WoF Retro Recap: February 22, 2001

EPISODE #3439: HAWAII WEEK

Toss-Up #1: RHYME TIME

T _ E / F U _ ‘ S
_ _ S _ / B E _ U _ 

THE FUN’S JUST BEGUN and Marcy’s correct on that one.

Marcy Cabading: worker at a Japanese travel company in Waikiki who did acting on an independent film (and her fingers are overly hyper-extendable) from Honolulu 

Dwayne Hicks: computer engineering student married to Erin w/ a 5-year-old son Tyler who’s a fan of the Disney character Goofy (and he has a large collection of Goofy stuff) from Honolulu 

Sue Capello: retired postal worker married to Joe for nearly 40 years w/ one daughter, three grandchildren and three chihuahuas originally from Hilo, HI

Gift Tag: Blockbuster 

Round 1: PROPER NAME

Marcy: $600 R, $2,500 N, T for turnover 

Dwayne: $400 L, A for awful 

Sue: B for bad on $2,500

Marcy: $600 C, $600 G pair (not quite to $2,500), solve…

G _ _ R G _ 
C L _ _ N _ _ 

She IDed actor GEORGE CLOONEY for $4,300.

FEATURED PRIZE: Maui Jim boat cruise plus sunglasses from the co. worth $3,780 (MAUI JIM)

Jackpot Round: FILL IN THE NUMBER

Dwayne: three T’s for Maui Jim prize, $600 L pair, three A’s, M for mistake 

Sue: two D’s on JACKPOT, $1,600 S quartet, four E’s, $600 G, $3K R quintet, solve…

T _ E R E / A R E / # #
S T R _ _ E S / A _ D
# # / S T A R S / _ _ 
_ L D / G L _ R _ 

She solved “THERE ARE ## STRIPES AND ## STARS ON OLD GLORY” for $4,950 and correctly filled in 13 and 50 as the missing numbers.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,200

Sue: $7,950/Marcy: $5,300/Dwayne: ZERO

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Kawasaki ZXI 1100 jet ski worth $7,500 (JET SKI)

Round 3: THINGS

Sue: quick dud of R

Marcy: $900 S, T for turnover on $3,500

Dwayne: $500 L, $1,100 N pair, one A and two E’s, F for flunk

Sue: B for bad

Marcy: $10,500 P trio, $600 C pair, D for dud

Dwayne: two I’s, G for goof 

Sue: W for worthless

Marcy: $300 H, one Y for Blockbuster gift tag, solve…

_ _ I C Y
P I N E A P P L E
C H _ N _ S

But she didn’t count her S’s and P’s carefully as she blew the solve big time w/ SPICY PINEAPPLE CHUNKS, costing her $13,300 cash & gift card — oh brother. -__-

Dwayne: LaT 

Sue: $600 J, solve…

J _ I C Y
P I N E A P P L E
C H _ N _ S

She solved JUICY PINEAPPLE CHUNKS for the $600.

Sue: $8,550/Marcy: $5,300/Dwayne: ZILCH

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Toss-Up #2: AROUND THE HOUSE

B U I L _ – I N
O _ E _ 

Dwayne’s scoreless no more w/ BUILT-IN OVEN.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

This would make up for lost time — $6K per consonant!

Dwayne: L
Sue: R
Marcy: S
Dwayne: 2 T’s
Sue: D
Marcy: G
Dwayne: 2 E’s
Sue: J (WHA?!)
Marcy: P (DUD)
Dwayne: M

G R E _ T / M _ _ D S
T _ _ _ _ / _ L _ _ E

Dwayne knew that GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE and he solved for $24K and the comeback win!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T (Marcy), A (Dwayne), B (Sue)
Round 2	M (Dwayne)
Round 3	R, B, W (Sue) T, D (Marcy) F, G (Dwayne)	Dwayne		Marcy‘s blown solve
Round 4	J (Sue), P (Marcy)

FINAL SCORES
Sue: $8,550/Marcy: $5,300/Dwayne: $25K

GT: $38,850
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Dwayne chose the H from -HEEL.

Category: AROUND THE HOUSE

Just two in the bottom to start…

_ _ _ _ _ _ 
T _ _ S

DGMA helped nicely for the top word…

_ A _ A M A
T _ _ S

…but he thought of PANAMA for the top, so the keys to the Mercedes-Benz SLK were left inside these PAJAMA TOPS.

MY RATING: 6 (ugly R3)

Conclusion of this Hawaii road trip

WoF Retro Recap: February 21, 2001

EPISODE #3438: HAWAII WEEK

Toss-Up #1: SHOW BIZ

L _ _ _ T S
C _ M E _ A
A _ T I _ _ 

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION — we got this game started w/ Cathy solving this puzzle.

Cathy Santangelo: worker for the union that represents the faculty of the universities and all other schools who has a boyfriend named Rob (they have a puppy named Bocce) from Honolulu 

Rory Wild: morning show radio host married w/ three kids from Kaneohe, HI

Brian Whitney: adventure tour guide in Honolulu (he takes people on weekends to Maui, Kauai and the Big Island) married to Yuko w/ a baby son named Christophe 

Gift Tag: Skagen Denmark

Round 1: SONG LYRICS (NEW CATEGORY ALERT)

Cathy: $2,500 S, three E’s, $1,600 T pair, $500 H, A for awful 

Rory: R for rats

Brian: $900 N trio, $300 L, three I’s, no M on Free SPIN

Cathy: baffling dud of K

Rory: $300 W, FOOLISH DUD of J (huh?!)

