/Izzy: $16,513 cash & HI

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Carmie: $800 T, E buy, $400 H, A buy, $600 S pair, four O’s, $700 F, $1,200 G pair, $1,650 N trio, triple I’s (NMV), $300 Z, $600 D, $400 C, $450 M, solve attempt (finally)…

N O / S M O _ I N G
S I G N / O F
T H E / Z O D I A C

She solved NO SMOKING SIGN OF THE ZODIAC for $6,100 — PR.

Carmie: $6,100/Sue: $3K/Izzy: $16,513 cash & HI

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$3K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

_ E R C H _ N T
_ _ _ I _ E

Sue swept the Tossups w/ MERCHANT MARINE.

Speed-Up: PEOPLE

Sue: $1,600 S pair

S-U TIME

S _ _ _ – _ _ – _ _ _ _
_ _ _ S

Consonants were worth $1,400 a pop.

Sue: two T’s
Izzy: three M’s

S T _ _ – _ T – _ _ M _
M _ M S

Izzy solved STAY-AT-HOME MOMS for $4,200.

FINAL SCORES
Carmie: $6,100/Sue: $6K/Izzy: $20,713 cash & HI

GT: $32,813
BANKRUPT TRASH: $14,650 cash & cruise

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Bonus Round

Izzy brought along his wife, his parents, and sister-in-law. He landed on what’s in the 1.

Category: PHRASE

Lead-offs…

_ / _ _ _ R
S _ _ _ E

FGCA gave him…

A / F A _ R
S _ A _ E

After he was incorrect w/ A FAIR SPACE, he won A FAIR SHAKE of $25K in cash, giving him a final total of $45,713 cash & Kona trip.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: February 22, 2006

Let’s get the rest of this final week from Ft. Lauderdale…

Applicable: Mon., Tues.

EPISODE #4408: WELCOME ABOARD (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

T H E / _ _ Y _ _ N
I _ L A N _ _

Female Loren located THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. The midweek cruisers…

Loren Beer: Univ. of FL senior studying criminology and sociology who wanted to be a lawyer engaged to Mark from Miami

Jeremy Fry: mechanic married to Melissa w/ two daughters from Lake in the Hills, IL

Joy Young: barista married 15 yrs. w/ one daughter from Biloxi, MS

$2K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

_ A _ _ R
P O _ O

We hope to see the game of WATER POLO in this year’s Olympics and Jeremy solved for control.

FEATURED CRUISE: Princess Cruise of the Mexican Riviera worth $4,358

Round 1: SAME NAME

Jeremy: $1K R pair, three E’s, S for sorry

Joy: $300 N, $400 T, two A’s, $400 B, two L’s for the RICARDO luggage, solve attempt

B E R _ _ _ A
& / L _ _ E
T R _ A N _ L E

She solved BERMUDA & LOVE TRIANGLE for $1,850 cash & luggage

SOLE DUD: S (Jeremy)

Jackpot Round: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Joy: $400 N, $600 R, $700 S, two I’s, G on Jackpot, $1,800 T pair, O buy, $450 C, $1,200 L pair, buys of three A’s, three E’s and U (NMV), solve…

T O U R I N G / A
_ E _ I E _ A L
C A S T L E

She won $3,900 and would be TOURING A MEDIEVAL CASTLE in PRAGUE during her stay at the Carlo IV Hotel from the Boscolo Luxury Hotel Collection w/ Czech Airlines airfare worth $7,056 — PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,650

Joy: $12,806 cash & prizes/Loren: $1K/Jeremy: $2K

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Mystery Round: ON THE MENU

Loren: $2,700 T trio, $700 H, two E’s, $400 N, two O’s, $3,200 S quartet, triple A’s, $600 C pair, buys of I and three U’s (NMV), $1,200 R pair, $300 D, $1,600 M pair

_ U M _ O / S T O N E
C R A _ S / _ I T H
M U S T A R D / S A U C E

She had an order of JUMBO STONE CRABS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE worth $9,450 — PR #2.

Joy: $12,806 cash & prizes/Loren: $10,450/Jeremy: $2K

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$3K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

B _ Y
_ I N _ O W S

Loren installed these BAY WINDOWS to take the lead.

Round 4: OCCUPATION

Loren: N for no

Jeremy: $300 R, $350 T, two E’s, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $400)

Joy: N repeat

Loren: $1,200 S pair, $900 L trio, two O’s

S-U TIME

_ _ O L E S _ L E
_ L O R _ S T

The leftover consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum. She then said F…

_ _ O L E S _ L E
F L O R _ S T

…and solved WHOLESALE FLORIST for $3,150.

