WoF Retro Recap: March 27, 2007 (2024)

EPISODE #4627: SPRING BREAK

$1K Toss-Up: MOVIE TITLE

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

Peter TOTALLY BLEW IT w/ “MINUTE MEN’S REUNION” — what in the world, sir?! -___-

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

Kathy Jo named the 2006 flick as “LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE”. From left to right, Tuesday’s trio…

Kathy Jo Gutierrez: 1st grade teacher married 10 years w/ three children who’s a big Chicago sports fan from Anaheim Hills, CA

Peter McWilliams: worker for a leading hotel company who plays the guitar and piano, writes music, and enjoys sports of all different kinds from Cleveland Heights, OH

Monica White: accountant and mother of an 8-year-old son (Anthony; she watches basketball games with him and also go to church together) from Queens, NY

$2K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

P _ _ _ _ _ _ D
B E E F / _ _ _ K Y

Kathy Jo had some PEPPERED BEEF JERKY to triple up.

FEATURED SPRING BREAK TRIP: Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa in VERMONT worth $4,250 (NEW ENGLAND)
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: Cold Stone Creamery

Round 1: PERSON

Kathy Jo: two T’s for $10K (no audience reaction), lost it right back to BANKRUPT

Peter: three R’s for $2,400, five E’s, $1,350 S trio, two I’s, solve…

_ _ _ _ R E S S I _ _ _ _
R E _ R E S E _ T _ T I _ E

Three N’s left behind, but he solved CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE for $3,250.

Jackpot Round: EVENT (PRIZE PUZZLE)

Peter: one S on JACKPOT, $550 T, one E, one H for ice cream gift tag (he placed it on his wedge ledge), $1K L pair, four A’s, no R on Free SPIN

Monica: $900 N pair, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT

Kathy Jo: $400 G, three I’s, $400 D, three O’s (NMV), $2,400 P quartet, solve…

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

Kathy Jo won $2,700 and would be SIPPING A PINA COLADA BY THE POOL on her trip to the El Conquistador Resort in PUERTO RICO worth $4,844.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8:400

Kathy Jo: $10,544 cash & P.R./Peter: $3,250/Monica: NIL

Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER

Monica: $900 T, $900 R trio, two L’s for WC, three I’s and four A’s, $1,600 S pair, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $2,900 and WC)

Kathy Jo: $600 P pair, three E’s, solve for an unnecessary house minimum…

L I A R / L I A R
P A _ T S / _ _
_ I R E
E S _ A P E

Two N’s left behind, but she solved “LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE ESCAPE”.

Kathy Jo: $11,544 cash & P.R./Peter: $3,250/Monica: NADA

$3K Toss-Up: LIVING THING

H O _ _ _ D
L I _ A R D

Not a word from Peter.

H O R _ _ D
L I _ A R D

Kathy Jo spotted the HORNED LIZARD.

Round 4: ON THE MAP

Kathy Jo: $500 T, BANKRUPT near $600

Peter: S for sorry

Monica: $1,200 R pair, N for negative

Kathy Jo: $600 C, three O’s and A, $900 L trio, one I, $1,100 D pair (NMC), two E’s…

T E L L _ R I D E
C O L O R A D O

She located TELLURIDE, COLORADO for $1,600.

Kathy Jo: $16,144 cash & P.R./Peter: $3,250/Monica: BUPKIS

Round 5: THINGS

Peter: $900 R, $300 S, one E, $900 T trio

SPEED-UP

S T R E _ _ T _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _

Consonants were worth $1,300 apiece.

Peter: A
Monica: 5 N’s
Kathy Jo: 2 D’s
Peter: 2 G’s (he almost solved before picking this letter)

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

Peter’s had enough STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING for $4,450.

FINAL SCORES
Kathy Jo: $16,144 cash & P.R./Peter: $7,700/Monica: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $24,844
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. WC): $14,300

Bonus Round

Kathy Jo brought along her female friend Linda before landing on the W.

Category: ON THE MAP

Here’s 1/3 of this six-letter answer…

_ _ L _ T _

She WIPED OUT of the game w/ YMCA and didn’t pinpoint DULUTH, Minnesota for $25K.

Some representatives of Cold Stone Creamery showed us what made their ice cream different. Vanna’s getting cake batter ice cream mixed w/ graham cracker pie crust while Pat’s getting Chocolate Devotion (chocolate ice cream w/ brownies, chocolate chips and fudge). And did you know there’s more than 11 million possible combos to create? Finally, every member in the audience got a Cold Stone GC.

MY RATING: 5