Brian: $7,500 B trio, solve…

T I N _ / B _ B B L E S
I N / T H E / W I N E

He recited “TINY BUBBLES IN THE WINE” (by Don Ho) for $8,450.

FEATURED PRIZE: The Venetian in Las Vegas worth $3,974 (LAS VEGAS)

Jackpot Round: PHRASE

Rory: two T’s for Vegas, two S’s for $900, $900 R pair, three I’s, NULL CYCLE? (the Jackpot jumped by $1,150) B for bad

Brian: BANKRUPT near JACKPOT 

Cathy: $500 C, $600 Q, $350 H, $1,200 N pair, same BANKRUPT (lost $2,650)

Rory: one D on JACKPOT…

I T S ‘ S / S _
Q _ I _ T / _ _ _
C _ N / H _ _ R / _ 
_ I N / D R _ _ 

IT’S SO QUIET YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP…until Rory solved for $1,550, the Vegas trip, and a $9,900 pot!

Brian: $8,450/Cathy: $1K/Rory: $15,424 cash & Vegas

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Global Electric Motorcar plus Pinseeker golf clubs worth $9,557 (GOLF)

Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

Brian: $1,200 N pair, $300 T, R for rats 

Cathy: $10K’s left side

Rory: $550 S, D for dud

Brian: $550 L, three E’s and A, $1,800 C pair, $600 H pair, two O’s, $350 F, solve… 

C H _ C _ E N / O F
T H E / S E A 
L _ O N

He solved CHICKEN OF THE SEA LION for $4,050.

Brian: $12,500/Cathy: $1K/Rory: $15,424 cash & Vegas

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Toss-Up #2: THING

I N – F L I _ _ T
_ _ V I E

Rory might’ve seen an IN-FLIGHT MOVIE on his trip to Vegas.

Speed-Up: OCCUPATION

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum (not quite to TD). 

Rory: 4 T’s
Brian: 4 R’s
Cathy: 2 S’s
Rory: B (DUD)
Brian: N

_ _ R T _ _ _ / _ R T S
_ N S T R _ _ T _ R

Brian solved MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR for $6,500.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	A, K (Cathy) R, J (Rory) M (Brian)
Round 2 (aired)	B (Rory)		2 (Brian, Cathy)
Round 3	R (Brian), D (Rory)		Cathy
Round 4	B (Rory)

FINAL SCORES
Brian: $19K/Cathy: $1K/Rory: $16,424 cash & Vegas

GT: $35,424
BANKRUPT TRASH: $2,650

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Bonus Round

These were the non-$25K prizes on this other week from Hawaii…

• Chevrolet Corvette ($46K+)
• Seaswirl 1850 sport boat ($24K)
• 2001 Toyota 4RUNNER ($29K+)
• Mercedes-Benz SLK convertible ($41K+)

Brian chose the W.

Category: THING

This hyphenated answer started as…

_ _ N _ – _ L _ _ N
_ _ _ R

CDMA didn’t add too much more…

_ _ N D – _ L _ _ N
_ A _ R

…but he nailed it and would feel the WIND-BLOWN HAIR on the $24K Seaswirl 1850 sport boat, giving him a final total of $43K cash & boat. He brought along his old friend Bruce.

MY RATING: 7

WoF Retro Recap: February 20, 2001

EPISODE #3437: HAWAII WEEK

Toss-Up #1: PHRASE

_ _ U ‘ R _ / J _ _ T
I _ / _ _ M E

YOU’RE JUST IN TIME to see Don and these people play…

Don Pomes: retired teacher after 32 years and beach bum who did acting working on a stand-up comedy routine for seniors

Leacer Powell: chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army whose family (except her sister) served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm from Honolulu (orig. from Fayetteville, NC)

Vev Cabanting: retail assistant manager who’s been with her boyfriend of eight years (they have two kids together) and is part of some bowling league from Honolulu

Gift Tag: Discovery Channel Store

Round 1: PEOPLE

Don: insta-dud of T

Leacer: $700 R pair, $600 N, one A, $300 C, H for halt 

Vev: $700 L pair, $500 Y, three E’s, $900 M, one I, $450 D, one O, $500 P, solve…

N E _ L Y
M A R R I E D
C O _ P L E

Vev and her boyfriend were hopefully a NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE after solving for $2,300.

FEATURED PRIZE: trip to Keauhou Beach Resort in Kailua-Kona worth $2,830 (KONA)

Jackpot Round: STAR & ROLE

Leacer: $700 T, H failed her again on $3,500

Vev: $1K L pair, two E’s, $800 N, two A’s, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT (lost $1,300)

Don: $1,600 S pair, $1,500 M trio, solve…

T _ M
S E L L E _ _ / A S 
M A _ N _ M / _ . _ .

He IDed TOM SELLECK AS MAGNUM P.I. for $3,100.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,800

Don: $4,100/Leacer: ZERO/Vev: $2,300

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: golfing trip on the Kohala Coast where the contestant would choose three of six luxury resorts and spend two nights in each one worth $4,280 (GOLF ESCAPE)

Round 3: EVENT

Vev: $7K N pair, four E’s, L for loss of turn 

Don: $800 R pair, $1,800 S pair, $600 P pair, L repeat on gift tag

Leacer: $300 T, one I, one C for KONA trip, $300 D, one A, $3,500 X (NMC)

A N
_ N E X P E C T E D
S _ R P R I S E

This wasn’t AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE — she solved for $3,600 and the Kona trip.