SOLE DUD: N (Loren)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jeremy
SOLE DQ: Joy N’s repeat

FINAL SCORES
Joy: $12,806 cash & prizes/Loren: $16,600/Jeremy: $2K

GT: $31,406
BANKRUPT TRASH: $400

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Bonus Round

Loren brought along her parents (Bruce & Bonnie) and Mark the fiance, then she landed on the first zero.

Category: PHRASE

This is what pirates do to their victims…

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

HDGO gives her…

_ _ L _ / T H E
_ L _ N _

…a TECHNICAL WIPEOUT and she’s stuck w/ HOLD THE. She would have to WALK THE PLANK back home without the extra $30K.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: February 10, 2006

EPISODE #4400: SWEETHEARTS WEEK (FT. LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

O N – _ _ T
R O _ A _ C E

Nothing from Mary Jo & Fernando.

O N – _ _ T
R O _ A N C E

This Adam won’t be having an ON-SET ROMANCE w/ Vanna, but he & Sandi were the first to score among this final group of couples on this second week from Ft. Lauderdale…

Sandi & Adam Furstein (1 yr.): expecting their first child and building a house from Lake Worth; he owned a restaurant franchise business while she’s in property mgmt.

Tina & Bobby Brown (10 yrs.): from Coral Springs (Pat mistakenly said California) and have one child; she was born in PA and worked for a local dentist as an office mgr. while he’s a facilities director at Parkridge Baptist Church

Merry Jo & Fernando Gonzalez (33 yrs.): from Boca Raton and have three daughters; he’s in international business in the food industry orig. from Ecuador while she’s originally from Chicago (and they met on a blind date)

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

G _ A P _ I C
A _ T I S _

The Browns solved GRAPHIC ARTIST.

FEATURED TRIP: San Francisco from LastMinuteTravel.com worth $4,038

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Browns: $800 T pair, S for sorry

Gonzalezes: wasted spin w/ $10K’s left side

Fursteins: $600 N pair, $550 T, three A’s, $800 L pair, two I’s, B for bad on Morton’s Steakhouse gift tag

Browns: $300 D (not quite to biggie), bad U buy

Gonzalezes: $600 G pair, $500 M, bad E buy

Fursteins: $300 C, last vowel of O, solve attempt

M A T I N G
C A L L
_ O R _ A R D I N G

They solved MATING CALL FORWARDING for $1,500 bumped to the $2K minimum.

DUDS: S (Browns), B (Fursteins), U (Browns), E (Gonzalezes)
INSTA-BANKRUPT: Gonzalezes

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Jackpot Round: PHRASE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Gonzalezes: $300 S, T for terrible on $3,500

Fursteins: $600 N, three R’s for NWA World Vacations gift tag, A buy, $600 Y, two O’s, $3,500 L, four E’s, solve attempt

L E A _ E / Y O _ R
_ O R R _ E S
_ E _ _ N _

But Sandi blew the solve saying LEAVE YOUR SORROWS BEHIND (and she realized her mistake after she said it), so $4,950 cash & GC were in jeopardy. The Browns then SPINGLED for an $800 W…

L E A _ E / Y O _ R
W O R R _ E S
_ E _ _ N _

Hey, you two, you would LEAVE YOUR WORRIES BEHIND on your trip to The Rincon Beach Resort in PUERTO RICO (includes rental Ford Explorer from Hertz w/ NeverLost software and AA.com airfare) worth $7,140.

SOLE DUD: T (Gonzalezes)
SOLE DQ: Fursteins’ blown solve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $14,300

Fursteins: $3K/Browns: $9,940 cash & P.R./Gonzalezes: NIL

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Mystery Round: SONG/ARTIST

Fursteins: $600 N, $600 S pair, D for dud on $3,500

Browns: LaT

Gonzalezes: $1,350 T trio, $300 M, four E’s, $900 H pair

_ H E N / _ ‘ M
S _ _ T _ – _ _ _ _
_ _ / T H E
_ E _ T _ E S

Merry Jo IDed “WHEN I’M SIXTY-FOUR” BY THE BEATLES for only $2,300 when they could’ve gone on for the B’s.

SOLE DUD: D (Fursteins)
INSTA-LaT: Browns

Fursteins: $3K/Browns: $9,940 cash & P.R./Gonzalezes: $2,300

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$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

S _ O T _ _ S H
_ _ _ H L _ N _ S

The Gonzalezes IDed the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS.

