WoF Retro Recap: March 26, 2007 (2024)

On this last week of March back then, it’s time for their Spring Break.

EPISODE #4626: SPRING BREAK

$1K Toss-Up: LIVING THINGS

W A T _ _
L _ L _ _ S

Jonathan solved WATER LILIES. First up this week…

Jonathan Aldana: senior at UC-Santa Barbara studying business economics soon to be graduating and manager at a local pizza place who does some acting in his free time from Isla Vista, CA

Rochelle Miller: proud mom of three daughters (middle daughter Ali was celebrating her 17th birthday at the time of this taping) from Uniontown, PA

Keely Schuneman: veterinary technician soon to attend veterinary school from Longmont, CO

$2K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

B _ _ I D E D
R U G

Keely got control w/ BRAIDED RUG.

FEATURED SPRING BREAK TRIP: Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat & Spa from Cabo San Lucas worth $5,440 (MEXICO)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: LastMinuteTravel.com

Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER

Keely: $1,200 T pair, $400 S, $1,800 R pair, one A, H for halt

Jonathan: $900 L trio, $5K N pair, one E, solve…

L _ N T
R _ L L E R
S _ A T _ N _

There’s no such activity called LINT ROLLER SKATING, but this guy won $5,650.

Jackpot Round: HUSBAND & WIFE

Jonathan: one T on JACKPOT, no R on said space

Rochelle: S for sorry

Keely: $300 N, P for phooey

Jonathan: D for dud

Rochelle: three L’s for Free SPIN, two H’s on MEXICO, lost trip right back to BANKRUPT near JACKPOT and used FS, G for goof

Keely: $1,500 M trio, $800 C pair, $350 W, four I’s, $10,500 F trio…

W I L L I _ M
H . / M _ C _ / &
F _ L I C I T _
H _ F F M _ N

…but she made the SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE of O (I feared she would say that) to squander $12,950, so Jonathan solved WILLIAM H. MACY & FELICITY HUFFMAN for the house minimum.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,850

Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $7,650/Rochelle: BAD LUCK

Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)

The $10K this week was sponsored by LowerMyBills.com. And the top line wasn’t used.

Rochelle: $900 R, $1,050 S trio, $900 T trio, one E, $900 N, LaT

Keely: LaT

Jonathan: $2,400 C trio, two A’s, two L’s for WC, five I’s, solve…

S I C I L I A N – S T _ L E
T _ I C _ / C R _ S T
_ I _ _ A

He won $1,900 and would have some SICILIAN-STYLE THICK CRUST PIZZA on his $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to SICILY, ITALY.

Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $14,050 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: NOTHING

$3K Toss-Up: PLACE

_ O _ N S T A I R S
B A T _ _ _ _ _

After Jonathan stopped by the DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM before taping, he was up over $17K.

Round 4: PHRASE

Jonathan: $600 T pair, S for sorry

Rochelle: the H failed a lady again

Keely: $1,400 R pair, $900 N trio, two E’s, L for lost turn

Jonathan: two O’s, $900 C, $600 D, two A’s, sole dud vowel of U (did he really think the first word was HAUNTED?)

Rochelle: $700 P (NMC), solve…

P A _ N T E D / _ N T O
A / C O R N E R

After Rochelle was PAINTED INTO A CORNER, she finally got a solve under her belt.

Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $17,050 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: $1K

Round 5: THINGS

After Rochelle’s instant BANKRUPT near $500, the consonants in SPEED-UP were worth $1,550 apiece.

Keely: T (DUD)
Jonathan: 2 S’s
Rochelle: 2 R’s
Keely: N
Jonathan: G
Rochelle: H (DUD)
Keely: Z (SERIOUSLY?!)
Jonathan: C

C _ _ S _ N G
R _ _ _ R _ S

Before the hosts made their CLOSING REMARKS, Jonathan solved just before the buzzer for $6,200.

FINAL SCORES
Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $23,250 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: $1K

GT: $26,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,440 Mexico trip

Bonus Round

The $67,177 Winnebago Access was back for this week, and there’s also a maZDa Miata waiting to be won. After we saw Jonathan’s best friend Kelsey, he landed on what’s under the O of BONUS.

Category: PERSON

George Bernard Shaw is one example of this person…

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CDGI and M gave added just two more…

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…but he knew it’s PLAYWRIGHT for $40K and a final total of $63,250 cash & Sicily!

MY RATING: 7 (too many duds)