Don: $4,100/Leacer: $6,430 cash & Kona/Vev: $2,300

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Toss-Up #2: AROUND THE HOUSE

B _ _ _ L _ / _ F
P _ _ _ _ M _ 

No response from Don.

B _ T T L _ / O F
P _ _ _ _ M _ 

Vev got a BOTTLE OF PERFUME.

Round 4: SAME NAME

Vev: quick dud of L

Don: three R’s for gift tag, T for turnover 

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ / & 
R _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ _ 

Consonants were worth the $1,300 minimum (it almost landed on the Golf Escape trip).

Leacer: S (DUD)
Vev: 2 N’s
Don: 2 D’s
Leacer: G (DUD)
Vev: C
Don: M 
Leacer: T repeat (not acknowledged as one)
Vev: F (DUD)
Don: K
Leacer: 2 B’s (NMC)

M _ N D _ R _ N / &
R _ B B _ R
D _ C K

Leacer solved MANDARIN & RUBBER DUCK for $2,600.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T (Don), H (Leacer)
Round 2	H (Leacer)		Vev
Round 3	L (Vev)			Don’s L repeat
Round 4	L, F (Vev) T (Don) S, G (Leacer)			Leacer’s T repeat

FINAL SCORES
Don: $4,100/Leacer: $9,030 cash & Kona/Vev: $3,300

GT: $16,430
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,300

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Bonus Round

Leacer wanted that W.

Category: PERSON

Here’s 1/4 of this answer…

_ _ _ _ L _ _ N

But we had another WIPEOUT, because she chose PBDO and wasn’t even close w/ PREACHER, TEACHER, and LION TRAINER, so this CIVILIAN wouldn’t drive away in the Mercedes-Benz SLK convertible.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: February 19, 2001

EPISODE #3436: HAWAII WEEK

Toss-Up #1: EVENT

_ E A _ _ I _ G / T _ E
H U L A

Hau’oli knew very well about LEARNING THE HULA. Meeting this man at the end…

Hau’oli Akaka: high school teacher who teaches the hula and married w/ four kids from Kaneohe, Oahu

Tanya Kaawa: retail department manager married w/ two kids who makes lollipops from Waianae, HI

Brandon Reid: sandwich artist who likes diving and surfing from Honolulu 

Gift Tag: The Sports Authority 

Round 1: PHRASE

Hau’oli: two T’s for $1,600, $300 H, R for rats

Tanya: $300 L, one K for gift tag, G for goof 

Brandon: $300 S, $1,200 N pair, buys of E and A, $600 C, $300 D (he’s been around the big one), solve…

N _ T / A / C L _ _ D
_ N / T H E / S K _ 

Brandon solved “NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY” for $1,900.

FEATURED PRIZE: Kohala Divers Ltd. snorkeling and scuba gear plus a trip aboard a private luxury chartered boat Reel Pleasure worth $2,780 (FISHING)

Jackpot Round: HEADLINE

Tanya: insta-dud of T

Brandon: four N’s for $2,800, three A’s, four D’s for $1,200, $700 S, $700 M, two O’s, $700 F, $900 R pair, $300 H, three E’s, $700 W, $1,400 G pair, one I…

W E D D I N G 
_ E _ _ S / F O R
M A D O N N A / A N D
H E R / G _ _

He landed on $3,500 next…but BOMBED OUT w/ C for CRITICAL DUD to leave $8,400 sitting there — dude… -__- Hau’oli then said two L’s for $1,200…

W E D D I N G 
_ E L L S / F O R
M A D O N N A / A N D
H E R / G _ _

…and solved “WEDDING BELLS FOR MADONNA AND HER GUY”.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $14,800

Tanya: NIL/Brandon: $1,900/Hau’oli: $2,200

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: Meade LX200 telescope worth $4,995 (TELESCOPE)

Round 3: THING

Brandon: $600 S, BANKRUPT near $600

Hau’oli: $600 N pair, two R’s for TELESCOPE, H for halt

Tanya: LaT 

Brandon: one T for FISHING, $450 M, two A’s, H repeat 

Hau’oli: L for loss of turn 

Tanya: $3,500 K, $1,100 D pair, two E’s, F for flunk 

Brandon: $300 W, $800 V, $300 G (NMC), solve…

_ N D E R W A T E R
D _ V _ N G 
M A S K

Brandon would get an UNDERWATER DIVING MASK on the fishing trip he won plus another $1,600.

Tanya: NADA/Brandon: $6,280 cash & fishing/Hau’oli: $2,200

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Toss-Up #2: PERSON

_ A R _ Y – M O R N I N G
_ I S E R

I’m not an EARLY-MORNING RISER, but Hau’oli solved that one.

Speed-Up: BEFORE & AFTER 

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

Hau’oli: 2 N’s
Tanya: T (DUD)
Brandon: S 
Hau’oli: 2 H’s
Tanya: L
Brandon: 2 O’s
Hau’oli: C
Tanya: 2 E’s
Brandon: 2 A’s

H A N _ 
L O O S E
C H A N _ E

Brandon’s able to HANG LOOSE CHANGE for $1,600, though he could’ve said the G’s instead to get into five figures.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R (Hau’oli), G (Tanya)
Round 2	T (Tanya), C (Brandon)
Round 3	H, L (Hau’oli) F (Tanya)	Tanya	Brandon	Brandon’s H repeat
Round 4	T (Tanya)

FINAL SCORES
Tanya: PARTING GIFTS/Brandon: $7,880 cash & fishing/Hau’oli: $3,200

GT: $11,080
BANKRUPT TRASH: $600

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Bonus Round

Brandon got the second E.