Speed-Up: RHYME TIME

This week ended w/ a $6K Final Spin!

Gonzalezes: N
Fursteins: two T’s
Browns: four R’s
Gonzalezes: C
Fursteins: two M’s

M _ R _ / M _ R _
_ _ _ T _ / C _ N T R _ R _

The Fursteins solved “MARY MARY, QUITE CONTRARY” for $24K and the comeback win! Left behind in the other banks…

Browns: $24K
Gonzalezes: 1/2 of that

FINAL SCORES
Fursteins: $27K/Browns: $9,940 cash & P.R./Gonzalezes: $5,300

GT: $42,240
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

Sandi introduced her grandpa, her sister, both of her in-law parents, and brother-in-law; she landed on the U of BONUS.

Category: FUN & GAMES

Think tennis for this one…

_ _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ L E S

DFMA gave them…

M _ _ E D
D _ _ _ L E S

Sandi went way off on both words saying MAY, MOWED, DIALES, DOODLES, DIGGLES and DADDLES before she figured out the right one of MIXED DOUBLES just after the buzzer, costing them $25K.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: February 9, 2006

EPISODE #4399: SWEETHEARTS WEEK (FT. LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

A / P A _ R
_ _ / A _ _ S

Laura & David pulled out A PAIR OF ACES just in the nick of time. Thursday’s couples…

Laura & David Pollard (14 yrs.): from Punta Gorda, FL; she’s originally from Vicenza, Italy while he retired from the Army and they have three kids

David & Christine Klein (2.5 yrs.): from Ft. Lauderdale; he’s a construction superintendent while she’s a stay-at-home mom (they have a son Elliot) who makes her own jewelry and sells them online

Elizabeth & Matt Resch (6 months): from Vero Beach; he’s a firefighter in Port St. Lucie while she’s a 2nd grade teacher at Liberty Magnet

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ _ N D Y
S H _ _

The Resches solved CANDY SHOP for control.

FEATURED TRIP: Princeville Resort in Kauai worth $7,324

Round 1: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Resches: R for rats (Pat mistakenly thought there was one)

Pollards: $500 S, $900 T, two A’s, four P’s for Free SPIN, buy of U, bad E buy and used FS, three I’s

S I P P I _ _ / A / _ _ T
_ A P P U _ _ I _ _

They solved SIPPING A HOT CAPPUCCINO for $400 and Laura was excited to learn that she would be going back home to ITALY! This was a LastMinuteTravel.com trip to Venice worth $4,968. And BTW, Laura shouted “Momma, I’m coming home” in Italian.

DUDS: R (Resches), E (Pollards)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Pollards: four N’s for $2,400, a $600 T pair, buys of six I’s and two E’s, F for flunk

Kleins: $600 H, $800 S, BANKRUPTed near $600 (lost $1,400)

Resches: $600 G, $800 R, three O’s, $300 D, L on Jackpot

L O _ E / I S / I N
T H E / _ I R
_ O N D I T I O N I N G

They realized LOVE IS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING for $1,450 and a $9,300 pot totaling $10,750 that round!

SOLE DUD: F (Pollards)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Kleins

Resches: $12,750/Pollards: $6,368 cash & Venice/Kleins: NIL

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Mystery Round: ON THE MENU

Kleins: two R’s for NWA World Vacations gift tag, $1,350 S trio, triple E’s, same BANKRUPT strikes again ($2,100 cash & GC lost)

Resches: $7K D pair, five A’s, $1,600 L pair, $900 B, solve…

B L A _ _ E _ E D
S _ R _ _ _
_ A E S A R / S A L A D

They ordered a serving of BLACKENED SHRIMP CAESAR SALAD for $9,250.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Kleins

Resches: $22K/Pollards: $6,368 cash & Venice/Kleins: NADA

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$3K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ

D _ N N _ _
T H _ A _ _ R

The Pollards would likely go to a DINNER THEATER w/ the $.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants were worth $1,700 apiece.

Pollards: two S’s
Kleins: two N’s
Resches: R (DUD)
Pollards: D (DUD)
Kleins: G (DUD)
Resches: three T’s
Pollards: F (DUD; Laura tried to call that during the Resches thinking time)
Kleins: two M’s

M _ / S _ N T _ M _ N T S
_ _ _ _ T _ _

David Klein replied “MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY” to finally get off the gooseegg bench and leave w/ $6,800.