Category: PHRASE

Good head start…

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

But he WIPED OUT w/ BJMO and wasn’t even close w/ SEEN ON SHORE and SEEN ON SLIDE, so he wouldn’t KEEP IN SHAPE on driving the Toyota 4Runner.

MY RATING: 5

WoF Retro Recap: February 16, 2001

EPISODE #3435: FAMILY WEEK (HAWAII)

Toss-Up #1: THINGS

O P E N – _ O E D
S _ N _ _ L _ 

This fits under WAYW? nowadays, and Sean & Shannon solved OPEN-TOED SANDALS.

Sean Mitchell & Shannon Taparra (brother/sister): Shannon worked at an electric company on the island and was married 9 years to Raphael for nearly 9 years w/ two kids plus a third child due in March while Sean, the oldest of all the siblings, was a retail grocery manager for the best chain on the island married to Gabby with three kids

Salote Fenene & Victoria Jacobo (sisters): Salote from Laie (raised on American Samoa) worked for Hawaii’s #1 paid tourist attraction and graduated from BYU Hawaii w/ a BA in political science while Victoria was a lieutenant at the women’s  community correctional center and full-time student at the University of Hawaii married to Tom w/ two daughters

Lori Navares & Pam Medeiros-Mercado (daughter/mom): Lori’s married to Alan (they have a red-nosed pitbull) while Pam’s married 9 years to Ernest w/ 6 kids

Gift Tag: bikeshop.com

Round 1: PLACE

S & S: two T’s for $800, two N’s for $600 more, two O’s, R for rats 

S & V: one L for gift tag, LaT 

L & P: D for dud

S & S: two A’s and I, $600 P, $400 C, $600 F pair, solve..

C O F F _ _ 
P L A N T A T I O N

They’re aware of at least one COFFEE PLANTATION on the island for $2,250.

FEATURED PRIZE: pair of Hobie pedal-driven kayaks worth $2,590 (KAYAKS)

Jackpot Round: WHERE ARE WE?

S & V: $600 T, $1K N pair, $600 S pair, seven E’s, $1,200 L pair, $1,600 P pair, three A’s and three I’s, $1,200 M pair, $700 B, $1,650 R trio, $900 H, C for CRITICAL DUD ($8,700 at risk)

L & P: $550 W, $1,200 D pair, $300 Y…

M E M B E R S H I P
P L E A S E / R E W I N D
_ I _ E – D A Y
R E N T A L

…but they BOMBED OUT thinking K was one of the two remaining letters while on the Free SPIN — FIKE?! -__- Afterwards, S & S solved MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE REWIND, FIVE-DAY RENTAL and said Blockbuster, which was acceptable for video store.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,600

S & S: $6,250/Others: $0 each

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Coming out of this break, Victoria had a cast on her arm and appears she must have broke her arm during the break.

FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip for 4 to Universal Studios Orlando w/ a stay at the Hard Rock Hotel worth $6,860 (Universal Orlando)

Round 3: BEFORE & AFTER

L & P: three T’s for $2,400, H for halt 

S & S: $300 N, $600 S pair, $1,600 D pair, buys of three A’s, two I’s, and four O’s, $600 P pair, $900 L trio, three E’s (NMV), solve…

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

They solved “I’D LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST AND JELLY” for $3K.

S & S: $9,250/Others: ZERO a head

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Toss-Up #2: AROUND THE HOUSE

_ O B E / & 
S _ I _ _ E R S

L & P solved ROBE & SLIPPERS to finally score.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

This first week from Hawaii ended w/ a $1,600 Final Spin.

L & P: T
S & S: S (DUD)
S & V: R (DUD)
L & P: H (DUD)
S & S: 4 N’s
S & V: L (DUD)
L & P: F (DUD)
S & S: O
S & V: M (DUD)
L & P: C (DUD)
S & S: B (DUD)
S & V: 2 D’s (they thought the first two words was NO GUN — this is a family show, ladies)
L & P: A (DUD)
S & S: P (NMC)

N O / P _ N 
_ N T _ N D _ D

S & S finally got NO PUN INTENDED for $8K.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R (S & S), D (L & P)	S & V
Round 2	C (S & V), K (L & P)
Round 3	H (L & P)
Round 4	S, B (S & S) R, L, M (S & V) H, F, C, A (L & P)			S & V’s blown solve

FINAL SCORES
L & P: $1K/S & S: $17,250/S & V: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $18,250
NO BANKRUPTS

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Bonus Round

Sean chose the W from —EEL.

Category: PHRASE

Lead-offs…

L _ _ / _ T / _ N
T _ _ _ _ 

HGDI gave them a few more…

L _ _ / I T / _ N
T H I _ _ 

After talking it out, Shannon came through w/ the answer and they would LAY IT ON THICK on winning the Las Vegas shopping sprees at the Forum Shops plus accommodations at Caesars Palace worth $20,560, giving them a final total of $37,810 cash & prizes. The two people greeting them were probably their brother and sister.

MY RATING: 6 (shaky game overall)

WoF Retro Recap: February 15, 2001

EPISODE #3434: FAMILY WEEK (HAWAII)

Toss-Up #1: EVENT

M _ K _ N G / A N
_ _ _ _ I D / _ E I

Kevin said the first two, then Debbi said the other two, and Kevin said the whole thing of MAKING AN ORCHID LEI.

Debbi & Kevin Akiona (sister/brother): she’s engaged to be married to her boyfriend of 11 years w/ one son and is the Honolulu Fire Department’s first female firefighter while he’s also a firefighter married to Christine w/ two sons and has three other brothers and a brother-in-law

Jeff & D.J. Hunt (son/mother): she’s a retired nurse w/ 4 big sons (Jeff’s the oldest), a foster daughter and 14 grandchildren while he’s a police officer from Hana in Maui married to Abby w/ three kids and is also the kids’ instructor at their school

Corinna & Luci Campos (daughter/mom): Luci worked for the state judiciary as a district court bailiff and married to Andy for 20 years with two kids including Corinna while the daughter’s a student at Leeward Community College majoring in TV production

Gift Tag: Blockbuster 

Round 1: PHRASE

Akionas: insta-dud of T

Hunts: two R’s for $5K, T repeat

Camposes: three S’s for $1,650, two E’s, $800 P pair, two A’s, solve…

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

They solved “A PROMISE IS A PROMISE” for $1,950 (could’ve gone on for the remaining M pair, though).

FEATURED PRIZE: two Rave Sports gift certificates worth $4K (WATER SPORTS)

Jackpot Round: CLASSIC TV

Hunts: four N’s for $3,200, four A’s, $800 D, $800 R, four E’s, LaT 

Camposes: $1,200 T pair, S for sorry 

Akionas: four L’s for gift tag (Debbi placed it on the wedge ledge), one M on JACKPOT…

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

They nailed JOHN BOY, MARY ELLEN, AND ELIZABETH WALTON to keep the gift tag plus the $8,900 pot.

Camposes: $1,950/Akionas: $10,900 cash & GC/Hunts: ZIP

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: shopping sprees from HawaiianShirtsOnline.com worth $5K (Shopping)

Round 3: HEADLINE

Camposes: $1,600 N pair, $10K’s right side

Akionas: no T on $3,500

Hunts: $300 R, $900 S trio, A for awful 

Camposes: $500 W, two I’s, $900 D, solve…

_ _ S _ / W I N S
_ R _ S I D _ N _ _ 

This was a little weird — Luci said the first word, touches her throat, then said the whole thing of “BUSH WINS PRESIDENCY” while pausing between the last two syllables of the answer…it’s accepted for $1,150.

Camposes: $3,100/Akionas: $10,900 cash & GC/Hunts: ZILCH

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Toss-Up #2: AROUND THE HOUSE

S E _ / O F
C O A S T _ _ S

The Hunts were finally in the chips w/ SET OF COASTERS.

Round 4: THING

Hunts: $5K N, $600 G

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Consonants were worth $6K apiece!

Hunts: 2 R’s
Camposes: T (DUD)
Akionas: D (DUD)
Hunts: 2 L’s
Camposes: S
Akionas: Y

S _ _ L _ N G
R _ _ _ L R Y

Perfect puzzle for the Akionas — they solved SIBLING RIVALRY for $6K.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	T (Akionas)			Hunts’ T repeat
Round 2	S (Camposes)	Hunts
Round 3	T (Akionas), A (Hunts)		Camposes
Round 4	T (Camposes), D (Akionas)

FINAL SCORES
Camposes: $3,100/Akionas: $16,900 cash & GC/Hunts: $1K

GT: $21K
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,600

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Bonus Round

Debbi picked the L from W-EEL.

Category: AROUND THE HOUSE

Just the S to start…

_ _ _ _ ‘ S
_ _ _ 

They WIPED OUT of the game w/ an interesting combo of KFDO. It was BABY’S BIB and they lost the pair of Volkswagen Bugs.

MY RATING: 6

WoF Retro Recap: February 13, 2001

Start of Hawaii Road Trip 2001

EPISODE #3432: FAMILY WEEK (HAWAII)

Toss-Up #1: THINGS

_ O _ _ – S T _ _ M E D
_ O S E S

Alexis & Orrin might have bought some LONG-STEMMED ROSES in time for Valentine’s Day.

Alexis & Orrin Kupau (sister/brother): Alexis is a conference coordinator at a local teleconferencing in Honolulu and mother of a 5-year-old daughter (Elena) expecting her second child in April while Orrin worked for an international conferencing company

Keith & Greg Yoshida (bros.): Greg’s a coding specialist at a local hospital (he thinks it’s one of the best on the island) married w/ a 3-month-old daughter while Keith’s a sales marketing manager for a gas utility company married 10 years to Melanie w/ two kids

Lisa Tam & Bert Itoga (daughter/dad): Lisa’s married to Bill w/ three kids (two twin girls and a son) who manages her girlfriend’s store where they specialize in gourmet doggy foods while Bert’s a retired Air Force officer working with the Department of Education married to a lady he met in Thailand 33 years ago and had two kids including Lisa

Gift Tag: Discovery Channel store

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Kupaus: $1K T pair, LaT 

Yoshidas: LaT 

L & B: $1,200 N pair, two O’s, R for rats 

Kupaus: $400 W, three A’s, BANKRUPT (lost $1,150)

Yoshidas: $600 B, $1,800 M pair, one U, sole dud vowel of E

L & B: C for crud

Kupaus: BANKRUPT again

Yoshidas: solve…

_ A M _ _ _
M A N / A B O U T
T O W N

They solved FAMILY MAN ABOUT TOWN for $1,900.