DUDS: R (Resches), D (Pollards), G (Kleins), F (Pollards)

FINAL SCORES
Resches: $22K/Pollards: $9,368 cash & Venice/Kleins: $6,800

GT: $38,168
BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,500 cash & GC

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Bonus Round

Elizabeth introduced her parents, Matt’s parents, and her own sister before Matt took that BW to the N in WIN.

Category: PHRASE

This one-liner started as…

_ / _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ E

CDHA only added the vowel…

_ / A _ _ L _ _ _ _ E

I APOLOGIZE to tell you that they only got the I and they too lost $25K.

 

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: February 8, 2006

Now that S38 is in the books (nickskapower has his S38 review coming soon), I’m ready to get back into classic recaps. Let’s look at the rest of Sweethearts Week from Ft. Lauderdale, shall we?

Applicable Episodes: Mon. and Tues.

EPISODE #4398: SWEETHEARTS WEEK (FT. LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: TITLE

_ E A U _ _ / _ _ D
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

Jeff & Cheryl solved the Disney classic “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”. Wednesday’s couples…

Jeff & Cheryl Doan (11 yrs.): have three kids and are from Davie, FL; he owned a concrete landscape border business while she’s a microbiologist for an infectious disease diagnostic co. selling equipment to hospitals

Angie & Brad Shuck (3.5 yrs.): from Miami; she’s a preschool teacher for Florida International Univ. at a children’s creative learning center while he’s a residence life coordinator at FIU

Frankie & Alana Rocha (16 months): from Miami; she’s a special ed teacher at Coconut Palm ES in Miramar working on her Master’s while he’s a special ed teacher at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High

$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

_ _ _ _
O _ _ E C _ _ _ _ E

The Rochas located LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to see Barry Manilow in Las Vegas w/ AA.com airfare and accommodations at the Hilton sponsored by his new #1 record “The Greatest Songs of the 50s” worth $4K

Round 1: PHRASE

Rochas: $400 S, $900 R, three E’s, $2,500 V, three I’s, BANKRUPTed near $600 (lost $3,300)

Doans: exact same fate

Shucks: three T’s for $1,350, A buy, $3,600 H quartet

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

They solved in unison “I TAUGHT HIM EVERYTHING HE KNOWS” for $4,700 and everybody’s on the board.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Rochas, Doans)

Jackpot Round: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Doans: $800 N, G for the Free SPIN, two I’s, no R and used FS, S for the blissworld.com gift tag, buy of two E’s, LaT

Shucks: $1,200 G pair, $300 H, three A’s, $300 M, $300 P, $2,400 L quartet

S A M P L I N G
T H E / L _ _ A L
T E _ _ I L A

They won $4,250 and would be SAMPLING THE LOCAL TEQUILA for $4,250 on their trip to the Royal Solaris LOS CABOS from Vacation Travel Plus from Mexicana worth $4,500.

SOLE DUD: R (Doans)
SOLE LaT: Doans
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700

Shucks: $13,450 cash & trip/Rochas: $2K/Doans: $1K

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Shucks: insta-BANKRUPT near $600

Rochas: two R’s on MW near $800 and flipped…oops

Doans: S for sorry

Shucks: $1,800 S pair, five O’s, $600 T pair, three A’s, $2,400 D trio, $800 F pair

T O / _ A _ _ / A N D
T O / _ O _ D
O N / F O R
D _ A R / _ _ F _

They solved “TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE” for $5,100.

SOLE DUD: S (Doans)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (other couples)

Shucks: $18,550 cash & trip/Rochas: $2K/Doans: $1K

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$3K Toss-Up: SONG TITLE

S _ A N D / _ Y / _ E

Angie IDed the Ben E. King hit “STAND BY ME”.

Speed-Up: LIVING THINGS

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Shucks: N
Rochas: two D’s
Doans: two S’s
Shucks: R (DUD)
Rochas: two L’s
Doans: Y
Shucks: two W’s

W_ _ _ _ / _ N D
Y _ L L _ W / D _ _ S _ _ S

The Shucks plucked some WHITE AND YELLOW DAISIES for $3,900.

SOLE DUD: R (Shucks)

FINAL SCORES
Shucks: $25,450 cash & MEX/Other couples: $2K each

GT: $29,450
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $3,300

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Bonus Round

The Shucks bought some of their friends from FIU and their names were Julie, Kathy, Estella, and Ron. Angie landed on the N of BONUS.