FEATURED PRIZE: pair of Sony Digital HandyCam camcorders worth $4K (Camcorders)

Jackpot Round: QUOTATION

Yoshidas: two T’s for $900, four H’s for $1,200 more, one E, $600 W pair, one I, $700 R, three A’s, $1,400 D pair, $1,350 L trio, two O’s, $800 N, three U’s, solve…

L A U _ H / A N D
T H E / W O R L D
L A U _ H _ 
W I T H / _ O U

They solved “LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU” for a $5,700 PR.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700

L & B: NIL/Kupaus: $1K/Yoshidas: $7,600

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trip to Mokuleia Beach in Oahu for windsurfing and kiteboarding lessons plus Naish equipment package worth $5,280 (KITEBOARDING)

Round 3: SHOW BIZ

L & B: BANKRUPT near $600 right away

Kupaus: no S on KITEBOARDING prize

Yoshidas: three T’s for KITEBOARDING prize, but same BANKRUPT struck again

L & B: same BANKRUPT 

Kupaus: six R’s for $1,800, four E’s, $900 P, one O, N for negative 

Yoshidas: $1K Y pair, two A’s, one C for gift tag, $550 L, solve…

C E L E _ R _ T Y
R E P O R T E R
_ A R Y / _ A R T

She’s most famous for hosting “Entertainment Tonight”, but the men were one letter off w/ CELEBRITY REPORTER GARY HART. That would cost them $2,300 cash & GC.

L & B: $500 B, $800 M, solve…

C E L E B R _ T Y
R E P O R T E R
M A R Y / _ A R T

They IDed CELEBRITY REPORTER MARY HART for $1,300.

L & B: $1,300/Kupaus: $1K/Yoshidas: $7,600

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Toss-Up #2: PLACE

D _ E P – B L _ E
_ _ A

L & B solved DEEP-BLUE SEA.

Speed-Up: PHRASE

Consonants were worth $1,600 apiece.

L & B: N (DUD)
Kupaus: T
Yoshidas: C (DUD)
L & B: S (DUD)
Kupaus: H
Yoshidas: F
L & B: L
Kupaus: N repeat (not acknowledged as such)
Yoshidas: W (DUD)
L & B: K (UGH!)
Kupaus: M
Yoshidas: 2 Y’s (blew it w/ THE WORLD OF MY EYE)
L & B: 2 P’s (NMC)

T H _ / _ P P L _ 
_ F / M Y / _ Y _ 

Lisa rightly said that her father is “THE APPLE OF MY EYE” for $4,800. Too bad they fell $500 short, however.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R, C (L & B) E (Yoshidas)	2 (Kupaus, Yoshidas)	2 (Kupaus)
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	S, N (Kupaus)		3 (L & B 2x, Yoshidas)	Yoshidas’ one-letter missolve
Round 4	N, S, K (L & B) C, W (Yoshidas)			2 (Kupaus’ N repeat, Yoshidas’ blown solve)

FINAL SCORES
L & B: $7,100/Kupaus: $1K/Yoshidas: $7,600

GT: $15,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,430 cash & kiteboarding 

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Bonus Round

From W-EEL, the Yoshidas chose the second E.

Category: THING

Just the vowel to start…

_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ 

They WIPED OUT of the game with CMDA and fell short w/ FIVE BOOK. Since they didn’t own a JOKE BOOK, they lost the Las Vegas shopping sprees.

MY RATING: 4

Wed. show

WoF Retro Recap: February 26, 1999 — HAWAII FINALE

EPISODE #3050: BEST FRIENDS WEEK (HAWAII)

Brett White & Kekoa Kaapu: two men who ran against each other in a political primary race (Kekoa was running as a Democrat while Brett was running against someone else, but they both lost); Kekoa is a publisher of a small public service bulletin while Brett is a political consultant and married to lady who’s almost as good-looking as Vanna

Lynn Walker Magwood & Tee Fields: BFs for 7 yrs. from Columbus, OH; Lynn is married to John w/ three sons and is also a musician while Tee practices spiritual law

Jane Maluyo & Beverlyn Sanchez: both met in high school; Jane is a senior at Hawaii Pacific University while Beverlyn just graduated and got her Associates in Arts degree from Leeward and they both work together at a café

Round 1: TITLE (PUZZLER)

B & K: $550 T, LaT

L & T: $2K S pair, $300 R, $600 N pair, two I’s, BANKRUPT (lost $2,650)

J & B: L for loss of turn

B & K: $500 G, $250 M, $3K D trio, A for awful

L & T: $500 W, $400 Y, $250 F, BANKRUPT again (lost $1,150)

J & B: $300 B (NMC), solve…

M Y / B _ S T
F R I _ N D ‘ S
W _ D D I N G

They solved the Julia Roberts film “MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING” for the $500 minimum. Here’s SHOW BIZ…

_ _ M E _ Y

They knew that film is a COMEDY.

FEATURED PRIZE: fishing gear and supplies + Cabela’s camping gear and clothing worth $5K (OUTDOORS)

Round 2: PHRASE

L & T: isnta-dud of S on OUTDOORS

J & B: $10K’s right side

B & K: five T’s for Free SPIN, same BANKRUPT and used FS, $2,700 H trio, five E’s, $1,800 N trio, five O’s, sole dud vowel of I

L & T: $1K R pair, $550 W, P for phooey

J & B: $700 C, one U, $550 F, $400 G, last vowel of A, solve…

A _ _
T O G E T H E R / N O W
O N / T H E / C O U N T
O F / T H R E E

ALL TOGETHER NOW ON THE COUNT OF THREE, please applaud them for making the $1,150 solve.

J & B: $4,650/Other Teams: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trips for 6n to the San Diego Hilton & Tennis Resort worth $8,478 (SAN DIEGO)

Jackpot Round: PEOPLE

J & B: insta-dud of T on $3,500

B & K: W for worthless

L & T: $500 S pair, N for negative

J & B: L for loss of turn

B & K: $1,600 R pair, one E, A for awful

L & T: P for phooey

J & B: H for halt

B & K: one O, BANKRUPT near $250 (lost $850)

L & T: one F for OUTDOORS, CRITICAL L REPEAT ON $3,500

J & B: $300 D, $300 B, solve…

B O D _ S _ R F E R S

J & B realized there’s BODYSURFERS in Honolulu for $600.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $15,450

J & B: $5,250/Others: ZERO a head

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Speed-Up: THING

You just knew considering how long this game went we would start the round right away like this, and Pat just spun $5K per consonant on this wild final night from Hawaii!

B & K: M (HUH?! That early?!)
L & T: S (DUD)
J & B: T (DUD)
B & K: I (DUD)
L & T: R
J & B: 2 L’s
B & K: N (DUD)
L & T: D (DUD)
J & B: H (DUD)
B & K: G (DUD)
L & T : K

_ _ R _ L
N _ _ K L _ _ _

Lynn likely squandered $10K and the win w/ PEARL NECKLACE, not realizing the placement of the R. J & B then said three C’s…

C _ R _ L
N _ C K L _ C _

They solved CORAL NECKLACE for $25K and the maingame sweep!

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	L (J & B), A (B & K)	B & K	2 (L & T)
Round 2	S (L & T), I (B & K), P (L & T)		2 (J & B, B & K)
Round 3	T, L, H (J & B) W, A (B & K) N, P (L & T)		B & K	L & T‘s L repeat
Round 4	M, I, N, G (B & K) S, D (L & T) T, H (J & B)			L & T’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
J & B: $30,250/Others: PARTING GIFTS EACH

BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,800

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Bonus Round

Jane chose the W from W-EEL.

Category: THING

Just an R to start this six-letter answer…

_ _ _ R _ _

CDMA gave them two more…

_ A _ R _ C

They got FABRIC for the TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP and won the maZDa Miata worth $25,175, giving them a final $55,425 cash & convertible! They took Beverlyn’s brother Freddy and Jane’s little sister Brittney to their car.

MY RATING: 7 (what a wild night this was)

WoF Retro Recap: February 25, 1999

EPISODE #3049: BEST FRIENDS WEEK (HAWAII)

Kent Frazee & Ben Lokey: Kent orig. from Eads, CO lived in Hawaii for 23 yrs. while Ben from Waimanalo worked for a teleconferencing company in Honolulu (but he got booed)

Tracy Bautista & Lyle Silsby: BFs for 7 yrs. who met in college; Tracy originally from Maui recently graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and had been working full-time as a model while Lyle is a hotel manager at a timeshare resort

B.J. Defries & Marty Watts (females): both didn’t meet until Marty moved to Hawaii in sixth grade; B.J.’s married w/ two wacky kids who likes to play the harp while Marty from Mililani enjoys playing volleyball and softball in her church league and has a son was born almost 13 years ago while watching this show

Round 1: EVENT

K & B: insta-dud of R

T & L: BANKRUPT

B.J. & M: $300 T, S for sorry

K & B: $1K N, $600 G, one I, B for bad

T & L: baffling K call on Free SPIN

B.J. & M: $1K L, D for dud

K & B: $1,800 W pair, solve…

W _ _ L _
W _ T _ _ I N G

They solved WHALE WATCHING for $3,150.

FEATURED PRIZE: trips to Hacienda del Mar Resort in Los Cabos (incl. wine tasting and sport fishing experience) worth $6,600 (CABO)

Round 2: CLASSIC TV (PUZZLER)

T & L: insta-dud of S

B.J. & M: $300 T, L for loss of turn

K & B: N for negative

T & L: five R’s for $2K, two E’s, $300 M, unfortunate H call on $2,500

B.J. & M: one K for Free SPIN, LaT

K & B: $1,800 C pair, solve…

R _ C K _
R _ C _ R _ _ / &
_ R E _ / M E R T _

They IDed RICKY RICARDO & FRED MERTZ of “I Love Lucy” fame for the 18 Benjamins. Now for PEOPLE…

N _ I _ H _ O R _

They knew that Ricky & Fred were NEIGHBORS.

K & B: $7,950/Other teams: $0 each

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: pair of Hobie Wave Club Edition 13′ sailboats worth $9,540

Jackpot Round: PHRASE (both B.J. & Marty introduce the round since they’ve been calling their letters in sync)

B.J. & M: $1,800 T trio, $400 L, one S for BOATS, four E’s, $700 R, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT ($12,190 cash & boats wiped out)

K & B: $600 Y pair, $250 B, $400 H, $500 M pair, $250 F, three O’s, $750 N trio, solve…

Y O _ / _ N O _ / M E
B E T T E R / T H _ N
_ / _ N O _ / M Y S E L F

K & B were 3-for-3 after solving “YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF” for $2,500.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,400

K & B: $10,450/Others: ZERO a head

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Speed-Up: THING

Consonants were worth $600 apiece.