Category: PHRASE

These two letters got them started…

L _ _ _ _
_ T / _ _ _

MHDA added just a couple more on top…

L A _ _ H
_ T / _ _ _

They would LAUGH IT OFF literally, because they just missed it w/ LAUGH IT OUT (they also had LAUGH AT) and they lost $25K.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: February 17, 2006

EPISODE #4405: FUN IN THE SUN (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

R I _ _ / _ N D
_ _ _ _ _

Elise was incorrect w/ RIPE AND READY.

R I _ E / _ N D
_ _ _ _ _

Andrew also missed w/ RIPE AND SWEET…and Stephanie didn’t press her buzzer in time, so this was a TRIPLE STUMPER. It was RISE AND SHINE (Pat: “We’ll donate the thousand dollars to the Pat Sajak fund.”). Anyway, one of these people tried to prevent a possible skunking…

Andrew Orrico: electrician married 10 yrs. to Jodie Lynn from Hollywood, FL

Elise Sargent: life coach married to Casey w/ two daughters who served in the Army from St. Petersburg, FL

Stephanie Jonas: 4th grade teacher at Laurel Oak ES married 8 yrs. w/ two children from Naples, FL

$2K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ _ _ – _ _ _ E
_ A K E

Elise solved MAN-MADE LAKE.

FEATURED TRIP: Earth River Expeditions river rafting trip to Patagonia, Chile w/ airfare from LAN Airlines worth $9,900 (although they don’t put in on the wheel till R2 for some reason)

Round 1: FUN & GAMES (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Elise: $2,400 R trio, two E’s and O’s, T for turnover

Stephanie: $900 S trio, A buy, $1,200 N quartet, $10K’s right side ($1,850 lost)

Andrew: $600 L pair, D for dud

Elise then went for the solve and before she said the answer, she told Pat that she’s waited 25 yrs. to solve a PP and that the host is still hot — LOL!

E A R L _ – _ O R N _ N _
S _ R _ _ N _ / L E S S O N

She won $1,900 and would have her EARLY-MORNING SURFING LESSON near the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Adam A’s homeplace of ORANGE COUNTY worth $5,250; her new subtotal was $9,150 cash & CA.

DUDS: T (Elise), D (Andrew)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Stephanie

Jackpot Round: ON THE MAP

Stephanie: $1,800 S pair, $1,200 T pair, buy of E, LaT

Andrew: $1K N pair, buy of I, $1,600 M pair

_ _ E _ T / S M _ _ _
M _ _ N T _ I N S

He located the GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS for $2,350.

SOLE LaT: Stephanie
JACKPOT STOPPED AT: $7,800

Andrew: $2,350/Elise: $9,150 cash & CA/Stephanie: NIL

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Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Andrew: $300 S, two E’s, N for negative

Elise: just couldn’t escape BANKRUPT near $3,500

Stephanie: two R’s on MW near $800 and flipped…$$$, three T’s for Body Glove gift tag, H for halt after escaping BANKRUPT near $600

Andrew: $800 D, five A’s, C for crud

Elise: $900 M, two I’s, P and three L’s on $900

_ L T R A _ I _ L E T
& / T A M P A / _ A _
D E _ I L
R A _ S

She solved ULTRAVIOLET & TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS (the latter doesn’t have the “devil” in its name nowadays) for $4,250.

DUDS: N (Andrew), H (Stephanie), C (Andrew)
QUICK BANKRUPT: Elise

Andrew: $2,350/Elise: $13,400 cash & CA/Stephanie: NADA

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$3K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

M _ N _ E Y
W R _ _ C _

Andrew got out the MONKEY WRENCH.

Round 4: THING

Andrew: insta-LaT

Elise: $1,200 R quartet, three E’s

S-U TIME

_ R _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E R / _ _ R E _ _ E R

Consonants were worth the big one to end the week!

Elise: N (DUD)
Stephanie: L (DUD)
Andrew: two P’s
Elise: three S’s
Stephanie: H
Andrew: two D’s
Elise: two C’s

C R _ S S C _ _
P _ P E R / S H R E D D E R

Elise solved CROSSCUT PAPER SHREDDER for $30,950 and the blowout win!!!

DUDS: N (Elise), L (Stephanie)
INSTA-LaT: Andrew

FINAL SCORES
Andrew: $5,350/Elise: $44,350 cash & prizes/Stephanie: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $50,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,850

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Bonus Round

Sister Sarah and Casey the hubby hoped for the best as Elise landed on the H of CASH.

Category: THING

Not much RSTLNE help…

_ / S _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ N _

DGMI gave her…

_ / S _ I M _ _
_ I _ I N I

The vowel saved her and we WOULDN’T have a SKUNKING, because she solved A SKIMPY BIKINI for $30K and a final total of $74,350 cash & CA!

MY RATING: 8

WoF Retro Recap: February 16, 2006

EPISODE #4404: FUN IN THE SUN (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES

D E _ P – S _ A
_ _ S _ I _ _

Amber knew there’s a lot of DEEP-SEA FISHING in the Fort Lauderdale area. Thursday’s trio…

Amber Weaver: fitness instructor and owns a water sports business w/ her hubby (they have two daughters) from Pompano Beach

Cindy Nordhorn: design center sales mgr. for a national homebuilder recently engaged to Marc from Ft. Lauderdale (orig. from Orlando)

Tracy Harris (male): HS girls’ basketball coach (and was always mistaken for Shaquille O’Neal) from Boca Raton

$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION

T E _ E _ A _ _ E T E R

You don’t want one of these people bugging you on the phone, and Tracy knew that’s a TELEMARKETER.

FEATURED TRIP: The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai w/ AA.com airfare worth $8,157

Round 1: ON THE MENU 

Tracy: T for the Shanghai trip, three R’s for the Free SPIN, $1,500 S trio, $350 N, buys of two O’s and four E’s, C for crud on the Maui Jim gift tag and uses FS, A buy, D for the ResortsandLodges.com gift tag, $400 L

R O A S T E D
_ O N E L E S S
_ R _ _ E / R _ _

But he blew the solve big time w/ ROASTED BONELESS SPARE RIB, so $2,500 cash & GC + the Shanghai trip were at risk for him. Lucky for him, both women quickly BANKRUPTed out back-to-back (Amber on $10K’s left side, Cindy on BANKRUPT near $600). He then said a $600 B pair, the final vowel of two I’s, and a $300 P before he tried the solve again…

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

He’s right this time w/ ROASTED BONELESS PRIME RIB for a total of $11,307 cash & prizes and $13,307 so far.

SOLE DUD: C (Tracy)
INSTA-BANKRUPTS: 2 (ladies)
SOLE DQ: Tracy’s blown solve

Jackpot Round: PLACE (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Amber: $300 T, $1,200 N pair, $1,100 R pair (she tried to buy E after spinning), the triple E’s she wanted, $600 F pair, $300 L, buys of O and two A’s, $600 C pair

_ A _ N _ F _ C E N T
C O R A L / R E E F

She almost landed on Jackpot on the next spin…but she BOMBED OUT w/ H. Cindy then SPINGLED for the $600 M at the beginning…

M A _ N _ F _ C E N T
C O R A L / R E E F

…and would see a MAGNIFICENT CORAL REEF in THE BAHAMAS on her trip to the Palm Bay Beach Club w/ US Airways airfare worth $5,860.

SOLE CRITICAL DUD: H (Amber)

Amber: $1K/Cindy: $6,460 cash & Bahamas/Tracy: $13,307 cash & prizes

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Cindy: R on MW near $900 and obviously flipped…$$$, $3,200 N quartet, A buy, sole dud vowel of E for end of turn

Tracy: S for sorry

Amber: $1,800 T pair, three I’s, M for mistake

Cindy: $3,500 K, triple O’s and two U’s (NMV), D for Maui Jim gift tag, PAINFUL LaT to leave $16,700 cash & GC on the table

Tracy: SPINGLED for $900 G

D R I N K I N G
_ O U N T A I N
O _ / _ O U T _

He found the DRINKING FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH for the house minimum.

DUDS: E (Cindy), S (Tracy), M (Amber)
PAINFUL LaT: Cindy

Amber: $1K/Cindy: $6,460 cash & Bahamas/Tracy: $14,307 cash & prizes

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$3K Toss-Up: THING

_ _ N E W A B L E
_ N E R G _

Tracy solved RENEWABLE ENERGY to go up over $17K.

Speed-Up: RHYME TIME

It’s the $1,300 minimum (just short of the big one).

Tracy: S (DUD)
Amber: four N’s

N _ / _ _ _ N
N _ / _ _ _ N

Amber rightly stated “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” for $5,200.

QUICK DUD: S (Tracy)

FINAL SCORES
Amber: $6,200/Cindy: $6,460 cash & Bahamas/Tracy: $17,307 cash & prizes

GT: $29,967
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

The three ladies this guy brought along were his best friend Layla, his mom, and girlfriend Cecily. He landed on the S of BONUS.