K & B: S (DUD)
T & L: N (DUD)
B.J & M: T (DUD)
K & B: 2 R’s
T & L: H (DUD)
B.J. & M: L (DUD)
K & B: P (DUD)
T & L: M
B.J. & M: K (HUH?!)
K & B: 2 D’s
T & L: G (DUD)
B.J. & M: 2 C’s

_ _ D _ _
C _ M C _ R D _ R

B.J.& Marty would record their memories on the show w/ a VIDEO CAMCORDER as they’ve finally earned their only $1,200 on the night.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	R, B (K & B) K (T & L) S, D (B.J. & M)
Round 2	S, H (T & L) L (B.J. & M) N (K & B)	B.J. & Marty
Round 3			B.J. & Marty
Round 4	S, P (K & B) N, H, G (T & L) T, L, K (B.J. & M)

FINAL SCORES
K & B: $10,450/T & L: PARTING GIFTS/B.J. & M: $1,200

GT: $11,650
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,190 cash & boats

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Bonus Round

Ben chose the L.

Category: THING

It’s something you can eat…

R _ _ _ _ R _
_ _ E

BMCO gave them two key B’s…

R _ _ B _ R B
_ _ E

…and they ate up the RHUBARB PIE before the timer even started for the $$$ and a final all-cash total of $35,450. They were greeted by Ben’s parents.

MY RATING: 5 (duds galore)

WoF Retro Recap: February 24, 1999

EPISODE #3048: BEST FRIENDS WEEK (HAWAII)

Jane Chang & Donna Eremian: both met in college at the University of Hawaii 17 years ago; Jane’s married to David w/ one son while Donna’s married to Mark and a design consultant at a Honolulu furniture gallery

Dean Hirata & Tam-Que Fee: met about three years ago through a mutual friend; Tam-Que is from Kaneohe on the windward side and a sales associate for a large retailer on the island while Dean is an aircraft technician who likes to surf and golf

Greg Smith & Steven Chmielewski: met on their submarine in the Navy about 1.5 yrs. ago; Greg is a SONAR technician and married to Lynn w/ two sons while Steven’s a storekeeper on the USS Los Angeles married to Alissa and originally from Manistee, MI

Round 1: SHOW BIZ

J & D: $550 T, BANKRUPT

D & T: LaT

G & S: $300 H, $800 S, one E, $500 N pair, L for loss of turn

J & D: $300 K, $600 M pair, two A’s and O, $250 G, solve…

T O M / H A N K S / &
M E G / _ _ A N

They IDed TOM HANKS & MEG RYAN for $650. Now for PLACE…

B _ _
_ _ _ I C E

The films featuring those actors were big at the BOX OFFICE, but J & D whiffed w/ BIG CITY and BIG OFFICE. It was BOX OFFICE.

FEATURED PRIZE: turnkey dive package from Brownie’s Third Lung, one for each member of the team, worth $6,022 (SCUBA)

Round 2: THING

D & T: $600 T, $700 R, $450 S, $5K L pair, one E, $500 W, $500 F, four A’s, $1,200 C pair, solve…

C A S C A _ _ _ _
W A T E R F A L L

D & T know about a CASCADING WATERFALL in Hawaii for $8,450 — PR.

J & D: $650/D & T: $8,450/G & S: NIL

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FEATURED PRIZE #2: trips to The Hilton at Short Hills worth $8,600 (SPA)

Jackpot Round: BEFORE & AFTER

G & S: $300 T, S for strikeout

J & D: $750 R trio, $3,500 Y, three E’s and four A’s, M for mistake

D & T: $1,800 D pair, $1,800 C pair, $300 N, one H on JACKPOT…

_ A D / H A _ R
D A Y / C A R E
C E N T E R

They initially left out the word DAY in their response, but they restarted and solved BAD HAIR DAY CARE CENTER for $3,900 and a $12,450 pot!

J & D: $650/D & T: $24,800/G & S: NADA

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Speed-Up: CATEGORY

J & D and D & T: insta-duds of N and S (J & D were on $5K)

G & S: three L’s for SCUBA

SPEED-UP

_ _ _ L _ L _
_ L _ _ _ _

Consonants were worth $450 apiece.

G & S: T (DUD)
J & D: R
D & T: D (DUD)
G & S: M (DUD)
J & D: B (DUD)
D & T: C (DUD)
G & S: H (DUD)
J & D: K
D & T: 3 E’s

_ K _ L E L E
_ L _ _ E R

Dean solved UKULELE PLAYER for the $500 minimum.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	L (G & S)	D & T	J & D
Round 2	PERFECT ROUND
Round 3	S (G & S), M (J & D)
Round 4	N, B (J & D) S, D, C (D & T) T, M, H (G & S)

FINAL SCORES
J & D: $650/D & T: $25,300/G & S: PARTING GIFTS

GT: $25,950
BANKRUPT TRASH: $550

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Bonus Round

Dean chose the second E.

Category: PHRASE

Nice head start…

_ R _ _ E N
S T _ _ _

CDMA completely struck out and after Tam-que quietly said STAMP, Dean incorrectly said BROKEN late. As they were standing FROZEN STIFF, they also lost the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

At the end, we saw a timelapse of how they took everything from Culver City to Hawaii.

MY RATING: 7 (largely thanks to that massive Jackpot win)