Category: IN THE KITCHEN

Stingy RSTLNE help…

_ _ _ _ E
_ _ _

HCMO added two more (he mistakenly chose L on his first pick)…

_ _ _ C E
_ O _

It wasn’t some kind of WOK according to him. This JUICE BOX would’ve been worth…

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…$100K — HE WAS THE SECOND SUCH LOSER THAT SEASON. Doggone it.

MY RATING: 4

WoF Retro Recap: February 15, 2006

EPISODE #4403: FUN IN THE SUN (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE

W _ _ K I N _ / U P
A / _ _ E A T

Dave’s WORKING UP A SWEAT to score first among this midweek trio…

Dave Richard: fantasy football writer for a major sports news website married 3 yrs. to Karen w/ a 1-yr.-old boyfrom Coconut Creek, FL

Jacqueline Quiros: caregiver who’s “single and looking” and mom of a boy named Baron from Boynton Beach

Renee Ilhardt: 6th grade social studies teacher at Redland MS married 7.5 yrs. to Kyle from Miami

$2K Toss-Up: THING

C _ N _ A G I _ U S
_ _ U G H _ _ R

Dave probably didn’t have CONTAGIOUS LAUGHTER, but he tripled up.

FEATURED TRIP: NCL cruise to the Hawaiian Islands aboard the Pride of America from Hawaii.com worth $5,058

Round 1: LANDMARK

Dave: two R’s for $900, two N’s for Body Glove gift tag, $1,200 L pair, four A’s, $400 T, O buy, $500 P, K for the Hawaiian cruise, I buy, $500 S, three E’s (NMV)

E _ E R _ L A _ E S
N A T I O N A L / P A R K

He IDed EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK for $2,500 + $6,058 in prizes and had $11,558 so far — PR.

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Jacqueline: insta-BANKRUPT near Jackpot

Renee: $800 T, $2,700 R trio, four E’s, $1,600 S pair, three I’s, $2,400 C quartet, $500 Y, buys of two A’s and O, $1,600 M pair

I C E / C R E A M
S O C I A _
S E C _ R I T Y
_ _ M _ E R

Doubtful you would have an ICE CREAM SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, but she solved for $8,600.

QUICK BANKRUPT: Jacqueline
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,400

Renee: $8,600/Dave: $11,558 cash & prizes/Jacqueline: NIL

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Mystery Round: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Renee: $300 T, R for rats

Dave: S on MW near $900 and obviously flipped…oops

Jacqueline: LaT

Renee: $1,800 N quartet, triple I’s, $300 G, three O’s, B for bad

Dave: $800 H pair, $600 D, V for the Hawaiian Tropic gift tag, $800 W pair, $800 P pair

W I N D O W –
S H O P P I N G
O N / _ I _ T H
_ V _ N _ _

This man won $4K cash & gift tag and would do some WINDOW-SHOPPING ON FIFTH AVENUE in NEW YORK CITY on his trip to the Buckingham Hotel worth $4,100.

DUDS: R (Renee), B (Renee)
SOLE LaT: Jacqueline
SOLE BANKRUPT: Dave

Renee: $8,600/Dave: $19,658 cash & prizes/Jacqueline: NO LUCK

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$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MENU

_ A _ _ _ / _ F
T _ E / D _ Y

Dave got his CATCH OF THE DAY to sweep the Tossups.

Round 4: PLACE

Dave: insta-BANKRUPT near $600

Jacqueline: $450 R

S-U TIME

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The leftover consonants were worth $1,700 a pop.

Jacqueline: two S’s
Renee: T
Dave: two N’s
Jacqueline: two D’s
Renee: L
Dave: two H’s

N _ _ _ H _ _ R H _ _ D
D _ L _ _ _ T _ S S _ N

Dave won another $6,800 towards buying something at the NEIGHBORHOOD DELICATESSEN.

QUICK BANKRUPT: Dave

FINAL SCORES
Renee: $8,600/Dave: $29,458 cash & prizes/Jacqueline: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $39,058
NO BANKRUPT TRASH

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Bonus Round

Karen the wife watched her hubby give a “manly” spin of the BW and it landed on the N of WIN.

Category: LIVING THING

This is a pink bird…

_ L _ _ _ N _ _

DCHA only added the vowel…

_ L A _ _ N _ _

He didn’t realize Florida had way more than one FLAMINGO and he lost $30K (he didn’t even look inside the envelope).

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: Valentine’s Day 2006

EPISODE #4402: FUN IN THE SUN (FORT LAUDERDALE)

$1K Toss-Up: PLACE

L I F E G _ A R D
_ T _ T I _ N

Silianise only got the first word whereas Mayra solved LIFEGUARD STATION. Tuesday’s trio…

Mayra Milian: corporate travel mgr. for a major technology co. from Pembroke Pines

Silianise Donjoie: corrections officer w/ one son who recently went to Africa and learned a greeting (which she demonstrated on air) from Miami

Thomas Dunn III: student at Palm Beach Atlantic Univ. from West Palm Beach

$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

_ U M M _ _ _ _ _ R D

Mayra spotted a HUMMINGBIRD to triple up.

FEATURED TRIP: Cape Town, South Africa from SITA Tours w/ Kenya Airways airfare worth $9,300
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tags: ResortsandLodges.com and Maui Jim

Round 1: IN THE KITCHEN

Mayra: insta-dud of S for sorry

Silianise: four T’s for $3,200, four E’s, H for the ResortsandLodges.com gift tag, two A’s, $1K R pair, H repeat

Thomas: insta-BANKRUPT near $600

Mayra: $2,400 M trio, O buy, $600 G, $300 D

D _ G _ T A _
M E A T
T H E R M O M E T E R

She solved DIGITAL MEAT THERMOMETER for $3,050 and $6,050 so far.

SOLE DUD: S (Mayra)
INSTA-BANKRUPT: Thomas
SOLE DQ: Silianise’s H repeat

Jackpot Round: THINGS (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Silianise: automatic dud of L for loss

Thomas: $1,200 S pair, $400 H, $2,700 T trio, E buy, G for goof

Mayra: $1,350 N trio, $600 R, bad U buy

Silianise: $300 D, M for mistake

Thomas: went for solve

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

He won $4,050 and would leave FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND on his trip to MEXICO at the Aventura Spa Palace from Palace Resorts w/ Mexicana Airways airfare worth $6,300.

DUDS: L (Silianise), G (Thomas), U (Mayra), M (Silianise)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,900

Silianise: ZIP/Thomas: $10,350 cash & Mexico/Mayra: $6,050

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Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Thomas: $300 T, $2,400 S trio, $3,600 R quartet, H for the Maui Jim gift tag, two E’s, $1,800 C pair (just made it out of trouble), two A’s, $800 L, P for phooey on the South Africa trip

Mayra: $600 N pair, D for dud

Silianise: $1,100 F pair, two M’s on MW near $900 and flips…sorry

Thomas: B to get the South Africa trip that time, three O’s, $3,500 W, two I’s (NMV), $300 K

M A K I N _
B R O W N I E S / F R O M
S C R A T C H
_ O L F E R S

I’ve never heard of anybody MAKING BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH GOLFERS, but he’s won $11,700 and $10,300 in prizes!

DUDS: P (Thomas), D (Mayra)
SOLE BANKRUPT VIA MW: Silianise

Silianise: ZILCH/Thomas: $32,350 cash & prizes/Mayra: $6,050

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$3K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

A _ G _ _ T A
G E O _ _ I _

Silianise located AUGUSTA, GEORGIA to finally get off the schneid.

Speed-Up: ARTIST/SONG

We fell just short of the big one, because consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum.

Silianise: two L’s
Thomas: S
Mayra: T
Silianise: H
Thomas: two N’s
Mayra: J
Silianise: A (DUD)
Thomas: five O’s
Mayra: two E’s
Silianise: M (DUD)
Thomas: Y (HUH?!)
Mayra: G (DUD)
Silianise: P (DUD)
Thomas: two R’s

E L T O N / J O H N ‘ S
_ R O _ O _ _ L E / R O _ _

Thomas botched the third word w/ a gibberish and nonsensical word, which I can’t even decipher. Mayra then said D…

E L T O N / J O H N ‘ S
_ R O _ O D _ L E / R O _ _

She finally IDed ELTON JOHN’S “CROCODILE ROCK” for $3,900.

DUDS: A (Silianise), M (Silianise), Y (Thomas), G (Mayra), P (Silianise)
SOLE DQ: Thomas’ botched solve

FINAL SCORES
Silianise: $3K/Thomas: $32,350 cash & prizes/Mayra: $9,950

GT: $45,300
BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW $): $1,100

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Bonus Round

There’s nobody w/ Thomas, but he landed on zero #3.

Category: PHRASE

Lead-offs…

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

MPYO added just a couple more…

_ / _ E _ L T _ Y
_ L O _

He didn’t have A HEALTHY GLOW to nearly double his winnings w/ the $30K, because he went way off on both of the non-“a” words”.

MY RATING: 6 (long R4)